274 Monsters in the Tunnel (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by RED
The railway was abandoned fifteen years ago. Normally, it would remain hidden among the weeds, with no chance of seeing the sunlight again...
Surprisingly, it had visitors today. Instead of a railcar, it was a group of students from famous schools, undertaking their training mission.
The path was still usable, as long as demon beasts were not treating the railway as their bed. The journey had been quite smooth until the group reached a tunnel, naturally totally dark, which looked extremely spooky.
”I've just taken a look at the map. This tunnel is around a kilometer long. Based on how frequently we were stumbling into demon beasts along the way, this tunnel is most likely used as their lair. I suggest that we find another way around the mountain instead of making any contact with the beasts when we are clueless of their species and number,” Song Xia recommended to the group behind her.
”Aren't you being too cautious? Who cares what's inside, we should just kill whatever we see. The tunnel is only a kilometer long. Who knows how much time we would waste looping around the mountain!” Lu Zhenghe rebutted.
”Don't be so scared, let's use the tunnel,” Zheng Bingxiao agreed, thinking it was a waste of time. There was no guarantee that they would bump into a strong beast in the mountain, or not bump into one if they detoured around.
”Alright, we'll use the tunnel,” Song Xia nodded helplessly.
”I'll let the Rock Golem take the lead. If anything happens, it will hold the danger off for a while.” Zheng Bingxiao Summoned his Rock Golem while he was speaking.
As Zheng Bingxiao finished his Summoning, Lu Zhenghe glancedat the clumsy creature and said with a hard smile, ”It isn't even an Advanced-level creature. You stingy shit… Well, I guess a solid creature like that is enough to clear the path for us.”
Zheng Bingxiao scratched his head without explaining himself.
The Rock Golem was three meters tall, its entire figure covered with sturdy rocks. Despite its slow movement, it was like a combination of a shield and bulldozer as it proceeded forward on the railway, clearing away the thorns and grass along the path!
”Those who are at the back need to be quite strong too, and it can't be a Summoned beast. We need someone able to make a rational decision straight away if something happens,” Lu Zhenghe proposed.
”I'll guard our rear,” Song Xia volunteered.
”You should leave the dangerous tasks to us.” Xu Dalong intervened courteously.
Song Xia did not say anything. Xu Dalong's primary Element was Earth, and so he was indeed a better candidate.
The ones scouting ahead were Liao Mingxuan and Shen Mingxiao. Their primary Element was Wind, so they could respond quickly if needed. Behind them were Zhao Manting and Song Xia, both were able to use Brilliant Light, illuminating the path ahead...
It was obvious that the cave had seen no sunlight for a very long time. Zhao Manting and Song Xia had to cast a Brilliant Light every ten meters just to light up the place and cleanse the air around them.
They could not tell if the air were poisonous, but it would be idiotic to try and inhale it, since the place was filled with foul odors from rot, dung from the beasts, and lack of ventilation...
”What's it look like ahead?”
”Nothing, just some strange looking white pieces of rocks.”
”It must be something that was left behind because of the construction. Keep going.”
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”Jiao jiao, stick closer to me. I can protect you in case of an emergency.” Mo Fan walked in front of Mu Nujiao, as if he were a reliable man looking after a woman in need.
Mu Nujiao was wearing a tight long-sleeve shirt, which wrapped around her upper body closely. The pleasant scent from her body in such a enclosed space was exceedingly attractive. Each of her breaths felt quite arousing.