Chapter 704 Cave-Dwelling Monster

Reconnaissance target: cave dwelling monster × 4

Health status: Discomfort (sensitivity to light)

Threat Level: Low

Attributes: Strength 14, Dexterity 14, Constitution 11, Intelligence 3, Wisdom 14, Charisma 5

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Intelligence is only 3...

"Well, it doesn't look like a big threat."

Joan continued to recall the introductory text about "cave-dwelling monsters" in "Vares Monster Illustrated Book". Suddenly, his heart moved, he took out a revolver, aimed at a cave-dwelling monsters head and fired.

The sound of gunfire echoed for a long time in the closed tunnel.

The lead bullet whistling out of the chamber hit the soft body of the cave-dwelling grubber, and was bounced off under Joan's gaze, causing almost no damage.

"The skin of this monster is really thick!" Audrey raised her eyebrows in amazement.

"It's not just a matter of skin thickness. A layer of magic shield is attached to the surface of cave dwelling monsters. It is difficult for ordinary swords and guns to cause fatal damage to them."

The purpose of Joan's shooting just now was to test whether the description in the "Monster Illustrated Book" about the enchanted skin of cave-dwelling monsters was true.

Judging from the test results, the records in the illustrated book can be regarded as rigorous and credible.

"Joan, if I were you, I'd throw a fireball at those disgusting big bugs—Boom!"

Holden smiled and made an "explosion" gesture.

"I bet it would work better than firing a gun."

"Gods above! Fortunately, Joan is not you, so I won't be so stupid as to think of dying like this!"

Compared with Holden who takes it for granted, Hyrule has more experience in exploring the underground world, and he knows that releasing "fireball" in such a space-occluded situation is a taboo that is tantamount to suicide.

"The shock wave from the 'fireball' explosion will knock us all against the wall, and what's more terrible is that the fire will quickly deplete the air we need to breathe!"

"Well, it's true that I didn't think carefully."

The young poet touched his nose in embarrassment.

"But apart from 'Fireball', there are other spells that can kill these big bugs in one go, right?"

"Of course there is. In fact, 'ice' is more effective than 'fire' against this kind of wet, soft-bodied monster."

Hailar turned to look at Joan.

"I'll cast the spell, or you?"

"Let me come, there is no need to waste your spell slots here."

Joan alone has more spell slots than his three teammates combined.

Of course, he should be the one to take action at this moment when it is necessary to cast a spell to "clear the field violently".

Joan made a series of spell-casting gestures, and the magic net distributed around him trembled sharply, and the magic power was transformed into pure ice energy, which condensed into a pale cyclone in his palm.

"Ringa!"

Joan spit out an activation spell symbolizing "cold", raised his hand and pushed forward, and the extremely cold energy gushed out.

The four cave-dwelling snatchers on the opposite side seemed to have sensed the danger and squirmed and tried to escape.

But it was too late to run now.

boom!

A circle of shining ice ring, starting from the exit of the tunnel, exploded violently.

The pale cold current quickly spread to the surroundings, enveloping all four cave dwelling monsters in an instant.

The soft and juicy body of the cave-dwelling grub was immediately stiffened by the cold, and it slid down from the stone wall one after another and fell to the ground, making a hard echo.

Hyrule and Audrey rushed forward at the same time, slashing their swords and smashing the four cave-dwelling monsters frozen stiff by "Frost Nova".

Qiao An didn't have time to stop it, so he could only watch the cave-dwelling monster being dismembered by two irascible old ladies. It was a pity that he didn't even leave him a complete sample that could be used for anatomical research.

After clearing the cave dwelling monsters blocking the way, the exit of the tunnel became unobstructed.

Joan ordered Gulu to explore the way first.

Through Gulu's eyes, Joan found that the space outside the tunnel was wider than he expected.

The huge cave seemed to be endless, and the dome above it was as high as a thousand yards, with no end in sight, like a dark sky.

From the rugged and narrow underground tunnel, suddenly breaking into the empty dome, Joan couldn't help but have an illusion, as if he had returned to the surface world, with his feet on the ground and the sky above his head.

After a brief shock, Joan came back to his senses, took out the "navigation compass", and checked the surrounding terrain.

The three-dimensional image generated by the compass cannot completely show the whole picture of the vault connected to the tunnel.

It can be seen that this huge underground cavity has already exceeded the surveying limit of the "navigation compass", no less than 3,000 square miles, like a small world under the ground!

After carefully comparing the known map of the "Underdark Region" provided by Hailar, Joan was sure that he and his companions were currently in the "Sixth District" marked on the map.

The "Sixth District" of the underground world is also known as the "Dark Mountain".

According to previous surveying and mapping, there is a significant "stratum separation" feature in this area.

Between the upper crust and the lower crust, there is a hollow area with an average thickness of nearly a thousand yards, like a huge shell that has been hollowed out.

In this area, the most notable feature of landforms is the rolling hills, marked on the map as "Nida Mountains". Due to the lack of light in the underground world, explorers are more accustomed to calling them "Dark Mountains".

Joan and the others are at the southern edge of the Dark Mountain Range.

Joan didn't know if there were other explorers who had set foot here before.

From the map alone, this area is completely blank. It can be seen that even if someone has been here, they have not carried out detailed surveying and mapping of the area.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 'New World'!"

Holden flushed with excitement and raised his arms.

"We are about to set foot on a virgin land that has not been explored before. I don't know how many secrets lie ahead, waiting for us to reveal. Thinking about it, I feel so excited!"

"Today is the ninth day of our journey, March 24th, a memorable and lucky day!"

Hailar couldn't hide his excitement, and calculated excitedly: "We still have plenty of time to explore this unknown area, survey and draw maps, and collect ores and biological specimens! As long as we bring the maps and specimens back to the camp safely, we can exchange for a lot of money." Take the credits!"

"Audrey, if Arnold knows that we have discovered a new area, he will definitely regret betting with you!"

"I hope so."

Audrey still held her composure and looked around vigilantly.

"It's too early to celebrate the harvest. The unknown is often closely related to danger. Let's be more careful and try to get down here safely."

The exit of the tunnel where the four of them are at the moment is located in the middle of a cliff, with a cliff reaching the dome above it, and a bottomless slope at the foot.

The slope is very steep, and the rock surface is covered with slippery moss, like a natural slide.

Gulu can climb steep slopes with his barbed hands and feet, and easily descend to the bottom of the slope.

Qiao An and the others don't have such superb rock climbing skills. If the soles of their feet slip, they will turn into "human flesh wheels" and roll all the way down the slope. It will definitely not feel good!

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