"I think... we should go," Simbady murmured after a long silence.
The longer they stayed in this place, the more oppressive they felt. Even when they were at the bottom of the sea, they had never felt so uncomfortable.
The soft light under their feet and the oil lamp in their hands could only illuminate an area of about 10 steps around them. Beyond that, it was pitch-black. In Simbady's eyes, the dim light did not bring him any comfort. Instead, it was an omen of danger. It meant that they were completely exposed in the open, but they knew nothing about the threats in the dark.
In fact, until now, neither of them had seen the real edge of this cave.
"Go?" Rex's voice trembled slightly. "What are you talking about... I swear, this is definitely a wonder that even Lord Thunder has never seen. An ancient relic? No... it's a relic! "
"The relic won't move. You can come back later," Simbady said, racking his brains. "Your assistant and the Society of Wondrous Crafts... are all waiting for your good news."
Hearing the mention of the Society of Wondrous Crafts, Rex immediately calmed down. "You, you're right. I should bring the good news back first and share it with everyone."
"Then let's go."
"Wait... wait. It's not easy to get here. We can't go back empty-handed." He took out a dagger from his waist bag and started to chisel a stone tablet. "Don't worry. It won't take long. You put something in your pocket too. At least it can prove that we've found something. "
Simbady had no choice but to do as he was told. After all, Rex was his employer. Since he had accepted the job of paying 20 Golden Dragon, he naturally had to bear the corresponding risks.
"Maybe this place just looks weird," Simbady comforted himself. "It's a little dark, but maybe there's nothing here."
"Clang, clang, clang..."
Every time Rex swung his dagger, there was a buzzing sound like metal and stone colliding, which was particularly ear-piercing in the silent cave.
Simbady also noticed that every time the dagger cut into the tablet, the point of contact would emit a much brighter light, even to the point of dazzling.
He shook his head and pulled his attention back.
At this time, Simbady was not in the mood to cut the stone tablets. There were some odd stone tools scattered in the messy wall. They were probably tools left by movers who had decayed over time. He casually picked a few pieces and stuffed them into his waist pouch. This way, he could be considered to have completed the task given to him by the other party.
"Rub, rub, rub —"
The Fjords man was still focused on chiseling the tablet, and there were already five or six pieces of gravel the size of a fingernail in his hand.
"Hey, that's enough..." Simbady was about to urge him again when he suddenly heard an incongruous voice.
It was the same grinding sound, but it was more fragmented, as if there were several Rexes chiseling a monument …
Was this … an echo?
No! He realized that their positions hadn't changed at all. How was it possible that there was no sound before, but now there was an echo?
"Rex."
"It's almost done. This is the last piece."
"Stop …"
"Give me another quarter of an hour —"
"Stop!" Simbady almost roared.
Rex was stunned. His dagger froze in the air, and the ear-piercing sound of collision stopped abruptly.
But the fragmented sound was still there, and it seemed to be approaching them.
This time, Rex also realized that something was wrong. As he stuffed the stone into his pocket, he looked around and asked, "What is that?"
While he was asking, a white light suddenly appeared in the distance.
Under the light, Simbady saw what it was — a fully grown desert scorpion. Its pincers were as big as an arm, and its upturned tail was almost waist-high. The green tip of the needle was undoubtedly filled with venom. Without an antidote, one could only survive for a quarter of an hour at most.
Damn it, the sound of the chisel must have startled it! He braced himself and put his saber in front of his chest. "Step back slowly, and don't take your eyes off the scorpion."
For an outstanding Mojin warrior, a desert scorpion was not difficult to deal with. They were not intelligent and fast, and their poisonous stinger was not only their most threatening means of attack, but also their weakness. As long as the scorpion missed its target, its sharp saber could easily cut its stinger in half.
The problem was that he was not an outstanding warrior in any way.
Although he had received relevant training since childhood, he had neither participated in a joint hunting mission, nor had he fought a desert scorpion.
He had to give it a try.
When Rex completely disappeared behind him, Simbady said softly, "Now look down. No matter what happens, don't move."
"I … I got it."
After getting the answer, Simbady also turned sideways.
As soon as their eyes met, the desert scorpion launched an attack. Although Simbady could not see it, he could hear the rapid sound of the scorpion rushing toward him.
This was the desert scorpion's habit. It liked to look for opportunities during a confrontation. Once it found that its prey was distracted, it would immediately attack.
"Calm down!"
Simbady slightly bent down, put his saber on his left side, and put his right hand on the hilt. This was the Sand Nation's starting gesture. It seemed that he was not facing the enemy, but the entire right side of his body was within the range of the saber!
When he heard the desert scorpion crawling, he suddenly took a step to the side and drew his saber!
A dim light flashed.
Before he looked back, he felt a slight resistance in his hand.
It was the feeling of the blade cutting through a hollow reed.
With a crisp sound, the desert scorpion's stinger was cut in half.
Simbady turned his saber and stabbed it directly into the gap in the carapace behind the scorpion's head.
The scorpion wobbled weakly on its hind legs and soon fell to the ground.
"Impressive..." Rex said with relief. "You're indeed a Mojin warrior who lives by hunting..."
"It's not over yet!" Simbady interrupted. "The sound just now didn't sound like a desert scorpion's!" Where was it? Where would the enemy come from? He looked around vigilantly. This place was full of stone tablets. No matter which direction he came from, there should be light!
But there was only darkness around him.
Except for the top of his head.
"Damn it!" Simbady suddenly realized his oversight. A soft light in the dark was more striking than anything else, but it was easy to ignore the new light in the already illuminated area.
When Simbady looked up, a black shadow had already pounced on him.
The target was the Fjords man behind him!
In a hurry, the only thing he could do was to turn around and kick Rex away.
The desert scorpion almost brushed past Rex and landed on the ground.
Simbady's instinct, which had been honed by years of training, cut the scorpion's head in half without looking at it.
"Phew." He let out a long sigh. "Fortunately, I made it in time... Hey, are you OK?"
"Ahem... I, I'm probably..."
However, before Rex could finish his words, more sounds came from behind the wall. At first, they could still hear the sounds, but after a few seconds, the sounds became as dense as waves. At the same time, there was a muffled roar, as if something huge was crawling toward them.
Rex and Rex looked at each other and their faces turned pale.
"Run! Run!" Simbady grabbed Rex, who was still in a daze, and ran toward the entrance of the cave.
A moment later, a dazzling light burst out from behind them, illuminating the entire cave!
In the increasingly bright light, Simbady saw a desert scorpion of astonishing size. Its eyes were as big as dinner plates, and its carapace was as thick as a reef. These features undoubtedly indicated the identity of the newcomer — it was one of the offerings of the Three Gods, the Giant Armored Scorpion that ruled the earth!
Under the pressure of its huge body, the wall made of stone tablets became so bright that it was difficult to open one's eyes.
"So that's why."
Simbady finally understood why green grass could grow everywhere in the cave, even though there was no light. He also understood why there was occasional light in the cave at night.
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