The Death List Novel - Chapter 690

“Do you want me to scout ahead?” The thief looked at Qin Lun in confusion, “Did you run into a creature’s nest again?”

“It’s not a biological nest, it seems to be an artificial building with a high degree of craftsmanship!” Qin Lun recounted the dwarves’ discoveries. “This is what I’ve always been worried about.”

“Was it built by Grey Dwarves?” The Thief’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, “If it was a checkpoint built by Grey Dwarves, wouldn’t we be completing our mission soon?”

“I also hope that it’s Grey Dwarves’s sentry post in the dark region, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore!” Qin Lun shook his head with a bitter smile and said to Apostle, “I wonder if you’ve ever noticed how much longer the starry sky has added to the plot of this branch?”

“A month of nature … Is there a problem?” Shield Guard Newton asked with a frown, while Wei Si, Hill, and the others fell into deep thought.

“Of course there’s a problem. This time … is too long!” Qin Lun sighed and explained his opinion in detail.

From the notifications that Apostle had just entered Toril World, it could be seen that the Broken Star System had just been developed for this peak Middle Magic World.

The last time Qin Lun entered Toril World, he had encountered other Apostle teams everywhere. For example, when they encountered the Lost Rookies in the Jondahl Fairy Court, when the Ank Fairy had a similar Apostle guild, and when they rescued Lorin and other Snowy Peak Dwarves from Iron Star Fort, they had also snatched the plot quest of another Apostle guild.

In just over a month, they had encountered three Apostle teams one after another. This was not counting the Apostle in other corners of the world. It could be seen how much human resources the Broken Star System had invested in this world. Kieran and the Wei Si team had entered Toril World with their world tokens, which also showed that the Broken Star System attached great importance to the development of Toril World.

Since it was a full-scale invasion, as an important part of Toril’s world, the Broken Star Sky would naturally arrange for the Apostle team, and it wasn’t that they didn’t know anything about this region.

In that case, the problem would arise!

The Broken Universe usually gave Apostle storyline quests, and there were two hidden hints. One was the difficulty of the quest, and the other was the duration of the quest-related stay.

In terms of mission difficulty, if the Shattered Universe was calculated very clearly, it would definitely give the corresponding difficulty. For example, the initial guidance mission of the guild would be calculated very accurately, and most guidance missions would have an accurate difficulty display.

As for some large storyline missions, due to the long execution time, Apostle and the storyline characters more interaction, the mission is prone to many unexpected twists and turns, so the difficulty of the mission is likely to appear unknown hints.

On the other hand, regarding the duration of stay, the missions that Apostle now receive usually have a duration of stay displayed. This was because the Shattered Star System had a well-documented history of the alien world, so it was able to accurately estimate the approximate duration of the plot from the beginning to the end.

However, there were also some unclear areas in the shattered starry sky, such as the trail of Bodean, the side story that Qin Lun and the others triggered in the Land of Death and the troll’s claw!

The Land of Death and the Giant Demon’s Claw were rare, and there were no detailed written records. The Broken Universe knew nothing about that area, so it was naturally unable to give an accurate mission time.

At that time, the Shattered Star System started when Qin Lun and the others entered the Land of Death and ended when they left the Giant Demon’s Claw.

After knowing this, the duration of the mission for Apostle to assist the Dwarves Exploration Team was quite strange!

It took less than a week for Qin Lun and the others to activate the predecessor branch of the epic plot and to find the Mining Area of Michigan Hall. Even with the return time, it was only half a month.

At the same time, the Broken Star Sky had already indicated that it would not give the crowd any more time to stay. Naturally, the remaining half a month was not for them to search for the hidden plot again.

This meant that when calculating this storyline mission, the Broken Star Sky had guessed that Apostle would need about a month to complete the mission. So, aside from half a month of commuting, what was the rest of the half a month spent?

There was only one answer. Before Apostle truly arrived at the Mining Area of Michigan Hall, they would definitely encounter some kind of difficulty, and would have to spend another half a month or so. This kind of difficulty was either wasted on finding the right path or wasted on fighting.

Qin Lun had asked Lorraine what they were trying to deduce the direction of their journey because of this. However, Lorraine’s question-and-answer obviously cut off the first possibility. The dwarves had already found the right path this time.

As a result, there was only one possibility left. Before they arrived at the Silver Hall mining area, they would encounter a protracted battle that would take about half a month.

“I didn’t tell you before because I’m not sure yet.” Qin Lun smiled bitterly and said, “But now, it seems that what I’m worried about is becoming a reality.”

“Haha, isn’t this just right?” Apostle laughed at each other. Shield guard Newton clenched his fists and laughed heartily, “I’ve been stuffed with birds these past few days. I thought this mission would be boring until the end, but now it’s interesting. I’ve been climbing mountains and caves these past few days, and my bones are almost crisp. It’s a good time to take this opportunity to treat me.”

“Qin Lun, this isn’t like your style. What’s wrong? With a few more beauties by your side, are you afraid of fighting?” Rand smiled and teased.

…

Ignoring the fighting spirit of Apostle and the dwarves, Bipa quickly sneaked into the tunnel entrance and began to report back to the guild channel.

Artificial buildings that Kieran called highly crafted appeared on the Apostle guild channel. This was a building similar to a castle. Its outer wall was pentagonal and was made of large pieces of stone. The center of each wall was slightly caved in, protruding from the corner of the arrow tower.

However, an ordinary prismatic castle only had a portion of the city wall, and there was no roof in the center. However, this building had a huge roof, covering the entire fortress tightly. It looked like a special-shaped steamer.

Fortunately, this building only had a radius of less than two kilometers. Otherwise, it would probably be regarded as an underground city by the dwarves. If there was an underground city in front of the exploration team, they would have to declare the operation a failure. They would need to look for other cracks on the ground leading to the Silver Hall Mining Area.

‘”This building is obviously man-made. Could it be a fortress built by Gray Dwarves? However, why did Gray Dwarves build a fortress in such a place? Did they already expect Shield Dwarf to attack from the dark regions?” The thief was puzzled by what he saw and couldn’t help but ask.

“Probably not. If it was Grey Dwarves’s plan to deal with the enemy, they could have guarded the entrance to the Dark Region from the Silver Hall. The mining area here is still too far away from the Silver Hall City. There’s no need!” Hill pondered for a moment before speaking his opinion.

“Monkey, can you sneak in and take a look?” Wei Si asked the thief cautiously.

“I’ll try my best. It might take some time. I still don’t know its entrance and exit.” The thieves seemed a little excited. This was a good challenge for him. “Oh right, you’d better retreat a bit longer, especially those noisy Dwarves. Don’t let them alarm each other!”

…

After notifying Gilliam, the Dwarves team quickly retreated a distance and remained quiet.

The dwarves were not good at stealth scouting, and almost no one in their race had changed professions to thieves or assassins, which was not in keeping with Dwarves’s aesthetics. They advocate violence aesthetics, and their combat techniques are simple and straightforward. Even though they were best at forging and smelting, most of the dwarves liked to forge rough equipment.

However, even though the dwarves were stubborn and irritable, they still maintained considerable respect for experts from other professions. At the very least, they knew that every combat profession had its strengths, especially in areas where they weren’t good at it. The dwarves could also listen to other people’s advice.

‘”Eh ~ ~ ~” The thief couldn’t help but let out a soft cry of surprise after approaching the building for a certain distance.

“Monkey, did you find anything?” Wei Si asked cautiously.

“This building doesn’t seem to be what we imagined it to be … Well, what should we say? Take a look for yourselves!” The Thief didn’t know how to describe the image he saw for a moment, so he simply fed the observed image back to the guild channel.

The thief circled the building for half a circle. Everyone was surprised to see that under close observation, this fortress-like building was actually surrounded by entrances and exits. Almost every hundred meters, there was a passageway without a gate.

These passageways had no doors, and behind them were the same stone walls. It seemed that they had to turn continuously as soon as they entered the door, and their internal structures were strange and peculiar.

“This structure seems” Just as the others in the team were confused, Rand suddenly frowned and said, “Could it be a labyrinth?”

Rand was originally a fireman. Although he wasn’t an architect, he could be considered the person most familiar with architectural structures in Apostle.

“It really is a bit similar!” After being reminded by Rand, the others also came to their senses.

Although other possibilities had not been ruled out, the combined fortress had a roof and many entrances and exits. After entering, he immediately needed to turn around. It was really like a huge maze.

‘”If it’s a maze, this area seems to be complicated enough. If there’s a trap inside” Wei Si glanced at the others and frowned. “Qin Lun, it seems you’re right. This maze will waste a long time on us!”

The labyrinth was situated on the path the expedition team had to take. The dwarves had to find out what was going on inside, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to move forward safely.

“There’s nothing I can do, let Biba come back!” Qin Lun said helplessly, “We can’t let him go in alone to take risks. Let’s go inform Jillim that we must gather everyone’s strength here.”