In the dark underground ruins, Thorne tracked the footprints of the Rat Man cavalry, sneaked carefully all the way, and finally reached the relatively well-preserved ruins of the city in front of him, which is the area where the so-called Rat Man tribe entrenched.

He hid in the corner of the ruins, carefully surveying the passage leading to the Rat Man area ahead.

It was found that a low wall nearly three meters high surrounded the entire area, and around the low wall, in addition to a dozen rat-man guards and vicious rats patrolling back and forth, arrows made of bricks were also set up. Tower, the only access to the interior is an open iron fence.

"Fifteen ratmen plus six vicious rats, it's difficult and time consuming to kill them silently without disturbing any ratmen. Forget it, let's sneak in. "

Thorne looked at a group of listless Ratman guards, frowned, and immediately activated the Shadow Hand faction's strengthening skill "Shadow Cloak", and the whole person disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Although most Rat People are born with the special ability of "Sharp Sense of Smell", Thorne's "Sneak" skill level is very high, and he also masters the shadow power of the Shadow Hand School, wanting to be unaware of the enemy It was not difficult for him to get in.

The main reason why he chose to sneak into the rat man camp by himself, in addition to exploring the details, was that the animal companions he summoned found kobold captives inside.

If he can find out about the Red Dragon players from the mouths of these kobold captives, then their mission is at least half completed. If they encounter an irresistible threat, they can return to the surface with peace of mind.

Inside the silent Rat Man camp, there were only half-completed buildings with dim torches, which made the camp no longer look so depressingly dark.

The Rat People are a group of cunning and greedy lycanthropes, whose individual strength is weak due to their weaker bodies.

It can be seen from the complex terrain formed by various artificial caves and semi-collapsed ruins in this area that they prefer ambush tactics when dealing with the enemy.

The former Thorne has also been in contact with the rat people for a long time in the sewers of Winter City, so he is familiar with these cunning lycanthropes.

Thorne walked silently, carefully looking at the various dragon reliefs remaining on the surrounding walls, as well as some scattered ratmen or dire rats wandering on the road.

As he gradually penetrated into the inside of the Rat Man camp, through various remaining building ruins, he understood where he was at this time. Before the city of Jinbatur disappeared, it should belong to the living area of ​​the dragonborn nobles.

Because he was able to see the ruins of various gorgeous mansions here, although most of them were in collapsed state, the reliefs with magnificent artistic conception after those remained were obviously not something that civilians could support with financial resources.

Moreover, most of the buildings that can exist in the ancient times still maintain their original appearance, which directly shows that the strength of these mansions is not comparable to that of civilian areas. Otherwise, these rat people would not be entrenched here.

At this time, Thorne's keen hearing caught the sound of beating and beating, and with a move in his heart, he sneaked away along the source of the sound.

Thorne hid at the door and looked into the bright room, and found a huge forging furnace in the center of the room. The coal burning in the furnace brought light to the room, but also warmed the cold underground ruins. pleasant.

Around the furnace, six Skaven bustled under the command of a bald-headed dwarf with ashen skin.

However, these Rat Men seem to be very incompetent. Although the bald dwarf who takes a sip from time to time teaches these Rat Men how to forge weapons, there are still many metal objects of poor workmanship that are like hills. Stacked in the northwest corner.

So angry that this seemingly drunk dwarf always has the urge to smash the head of the rat man with a hammer. Obviously, it was a bit too embarrassing for the ratmen to learn to forge weapons.

"A gray dwarf taught a rat man how to forge weapons, it does seem a bit funny." Thorne spit out a word in his heart, and stopped wasting time and walked directly to the destination where the kobold captives were held. .

Then, after escaping several groups of ratmen who inadvertently passed by in the camp, Thorne quietly entered a half-collapsed mansion and came to a corridor.

The two sides of the corridor are piled with sundries such as wooden barrels and boxes, but a clean passage is left in the middle, which obviously looks like people are often walking around.

When he was about to reach the end of the corridor, he found that the corridor was cut off by a fault, which seemed to be the result of geological activities. A bottomless cave.

Thorne didn't hesitate, and walked down the fault of the **** carefully, because this bottomless cave is likely to be the core area of ​​the Rat Man camp.

As the fault gradually widened, an underground cave was finally formed. Four bright torches were placed around the cave, the walls were also covered with glowing fungi, and there were two rat-men guards dangling around. go.

Thorne, who was hiding in the dark, looked at the wandering rat people. Since the entrance of the hole was only three meters high and two meters wide, the two rat people were almost blocked at the entrance of the hole, which meant that they wanted to sneak quietly. It's hard to get in.

So Thorne slowly pulled out the dagger from his waist, and before the eyes of the two Ratmen met, he quickly covered the mouth of one of the Ratmen. Before the other could take out his weapon, the dagger A cold light flashed across the torch, and the Rat Man's throat was cut in an instant.

When the other Rat Man just turned around, scarlet blood splattered his face. The Rat Man looked at the wound that was still bleeding from his companion's throat, and the narrow Rat Man flashed a touch of fear. , Just as he was about to speak, he saw a dark shadow flash past, and then there was the stinging sensation of a sharp blade penetrating into the flesh on his neck.

Thorne grabbed the Rat Man's neck hard, and didn't let go until the corpse stopped twitching. Then, after disposing of the two corpses, he walked in through the hole.

After walking along the passageway at the entrance of the cave for ten minutes, and after dealing with the two waves of Rat Man guards again, Thorne finally came to the hall of the cave.

In this slightly bright hall, Thorne once again saw the relatively well-preserved stone pillars and the dragon reliefs wrapped around the stone pillars.

"It turned out to be a hidden temple." Noticing how many years of stains had accumulated around, Thorne couldn't help being surprised when he saw the complete murals.

It may be because the hall is deep underground, the murals here are relatively intact except for some stains left by the rat people.

There are five carved frescoes on the walls of the hall.

In the middle is a sturdy dragon with five dragon heads and a wyvern-like tail. The dragon's torso has beautiful stripes. Seeing this image, Thorne immediately recognized it as a dragon. Portrait of Tiamat, **** of dragons.

On the left of Tiamat is a black dragon hovering in the swamp to attack adventurers, on the right is a red dragon flying in the sky breathing flames, ready to burn down a castle, and on the outermost side is a slaughter elf entrenched in the forest green dragon and a blue dragon attacking the caravan in the desert.

"Could it be that this is the Temple of the Evil Dragon God secretly built by an evil dragonborn noble in ancient times." Looking at the relief on the wall, Thorne guessed the doubts in his heart.

Then, without further delay, he walked directly to one of the rooms in the hall.

The moment he walked into the room, he found that the walls and floor of the room were occupied by unknown fungi, emitting a faint purple light, making the room look a little weird.

Then Thorne crossed the room again to another spacious hall.

In the center of the hall, a huge dragon-shaped sculpture was horribly destroyed, resulting in only a pair of intact longan. This tragic dragon-shaped sculpture lay quietly on the ground and became a few young rat people to climb. 's plaything.

Obviously, this place is more like a playground for Rat Man children. Dozens of young Rat Man gather in the hall. They play, frolic and have a good time in the hall.

The clutter in the corner of the hall was as high as a hill.

Shattered armor, rusted weapons, wooden chests, unknown figurines, animal bones, etc., piled up almost from the ground to the ceiling, looking crumbling, as if it would collapse at any moment.

In order not to attract the attention of these mouse people, Thorne deliberately avoided the place where they were playing and walked inward from the corner of the hall.

Then Thorne gently pushed open a tattered wooden door, and disappeared into the hall without the mouse people noticing it at all.

In the end, Thorne walked through this complex underground passage, while eliminating the rat people in the way, walking cautiously, and finally arrived at the destination: the place where the kobold captives were held.

There was a miserable atmosphere in the room. The three kobolds were tied tightly by ropes, and the other end of the rope was tied to a large iron nail near the door.

Thorne looked at the three bony and weak kobolds, pondered for a moment, and then directly appeared to test: "I am entrusted by your red dragon leader Argottus to come to rescue you, little guys, don't Afraid, tell me what happened?"

Thorne talked to the kobold in the dragon language, which he had specially asked Professor Andrina to give him before he set off. In order to quickly master this language, he directly spent 500 practice points, and at the same time, he also learned the underground common language from Malvasia.

Because the dragon language contains many hard consonants and teeth grinding sounds, while it sounds harsh, Thorne is also very blunt.

However, when he saw that the kobold's dim pupils gradually recovered, he immediately realized that these miserable kobold captives not only understood his dragon language, but also indirectly proved that the red dragon player Agotu Carlos, the uncle of Carlos, is still alive.

"Wang, wang, wang..."

When the kobolds heard that their leader had sent someone to rescue them, the poor little fellows were so excited that Thorne sounded like a puppy barking, not knowing what they were talking about what.

"Wang, wang... Lord Argotus.... Finally remembered his most loyal servant... sent someone to save us... Wang, Wang, Wang..."

Finally, a kobold who was so excited that he was the first to stop his tears said something that Thorne could understand.

Afterwards, Thorne untied their ropes directly, and then took out some dry food from the dimension bag to signal them to replenish their strength.

So these poor little guys told him about the red dragon player while eating dry food, and finally gave him a general understanding.

The only thing that surprised him was that the three kobolds in front of him were all warlocks.

This also made him understand why the Rat Man still kept them here without eating. It turned out to be trying to bribe the three kobolds through coercion and inducement.

However, these three little guys were very loyal to the Red Dragon player who had never met.

In the end, when the rat people had no choice but to abandon them here and let them fend for themselves, otherwise they would not cry with excitement when they heard that the red dragon players specially sent people to save them. .

Afterwards, Thorne chatted with the three kobolds for a while, then turned and left.

As for whether they can escape, it depends on his fortune, and he still needs to go deep and continue to explore the core area of ​​​​the Rat Man.

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Among the underground ruins, there is a well-preserved temple.

The magic lighting lamp that has been invariably "brightened" emits a soft light, illuminating every corner of the room, and at the same time reflecting the well-preserved dragon reliefs clearly.

In the deepest part of the shrine, there is a spacious room about 10 meters high, whose ceiling is supported by a dozen wooden pillars carved in the shape of dragons.

In the room, the boiling fireplace is emitting heat and light, and the walls of the room are decorated with the heads of various subterranean monsters: including three tauren, a direclaw, and the heads of aboleths and mind flayers. .

On a comfortable sofa in the room, sat a quiet-looking blonde girl, wearing a conservative long black dress, holding a sharp long sword in her hand, gesturing from time to time, as if she was practicing a A peculiar fencing skill.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, a sudden knock on the door broke the silence of the room.

The pale green eyes of the blond girl flickered, and she spit out a soft and crisp voice: "Come in, Lessers."

"Crench!"

The voice fell for a long time... The door was gently pushed open by a kobold in a black robe.

I saw that the kobold warlock named Lessers first glanced fearfully at the blond girl who was leaning lazily on the sofa wielding her sword, hesitated for a moment, and walked in gently.

Then he gently closed the door ajar, as if he was afraid of disturbing the owner of the room.

"How is it, are those rat people willing to cooperate?" The blonde girl asked casually without even looking at the kobold, her pale green eyes still staring at the long sword in her hand.

"Big Sigrid..." Before the kobold warlock could finish speaking, he suddenly noticed a soft smile flashing in the pale green eyes of the blond girl, and quickly changed his words: "Lord Black Dragon Queen, that group of ratmen colluded with the dark elves. Together, they have completely betrayed you."

"Then how did you come back alive? Since they have betrayed me, why didn't they kill you for the sacrificial flag." The long sword in the blond girl's hand paused for a while, with a faint smile.

"That's right, those despicable ratmen were indeed going to attack me, but under the desperate blocking of my guards, I was the only one who escaped back alone." The kobold warlock recalled the dead dozens of elite soldiers The kobold warrior couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

"You didn't tell the truth, because it's impossible for your two short legs to run over the four legs of the Dire Rat." The golden girl leaned on the sofa, stroking the blade lightly, looking at the delicate cheeks reflected on the blade , the voice is very soft.

"..." The kobold warlock glanced at the blond girl helplessly and said truthfully, "It was a man from the surface who called himself a half-elf ranger who suddenly appeared and helped me resist the attack."

"Half-elf ranger from the surface?" When the blond girl heard the half-elf ranger, her expression froze for a moment, a hint of curiosity flashed in her pale green eyes, she immediately sat up straight and looked at the kobold warlock: "He looks like a ...is he a native or a player?"

"..." The kobold warlock noticed the blond girl who was suddenly a little crazy and didn't know how to answer.

"Tell me the details of the half-elf ranger. Tell me the truth, Lessers, you should know the fate of lying." The blond girl was embarrassed, her expression calmed down again, she stood up and looked at the kobold warlock, and said lightly. .

"This half-elf ranger looks very strong, and can cast spells. As for whether it is a player, I am not sure, but..." The kobold finished, and glanced at the long sword in the blond girl's hand.

"But what?" Seemingly aware that the kobold warlock's gaze was on his sword, the blonde girl walked to the kobold warlock's side and handed the long sword to him.

"That's right, the long sword in that ranger's hand is very similar to yours, and the blade is polished on eight sides." After confirming the kobold warlock, he said truthfully, after all, it was scorched by a sword that exuded a scorching aura. The long sword is threatening in the heart, it is difficult to remember.

"If nothing else, the ranger who saved you should be a player like us." The blond girl stared at her blade and tried her best to remain calm.

"However, Lessers, I'm very dissatisfied with your performance." After a while, the blond girl suddenly looked at the kobold warlock, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone: "The half-elf ranger sacrificed his life to save you, but you abandoned it. Your savior doesn't care, so a coward like you must be punished."

"Sigrid, you crazy woman! Nympho! I think you want to be crazy about the Dragon Knight! I am your most loyal teammate, we are from the same camp, you can't come for an outsider Find an excuse to target me." Hearing that he was about to be punished, the kobold warlock who knew he couldn't escape, couldn't help shouting excitedly.

"It's been so long, why don't you have a long memory?" The blond girl glared at the kobold warlock with light green eyes, stretched out her hand and snapped her fingers.

Immediately, two kobolds over 1.5 meters tall pushed open the door and walked in, and then dragged the shouting kobold warlock out.

Looking at the disappearing figure, the blond girl walked to the window, opened the curtains, looked at the dark scenery outside the window with a melancholy expression, and muttered to herself:

"It turned out to be a ranger from the surface, then he must know the passage to the surface, and after hiding here for hundreds of years, it's time to go to the world on the surface."

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