The wall lamps on the surrounding rough cave walls have been lit, illuminating the space.
Dick looked around:
There is a huge artificially carved space on each side, inside which are simple beds arranged together, which should be the residences of the miners.
Directly in front of the field of vision is a track made of hardwood, with several wooden two-wheeled carts on it, which should be tools for transporting silver ore.
After walking forward for tens of meters, we found three forks. Dick knew that these were the three passages Ron mentioned.
Without thinking much, he entered the first passage directly.
Continuing deeper, the wall lamps on the left and right sides are not lit.
Dick is secretly vigilant:
It seems that the miners no longer dare to move forward, which means there may be Arachas ahead.
He snapped his fingers and lit the wall lamps one by one with the flame from his fingertips.
Ringing the finger to make flames is a function given by the novice level [Fire Signs]. It can still be used even when upgrading, and it consumes very little mana in the body, so it can be used continuously.
After walking for a while, Dick did not find any trace of Arachas, but had already walked out of this passage.
Looking back around, I found a square hole not far away on the left and right.
Looking at the wooden frame set up outside, Dick knew that it was the end point of the remaining passages he had not entered just now.
When he entered the channel just now, Second Witcher Senses had been kept open, covering both the left and right channels, but nothing was found.
So now he doesn't have to go back the rest of the way.
At this time, Dick will close Witcher Senses to reduce mental consumption.
Looking ahead again, a thick fog filled the air, blocking the scene inside.
Dick tentatively stepped into the thick fog and took a breath of air:
Fortunately, this mist does not contain any toxins.
But it might not be possible to tell if you go further in.
He reached into his pocket again and took out a bottle of magic potion.
Unscrew the cork of the bottle, drink the liquid in the reagent in one gulp, and close your eyes against the nausea.
After a few seconds, he opened his eyes again, and the glimmer of light emitted by a pair of cat eyes seemed to be brighter.
And Dick can now clearly see everything inside through this thick fog.
"[Cat Potion] It works quickly. But it doesn't last long. I have to hurry up."
Then, he strode forward.
There was still a mine ahead, but it was much wider than before. After walking a few steps, I found a person leaning against the cave wall in front of me with his head lowered.
It looked like he was wearing one of the miners who had disappeared before, and there was a large circle of dense white spider thread wrapped around his body.
Dick walked up to him and said, "Are you okay?"
The man didn't answer.
Dick already had some guesses in his mind, and tentatively tapped the man on the shoulder.
With a slight touch, the miner in front of him was shattered like a cardboard box that had been placed for hundreds of years.
The outer shell of the body fell to the ground with a clatter.
Dick sighed, squatted down, picked up a small piece of skull, put it in front of his eyes, and observed it carefully.
He smelled it carefully with his nose again, and finally stood up and murmured:
"Arachas should have injected the toxins into his body first, softening all the internal organs into liquid, and then sucked out all the substances in his body.
"This man had to endure the gradual softening of his internal organs during his death. It is not difficult to imagine the pain involved."
"Furthermore, it seems that those Monsters are indeed hungry, and they just eat here regardless of whether humans will retaliate.
"But what about the other four miners?
"If it is as the soldier who reported the news said before, even one person is not enough for the dozens of Arachas that rushed into the mine.
"It stands to reason that by instinct, they must at least be full, and Arachas is not seen here, which means...
Dick has a vague inference in his mind:
This group of Arachas has a leader, so they bring the prey back to their nest and present it to the leader.
I searched the memory in my mind carefully, and after a few breaths I knew the information about leader Arachas:
Its name is [Arachas Queen], and it is about the size of a car, but its combat skills are unknown.
Because the habits of [Arachas Queen] are similar to tigers, there is only one in every place, and their fighting methods will change with the environment.
Unknown dangers?
Thinking of this, Dick concentrated on turning on Witcher Senses, then held his breath and turned on Second Witcher Senses.
He no longer cares about whether it will consume energy. If he is not careful, he may be ambushed and killed by [Arachas Queen] ahead.
Two minutes later, Dick arrived at the cave entrance, which was so incomplete that only two people could enter.
Looking forward from the entrance of the cave, there is no road, which is equivalent to coming to the cliff.
Looking down, it was still foggy in the depths.
But after drinking Cat Elixir and Dick, I could clearly observe that the cliff was about thirty meters away from my feet.
The stone wall three to four meters up from the ground below the cliff is full of uneven and uneven openings, so it should be possible to climb.
It turns out that the group of miners dug here, and it is possible that the movement caused by them alerted Monster inside, which is the lair of [Arachas];
Then the group of Arachas climbed up from here and regarded the miners in the cave as prey.
Dick looked around again and found a thick rope used by miners next to it.
He tied the rope to the pillar supporting the cave wall at the entrance of the cave. After tying it, he stepped on the vertical cave wall along the rope bit by bit and moved downward.
The rope was more than 20 meters long. Looking at the bottom, there was still some distance. Dick stepped on the hole in the cave wall with his hands and feet and landed steadily on the ground below.
Cold, damp.
This is the first feeling of Dick.
My ears keenly caught the crisp sound of running water.
My eyes followed the direction of the sound, and I soon discovered a narrow and shallow stream of water, gurgling across the surface of sand, gravel and rock in front of me, with the water only reaching ankle depth.
Looking farther to the left and right, several large clusters of colorful brown and purple flowers bloomed quietly and gracefully, with petals trembling slightly.
"No wonder the whole body is always filled with this cold air. I must have penetrated deep into the folds of the ground.
"Such a secret and humid environment is in line with [Arachas]'s breeding habits. It seems that the miners have indeed accidentally touched their lair."
He slowly stretched out his hand, grasped the silver sword on his back, pulled it out gently, and then carefully stepped across the shallow water, his steps so light that there was no splash, as if he was afraid of disturbing the sleeping "residents" of this underground world.
When he quietly approached a cluster of flowers, suddenly, the silver sword in his hand was raised high, with a sharp silver light, and struck the flower fiercely.
With a "swish" sound, the flower was instantly split into two, and a large area of green mucus that exuded a foul, salty smell suddenly splashed out from the core of the flower;
Immediately afterwards, a huge Arachas that was split in half fell from the inside without any sound and hit the ground with a dull sound. Green blood slowly seeped out from its broken body and flowed on the rock and soil.