Chapter 118 Mine Site
Chapter 118 Mine Site
The Breaking Array Cone is indeed a magical item specially used to break rune witch arrays. The runes on the triangular cone eventually connect with the runes on the protective film, tearing open a portal in the protective film in an ingenious way.
"Get in quickly!"
Walban growled, signaling the others to enter the protective membrane first.
First, Cook, then the other apprentices, and finally Walban. The five of them entered the protective membrane one after another.
Walban retracted the cracked array-breaking cone, the portal disappeared, and the demonized beast was blocked on the other side of the protective membrane and could not move forward.
His array-breaking cone was just a low-level magic item that could be used three times at most. Now, it had been used twice, causing obvious cracks to appear on the triangular cone, which made him frown.
"Be careful of fraud."
The protective film was indeed guarding a laboratory. They could smell a familiar pungent odor, which was the smell produced by the leakage of the potion used to soak living specimens.
Looking around, I saw a spacious room filled with glass cabins containing dried specimens, glass jars with hideous heads soaked in them, and various skeletons lying on the ground, some of which had clear tooth marks on them.
The combination of all these scenes gave the interior a gloomy tone, and the apprentices were accustomed to it.
But the laboratory has been visited by people, like a rat passing through.
Several people carefully and thoroughly explored it, but could not tell what kind of laboratory it was, because all the valuable things had been taken away, and even the more secret rooms were not spared.
The empty chamber seemed to mock them.
Fortunately, there were no traps in the laboratory. Just think about it, this is a wizard's laboratory after all, and they are only apprentices. It is not easy to set up something in it.
At this moment, the ground suddenly shook. The sound came from outside the protective membrane and was transmitted to the inside through the protective array membrane, and then it shook a few more times.
"Could it be that the outside collapsed?"
Before they could feel relieved for long, Cook's face turned even uglier. He expressed what everyone else was thinking: with such a big tremor, it was very likely that the passage where the stairs were located had collapsed. This would cause big trouble.
Walban's eyes were grim and terrifying. "This madman, is he trying to bury us alive?"
If they all died here, the death of so many third-class apprentices would inevitably alarm the Mona Ant Hut, and the wizards of the hunting team would definitely come to investigate in person, and no one would be able to escape at that time, so he said that the other party was crazy.
Fortunately, the vibration stopped quickly and the laboratory was not affected.
But they knew that there were countless demonic beasts waiting for them outside, and there were dark forces hiding behind the scenes.
……
Near Stoney Creek.
Heidi and the other two stayed in Stoney Creek for only one day, but also gained nothing.
"Tomorrow I will take you to a place that requires absolute confidentiality."
"Understood. I won't reveal anything."
"Me too, I promise not to leak a single word."
After hearing what Heidi said, the two of them couldn't help but give assurances.
No clues were found in Stoney Brook Town. Stoney Brook Town was very normal, so normal that it gave people a feeling that it was a little abnormal. This was Gina's feeling deep in her heart. There was no evidence, but Heidi did not notice anything unusual, so she did not say much.
We left this dilapidated town early the next morning, crossed one mountain and forest after another, and came to a long and narrow ravine. The ravine was empty with only low trees and weeds growing. From a close distance, there was nothing unusual about the ravine.
Heidi stood in the middle and watched for a long time without making any other move.
"Once upon a time, there was a rich magic stone mine here, which belonged to our academy." "A magic stone mine that produces magic stones?"
Gina and Hosole, who followed her, couldn't help but look around with their eyes wide open. They didn't expect that there would be a magic stone mine here. Magic stone is the foundation of their cultivation and is closely related to every apprentice and wizard. No wonder Heidi refused to reveal any information along the way.
"In order to defend this magic stone mine, I don't know how many wizards from the Mona Ant Land Huts died here, and many of them were ancestors of my Lydia family." Heidi looked around with emotion.
The other two found it difficult to empathize and could only remain silent, carefully looking at the so-called magic stone mine.
By now, this magic stone mine should have been mined out.
"The magic stone mine has been mined out a long time ago." Heidi guessed what the two were thinking and pierced their fantasy with one sentence, "Let's go, our mission is to check whether there are any abnormalities in the seal rune array at the entrance. The empty magic stone mine also has special value and cannot be coveted by others."
It turned out to be the case.
The two men suddenly realized that Swamp Forest City was not far from Stone Creek Town, and what happened there might indeed be affected by the Magic Stone Mine. They were afraid that the person behind the scenes was targeting this place.
The magic stone mine is hidden deep underground, and many mine caves have been excavated. For the convenience of management, there is actually only one real entrance, which has now been blocked, leaving only a secret path.
Under Heidi's guidance, the two dug away the outer layer of soil, revealing an impenetrable rock wall.
Heidi took out a token and printed it on the rock wall, silently chanting a difficult, secret and long spell.
As he finished speaking, the middle of the rock wall slowly melted away, revealing a passage that was only wide enough for one person to pass through. The mountain walls on both sides of the passage flowed like water.
Heidi waved her hand, and the three of them went into the passage one after another.
Walking in the narrow passage, Gina could feel the terrifying aura emanating from all around. If she took a wrong step, she would suffer an unbearable punishment. She had no choice but to put away her distracting thoughts and follow Heidi closely.
After a minute or two, the three people's eyes opened up. They came to a vast cave filled with a special atmosphere. This was clearly the entrance to the mine. The houses left over from the initial mining were still preserved on both sides, forming a simple camp.
Behind the garrison is a pass. If you want to go deeper into the mine, you must pass through here. There is a stone wall standing there.
Heidi walked forward with a serious expression, took out another crystal clear token and printed it on the stone wall. A layer of thick and tingling protective membrane was revealed, and the token and the protective membrane merged together.
The two men did not dare to disturb Heidi. They looked at each other and carefully guarded the rear to prevent any other danger.
After a moment, Heidi took back the token and shook her head at the two of them, indicating that there was nothing unusual here.
"Go back."
"it is good."
The worst situation did not happen, and Heidi's tense body relaxed.
The three of them returned along the path they came from and headed straight for Swamp Forest City.
Halfway through, Gina noticed the movement of the secret mark. After activating it, Ivan's voice came: Tell Heidi, someone is going crazy again. I think I found a clue.
"What's the matter?" Heidi noticed that she was hesitant to speak.
"Ivan sent a message saying something happened in Swamp Forest City and he found some useful clues," Gina said.
"I understand." Heidi said casually. It's not that she didn't believe it, but as long as there was no trouble in the magic stone mine, it was not a big deal for her.
After this little episode, the three continued on their way to Swamp Forest City.
(End of this chapter)