Reborn as a fiend statue

Everyone came to the iron mine.

A huge quarry has been built here, and the surrounding forests have been cleared.

A large number of simple houses and warehouses were built to store ore and provide accommodation for miners, supervisors and other staff.

When the person in charge of the mine saw Yu Yi and others arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to Mr. Yu, ladies and gentlemen."

Yu Yi waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, have all the miners in the mine evacuated? How many people have been lost in total? Have the creatures inside come out of the mine and attack people?"

"I'm telling Master Yu that except for the mine where the accident happened, all the workers in the other mines have been evacuated, and a total of one hundred and fifty people have been lost.

What is strange is that the monster that attacked the miners seemed to only stay in the mine where the accident happened, and the other mines were not attacked."

"Yes, I understand. Let the nearby miners stand by and not approach the iron mine without orders. I will personally lead a team to investigate."

"Yes, Master Yu."

The person in charge stepped back to convey the order.

Luo Ya hurriedly suggested: "Brother Yi, the situation in the mine is unclear. Why don't you take command outside and let Xiaoya lead the team in to investigate the situation."

Jiang Yuyao echoed: "Yes, it is too dangerous to go in hastily. Yuyao is also willing to enter the mine instead of Brother Yu."

"Yan'er can also replace my elder brother."

"Master, and Xiaomeng, meow~"

Qu Hanyan and Bai Xiaomeng followed suit.

Yu Yi shook his head and said: "No need, this time just me, Xiaoya, Yuyao, and Xiaomeng will go in. Yan'er will lead the team and sit outside, waiting for the signal."

"Brother, Yan'er also wants to go in with you." When Qu Hanyan heard that Yu Yi excluded her, a hint of worry appeared on his cold and pretty face.

"Yan'er, don't make trouble. I did this for a reason. Xiaoya is a paladin and has strong defense.

Yuyao and Xiaomeng have space and speed attributes respectively, and can escape at any time when encountering an accident.

You are not fast, and you major in magic, so you are not suitable for fighting in such a narrow place like a mine."

"Yes, brother." Qu Hanyan was in a low mood.

Yu Yi rubbed the silver-haired girl's little head and comforted: "Don't be so sad, it's not pretty anymore. When we find out the situation, we will definitely let you lead a large force to support."

"Um."

The four of them formed a formation and entered steadily towards the entrance of the iron ore mine.

As a paladin, Luo Ya naturally takes the lead and leads the way.

The blond girl holds the Angel Shield in her left hand and the Angel Sword in her right hand. The angel wings on her back are open, and she also has a large aperture sacred shield on her body, just like an angel descending.

Jiang Yuyao is dressed in a Gothic girl's costume and holds the scythe of death, like the god of death walking out of the darkness, responsible for cutting off the queen.

Yu Yi is in the middle.

Bai Xiaomeng was walking on the edge of the team, investigating the situation.

In the dim mine, fluorescent stones are inlaid at regular intervals on the walls for lighting.

Gas and other harmful gases are often produced in the mines, making it impossible to use torches and causing big explosions.

The mine tunnels extend in all directions, like giant mouths of monsters, making people shudder.

In the silent mine tunnel, the footsteps of the four people and even their heartbeats could be clearly heard.

As the light became darker and darker, Yuyi had to take out a lighting ball to dispel the darkness.

"Suck, suck." Bai Xiaomeng looked around and kept swallowing, like a crazy person.

Yu Yi's head was full of black lines and he said: "Xiaomeng, what are you doing?"

"Hehe... Master Xiaomeng is envious of the equipment of Sister Ya and Sister Yuyao. I don't know when Xiaomeng will be able to have a decent outfit. Meow~"

Yu Yi patted his forehead, but he was negligent.

The equipment on Bai Xiaomeng's body are all used by ordinary people.

Her dagger is made of ordinary refined iron, and the leather armor on her body is also made of ordinary animal skin.

Kitty Girl used to be an ordinary person, so she would have no problem using ordinary equipment.

But now that she is a monk, it is unjustifiable to be so shabby.

Bai Xiaomeng entered the mine with ordinary equipment, which greatly increased the risk.

Now that she has gone deep into the mine, it is not appropriate for her to return alone.

Let’s not talk about whether Kitten Girl can get out of the mine with her memory due to her confused character.

Just because of the danger hidden in the mine, Yu Yi didn't dare to let her return alone.

Yu Yi sighed softly: "This is an oversight on my part. When I get back, I will give you a set of equipment, enough for you to use before you reach the holy level."

Refining equipment takes time, and it is definitely not the right time to give the equipment to Bai Xiaomeng at this moment.

"Hey, thank you Master, meow~"

Bai Xiaomeng's eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

The four of them continued to move forward, passing through mine tunnels one after another according to the map, and arrived at the site of the accident.

"Xiaoya, Yuyao, Xiaomeng, please be careful, we are about to enter the mine tunnel where monsters are hiding."

"Understood!" x 3

It was still dark inside the mine tunnel, and the fluorescent stone was not enough to illuminate the deep mine tunnel.

The four of them continued walking along the track laid on the ground.

"Brother Yi, there are blood stains on the rock wall. It is possible that everyone who entered this mine tunnel has died."

Luo Ya pointed to a piece of dried black blood with claw marks left by an unknown creature next to it.

Yu Yi nodded and said: "Well, we don't know the number, species, and level of monsters in the mine tunnel.

If you encounter a powerful monster later, don’t be reluctant to fight, evacuate as soon as possible to preserve your strength.”

"Xiaoya understands."

The four of them sneaked carefully along the way, but found no trace of the monster.

The remains of the miners who disappeared after being attacked could not be found.

The four of them came to the end of the passage, in front of a rock wall containing a large amount of iron ore.

Before the accident, the miners were digging deep along this rock wall to extract iron ore.

There are a large number of excavation marks on the rock wall, including some unknown claw marks and blood stains.

Luo Ya frowned and said: "We have reached the end of the passage, why haven't we seen the miners and monsters? Could they fly into the sky and escape?"

"Sister Luo Ya, maybe the monster is behind the rock wall? Meow~" Bai Xiaomeng guessed.

Jiang Yuyao rolled her eyes and said: "Monsters can escape into the rock wall, but what about the miners and supervisors? Can't they also escape in there?"

Yu Yi dragged his jaw and thought, "Could it be that all the miners who entered this place were swallowed by monsters? So there are no remains?"

"Brother Yi, your guess makes sense. Why don't we attack the rock wall first, drill through it, and see if the back is as guessed."

"Then let's do it."

"Hiss, hiss..."

A mysterious sound sounded in the mine.

"No, the creatures in the mine have appeared, stay back." Yu Yi ordered in a low voice.

"Holy Shield!"

Luo Ya immediately put holy light shields on several of his teammates.

The hard rock wall seemed to have turned into a soft mound, with holes popping up.

Inside are pairs of emerald green eyes, which can make people panic.

Yu Yi was shocked: "Damn it, what kind of monster is inside the rock wall? It can actually drill through a rock wall rich in iron ore?"

"Yu...Brother Yu...those eyes seem to be snake pupils." Jiang Yuyao's voice was a little trembling.

"Snake eyes? Is it some kind of snake creature?" Luo Ya subconsciously took a step back.

"Wow... Sir Xiaomeng doesn't want to meet a snake, meow~." Kitty Girl was so frightened that she crawled into Yu Yi's arms.

As a girl, there are few people who are not afraid of snakes.

Even if the three girls are all monks, this is no exception.

Women have five major natural enemies: snakes, rats, cockroaches, caterpillars, and tentacled creatures.

Yu Yi consoled him: "Don't be afraid. You are all monks. Ordinary snakes can be killed with one sword. We will encounter many snake-like beasts in the future. Do we have to avoid them without fighting?"

Luo Ya took a deep breath and said: "Brother Yi is right. As a Holy Knight, Xiaoya should not be afraid of anything. They are just snakes. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"..."

Yu Yi was speechless.

If Luo Ya's legs were not trembling slightly, it might be more convincing.

"Hmph... If you dare to scare me, I will chop you to death." Jiang Yuyao couldn't stand being stared at by pairs of green snake eyes, and launched an attack on the rock wall.

The Death Scythe sliced ​​through the iron ore wall, like cutting through tofu.

The rock wall shattered, revealing what was inside.

The rock wall here is more than one meter thick, and behind it is a huge underground space.

Those snake monsters are entrenched in the underground space.

"Hiss...there are so many snakes." Luo Ya's scalp felt numb at the sight.

The huge underground space is densely packed with strange snakes of different lengths.

The strange snake has a pair of green eyes and a triangular snake head.

There is a sarcoma on the top of the head, which is translucent and glows green.

There is a pair of sharp claws on the belly of the strange snake near its head.

When the strange snakes present discovered the intruder, they all changed from a squatting state to a semi-erect form, waving their claws and spitting out snake messages to threaten them.

These strange snakes range from big to small, with the big ones being more than ten meters long and the small ones being one or two meters long. Their strength ranges from level zero to level two.

"What kind of snake is this? Why does it have a pair of claws? Could it be that the giant python has entered the state of turning into a dragon?" Jiang Yuyao exclaimed in a low voice.

It is said in ancient times that a snake turns into a python in a hundred years, a dragon in a thousand years, and a dragon in ten thousand years.

Yu Yi looked solemnly and said: "No, it's not that strange snakes want to turn into dragons. It's just that they hatch from snake eggs in this form."

"Brother Yu, are there snakes born with claws in Tianyuan Continent? Why hasn't Yu Yao seen it in the Yuan Beast Illustrated Book?"

Yu Yi explained: "The strange snake is not born, it should have undergone some kind of mutation to grow glowing sarcoma and claws.

Their characteristics were inherited, causing all the snakes here to look like this."

Bai Xiaomeng's eyes shone: "Is there any treasure here? Meow~"

Jiang Yuyao shrugged helplessly: "Who knows? Maybe there is a treasure, maybe there is a greater danger.

But if you want to mine iron ore normally, you can't get around the double-clawed lantern snake.

Even if iron ore is abandoned, it may not be safe.

Maybe one day, these monsters will come out of the mountains and attack the residents in the city."

"Brother Yi, the concentration of Yuan Qi in the cave space is very high, maybe there is a Yuan Stone vein here." Luo Ya said in a low voice.

Yu Yi carefully sensed the environment in the cave, and as expected, as Luo Ya said, the concentration of vitality far exceeded that of the outside world.

The rock wall here is covered with the liquid secreted by the double-clawed lantern snake and emits a green light, making it impossible to tell whether there are real primeval stones.