Obviously, it was not just Ren who discovered the anomaly in the stone chamber.
At this time, Bart also stopped.
This experienced hunter's face changed suddenly when he discovered the scratches he had left on the wall.
He stopped everyone: "Wait!"
"What's wrong, Captain?"
Everyone stopped and looked puzzled.
Ba said solemnly: "I think we may be in trouble..."
Hearing his team leader say this, the team members all became nervous and looked at him sideways.
At this time, Bart pointed to the carvings on the wall and said, "We have been to this stone room before."
When he first entered the corridor, the old hunting leader had carved marks on every fork in the road and on the walls of some stone chambers out of caution.
Although it seemed like a futile move, because everyone felt they knew the way. Especially the following section of the road is completely straight and there are no forks, so there is no need to remember it.
But it was because of this small mark that Bart discovered the abnormality.
Sister Pasha was the member who had been following Bart for the longest time, so she had naturally noticed his marking movements before.
Now looking at the triangular sign with the direction indicator in front of her, her face changed drastically: "Ah? How is it possible... We haven't been walking forward, how could we return to the stone room we passed?"
The young members did not realize the seriousness of the matter, so they speculated: "Is it a maze? Are we walking back again?"
"The maze is definitely a maze, but it may not be as simple as we think!"
Bart frowned.
After a pause, he explained in detail: "I marked it before, this should be the twenty-third stone chamber we have passed! Ever since we walked into the corridor with this kind of stone chamber, we have never encountered a side road. If this is a maze, then it should be a 'cyclic maze' connected end to end. We walked back, why is it not the first room from the beginning, but this one in the middle?"
The hunters in this world have been exploring wasteland all year round, and have long accumulated a lot of experience in exploring ruins.
They have all heard of labyrinths, and many ancient ruins have that kind of thing.
It's that kind of circular maze that connects end to end, like a snake biting its own tail.
The environment is used to deceive people's perception, making them think that they are walking in a straight line, but in fact they are walking in a "loop", an infinite loop, and they are trapped to death.
But the law of that kind of maze is very obvious, that is, if you mark the things you encounter in the order of 123456, then the order of 123456 will always cycle.
The method to crack this kind of maze has long been summarized.
But obviously, this one is not.
They passed directly past the twenty-two stone chambers in front and encountered the twenty-third one.
That's why Bart said it was strange just now.
... ...
After hearing these words, Ren raised his eyebrows and glanced at Bart. The old hunting leader was much more careful than he expected.
Zhi Nao also made this judgment. This is the "No. 23" stone chamber.
However, he was not panicked at all.
The "Intelligence Brain" panel shows no mental fluctuations, so the maze in front of you should be a pure physical maze.
If this kind of existence exists alone, it will certainly not be infinitely broad.
The best thing you can do is make a few more trips, as there will be detailed comparative data from "Intelligence Brain", and you will be able to find some patterns very quickly without using your brain at all.
What's more, Renn also found some clues in the ancient writings and inscribed symbols on the walls.
What he was worried about now was not that, but the sound of gunfire that occasionally reached his ears.
Obviously, the hunters have already fought against the monsters in this maze.
But those sounds were very strange... they were intermittent and didn't seem to come from the same corridor at all.
He was thinking about what caused it, when Bart spoke again.
"From now on, everyone will make a mark. I'm afraid that my judgment will be wrong by then, and there will be other references!"
Bart's arrangement makes sense.
Before, he marked it alone. If there was an error in his senses, it would probably lead everyone to the wrong thinking field.
But if everyone makes marks, even if Bart dies, the members can still read the symbols and compare them with each other.
"Yes, Captain."
Everyone in the "Mountain Antelope Group" took out their daggers and carved marks on the wall.
After making the mark, Bart called to everyone: "Let's go! Let's go to the next stone room!"
Ren was also curious about the principle behind the existence of this maze, so he followed it and walked over.
After walking for more than a hundred meters, they found four other consecutively numbered stone chambers, 24, 25, 26 and 27. Then the mark broke again and a brand new stone chamber was discovered again!
After carefully observing that there were no symbols on the wall, Bart's face became a little ugly, "Now... the situation is a bit complicated."
Ren dragged his chin and immediately knew what trouble he was talking about.
If they encountered a circular maze, then after the "Stone Room No. 27" just now, there should be "No. 28".
But the stone chamber in front of me was something I had never seen before.
Then everyone walked into two more stone chambers, which were still strange stone chambers that they had never seen before.
This discovery feels very unexpected.
It was like a complete corridor, and then only one section in the middle was replaced by a section of the corridor that had been walked before.
Seeing this, Bart and the other hunters haven't figured it out yet, but Ren contacted the words carved on the wall, his eyes sparkling, and he vaguely guessed how to crack the maze.
However, the problem in front of them is not just the maze, but something else!
... .
Just when everyone in the "Mountain Antelope Group" stopped to study the maze problem.
Suddenly, the thief responsible for guarding the road ahead discovered something and exclaimed: "Captain, a body was found in the corridor!"
Everyone walked over quickly and saw several corpses on the ground, as well as blood all over the ground.
Two human corpses and two "kobold" monster corpses.
The corpse was dressed in ordinary hunter attire and wore chain light armor. It looked like it should be a two-handed swordsman and a heavy armored shield fighter.
Their weapons and supplies have been taken away, probably by their companions.
The corpse also wore the emblem of the hunting group on its chest.
One person recognized him and exclaimed: "Captain, this is a member of the 'Blackbird Group'!"
Bart nodded solemnly: "Yes."
The "Blackbird Hunting Group" is a medium-sized group with two to three hundred members. Their team is similar to the "Mountain Antelope Group", with a second-level combat captain.
This is also the reason why Bart's face is solemn. If the opponent can reduce its number, it will definitely threaten their "Mountain Antelope Group"!
At this time, Ren squatted down, put on his gloves, and carefully looked at the wounds on the two corpses.
The fatal wound was to the neck, an obvious canine bite.
But the strange thing is that the skin of the corpses is shriveled, and it seems that the loss of body fluids is the cause of their rapid death.
At this time, after Ren inspected the two human corpses, he looked at the two "monster" corpses.
Both monsters have the heads of jackals and dogs, and they look a bit like werewolves after turning into beasts. But except for their heads, their bodies are like human bodies, and they are smooth and hairless. Their lower limbs are a bit like kangaroos, and they look extremely strong. The skin is also shriveled and grey-brown, like a mummy in a cemetery.
I have seen sculptures of this kind of creatures on both sides of the Shinto at the entrance of the temple. Renn was no longer surprised by their appearance, and he was just suspicious: "This is what is written on the passage, Messenger of Death [ Osiris]?”
The fatal injuries were caused by ordinary guns. The bullets made holes in the bodies of these two monsters.
When I pinched the muscle tissue, it didn't feel particularly firm to the touch.
Ren used tweezers to pick out the bullet and inspected it. It was a very ordinary lead-iron bullet with no special enchantment runes.
He immediately judged that the monster's physical toughness was about the same as that of an ordinary first-level extraordinary creature, and it could be killed with just a gun.
However, he immediately became confused.
Since monsters are so easy to kill, why did two people in this hunting group die
... ..
Lane was the only surgeon on the team, and he was the only one who was most proficient in anatomy.
Although Bart had roughly determined the cause of death of the corpse, he still asked: "Brother Nicholas, from the perspective of a professional doctor, do you understand how these two people died?"
Renn directly expressed his judgment: "There is only one wound, and the carotid artery was bitten off. But theoretically, if an injury of this degree is rescued in time, there is still a chance of survival. But there is another one on the body. The characteristic is a massive loss of body fluids. I suspect that these two monsters quickly sucked away their blood while biting people... "
After a pause, he pointed at the body of the kobold and continued: "And... the injuries on the two monsters were very ordinary gunshot wounds. It stands to reason that in such a narrow passage, monsters of this level would not be able to survive at all. Probably killed two hunters in the crowd."
"Yes, this is also what I am confused about."
Bart nodded as he listened, frowned and thought deeply, and then said: "But since the dog-headed monster can be killed with a musket, then the threat is not too great. But, how do they succeed?"
After a pause, he turned his eyes and said to everyone: "From now on, everyone should pay attention to the movement in the corridor. Don't be careless about any abnormal noise!"
"And, there's one more thing."
At this time, Ren suddenly thought of something and analyzed: "There are no unnecessary wounds on the two bodies of the Black Bird Group. They should have been bitten to death without any struggle or resistance. I suspect, This monster can be like a high-level assassin. It has a way to completely avoid people's perception and sneak up on them. It bites their necks and kills them with one blow... "
Bart nodded: "I also think this is the most likely possibility. These monsters should have an ability similar to 'sneaking'. Perhaps, they are hiding among us right now..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt their hair standing on end, and they couldn't help but glance at both ends of the corridor.
Except for this corner of the place illuminated by the torch, in the distance, there is still endless darkness with no end.
No one spoke for a moment, and this brief silence caused the atmosphere of terror to spread quickly.
It's as if there is some monster hiding in the darkness, which will suddenly pounce out in an unexpected way, and then bite someone's neck.
It seems that whatever you are afraid of will come.
But at this time, terror suddenly struck.
A slightly frightened voice sounded from behind, saying: "Dr. Nicholas, it's okay if you don't tell me. But when you say it, I always feel a chill on my back..."
Everyone took a closer look and saw a new member who was smiling forcefully, as if he wanted to use a joking tone to ease the scary atmosphere.
Lane remembered that this young hunter was called Donnie.
At first, everyone glanced at him casually, wanting to respond and lighten the atmosphere. But in the next moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on something, and all of them turned into expressions of horror as if they had seen a ghost.
Because at that moment, they saw wisps of black gauze-like smoke coming out from the gaps in the masonry of the corridor, and then quickly condensed into a grinning dog's head behind Donnie's neck!
Everyone pointed behind Donnie, but did not dare to speak, as if they were afraid of irritating him, "You..."
When Downey saw everyone's expressions, he immediately understood something, and his face suddenly turned pale!
He didn't dare to look back, and in the moment of eye contact, two words were revealed: Save me!
No wonder he felt cold, because the dog-headed monster was crawling on his back and putting its claws on his shoulders.
No one dared to act rashly, and they didn't know how to deal with this strange scene.
But the dog's head shrouded in black air didn't give everyone much thought. It was rude and as soon as it took shape, it opened its mouth and planned to bite Donnie's neck.
"Bang!"
At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out.
With quick eyes and quick hands, Captain Bart quickly drew his gun and pulled the trigger, hitting the dog-headed monster between the eyebrows with one shot.
However, what everyone didn't expect was.
This shot has no effect at all!
The bullet passed through, as if hitting the reflection in the water, making a small hole in the black smoke dog's forehead, causing ripples, but it returned to normal in an instant.
Renn looked at this scene and was shocked, "Immune to physical damage?! How could this happen!"
The two monster corpses on the ground obviously died of gunshot wounds. Why was Bart's gun hit but useless
After this shot, the "kobold" had bitten down on Donnie's body hard, and a ball of blood burst out.
"ah"
A scream sounded.
Not only Donnie, there were also screams from another direction!
Only then did everyone realize that there was more than one monster in the corridor!
Seeing that the physical attack was ineffective, Ren gave up the action of drawing the gun. He was about to take out the "Scroll of Holy Light" and tear it into pieces, but at this moment, intensive gunshots rang out in the corridor.
But this time, the sound of bullets piercing flesh and blood was heard.
Ren took a closer look and saw that the two dog-headed monsters had been beaten into blood and fell into a pool of blood.
Renn looked at the dog-headed monster that was easily killed by a musket, and was stunned: "Isn't it physically immune again?"
Looking at the four monster corpses on the ground with exactly the same cause of death, he suddenly felt that he understood some of the monster's abilities.