One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 202 The Yawning Gate Tavern and the Lost Land Leyline City

With the little cash left to buy the house, Zuo Si finally has a fixed foothold in Shui Shui City.

Although the daily maintenance, cleaning, food, and salaries to the servants cost about a hundred gold coins a month.

But compared to being able to travel between the two cities in an instant through teleportation magic, this small amount of money is really not worth mentioning.

"Master. According to your request, I have arranged for the servants to clean up the cellar and the secret room first. As for the cleaning of the rooms on the first and second floors, it may take two or three days. However, the master bedroom is cleaned and almost ready for occupants. Finally There are also overgrown yards and gardens, and we need to wait until next spring to start planting some flowers and plants."

The butler Elvis Haring, who looked about forty years old and always maintained a serious and meticulous image, came to Zuo Si to report the work progress.

As a registered member of the Stewards Guild in Deepwater City, his grandfather even served a certain nobleman for decades. He is very clear about what his job is, and he also understands what kind of attitude and service can satisfy the employer to the greatest extent. .

"Good job. Just take your time at this pace. Anyway, I probably won't live here most of the time. Oh, by the way, this is a money order of one thousand gold coins. You can exchange it at the Temple of the Goddess of Wealth later. , and then used as daily expenses.”

As he spoke, Zuo Si took out a money order with an anti-counterfeit mark and handed it over.

Since Waterdeep City had a very mature guild system, he was not at all worried that the other party would sneak away with the money, or do something to enrich himself.

Because every registered member in the guild will have a very clear resume, and even the evaluation of his work ability and attitude by previous employers.

Its level of detail is comparable to that of a headhunter's investigation of an executive of a large company in modern society.

Elvis has worked for more than one employer since he was twenty-five.

Almost all employers without exception gave him perfect marks for his work.

Moreover, the reason for his dismissal was mostly because his employer left Waterdeep City, so he no longer needed a housekeeper.

In fact, not only the butler, but also the servants, maids, dog trainers, gardeners, chefs, and guards were all hired through the guild without exception.

Waterdeep is different from Askatra.

The latter is ruled by a group of rich merchants, so naturally they will do everything they can to suppress various guild forces and prevent them from doing various things after they grow bigger, which will affect business prosperity and trade profits.

The political situation in the former was very turbulent and chaotic in the early days of its establishment, causing people from all walks of life to join forces to fight for their own interests.

Over time, an extremely advanced guild system was developed.

Here, you need to find the corresponding guild to hire a housekeeper, you need to find the corresponding guild to buy real estate, and you need to find the corresponding guild to hire servants and guards.

All guild organizations will not only provide customers with the talents and services they most urgently need, but also strive for better salary treatment for members who accept employment.

If an employer beats, violates, or abuses a servant, the guild will not hesitate to stand up and seek justice for the victim through legal or illegal means and seek a large sum of compensation.

Because of this, Waterdeep City has become a place of miracles in the eyes of many kind and righteous people.

At least here, employers and servants, nobles and commoners are equal in legal and social status.

The nobles of Waterdeep City basically have no other privileges except that they can keep a private armed force of no more than seventy people.

You must know that even in Amn, the commercial empire where the feudal system has gradually disintegrated, a nobleman in his own territory can still decide the marriage and even life and death of his servants.

They can punish stealing and mistakes at will, even if they only steal a few gold coins, or accidentally lose a few sheep while grazing.

Similarly, these people can also marry the beautiful maid who has served them for many years to a Calimshan merchant who she doesn't like at all, but is willing to spend a few hundred gold coins as a "betrothal gift", even if the merchant may turn the maid into a slave.

This is the case in Amn, let alone those countries and regions that still practice feudalism and slavery.

So Waterdeep City is at least at the forefront of the entire Faerun continent in terms of law, and it can even be said to be quite humane.

"Thank you very much for your trust. Please rest assured that I will record every expenditure in detail."

Elvis hurriedly took the money order and bowed deeply.

He originally thought that if he just joined the job, he could get two to three hundred gold coins for working capital, which would be quite good.

After all, trust takes time to build slowly.

But now it's a good thing, and he directly got almost enough funds to last ten months to one year.

"As for the daily management and cleaning, you can do as you please. I only have one request, and that is that no one is allowed to approach the secret room in the cellar."

Zuo Si gave the death order in an unquestionable tone.

Because the moment a spell caster is teleporting, it is often the most vulnerable, least protected, and most vulnerable to attack.

He didn't want to cause some accidents because someone was too close to the teleportation point he set.

"Understood. I'm going to inform all the servants."

Elvis didn't ask why, but chose to obey directly.

As an experienced professional housekeeper, he knows one thing, that is to control his mouth and curiosity, and not to pry too much into the owner's privacy.

no doubt!

Zuo Si was very satisfied with the professionalism shown by this middle-aged man.

Similarly, he also understood why they were all large trading city-states, but Baldur's Gate was firmly suppressed by Amn, while Waterdeep City was able to maintain its own advantages in the fierce trade competition.

The powerful mage group is certainly a very important reason, but in addition to that, there is also the enviable talent pool in Waterdeep City.

There are a large number of professional training institutions and colleges in the city, which can continuously send talents from all walks of life to the city.

An enlightened system and relatively fair laws will continuously attract those who desire to get rid of oppression, slavery and gain dignity.

This also means that Waterdeep City has never really been defeated by the merchants of Amn in terms of culture, art, magic, and processing technology for various high-value-added commodities.

Although there are big problems in governance ability and governance methods, the social level has always maintained self-confidence and vitality.

No matter what race it is, as long as they are willing to abide by the laws of Waterdeep City, it is possible to be accepted and become one of them.

This can be seen from the large number of adventurers, mercenaries, merchants, and craftsmen from all over the world in the city.

"It really deserves to be a city of splendor. No wonder everyone describes this place as a place of miracles." Zuo Si sighed slightly.

The more he understands Waterdeep City, the more he can feel the unique charm of this city.

If he hadn't met Bernard by chance, maybe it would be a good choice to make his home in Waterdeep City.

And you can go to the "Lost Vein City" every now and then to collect the wool of the mad mage Helast Black Robe.

After going to the underground chamber and setting up the teleportation point, and setting up some magic traps, organs and alarms near the only entrance, Zuo Si appeased Isadora a little and left it at home, then took Davidian and started Check in various well-known places in the deep water city.

Including the east side of Baojian Avenue, near the south of Serdus Street, the "Treasures and Treasures" shop specializing in the sale of various badges, coins and other small items;

The "Golden Key" shop selling locks and keys on Warrior Road;

Haramba's lute and harp, the largest musical instrument store in Waterdeep City, which is popular among bards and music lovers;

An "Olhazan Gem" shop that is managed and operated by the top management of the Gem Artisan Guild, with countless rare and expensive gems on the shelves;

"Falental's Herbs", which acquires and sells spices, herbs, poisons and precious magical plants;

Finally, there is the armor shop opened by the most famous armor master in the Northland-Silmo.

It is said that it would cost at least 4,000 to 6,000 gold coins to find this master to order a set of steel plate armor.

And this price can already buy a pretty good low-level enchanted armor.

In addition, Zuo Si also stopped by the "crawling spider" tavern mentioned by Imogen.

Of course, it's just purely driven by curiosity, wanting to see what a place that makes countless people linger on is like.

It has to be said that this tavern specially built in the style of the Underdark is really different.

Whether it is those young waitresses who wear black translucent tights like stockings from neck to feet, always twist their waists and buttocks when walking, and wear black veil masks above the nose, or the slightly dim lights in the surrounding environment , are enough to make the heart rate of those men who come here attracted by the name accelerate and the hormones are secreted in large quantities.

Coupled with the effect of alcohol on the brain...

At this moment, if a certain waitress is making a beating movement, or whispering a seductive and suggestive whisper in the ear.

The guests will soon lose their minds and quickly empty out the last coin in their pockets, just to have some intimate exchanges with the waitress.

But Zuo Si, who is not affected by hormones at all, found that the prices of food and drinks in the "Crawling Spider" tavern were surprisingly expensive.

A simple meal costs a silver coin, and drinks are not only equally expensive, but of very poor quality.

But considering that the people who are willing to come here for consumption basically do not come here for drinks and food, so it is reasonable that the price is several times higher.

By the time they walked out of the tavern, it was completely dark.

Zuo Si stood on the bustling street, and asked the dragonborn knight beside him with interest: "What do you think of this tavern?"

"Hahahaha! It's pretty good. Especially those waitresses, sometimes the enthusiasm makes me a little breathless."

Davidian laughed and wiped away the large number of red lips on his face and neck, and quickly put the helmet back on.

Obviously, with his tall stature and strong physique, he not only easily won the welcome of the waitresses, but even experienced free special services.

Especially those vertical pupils that looked like giant dragons made many women with special hobbies feel unprecedented excitement, and they threw themselves into their arms one after another.

The fierce collision and panting can be heard clearly even through a wall.

"Do you still have enough physical strength to fight now?" Zuo Si joked with a smile.

Davidian replied without thinking: "Of course! Since becoming a dragonborn, I have never experienced what it feels like to be tired."

"In that case, let's go to Dunan's Yawn Gate Hotel next stop, and see the most famous scenic spot in Waterdeep City - Leyline Lost City."

After a little consideration, Zuo Si quickly made a decision.

Because making a spare land card has always been the most important task of this trip to Waterdeep City.

In this way, the two walked through the intricate streets and alleys, and soon in an inconspicuous corner, they found the only entrance to the Lost Land Leyline City that was not restricted and open to everyone in this Waterdeep City.

In addition to this place, the cellar well of the Blue Mermaid Tavern in the dock area, the underground wine cellar of the Castle of Waterdeep City, and the unknown secret passages under the Shadow Knight Tavern can all lead directly to different levels of Leyline Lost City.

But in comparison, the entrance to the "Gate of Yawn" hotel is relatively safe.

Just like the information provided by Imogen, the number of adventurers who come and go here is the largest every day.

Therefore, generally speaking, monsters and traps within a few kilometers have been cleaned up long ago.

At least you don't have to worry about being ambushed by horrible monsters as soon as you go down.

Although the location of the "Yawn Gate" hotel is not good, it is always overcrowded.

A large number of adventurers, bards, and young people eager to seek excitement gather here.

Almost every once in a while, someone will spend a gold coin to grab the rope and enter the entrance of the dark labyrinth underground where you can't see your fingers, to find the valuable treasure hidden inside.

Occasionally, a lucky person who returns from an adventure pays a gold coin and asks the shopkeeper to pull him up from below.

Unlike the high morale when they set off, most of the people who came back were downcast.

Many teams started with four or five people, but when they returned, there were only two or three or even one or two left.

As for those who failed to come back, they must have died in the maze without asking.

After all, similar situations happen almost every day, and everyone is familiar with it.

Some teams that are planning to enter the maze will take the opportunity to spend some money to buy wine and food for these losers, and get as much information as possible from the other party's mouth, so that they can be prepared when they arrive in that area.

In addition, there are a large number of "fun people" who set up bets on whether the adventure team that went down just now can come back alive.

In short, the "Yawn Gate" tavern is a typical place where fish and dragons are mixed.

There is no struggle of good versus evil, order versus chaos here.

Some are just a bunch of greedy adventurers risking their lives for riches and fame.

"What a nice place."

Zuo Si obviously liked the atmosphere in the tavern, and the guests who made no secret of their inner desires.

The innkeeper Dunan standing at the bar immediately grinned proudly when he heard this, "Of course! I assure you, no one in Waterdeep City knows the Lost Leylines better than me, and no one knows more about Leyline Lost City than me I know better what adventurers need. More than half of these customers come for the fame I gained during my adventures."

"So you just watched them enter the maze city one by one to die?" Zuo Si asked meaningfully.

"There is always a price to be paid for taking risks. What's more, this is their own choice. In Faerun, if you want to gain fame and wealth, you have to fight with your life. After all, not everyone is as lucky as you, who can be favored by the gods and become Voters with great power."

When speaking these words, Dunan deliberately lowered his voice to avoid being heard by other guests nearby.

Obviously, he has recognized Zuo Si's identity.

After all, this guy is not an ordinary tavern owner, but also a very powerful warrior. He once ventured into the Lost City of Earth Leys and successfully brought back huge wealth.

In addition, according to rumors, he is also a very good friend with his teammate who used to take risks together, and the "money lender", one of the secret lords of Waterdeep City.

So it's no surprise that the news is relatively well-informed.

Zuo Si looked at this strong man who had already grown a small belly, and sighed slightly: "To put it bluntly, luck is still at work.

I bet that more than 90% of those who dare to enter the Lost Leyline City think that they are special to this world.

Even if you encounter a powerful monster, you can save yourself from danger and return safely with valuable loot.

As everyone knows, people who have this kind of thinking are often the ones who die the fastest.

At least when I first became an apprentice, I would never enter a place like Leyline Lost City full of scary monsters and traps. "

Dunan nodded approvingly: "I completely agree. In fact, one only needs to observe the preparations of those adventurers who enter the Lost City of Earth Leys to know that some of them are going to die completely, and some of them may come back alive."

"Which adventure team in the hotel do you think is the most prepared?"

Zuo Si scanned all kinds of adventurers in the hall from the corner of his eye, and locked on those who were equipped with the most magic items at a glance.

Because generally speaking, the team with more magic items often means higher professional level and richer adventure experience.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some children from rich families have got a whole body of powerful magic equipment, just for the thrill of going out for adventure.

After all, the composition of the adventurer group has always been very complicated, and occasionally they even encounter giant dragons that transform into humans or elves, or princes and princesses of a certain country.

"Are you going to enter the Lost Land Leyline City?" Dunan asked in surprise.

Zuo Si nodded casually: "That's right. I'm going to find a team to go down with. Do you have any good recommendations?"

"See that table sitting in the corner on the right?

The first bearded dwarf was called Luger, and he was a formidable defender.

It is said that in a battle, he successfully blocked the full blow of the fire titan with the shield in his hand.

The female halfling thief next to him was Cora, who was not only good at detecting, picking locks and dismantling traps, but also quietly sneaked behind the monsters and cut their necks.

The last man with a lute on his back and a bit of a dissolute man is called Kers. He is a high-level bard and is very good at illusion magic.

Now, they're looking for a healer, either a priest or a druid.

In addition, this team has entered the Lost City of Earth Veins many times, and the highest record has reached the tenth underground floor, which is a pretty good result.

Go talk to them if you're interested. "

Dunan quickly gave his suggestion, and didn't want to find out the purpose of the Talonian voter in front of him entering the Leyline Lost City.

As a senior adventurer, he knows better than anyone else that if he wants to live a long life, it is best not to get involved in matters related to gods and voters.

Otherwise, it is very likely that he will not even know how he died.

"Thanks!"

Zuo Si directly took out one hundred gold coins and remained on the bar as an introduction fee to the hotel owner Dunan, then stood up and walked straight over.

Seeing someone approaching, the very vigilant dwarf Luge immediately put down his wine glass and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard your team is looking for a healer?"

Zuo Si straightforwardly expressed his intention.

"That's right! We do need a healer. But it's not a novice, but a priest or druid who can at least cast three-ring magic."

Ruger also explained the recruitment criteria in a similarly crisp manner.

It has been quite a long time since I came to Feilun, and the nutrition is very good, Zuo Si's height has also jumped from the initial 1.3 meters to 1.45 meters. It seems that it is not very good for those who eat There is almost no difference between civilians who are fourteen or fifteen years old.

Although he will still be underestimated because he is too young, at least he will not be treated like a child anymore.

What's more, the three-ring magical technique means at least reaching LV5.

And this level happens to be the minimum prerequisite for entering the Lost City of Earth Leys and returning alive.

If you can't reach this level, even on the first floor, which is the easiest to deal with, you may die suddenly at any time.

No nonsense!

Zuo Si chanted the spell directly to his face and quickly successfully released a divine spell.

moment!

Including dwarf defenders, halfling thieves and human bards, they all instantly felt an invisible force field wrapping themselves up.

"Three-ring magic [anti-evil magic circle]! He is a priest!"

Kers, the only bard in the team with the ability to recognize spells, quickly and accurately said the name of the spell in a surprised tone.

This spell has the same effect as [protection from evil].

But the difference is that it can take effect on all friendly targets within a radius of three meters, and lasts longer.

"Really? Are all the priests who can cast the three-ring divine spell so young now? Or is it because he has halfling or dwarf blood, so he just looks smaller?" The halfling Cora stared wide-eyed in surprise.

But Ruger didn't care about this, he stretched out his big rough hand, grinned and said, "You are welcome to join the team. I think we can start talking about the distribution of loot in detail."

After all, people with healing abilities are definitely scarce resources among the vast number of adventurers.

Especially in a place like the Lost Land Leyline City, which is particularly vulnerable to injury and poisoning, it is definitely an indispensable member of the adventure team who want to explore deeper.

As for those guys who messed up a team of soldiers and one or two thieves and rushed to die, they couldn't go too far before becoming food for all kinds of monsters and beasts.

"Don't worry. Before talking about this, I have an additional requirement, and that is to bring one of my own guards."

With that said, Zuo Si pointed to David who was left by the bar.

The poet Kers followed the direction of his fingers, and soon saw the dragon-born knight and the extremely conspicuous red scale armor on his body, and exclaimed in a slightly shocked tone: "Red... red dragon armor? !"

"what?"

The dwarf was also taken aback, and hurriedly turned around to look around, and immediately opened his mouth subconsciously.

You must know that any fighter who can wear this level of armor is either a fierce man who has participated in dragon slaying, or a person with strong financial resources and a deep background.

What makes them even more puzzling is, what is the identity of Zuo Si who can use such a person as a guard?

All of a sudden, the three people in the team began to exchange glances.

After about a minute, Luge, the team leader, tentatively asked: "If you don't mind, can you tell me your purpose of entering the Lost Leyline City?"

"I want to find the magic net node hidden in the lost city of the leylines."

Zuo Si openly stated his purpose.

Because it's nothing to hide.

He believes that many mages and warlocks have searched for this magic net node, and are eager to gain powerful power from it, or to pry into the deeper mysteries of the magic net.

"Aside from being a priest, you are also a mage?"

Kers was very keen to notice the large number of magic items equipped on Zuo Si.

Especially the ring of ram and the ring of magic storage worn on the fingers, anyone with a little magic item recognition ability can easily recognize them.

"That's right."

Zuo Si simply gave an affirmative answer.

Not only that!

He also deliberately exposed the sacred emblem of the magical goddess that he had obtained from Kelben for the other party to see.

The sharp-eyed halfling thief Korra saw this as no surprise, and immediately made a subtle gesture to his two companions.

The poet and the dwarf also quickly discovered this, and immediately relaxed their nervousness.

After all, everyone in Faerun knew that Midnight, the newly appointed goddess of magic, was from the good camp, so her priests were generally not bad people.

In addition, it sounds logical that a priest of the goddess of magic went to the maze city to find the magic net node.

Finally, after a brief silence, the team leader Luger stood up and said: "No problem, we agreed. Since you brought a powerful guard, and you are both a priest and a mage, you can do two people alone." So the spoils are split in two, the three of us get half, and you and your guards get half."

"It's fair, I'll do as you say." Zuo Si agreed without hesitation.

The reason why he chose to join the adventure team instead of relying on a large number of summoned creatures in the card to force his way through was because the other party knew the way.

You must know that the Leyline Labyrinth is not as simple as an ordinary huge underground labyrinth.

The mad mage Helast Black Robe used powerful magic power to make it into a "mystery lock" similar to the high magic of elves.

When you are inside the Leyline Lost City, almost all teleportation and prophecy magic will be completely ineffective.

Even spells such as banishing outsiders are forbidden.

This also means that whether you go in or out, you can only walk on your own feet.

At the same time, there is no way to predict what kind of monsters and traps Fang Yin hides in front of him, and where the entrance to the next floor is. The only way is to search bit by bit.

At this time, if they can be led by an adventure team that knows the way, it will naturally save a lot of time.

With the terms negotiated, the impatient dwarf Ruger immediately decided to set off.

After paying a gold coin, the innkeeper Dunan turned the lifting device himself, and sent a group of five people and a little devil who remained invisible all the time.

When he came deep underground, Zuo Si, who was very sensitive to magic, instantly felt that the surrounding environment was filled with unimaginable and amazing energy.

Through the supply of these energies, whether it is the walls around the maze, the ceiling above the head, or the ground under the feet, there are a lot of protective spells attached.

It is estimated that even if it is destroyed by magic or high explosives, it will be completely repaired in just a few seconds.

Obviously, the mad mage Helast Black Robe considered the existence of the "door-kicking group", so he directly blocked the adventurer from the source to tear down the wall or dig down directly in place in order to take a "shortcut" to reach a deeper level. possibility.

Although Zuo Si can destroy these protections through the creator's ability, he is not sure whether he can destroy them faster than Leymaze itself can repair.

And doing so can easily attract the attention of the "mad mage" himself, so it is no longer considered within the scope from the very beginning.

In addition, some kind of strong interference also made many divination spells completely ineffective.

"Sure enough, it used the energy overflowing from the Rubik's Cube nodes..."

Zuo Si whispered in a voice that only he could hear.

Through personal experience, he finally realized how absurd it was that those who mistaken Leyline Lost City for Elven Mystic Locks were so absurd.

Because the mystics built by the elves essentially reweave the rules of the magic net within a certain range around them through high-level mages voluntarily sacrificing their lives as the price (permanent death, unable to be resurrected).

Building a huge mythal that can cover the entire elf city often means sacrificing more than double digits of high-level mages.

With the scale of the Leyline Lost City, if it were an Elf Misuo, it would not be enough to kill a dozen or even dozens.

However, the mad mage has found another way, using the energy overflowing from the magic net nodes, to perform permanent enchantment at intervals, making it produce the same effect as a mythical lock.

It is conservatively estimated that such a huge amount of engineering will take at least several hundred years of continuous construction day and night.

To put it in an easy-to-understand way, the Elven Mislock is like a top-notch magical work that was molded at one time by a 3D printer without any flaws, while the Leyline Lost City is more like a rough imitation carved by hand bit by bit.

"I will lead the battle, Cora will be second, Kers will be third, South will be fourth, and David will be at the rear."

Dwarf Ruger quickly made arrangements as the team leader.

Although most places in the ground maze are spacious enough, even five people can pass side by side without any problem.

But in order to prevent being caught by traps and monster ambushes, experienced adventurers still keep the team members at a certain distance from each other.

In this way, even if one of them has an accident, others can quickly rush over to rescue them, so as not to be caught by the net.

The so-called professional things are left to professional people.

Zuo Si simply obeyed the order given by the team leader, and followed at the end of the team together with the dragon-born knight.

Since it was not the first time to enter the Lost Land Leyline City, the original three people in the team were already familiar with the road.

Soon shuttle through the intricate tunnels, avoiding the places where monsters and robbers may gather.

If they accidentally bump into each other, the dwarves will wave their shields and axes to attract the attention of the opponent, allowing sneaky thieves to find opportunities to attack from behind.

Or signal the bard to release illusion magic to confuse the enemy, and then let Davidian swing the flaming long sword to kill him.

In short, there is basically no need for Zuo Si to make a move.

After all, the priest's magic is precious and needs to be used in the most critical places.

In ordinary small-scale encounters like this, you can save as much as you can.

Otherwise, once the priest used up his healing spells, the team would have to stop and find a relatively safe place to rest.

Anyone who knows a little about the Lost Leylines knows how risky it is to rest in this kind of place.

After about an hour or so, the five of them successfully arrived at the entrance to the second floor.

Looking at the fresh manticore corpse on the ground, the poet Kers immediately couldn't help but whistled: "Great! It seems that someone helped us get rid of this threat first."

"Who could have done it? Those rookies who came down earlier?" Cora knelt down and checked the wound on the corpse.

It turned out that the monster's cause of death was that a gash half a meter deep had been cut open in its stomach, and the blood, viscera, and intestines inside were scattered all over the floor.

The weapons that can cause such wounds are basically either double-edged axes or two-handed swords.

The person who uses this weapon to kill the manticore with one blow is absolutely impossible to be weak.

"Damn it! It's Warren the Death Hunter!"

Ruger's face changed drastically after seeing the evil energy around the wound.

"Death hunter?" Zuo Si showed a curious expression.

Gritting his teeth, the dwarf explained: "Warren was originally a dark guard who served Bane, the god of tyranny, and has always been known for his sinister, cunning and cruelty.

But after Bane's death in the Year of Troubles, he went completely insane.

Constantly wandering between Leyline Lost City and Skull Harbor, hunting and killing all living creatures that can be seen.

Almost all adventurers who encountered him would be massacred.

According to a survivor's report, the guy seemed to gouge out the hearts of the people he killed and eat them. "

"Then should we change the way? Entering the second floor through this entrance, there is a high possibility of colliding with Warren." Cora suggested in an uncertain tone.

But Ruger shook his head after thinking for a while: "No way. After going down the other road, it is too close to the camp of the dark elves. I would rather fight with Warren than face those Sinister and cunning drow."

"I also think it's better to go directly. After all, the strength of our team has improved a lot this time. There is no need to be afraid of the death hunter. And if you can kill him, you can get an additional reward of 30,000 gold coins after returning." There was a greedy gleam in Kerrs' eyes.

Because in the previous few short encounters, the powerful fighting power shown by the dragon knights has far surpassed that of the dwarf defenders.

Especially the astonishing arm strength, which can even smash the head of an orc robber with a shield.

Although Zuo Si didn't make a move from the beginning to the end.

But with such a guard, their strength must not be much worse.

Coupled with mastering arcane and divine arts at the same time, the improvement it can bring to the overall strength of the team is absolutely unimaginable.

"Sous, which side do you support?" Ruger raised his head and asked.

In most adventure teams, if there is a disagreement, it is generally decided by a vote of all members.

Zuo Si spread her hands indifferently: "I'm free, you guys just make up your mind."

Hearing this, Kirsten smiled: "Ha! It's two-on-one now. Let's go down and see if Warren is waiting for us on the second floor."

"Stop talking nonsense! Be smart! If you encounter a death hunter, don't hesitate, use your broken piano to play music [boost morale] immediately."

After all, the dwarf took a deep breath and took the lead to walk down the steps.

Since he was born with dark vision, he quickly spotted the blood left on the steps.

When they arrived at the second basement floor about two or three minutes later, everyone in the team was startled by the bloody scene in front of them.

In the corridor about four meters wide, there were more than fifteen or six corpses lying densely, and each of them had a bloody hole in their chest.

It was obvious that the heart had been ripped out.

"It seems that the team that entered the Lost Land Leyline City tonight is here except us."

The poet Kers walked up to a young girl in her twenties, stared at her eyes that still kept fear and despair after death, and sighed helplessly.

It is not difficult to see from the scene that this is definitely a massacre with great disparity in strength.

The fourteen adventurers together failed to pose even the slightest threat to the death hunter Warren.

And all the dead were killed with one blow.

Several of them had their necks broken by the hands of the enemy.

"I can only blame them for their bad luck. Don't look at it, let's go."

Ruger urged, stepping on the blood on the ground and continuing to move forward.

For death, he is obviously not as sentimental as the poet.

In other words, most adventurers have long been accustomed to being accompanied by death.

Not to mention a group of strangers, maybe even the death of a teammate would not show much sadness.

Just as the dwarves were about to reach the first fork in the road, a huge black shadow suddenly rushed out from the corner.

He didn't even have time to make any defensive moves, he could only raise his shield to protect his body.

next second...

boom!

The huge force directly caused Ruger's feet to fly back more than ten meters away from the ground, and then rolled on the ground like a rubber ball, finally stopping.

You must know that although the dwarf looks only about 1.4 meters, its weight is quite amazing. It is basically a heavy meat block.

Coupled with its great power and low enough "chassis", it is difficult even for ogres to repel it head-on.

But now, the sudden appearance of the enemy can knock Ruger so far, and its strength attribute will definitely not be lower than 26 points.

Through the faint light provided by the torches on both sides of the wall, one can vaguely see that this is a man over two meters tall, with a strong build, wearing a black full body armor all over his body.

In his hand was a dark red two-handed sword that was stained with blood.

There is a mark with a skull pattern on the hilt of the sword, and it continuously emits a chilling black light around it.

No need to ask, this guy is the instigator of the massacre, Warren who is called the "Death Hunter" by the adventurers.

Judging by the intensity of the [Aura of Despair] emanating from his body, he is at least a black guard above LV15.

Especially the "magic sword" that killed an unknown number of lives, it is no longer as simple as an ordinary magic weapon.

In addition, in the process of devouring the hearts of living people for a long time, some unknown curses and distortions occurred.

Right now, he looks like a monster. Whether it's his appearance or his red eyes, it proves that he is no longer a pure human being.

"Praise Bane! You are the immortal God of this world! Please allow me to offer these humble souls to you as sacrifices! The great god of tyranny will return!"

Accompanied by shouting like a psychopath, Warren suddenly attached a layer of evil dark energy to the sword, and then rushed directly to kill everyone.

Such a terrifying scene instantly changed Kers's color, and he immediately played the lute in his hand, and through the magical little tune, he added "boost morale" to everyone in the team.

This is a power unique to bards.

Although singing, dancing, and playing music in combat can feel rather awkward.

But the magic effect is still pretty good.

At least Cora, who was affected by [Aura of Despair], no longer had the fear in her eyes.

(end of this chapter)