"Not pagans." Hao Ren could roughly guess what had happened based on the situation in the camp. "It should be rock giants..."
"Rock giants?" Big Beardy was surprised. "What's that?"
At this time, Becky caught up with them. She remembered that the Orb of the Holy Synod had been missing for months and the four ascetics were not clear about the situation in their hometown. She took the initiative to explain, "That happened after you guys went missing. About two months ago, when we were crossing Dragonspine Ridge, we encountered a huge monster..."
Becky briefly explained the situation of the rock giants and the chaos in the Kingdom of Holletta after the disappearance of the Orb of the Holy Synod. Big Beardy's expressionless face finally showed some expression. He frowned and subconsciously put his hand on the cloth bag on his waist. "Monsters appeared in Dragonspine Ridge, and they want to break into the sacred lake? Could it have something to do with the departure of the Orb of the Holy Synod? "
Hao Ren casually threw a broken piece of wood on the ground and looked up at Big Beardy. "At first, we thought so too. We thought that the Orb of the Holy Synod might be some kind of suppressive object. After leaving The Plane of Dreams, it caused the ancient monsters sealed in Dragonspine Ridge to come back to life. But now, it seems that our guess is not very reliable..."
The MDT explained faintly, "That thing is just a database."
The group was very worried about the situation in Leyton. That was the only way from Dragonspine Ridge to the Blood Lake. Leyton might not be spared from the destruction of the outpost. However, according to the state of the outpost, the attack should have happened a few days ago. At this time, there was not much point in rushing to Leyton. So, Hao Ren decided to look for clues here first. Maybe it would be useful in the future.
As soon as Lily heard the word "look for clues", her racial instinct was suddenly ignited. She immediately lowered her head and scurried around the camp. Hao Ren knew that Lily was very reliable when it came to this kind of thing, so he followed her blindly. Lily dug a hole here and grabbed a wall here and there. In a short while, she had turned the nearest few houses upside down. Finally, she lay on the ground, sniffed and listened for a long time before she finally found a place. She immediately waved her claws and dug hard. After a while, she almost buried herself in the hole. Vivian saw that and could not help but say, "I asked you to look for things, not bury bones..."
"Stop it. I'm looking for clues." Lily's tail was wagging on the edge of the hole, but her voice came from the bottom. "Didn't you notice that although there is blood in this camp, there are no bodies? Based on the tragic scene, I don't think the soldiers in this camp could have evacuated in an orderly manner. Even the walls were smashed. This is a fiasco. "
Hao Ren thought that Lily was just digging blindly. He did not expect that the maiden could really analyze something. He looked around and suddenly felt that what Lily said made sense. "Yes... Where are the bodies... What are you digging for?"
Lily did not look up. Her voice was getting lower and lower. "I'm not digging for anything... I think I suddenly heard something down here..."
The husky was good at digging. Hao Ren saw the maiden's body falling at a speed visible to the naked eye. Only a bunch of gravel was constantly thrown out of the hole. When he came to his senses, he was already buried up to his knees. He looked down at the gravel with a strange expression. "... The whole highland is stone..."
Vivian, however, was thinking of another malicious idea. "What if I raise a gust of wind and bury her in it?"
Hao Ren said, "Can't you two just make peace for one day?!"
Hao Ren and Vivian were chatting when they suddenly heard Lily let out a short scream at the bottom of the hole. "Ah!"
Then came the sound of gravel falling and a heavy object falling from below. When they looked down again, Lily had completely disappeared into a big black hole. Hao Ren looked nervously at the hole. "Lily? What's going on down there? "
A burst of red light suddenly shone from the depths of the dark cave. Lily's voice followed. "There's a very deep cave down here! It's a tunnel! "
The others heard the commotion and gathered around. They were first amazed by Lily's ability to dig a hole, then their eyes fell on Becky. Nangong Wuyue pointed at the hole and asked, "Is there a cellar under the campsite?"
Becky shrugged. "How would I know? I'm just a mercenary, not a soldier here. But logically speaking, there shouldn't be a cellar or a tunnel down here. This is just a small sentry post, and the surrounding is an unstable beach. Who would have the time to dig a tunnel down here?"
Becky then stomped on the ground. "Not to mention the whole camp is built on a boulder."
Hao Ren could not help but think of the last time he dug a tunnel. The memory of being chased by hundreds of tin cans in the underground palace in England was still fresh in his mind. Tunnels did not leave a good impression on him. Vivian also smacked her lips. "Why is it that every conspiracy has something to do with the underground cave?"
At this time, Lily shouted again. "Hey! Are you guys coming down or not? If no one is coming down, I'm going to jump up. Get out of the way... "
Hao Ren made up his mind. "Wait! We're going down now! "
The group went in one by one. Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people. Lily had lit up the hole and it was not difficult to jump down. It was only after Hao Ren jumped down that he saw what Lily was using: she had summoned her Frostfire Claws and was now using the flaming claws as a torch. Not to mention, the flaming claws were really bright. Even Vivian could not help but exclaim, "Flamejoy is pretty handy..."
Lily bared her teeth. "I'm going to kill you if you mention that name again!"
Big Beardy walked around and looked around. He touched the smooth stone wall and muttered, "It was opened with magic."
Only then did Hao Ren pay attention to his surroundings. He found that the tunnel dug by Lily was indeed something special. The tunnel was not supported by any stone or wood, and the walls were seamless. There were no gaps or holes in the stone wall. It was as if the tunnel was drilled out from a single boulder. If it was on Earth, he would have suspected that it was the work of a small tunnel boring machine. But here, according to Big Beardy, it seemed to be the effect of magic.
Becky was also half a mage. She touched the wall thoughtfully and said, "To be able to open a tunnel of this scale, the person must be at least a magus. Also, the tunnel itself has a long term effect, which requires a lot of strength. A small outpost doesn't need to be this big."
"There seems to be a smell of blood here." Vivian frowned. She was very sensitive to blood, and her sense of smell was as good as Lily's. "Strange, there are no corpses here... Where does the smell of blood come from?"
The strange and dark tunnel extended far on both sides. Hao Ren closed his eyes and carefully sensed a breeze coming from a certain direction. He pointed in that direction and said, "Let's look this way. Let's see where it leads to."
No one objected. Lily raised Flamejoy... Well, let's not mention the name. Let's just pretend that she was holding the torch and leading the way. The group followed the husky down the tunnel. Everyone was tense along the way. At first, Hao Ren thought that it was just a simple monster attack. But the underground tunnel, which was made with magic and had a "fresh" smell of blood, pointed the clue to humans. He felt that something was not right. Perhaps it was his sixth sense, but he instinctively felt that it had something to do with the Blood Lake.
If it had something to do with the Blood Lake, it was very likely to have something to do with the "Goddess". The legend of the end of the world had always been a big shadow in Hao Ren's mind. He felt that the legend had something to do with the strange state of the Plane of Dreams and the Surface World. So, as long as it had something to do with it, he could not put it aside.
However, after walking in the tunnel for a while, they did not encounter anything. In the end, they found that the tunnel gradually moved upwards, and the magically molded rock wall stopped abruptly when it was about to touch the ground. A layer of loose gravel blocked the exit of the tunnel, and they could feel a very fresh wind blowing in through the cracks in the stone. Lily quickly dug away the layer of stone. They went out and found that the sky was full of stars: they were back on the ground.
Hao Ren looked back and found that the lakeside outpost had disappeared. It seemed that they had gone quite a distance underground.
"That's it?" Lily muttered a little dejectedly. "I thought we would find some big conspiracy."
"What do you expect?" Vivian gave Lily a sideways glance. "Isn't it good to be safe?"
Lily puffed her cheeks. "Boring. I'd be happy if a group of monsters came out for me to fight. Otherwise, it would not feel like an adventure at all."
As soon as Lily's voice trailed off, Hao Ren suddenly heard a sudden rumble of heavy footsteps coming from the Gnarled Grove not far away!
Vivian slapped Lily on the head. "You jinx!"
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