Chapter 77: Death trail

Xiao Chen and his entourage, together with Ansaldo's escort, had more than 60 people. In this underground passage is a very large team.
The long and deep underground passages rely on the walls and the illuminated spar inlaid on the top to maintain brightness. But even this kind of light still can't reach all the places, and most of the roads are still in the dark of shadows.
Walking on the road, you can often see a team traveling in the opposite direction coming from the direction of Wangdu. These teams are the same as the caravans on land, and most of them are guarded by cattle guards and carriages that transport goods. Xiao Chen noticed that most of the dwarf guards remained vigilant, and when looking at their ranks in particular, they were somewhat alert.
"What are these dwarves guarding against? Are there robbers in this tunnel?" Xiao Chen, Luo Ling, Farrell and Ansaldo were sitting on the same carriage. The carriage of the dwarf was very short, and Xiao Chen sat there The head is about to reach the top of the carriage.
"Of course there are robbers. The dungeon is not too flat." Ansaldo said.
"Where did the robber come from?"
"There are many large and small tunnels on both sides of this main road, leading to various other underground cities and villages. Our dwarves are very good at digging such tunnels, so this network of tunnels may expand every moment, from time to time. There will be another road leading to an unknown stronghold, or a collapse will occur, and a road will be completely buried. "Ansaldo reached out and pointed," Look there. "
Xiao Chen saw a path over one meter high diverging from the side of the main road. There was almost no light in the road. If you didn't look closely, it was easy to ignore it.
"This is a fairly large branch road. I remember it seemed to lead to a nearby village. Our dwarves have the ability to night vision, so in that dark road, as long as we use something that is slightly luminous, we can see Clear the situation around. So many branches are such dark trails. "Ansaldo explained.
"If you look at that again, it's the same way." Ansaldo pointed in another direction.
Xiao Chen looked over there. It was a low tunnel that was not much bigger than a dog hole. If it was n’t pointed out by Ansaldo, they might think it was just a small hole on the roadside.
"This kind of road is a privately excavated road. We generally call them earthworm roads. Because they are like roads drilled by earthworms. If this kind of road is slightly covered, it is difficult for even the dwarves to find. The robbers like to dig this kind of path. And then launched a raid from inside. Even if it is not a robber, some thieves will rush out from inside, stealing the caravan ’s goods while the caravan people are not paying attention. Those caravan guards are guarding these. "Ansaldo brought Sorrowful, "The kingdom has become more and more chaotic over the years. This kind of bad things are also increasing. I remember when I was a kid, I didn't have to be so cautious in taking these roads. The caravan with better luck went back and forth many times. It wo n’t hit robbers, so some caravans do n’t take escorts very much, but they ca n’t do it now. Caravans without escorts ca n’t walk this road alive.

Xiao Chen could hear Ansaldo dissatisfied with the situation, but he was helpless. A decaying and fallen kingdom cannot be saved by the will of one or two people.
"Then are we likely to pass these trails to catch up with the strange guests in front of the Black Rock family?" Xiao Chen asked.
"That's impossible. The road we're taking is basically the nearest one. The trail will only be slower." Ansaldo said.
Farrell said at this time: "Unless, we go that way after passing the first post."
"That way? You, do you mean 'Death Trail'?" Ansaldo's eyes widened.
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Xiao Chen asked with great interest: "What kind of road is the Death Trail?"
"No, that's too dangerous." Ansaldo said.
Farrell said, "You must know that this main road is actually a winding road. The straight line distance from Wangdu to the entrance is actually much shorter than the length of the main road. The death path is a road very close to the straight line. The road is very sloping. If you ca n’t fly, you can hardly walk that road without a magic shield. Either you fell to the ground, or you were hit by a falling rock, even if the high-level fighters took that road. . But I think that as long as you, Luo Ling and Umeda three magicians are present, it should be no problem. "
"Three great magicians?" Ansaldo was surprised. He never thought Luo Ling and Umeda, a woman and a child, were also great magicians.
"Yes, and the dark elf is also a master-level warrior." Farrell proudly said, "Do you think it is feasible to take a short cut now?"
Ansaldo looked at Xiao Chen, who nodded seriously. He reluctantly said: "If you insist, you can give it a try. But they walked so much earlier than us, and they may not be able to catch up with them when they approach the road.
And the number of people you pursue should not be too much, but the level should be higher, otherwise it will slow down the speed of travel. I won't go with you anymore, I will let my guard Rockman go with you. If your actions are not smooth, he will also take you to Wangdu to join us. "
"Very good." Xiao Chen satisfied.

Rockman is a middle-aged dwarf high-level warrior. He has a thin body and flexible hands and feet. People of this size are very rare among dwarves. They are very suitable for such cave exploration tasks at a glance. After receiving this task, he changed his steel armor, put on a black cloth, and wore a short sword, came to Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Evelyn with a hand crossbow, they A team of four will be formed to try to block the Black Rock family team that is walking ahead.
The death trail and the main road are not directly connected. Xiao Chen and his three led a fork from a deserted roadside post and walked for more than ten minutes to a smaller cave. It was covered with moss, and it seemed that no one had set foot in it for a long time.
"This is the entrance to the trail of death." Lockman said.
Xiao Chen released a small sphere of light, which went down the path, illuminating the inside of the path. This is really a very steep road, and the inner wall is smooth, there are not many places to fall, it looks like a tubular slide of a water park.
Rockman squatted by the entrance and pressed the rock on the ground with his hand: "I have only traveled twice on this road, which is very difficult. I have to fix each step with my hands, feet, and grudge, so that I can climb more safely. Someone will fall into the tunnel, and you will see a lot of dead bones in it in a moment, that is all unlucky eggs that died in it. All here will be the saying of the trail of death. "
Xiao Chen Road: "It seems that this road is straight?"
"Basically very straight, only a few places have some turning points." Lockman said.
Xiao Chen looked at the road: "Well, so ... I have an idea."