"Get ready, draw your weapon, there is a situation ahead." After saying that, Dick pulled out Dawn Blade from behind, and rushed forward first.
Seeing this, the other two also drew their weapons and followed Dick.
After walking a few steps, you can clearly see the situation in front of you:
A beautiful woman with slightly dark skin, a delicate face, and resolute eyes was fighting with several black invisible Monsters, while several corpses of humans, elves, and dwarves fell beside her.
"Go and help." Dick only said this, and then he rushed over first.
When the dark-skinned woman saw someone helping her, a hint of joy flashed across her face.
She turned sideways to avoid the hammer blow from a shadow Monster, and then slashed the shadow Monster's waist with a dagger.
The shadow Monster screamed in pain, and the black mist on its body weakened a lot. The woman took the opportunity to take two steps back, took out her bow and arrow and shot forward hard, causing a rumbling sound similar to an iron pillar striking a big bell, knocking back the Monster several steps.
Several people came to the woman's side, forming a back-to-back formation to resist the surrounding Monster.
Dick noticed that from these shadows Monster could not see their original appearance, only their rough outlines.
When they get close to you, you will feel a chill on your body. It seems that this is another coercive method similar to mental pollution.
At this time, a faint dark aura gradually appeared on a human who had fallen aside. When the woman with the bow saw this, she quickly pulled out her dagger and slashed hard at his neck. However, this blow only cut off half of his neck. She did not give up, and struck again, completely cutting off his head, and the black spread disappeared immediately.
Dick resisted the attack of Monster for her, then turned around and kicked the Monster away.
Looking at the dozens of Monster in front of him, Dick thought to himself that now he could harvest some Energy Points. He was not worried that he could not defeat these Monster. It was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.
At this time, a Monster suddenly had thick black mist pouring out of its body, and instantly came to the side of everyone. It took a deep breath, and strong winds spurted out, blowing out everyone's torches.
In an instant, the sound of flesh corroding was heard, and except for Dick, the others covered their cheeks in pain.
Dick didn't hesitate when he saw this. In an instant, he formed a seal with his left hand. After a stream of light flashed, with him as the center, a translucent film enveloped everyone.
Then he released the second Signs, snapped his fingers with his right hand, and a basketball-like fireball emerged from his hand, illuminating everything around him.
At this time, several people came to their senses, holding their weapons tightly and looking at the Monster outside, which was attacking the translucent protective film.
"Don't hesitate, don't go out now, just kill them within this protective film, you know?"
After saying that, Dick drew out the short crossbow from his waist and fired quickly.
"Thank you for your kindness." The archer woman replied, and then she used the bow and arrow in her hand to punish the shadow Monster outside. When the other two saw this, they also used their own skills.
The dwarf frantically waved his sledgehammer inside the semi-permeable membrane defense cover. In just two strikes, he smashed a shadow into pieces. It seemed that the dwarf was indeed a pure warrior, with amazing natural physical strength.
The Elf Priest chanted a spell high and then raised his mace in the sky. Several white rays of light suddenly appeared in the sky. The light shone on Monster, causing them to wail in pain and slowly dissipated into the air.
After a while, the battle ended, and Dick was surprised to find that he had killed dozens of Monster with the prefix {miasma}. Each Monster could provide about fifty energy points, and Energy Points had reached 500 points.
These people had already picked up the torch when Dick was looking at the panel, and used Flames in the palm of Dick to relight the torch.
"Thank you. My name is Triss. I live in Dawn Tavern. I am an elf. Originally, we came out this time to find the whereabouts of Soul Lantern, but we did not want to be attacked by these shadows Monster.
"If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have followed in the footsteps of my friends." After saying that, a trace of sadness appeared on her face.
"What is that place?"
"That is our temporary base. There are many adventurers there, and a druid uses her power to cast formations there to protect people from the barrage."
"What is the Soul Lantern you are talking about?"
"It seems that you are indeed new here, but now I am going to chop off the heads of my friends one by one. I believe you have seen it before. If you leave them alone, they will be swallowed by this light red mist, and then they will turn into shadows Monster."
"I can understand." Dick said, "Leave this matter to me."
The archer nodded.
Dick used a long sword to chop off the heads of her fallen teammates' corpses one by one.
Later, Gongjian took several people to Dawn Inn so that they could rest.
On the way, the archer explained why she wanted to obtain Soul Lantern.
"What you don't know is that this light red mist only exists outside the palace of the damn king, and the closer you get to his territory, the fog will become thicker and thicker. At that time, ordinary torches can no longer resist the corrosive power in the mist. Only Soul Lantern can withstand this power."
"Speaking of which, that damn guide should have passed that path a few hours later."
"What is a guide?"
"He is a Monster carrying Soul Lantern. He is also a subordinate of the damn king. He will regularly recruit adventurers who want to join the king and lead them back to the palace. Only by killing him can I get Soul Lantern. After that, I will also break into the palace, kill the damn king, and end his corruption of this earth."
"Why does Hell have a king on the fourth floor? Shouldn't there be a certain Deity ruling here?"
"Then the king should be the current person in charge of the fourth floor Hell.
"We were originally the aborigines of this layer of Hell, but one day, most of the land was corroded by fog, and many relatives and friends died. I know that it is difficult to kill the king, but if he is not killed, all living creatures will be in disaster."
"I see, but I always feel that the king is difficult to kill."
This archer said that he was an aborigine, which is not surprising when you think about it. The entire Hell is a vast territory, and there are not only souls, but also many strong bodies.
"I don't know about this, but I must kill him.
"Speaking of which, why did you come to this floor Hell?"
"I'm just looking for a woman. Her name is Xiya. Have you heard of her name?"
"Sorry," the archer shook his head, "I don't know this woman. I'll ask other people when I get back. Maybe they know."
"Thank you very much."
"I was looking for my father, who was kidnapped by Demon Cavalry." The Elf Priest replied.
"As for me, I came here with her." The dwarf laughed.
"Your father was captured by Demon Cavalry? But why did they capture your father?"
"Because..., because my father uttered arrogant words and blasphemed the gods I believed in - Shadow God."
"What? Do you believe in Shadow God?
"He is not Deity, but a powerful demon general under the king. He only claims to be a god."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" the pastor said angrily.
The archer looked at her with pity, "Think about it carefully, because your father was rude to Shadow God, but your god did not punish him for it, but he was taken away by the devil. Don't you find it strange?"
"Only if Demon Cavalry is the subordinate of Shadow God you mentioned, they will work for Shadow God."
Upon hearing the archer's words, the Elf Priest's face instantly turned pale, she pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.
Seeing this silent atmosphere, Dick didn't know how to enlighten him. He just made a vague guess. At this time, it was just the archer Triss who pointed out this idea.
The dwarf on the side gently patted the elf priest on the shoulder and whispered comfort at the same time.
"Look, we're here." The archer pointed forward. They had already crossed a bridge, and on the opposite side of the bridge, there were two guards in armor standing in front of the courtyard door.
The courtyard door is wide open, and you can see the scene inside. There are indeed many adventurers inside.
There is a two-story building in the innermost part, which is obviously Dawn Tavern.
On the periphery of the entire building, a translucent and shimmering defensive film surrounds it. It seems that this is the reason why they are not corroded by the light fog.
A guard at the door said hello, "Triss You are back, where are the others?"
"They... they have been killed by Monster."
The guard only looked slightly sad, and then said, "Our lives are like duckweeds, and I don't know one day I will die. Go in quickly, your mother is still waiting for you."
"That's good."
"By the way, who are these people?"
"These people are the benefactors who saved my life, and they are also a group of adventurers."
"Well, I understand, you can all go in."
Walking into the courtyard, Dick asked curiously, "It seems that you guards are very perfunctory in checking. If it were in another place, they might have to search us or torture us?"
"Dick, you have misunderstood." The archer replied with a smile, "If you are disguised as some Monster, you will not be able to enter this courtyard, because the magic released by my mother is protecting everyone here and prohibiting evil spirits from entering."
"Your mother, the leader here?"
"Yes, my mother's name is Aila. She is a Gudrui and has the power of nature. Look... the person in front is my mother Aila." The archer replied quite proudly.