As an adventure, today is not a good day.

After carrying the necessary food, tents, weapons, and the two bottles of healing potions, the Mermaid Song Guild closed its door and headed towards the Everlasting Mountains with the team of adventurers led by Merlin.

Although it was the second time to go to this mountain range and the roads were familiar, the heavy rain still caused a lot of trouble. It was not until noon that day that everyone came to the mine again.

It was not easy to camp outside the mine on a heavy rainy day. After thinking for a while, everyone decided to stay inside the mine for a while to avoid the rain and adjust their condition.

"Let's take a rest now and rest for half a day. We will enter the mine to explore again early tomorrow morning."

Ai Luo stuck his head out to look at the rain outside and made his own judgment.

But a soldier from the adventurer team seemed unhappy and said: "Tomorrow? Are we going to stay here all day today? It's still noon, and we still have most of the day. We've already wasted a lot.

It’s time, no more wasting.”

As he said this, the soldier glanced at Ji Lian over there, his eyes showing indescribable annoyance.

Ai Luo looked at the shield on his back and said, "Who are you?"

"Lington Barsak, they all call me Big Shield. Under my protection, every adventure is safe and sound!"

Dardun seemed quite confident, and couldn't hide the pride on his face.

Ai Luo exhaled and said patiently: "Mr. Basak, first of all, we may need a lot of time to explore the mine. Instead of having to come back because it is too late and too tired in the middle of the exploration, it is better for us to do it now.

It's not too late to get enough rest and start again tomorrow. Secondly, the rain is really heavy. And it's marked on my map. It's basically all the way down, so it's hard to guarantee where the water may be.

Accidents are prone to happen. So, we'd better wait until the rain stops before taking action."

"Adventurers don't take risks!" Brad answered, looking a little cheerful, "President, am I right?"

Ai Luo was a little touched. He hadn't taught anything in vain in the past half month or so!

Therefore, safety always comes first. This rule must be followed even in the adventurer industry.

But just when Ai Luo thought he had convinced these people and was ready to camp in peace and contentment...

"What if I say we must leave now?"

The voice when he spoke didn't sound too harsh, but the unquestionable attitude in his tone made Airl twitch involuntarily.

Turning his head, he saw Master Merlin standing there, holding a staff that looked carefully carved in his hand, and a red magic crystal on the top of the staff looked brilliant.

Ai Luo was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something. But suddenly he felt the corner of his clothes being pulled by someone. Looking back, he saw Coco curled up behind him, holding the dead branch tightly with one hand.

, the other hand was holding on to the corner of his clothes.

"If you don't have any objections, then we have decided like this and start setting off immediately. William, you go at the front and use your ability to help us open the way. And everyone from the Mermaid Song Guild, you are in the front line, we

Help you to be the queen."

Obviously there were no words that seemed too harsh, but the words from this magician still had such irresistible power.

Ai Luo looked at the dark mine ahead, and then at Merlin's face filled with a faint smile...

"……Walk."

He knew that he had no choice now.

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Just like the first time, the group of people continued down the mine, and the hot feeling in the surrounding air quickly spread.

However, they were well prepared this time, and the group all brought water. Perhaps because they replenished the water in time, Brad suddenly fell into a state of madness like last time. It never happened again.

Going down the familiar road, the journey ahead was as cautious as the first journey. Every time he turned a corner, he still marked the road to check if there were any monster attacks or traps. After confirming, this

Then he waved his hand for the large troops behind him to follow.

Once deep into the mine, everyone in the adventurer team seemed to be mute and didn't say a word. The four people gathered around Merlin and moved forward cautiously without slacking off at all.

Seeing that they were walking carefully, Ai Luo quietly quickened his pace and came to Ji Lian who was exploring the terrain in front. He pretended to record the map and whispered: "How are the two city dwellers from last time?"

Cream knocked on a stone to make sure there was nothing unusual, then lowered her voice and said, "Killed by that Merlin."

Although he had already expected that there might not be any good results, when such an answer rushed into his ears, Ai Luo was stunned for a moment.

Looking at Ai Luo's dull face, Ji Lian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But I still have to thank you, otherwise, I might not know how I died."

As he said that, the thief raised his hand and pinched his collar. With the faint firelight, Airl saw that there was a necklace strung with a rope around his neck, and the pendant was a magic crystal ring?

Ai Luo was pretty sure that the last time he met Jim, he didn't have any rings hanging around his neck.

However, he didn't ask any more questions, he just kept the matter of the magic crystal ring in his mind and continued to move forward.

With this first experience, as the temperature began to drop rapidly, Airl knew that he was almost reaching the bloody insect's nest.

Ji Lian's reaction was one step faster. He raised his hand to stop everyone from moving forward, and took a few steps forward alone to check the surrounding environment.

With the weak firelight, Cream checked Ai Luo's map and confirmed a slightly spacious area. He took off his backpack and got ready.

Although Ai Luo didn't have an intuitive feeling about the level of thieves, seeing this guy's skillful movements and arranging a handful of fragmentary objects into a spike trap in a few clicks still made Ai Luo a little impressed.

"(Fairy language) President, I want to talk to you."

Just as Ai Luo was observing William's actions, a small voice floated in his ears. Slightly tilting his head, he allowed Buffy to sit a little more comfortably on his shoulder.

"(Elf language) Why did you come out?"

Buffy pulled Arrow's ears to stand still, and at the same time glanced behind her, and whispered: "(Fairy language) I was discovered by the human magician. He has been staring at Brad's hiding place from me ever since we left.

Pocket, now that he has discovered it, I will come out. President, I have to say, I kind of hate that magician."

Ai Luo turned around slightly and saw that Merlin was smiling at him. That commercial smile was naturally very familiar to Ai Luo.

"(Elf language) The way he looked at me made me very uncomfortable. Before I met Brad, I met several of you humans, and the way they looked at me was almost the same as this magician."

Airl has no doubt of this.

The Flower Fairy is a creature that has both mysterious and beautiful characteristics. Just one of these characteristics is enough to make ordinary humans possessive of it. Not to mention that this creature should still be very important to some magicians.

Alchemy materials, so rare to see one, you will naturally have some thoughts in your heart.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this flower fairy can contribute to the guild, I would probably find a way to capture her and sell her.

"(Elf language) I understand. I will pay attention to the movements of this magician. Later, you must also remember that you must stay close to Brad and cannot be separated. Believe me, he will definitely protect you."

Buffy nodded with confidence, and looked at Brad who was also paying attention behind her. The guy's eyes were not only silly but also concerned, saying that he would use his life to protect the flower fairy Aero.

Believe it too.

"(Fairy Language) Guild President, you should be more careful. These guys are obviously using us as a shield."

After saying that, Buffy flapped her wings again and flew back into Brad's pocket. Brad raised his shield to protect the bag containing Buffy, and began to observe the surroundings with vigilance.

A shield...Actually, Airl really wants to tell this little goblin that the adventurers in the guild often do something similar to a shield. Just thinking about it this way will make you feel better, right?

"Okay, everyone, be careful."

Cream over there had already installed the spike trap set. He took two steps back, took out a large piece of rags from his backpack and placed it next to the spike trap set.

The mouse, whose hands and feet were obviously broken and unable to move, was carefully placed in the center of the trap array, and then the torch was placed in a corner that was not easily extinguished to illuminate the trap, and a needle was taken out and pricked on the mouse's back.

After seeing the bleeding, he retreated with everyone and hid in the corner.

Ai Luo nodded. It seemed that the thief had also considered how to pass through the bloody insect area with the smallest obstacles.

Everyone hid quietly behind the rocks and waited patiently.

The little mouse made a noise in the dark because of pain, and the blood from the wound on its body gradually spread toward the depths of the cave.

As time passed slowly, the smell of feces and urine in the air gradually became stronger.

Ai Luo knew that what he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

In the light of the fire, a bloody insect as big as two palms appeared first.

It moved towards the mouse slowly but without stopping, turning a blind eye to the spike trap arranged in front of it.

Snapped--!

There was only a crisp sound, and the bloody bug with the head was immediately cut open by the spike trap. Then there was a soft bang, and the smelly blood in it immediately splashed out like a bomb explosion, covering the surrounding rags.

The stench of contamination is overwhelming.

Arrow and others were used to seeing this scene, but everyone in the adventurer team except Merlin showed incredulous expressions. It was obvious that they had never seen this kind of creature anywhere else.

The little mouse's screams continued, and the second and third bloody bugs continued to crawl over, one after another, and they turned into exploding balls of pus and blood on the spike trap, covering the surrounding rags.

This process lasted for almost an hour, until the already weak rat finally stopped screaming and passed out, and the wound punctured by the needle gradually began to clot, and then everything stopped.

Cream took a torch from Arrow's hand and walked carefully to the spike trap. After confirming that no bloody bugs were crawling over, he waved his hand and called everyone over.

"Okay, now let's put on these cloths."

Cream first picked up a piece of cloth that seemed to have the strongest shit smell and put it on his shoulders. The smell was almost the same as last time.

Ai Luo frowned slightly. He picked up a piece and looked at it. He made sure that the pus and blood on it had completely solidified and it should not be stained on his hair before wearing it.

Everyone complied one by one, but the Merlin mage waved the staff in his hand slightly, and the pus and blood on the ground that should have solidified immediately began to circle around as if attracted by something, forming a thin layer around him.

Thin blood mist.

Coco's eyes were a little straight as she stared at Merlin.

"Okay." Ji Lian exhaled, pulled out the double daggers from his waist, took a deep breath and prepared to walk towards the bloody insect area ahead.

"Wait a moment."

Ai Luo immediately stopped him: "The next step is the bloody insect area, so there shouldn't be any traps or places that need to be investigated. For safety reasons... Brad, can you take the lead? In addition, I

We don’t know if these bloody bugs have phototaxis, so we need to extinguish the flames and move forward on the next journey.”

After hearing the president's instructions, Brad, who had been standing behind him, quickly put out the torch in his hand, raised his shield and hammer, maintained the basic posture of a warrior, and walked forward without any complaints.
Chapter completed!