Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 2630 Preliminary Exploration of Smelly Ditch

The reason for the sudden change in the atmosphere is clearly the cause of Earl Hei and Wai.

However, Earl Hei and Vay were not the only ones who aggravated the solemn atmosphere.

In fact, Doakes and Kael also have a share. Even if they are not afraid of the smell, they don't really want to go into the stinky ditch.

Who would want to swim in the stinky ditch if they can walk the normal way?
What's more, the situation in the stinking ditch is quite unknown. It is full of dark air absorbed by those witch-eyed ghosts lying on their stomachs. These dark air have nourished countless monsters for thousands of years.

Moreover, the monster ecology of the stinking ditch still follows the law of survival of the strong.

Those weak monsters, such as the mutated scavenger squirrel, had no choice but to leave the stinking ditch and run up if they wanted not to be wiped out.

Don't look at their ease when facing the mutant scavenging squirrels, it's just the credit of the illusion. If they confront them head-on, the mountainous and sea-like mutant scavenging squirrels will definitely cause them a lot of trouble.

However, the mutated scavenger squirrel was placed in the stinky ditch, but it was a humble monster that was expelled.

It is equivalent to saying that they not only have to overcome the smell problem when they go to the smelly ditch, but they may also have to face many powerful monsters.

How strong is a monster that has been nourished by "dark and filthy air" for many years?No one knows.

This is also the reason why Doakes and Kael also fell silent.

"Is this road really going directly to the stinking ditch?" When the atmosphere became more and more tense, Doakes took the lead to break the silence: "I have been thinking about it before, when Naraku City started to build the underground labyrinth, it took a lot of money. Because of this, and at such a high price, wouldn’t it be a bit extravagant to build a road directly to the stinking ditch?”

Doakes sighed softly: "I always thought that there must be a fork in the road here. I didn't expect that the people who built it at the beginning were really so extravagant."

After Dokes finished speaking, Wai nodded quickly: "I thought the same way before, there must be a fork in the road here. In the end, it turned out to be a dead end."

Feeling the sluggish atmosphere, Angel thought about the wording before he said: "First of all, you have a wrong concept. The concept of the maze was given by our latecomers. This place was actually an underground waterway back then. A dead end and a living end, It is also our one-sided definition of this underground waterway."

"Furthermore, even if this place is really regarded as a maze, it is not a dead end right now. The road of the smelly ditch is indeed difficult to walk, but it is still a road. Moreover, we call it the smelly ditch now because no one has been there for thousands of years. Go clean it; but in the past, there must have been sewage treatment in the stinking ditch, and it was just an ordinary road back then.”

"So, treat this place as a maze, and there is also a road. It's just that ten thousand years later, some 'stuff' has been added to that road."

They don't really understand what Angel said, it's just...it's not what it used to be.

After a period of silence, Earl Hei, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up: "Angel is right, there is the road itself. We have already come here, and it is impossible to retreat because of such a trivial matter."

Earl Hei expressed his position, and the second half of the sentence was also warning Wai, don't think about going back.

Earl Hei's sudden support made Angel even a little flattered.It stands to reason that Earl Black, as a nose, should be the one who dislikes stinky gutters the least, but he accepts it before Wai... Is this the pattern of the great wizard?
When Angor admired it, Earl Hei said again: "Besides, with Angor's purification force field, you don't have to worry about getting dirty. When encountering monsters, with the ability of the red sword Dox, you should be able to clear the way. "

Angel: ...then the work is arranged?He was the purifier, Doakes the mountain monster.

In the past, he used to be a stinky boy, but now when he asked Doakes to clear the way, he even called him by his name.

This layout is okay, at least it can bend and stretch.

However, with such an arrangement, Doakes' expression clearly showed a trace of dissatisfaction.

At this time, Earl Hei said again: "Also, I used danger perception a little bit just now, ahem, it's not a prophecy, I have released the reserve of prophecy before. I just activated the kind similar to Doakes Inspiration, and made a comprehensive perception of the danger ahead."

"The final result is positive. I think, at least this stinking ditch should not be too dangerous."

Earl Hei's words were to appease Doakes.

Whether the appeasement was successful or not will not be mentioned for the time being, but the slate with the earl's nose on it has been hanging on Angel's body. During this period, Angel did not feel the energy fluctuation at all.

What danger perception?Believe it or not.

It is definitely a reserved prophecy. When Earl Black released the prophecy before, there was no fluctuation.Therefore, Earl Hei said that he had used up the number of prophecies he borrowed, but he was actually lying.

No wonder Earl Hei was the first to express his opinion. This is not a problem with the layout at all. He is sure that there is no danger. He can stay in the purification force field without doing anything. It would be similar to the current situation.

Although Angel guessed Earl Hei's thoughts, Earl Hei stayed with him all the time, and he probably knew that Angel would figure out the ins and outs.But even so, Earl Black still spoke.It is clear that Angel will definitely not expose him.

The fact is true, Angel has no need to expose Earl Hei, the most important thing now is to fool everyone into the stinky ditch.

When you really enter the stinky ditch, it will be too late for you to return.

Therefore, Angel didn't say a word, just looked at Doakes and Kael quietly.

As for Wai, there is no need to look at it. Earl Hei has already expressed his opinion, and Wai cannot and dare not resist.

Although Doakes didn't want to go into the stinking ditch, he just answered the saying-everything comes.

It's all here, it's already come to this point, and there is no need to go back.

What's more, Doakes is actually not too afraid of dirty smell, but if he can avoid it, he doesn't want to get it.

Doakes: "Indeed, we've come to this point, and it's unrealistic to look back. Let's go, if we don't go, I guess the latecomers will soon catch up."

Earl Hei: "No need to estimate, they are indeed almost there. They have already passed the second narrow passage, and they are not far from where the day is."

And after coming to the narrow road where the day is, walk through a smooth road, and you can go directly to the living area where the wumu ghost was.

Earl Black: "By the way, the smell of this group of people is very similar to the underground labyrinth, and there is even a faint smell of old stinky sewers. It should be a team that often moves in the underground labyrinth, and they are probably very good at it. Solve difficult problems in the underground labyrinth."

This time, the Gray Merchant and his subordinates are chasing after them. They are really good at dealing with various matters in the underground labyrinth.Therefore, when Doakes learned of this, he didn't want to wait even more.

The Wumu ghost may be able to block the opponent for a while, but it should not be blocked for too long.

Thinking of this, Doakes took a step forward.

Everyone else had no objections, and Kael naturally followed the crowd without saying a word, and followed Doakes directly.

With Doakes opening the way, the speed of the crowd increased a few minutes. After a few seconds, they came to the end of the maze, and saw the dark hole connecting the stinking ditch.

They had never seen the stinking ditch so closely before, so they always thought the burrow was a subsidence.

But in fact, although the underground hole leading to the stinking ditch is dark, it is not as primitive as the underground sinkhole, and a very complete staircase is still built, and the materials used are not vague at all.

From this, it can be simply inferred that what Angel said before is no problem, the stinking ditch back then must be completely different from what it is now.Maybe there were living quarters in the stinky ditch back then.

Because in the purification force field, everyone can't feel the smell of the outside world, so they don't have much fear of the smelly ditch.Doakes still took the initiative to walk in the front, going down the stairs first, followed by the others.

As they continued to go down, the surrounding smell became more and more intense, and the filthy dark air floated in it, and there was no space to flow and avoid it.Therefore, even Su Ling returned to the mobile fantasy territory at this time.

From the return of Su Ling, we can see how bad the outside situation is.

Without Suling's sense of wind, it is difficult to set the tone for the specific situation ahead.And the others obviously didn't want to use their mental power out of the purification field at this time.

Angel thought for a while, and tried to spread the shadow of Earl's fan, and went to the outside world to check the situation.

Earle fans accepted the order without hesitation, and after the shadow spread out of the illusion, there was no abnormal feedback, so Angel was relieved.

It has to be said that Earl Hei's previous words made Angel wary of Earl fans.Now that it is confirmed that the hearts are still connected, and that they can observe the outside world through the perspective of Earle fans, Angel is relieved a lot.

Mind-to-heart communication is not just a literal meaning, it also means that Earl fans have no privacy in front of Angel.All emotions, all distracting thoughts, can be perceived by Angel.

Even, the information Earl fans looted from other witches before, if Angel wants, he can also read it.

This is absolute control.The power of the twisted seed is also reflected here.

Through telepathy, Angel confirmed that Earl's obsession is fine, and he doesn't have too many emotions.It's just that there is too much miscellaneous information floating in the shadow, but it won't affect anything for the time being. After leaving, a thorough inspection and cleaning will do.

In a blink of an eye, they walked down the stairs about 20 meters high.

The surroundings were still surrounded by the floating darkness, and without the probe of spiritual tentacles, everyone didn't know where to go at this time.

Fortunately, there are Earl fans.

From the perspective of an Earle fan, Angel saw the general situation here——

On the whole, the smelly ditch is no different from the maze on the upper floor. It is still a high wall and a magic circle.The only difference is that there is a dark and filthy atmosphere here; and the ground is mottled and wet, and occasionally long dirty puddles can be seen.

Because the place is too humid and polluted by filth, the walls and ground here show some signs of corrosion.Some of the magic circles in the inner shell are even exposed, and some have simply failed.

Angel directly simulated the scene he saw through the illusion.The illusion solves the problem of everyone's vision, which also prevents them from becoming blind.

"The general situation is like this. At present, there are two passages before and after. I suggest to continue to go forward. The road behind is even more dilapidated than here, and the damage to the magic circle is relatively serious. If the Ladder of Hanging Hell is really to be repaired ditch, and will definitely do the best protection..."

After Angel finished speaking, he looked at the crowd, wanting to hear their opinions.

"Just follow what you said. Anyway, there are only two roads, front and back. The Ladder of Hanging Prison is probably not too far away. If you can't find it in the front, it will not be troublesome to come back." Doakes said.

Earl Hei also had no objection, so everyone embarked on the journey again, with the goal of the road ahead.

Angel has been updating the external situation along the way, which has gradually deepened everyone's understanding of the stinking ditch.For anything, as long as the barrier set by the "unknown" is broken, no matter how difficult it is, it will give everyone a sense of confidence.

"Aside from the filth, this place is actually similar to the one above. Maybe in a hundred years or a thousand years, the top will become like this... even more ruined." After a sigh of emotion, Doakes looked around: " Speaking of which, I really didn’t see traces of monsters.”

Previously, Doakes thought that Earl Hei's statement that there was not much danger here was a consolation.But now it seems that Earl Black is really right.

Angel knew that Earl Hei got the answer through prophecy, but Earl Hei only gave the answer, but he didn't say why the answer was like this.

Angel asked Earl Hei privately, and Earl Hei's answer was vague and sounded like a magic stick.

But after getting along with the white bear for a long time, he is not too familiar with this kind of "slang".

To put it bluntly, the Black Earl himself doesn't know why the answer is like this.But as long as you talk nonsense and use fate as a shield, you will be forced to come right away.

Although Earl Hei didn't give any constructive advice, Angel himself thought about several possibilities.

After all, it is not far from the Ladder of the Hanging Prison. Could it be that the builders had already considered that the filthy atmosphere would affect the Ladder of the Hanging Prison, so they took precautions in advance?
Or in other words, this place is actually the territory of a certain big monster, and other monsters dare not disturb it?
Of these two possibilities, Angor prefers the first one.Because there really was a big monster, how did the wood spirit escape into the hanging ladder from the outside?
Generally speaking, a newly born wood spirit is only slightly faster than a stone spirit.Even wood spirits can escape into the Ladder of Hanging Prison, which shows that the danger here is indeed not great.

After continuing to walk about 300 meters, the road began to open up, and the surrounding black air became more intense.

Because, with the widening of the road, the "smelly ditch" finally appeared.

Literally a stinking ditch.

That is, the sewage pipes of Naraku City in the past.

What was in that long ditch, Angor didn't let Earle fans investigate, mainly because the viscous liquid inside was black, and just by looking at the color, it seemed that one could smell the soaring stench.

After all, Earle fan is hidden in Angor's shadow. Even if he can't smell it, an Earle fan who has been in the muddy ditch will still make Angel feel awkward.

Although a real stinking ditch appeared, and the signs of corrosion on the wall became more and more serious, there were still no monsters around.

When everyone was cautious and confused, there was a faint light ahead.

When they got close to where the light was, they discovered that the light was coming from a fork in the road.

Yes, fork in the road.

After they entered the stinking ditch, the first fork appeared.

However, looking at the bright fork in the road, everyone just felt creepy and didn't have the slightest intention to turn around.

Because the fork in the road is not on the road, but on the wall.

It is very similar to the small hole in the wall before, or in other words, except for the light here, it is exactly the same.

If the Black Earl hadn't left a mark beside the little hole, they might have always thought that the dog hole was a way to the unknown.Who would have thought that this hole in the wall could close itself, and open again when it sensed a living person.

Although they don't know if this hole is the same as the previous one, none of them want to go that way.

What's more, the bright light is too much like bait.

It seems to be actively letting people pass by.

When other people came here and saw the darkness, they might be attracted by the bright light, but with the help of Earle and Angel, their vision was not damaged.Naturally, he is unwilling to rush into a narrow passage that may pose great risks.

Ignoring the path directly, they walked quickly.

It wasn't until he turned a corner ahead and couldn't see the light that Doakes opened his mouth and said, "Master Black Earl, did you leave an olfactory anchor point near that hole? Is it closed now?"

The Black Earl didn't say a word.

Angel sighed: "Actually, you can keep a wizard's eye there to observe. You didn't even keep it. Do you think Mr. Black Earl will keep it?"

Doakes: "..." That seems to be the case.

Angel: "However, if you want to know whether the hole is closed or not, it's very simple."

While speaking, Angel showed a light screen in front of everyone.

At the edge of the light screen, there was originally a spot of light.But slowly, the light spot gradually went out.

"I quietly placed a purely mechanical creation without any fluctuations at a place far away from the light spot - the eye of the puppet."

"It can be seen through the eyes of the puppet that the light spot has been extinguished, which means...it is closed."

The other party used the light in the darkness to attract their attention, but Angel could also use the same method to judge whether it was closed.

Now that the answer has been revealed, everyone is even more horrified by the fork.

Although I don't know if the dog hole is a mechanism or some other "thing", there is no doubt that if they choose the bright road, they will inevitably pay a heavy price.

"Is this hole the same as the previous hole?" Kael asked after swallowing his saliva.

After a long silence, Earl Hei replied: "I don't know, the hole before has been closed, so it is impossible to judge. But I feel, it shouldn't be."

"But don't worry too much about this hole, whether it is alive or dead, as long as you don't go in, there will be no trouble."

Kael's face was still worried: "That's what I said, but if the dog hole is magnified several times and stands on the ground, which is about the same size as a normal-sized fork, it will be difficult to judge."

Kael's worries were not unreasonable.

If this happens, it is really difficult to prevent.

Everyone who thought they had escaped a difficult situation was once again cast a faint shadow in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)