The woods near the city generally didn't have ferocious beasts, and if there were, they would've been wiped out.
Unless the beasts were lost or starving and ran to the outskirts of the city.
If they really encountered such a situation, then the missing girl would most likely be in danger.
But in any case, the girl had to be found. Perhaps she was hiding, shivering in solitude in a safe corner. That was also possible.
The sun set, and night came again. Roland summoned four light balls and surrounded the two of them. After searching for a while, he found nothing.
Roland suggested, "Let's split up. This place is a bit big. Although you don't know spells like lighting, you should be able to move freely in the dark with Dark Vision. Whether or not we can find the missing girl, how about we meet at the city gate at dawn? "
"Well …" Betta hesitated, but he nodded.
Then, they separated.
The forest was quiet in the first place, except for the creepy sounds that echoed now and then. After they separated, it was even quieter and scarier.
Although the area thirty meters around the light ball was as bright as day, it was dark further away.
It was pitch-black, as if something was charging out of the darkness.
His feet rustled on the dry leaves. The sound that would've been subtle during the day was clearly audible at this moment.
In fact, Roland was rather creeped out in such an environment. But he still gritted his teeth and searched for any possible clues.
After a long time, he suddenly saw a footprint.
On the dry leaves, there were deep and shallow footprints moving forward.
The footprints weren't big, at least two sizes smaller than Roland's. If it wasn't a child, it should be a woman.
Rather delighted, Roland followed the footprints quickly.
Five minutes later, he saw a scene where the dry leaves had been stirred into a mess. A gray basket had fallen on its side, and a few white mushrooms were scattered around.
The dry leaves were separated, and a drag mark swam into the dark depths of the woods.
Roland's face darkened, and he ran quickly.
After running for about ten minutes, he saw a small hill, and at the foot of the hill was a dark cave.
The drag mark entered the cave.
Roland smelled an intense stench the moment he approached the cave.
It smelled like fish, but there was also the smell of sheep.
Roland controlled a ball of light to float in, only to discover that the cave was very deep and had been slowly descending.
'If I go in alone …' Roland thought for a moment and took back the light balls. Then, under the control of his mind, the four light balls combined into a big light ball. With a whoosh, it shot into the air and exploded like fireworks.
The vast darkness of the night brightened for about three seconds. Then, specks of light fell like rain and slowly disappeared.
Roland then summoned four light balls to surround himself.
Four minutes later, the four balls of light were launched into the air.
Four more light orbs were summoned.
Not long after, Betta rushed over, panting.
"Brother Roland, it was you who set off the fireworks!" Betta panted and said, "Have you found any clues?"
Roland nodded. "I found the basket and the mushroom, and a drag mark into the cave."
Hearing that, Betta's eyes lit up. "That's right. I'm half a Warrior, so I'll take the lead. Brother Roland, you're in charge of controlling the field as usual. "
Drawing his longsword from his Backpack, Betta walked into the cave first.
Roland followed him closely.
After entering the cave, the stench was even stronger.
Both of them subconsciously covered their noses with one hand.
The cave was very damp, and the walls were vaguely wet.
The passage was rather tall, about two meters, which allowed them to walk without having to lower their heads. Also, it was quite wide enough for them to walk side by side without feeling too crowded.
A ball of light floated in front of them, guiding the way.
The passage had been slowly descending. Although they were very nervous, they actually came to the end of the passage without encountering any danger.
Their field of vision suddenly widened, and they saw an underground hollow.
"Why is there nothing here?" asked Betta in confusion.
The hollow wasn't very big. One could see everything after looking around.
There was nothing here except the yellowish-brown soil.
"Also, the stench here is much weaker." Roland looked around and continued, "Let's look around. There might be a secret door or something."
The two of them split up and searched for a while, when Betta suddenly shouted, "Brother Roland, look here!"
Roland walked over and looked at where Betta was pointing.
The soil there looked normal, but it was a little "new" compared to the surroundings.
Under normal circumstances, such a subtle difference would've been overlooked. However, Roland and Betta both had a preconceived notion of a secret door, so it was easy for them to find the difference.
Two Hands of Magic appeared and began to quickly dig the soil on the wall.
"It's indeed weird," said Roland while controlling the Hands of Magic. "This soil is clearly much softer."
Betta stood two steps forward, ready to fight.
Very soon, Roland dug through the wall, and a black hole appeared before them. A disgusting stench rushed out from inside.
Roland continued to dig with the Hands of Magic, widening the hole, and then moved a ball of light into it.
Then, the faces of the two men turned pale.
It was a dark chamber with a lot of bodies.
Most of the corpses had already become withered bones, and only two of them still had the appearance of a human.
Both of them were female corpses, naked.
One of them was already rotten, and a lot of white maggots were crawling on the body.
And the other … had a stab wound on the left chest. The flesh was a mess, and the blood had dried.
The two of them only needed a glance to understand what had happened.
Bastard!
Betta gasped, then suddenly walked to the side, squatted down, and vomited.
Roland clenched his fists. His stomach was churning like waves, and he wanted to vomit, but he managed to hold it back.
With a tense face, he walked to the cave and carefully examined the freshest body of the girl.
This should be the target they were looking for. After all, even the system had highlighted "her."
It was too late! Roland was both angry and helpless. It was possible that the girl was already dead when they received the quest.
Who did this? So cruel!
At this moment, a quest notification suddenly came.
Quest completed. EXP + 184.
Damn it. Who cares if the quest is completed now?
Roland cursed angrily in his heart. He took off his magic robe and covered the girl. He was about to pick the girl up and take her away from this place to bury her, when he suddenly felt that the girl's body was still somewhat warm. Her body wasn't stiff!
Logically speaking, after being dead for such a long time, her body should be stiff!
Could it be?
Roland put his finger to the girl's nose, and indeed felt a faint breath.
F * ck!!!
Roland roared, carefully but quickly picked up the girl, and rushed out of the cave. Seeing Betta still squatting on the ground and retching, he immediately rushed over and kicked the boy hard.
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