Chapter 233 Hitting the Target
Now that we have roughly determined that Yamata no Orochi is the target this time, the rest is much simpler. The only thing we need to do is to follow the clues and see what Yamato no Orochi and Ghost-handed Nobunaga are doing.
It is said that it is easy to follow the clues, but in fact it is not easy to find it. Since the other party has a purpose and does not want to be discovered, of course they have done enough concealment methods. Although we have now discovered the underground secret passage, it is not that simple to find the locations of Yamata no Orochi and Ghost Hand Nobunaga. of.
Although this task is not easy, it must be done. First, I contacted the guild and briefly talked to Matsumoto Masa and the others about my new discovery. Then I planned to send Amakusa Jubei away first. This guy's strength is actually only equivalent to that of a level 500 player. I really can't completely protect him from having such a person by my side. Besides, I'm not traveling this time. I am going to find news about Yamata no Orochi and Ghost Hand Nobunaga. Neither of these two guys is simple. I have to go all out against such an opponent. It's just because I feel uncomfortable having such a burden by my side.
Although Amakusa Jubei was very reluctant to leave, he finally relented after I started to threaten him. After sending away the rather reluctant Amakusa Jubei, I began to fully study the tunnel. This thing is the most important clue so far, so naturally it cannot be let go.
To find the exit on the other side of the tunnel, the easiest way was of course to go down below the tunnel, so I directly put away the other summoned creatures and jumped down along the tunnel dug by the pioneers.
In order to hide their whereabouts, the other party dug this tunnel very deep. Thanks to the fact that this is a mountain. If such a tunnel is dug on flat ground, underground water may be dug out.
After following the passage opened for me by the pioneers and descending into the passage left by the other party, I discovered that the underground tunnel network was much wider than I imagined. If it was just suspicion before, now I am really sure that the one who snatched people must be Yamata no Orochi, because this tunnel is so wide that it looks like an undersea tunnel. The huge vaulted passage, which is about ten meters high and more than fifteen meters wide in width, was obviously not dug by anyone. If it were just a group of humanoid creatures going through the tunnel to kidnap someone. Digging a two-meter-high and two-meter-wide tunnel is already a luxury, so why make it such a big tunnel? Are they planning to turn this place into a civil defense project? Therefore, the creature that uses this place must be a very big guy, otherwise there would be no need to dig such a large passage.
After entering this huge tunnel network, I was first surprised by the hugeness here, and then I found that this place was not as dead and silent as I imagined. On the contrary, this place seems to be very lively. As soon as I entered here, I heard moans one after another around me. This moaning sound is a bit like the painful wail of an injured buffalo, and the sound is very deep. There's also a bit of a hoarse feeling.
Others may not know much about this strange sound, but I am really familiar with it. Because that's what zombies sound like. To be precise, it's the meaningless moans that zombies make. Zombies don't rely on this kind of sound to communicate, nor are they used to express any emotions, but they just like to call like this from time to time.
This is a tunnel, surrounded by a sealed illusion. The sound will not disappear quickly here, but will be reflected repeatedly several times before disappearing completely. In addition, there is obviously more than one sound source here, so the sound sounds like one after another. one slice.
With my identity, of course I am not afraid of zombies. But I was a little surprised by how many zombies there were in this place. But surprise does not mean fright, and I am not afraid of these things, so the first thing I did was to run towards the nearest zombie.
Zombies are different from ordinary undead creatures. They can be divided into two types: Eastern and Western. If all the zombies here are Western zombies, that would be pretty good, because I can get some information from the mouths of these undead. But if these are Eastern zombies, that could be a problem.
Zombies in the West are a kind of undead formed when the soul of the deceased does not leave the body after death or is occupied by other souls. To put it simply, they use the soul to drive the movement of the corpse, and I happen to be a dark-type professional with a high affinity for undead creatures. You can get a lot of useful information from those undead with just some guidance. However, the formation principle and structure of Eastern zombies are completely different from those of Hope zombies. Eastern zombies are a kind of monster in which the soul leaves the body or dissipates after death, and then the body wakes up naturally and begins to act according to instinct, and finally grows up gradually.
Western zombies are a branch of the large group of undead creatures. The zombies in Asia are an independent biological system and have nothing to do with other creatures. In fact, undead saints are still soul creatures. The only difference is that the way of carrying the soul is different. But it is undeniable that undead creatures have souls. This is easiest to see in skeleton soldiers, because you only need to look at them If you look into their eye sockets, you can see the burning soul fire in their heads. Although that thing is not the same as a complete soul. But it is really a soul. The Oriental Zombies must be bad. Although these guys have high intelligence in the later stages, unfortunately, the zombies in the early stage are really just zombies. Their intelligence level is basically at the same level as that of insects. They only know simple reactions of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. There is no complete logic, and because these Eastern zombies don't even have souls, even using Ling's Soul Search ** is useless. After all, they don't even have souls, so what are you searching for?
While praying that it would not be an Asian zombie, I ran to the nearest zombie. At the same time, the black magic halo under my feet was fully unfolded, and the dark aura on my body spread like a rolling thick black mist. If it was really undead, If the creature bows without saying anything, it should at least be quite polite. However, the zombie in front of me who seemed to be eating well showed extraordinary enthusiasm, because he turned around and gave me a warm hug, then opened his big mouth and gnawed on my neck.
when. Not surprisingly, the zombie's teeth were broken, and the guy was directly hit by a lightning chain and flew more than ten meters away. When he fell to the ground, he immediately turned into a pile of black ash. There was really only a little bit left. Scumbag.
Although the zombie was so fast just now that I didn't even see what his face looked like, there is no need to ask about this reaction. It is definitely an Oriental zombie. Only those brainless guys would feel such pure dark power and open their mouths to bite it.
Since there are all Eastern zombies here, there is nothing you can ask. I simply waved my hand and released the dart, and then said to him: "Go and help me find the tunnel exit."
Although this place is full of zombies, with the dart's ability to move at the speed of light, the zombies may have a hard time even seeing his shadow, let alone catching him.
This tunnel near the temple is almost like a spider, with upward vertical passages everywhere. The number is obviously much higher than the number of missing persons. These passages show that when Yamato no Orochi and the others robbed people here, they were not accurate one at a time. These extra channels should be erroneous actions, or channels used to confirm the situation first. Of course, in my opinion, the greater possibility is that Yamata no Orochi and the others dug such a tunnel group directly. Then they squat in these places. Once a target person approaches a certain tunnel entrance, they launch an attack to drag the person down, and then quickly seal the entrance. This becomes a mysterious incident, and others can no longer find them. .
Although there are many exits to these passages, one thing they have in common is that they are all concentrated near the temple, and they are all vertically upward. What I want to dart to find is not such a passage, but an entrance and exit away from the temple. That place should be the entrance to the tunnel for the other party, and the other party would probably evacuate from there when they evacuated. As long as we can find this entrance and exit. You can find more clues and continue the pursuit.
The speed of the dart was really exaggerated, and it took only a few seconds to find the entrance. The obvious difference between this entrance and other entrances is that it is very far away from the tunnel group we came down from, and the bottom of it is actually connected to an underground lava pipe.
After finding the passage, I stopped wasting time and directly summoned Ye Ying to run away. This wide passage brought me a lot of convenience on my way. After Yeying spread his hooves and ran for a while, we found that the wide passage suddenly turned into a small hole. The passage that was originally large enough for several trains to run in parallel suddenly shrank into a small passage that was only large enough for two people to run parallel to each other. Although this was still much larger than an ordinary tunnel, it was already much smaller than the previous passage.
Judging from the shape and shape of this channel. I guess Yamata no Orochi turned into a human form and passed through here. As for why the back part is so wide, I think it may have something to do with the arresters. Maybe Yamata no Orochi was able to get those people away silently because he used his own body at that time, so he could get them away so quickly, and the wide passage over there was obviously designed to accommodate the huge size of Yamata no Orochi. And it was deliberately made so big.
Although the passage here has become much narrower, the ground is also much quieter. The zombies are concentrated in the wide passage over there. There is none here. Although I am confused as to why there are so many zombies wandering in this passage that was obviously recently excavated, I can understand the lack of zombies here.
The reason why there are no zombies near the entrance of this small passage is because the entrance is connected to an underground lava pipe, and this lava pipe is definitely an active volcanic pipe, and there must be lava flowing through it. I could feel bursts of hot air hitting my face at the entrance of the passage, and these are the things zombies hate the most. Western zombies have different hobbies, but Eastern zombies are all the same and cannot touch fire in their early stages. Anything that is hot and dry is not good for them. A cold and humid environment is the environment that Eastern zombies like. This place is connected to the lava river, and the temperature inside is so high that zombies will definitely not come.
After continuing along this small passage for a short distance, about a hundred or so meters in total, the passage ended directly and entered the lava pipe. This lava pipe is not big either. The location I entered is near the top of the pipe, and below is the lava river that flows slowly.
This place is different from those normal lava tubes. There are no areas on both sides where people can walk. If you go down here, you will fall directly into the lava. Fortunately, I had enough magic pets, and I was not afraid of the high temperature of the lava, so I rode Yeying directly into the lava lake.
Ye Ying is actually a guy who likes fire. You can see that he usually spits out sparks when he sneezes, and you know that he is definitely not afraid of fire. After entering the lava river, Yeying became obviously excited. He landed directly on the lava river, and then stepped on the lava and ran forward happily as if he were running on a country road. If it weren't for the terrifying lava river at his feet, As well as the blue flames spurting out of his own nostrils, this scene looks very pastoral. But coupled with this situation of raging fire. No matter how you look at it now, the devilish style is stronger.
The position where we entered the lava pipe was not at the beginning, but in the middle, so there were two directions. However, there was a relatively obvious residual of divine power in this place, so we didn't need to explore the path. We just ran directly in the direction of the residual divine power.
I have been running along this lava tube for a long time. I estimate that I may have run at least 200 miles away. But the passage is not over yet. I felt that this passage might be relatively long, so I had to let Yeying speed up. Before, Yeying just trotted like a walk. Although the speed is not slow, after all, it is not at full strength. Now after being urged by me, I immediately increase the speed to the extreme. Sometimes when I encounter a curve, because there is no time to slow down, Ye Ying simply runs to the wall outside the curve with a stream of sparks. , and then just like cornering in a motorcycle race, he ran through the corner at an angle, and then returned to the river and continued running.
After completely letting go of speed, we quickly escaped from the lava pipe, but at this time we were at least three to four hundred kilometers away from where we entered the pipe. Yamata no Orochi and Ghost Hand Nobunaga are really good at hiding in order not to be discovered. To actually sneak in from such a far away place, no wonder Buddhism couldn't find any clues.
Although we have now escaped from the lava tube, it does not mean that we have entered the lair of Yamata no Orochi and the others, but that we have only escaped from the lava tube. At the end of this lava pipe is a vertical well, and there are three openings on the well wall, two of which are lava pipes, injecting large amounts of flowing lava into the bottom of the well. The remaining pipe is ordinary groundwater.
Because there is a flow of water and two streams of magma intersecting in this vertical well, the air flow here is particularly chaotic, and no residual divine power can be felt here. However, after trying two other holes, I was lucky enough to find the remnants of divine power again.
Yamata no Orochi must have entered the underground river on the opposite side. There was obvious divine power remaining there, so I went directly into it.
You can't use Night Shadow to move around in the underground river, but the underground river here is very narrow. So Xiao Longnu couldn't do it, so she could only ask Aina to help.
The width of this underground river is only three or four meters, and the depth is only more than one meter. It is possible to stand up and walk, but it is true that the speed will not be faster in that case. Moreover, the top of the cave above your head is only more than one meter high from the water, and there are some short hanging stalactites in it. You want to avoid hitting these things. It's best to keep swimming in the water and move forward.
With Aina dragging us, our speed could not be slowed down, and Yamata no Orochi and the others probably felt that they were far enough away, so a horizontal fork appeared not far from the underground river. This fork also injects river water into the underground river, so it is the upstream channel of the underground river just now, and the water flow in it is naturally much smaller than the downstream river channel.
This underground river is more like a crack than an underground river. Although many parts of it have been smoothed by running water, traces of intertwined cracks can still be seen, and the width of this place is indeed not wide, only a little more than one meter. Although it does not affect people's movements, it is actually very depressing. .
After continuing along this crack for some distance, we suddenly found a vertical crack appearing above the crack. This crack is a little narrower than the crack with water below, but it goes vertically upward, so this narrow state is very suitable for climbing. After feeling for a while and confirming that the residual divine power was also moving upwards, I quickly put Aina away, then I used my hands to support the walls on both sides of the crack and started to climb up.
This upward crack is very long, and there are some turns in the process. I calculated that after rising for more than a hundred meters, I finally discovered that the crack had turned into a horizontal channel. After entering from the horizontal passage here, there is a small room not far ahead. This is a real room, not a natural one. There are wall tiles around the room and floor tiles on the floor, and there are a lot of things placed in it.
From a structural point of view, this room is basically a cellar, and looking out from this side, it can be determined that the narrow crack that was passed through when entering the room is a natural crack. It is not difficult to guess from these things that this cellar appeared before the crack, and then maybe an earthquake or something caused the crack to appear, and it was connected to the underground river below.
After feeling it for a while in this room, there is quite obvious remnant of divine power. It should have been left by a very powerful god. This is in line with the strength of Yamata no Orochi.
Because I had entered a man-made building, I started to be careful. I ran so far underground just now. Who knows where it is above. If it is Nobunaga's lair, I will definitely scare him if I get out so suddenly.
Fortunately, no one seems to be guarding here. I carefully confirmed that no one was outside the door, and then walked out of the cellar. When we came back, we found that it was a woodshed, and it was a very ordinary one.
Push open the small door of the woodshed and walk out into a yard that is not too big or too small. There is a small pool in the center of the yard. The row of houses to the left of the woodshed is obviously the kitchen, the taller row of houses in the front left is probably the main bedroom, and the courtyard wall is on the right.
This is a very standard residential house, nothing special, but that's the problem. What kind of existence is Yamata no Orochi? If nothing happens, will he sneak into a house?
Regardless of what kind of place this place is, I first summoned Chili Pepper and used my mental force field to scan the entire house. The answer I got was that there was no one in the house, and this house was actually not an ordinary residential courtyard. It is a partial courtyard of a large courtyard, and there are many connected courtyards nearby.
Obviously this is a very large manor, and it has a large yard and a small yard, and the area is very large. However, there is a surprising answer in Chili's report, that is, there is no one here now.
Since there was no one around, I didn't have to be careful. I summoned my demon pets and started to inspect the entire yard with great fanfare. The place did turn out to be huge. No, it should be said that it is ridiculously big. This place is much larger than an ordinary city park, with at least thirty courtyards inside and outside, and countless rooms. Although it is not comparable to the imperial palace, it is at least the size of a prince-level residence.
A place like this should originally be home to a super noble, with countless maids and servants. But now it seems that there is no one here, and the most surprising discovery is that there are traces of battles in some rooms. Although the traces do not seem obvious, there are indeed traces of battles, and several places have also been found. Bloodstains.
After getting such a reward, I suddenly understood where those zombies came from. The other party must have used the passage in the cellar to rob someone, but the owner obviously did not intend to cooperate, and a fight broke out. But to cover up the facts. Try not to be discovered, so after the other party killed everyone here, they transported all the bodies to the tunnel network over there, so that ordinary people would not be able to discover what was going on here. As for why those people all turned into zombies, I don’t know that yet. There may be something wrong with the environment at the temple, or there may be something wrong with the people who killed these guys. Anyway, there are many factors that cannot be analyzed at the moment.
"Ling."
"exist."
"Check out exactly where this is."
"clear."
After Ling finished answering my question, he immediately stood still on the spot, then inserted his staff into the ground. Then he saw circles of energy ripples rippling out. After waiting for more than ten seconds, Ling suddenly opened his eyes and said: "There is a city near where we are, and there seems to be a leveling point behind it, with a lot of monsters. The mountains and forests on both sides should also be places for leveling. This house is stuck here, and it is probably a large NPC gathering place."
There are often some NPCs living outside the city in the game, but most of them are single-family households such as woodcutters or hunters. Such large estates are still relatively rare. But although it's rare, I've seen it once or twice, and it's not too strange. It's just that not a single person killed here has any hair left, which is a bit troublesome. However, Ling quickly said to me: "Master. When I checked just now, I found that there is no one here."
"Isn't there no one? You mean there is someone here?"
Ling nodded and said: "In front of the mansion, there is an archway a little further outside the courtyard wall. There are four people under that archway. Judging from the strength of their souls, they should be armed personnel such as soldiers."
I'm not surprised that Ling found someone Chili didn't find, especially after knowing their location. Chili's mental detection range is not as far as Ling's soul detection, and at that time I just asked her to detect the house. Ling Du said that the other party was under an archway a little further outside the house, which meant that it was beyond the scope of the house. No wonder Chili didn't find it. Fortunately, when we searched the courtyard before, we were very gentle and didn't make any noise, otherwise it would be bad to attract the guards over there.
"Come with me and take a look."
After taking back most of the summoned creatures, I only took Ling to the gate of the mansion over there. The gate to the mansion was bolted from the inside, but that was far too easy to do. After all, the courtyard wall is only about three meters high. There are so many things that can fly in this world, so it’s not surprising that they can jump over the wall. Besides, they also have the ability to control objects through the air.
In order to avoid disturbing the people over there, Ling and I just climbed up from the edge of the courtyard wall, then stretched our heads and took a look outside.
Sure enough, there was an archway about seventy or eighty meters away from the gate of the mansion here, and four Japanese samurai holding long weapons were standing below it, looking like guards.
I don't know what these four people do, but they are so close to the mansion and standing there like guards, there is absolutely no way they don't know that no one is in the yard. No matter who they are sent to guard here, they can always ask for some information.
Thinking of this, I didn't continue to hide, and directly summoned the princess and placed it outside the courtyard wall.
The guards over there were all very ordinary beings, with average strength and poor resistance. The princess just casually charmed them into confusion, and then they all walked to the door of the house like sleepwalking obediently. After I opened the door and let them in, I immediately asked the princess and Ling to cooperate in interrogating them. Unexpectedly, I hit the target directly.
"Who are you?" Ling just asked.
The guy who was asked to answer among the four people said with dull eyes: "We are the field force of the Ghost Hand Alliance."
The Ghost Hand Alliance is the guild of Ghost Hand Nobunaga. These guys are actually members of Ghost Hand Nobunaga, so the problem is already very clear.
"Tell me where are the people in your guild now? Why have they all disappeared these days? Is Yamata no Orochi with you?" I asked all the questions I wanted to know in one breath. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)