Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 268 Another Dragon
The battle was over, and the group did not delay for too long. Led by Thorne, they cautiously walked through the corridor full of dead rats and ratmen, and walked out of the deserted hall from the hall full of rubble and traps. castle.

Because the entire sphere of influence of the castle belongs to the territory of the Ratman, and they have no idea about the general strength of the Ratman.

In order to prevent the appearance of Ratman assassins above Tier [-] again from attacking everyone, they could only choose to stay away from the castle temporarily and search for the whereabouts of the Red Dragon player from other places.

When everyone walked out of the castle, they found that there was no conspicuous source of light in the entire underground city ruins, but fortunately, there was no negative energy atmosphere that could make people involuntarily feel inexplicably depressed.

In this dim environment, wisps of cold wind blowing head-on, brought fresh air, dispelled the gloom of darkness, and made them, who were used to the smell of decay and blood in the corridor, feel inexplicably refreshed. Feel.

And throughout the underground ruins, glowing fungi covered most of the building ruins and stones, filling the environment with a dim, eerie blue fluorescent light, giving it a chic aesthetic.

"When the game hadn't undergone changes, I saw many players in the underground world broadcasting a lot of beautiful scenery in the low-light environment. I was still yearning for it. Now I am in the scene and find that the environment of the underground world is indeed very beautiful. I am a little I like it here." Andrina held Thorne's arm and said with a smile looking at the surrounding fluorescent environment.

"Innocent little girl, that's because you haven't seen the phantoms of the Underdark, and the inescapable doomsday scene, just like the battle in the corridor just now, haven't you experienced the real feeling of death being so near? ?”

Malvisa, the goblin wizard, couldn't help pouring cold water on it: "For the aborigines living in the underground, they have to experience that kind of precarious life several times a day. Don't take it as a trip. Otherwise, you will really die, ignorant!"

"..." The smile on Anderina's pretty face gradually disappeared without a trace following Malvisa's words, and the scene in the corridor that made her feel hopeless reappeared in her mind, her face was slightly pale, and she pulled Thorne couldn't help but exert a little force on his hand.

Seeing Andelina who was a little nervous after being hit, Thorne smiled and patted the back of her soft hand, signaling her to relax, and then said: "It's no big deal, it's just your understanding of things you haven't seen before." The freshness produced is just like the residents who have never left the underground world, and they will involuntarily sigh with emotion when they see the beauty of the forests and lakes on the ground.

When you really get used to the environment here, you will understand how terrifying this silent environment like a stealthy beast is. "

"Hearing what you said is like being there, have you lived in the underground world before?" Anderina calmed down her ups and downs, her beautiful eyes were shining with a pale golden light, and she looked at the world curiously. Thorne.

"I stayed in the sewers of Winter City for more than a month. That kind of place is actually quite similar to the underground world." Thorne was in a trance for a while, and suddenly remembered the test he had conducted in order to obtain the inheritance of the Nine Swords, so he asked Ender Lina said:
"In that kind of place, most of the time, the sound that can remind me that my consciousness is still awake and that I have not lost my hearing is the only sound of dripping water from the sewer pipes that have been in disrepair. But the sound of water is more like the heartbeat of an unknown monster, which always makes me feel You can't help but think in the most dangerous direction, making your nervous system tense all the time, not daring to relax.

A normal person, who has lived in that environment for a long time, will easily collapse if his will is not firm. "

"No wonder you were able to easily lead us out through the sewers of Winter City." Andrina looked at the calm-looking Thorne and muttered to herself.

"It seems that you have a thorough understanding of the dangerous environment, which shows that your character has been tempered very well. It is reasonable for that old guy to choose you as the heir of Nine Swords, and he is not blind."

Not far away, Malvisa, who heard the speech, looked startled for a moment, as if recalling some memory, glanced at Thorne, and couldn't help but whisper to herself.

Immediately afterwards, she frowned and stared at the little mice and cockroaches that shuttled back and forth in the ruins for a moment, then turned to the dragonborn paladin, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, and joked:
"Little Lizard, it seems that the glorious Jinbatur city you have been thinking about has disappointed you, and your proud warriors have probably become skeletons buried in the ruins. .”

"It is enough that the ancient holy city can be preserved to this extent." The paladin Pao sighed slightly, and turned to look at the large collapsed ruins on the street and the various fungi plants that shone faintly in the ruins. said firmly:
"I have found the holy city. What I need to do now is to disperse all the evil creatures entrenched here, and lead those dragon-born compatriots wandering around the world to settle here, and let the glorious Jinbatur city Restore the glory of the past, and let the glory of the God of Justice dispel all the darkness here."

"Don't most of your dragon descendants believe in the platinum dragon god Bahamut?" The orc swordsman Kutaig who heard the conversation glanced at the serious paladin Peo and continued.

"As long as the holy warrior of the God of Justice steps foot, the holy radiance will dispel all darkness, and I am the most devout holy warrior of Tyr, the God of Justice." Paladin Peo looked seriously at the sword saint beside him. Said.

"Quack~quack~"

At this time, a sad crow sounded from the deep darkness, followed by a crow flapping its small wings in front of everyone.

I saw it hovering twice above the head of the Druid Master Qingchen, and then it landed on his shoulder obediently. The two small human eyes immediately met with the calm gaze of Master Qingchen, talking about some important things. message.

after awhile……

"How is it? Do you have any important discoveries?" Seeing the little crow being hidden in the wide sleeves by Master Qingchen, Thorn cast doubtful eyes over it.

Crows have the ability to fly and have dark vision, so when everyone walked out of the castle, Master Qingchen asked them to check the general environment around them to determine their walking direction.

"My animal companion detected traces of kobold activities in the westernmost part of the castle, and the central area of ​​the ruins, except for the wandering underground monsters, almost all belong to the territory of the ratmen. I don't know much about other places." Master Qingchen pondered for a moment, sorted out the information he had just obtained, and briefly told everyone.

"Can't be detected in other places?" Thorne looked at him suspiciously and said, "Could it be because there is some unknown and terrifying existence?"

"That's right." Master Qingchen nodded, and continued: "According to the situation described by the little crow, it is more like a kind of pressure from Longwei that makes it afraid to move forward."

The Longwei domain belongs to a domain that comes with a pure-blood dragon. This is a domain ability that can exist forever without activation.

When any creature gets close to the range of the Longwei domain, it will exert coercion on these creatures regardless of the enemy or friend.Although it can't kill the enemy directly, it can form an intimidating effect. It can be said to be quite useful against some creatures with weaker strength, weak mind and insufficient will.

But this kind of dragon power field that can effectively suppress the enemy can only be awakened by the giant dragons above the adult stage.

Although the weak giant dragon also has this kind of coercion, the effect is much weaker, at most it can deter ordinary small animals, and the coverage area is not as large as imagined.

"I want to ask, how strong is the coercion felt by your animal companion?" Thorne, who couldn't figure it out, finally expressed his inner puzzlement.

"My little crow is very sensitive to any breath, and it can detect many unknown existences that others cannot sense. When it was about to go to other areas for reconnaissance, it did sense a very weak dragon's power, and it came out Because of being cautious, it did not dare to take risks." Master Qingchen explained to everyone calmly.

"Then can it guess the approximate strength of the giant dragon that produced Longwei?" Thorne asked the second doubt again.

"How is this possible." Master Qingchen shook his head with a smile, and added: "However, I can be sure that this kind of dragon prestige is definitely not something that young dragons below adulthood can radiate."

"That means there are very likely other giant dragons in this underground ruin." Thorn immediately figured out the problem:

"After all, it takes at least 200 years for a young dragon to grow into an adult dragon. Even if our players have an upgrade system, they will not grow up in two years."

"Then there are two roads before us now. The first one is to go directly to the west. There are traces of kobold activities there. It is very possible to ask whether the red dragon player is still alive." Malvisa, who walked slowly to the side of the two, finished speaking, looked at the crowd again and joked with a smile:
"The second way is to go directly to the unexplored area and confirm the general information of the adult dragon. If it is really an adult dragon, it is really possible to kill it with the strength of the few of us. , and at the same time, you little fellows can fulfill the dream of a dragon slaying warrior."

"I don't think the second is appropriate. We only confirmed that the strength of the giant dragon is at least in the adult stage, but we can't guarantee that the strength of the giant dragon exceeds the adult stage. Moreover, while facing the giant dragon, We'll definitely have to deal with the dragon's affiliates, too.

A group of Ratmen is enough for us to have a headache, not to mention a giant dragon. Now our first task is to find that dragon player, so I think it is better not to be too risky. "

Thorne directly rejected the goblin wizard's second bold suggestion, and then asked Master Qingchen: "Master Qingchen, I would like to ask how many roads there are to the area where the kobolds have traces of activity."

"There are two roads, go west along the ruins in front of you, you will encounter a forest formed by fungi and huge mushrooms, you can get there as long as you pass through, but the distance is a bit far, it may take a long time.

The second is the sphere of influence of the nearby Ratmen, but I found that they have simple sentry towers and walls at important intersections leading to the Kobold area.If we want to pass through, we cannot avoid friction with it. "Master Qingchen pondered for a moment, and analyzed to Thorn unhurriedly.

"Unless there are no special circumstances, let's not have any friction with the Ratman for the time being. After all, the third-level Ratman wanderer left a deep impression on me."

Thorne frowned and thought for a while, then said, "So, let's take a detour through the fungal forest."

"However, there are likely to be many monsters from the underground world in the fungal forest. If we really want to detour, we must be prepared to deal with these monsters." Master Qingchen hesitated, and finally said come out.

(End of this chapter)