It was said that when the Underground City was first discovered, the biggest problem for the first batch of adventurers was how to enter the inner city.
Faced with a wall that was more than 200 meters tall and had almost no gaps, most people felt hopeless. A small team circled the city wall and was surprised to find that there was no place that looked like a city gate.
How was that possible? Didn't the people who built this place think about how they were going to get out?!
However, the reality was so strange. The entire city wall was one, and there was not even a place that could be considered an exit. This discovery made everyone go crazy.
Later, one of the adventurers who had some engineering knowledge pointed out that such a large city usually had a set of corresponding sewage treatment system. Since they couldn't find a way to enter the city above ground, could they try to change their way of thinking?
His proposal was supported by many people at that time. In the end, with everyone's concerted efforts, they actually found a sewage outlet.
Through the sewage outlet, the first batch of adventurers successfully entered the inner city. Of course, the process wasn't easy.
Although it was a sewage outlet, it wasn't completely defenseless. There were still many mechanisms and traps inside. It was obvious that the guy who designed the Underground City didn't completely give up on the security here. In any case, this choice was more reliable than climbing the precipice. In the end, with the cooperation of many exploration teams, they successfully cleared a path into the inner city.
Rob and his team were now standing in front of a sewage outlet.
"There are a total of four main pipes like this. Other than the first one that was discovered, three more were discovered later. Basically, they lead to four different directions." Hansen explained, "The previous adventurers have destroyed most of the mechanisms inside. The remaining ones can't be removed, so as long as we pay attention, it's not dangerous. The only thing we have to be careful of are the Magical Beasts."
"Magical Beasts? Are there Magical Beasts living in the sewage pipes? "
"Yes, there weren't in the past. But after all the creatures in the city disappeared, the sewage pipes were naturally abandoned. You should know that the sewage system of a large city is a very complicated network. Apart from the four main pipes, there are many branch pipes that connect different households. In short, this is like an underground maze. Many monsters like human-faced spiders, vampire bats, and ghouls that like dark environments have made their homes here. Everyone must follow the people in front of you later."
Hansen raised the torch in his hand and led the way into the dark hole with the old Bandit Edward. The others followed closely behind, one after the other.
Although it was a sewage pipe, it had been there for tens of thousands of years, so the smell wasn't too pungent. Of course, it couldn't be compared to the fragrance of flowers and birds outside, but it was still within an acceptable range. The only problem was that there were often rats scurrying around. These furry and dirty little things were the main residents of this place, and they were also the main food on the menu of monsters like the human-faced spiders and vampire bats.
Hansen wasn't bragging. The sewage system of this underground city was very complicated. Apart from the main pipe that they had just entered, there were many sub-pipes. Almost every three or four steps, there would be one or two forks. Fortunately, Edward had an incomplete sewage pipe map.
The old Bandit bought it at the campsite for ten silver coins. It was drawn by the previous adventurers. Although most of the parts were blank, there were detailed markings of the routes into the inner city.
The money was well spent. Without this map, they could only run around like a headless fly in the dense network of pipes and try their luck to find an exit, which was undoubtedly not an easy task.
The exploration team walked in the dark and cold sewage pipe for about half an hour. Suddenly, the leader, Hansen, made a shushing gesture.
He had just stepped on a puddle of something that looked like the vomit of a ghoul.
Judging from the stickiness, it was still relatively fresh. In other words, there was a high possibility that there were ghouls wandering around.
Ghouls were a type of monster that gave people headaches. In terms of strength, ghouls were slightly weaker than human-faced spiders. However, they were like the two-headed wolves that the team had encountered in the Endless Forest. They were all social creatures. If they were unlucky, they would encounter a large group of more than ten ghouls. It was enough to be a nightmare for any exploration team.
And this time, someone was in trouble.
"Help! Is anyone there? Help me! " In the distance, a silhouette stumbled over. It was a skinny young man. Judging from his attire, he seemed to be a Thief. Not far behind him were two Corpse Eaters.
It was the first time that Lolo had seen these legendary scavengers. They were about the size of a hound, but they were much uglier. There was not a single strand of hair on their bodies. Their skin was tightly attached to their skeleton, and there seemed to be no flesh or blood underneath. Their dark red eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their eye sockets. The strangest thing about them was their cheeks. There was no skin to cover them, and their teeth were directly exposed to the air. It was a horrifying sight.
When the guy who was running away saw Rob and the others, a look of joy appeared on his face. He was like a drowning man who suddenly saw a boat, and he scrambled over.
However, the two ghouls were obviously not easy to deal with. They had already caught up to the man. One of them leaped up and bit at the young Bandit's calf. Fortunately, the young Bandit nimbly dodged the attack.
However, it was during this moment of delay that the other ghoul also jumped up. This time, the young Bandit was exhausted and could not dodge. Facing the sharp teeth of the ghoul, he could not help but feel a deep sense of despair.
At this critical moment of life and death, an arrow pierced into the ghoul's eye socket.
The Elven Archer Beck finally couldn't help but take action!
Although the arrow didn't kill the Corpse Eater, it sent it flying a fair distance away. This bought the young Thief some precious time to escape. This lucky fellow hurriedly ran over to Nie Yan's side.
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