Struggle in the Steam Age

After summoning the paper figurines, Lawrence and the others jumped down the cave, and then Lawrence summoned the kobolds, the blood awakened kobolds, and the phantoms of the goblin and bear goblin four monsters in front of them.

After descending seven or eight meters vertically from the cave, what appeared in front of Lawrence and the others was a pitch-black cave. This cave is dark, long, and winding. He tried to peer into the depths of the cave, but saw nothing but mossy walls.

It may be because there is a water source in the cave, so the whole cave is relatively humid. Lawrence and the others could clearly feel that the air was full of damp and something rotten. Fortunately, the cave should have air holes leading to the outside world, so the overall smell and freshness of the air are still tolerable.

This place smells like a sewer. Safir, who was walking at the front of the team and opening the way, vigilantly held the sword in her hand and muttered. She was released by Lawrence with a [Dark Vision]. And it's still a bad one, at least I never smelled such a disgusting smell when I went to the sewer where the rat people lived with Fatina.

It's true that the Ratmen prefer dark places, but they don't like being dirty. Lawrence shook his head and said with a smile, Because they know that once dirty in that kind of confined space, it is easy to cause a large-scale epidemic. , This is a painful experience that they exchanged a lot of lives for.

When we first entered the cave, the cave could only be used by one person. Fortunately, when we walked along the cave, we found that the cave was getting wider and wider. After walking more than 100 meters, the cave became a place where a carriage could pass. Huge hole.

And as the team walked, some fluorescent mushrooms with a little bit of blue light appeared on the stone walls on both sides of the cave, and with a slight touch, a large group of yellow-green spore moss would be sprayed out. But what's special is that there are none of the snakes and insects that are common in this kind of damp environment in this cave.

Everyone stop for a moment. Just as Lawrence and the others walked into a tunnel, Okita Sakura suddenly said after the team broke up. I seem to hear the sound of wild quilts moving in front of me.

It seems that there are indeed. After stopping and listening consciously, Lawrence really heard the sound of rat-like creaking in front of him, as well as the sound of some wings flapping. The most important thing is that the sticky rotten smell lingering at the tip of the nose before is much stronger than before.

Let me go and have a look. Lawrence said, summoning a phantom of a poisonous stinging hummingbird that flew silently, and then directed it to pass over Safir and a bunch of monster phantoms at the front of the team into the dark cave flew in.

This palm-sized stinging hummingbird phantom quickly flew through a 30-odd long winding cave, and then circled a big bend. In an instant, Ye Quin's scream and the sound of flapping wings became louder.

After manipulating the phantom of the stinging hummingbird to fly out of the narrow opening, the scene in front of Lawrence immediately opened up. Because what appeared in front of him was a huge hole in the mountain that was the size of four or five basketball courts and two stories high.

The walls of this cave are covered with fluorescent mushrooms that shimmer like shells with light blue light. The blue light they emit makes everything in this cave covered with a layer of blue light. With the help of these not very bright lights, Lawrence discovered that there were dense wild quilts hanging on the roof of the cave, and the sounds and smells he heard just now should all come from here.

What's that on the opposite side? After commanding the phantom of the stinging hummingbird to circle the entire space, Lawrence found that there seemed to be a small stone platform in midair opposite the hole he just came out of, and there was a large pile of broken stones under the platform. Timbers and what appears to have been the rattan used to bind them together.

But just when he commanded the phantom to go up quickly to take a look at the platform, a wild quilt that had been flying around in the hole before suddenly flew over from the side, and then swallowed the phantom.

Hmm— The destruction of the phantom made Lawrence feel a slight tingling in his soul, but this feeling came and went quickly, and did not hurt Lawrence.

After the first monster phantom is destroyed. Lawrence summoned several monster phantoms one after another and controlled them to enter the cave to continue the experiment. After several monster phantoms were destroyed in succession, Lawrence probably figured out some habits of the wild quilt in this huge cave.

Naturally, no one else noticed Lawrence's sudden change, only Safiel felt something was wrong. she asked Lawrence, who had his eyes closed. What's the matter, are you okay?

It's okay, it's just that the phantom I summoned just now flew too high and was destroyed by the wild quilt. Lawrence patted Safir's hand to comfort her, and then said to the big guys who came up. There is a huge hole in front of it. There are estimated to be tens of thousands of wild quilts inside. As long as anything is a certain height off the ground, they will rush down from the roof of the cave to attack these things.

But at the height of the cave, I saw a platform, and under the platform I found an escalator that was suspected to have been built with wooden sticks in the past. If I guessed correctly, the thing we want to find should be on that platform on or behind the platform.

Tens of thousands of wild quilts? Zhu Yan and Okita Sakura showed a look of embarrassment, because wild quilts are extraordinary creatures anyway, and once they gather in groups, it will be very troublesome for extraordinary people. In particular, this kind of creature also likes to pounce on people's faces, which is equivalent to being good at attacking human weaknesses, and it is more difficult to deal with.

Does any of you know what this kind of thing is afraid of? Lawrence asked Zhu Yan and Okita Sakura. The knowledge he had acquired before allowed him to accurately distinguish what is what. But there is no way to deal with these things.

Actually, flames or smoke are enough. Okita Sakura said, But the problem is that I am worried that the flames and smoke in such a small place will stimulate their madness and make them attack every creature they encounter.

And there's something strange about it. Zhu Yan interjected. When I was studying supernatural knowledge, I heard an experienced old ranger say that wild quilts will attack everything that invades their territory. How could it be possible that only those that fly up will attack?

Maybe it's man-made. Lawrence said, After all, there are so many people leaving traces in this place, maybe some kind of extraordinary power controlled those wild quilts.

But even knowing that some traps were set up ahead, Lawrence and the others decided to move on. After all, they are only a stone's throw away from their goals now, and it would be a pity to give up. Not to mention that breaking the traps and eliminating monsters is a necessary process for adventure.

Soon, Lawrence and the others formed a battle formation and walked forward. Everyone is on edge, holding their weapons tight and ready to unleash some power.

It looks a bit scary! Safiel said. After entering this space, everyone subconsciously raised their heads and glanced at the densely packed wild quilts hanging upside down on the top of the cave. These wild quilts folded their wings and gathered together, looking It's like sunflower seeds densely packed together in a sunflower seed disk.

However, just like what Lawrence tested just now, they arrived under the platform smoothly. What's more, during the process, the wild quilts just flew around in the upper part of the cave, and none of them rushed down to attack them. . It looks like an invisible barrier separating the top and bottom of this cave.

[Mage Armor], Lawrence released such a magic to everyone present, and then aimed at the stone wall to release the magic missile.

Magic missiles composed of transparent force fields hit the stone wall and made a bang sound. In the splash of gravel, a row of fist-sized grooves went up on the stone wall, extending to the edge of the platform.

After finishing the preparations, Lawrence and the others sorted out the equipment for the last time, and then started the next step.