The group walked along the mound and entered a small forest on the right side.
In the middle of the forest, a dark cave was exposed on the grass, surrounded by vines and bushes. They could only vaguely feel the cold air flowing out from the gaps.
Andy stepped forward and used his hunting knife to cut away the surrounding weeds and vines, revealing the entire cave.
He lowered his head and saw a row of faint footprints on the ground. Some of the grass had been stepped on and hadn't completely bounced back up.
"It's here." Andy pointed in front, and a black shadow darted out from behind him and entered the cave with a whoosh. "I'll let the black panther take a look first, everyone wait for a moment.
The group spread out and kept an eye on their surroundings.
A black wolf appeared beside Cayduran's feet, white smoke coming out of its mouth. It was obviously cultivated to a very high level, close to a form 2 fire wolf.
He moved his hand slightly, and the black wolf stood up and began to wander around the forest.
Everyone was on guard. This was a bandit's cave, and they needed to keep an eye on their surroundings. After all, a few batches of city guards had died. The other party would definitely expect stronger reinforcements to arrive later.
Garon stood beside Goth with the neon butterfly perched on his shoulder.
He knew very well that in this cave, there weren't any normal bandits, but an extremely powerful Luminarist.
Totem Light would only show its defensive power when it was attacked by the same Totem Light.
With his neon butterfly's current defense, even if it was twice as strong, it was nothing in front of a normal totem. Even a black wolf could easily break through its defense. Garon mainly relied on his Divine Statue Technique for defense. Due to the difference in quality, the Divine Statue Technique's Body Hardening Technique's strength couldn't be much tougher against Totem Light.
Garon compared himself, with the two added together, it was about the same as Andy's black panther.
"Cayduran, your black wolf is almost form 2 right?" Jessica whispered to Cayduran. The two of them grew up together, and Jessica's brother didn't have a good relationship with Cayduran, but Jessica herself got along well with Cayduran.
"It's still early. Although I managed to find a way to cultivate it, it's still far from reaching the level of a fire wolf." Cayduran shook his head, "The later evolution is an upgrade in quality, too many people are stuck at this step."
Jessica chatted with Cayduran about some evolutionary issues to pass the time.
Jana was being pestered by Valerie and didn't know what they were talking about.
Garon released the neon butterflies to patrol the air above his head, paying attention to any possible situation.
Goth, on the other hand, released the black Blackfield Bird. This bird was a woodpecker. Other than moving its eyes, it had no other use.
Andy frowned as he turned around and asked. He was almost done with his investigation. "There's a fork in the road ahead. There are two paths. Should we go in?"
Quedulan hesitated.
"It shouldn't be a big problem. It's just bandits. I've cleaned up a lot of them by myself before, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"What if we're sealed inside?" Jessica hesitated.
"Don't worry, I know the Penetration Technique, I can create a passage quickly. As long as it's not blocked by Totem Light, there's no need to worry about ordinary materials. "Cayduran replied with a smile.
"Of course I'll take care of my sister. I don't need your nonsense." Andy glanced at him unhappily.
"Will you die if your mouth doesn't stink?!" Cayduran was pissed. "Forget it, let's go in first. We'll each take one side of the fork and look for the markings. Let's go. "
He took the lead and led the black wolf into the cave. Behind him, Jana followed closely. Then, Valerie glanced at Garon with disdain and followed Jana in.
"Let's go too." Andy waved his hand and was the first to go in. He held a small white ball in his hand. It was unknown what it was. Looking at his vigilant expression, it was obviously not an ordinary item.
Goth was second, Jessica was third, and Garen was the last.
The tunnel was dark. Only Andy's light footsteps could be heard.
Garon followed behind the three of them. He felt the air getting colder and the tunnel getting wider. Cayduran and the others who went in first had already disappeared without a trace.
"Be careful, don't miss out." Andy's voice came from the front.
"Got it." "Don't worry."
The three of them responded one after another. In this kind of dark situation, the four of them couldn't see very clearly. They could only follow Andy's black panther forward. The black panther's green eyes glowed faintly in the darkness, like two oval emeralds.
After walking for a while, Andy suddenly stopped.
"We've reached the fork. They're on the left, we're on the right."
The group continued to walk to the right. Soon, another fork appeared in front of them.
"Wait!" Andy's voice suddenly had a hint of nervousness.
He walked forward a little, in front of the black panther, and took out two flints.
"Psst!"
A spark flashed in the darkness, followed by a faint sizzling sound. The small torch Andy had prepared was instantly lit, and the entire cave lit up.
"This is a little troublesome …" Under the red light, Andy's expression changed.
The three behind him hurried forward.
"What's wrong?" Goth moved closer.
"Ah!" Jessica suddenly covered her mouth and took a step back.
Garon saw it too. There was a naked man's corpse hanging in front of Andy.
The corpse had brown hair and pale skin. There was a large hole in his chest and abdomen. There were many maggots and black ants crawling around inside.
The man's eyes were wide open, as if he had encountered something extremely painful.
With a swoosh, the black panther leaped up and cut off the corpse's rope.
The corpse fell with a thud and landed in front of Andy. He squatted down and examined it carefully.
"He's been dead for four or five days, but there's no stench … These damn bandits!" He turned the corpse over and pulled out a short black arrow from his back. Looking carefully at the color of the arrow, his expression suddenly changed.
"Garon, you don't have an automatic defense totem light. You stay and guard the cave entrance. The rest of you follow me. Don't get left behind. We have to speed up. These damn bandits! Is Jessica okay? "Andy glanced at his sister.
"I'm fine. I'm fine. "Jessica's chest kept rising and falling, but she still managed to stabilize her mind.
"Goth, you protect Jessica. Although the blackfield bird can't move, its skin is very hard, and its feathers have the ability to deflect force. Your task is to block the surrounding totem light attacks for Jessica. Garon, you stay outside. It's very dangerous for you here. Your totem light can't automatically defend. You have to control it yourself, and it might not be able to block the poison arrows in the dark. "Andy began to assign tasks one by one.
"So we need you to ambush and guard the cave entrance. This way you can use your advantage. Is that okay? "
Garon nodded solemnly.
"Leave it to me." He already had his own plans, so he naturally agreed now.
"That's it then. Let's go!" Andy ordered. The black panther led the way, and the three of them quickly ran forward.
Garon retreated. At first, his speed was normal. When there were no more footsteps and fire in front of him, he suddenly sped up. The dark environment had no effect on him at all.
His strong physical fitness brought about strong five senses. His eyes and ears could naturally restore the situation of the tunnel clearly.
Soon, he retreated to the front of the first fork.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, he was slightly stunned. He realized that the path back had completely disappeared. In its place was a stone wall that was exactly the same as the surrounding environment.
If it wasn't for his amazing memory, remembering the characteristics of this position, he might have thought that he had gone the wrong way.
The original Y-shaped tunnel had now become V-shaped. The way back had disappeared.
Garon reached out and touched the stone wall. It was a very hard stone.
"As expected, we've been discovered." He paused, and then sped up towards the tunnel that Cayduran had gone through. The neon butterfly perched on his shoulder, releasing a soft, faint blue light. He could see the things in front of him clearly.
Soon, another fork appeared in front of him. He squatted down and looked at the footprints on the ground. The footprints went to the left.
He got up and ran straight to the right.
After a few turns, about a few kilometers away, a faint fire appeared in front of him.
"Who's there!!" A sharp female voice came from the front. A short-haired woman walked out of the passageway and was putting on her clothes. She was in her twenties and had a good figure. She had a slim waist and ample breasts. Her white lace bra was exposed from her unbuttoned collar.
There was a sunken area on the wall to the left of the woman. There was a candle on a wooden box, and there was a small semicircular bed under the candlelight.
No one in the tunnel answered. The woman's face, which could only be considered normal, showed a trace of doubt.
"Is it Ada? Stop with these tricks. "
Still, no one answered.
The woman picked up a dagger from the wooden box and arched her body. Like a female panther, she slowly moved forward.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew in. The woman's wide eyes were slightly stimulated, and she blinked.
She couldn't help but rub her eyes. There was nothing unusual in the tunnel.
"Did I hear wrong?" She murmured, straightened up, and sat down on the bed. She took off her clothes, bra, and underwear, and covered herself with the quilt to sleep naked.
Garon stood quietly on the other side. In the blink of an eye, he had passed by the woman and reached the other side.
This woman was just a slightly trained soldier. It was impossible for her to detect his peak Master level speed.
After passing through this guard point, Garon ran forward silently.
He was extremely fast, like a gust of wind.
With a snap, his leather boots stepped on the ground. Before the spikes on the ground could protrude, he had already crossed the traps and ran several meters away.
Wherever he passed, poisonous arrows would suddenly shoot out from both sides. Ropes would appear on the ground with a whoosh, which could be used to hang people upside down. As he moved forward, there were more and more traps.
Some of the more difficult compound traps also appeared. There were quite a number of poisonous water and powder.
There were even two Form 1 Totem Poisonous Bees that stopped in the depressions on both sides of the tunnel.
Garon relied on his high speed and rushed past the Poisonous Bees. However, after a few steps, a few black bats flew out from the top of the tunnel in front of him.
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