After comforting Bai Jin, Yang Yu returned along the original route. When he was near the exit, a fork in the road suddenly appeared.
When I came here, there was clearly a wall, but now, there is a passage that extends forward.
This passage is even narrower and darker than the one where Yang Yu had just fought with the boulder. Yang Yu's intuition tells him that there must be something in it.
The air was suddenly filled with the scent of a hidden mission.
While Bai Jin and Yias were still wondering why there was an extra fork in the road here, Yang Yu took a step and walked into the passage impatiently.
In less than a minute, Yang Yu reached the end of the passage.
In the corner, a middle-aged man hugged his knees, buried his head, and shivered. Judging from his clothes, he was a magician, but no one knew where his staff had gone.
Opening the panel, the attributes of the down-and-out middle-aged uncle are clearly visible.
Kaluga
Race: Human (Adventurer)
Level: LV49 HP: 1210/1668 MP: 810/2129 Stamina: 57/252
Attributes: Strength 90, Defense 117, Intelligence 396, Special Defense 163, Agility 109, Stamina 189
Resistance: Magic 10%
Status: Extremely Fearful]
It doesn't look like a monster from the dungeon. HP, MP, and stamina are all consumed. It's unlikely to be an NPC that was originally in the dungeon.
Jushi once said that several teams of adventurers who were confident in their own strength had already reached the third floor early on. Does that mean he was an adventurer who entered the third floor early
Why was he hiding here alone? Where was his team
Extreme fear, a state he had never experienced before. What on earth did he see on the third floor
In short, ask him about the situation first.
Just as Yang Yu was about to step forward to ask about the situation in detail, Iyas's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"I just told you to wait! Don't just go into such a suspicious passage!"
"Tell me to wait a moment? I didn't hear any sound along the way." Yang Yu felt a little strange. It was impossible for him to hear Luo Yias's voice.
"You are so reckless and unstoppable. It's not surprising that you said you didn't hear anything." Iyas's face revealed dissatisfaction. She pointed at Bai Jin who was panting beside her and said, "You can ask Bai Jin. She also called out many times, but you didn't respond. I almost took out an arrow and shot you!"
He said something very horrible in a very serious manner.
Yang Yu looked at Bai Jin who was panting. She coughed lightly a few times and her words also revealed dissatisfaction.
"You would never have ignored my voice before, but this time you acted like you didn't hear me. I thought you wanted to get rid of both of us in this complicated maze and leave alone."
As she was talking, Bai Jin grabbed the corner of Yang Yu's clothes like a jealous little girl, and then a weird smile appeared on her face.
"Hehehe. I knew you were still thinking about that woman. As long as you completely abandon us, you can be intimate with that woman. But, you are too naive to think that you can abandon me like this! No, what I mean is..."
Since you picked me up, don't abandon me easily, idiot
Today, Bai Jin was unable to express her true thoughts. For some reason, the more she looked at Yang Yu, the harder it became for her to say what was in her mind.
"It's not what you think. How could I abandon you? Listen carefully to my explanation."
Before Yang Yu opened his mouth to explain, the middle-aged man squatting in the corner suddenly stood up and grabbed Yang Yu's hand.
"You said you would never abandon me, right? You said you would take me away from here, right? Quick! Take me away from this damn place! I don't want to stay here for even a minute! I don't know the answer to any question! That guy is not the monster we defeated! It's a real monster! In an instant, it killed all of us in an instant! If we had known, we shouldn't have taken that damn ring!"
His eyes were bloodshot, the down-and-out uncle's face was pale, his voice was hoarse, and he tightly grasped Yang Yu's hand. The trembling passed from his pale joints to Yang Yu's hand, as if Yang Yu was his only life-saving straw.
"I've already told you to take me away from this damn place! What are you waiting for? Even if it lets me go now, I definitely haven't escaped from its clutches. This dungeon is its property, and we in this dungeon will also become its property, and it will definitely play with us like a tiger plays with its prey! So, don't stay here any longer! Get out of here now!"
Damn! Calm down! You've already scratched me and drained my blood!
Enduring the severe pain in his hand, Yang Yu placed his hand on the rough back of Kalugada's hand, hiding the twitching at the corner of his mouth, and tried to keep a peaceful smile, "Uncle, I can take you out of the dungeon. In exchange, I hope you can tell me everything that happened in the dungeon!"
"I know! I know! As long as you can take me out of here, I will say anything!" Kalugada agreed repeatedly, still holding Yang Yu's hand tightly.
After trying to persuade the old man to let go many times in vain, Yang Yu could only endure the pain in his hands and drag the middle-aged man up the stairs to the first and second floors, then up the narrow tunnel, and finally out of the underground city.
Outside the underground city, the setting sun casts a beautiful golden hue on the forest. Birds foraging outside greet this golden light, land among the treetops, and return to their safe nests.
As soon as he reached the ground, Kalugada, who had just held Yang Yu's hand tightly, immediately let go and ran away.
"[Bound by Thorns]"
Yang Yu squatted down and lightly touched the ground with his palm. Thorns appeared in front of Kalugada and tied him tightly.
"Let me go! Let me go! I don't want to stay here for another minute!"
"I took so much effort to drag you up here, but you just wanted to run away. This is not what we agreed on! I said that if I bring you out, you will tell me everything you know!"
"No! Please don't remind me of what happened there! Please!"
Kalugada's voice turned into a crying tone. Although he was a grown man, his face now showed only endless sadness and regret.
Facing the man's tears, Yang Yu remained calm.
Since Kalugada was the only person who knew the truth and he didn't want to say it, Yang Yu could only use some extraordinary means to pry open his mouth.
"If you won't tell me, then I'll have to send you back to where I found you."
As he said that, Yang Yu took out a rope, tied up Kalugada, and dragged him towards the entrance of the dungeon.
"Are you a devil? Don't you have any humanity at all?"
Kalugada struggled hard, but Yang Yu did not stop at all and continued to drag him towards the black abyss.
"No! I don't want to go back anymore! I'll tell you everything! Don't let me go to the dungeon again!"
As they were getting closer and closer to the underground city, Kalugada finally chose to compromise.
"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier? Finding someone to talk to will make you feel more relaxed." Yang Yu stopped, loosened the rope on his hand, and smiled calmly, "Let me hear what is in that underground city!"
(End of this chapter)