In a passage that is so long that it is difficult to see the end, darkness is the eternal theme.
However, it is not always dark here. When someone arrives, lights will light up to guide the way forward.
At this moment, there was a burst of soft footsteps in this passage.
As the footsteps deepened, the lights on the wall lit up one by one, illuminating all the way to the end that could be reached by the naked eye.
"Is this the arrangement of the wise master?" Doakes walked to a wall candle and observed it carefully for a moment: "It seems to be very ordinary. The quality of the lamp oil is also average, but the advantage is the large quantity. If you take them all away, it should be
It can be sold at a good price.”
"Master Chao Dimension has said that the arrangement mentioned by the wise master is just to guide the way forward through the light of the candle, not to give it to you as a gift." Vai complained speechlessly.
Since being scolded by the Black Earl, Doakes has become even more serious and doesn't even want to let go of these candles. But the background mentioned by the Black Earl is not just "magic crystal"!
Doakes: "The wise master didn't prohibit me from taking it, right? As long as he doesn't prohibit it, it's acquiescence."
"That's what I said." Angel turned to look at Doakes: "But do you dare to take it?"
Doakes babbled for a long time, but didn't make a move. You knew that he actually didn't dare to move. After all, this was an underground waterway covered with a large number of magic energy arrays.
But just because he didn't do anything, doesn't mean he doesn't want it. By saying such a long list, isn't it because he wants to attract Angel's attention?
"As long as you say you can take it, why don't I dare to take it! After all, I have to work hard for you. You shouldn't just die for me, right?" Doakes's tone was still firm at the beginning, but his tone suddenly changed in the second half of the sentence.
, simply don’t be too flattering.
When Vai saw this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
Before, Doakes looked like a strong man, determined not to lose his freedom; but since he owed Angel a debt and made up his mind to 'sell his labor', he has completely changed. Some people who don't know it think he is...
Angel's servants...
Of course, if Doakes really 'sells his body' in the future, he will indeed be regarded as Angel's servant. But from the disgusted look in Angel's eyes, Vai can tell that all Angel needs is Doakes.
The 'labor', not his people, can only be regarded as the relationship between employer and laborer.
No matter what the final result was, Doakes' changes really surprised Vai.
"You can take it." After Angel finished speaking, he looked at Doakes.
Doakes did not move, but continued to look at each other with Angel.
After a long while, Angel finally sighed and said the second half of the sentence: "As long as you are not afraid of death, you can take it."
"As I expected, there must be a proviso." Doakes muttered, but he didn't care. He was tricked by Angel a lot along the way. Even without inspiration, he felt that Angel might be tricking him.
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In other words, the more calm and obedient Angel is, the more unbelievable it is to Doakes. The reason why he is 'obedient' is probably because he is holding back bad water.
Angel: "These wall candles are all connected with the magic energy array, but the connection is relatively weak."
As Angel spoke, he walked to a wall candle and saw that he cut off a few energy flows at will, then took down the wall candle, and there was no abnormality around it.
Angel threw the candle in his hand to Doakes: "Since you want it so much, I will leave it to you as a souvenir. I believe that the wise master will not be reluctant to part with these candles."
Doakes: "I don't want just one. Since it's so simple, I might as well get them all..."
Before Doakes could finish speaking, Angel's smile began to turn kind.
Doakes subconsciously shut up. Whenever Angel showed such a smile, there must be nothing good going on.
"Do you want me to spend a lot of time and magic power to help you break down all these candles?" Angel said with a smile.
Doakes: "I...I, I'm just saying, if you have time."
Angel: "If I use the same time and the same magic power, I should be able to refine an alchemy item that is at least ten times more than the total price of these candles."
Doakes: "..." Listen, listen, is this human speech?
Although Doakes suppressed his inner emotions with great force, the look of envy inadvertently revealed in his eyes revealed his thoughts.
After Angel rejected Doakes' proposal with "tactful" words, he continued to move forward.
Doakes quickly followed up: "Since these are not given to us, what is the surprise that the wise master said?"
Angel: "If you ask me, who should I ask?"
Although Angel and the Black Earl had communicated with the Wise Master for a period of time before, they only talked about the upcoming itinerary and did not mention any "surprises" at all.
Before leaving, the wise master suddenly said that he had left a surprise on the road ahead, which made Angel feel confused.
However, compared to the expectant and yearning look in Doakes's eyes, Angel was less optimistic about this so-called surprise.
Surprise can be literal, but it can also be ironic. It all depends on the context and the character of the person speaking.
If this was said by an academic white wizard, Angel would believe it. But as for the wise master... Angel still has to draw a question mark.
Not only Angel thought this, but Vai obviously thought so too: "Maybe it's a surprise but not a surprise."
Doakes: "If it's really a surprise, I will..."
"What do you think?" Vai looked at Doakes sideways: "Are you... one-sixth?"
As soon as he heard "one-sixth", Doakes wilted again, lowered his head and sighed, and even his walking pace became hollow and weak.
But Doakes had just taken a few steps when he heard a "bang" and his head hit the iron sheet.
Doakes covered his head and took a few steps back, cursing.
After he reached a safe distance, he looked up and realized that what he hit was not an 'iron sheet', but an alchemy puppet.
This alchemy puppet is the one possessed by Su Ling. Ever since it was possessed, Angel has never let Su Ling exit.
Previously, Doakes asked Angel why, and Angel gave the explanation: Su Ling didn't want to come out.
Probably because Suling has always been in an energy state, it has a body for the first time... Although it is only a body of steel, it is still a very wonderful experience for it.
It was rare that Su Ling made a request to Angel to continue to experience the alchemy puppet.
Naturally, Angel would not refuse such an inconsequential request. Besides, Speed Spirit's combat power is not the key point in this team, but its ability to sense wind is. And the body of the alchemy puppet has no restrictions.
Su Ling's perception, on the contrary, due to the embedded magic energy array, Su Ling's ability to sense the veins of the wind is even stronger.
Seeing that it was Su Ling who hit Doakes, he could only admit that he was unlucky. It was useless to protest against Su Ling, and he would not pay attention to anyone else except Angel. As for protesting against Angel, because he still owed
Due to the debt, Doakes did not have enough confidence, so he had no choice but to give up.
When Doakes remained silent, Kael walked up to Angel and asked curiously: "Sir, have you discovered anything?"
The reason why Doakes bumped into the alchemy puppet was because Angel suddenly stopped. The alchemy golem guarding him naturally also stopped, which led to Doakes accidentally hitting the wall.
Angel, who had stopped, was looking around suspiciously, as if he was looking at something.
This was also the reason why Kael stepped forward to ask.
Angel: "It just told me that there are hidden creatures nearby."
While explaining, Angel raised the wall of the cane and gestured. This also told everyone that it was this cane that discovered the "hidden creature", which is...the wood spirit.
According to Angel, when they walked nearby, the vines on the cane moved secretly and kept rubbing against Angel's palm.
At first, Angel thought it was the wood spirit "acting coquettishly", but after careful inspection, he discovered that the wood spirit was writing words on his palm.
The content is that there are hidden creatures nearby.
Angel has been observing the surroundings, looking for this so-called hidden creature. However, no matter how he searched, he found no clues.
He looked at the Black Earl again, and the Black Earl gave the same answer. The Black Earl did not smell any special smell around him.
"Are they those dog holes?" Vai asked curiously.
Doakes: "Don't you know if it's a dog hole? There are no dog holes around."
Vai ignored Doakes and continued to look at the Black Earl.
The Black Earl did not speak, but descended from mid-air and landed directly on the black hole where Vai's nasal cavity was.
After reintegrating into one body, Vai himself could smell the surrounding atmosphere.
"It has no taste." Vai sighed.
Since even Lord Black Earl couldn't smell it, how could the wood spirit know that there were hidden creatures around? Everyone looked at Angel curiously... If they looked at the wood spirit, the wood spirit would be timid, so they could only rely on Ange.
I'm here to act as an intermediary.
Angel did not answer immediately because the wood spirit's "writing" speed was too slow. Angel wanted it to speak, but the wood spirit simply ignored it and had no choice but to give up.
After a long while, Angel finally finished reading the message written by Mu Ling.
"Because the hiding method used by that hidden creature is of the same type as the wood spirit. Therefore, the wood spirit can sense it."
As for why there are creatures with the same hidden ability as the wood spirit, according to the wood spirit, it should be related to the wise master.
While the wise master was teaching the wood spirits, he was also studying the abilities of the wood spirits, and even took away the derivatives shed by the wood spirits.
The Wood Spirit doesn't care if the Wise Lord takes derivatives. After all, the Wise Lord is its enlightenment teacher.
And the wood spirit can smell that there is the smell of its derivatives in the breath of the hidden creature.
"So, the hidden creature is the work of the wise master? Could it be that this is the surprise that the wise master said?" Doakes asked doubtfully.
Angel: "Yes or no, you have to find it first to know."
Doakes: "Since the wood spirit can sense it, let the wood spirit come directly."
Angel originally had this intention, but...
"The hidden creature keeps moving. It's too late to rely on the wood spirit's writing speed alone."
Before, Mu Ling said the other party was directly in front, but after a while, he changed it again and said it was in front and on the right.
The most important thing is that the wood spirit seems to have a bit of "obsessive-compulsive disorder", and it is very persistent in writing prefixes.
Originally, the direction of the vines could be directly used to indicate the location, but the wood spirit didn't want it, so it had to write it, and every time it started, it started with: "It is at such and such a location."
The previous prefix is unnecessary, but the wood spirit writes repeatedly, which also means that its writing speed cannot compare with the opponent's movement speed. In this case, it is really difficult to rely on the wood spirit to find the hidden creature.
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Doakes: "What now?"
Angel pondered for a moment, looked at the long corridor ahead, and said slowly: "Hunting."
Hunting is a term for hunters, which refers to the action of encircling and exterminating prey by restricting its movement range.
What Angel said here is not really about "hunting", he is more prominent about "hunting".
Since we can't find the other party now, we might as well limit the range. As long as we keep narrowing the range, we will eventually be able to trap the other party.
Of course, if the other party really wants to run away, he can.
But the other party has the aura of wood spirit, and it may be related to the Wise Lord. Even though Angel said he was not sure, he still thought in his heart that this might be the surprise that the Wise Lord mentioned.
Since it is a surprise, whether it is a surprise or a surprise or a surprise but not a surprise, you must get in touch with it to know.
If contact is the opponent's purpose, then it will definitely not concentrate on escaping. As long as it delimits a range and slowly limits the opponent's movement space, it will find the opponent sooner or later.
This is a stupid idea, but it is a good idea here.
They knew very well how strong the hiding ability of the wood spirit was. Angel met the wood spirit by chance.
But this time, another existence with the same concealment ability as the wood spirit appears. There is no more clever way, so we can only rely on stupid methods.
If the stupid method doesn't work in the end and the other party is still unwilling to show up, then... that's it.
As Angel said before, he didn't expect any surprises.
It is good to have surprises and joy, but it is actually not bad to have no surprises or no joy.
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Because this is a covered corridor with walls blocking both sides, hunting around it is very simple.
Angel used his feet as the boundary, connected the left and right walls, and circled half of the area.
In the other half of the range, Su Ling moves forward to find a position beyond the opponent and delineates another boundary.
The process of the speed spirit surpassing the opponent's position will inevitably be discovered by it. If it escapes, then give up everything and pretend that this did not happen.
If the opponent doesn't run away, then the hunt is more than half successful.
The hunting operation officially began. Angel easily established the boundary, while Su Ling controlled the alchemy puppet and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed.
A few seconds later, Mu Ling wrote on Angel's palm: "Exceeded."
Angel waited for a few more seconds, and after confirming that Mu Ling had no intention of modifying it, he finally signaled Su Ling to place the boundary at the other end.
Soon, a "hunting corridor" about two hundred meters long was separated by them.
After doing all this, Angel once again confirmed with Mu Ling whether the other party was within the hunting range.