"Huh?"

Ai Luo had a look of surprise on his face and hurriedly stepped forward.

"President, do you think...?"

Cream's hands were covered in blood, and he held a huge heart in his hands. The upper part of the heart was made of gold, but the lower part was still made of muscle. There was a vague sense of connection between the two.

The feeling that gold is gradually growing.

Ai Luo frowned and slowly shook his head. But then he thought about it and handed the heart in his hand to the puppet behind him.

"Captain, look, it seems that not every corpse eater has a heart of gold. Some of them are in the process of transformation."

The puppet picked up the half-flesh, half-gold heart, looked around, frowned and said, "So, what does this mean?"

This means less money.

Although Ai Luo thought so in his heart, it was impossible to say it directly. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed slightly and said: "Let me tell you, this means that not every heart of these corpse eaters is made of gold at the beginning.

Block. It might take some time... to... cultivate or something. Let's look at the other end."

With that said, Arrow walked over to Brad. After spending some effort, Brad also cut open the corpse-eater's chest, and this time...

"There is no gold."

Aero frowned, sighed, and said——

"The chest of this head is just some sticky rotten flesh tissue. Judging from the size, this head is also the smallest. It looks like a 'baby body' that has not yet grown up."

Since a corpse eater may not necessarily produce gold nuggets, Arrow's idea of ​​killing about two white-headed corpse eaters to save up to 1,000 gold coins was obviously shattered.

But since there is disappointment, you must take advantage of this disappointing state. After all, the facts are before you, and it is better to find a way to turn your disadvantages into your own advantage than to do nothing.

Arrow stood up, turned to the puppet behind him, and said: "But on the other hand, since there may not be a gold nugget in the chest of a corpse eater, we can also bring this half-heart, half-gold thing with us.

Go back and present it to the count. This can also explain why we have been here for so long and did not get three pieces of gold after killing three corpse eaters. From this perspective, this is more beneficial to the agreement between us, isn't it?

?"

The puppet captain thought for a while, and then he took out the piece of gold he had already obtained from his pocket again. After hesitating for a moment, he turned back and looked at the teammates behind him.

The gold nugget is not that small.

For soldiers, this money can definitely be used to enjoy themselves for a long time.

Now that there is a way to make a deal, instead of these gold nuggets falling into the hands of that count, it is better to watch the greedy and joyful eyes of the teammates behind you and do something that makes everyone happy.

Thinking of this, the puppet captain laughed again. He put the gold nugget back into his arms, took a piece of cloth from the hands of the team members, wrapped the half-gold and half-heart material, and asked the team members to carry it.

"Well, there is no other way. President Arrow, I agree with you. With this piece of gold, it doesn't matter if we kill more corpse eaters in the future. After all, not every monster has a gold nugget in its chest.

Well...well...can we continue setting off?"

Looking at the look in Captain Muppet's eyes now, Ai Luo knew that the greedy side of this soldier's character had been aroused.

This isn't a bad thing, at least not yet.

Turning around and making some adjustments, Airl confirmed each guild member's physical condition, equipment, food and water. After confirming that there were no problems, he nodded.

"Then, let's continue."

————

Hold up the torch and keep moving forward.

It didn't take long before the leading mermaid came to the narrow passage again.

The weak firelight seemed very dazzling in this small passage, and the light could even illuminate all the patterns and words on the ceiling clearly.

All members are moving forward slowly, alert to everything.

Especially after the last exploration of Mermaid Song, Brad, who was at the front of the team, always held up his shield, alert to all the unknowns in the darkness ahead.

All around, those twisted city sculptures appeared again.

It was also accompanied by words that made people feel a little "strange", and Ai Luo couldn't help but cover his chest.

This is the second exploration, because last time he walked past the gods here and received a slap from Brad, so this time he was even more vigilant.

At the same time, he was also careful not to look at the carvings on the wall, hoping to keep himself in a state of not being too nervous...

~~Come, come to me~~

~~I will dispel the darkness in your heart and give you the greatest gift~~

"!!!"

Snapped--!

The auditory hallucination reappeared, and Arrow slapped himself without hesitation. This crisp sound spread far in the narrow passage, causing Brad in front to stop and look back. The puppet behind him

The team also stopped and looked at him in surprise.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Whiskey behind him asked.

Airl didn't answer directly. He held his breath and listened silently.

No……

Those strange whispers have disappeared.

Is this really an auditory hallucination caused by excessive mental stress?

Ai Luo raised his head, looked at the people around him, and asked, "Did you hear anything just now?"

Dacron laughed. The guy rubbed his shoulder with the wound and said with a smile: "I only heard the sound of you slapping yourself. What's wrong? The president of Mermaid Song still has this habit? Slap yourself.

Slapping for fun?”

Ai Luo didn't answer, but just breathed a sigh of relief.

When he raised his head and scanned the carvings on the surrounding walls again, and made sure that his mental state was not so nervous that he would have hallucinations, he said: "It's okay, let's move on. There is a big hole in front of us, and there is a huge

There may be many corpse-eaters stationed in the pool there. The corpse-eater king just now may also be there, so we must be careful."

Since Arrow is fine, the crowd moves on.

But as he walked, Ai Luo was still thinking about the voice that whispered in his mind just now.

So what exactly is it?

What can dispel the darkness in your heart?

If you really get to that thing, what will that thing... give you as a gift...?

The more he thought about it, the less he understood it. When he was about to reach the exit of the tunnel, Airl shook his head, threw all these thoughts behind him, and concentrated on facing the situation in front of him.

Walking out of the tunnel... However, the situation in front of him made Ai Luo feel a little different.

First, there is the issue of light.

The last time I came here, the entire ceiling was covered with some luminous moss that looked like stars. Although these lights did not reach enough to illuminate the place like daylight, they could at least make people see the size of the hole in the pool.

But now, it is completely dark here. The torches in the hands of a few people can only illuminate a nearby area of ​​about 20 meters, but there is no way to illuminate places far away.

"careful."

There was no light, and there were no one knew how many corpse-eaters were hidden in the darkness. This made Airl a little nervous and warned him softly.

The four members Brad, Cream, Coco, and Buffy were also on alert and took a defensive stance. Although Whiskey and Polyester had never been here before, seeing how nervous Ai Luo was, they involuntarily raised their weapons and stood there.

Beside the guild members.

However, the puppet team behind did not show an expression as if they were facing a formidable enemy. As the leader, the puppet waved to a member behind him. The member nodded and then took out a scroll from his equipment pocket.

, open it, and lightly scratch the scroll a few times.

puff--

With a slight sound, a ball of light suddenly shot out from the scroll. This sunlight-like light slowly rose into the air, completely illuminating this place that made Airl extremely nervous.

"Scroll spell?"

Ai Luo was stunned for a moment, but then he showed an envious look.

After all, this is all money! Being able to seal magic in a special scroll and then use it means that the price of this kind of scroll is not cheap. At least, it is definitely not something that a small guild like me can do every time it sends out a mission.

Affordable.

Thinking this, Ai Luo suddenly turned his eyes to Coco next to him.

When the little necromancer suddenly came into contact with Airl's eyes, he seemed to be frightened by the serious look and flinched a little.

However, there's no point in staring at her. After all, no matter how hard you think, the Necromancer can't release this kind of light magic, right? Oh, forget it.

Ai Luo stopped staring at Coco and turned to observe the entire cave.

Different from the last time, the place in the middle that was originally thought to be a pool is now completely empty. Instead, there is a huge hole that seems to reach into the abyss of the center of the earth! There are many spiral directions surrounding the hole.

Down the passages, these passages seem to have been artificially carved, and each passage can accommodate two carriages traveling straight side by side. It seems that this is not a simply built road that is only for people to pass through.

"Oh, this iron ore pit was explored really deep back then."

The puppet walked to the edge of the mouth of the abyss and looked down.

Even the power of light magic could not reach the bottom of the cave. He threw the torch down and watched the light spot of the torch getting smaller and smaller, until it finally disappeared. How deep is the mouth of the abyss?

But no one knows.

Ai Luo also watched the torch fall, frowned, shook his head and said: "The water here will disappear, so it means that there should be access to the sea below. There will be a difference when the tide rises and falls. The situation is unknown now, I suggest

Let’s retreat for the time being and wait until we confirm the rising and falling times of the tide here before exploring again, otherwise it will be too dangerous for us if the water suddenly rises when we are halfway there.”

Unfortunately, Arrow's suggestion was rejected by the puppet captain with a shake of his head. He could see that the captain's eyes were full of obsession with gold nuggets. Arrow could really understand this feeling.

After all, with their large numbers, those corpse eaters who no longer pose a big threat are really easy targets. If you are lucky, you can receive hundreds of gold coins in one breath. Who wouldn't want this kind of good job?

?

especially……
Chapter completed!