0p0 Chapter 207: Drill or not?
Chapter 207: Drill or not?
Shihui slowly opened one of the yellowed pieces of paper. The words on it were crooked and messy, but you could still make out what was written on it.
[···In···We··can't get out···It's thinking···I really···You can see this letter······]
"Look at the handwriting on it!"
As she said that, she handed the letter in her hand to Momo.
"If they were trapped and died here, then the mummies we just killed could explain why they were there."
Momo nodded: "Indeed, the letter was a bit sloppy. It must have been written in extreme panic, which resulted in him not being able to explain what it meant. It seems that he was attacked by a monster."
These letters are their only means of obtaining information and intelligence at the moment, and he wants to see something from them.
Shihui didn't reply, but looked at the rest of the letter with a frown.
"Have you made any important discoveries, Your Highness?" Momo saw that the other party was frowning, and he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. He didn't know why, but as long as the princess in front of him frowned, she would probably be in trouble.
"What they couldn't write down should be the Zera Demon you mentioned. It's just that this letter is more complete. It's more of a warning than a letter. Take a look for yourself."
Momo took the letter and began to read it again.
Don't let yourself leave the range of the fire
[Don't go mining alone, you need at least four people]
Don't let your guard down, they're always there.
[If you are injured and bleeding, please return to the surface quickly with the help of fellow miners]
If you get lost, make a simple torch immediately and avoid showing any fear.
If you see a lone figure waving at you from the shadows, please notify the archer immediately.
If it has set its sights on you, please ask your fellow workers to collectively escort you out.
Faced with this kind of information that seemed like a strange story about rules, it was impossible for Shihui not to frown. If he hadn't held it back, he would have burst into swearing.
She looked at the other person and asked, "What do you think about this?"
Momo finally came back to his senses from the letter and was silent for a moment before he spoke: "I didn't expect it to be such a troublesome thing... Come to think of it, this is my first time encountering the Zera Demon."
"Although there was information about them before, it was limited to stories, passed down from generation to generation by old miners. It's been who knows how long, but this..."
It goes without saying that neither of them had expected that the strange monster at that time would be so troublesome and difficult to deal with.
"What a troublesome little devil!"
Shihui couldn't help but sigh. This kind of thing that hides in the dark and shoots from the dark is the most troublesome. It is not as reckless as other monsters, but it really has intelligence and can calculate.
"Momo, come and see if you can split this door open."
"Ah."
Momo drew out his two swords, crossed his arms and swung out an X-shaped sword light, directly splitting the corroded iron door in half.
Lime passed through it with a bit of disbelief: "I didn't expect it could really be split..."
In response to this, Momo questioned: "Why do you feel that it cannot be split open? After all, it is just a broken door that has been corroded for who knows how many years. It is not easy for us."
Faced with this princess who always spoke a little strangely, Momo gradually got used to the strange remarks and words that occasionally came out of her mouth. Perhaps this was what made her so unique.
Shihui laughed dryly and said, "No, it's just a habit. I always feel that the door is locked by some kind of energy and can only be opened by finding the key."
"Have you ever encountered something like this before?"
"Almost... I often have to search back and forth several times before I can find the key to leave or some props..."
She was too embarrassed to say that she was just playing games, and she had become accustomed to this kind of crappy game. Whenever she saw an iron door in a dungeon, she would get a headache and always felt that she had to start using her brain cells to think.
Momo nodded thoughtfully after hearing what she said, and really took her words seriously. She sighed and said, "You are worthy of being a princess. You always have extraordinary wisdom. It is really beneficial. When I encounter such a situation in the future, I will be able to have a reference and not panic."
“Haha, if you’re happy, I really believe it.”
Shihui Yezhien laughed helplessly twice, picked up the torch stuck on the wall and walked upwards.
"Are you already on guard so soon?"
"There's no other way. Now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. We must be careful. It's best to be prepared."
Shihui absolutely values her life very much and wishes she could put on ten layers of resurrection armor and an immortal totem. Only in this way can she feel a little safe.
The two continued to walk up the stairs. After passing the iron gate, the higher they went, the more they could see scattered strange rocks embedded in the soil.
"This place is a bit strange. Why is it so different from the outside..."
"Let's go up and take a look first, Your Highness."
After the two of them climbed up completely, they were dumbfounded again, because there was no road in front of them. They were surrounded by rocks on all sides, and there was only a narrow cave that led to an unknown destination.
Shi Hui felt a chill down his spine when he saw the hole that he had to crawl through. He asked, "Do you think this was dug by the miners or by that thing..."
Suddenly she felt that she had come to the wrong place and had not found the right way. Instead, she was running into someone else's nest.
Looking at the cave that could only accommodate one person, Momo fell silent. He tried, and although he could get in, it would be very troublesome to move. He could only crawl forward, and it would be troublesome to move backward.
"I'm afraid of being attacked after I get in. Your slim figure won't have much impact on you, but if I get in, I'll be like a turtle and can only crawl slowly."
Shihui didn't laugh at Momo's self-description, but frowned instead. After all, this was a matter of life and death for both of them.
She thought to herself: "It's better to be safe than sorry. If the hole inside gets narrower and narrower, it will be absolutely fatal to you..."
Momo nodded: "I have this concern too, and there is no way I can launch an effective attack in this kind of cave. It's like my limbs are blocked."
But they also knew that this was the only way. It would be extremely easy to get lost if they walked on other bridges, and they might even be attacked. Now the only way was to either get in or go back and wait for death.
Thinking of this, Shihui had no choice but to throw away the torch and took out his revolver: "Then I will take the lead, you keep a distance from me at the back, so that I have room to retreat."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Your Highness."
Momo had no objection to this. This was the most reasonable lineup allocation. If he was still allowed to take the lead, it would be absolutely no different from committing suicide.
Shihui lay on the ground and slowly crawled into the cave. At the same time, she activated her magic eyes to observe the situation inside the dark cave. The cave was quite round and not full of rubble. It was obviously dug like this on purpose.
Then she put her ear to the ground and listened carefully. The whole cave was extremely quiet and she could not hear any sound.
Momo just looked at Shihui's half body lying outside motionless, not knowing what to say.
"It's safe for now. I'll go in first, but it's very dangerous without lighting tools. Do you have any?"
"Yes, I do. I'm just worried that Her Highness will be blinded. You can try to control it."
As he spoke, he reached into his cloak and handed over the huge, dazzling crystal ball.
"I······!"
Shihui, who had the magic eye on, was almost blinded the moment he turned around to look at the prop. He held back a curse. This crappy prop was no different from a flash bomb under the gaze of the magic eye.
She took the prop and injected the magic power in her body into it. Then her consciousness seemed to have established some kind of connection with it. The light of the crystal ball gradually dimmed as she was suppressed by her thoughts, and finally stayed at an appropriate brightness.
"It turns out this broken thing is just a light bulb..."
"..."
Momo didn't know how to respond to this. The magic props that he had worked so hard to obtain became a light bulb in her hands. It was really heartbreaking.
Shihui didn't care about him and quickly crawled into the cave with the crystal ball.
"Keep your distance from me!"