The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

There were many torches in the wine cellar, so the sight was OK.

With Marvin's current vision, the darkness didn't affect him much.

There were a few crooked shelves by the door, and many wine barrels and glass bottles fell down, as well as some crooked boxes. It seemed that the ground was shaking quite a lot.

Marvin walked around the small wine cellar. There was a crack on one wall, and air was blowing out of the crack. There was an empty space behind the wall, and the space was not small.

He stretched out his hand and pressed on the wall, pushing hard.

Crash~ Bang.

As expected, the unreliable brick wall was pushed down, revealing the hole behind.

Marvin used his dim vision and followed the hole all the way down.

This was obviously a hole dug by a monster, as complicated as an ant nest. He couldn't tell east from west, south from north after walking a short distance...

...

Alas, another dead end, he turned around and walked back.

There was a sudden vibration under his feet, and he jumped back to avoid it.

Bang! A pair of thick limbs rushed out of the soil and buckled on his original foothold.

Then, a giant spider-like insect crawled out of the ground.

This thing is about one meter long, covered with hard shells and thorns, with three pairs of limbs. The first pair of limbs is particularly thick and sharp. It is an Anderegg worker insect.

Chirp~

This insect monster is opening its mouthparts and making a warning hiss...

Marvin is not in a hurry to attack. He slaps a "Yarden Seal" with a diameter of more than 4 meters on the ground. This place is so small. He also wants to see how this thing attacks, so there is no need to suppress it too hard.

Easily avoid the various attacks of this Anderegg worker insect, and no other attack methods are found.

Marvin cut off the three limbs of the big insect with two knives, avoided the attack, and Guswen pierced the monster's mouthparts, killing the monster.

He took out a short knife and did dissection work on the spot.

Marvin has no research on entomology and didn't see anything special. He successfully found the acid sac, but unfortunately it was pierced.

The learning machine has no interest in this worker insect.

Anderegg is a monster similar to ant insects.

If you find one, there must be a group nearby.

Going down, he killed 4 more Anderegg workers in a scattered manner and obtained a complete acid sac.

Jumping down from the narrow cave, Marvin came to a slightly spacious cave. The stalactites connected above and below supported this cave with a radius of about ten meters and a height of more than 2 meters.

The dim vision allowed him to see three piles of disgusting insect eggs in the depths, and in front of the eggs was a bug monster much larger than the worker.

After refreshing the Quen shield, he walked towards the monster.

The scene gradually became clear. This larger bug monster had a similar structure to the worker, but its mouthparts were protruding and sharp, and it also had a scorpion-like upturned long tail with a huge thorn hammer at the end of the long tail. This should be the Anderegg warrior in the monster encyclopedia.

The bug monster found something invading, crawled forward for a while, and without warning the threat, it jumped up and stabbed in three directions with its sharp mouthparts and forelimbs.

Marvin rolled backwards to avoid it, and took a photo of the "Yarden Seal - Giantization" by the way. The purple magic circle with a diameter of more than ten meters just filled the entire cave.

The ground around the cave shook, bang, bang, bang.

Four Anderegg worker insects drilled out of the ground from all sides and surrounded the human in the center.

Alder Seal - Bone-piercing - Magical explosion.

The 360-degree ring-shaped telekinetic impact without dead angles repelled the worker insects and stopped the insect warriors.

The insects that were already suppressed by the Yaden magic circle were frozen and moved more slowly.

Marvin used the gaps in the insect shell and the mouthparts to dismember the four worker insects, removed the long tail of the insect warrior, and began to deal with the remaining disabled insect warrior.

He wanted to see if this kind of insect that is responsible for fighting has any new moves.

In addition to attacking and flicking the tail, the insect warrior only has one thing to spit acid, and the distance is still very close, so there is no threat.

The long knife stabbed diagonally into the monster's head through the gap in the insect warrior's shell behind it, crushing its nerve center.

Marvin was busy with the five insect corpses again, and obtained two worker insect acid sacs and one larger acid sac.

The learning machine did not respond to the Anderegg warriors either.

He checked around the crypt and found that the insect eggs seemed to be bitten and eaten by something...

He burned the disgusting insect eggs with fire magic and found the next hole on the other side of the crypt.

He walked a few steps inside, but found that it was blocked by collapsed stones.

Through turning over stones, freezing and his clumsy earth magic, Marvin determined that he could not handle it.

He returned to the crypt and began to study. This place was not normal.

Look at the small body of the Anderegg worker insects, and then look at the cave passage that is one person high. These insects don't seem to be able to dig such a big hole. Anderegg insects can't make an earthquake that can overturn shelves.

It seems that there are other monsters underground...

The process of returning to the wine cellar was maddening. The maze-like tunnel was up and down, left and right. It took Marvin nearly an hour to finally return to the ground.

When he came out of the wine cellar, it was already late at night, and the workers in the Du Fu Winery were still working.

This reminded him of a long-lost name, Zhou Paopi.

...

The next morning, when Marvin came to the Du Fu Winery, the workers were already working again.

Bubo was still standing there "supervising", and a young and beautiful noble lady was sitting at the small table behind him.

"I asked you to come here to solve the problem, but you messed up my wine cellar!"

Bubo started to lose his temper when he saw Marvin, but thinking of yesterday, he was a little scared and took a step back...

"Didn't you see what's behind the wall? If I hadn't knocked down the wall, your wine cellar might only have one door left in half a year."

"Okay. Did the matter come to a conclusion?"

"A nest of Anderegg bugs dug holes and laid eggs underneath. I've dealt with it."

"So, the trouble is solved? You won't even give me evidence?"

"Send someone in to take a look, or go and take a look yourself. In addition, the trouble is not over, there are bigger monsters underground. I need more information. Is that your wife?"

Marvin has always adhered to the principle of giving back to others after taking their money, and did not intend to deceive Bubo, although his face was a bit annoying.

"Yes, you can ask her."

"Mrs. Bobo? Do you know the last missing person?"

"Jean-Luc? Yes... We went to see the stolen seedlings together. Then we heard some strange noises, and Jean-Luc ran to check... and... never came back..." Note ①

"Where is that place?"

"In the field next to the woods in the north."

Mr. Bobo suddenly asked: "Are there new seedlings planted there? Why do I remember that we planted all the seedlings on the slope in the south..."

Mrs. Bobo looked at her beautiful nails and said: "Not all, dear. I asked someone to take some of the remaining seedlings away. Planted next to the orchard in the north. "

Mr. Bubo nodded and did not ask any more questions...

Marvin asked the woman: "Jean-Luc, right? Tell me what Jean-Luc looks like."

"Tall...strong...black hair..."

Bubo interrupted his wife: "Dear, be serious. No farmer is not strong, after all, they work in the fields all day. He is talking about scars, birthmarks and other characteristics!"

Mrs. Bubo thought for a while and said: "Well...that's not the case, but...he has a pendant hanging around his neck, it's silver."

Why would a worker wear such a luxurious thing as a silver pendant? Marvin did not ask, it had nothing to do with him.

He asked the location and left...

...

After spending half an hour, at the edge of the grape field.

Next to the grape trellis, there was a basket of spoiled bread and cheese, an overturned wine bottle of a good vintage, and the impression of a blanket on the grass. With the beautiful scenery around, it doesn't look like they are checking the farmland...

Tracing the footprints, the woman's delicate leather shoe footprints returned to the winery, while the man's flat cloth shoe footprints extended to the other side of the hillside.

Ignoring the woman's footprints, Marvin followed the man's footprints down the slope.

After turning a small corner, he found a large bloodstain behind the stone and a bitten foot. Comparing the footprints with the shoes on the broken foot, it should be the worker named Shang Luke.

Stepping over the bloodstains and broken feet, Marvin found residual blood drops and deep monster footprints not far away. Based on the shape of the footprints, Marvin couldn't tell what monster it was, but he knew that the thing was very heavy.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Marvin found a hidden cave halfway up the hill of a distant mound.

Jumping down several stone platforms in succession, Marvin was soaked by the spring water flowing from the top of the cave. Marvin saw several dry bones, which should be human bones.

Following the shallow underground water flow, Marvin walked down all the way.

There were some blocked forks and the bodies of Andereg workers that were bitten to death or crushed in the cave.

The owner here seemed to dislike the taste of the insect monsters, so the insect bodies were not eaten.

He studied it a little and planned to see what killed these insects.

It seemed a bit like the rock trolls did it? But not sure.

Going down to the bottom of the cave, there was a huge cave. There were dense stalactites hanging on the seven or eight-meter-high cave ceiling, and the ground of twenty or thirty meters was quite flat.

At the innermost end of the cave, there was a nest made of gravel and dry grass. The diameter of the nest was less than 3 meters. It seemed that the monster was not big.

Not far from the nest, there were several human corpses that were either incomplete or complete.

From the completeness of the corpses and the way they were placed, it looked like food storage.

Knowing how to store food, this monster must be a bit old.

The male corpse on the top was missing a foot, and the only remaining foot was a familiar cloth shoe.

Marvin pulled a necklace off the neck of the male corpse. After opening the silver pendant, there was a strand of hair inside, the same color as Mrs. Bubo's hair...

The owner should have gone out to do something, and he was a digger, so he couldn't be tracked. Marvin had no choice but to wait for it to come back.

Fortunately, this place was clean except for the bad smell...

He found a place with a slightly better smell, sat cross-legged, turned on the learning machine, and read...

...

When he was halfway through "Cars Tactical Shooting", there was a movement at the cave entrance.

Marvin turned off the learning machine, cast Quen's seal and dim vision on himself, and stood up...

A monster was standing at the entrance of the cave, squeaking and screaming. It seemed that it was very annoyed that someone broke into its home. However, compared with its tall body, the small head and short arms looked a little silly...

This thing is round even when it stands up, unlike the troll, which looks like a person after standing up.

The carapace on its back looks like chitin instead of the stone condensation of the rock troll, and the two front limbs are arthropods covered with carapace instead of three-fingered claws. It should be a Sharma. Note ②

But this is a big guy standing more than 2 meters, is there such a big Sharma? And what does the red lines all over the carapace mean? It's not written in the book.

Marvin stared at the monster and slowly walked towards the middle of the cave. He waited here for this relatively spacious terrain. He couldn't confine himself to the corner.

Sharma looked at the provocative human and became even angrier. He rolled over.

The rolling speed was much faster than the troll, and the cave floor was rumbling.

Marvin had experience fighting against rock trolls and was familiar with dodging big stone balls. He didn't hide in advance, but waited until the monster was close to him and slid away.

Sharma hit the stone wall with a bang, bang, bang...

The monster turned over nimbly, screamed, and stabbed down with its two arthropod-like forelimbs.

The ground in front of Sharma collapsed into a series of sharp gravel and spikes, attacking Marvin.

This kind of long-range attack with average speed and width was not difficult for Marvin to hide.

But the monster's attack was not just one.

Three consecutive earthquake waves made Marvin only able to dodge and unable to attack.

The thick back shell of Sharma prevented it from being attacked from behind, and teleporting was useless.

Marvin was not in a hurry. This monster could not do anything to him with these few moves. He would wait and see.

After a tug of war, Marvin also figured out the ability of this special Sharma.

Rolling charge, with a certain ability to change direction, and a bit powerful in sudden stop and start;

Ground spike wave, obvious pre-swing, average distance, average width, and average speed;

Waving the forelimbs close to the body, the movement is very fast, but the arms are short;

Jumping in place, shaking the ground 360 degrees without distinction, the power is not bad, but it’s a pity that the pre-swing is too long.

In short, the attack method is single, the defects are obvious, but the power is huge, and you will vomit blood if you get hit.

But this Sharma is obviously experienced in combat, and its movements can be called fast compared to its solid weight.

The only weaknesses of the head and abdomen are also well protected.

Marvin tried to cut with a knife, freeze, and burn, but there is nothing he can do to the hard shell.

He remembered that the monster encyclopedia mentioned that Sharma was an underground monster with no eyes and relied entirely on hearing and sensing ground vibrations.

This is a solution.

Marvin deliberately chose a position not far from the stone wall. When Sharma turned into a ball and rolled over, he dodged.

The monster hit the stone wall, making a big hole, and then turned over flexibly to attack at close range.

Sonic boom.

Bang! A roar echoed in the cave, and the sound was not loud.

But in fact, this violent sonic boom sounded right next to the monster's ears. The strong auditory stimulation affected the monster's sense of balance, and because of the huge weight of the back shell, it screamed and fell backwards.

The biological instinct made the monster toss its limbs to protect its fragile abdomen.

Marvin took two steps closer, and the monster's short hands did not cause him any trouble. Gus pattern stabbed into the monster's body along the edge of the back shell.

Turn the handle of the knife, hold the knife with both hands and slash it upwards, puff~, blood of unknown color flew up with the blue knife light.

The monster was aroused by the pain and stood up with a roll.

Marvin quickly retreated to deal with its next attack.

Sharma raised his front limbs, which was the pre-swing of the ground spike wave. Marvin teleported away and watched the ground spikes disappear in front of him.

Changed positions, waited for the monster to hit, sonic boom, dealt damage, and distanced, Marvin used this trick 5 times.

Sharma was fooled every time, and the small brain capacity is also a weakness.

The last time, the monster raised its front limbs, but did not successfully launch the ground spike wave, but fell to the ground with a bang, lying there and never got up again.

Marvin jumped onto the monster's huge back shell and stomped his feet, but the monster did not respond.

He jumped to the ground and took a lot of effort to turn the monster over, and removed Sharma's little head through the gap in the shell.

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Note ①: This paragraph is taken from the side quest of the Blood and Wine DLC of the Witcher 3 game. Familiar players and readers can skip it. In addition, don't spoil it. Thank you.

Note ②: The picture below shows Sharma of various colors. The most common one is the one on the right. The one the protagonist encountered is the one on the left, and it is particularly large. It is an old guy.