Chapter 137 (1/2)

Translator: Sigma  Editor: Sigma

The exploration after crossing the safety line was much more difficult and dangerous than before, and of course, the efficiency of the exploration was worse.

This was guaranteed because, after all, safety was the most important thing. Even Divor, who explored underground caves all the time, did not dare say that he knew these deep underground areas well. In his adventurous past, accidents and dangers were abound; not to mention the terrifying four-armed bull-headed man.

There was no day or night in places where people did not see the sun. They could only judge the time through the pocket watch carried by Divor. In order to avoid the risk of fatigue, they took a break every three hours, half an hour each time. They camped on the third break, adjusted the schedule, and greatly increased the time for rest and sleep.

Strangely, at first glance, it seemed that the method that should have been useless had produced unexpectedly good results. It was not until one week later that everyone began to feel weary.

“Generally speaking, ordinary people would be uncomfortable living for three to five days without seeing the sun.” At the camp, Palin sighed in his sleeping bag as he read his adventurer guide to prepare in advance.

Normally, his book was correct, but the fact was that many of the records were completely different from his experience this time.

This made the young mage, who was accustomed to drawing knowledge from books, feel uneasy, and wonder if what they normally learned was useful or useless.

He worried for a while, put back the book, and silently prayed to Sui Xiong. With the link of faith, he easily contacted him and raised his questions. Sui Xiong looked at the book a little and found the problem.

“This ‘Guide for Young Adventurers’ is for novices,” he said. “It was used to give young inexperienced people universal risk-taking experience and common sense so that they would not be ignorant, and get killed as soon as they embarked on an adventure journey. That’s all.

“What you are undertaking now is a very high-level adventure. Even senior adventurers rarely perform this level of adventure. Only Divor, a true professional master, could safely lead the team along the way. His experience and judgment of the situation are far from novice, so he can adjust the schedule according to the actual situation, so that everyone maintains a good state. But if any newcomer takes an adventure in accordance with his practice, I am afraid he not only wouldn’t get benefits, but it would be unlucky!”

Palin nodded and pondered for a moment. He could not help but secretly sigh: learning really must be combined with practice!

At this moment, Reid, who was responsible for the investigation, rushed back to the camp and brought a piece of bad news.

In a cave not far ahead of them, fresh corpses were found.

Because he was not good at investigating traps and identifying magic, he did not go to investigate rashly. Instead, he chose to return, to report and discuss, and let others decide what to do.

“If I’m to judge, I’m inclined to head back now,” Divor said. “Everyone is almost exhausted. Although it’s won’t be serious if there are only one or two fights, nobody is guaranteed safe underground. Going back when we are tired is the safest method.”

“But what we’re looking for hasn’t been found yet,” Palin said, sighing.

Laver once again expressed his loyalty. “If you want to continue looking for it, I will go with you!”

“But you don’t have a clear target for yourself,” Reid said. “Going underground to find the right mushroom; what mushroom is right?”

Palin sighed, and was convinced.

So this adventure came to an end. They returned above ground, recovered for a few days, and then set off again.

With the experience of the first exploration under their belts, this time they had a smoother journey, and without spending too much time and energy, they arrived at the camp where they had been before.

But at the camp, they saw signs of fighting and killing.

“Although the bodies have been removed, it is obvious that there was a team of adventurers attacked here.” After carefully studying these traces, Reid made some judgements. “There should have been a team of four: one heavily armored warrior, a bard, a ranger, and a priest. They were supposed to be eating, but first, maybe a fire element jumped out of the bonfire; and some monsters may have come from underground. Later someone used spells…”

He took a few steps and came to a dark corner. “The man should have been standing here. His spells were of negative energy. His blow hit the priest severely.

“Then from that corner, a very powerful monster rushed out.” He pointed to a corner in the distance, and used special spears to circle the ground with a few conspicuous depressions. “Not very big, but very heavy. It might have worn heavy armor.”

“With the participation of that guy, the team collapsed. The next thing was a slaughter,” Reid sighed. “In theory, a sophisticated bard should carry a fixed transmission scroll with him with Rye Town as the target. But we hadn’t heard the news before. I’m afraid they must have been completely destroyed; not even one could escape.”

Everyone’s face was downcast. They could not help but admire Divor.

The monster that could destroy an adventurer’s team was definitely not easy to deal with. If they had stayed in place or even moved on, perhaps they would be facing the monsters.

With their state at that time, could they have dealt with a group of monsters?

The conclusion was: of course not!

“Now we have two choices,” said Divor. “We can move on; only senior adventurers can go, here. Even though they are completely extinguished, those monsters must have suffered tremendous damage. If we follow them, we might have time to catch up with them and destroy them.”

Reid laughed twice and looked around, seeming to say, “I don’t know anything.”