cave
A group of armored soldiers walked forward. In front of them, there was a winding cave. The most terrifying thing was the stalactites, which hung upside down and drooped very sharply. When they turned to one place, there was a certain sound.
The armored soldier held up a torch and looked carefully. The torch was dim, and suddenly, there was a snapping sound, passing over his head.
"Enemy attack!" Someone shouted, and all the armored soldiers of Baidou Camp drew their swords in an instant. The swords flashed, and several rat-like things fell down.
"Stop, it's a bat. Don't waste your energy. These things are harmless and non-toxic." The captain stretched out his hand to signal. Sure enough, everyone looked and realized that it was indeed a bat. It was obvious that there were so many people in the cave suddenly. The bat was frightened and spread its wings and flew away. It stood up, densely packed.
Following the captain's words, the people in Baidou camp kept moving, and with a "pop" sound, their swords were sheathed, and their voices were neat and tidy, as if they were rehearsed.
This is because the area in the cave is too small, and it is easy to hurt someone with a knife.
Qi Aiguo, who was following the white fox, looked at these elites, shuddered secretly, and suddenly said: "There is his aura ahead."
"The front team drew their swords and charged forward. The rest were on guard and prepared their crossbows." The captain was excited, looked at it with bright eyes, and ordered in a low voice. The front team drew their swords again and walked along the road for a while. Even if they didn't use it this time, The white fox can smell the smell of blood.
Carefully turn in, and when the fire shines on you, you can see clearly inside. This is a space, as big as a grain drying field. The torch outlines the outline of the entire cave. There is nothing to climb up and down the cave wall. There is a crack on the roof of the cave. .
But there are seven or eight caves around, which are very dense, some are large and some are small.
The ground was covered with corpses, and blood was spattered on the rock wall. It looked like they had experienced a battle, and the corpses were separated and their internal organs were flowing all over the ground.
"Sir, this is a very good blocking ground."
"You see, the surrounding caves are very deep and dark. If you go inside, no one will know if a knife has been stabbed in the darkness. Even this place cannot guarantee safety."
The captain gritted his teeth and smiled: "If it is cunning, where is the main path?"
Qi Aiguo's face was a little pale, he bit his lip, and said a few words to the little white fox, and the white fox squeaked in response.
"He escaped this way." Qi Aiguo picked up the white fox and pointed at one of the dozens of cave entrances. Immediately, a team rushed in and pounced on it.
A pool of thick blood then appeared, and with a glance, there were thirteen corpses stacked on top of each other, all of which were King Lu's army.
The assault team of Baidou Camp showed murderous intent, and these were all their comrades.
Then he jumped in. The cave was so complicated that if it hadn't been for the white fox's guidance, it would have been difficult to find the right path quickly. The captain's face was ashen.
No wonder three hundred people jumped on each other and died like this. The environment was so dangerous.
From time to time, corpses can be found, including Taoist officials, armored soldiers, and Jianghu people. The atmosphere becomes more and more solemn.
The white fox raised its head, with a pair of bright eyes, like cat eyes, shining in the dark night. It sniffed the air with its nose, and jumped down to identify every fork in the road carefully.
"Sir, the main road has been discovered here." Qi Aiguo said to the cave on the left.
"Come on." The captain listened and waved his hand, and a group of people rushed in.
"My lord, a body has been found."
"There were traces of fire inside, and we also found half a piece of fallen dry food."
Not far after entering, someone shouted loudly. Upon hearing this, the captain's eyes lit up: "This is where the enemy is repairing, it's not far away."
The captain said, pulled out his sword with a sinister smile, glanced at the armored soldier, and ordered in a low voice: "Listen, everyone, the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune has come. Take one rank and serve as three heads."
"Kill Pei Ziyun and get promoted to the third level!"
"kill"
The armored soldiers all drank, and their voices echoed in the cave for a long time. They quickly jumped in, but a moment later, there was another report: "Sir, there is no one."
"Find a way and catch up." The captain looked at Qi Aiguo again. Qi Aiguo led people deeper and deeper, seeming to go underground. After walking for a while, the white fox suddenly stopped, and the captain's eyes flashed. , pressed the knife and asked: "What happened? Why didn't you catch up?"
"Sir, it's water." Qi Aiguo picked up the white fox. The white fox seemed to know what Qi Aiguo wanted to ask. It squeaked twice, stretched out its paws, and pointed at the water hole in the cave.
"The smell is gone."
"Disappeared in a flooded location."
Qi Aiguo pointed at the water hole, and the captain's expression changed: "Bring the torch."
When more than a dozen torches were shined at the water cave, they saw that the bottom of the cave had turned into an underground river. The water was dark and unfathomable. Someone checked the traces and said: "Sir, there are footprints here that disappeared from the water cave."
"Not good." The captain was surprised: "They must have escaped through the underground water cave. Is the water cave connected to other places?"
"Zhao Ming, Zhang Yun, come here." The captain stood up straight and ordered loudly.
"Sir," after a while, the two men stepped forward.
"You two are good at water, sneak in and check where the water channel leads to. If you find the enemy, don't fight and report back immediately."
"Yes." The two of them took off their light armor, walked to the water hole, jumped down with a splash, and swam around like fish in the water, testing the water.
"Breathe" the two of them exhaled the turbid air in their lungs, took a deep breath, swelled their bodies, turned over, and dived downwards with their heads down.
The captain's face softened slightly and he said to Qi Aiguo: "Zhao Ming and Zhang Yun are masters in the water. They are gifted. They can hold half a stick of incense (about ten minutes). No one in the army can match them."
"Even the masters in the inner circle are hardly at this level."
"Pei Ziyun is a demon, I can't say for sure, but the people who follow him will definitely not be able to exceed this breath-holding time, so they can sneak out, and so can Zhao Ming and Zhang Yun."
Qi Aiguo looked at it and didn't say a word. He just stood there blankly. For a moment, the whole scene became silent, with only the sound of breathing and the clanging of nails.
"Gulu gulu" for a long time, bubbles appeared on the surface of the water, and then a head emerged. Everyone could see it clearly, but it was Zhao Ming. He was just gasping for air when he bubbled.
Seeing Zhao Ming appear, the captain leaned forward and asked, "How is it? Have you found out where it leads?"
"Hoo, ho!" Zhao Ming gasped for air, and after a while he said: "Sir, all the water below is like a maze. I almost ran out of breath when I dived. I haven't touched the bottom yet. I don't know how deep it is down there. I can't hold my breath. When we come back, Zhang Yun will continue to dive."
"Bastard, bastard." The captain waited for a while, then cursed, his blushing face turned livid. No matter how long a person held his breath, there was still time. He would definitely be dead, but he was unwilling to do so. After a while, a floating corpse appeared. Appeared, Zhao Ming rushed over and saw that it was Zhang Yun.
"What should we do now?" The captain pulled a handful of long hair, grabbed a few strands, and kicked it on the rock wall. He breathed for a long time before ordering: "Report to the general and father-in-law immediately."
underground water cave
The waterway is long and bottomless. If it were not for holding a luminous bead in his hand to illuminate the waterway, or for holding everyone together with a rope, Shen Zhen would doubt himself and others and would get lost in the waterway out of fear.
"Gulu, Gulu." Shen Zhen felt that his lungs were burning, and he couldn't help but let out a breath to feel better, but a strong feeling of suffocation became stronger again, and his hands and feet began to struggle uncontrollably.
"Don't panic." Shen Zhen remembered Pei Ziyun saying that he should pay special attention not to panic at this time. If he panics and struggles, the air in his lungs will be easily consumed and he will die.
Only a little bit of the air sac formed by the urine bubble was left. Shen Zhen's abnormal desire made him open his mouth on the urine bubble and took a deep breath. A little fresh air rushed in. He was about to take another breath when he felt the inside of the balloon. There is no fresh air.
"Well" without paying attention, bubbles came out of his mouth. Shen Zhen couldn't help but panic, and a kind of fear came over him.
"Gulu" A charlatan behind him couldn't bear it any longer, and his lungs felt like they were going to explode. He just opened his mouth, and the old air in his lungs was spit out, and he began to struggle desperately again.
"Don't move, don't be afraid. The more you struggle, the faster you will die. It's almost done, just keep enduring."
A voice suddenly appeared in everyone's heart, and the voice went straight into the heart, dispelling all fear, fear, and panic.
The Jiang Hu Ke woke up, closed his mouth, and swam forward with all his strength. Everyone endured, their faces turned red and their veins bulged, until they could no longer hold on.
The voice of "We're here" appeared in everyone's hearts. As soon as the people in front rushed forward, their entire body rushed out above the water.
"Plop"
In a pond, the water surface was calm, and suddenly a human head rushed out. Then, one, two... all the people rushed out of the water.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo"
"Hoo, hoo, hoo"
Everyone was breathing heavily, fresh air poured into their lungs, and the heat in their lungs gradually dissipated. It was hard to tell whether it was water or tears. It was so good to be alive.
Pei Ziyun recovered quickly, jumped up, stepped directly on the bank, grabbed a branch with one hand and flicked it, turned to a high place, and looked around.
Only then did he realize that he was not too far away from the mountain. A little further away was a series of military camps, and he could still see burning bonfires and patrolling soldiers. However, he was out of the encirclement.
As Shen Zhen crawled out of the pond, he felt a gust of wind blowing by, a chill that made him shiver, and his skin got goosebumps.
"The water is a bit cold." A wanderer climbed out of the pool, squeezed his clothes, and said to himself: "The water channel is here, why are you afraid of the cold?"
"Brother Pei, what should we do now?" Shen Zhen asked.
Pei Ziyun jumped down, with a lot of water splashing on the ground. He glanced at the military camp and the mountain, and shouted in his heart: "System!"
A plum appeared in front of me, and it quickly enlarged into a translucent data frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the data appeared in front of my eyes.
"Side mission: Kill ten visitors from another dimension and learn their information. Completion level 8/10"
Pei Ziyun glanced at it, 8/10, with an expressionless face, thought for a moment, and said without hesitation: "Of course I will go back!"
I have tested the power of the Earth Immortal, but now I have reached the stage where the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry. I can't even evaporate the water on my clothes. If I continue to play, I will kill myself.
"We have killed seven generals and thousands of soldiers, and our military achievements are complete." Pei Ziyun said, and led his people to leave directly: "I will send a report as soon as I get back. You are all meritorious, and the same goes for your dead brothers."
After hearing this, Shen Zhen couldn't help but nodded and exhaled heavily, while the remaining people also showed expressions of rejoicing that it was finally over.
Pei Ziyun didn't take it seriously either, this is human nature.
(End of chapter)