Not far northwest of Shambhala town, there is a hill with an iron mine. The scale is not small, but it is definitely not large, at best it is medium-sized.
There are dozens of similar mines near the town of Shambala. Because this mine was the thirteenth mine to be mined, it was called Mine No. 13.
The owner of Mine No. 13 is Waltz. He has a very elegant name, but in fact he is just a nouveau riche.
Under his command, about a hundred miners were employed to mine ore, usually mining during the day and resting at night. The main reason for this is that the hilltop where Mine No. 13 is located is too small, and the storage warehouse built is not large enough. If mining is done in three shifts day and night like some large mines, the warehouse will burst in a short time. At the same time, it is also to prevent the mine from being exhausted too quickly, so that the water can flow slowly.
However, even if the ore is only mined during the day, it does not mean that the mine will be empty at night.
The miners have indeed left the mine to rest and have fun in the small town of Shambhala, but the guards are busy.
The guards hired by the mine patrol the mine vigilantly, searching the mine from time to time and holding their breath to listen for sounds. On the one hand, it is to prevent people from stealing the ore in the warehouse, and on the other hand, it is to prevent competitors from taking advantage of the dead of night to mine the ore privately.
Among all the guards, the one with the highest status is a man named Hua Nuo.
He is about 20 years old, somewhat slovenly, and not very strong. On the contrary, he is tall and thin, and his face is pale, making him look a little thin.
The reason why he has the highest status among all the guards is very simple - the mine owner Waltz is his uncle and he values him very much.
Hua Nuo did not live up to his uncle Waltz's respect for him. He protected the entire mine very carefully and was extremely responsible, winning the respect of many guards.
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As night falls, Mine No. 13 is quiet.
After Hua Nuo patrolled the entire mine with a few fellow guards, he found nothing unusual and became a little relaxed. Several fellow escorts turned around and walked toward the resting hut. Hua Nuo originally followed them, but stopped when they passed the newly dug mine.
After thinking about it, Hua Nuo sent his companions back to the hut first and walked straight into the newly opened mine.
Compared with the old mines, newly opened mines will not have many details in place, such as the reinforcement of some unstable areas, the removal of small stones, and the repair of the ground.
Hua Nuo planned to go around a little more, write down the problems he found, and tell his uncle, the mine owner, to avoid any accidents.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Hua Nuo stepped into the mine, held a torch for lighting, crossed the pits on the ground, dodged the crumbling rocks above his head, and walked around for a long time, already having a good idea in his mind. Just as he was about to leave the mine, he suddenly heard a "rustling" sound deep in the mine.
"Huh?" Hua Nuo turned around suddenly and stretched out the torch to the place where the sound came from. He saw nothing, only heard the sound continuing to come, and said with some vigilance: "Who?! Who is where?!"
No one responded.
Hua Nuo frowned and walked deeper and deeper into the mine, finally stopping at a corner deep in the mine.
He found that the sound seemed to come from inside the stone wall of the mine.
"Inside the stone wall? Did you hear it wrong?"
Hua Nuo was a little unsure and pressed his body against the surface of the stone wall, listening hard.
As a result, as soon as the body leaned on it, the stone wall collapsed because it could not bear the force. A big hole opened with a "crash", revealing another mine hidden inside. The previous "rustling" sound came from inside, Became extremely clear.
this!
Hua Nuo was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he used a torch to shine a light on the hidden mine inside the stone wall, and instantly came up with a guess: Someone was stealing the ore!
Yes, someone stole the ore!
Someone must have secretly dug a mine tunnel to dig out ore privately, so that was the situation in front of us. The "rustling" sound he heard must have been made by the other party secretly digging for ore.
Damn it!
After making this guess, Hua Nuo suddenly became angry. He took out the dagger from his waist and stepped into the hidden mine, ready to see who was so bold.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Hua Nuo walked quickly in the hidden mine, covering more than a hundred meters in one breath.
As a result, he didn't see the miners stealing the ore. What he saw was several pairs of oil-green eyes lighting up in the darkness, followed by a stench of rotting corpses rushing towards him.
Hua Nuo was shocked.
The "oily green eyes" in the darkness were eating corpses, but they all stopped and looked at him.
"Gudong!"
Hua Nuo swallowed his saliva and looked at the "oil green eyes" slowly approaching him in the darkness, his body became a little stiff.
He didn't know what the other party was, but he remembered a rumor that had been circulating in the small town of Shambhala recently.
Rumor has it that there was a small mine that dug too deep during the mining process and accidentally dug up the legendary abyss, releasing the demon inside.
The demons that were released are extremely ferocious and kill everyone on sight. Many miners have lost their lives inexplicably.
"Devil..." Hua Nuo said, his voice trembling and his whole body trembling.
Several pairs of "oil-green eyes" in the darkness kept approaching him. He was extremely nervous, and an inexplicable rage arose in his heart. It was a strong desire to survive under extreme fear.
"brush!"
The closest pair of "oil-green eyes" in the darkness jumped up, like a black shadow, rushing towards him.
"ah!"
Hua Nuo screamed, holding the torch in his left hand and hitting the opponent violently.
As a result, there was a "pop" sound, the torch was knocked away, and several sharp breaths were drawn towards his chest, as if ready to disembowel him.
Between life and death, Hua Nuo gritted his teeth, held the only weapon in his right hand - the dagger, and faced it with all his strength.
"Stab it!"
The sound of gold and stone clashing sounded, and a few sparks popped up in the darkness.
Hua Nuo struggled to block the fatal attack, but was unable to resist the powerful force that followed, and was knocked away with a "bang".
"Boom!"
Hua Nuo landed on the ground, gritted his teeth and struggled to get up, feeling that there was no part of his body that was not in pain. The tiger's mouth cracked, and the dagger fell to no one knows where.
What made him most desperate was that the "oily green eyes" in the darkness seemed unaffected and were approaching him again.
"Is it really a demon?"
At this time, Hua Nuo no longer had the courage to resist, nor could he see the hope of successful resistance. He glanced at his "green eyes" in fear, turned around and staggered towards the exit of the mine.
And just as he was running, the "green eyes" behind him were catching up with him at a faster speed.
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More than three minutes later.
"Ah! Don't kill me!"
Hua Nuo, covered in blood, shouted loudly, and managed to run only a few meters away from the exit of the mine. He ran hard towards the outside of the cave, as if he saw hope of survival.
At this moment, a pair of "oil-green eyes" behind him seemed to have had enough of teasing, and suddenly pounced on him, throwing him to the ground with a "snap", biting down with sharp teeth, and easily tore his throat open.
"puff-"
A large amount of blood flowed out of the body, Hua Nuo's eyes widened, he twitched a few times and became motionless.
The moonlight outside the cave shone in, and the "oil green eyes" that killed Hua Nuo were revealed, and they saw that it was a mouse.
However, compared with ordinary mice, it seems to have undergone some kind of mutation and is much larger. It is like a hound, and its oil-green eyes are constantly turning, revealing rare cunning and ferocity.
The mutated mouse easily killed Hua Nuo, licked Hua Nuo's blood, and then looked up outside the cave.
In the resting hut in the mine outside the cave, the door suddenly opened, and a guard who vaguely heard Hua Nuo's shout came out and looked around, looking for the source of the sound.
Behind the mutated mouse, the sound of "swishing, swishing, swishing" sounded. It was the rapid approach of many companions, and then they rushed out of the hole together and began to slaughter.
This night was bloody.
The accident this night was black and terrifying.
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