The castle itself occupied a large area, and the designer seemed to have deliberately designed the low-level passages to be particularly complicated.
If they wanted to go to the stairwell from the blacksmith area, they had to go through a winding passage that was hundreds of meters long.
After going up to the second floor.
They had to go to the central area of the second floor and use the newly obtained [Blacksmith Key] to open the only staircase stone door that led to the third floor.
Only then could they reach the upper level of the castle.
The probability of encountering obstacles during the journey was relatively high, but they didn't expect to meet a team of trainee knights.
A team of three.
All members had reached the "seed breaking period" (the points allocated to major professions have reached 5 points, not yet seed breaking).
The leader was a crusader with a standard figure, equipped with blood-red armor, and exuding a heavy murderous aura.
The eyes exposed through the gap of the helmet were also blood-red. Just by looking at each other, Han Dong and Wen Li felt very uncomfortable. Countless evil creatures and monsters had died in the hands of this person.
Not only this person.
The two teammates behind him were also not easy to deal with.
One of the students who majored in [Library] looked even weaker than Han Dong.
The arm exposed outside the sleeve was as thin as firewood.
In his hand was a staff with a skull as the core.
His whole body exuded a murderous aura.
The other person was dressed as a typical assassin, wearing a dark skull mask.
From the hair draped over her shoulders, her gait, and her figure, she should be a woman.
This kind of encounter made Wen Li a little scared, and she leaned sideways behind Han Dong.
The crusader leader asked kindly, "Aren't you the specially selected newcomers? Why are you here? "
"Greetings, Senior Brothers and Sisters! We just entered the castle area and encountered a sneak attack from the cadre level. We were accidentally separated from the rest of the team. I have been running in the passage with her, and I can't find the direction at all.
Can you take the two of us? We just need to follow you out of the castle. "
Han Dong pretended to be frightened and lost in the passage in advance. With such a question, it was not strange at all.
"We won't leave, and we will go to a more dangerous area. We don't have time to take you. You go down this path by yourself. When you encounter a fork, turn left. The door corresponding to the third fork will lead to the front hall area. "
"Thank you. There should be no threat in this passage, right?"
"Not at the moment, but I'm not sure after a while."
"Good! Thank you, senior. "
Han Dong held Wen Li's hand tightly and pretended to be in a hurry, but at the same time, he was trembling in fear. He continued to move forward … and separated from the team as quickly as possible.
Based on Han Dong's observation, Fang Qiu's expression changed drastically.
The standards of these three people were very high, even higher than the team of the meat shield warrior Johnny … … Furthermore, the three of them were not righteous knights. Once this group of people came looking for trouble, Han Dong's plan would be disrupted.
…
Not long after the Han Dong duo left.
The boy who looked like a necromancer used his magic staff to create a skull wrapped in Netherworld Ghost Flames.
Two gloomy eyeballs gradually grew out of the skull's eye sockets. Similar to the vision provided by the owner, it was a detection method.
He tossed out the skull and immediately chased after them.
The Blood Knight in the lead spoke softly.
"You need to complete the regional mission to obtain the qualifications to enter the castle.
This place was located at the back of the ancient castle and was quite far from the front hall. Even if they were separated due to the sneak attack, they wouldn't have come here.
This group of newcomers doesn't seem to be simple. "
The necromancer apprentice from the library opened his mouth and spoke.
"Among this group of newcomers, there is a junior who has a good relationship with the library's deputy director, Hera. His name is Demps Martin … … It's a pity that I didn't get to meet him.
Otherwise, I would have liked to have a good chat with this kind of genius. "
The three of them walked forward for a while and arrived at the "Blacksmith District".
When they opened the door, they only saw the scattered apprentices, but they couldn't find the blacksmith's corpse.
Almost at the same time, the necromancer apprentice frowned.
"Captain, the skull I released was discovered and destroyed by that kid who pretended to be a fool … … According to their route, the front hall is very close to the front hall.
The probability of going to the front hall is very small, so it should go to the second floor. "
"This group of newcomers really isn't simple … … We need to speed up a bit.
If we meet this group of newcomers again, we need to spend some time chatting with them about the ancient castle. "
"No problem, captain."
The necromancer apprentice had already sent out a free arm to collect bone materials from the blacksmith apprentices. Every extra corpse would increase the apprentice's fighting strength.
… …
"So dangerous … … Is this the elite team of third-year students? If they find out that I have the "Blacksmith Key" on me, things will become quite troublesome.
I need to introduce this factor into the plan.
If I meet them again in the ancient castle, I will definitely be targeted. "
Holding the skull that had been cut open, Han Dong frowned as he sensed the remaining aura of the dead souls inside.
Meeting such a small team of knights would, to a certain extent, increase the overall difficulty of the operation, and variability would affect the whole plan.
"That was … [Blood Knight – Lucius]," Wen Li said timidly.
"You know him?"
"Yes, yes … … I've learned about the apprentice knights who entered the school with excellent grades.
This Lucius is very famous. Like you, he entered the school as the best apprentice crusader, and the dean thought highly of him.
It's rumored that the Scarlet Knights had already sent out a recruitment order to him in advance. "
"Yes."
"Vice-captain, we must not clash with them. Let's avoid them as much as possible."
"It depends on the situation … …"
Han Dong finally found the stairs to the second floor.
He repeated the same trick.
During the forging process, Han Dong also made some changes to the [Blacksmith].
After passing through the corridor and reaching the second floor, he put on the blacksmith's skin and completed the process with "Camouflage."
As [Blacksmith – Atroth], they went straight to the central elevator.
Along the way, they encountered all kinds of guards wandering in the area, as well as several special butlers who went in and out of the walls like ghosts … … However, they could not see through the disguise.
* Click. *
The key was inserted into the stone door.
Following the only staircase that only officers and family members were allowed to enter, they successfully arrived at the upper level of the ancient castle.
The narrow passage in the lower level became spacious here. A red carpet was spread on the ground, and both sides of the passage were illuminated by luxurious candlesticks.
There was also an eyeball device at the top that monitored the real-time situation in the passage.
Han Dong was very interested in such an eyeball. It was necessary to find its main body … … Maybe it could improve Han Dong's little magic eye.
He found the door with [Atroth] written on it and successfully sneaked into this private room.
This place was no longer monitored by the eyeball.
"Wow! It's so hot! "
They hurriedly took off the thick and still warm blacksmith's skin. Along the way, the two of them were sweating profusely from the heat.
Fortunately, this blacksmith's bedroom was of a normal European style and not a scorching blacksmith's room design.
There was also a large private bathroom for the two of them to use.
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