Chapter 730 Stench

Joan hooked Audrey's legs with his backhand, adjusted his posture a little, then flapped his wings, and slowly lifted into the air with her on his back.

"Joan, am I a little fat?"

Her Royal Highness whispered in the ears.

For some reason, her voice was hoarse, slightly shy, and sounded extraordinarily sexy.

"I have no idea."

Joan answered subconsciously, and immediately regretted it. She felt that her answer was too hasty. It sounded like she was perfunctory to Audrey, and she didn't respect her enough.

After a little thought, he made another addition.

"I don't think you are fat. In fact, compared to your figure, your weight is much lighter than it looks."

"is that so?"

"I thought it would be very tiring to fly with you on my back, but in fact I don't feel tired at all. This is a proof."

As soon as Qiao An finished speaking, a shy smile of "hehehe" came from his ears.

For some reason, this laughter reminded Joan of a cute little bear rolling on the grass.

The imaginary picture does not match the elegant and graceful image of Her Royal Highness, but it is similar in the "cute" level.

"Well, let me just think that you are using a subtle way to praise me for my good figure."

Her Royal Highness's smug tone sounds a bit irritating!

Joan couldn't help but want to call her "smelly".

However, if you think about it carefully, Audrey's words are not bragging, especially at this moment, Her Highness the Princess is clinging to his back without reservation, and the presence of certain parts is too strong for him to ignore.

Joan shook her head, barely getting rid of those wild thoughts in her mind, and quickly flew up to the top of the cliff. After gaining a firm foothold, she bent her knees and put Her Royal Highness off her back.

"Where are Holden and the others?"

Audrey stood on the top of the cliff, looking around, and the miner's lamp on the helmet swept out a cone of light.

It took her a while before she realized that Holden, Hyrule, and Evelyn were all hiding under a leeward rock wall in the distance.

All three of them covered their noses, panting only with their mouths, and looked towards her and Joan with weird expressions.

Evelyn waved her hand this way, as if she wanted to speak to remind them of something, but Holden covered her mouth and stopped her from talking too much with his eyes.

The sorceress gave him a resentful look, but couldn't say much.

Holden and Hyrule both bared their teeth, with uncontrollable smirks on their faces, and waved frequently, urging Joan and Audrey to meet them.

Audrey took Joan's hand and walked towards Holden and the others, reminding him to be more careful.

"Although there is no evidence, I still deeply suspect that Holden and Hailaer, the two naughty bastards, are trying to play tricks on us!"

Joan nodded in agreement with her guess, and replied softly: "It shouldn't be an exaggerated joke, anyway, be careful."

While the two were talking in a low voice, a gust of wind blew over with a pungent stench.

Joan quickly covered her nose and turned to look at Audrey.

Audrey also covered her nose and frowned, feeling nauseated by the sudden stench.

The two looked at each other, speeded up their pace at the same time, and rushed out of the smelly area with their heads buried.

Now Joan finally came to his senses, Holden and the others were too suffocated by the stench, so they ran to the leeward place to hide.

Audrey clutched her nose and ran to the stone wall where Holden and the others were. Her eyes wandered over the faces of the three of them, and her eyes were stern.

"Be honest! Who released it just now... You guys understand that!"

"My dear sister, even if we all unite, we can't let out such a strong smell that hits the soul!"

Holden smiled and pointed down the cliff.

"This stench is actually blown up from the hillside."

Joan followed Holden's direction and found that there was a rocky valley under the cliff where he and his companions were. The stench just now was brought by the updraft in the valley.

Looking down from the top of the cliff, you can see that the valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and many caves with a height of one person have been dug out of the steep stone walls. In the caves, shaking fires and human figures can be seen faintly.

"Those caves in the valley seem to have been dug out artificially, and there are still people living in them."

Audrey turned the projection angle of the miner's lamp, trying to cast the search beam into the valley, so as to dispel the darkness and see the situation below clearly.

"Don't turn on the lights!" Evelyn quickly stopped, "The Zodiacs have set up camp in the valley below, and the number of them may not be less than a hundred. If the light alerts them, we will be in big trouble!"

Audrey's face changed slightly, only then did he realize that Holden and the others had turned off the miner's lamps on their helmets, surrounding a small ball of faint light created by magic.

Turning off the miner's lamp hastily, Audrey leaned against the stone wall and sat down beside Hailar.

"The troglodyte, is that kind of evil creature that exudes a stench?"

"That's right, the stench we smelled just now came from this group of monsters, and it spread here and made people feel sick. One can imagine how stinky they are!"

Hailar looked disgusted.

"I guess the troglodyte must be unhygienic and rarely take a bath." Holden joked casually.

"This has little to do with hygiene. Even if a person never takes a bath, or even rolls in the cesspit all day, it is impossible for the smell to be so bad that it makes people run away."

"The stench of the Lizardmen comes from a special secretion synthesized in their bodies. Even if they take a bath every day, they will still emit the stench."

Evelyn explained with a wry smile.

"The more excited or angry the troglodyte is, the stronger the body odor will be."

"Especially in battle, this irritating smell is so strong that it can even make nearby enemies vomit and become very weak."

"The Lizardmen took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, often able to kill powerful enemies that could not be defeated under normal conditions."

Joan recalled the introductory text about the "Battle Lizard" in the "Vares Monster Illustrated Book", which was basically consistent with what Evelyn said just now. It can be seen that she really knows the "Battle Lizard" very well.

"Evelyn, have you ever smelled the stinky secretions of the troglodytes at close range?" Joan asked casually.

Evelyn nodded and frowned, as if recalling a very unpleasant experience.

"If you want to know how bad that smell is, it's hard for me to put into words."

"Let's just say, that feeling... makes you want to wring your own nose off and throw it away."

Hearing Evelyn's words, Hailar and Zion's brothers and sisters all showed horror, and completely gave up the idea of ​​dealing with the troglodytes face to face.

Joan was intrigued by the exaggerated description of the sorceress, and wanted to take this opportunity to observe the Lizardmen up close and gain a better understanding of the mainstream aborigines in the underground world.