The Great Sorcerer

The author has something to say: I modified the checkpoint rules in the previous chapter~ Then there may be a second update today~~~

Salo used a night spirit owl to send a letter to Canaan, saying that he had already made an agreement with Hai Huan and Lu Ming, and the four of them would act together after entering the underground palace.The second trial is ten times more dangerous than the first one, because only the first ten people who appear at the exit are eligible to enter the third round of trials, so after entering the underground palace, the apprentices not only have to face those who hide in the dark... In the unknown danger, but also be careful of other apprentices plotting.

It is not easy to form a united team under such circumstances. Anyone may join you at a critical moment, and no one can be trusted.However, this situation is much better for Canaan and others.The four of them are all apprentices of the same master, and they all have more or less friendship with each other, no matter what happens, there will be no such thing as framing each other.

On the day of the second trial, thick clouds gathered, and the pattering rain wet the leaves of the rainforest, making the eyes foggy, and the air smelled of dampness.One after another, the black turtle carts sent 45 apprentices to the gate of the underground palace.The roots on the ground are intertwined and covered with moss, making it very slippery to walk on.Canaan saw the pudgy mountain god grinning strangely at the gate of the underground palace. The crown robe on his body was also covered with moss and lichen, mottled like the original pattern.Looking at the expression on the stone statue, Canaan always felt that the smile was a bit evil.

It is said that in ancient times, the Wuxian tribe trained young apprentices very cruelly, and the apprentices who entered the underground palace for trial had a high chance of dying tragically.But it was also because of this that the wizards at that time were better than the current ones, because they were all survivors who had experienced death trials.The current underground palace is strictly forbidden for ordinary people to enter, but the structure inside has actually been touched clearly by special guardians, and the creatures inside are also carefully raised. Although the overall appearance remains the same as in ancient times, once danger occurs, there will be guardians. The victim went to the rescue in time, so although it was difficult, it would not be life-threatening.

Forty-five apprentices gathered at the entrance of the cave, listening to the adjudicator in front read the rules of the trial.

"After entering the underground palace, the competition officially begins and lasts for three days. Apprentices who have not appeared after three days will be considered as failures. The ten apprentices who arrive at the exit first will have the opportunity to enter the third round of trials, so after No.10 apprentices appear, Even if it is less than three days, the match will be terminated automatically. You can attack other players in the dungeon, but you must not hurt their lives."

Such rules can almost be said to have no rules.Canaan has a hunch that this trial will not be so easy to mess with...

But no matter what, he has entered the ranks of the best 45 people in the clan, even if he stops here, he thinks he should be satisfied...

Another trial officer checked the luggage of each apprentice in turn.According to the rules, apprentices are allowed to bring food and water for three days, as well as their own staff and necessary props for casting spells, such as charms, tortoise shells, crow's eyes, musk, bat blood and so on.Canaan was carrying a big package, and packed almost all the props that might be used. On the other hand, the other three went into battle lightly.

Lu Ming and Canaan looked at each other, then turned away as if nothing had happened.

Canaan thought, he must find an opportunity to apologize to him.After all, it was my fault to make a slip of the tongue or even miss his competition after drinking.

With the clang of the gong, the apprentices flocked into the rectangular black hole.Canaan wanted to rush in, but was held back by Salo.

Canaan glared at him, "Why pull me? If you don't leave, you will fall behind!"

Salo shook his head and said in a low voice, "There is only one road at the entrance of the underground palace. It will definitely be a scuffle to enter now. Why don't we enter after they are almost finished fighting. They must be very tired after a fierce battle, and then we will take the opportunity to slip away." Go in, turn directly to the fork road on the left, and then follow the route we set before, and get twice the result with half the effort."

Canaan listened politely, Hai Huan silently did not express any opinion, but Lu Ming cried out, "What if we can't catch up with them?"

Salo smiled, "Don't worry, they will be severely damaged once they enter, and it is impossible for anyone to be unscathed. In such a difficult and dangerous environment, even a slight injury will slow down the process. Not to mention the darkness inside, they are physically and mentally Tired, of course you will be suspicious and distracted, and you will get lost if you don’t pay attention. As far as I know, the secret passages and monsters in the underground palace are concentrated in the second half of the underground palace. There is almost no major danger in the first half except for this fierce battle. Although we Starting late, but avoiding the initial conflict, the speed will definitely be much faster than others."

Then Lu Ming suddenly realized, and looked at Salo adoringly, "Xiao Sa, you are simply a genius!"

Salo smiled modestly, "Where~"

The adjudicator at the door gave the four of them a strange look when they saw that they were motionless.They waited for two hours in a daze before walking in without haste.

Behind the gate is a wide staircase, extending all the way to the darkness as thick as ink.The four of them walked carefully, and found that there were many traces left after the fight on the steps, the used charms were scattered all over the ground, and there were even many broken staffs and bloodstains.However, the defeated apprentice was nowhere to be seen, presumably the guardians had already transferred him to the medicine hall with enchantment.Canaan couldn't help feeling terrified when he saw the messy place in the darkness. It seemed that what Salo said was true.

As it gradually deepened, the light from the exit gradually dimmed, and the atmosphere became more dignified, and the air was still filled with nervous killing intent.None of the four of them spoke, but silently chanted the incantation and the staff to emit light to illuminate the way forward. There was only the sound of anxious footsteps in the silent space.

Finally, the natural light disappeared completely, and the darkness followed silently, crowding from all directions.If it weren't for the faint light from the staff, it would be completely pitch-black, as if even the stone path under his feet became uncertain.Canaan began to feel flustered. In this environment, he couldn't even see clearly what was three meters ahead.The same seemed to be true of the other three, with a choking feeling of choking on their foreheads.

At this time, the road was smooth, and they had been deep into the underground palace for three or four hours.

Lu Ming suddenly yelled deliberately, as if he wanted to deliberately break this oppressive feeling, but in the end, Canaan almost jumped up in fright.

"You fucking scared me to death!" Canaan cursed.

Seeing Canaan's distraught look, Lu Ming couldn't help laughing meanly, "Isn't this a lively atmosphere~"

"If you do this again, I'll strangle you to death, believe it or not..."

Salo also laughed, "You two finally talked."

When he said this, Canaan and Luming felt a little embarrassed.The situation that made the two of them ignore each other a few days ago was like a child arguing, extremely childish.

Canaan felt that it was time to apologize, so he took the initiative to say, "Lu Ming, I drank too much last time, no matter what I said, I didn't mean it, don't take it to heart..."

"Hey... Forget it, who doesn't have a time to be drunk. It's my fault. It's okay to be serious with a drunk person." Lu Ming was quite generous, scratched his head, and smiled silly.Then his face changed again, "But you didn't come to see my game the next day, it's not over! After you go out, you have to treat me to dinner for a week!"

Canaan touched Luming's shoulder and said with a smile, "You foodie!"

"Brother is a foodie, what's wrong? Two weeks!"

"Okay, okay, can't I be your cook for two weeks?"

Just as the two were chatting happily, Hai Huan, who was walking a few steps ahead, suddenly stopped, and at the same time gave them a stop gesture.

Lu Ming quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

Hai Huan raised his index finger to his lips, signaling for everyone to stop talking and listen attentively.

After a while, he suddenly said in a low voice, "Turn off the light, hide on both sides of the corridor and squat down, no matter what happens, you must not make a sound!"

As soon as his words fell, everyone obeyed without any objection.Hai Huan entered the underground palace and hadn't spoken more than three words. There must be a reason for saying this suddenly.

When the lights were turned off, the surroundings immediately fell into darkness.It was a kind of hopeless black, and there was nothing but the rough stone wall behind him.

Canaan and Luming hid on one side, and he felt a little relieved knowing that Luming was right behind him.

Not long after, there was a strange rustling sound from the unknown dark depths ahead.At first the voice was vague and ambiguous, like a hallucination, but gradually it became clearer, and it was obvious that something was approaching them.The sound was a bit like the rubbing sound of thousands of centipedes dancing together and crawling over the fallen leaves with countless tiny feet, which made people itchy and sweating.What's more, there was a creaking sound similar to that of a child in the rubbing sound, and it was impossible to tell what it was.

Canaan felt that the voice was getting closer, almost a few steps ahead, and his hair stood on end.He covered his mouth and nose with his hands, not daring to breathe.For a moment, there was only that weird sound in the dark space, which was very clear in the silence.

However, the voice disappeared when it was only one step away from Canaan and the others, as if it had evaporated suddenly!

But Canaan knew that the thing didn't go away, it just stopped suddenly.

It stopped, it must have noticed something.

He couldn't see his fingers, Canaan felt that the thing was close at hand, but he couldn't see anything.This feeling almost drove him crazy.He didn't know if the thing was still there or what it was doing.

So Canaan felt his whole body froze, so stiff that he almost twitched!

At this moment, Hai Huan's voice suddenly sounded like an explosion from the darkness opposite, "Canaan! Run!"

Canaan flicked and lit up his staff reflexively, but his mind immediately went blank.Less than an inch in front of him, a pale face was almost pressed against him.The most terrifying thing is that there are no facial features on that face!

It seemed to be irritated by the sudden lighting of the lamp, and it suddenly split from the chin. The pale black crack that resembled a mouth was getting bigger and bigger, and at the same time it let out a sharp roar like metal friction, terrifying like a monster crawling out of hell !

Canaan turned around and ran away, not knowing if the monster had caught up, but he heard Hai Huan shouting loudly from behind. The sound also sounded suddenly.But Canaan didn't dare to look back, he was afraid that he would see the monster without facial features as soon as he turned his head, so he could only run away like a headless chicken.

He ran wildly for a while, the cries behind him could no longer be heard, and the surroundings became silent again, only the sound of his heavy footsteps and panting was left.Only his shadow swayed on the ground, and the light emitted from his staff was the only one around.

He couldn't run anymore, so he stopped slowly.The heart was beating wildly, and there was a fishy sweetness in the throat.He took a deep breath and worked up the courage to look back.

Only the boundless darkness.

Front, back, left, and right are all boundless darkness.

What about the rest?

Canaan panicked all of a sudden, why didn't the others catch up?

He was at a loss, so he hurriedly used his stick to look around, but found himself standing at a fork in the road, but he couldn't remember which hole he ran out from.

He was busy opening the map, but he couldn't figure out where he was now.

He panicked for a minute, but tried to calm himself down.He got separated from the others.When I ran away, I was too scared, and I didn't have time to think about anything. Now that I think about it, their voices were actually moving in opposite directions.

He repeatedly cursed himself as an idiot for being so frightened.But that monster really looks too scary, with a strange face that is neither human nor ghost, but its body seems to be like a huge centipede. Liu why so similar.

But shouldn't the monsters in the underground palace not threaten the lives of the apprentices? How could a monster like Xiao Xiangliu who likes to eat human flesh be allowed to run around in the underground palace?

Canaan was so angry that he kicked the wall, but his toe was so painful.He had no choice but to chant the incantation to summon the 狌狌.Not long after, a puff of white smoke rose from the ground, gradually outlining the outline of a slut, and Erbai appeared in front of him blinking a pair of black eyes.

Canaan bowed his head silently, "I'm sorry for calling you to such a horrible place."

But Erbai rubbed against his palm and called out "Canaan!"

Erbai has always liked his appearance, and liked to stick by his side.Canaan thought, maybe it is the creature that likes itself the most in the world.

"Erbai, you know something that many people don't know. Are you familiar with this underground palace?"

Erbai looked around and nodded.

Canaan opened the map and put it in front of Erbai, "Do you know where we are now?"

While playing with Canaan's sleeve, Erbai casually pointed at the map.

Canaan looked at the place Erbai pointed to. Fortunately, the road did not deviate too far from their original route, and it was not impossible to find it.

Canaan squatted and studied for a while, and after finding the way, he put away the map, patted Erbai on the head, "Let's go."

One by one, they walked cautiously in the darkness.Knowing that Erbai was following him, Canaan was finally at ease.However, he was still terrified, wishing to turn around every step he took, and afraid that he would not be able to catch up with Shanghai Huan and the others if he walked too slowly.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from behind.

Name, "Canaan!"

Canaan was taken aback, this voice was... Hai Huan?

He hurriedly turned his head, and he really saw Hai Huan chasing up from behind, with worry and anxiety on his handsome face.

When Canaan saw him, she was moved to tears.He ran over quickly, and wanted to hug him directly, but he was timid again when he got in front of him, so he stopped and smirked.Unexpectedly, the other party directly hugged him into his arms!