The Death List Novel - Chapter 680
Chapter 680 Gloomy Region
“What? They’ve entered the dark region!” When Jillim received the report from the guards, his head immediately turned into a big fight. It was one thing that he didn’t like Elf Prince, but if something happened to Qin Lun here, it was another.
Moreover, regardless of his motives, Elf Prince was clearly trying to rescue the trapped Dwarves Exploration Team. No matter what, Jillim could not watch as he risked his life to enter the dark region alone.
Gilliam was one of the few quick-witted experts in Shield Dwarf, which was why King Dwarves had asked him to lead the outpost and serve as envoy for the Silvermoon celebration.
Actually, after arriving at the camp, he had already considered that Qin Lun might act without permission, so he had already instructed the Dwarves guards guarding the dark region not to let anyone else in except Dwarves enter.
However, the timing Qin Lun had chosen was too good. A portion of the Dwarves Guards had left their posts to treat the injured, and the remaining guards were not enough to stop Qin Lun and his followers. Moreover, they weren’t even willing to stop Elf Prince in their hearts, because they had entered the dark region to rescue their fellow members of the exploration team.
“Have the next team gather. Looks like we have to set off ahead of time!” As soon as he thought of this, Old Dwarf did not think too much about it and immediately made a decision.
“Ferrari entered the dark region alone?” Elizabeth and Masta were shocked when they heard the news. Elizabeth’s heart was filled with resentment, and Qin Lun left her behind again.
In fact, in order to enter the dark region before Jillim received the news, Qin Lun didn’t have time to inform anyone else and left with a few of his apostles.
However, not all of Apostle followed Qin Lun. Rand, Wei Si, MT, and the black-robed mage from Apostle’s team stayed in the camp. Qin Lun only had Hill, Wei Si, and the thief nicknamed “Monkey” by his side.
Qin Lun’s arrangement was to strengthen the connection and make it easier for Jillim and the others who were chasing after him to find them. The second was to balance the power of Apostle around him. After all, they were still in the running-in stage with the Wei Si team. If the five members of the Wei Si team were to follow them, there would be no other storyline characters around them. If they did something small, it would be hard to stop them.
“Don’t worry, Lord Jillim has already gathered the rest of the expedition team. We can rush over immediately.” Lorraine said confidently.
“I wonder what the hell that guy is thinking!” Idrea muttered to herself and looked at the remaining Apostle.
The followers of Lauvita had been in contact with Qin Lun for a long time, and instinctively felt that Qin Lun’s behavior this time was a little strange. After experiencing the Tower of Durrag incident, she did not believe that Qin Lun would personally take such a big risk in order to save a few Dwarven scouts.
“I’ve long wanted to enter a dark region. I didn’t expect that it would finally come true!” Mastasia said emotionally. As a harpsichord, despite her noble mission of balancing the continent, adventure and adventure were her favourite.
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“Your adaptability is impressive!” Wei Si whispered meaningfully.
“Guild Leader Wei Si, you’re flattering me.” Qin Lun responded with a smile. The Yin Yang Fish pattern in his left eye flashed with light from time to time as he scanned his surroundings.
The Dark Region, Toril’s Dark World, the paradise for the survival and reproduction of underground creatures!
After crossing the entrance to the north side of the camp, a deep and dark tunnel appeared in front of everyone.
The tunnel was rugged and slippery, and the direction of its advance was almost irregular. The width of the tunnel was also very different. The spacious area could accommodate four riders in parallel, while the narrow area could only allow one person to pass by sideways.
The stone walls on both sides were covered with purple unknown ferns. The serrated leaves prevented everyone from easily walking against the wall. No one knew whether these plants were poisoned or not. Although most of the Apostle have antidotes, they are reluctant to waste them easily.
Qin Lun’s elven vision allowed him to see everything in his surroundings, and the other three didn’t seem to care much about the darkness underground. Hill’s Spirit Vampire bloodline was a creature specialty of the Dark Region. However, the Shepherd did not want to expose his bloodline in front of outsiders. He held a Dwarf Tyre Night Lamp in his hand.
The Tyre Night Lamp was an equipment commonly used by Dwarves in mining areas. The crystal stones it used had undergone the transformation of magic runes. The light was in a special spectral region, and it could also emit a scent that humans could not smell. It could conceal the scent of the body. Most underground creatures did not like this kind of light and scent.
Of course, it didn’t mean that they could avoid all underground creatures with the Tyre Night Lamp. After all, most underground creatures would rely on their extremely sensitive hearing to probe their surroundings.
“Guild Leader, if there’s a chance, should we …” Monkey asked softly on the private chat channel while scouting ahead.
“No need. According to my estimation, the chances of them using the underground biopit are not high!” Wei Si pondered for a moment before rejecting his companion’s suggestion. “These two fellows are very shrewd and not easy to deal with. Our main purpose is to make up for the previous loss. Since the success rate of revenge is too low, it is not worth continuing.”
The Weiss team joined Qin Lun’s side, originally concealing their purpose of revenge. However, after coming into contact with Qin Lun and the others these past few days, Wei Si found them difficult to deal with and basically gave up on this idea.
There was no doubt that Wei Si could help Santalin complete the assassination plan. But he asked himself that he might not be able to grasp the opportunity that had passed in the blink of an eye and seize the lead in triggering the epic plot.
Although everyone had their own spiritual light, Qin Lun’s rigorous thinking during this period made him extremely fearful. Apart from Qin Lun himself, he only asked three of the remaining seven Apostle to follow him. The others were ordered to stay where they were.
The first four people to enter the dark region, Qin Lun himself had to go, so that the dwarves had no choice but to let him join the exploration team. Hill was a priest and Monkey was a thief. The two of them had to be brought along as well. Wei Si was the only high-level expert among the eight of them. He needed him to deal with high-level creatures that might appear.
However, what shocked Wei Si was that not only Rand, the black-robed mage, and the female Apostle, but also the shield guard of their guild were among the people Qin Lun had designated to stay behind.
Of course, the Shield Guards weren’t useless for exploration. On the contrary, they were even more useful than Weiss. However, with the Shield Guards present, if Wei Si and the others were to think carefully when they were in danger, they could use the Shield Guards’ cover to soy sauce and watch the underground creatures hunt Qin Lun and the others down.
One had to know that they were already waiting to join the Dwarves’ exploration team. As long as the mission prompt appeared, the role of Qin Lun’s storyline identity would not be that important. Wei Si and the others tore their faces apart. It wasn’t impossible for them to deceive Qin Lun before the characters rushed over.
Without the Shield Guards to bring Wei Si away, and leaving Rand behind, he guaranteed that the remaining members of the Wei Si team would not be able to lead the Dwarves Exploration Team. More importantly, Qin Lun had already made all the arrangements in an instant, and his thoughts were meticulous, leaving no flaws for the Wei Si team to exploit.
While exploring the dark region, Wei Si was not confident in dealing with such a terrifying person. Since that was the case, why risk losing the benefits of the mission to frame the temporary companion in front of him?
“Qin Lun, when do you plan to meet up with the exploration team behind you?” Hill asked cautiously. On the guild channel, Rand had already told Gilliam that the expedition team was about to leave.
‘”There’s no fork in the tunnel in front of us. There’s no need for the characters to interfere. After all, our attitude now is to rescue trapped Dwarves and find more clues. Even if it’s a corpse … Only then will we be able to give Jillim and Lorraine an explanation.” Qin Lun said indifferently.
“Corpse? Oh, I understand. You didn’t get any specific information from that dead dwarf!” Hill thought for a moment, then came to his senses and shook his head with a bitter smile.
“Yes, we only need an excuse to enter the dark region! Whether the previous batch of Dwarves were trapped or all dead, it has nothing to do with us.” Qin Lun shrugged indifferently.
‘”If that fellow persisted in seeing Jillim, the situation would be repeated. So I used a very stimulating drug to burn his last life force as soon as possible. I didn’t expect that he would die without even saying a single word.”
The underground tunnels were rugged and slippery, and Qin Lun and the others were moving very slowly. The tunnels in some areas were abnormally low. Although it could be seen that the dwarves had widened, Dwarves was so small that Qin Lun and the others had no choice but to crawl through.
After traveling more than ten kilometers in the tunnel, the underground cracks finally widened and heightened. Only then did this place enter a truly dark region. At the same time, it also meant that there might be underground creatures along the way.
Qin Lun and the others’ vigilance increased once again. Now, they could no longer see any soft soil above their heads. Instead, they were replaced by thick and ice-cold rock formations. They had initially estimated that they had already gone several kilometers underground.
This was the difficulty of exploring the dark region. This was not the surface of the earth, and the road was not flat. Instead, it was three-dimensional. If Qin Lun and the others really moved forward on their own, they would definitely lose their way and might not even be able to find their way back.
“Listen … the sound of water, it’s an underground river!” Hill suddenly leaned over and listened. The Spirit Vampire bloodline gave him excellent hearing.
Hill didn’t hear wrongly. The four of them walked for a while, and a huge underground space appeared in front of them. In front of them was an underground river that was winding like silver ribbons. Across the river, there was a fork in the road. It seemed like they had to make a new decision.
The thieves at the forefront sent a message, “All of you, come here. I have blood here!”
The location of the thief was an underground stream that was only five to six meters wide. Beside a black rock, Qin Lun and the others saw a pool of dark red blood.
“The blood hasn’t dried yet. It should have been left behind by Dwarves just now.” Hill put a little blood on his finger and put it in his mouth.
Qin Lun put his hand into the stream. The cold water made his mind wake up. The stream was extremely fast, and it extended upstream into an endless dark hole.
“We’ll follow the blood trail! The deeper we enter, the more Jillim won’t be able to ask us to withdraw from the exploration mission.” Qin Lun said calmly.