The Death List Novel - Chapter 402
Chapter 402 Silver Shadow of Mountain Castle
The passageway that Kelly chose was not as large as the passageway outside the castle. It was only three meters wide and tall, making everyone feel a little depressed at the beginning and a little uncomfortable.
The distance between the passageways wasn’t very long, but there were several corners along the way, separated by several thick stone walls. I really don’t know how long Kelly’s ears are. If it was anyone else, they wouldn’t be able to hear the sound from the other end of the tunnel.
The castle’s inner passageway was also covered with luminous stones. At regular intervals, some parts of the stone wall had regular depressions. In ancient times, these should have been brazier basins for illumination.
As she approached the exit of the tunnel, the voice that Kelly had heard earlier entered everyone’s ears. It was a faint, intermittent howl, somewhat ear-piercing, as if accompanied by a strange chewing sound, causing everyone to look at each other.
“We’re at the exit. Tell the people behind us to conceal themselves first. The thieves will be in charge of investigating!” Kelly looked at the exit in front of her, her expression exceptionally solemn. She could vaguely feel a strong threat to her life. Most of the martial artists’ intuition was very sharp, and there weren’t many creatures that could make her feel that her life was in danger, so she naturally had to be more cautious.
“What kind of creature is this?” The thieves of the two guilds had just vaguely walked out of the passageway when they were shocked, and they felt their entire bodies tremble.
A strange color flashed through Qin Lun’s eyes. “Gannettes’ Left Eye” allowed him to see the scene in the hall before him without leaving the passageway.
At the end of the corridor was a large hall. There was a raised stone platform behind the hall. It might have been the throne of the Dwarf King back then, or perhaps it was some sort of sacrificial altar. However, there was nothing on it now, so it was impossible to tell exactly.
Apart from this staircase-shaped stone platform, there were dozens of enormous stone pillars on the left and right sides of the hall that needed to be hugged by three people.
After thousands of years, these pillars were still intact and integrated with the ground and the dome. Perhaps they were themselves part of the rock stratum in the mountainside. When the dwarves were digging, they deliberately left behind this part of the stone pillar to support the dome of the hall.
Of course, just like the stone pillars supporting the dome, there were also some huge stone beams in the upper section of the stone pillars. The two ends of the stone beam were propped up against the left and right sides of the hall, while the middle part was connected with numerous stone pillars, forming a three-dimensional and solid well-shaped network structure above the hall.
The floor of this hall was covered with countless items, piling up into small hills, causing the huge hall to appear somewhat small and narrow. Although Qin Lun only saw black and white sketch lines in his field of vision, he could easily recognize them from their shapes.
Gold coins, jewelry, and silver equipment … Unlike the abandoned Dwarf Square, this hall inside the castle was filled with all sorts of treasures and luxuries, almost comparable to the royal vault of some human kingdoms.
However, these treasures weren’t the focus of Qin Lun’s attention. He focused his attention on the giant beast wrapped around the well-shaped stone beam above the hall.
The dragon head, snake body, antlers, phoenix claws, fish scales, and beard were like the legendary divine beasts of the Earth Federation-Huaxia Dragon!
Of course, compared to the real Huaxia Dragon, some parts of the giant beast’s body were slightly different. Its tail was not a fish tail, but was covered in thorny spikes, a bit like a giant mace. The slender eyes on his head were also covered with a thick layer of white mucous membrane. He could not see his pupils, as if he was a blind dragon.
This giant beast resembled a Chinese dragon. Its entire body was covered in fine silver scales. It looked beautiful and elegant. It was about a hundred meters away from them, and there were many stone pillars in the hall, so they shouldn’t notice the people hiding at the entrance of the passageway for a while.
“This is an Earth Triton with the bloodline of a dragon, but … how could it be so big? It’s almost tens of times larger than an ordinary Earth Triton!” Milleras, who had walked to the entrance of the passageway at some unknown time, had a look of shock on his face, and his eyes almost popped out.
“What are you doing here? Get back!” Kelly, who had been paying attention to the Earth Tyrant, immediately raised her eyebrows when she saw Milleras standing beside her and pulled him away from the tunnel entrance.
“Are those dwarves?” Before Milleras could retreat to the back of the line, another curious voice came from behind Kelly. Elistine pointed at some figures standing below the stone beam and asked softly.
“Yes, I can tell from a glance. I just don’t know if these dwarves have always lived here or just entered Iron Star Fort from the outer mountains like us.” Another head approached, this time Robin’s teasing voice.
Kelly looked at the crowd and rolled her eyes. She was too lazy to stop these curious babies.
“So many gold coins, so many treasures!” Looking at the golden hills on the ground, Elistine, who was accustomed to being poor in Jondar Forest, his eyes began to turn into stars.
Just as a group of people were watching, the scene in the hall changed again. The Earth Tyrant that was coiling around the stone beam suddenly raised its body, raised its dragon head, and spat out a snake letter from its mouth. Seeing this scene, the dwarves on the ground immediately became nervous. They raised their weapons and didn’t dare to move.
“What’s going on?” Kelly whispered to Milleras, who recognized the Earth Triton.
‘The Earth Tyrannosaurus has poor eyesight and can barely see anything. Only precious metals that reflect the most intense rays of light can cause them to react. However, their hearing and taste are very sensitive. They can sense any abnormal smell in their territory by relying on the Snake Letter.’ Milleras wiped away his cold sweat before lowering his voice.
“All creatures with dragon bloodlines have a strong sense of territory and an unimaginable greed for shiny precious metals. This is probably the habitat of the Earth Tiger. These dwarves are miserable. They just happened to break into the Earth Tiger’s’bedroom ‘and treasure vault, which the Earth Tiger regards as life.” Elistine added softly from the side.
“Your Highness, what is the strength of a creature like the Earth Tyrannosaurus?” Robin asked cautiously.
“Earth Tritons are not magical beasts. They don’t have elemental talent. However, if they are faster, nothing else will happen!” Milleras recalled it carefully and said slowly, “However, I have never heard of an Earth Tyrant of this size. The exact situation is hard to judge.”
“If you don’t know magic, then you don’t know magic. Your body size shouldn’t affect your elemental talent, right? Furthermore, if you reach this level, it will slow down your speed.” Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they heard Milleras’ reply.
Nicole leaned her head over and asked with a smile, “Should we save these dwarves? Perhaps …”
Robin and Stark exchanged glances. The leaders of the two teams saw a trace of eagerness in each other’s eyes. Nicole hadn’t finished, but they understood.
Since these dwarves had intruded into the nests of the Earth Tyrannosaurus, they should be outsiders just like them. Perhaps he was also carrying a related historical storyline. If he killed the Earth Triton and saved them, he might be able to obtain this storyline.
“Let’s see!” Kelly frowned, feeling that something was amiss in her heart. A creature that could threaten her life shouldn’t be too weak. However, there was no flaw in Milleras’ words, so she could only patiently gesture for everyone to observe quietly.
Everyone stopped discussing softly and held their breath, waiting for the battle to break out. Although the giant beast in front of them was a little shocking, everyone didn’t feel any fear.
Both the elves and the apostles had dealt with many large beasts. Not to mention high-level apostles like Kelly, even rank one apostles wouldn’t be afraid of such wild beasts with empty physiques, no intelligence, and no elemental talent.
At this moment, the attacking Earth Tyrannosaurus finally took action. The dragon head leaned forward and its coiled body shot down from the stone beam like a spring.
Everyone felt a silver light flash in front of them, and their retinas were filled with a series of silver afterimages that stretched from the stone beam to the ground. Qin Lun and the others only felt that they were watching a silent movie. The gold coins piled up into a hill below them rose up all over the sky and floated down again.
Even though they were more than a hundred meters away, everyone still felt a gust of strong wind blowing in their faces, and their hair flew up, causing them to involuntarily narrow their eyes.
“Woo ~ ~ ~” A sharp and ear-piercing sonic boom came from the pinnacle of his ears. On the other hand, the crashing sound of gold coins falling down the hill seemed so insignificant.
When everyone regained their senses and looked again, they saw that there was already one less dwarf on the ground. The Earth Tyrant was still on the stone beam. It did not come down at all. Its tail was always wrapped around the stone beam. It was only using the elasticity of its long snake body to hunt for food, making the dwarves seem powerless to even counterattack.
With a bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. A gurgling stream of blood hung down the corners of the Earth Tyrant’s mouth, painting its silver body with a layer of blood light. The silver light and blood color interweaved to create a strange charm.
Everyone who saw this scene, including Kelly, who was a violent woman, felt their entire bodies stiffen and froze in place. Dense beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Qin Lun’s face twitched slightly. Now the murderers understood where Kelly had heard the sound, and where the thick white liquid had come from when they had fallen into the pit.
“We can’t deal with this thing, let’s go!” Kelly took a deep breath and looked at the crowd with a trace of unwillingness in her eyes.
The female martial artist felt a burst of excitement in her heart. If she was the only one here, she would be able to fight. However, if the others couldn’t keep up with the Earth Tyrant’s speed, it would instead become a drag on her. She could only suppress her fighting spirit and try to escape.
The dwarves, who had lost another companion, were finally unable to suppress the grief and indignation in their hearts. They cursed endlessly at the Earth Tyrannosaurus who was leisurely eating on the stone beam.
“Gulu!” The Earth Tyrant raised its head and swallowed its food with a squirm of its throat. It spat out a long snake letter and licked it on its mouth, as if it was still a little unfinished.
Everyone hiding at the entrance of the passageway carefully retreated. Nicole, who had originally proposed to rescue the dwarves, had long since shut up. Only Elistine, who was kind, still had an unbearable expression on her face.
“Wait, Milleras, you said earlier that the Earth Tyrant can sense any unusual smell in the territory?” Qin Lun, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly frowned. He turned around and asked cautiously, “How big is this area?”
Milleras seemed to have thought of something and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a smile that was uglier than crying. “I’m afraid the Earth Tyrannosaurus I know is not as big as one of its claws, but this distance …”
At this moment, the Earth Tyrant that had finished eating a dwarf suddenly turned its head. Its eyes covered in white mucous membrane aimed at the passageway where everyone was. The corners of its mouth slightly curled up, revealing a trace of extremely human ridicule on its ugly dragon face.
“Perhaps, we have already been discovered by it!” Kelly and Stark, who were in charge of the incident, including Qin Lun, who was still observing the hall with Gannettes’ left eye, couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts.