Chapter 19 Worse Than Death
"I think, Marca Jaylen, I might have blamed you wrongly. The fire spurt device at the gate is probably not a trap, but its design is like this. Of course, even so, you should discover it in advance. If you don't find it, it must be your dereliction of duty."
"Those four flamethrowers just cover all the space after the door is opened. Is this just a way out? I'm afraid it may not be, and it is very likely that they are targeting those plants."
"High temperatures burn all the fine particles of the plant in the air, whether it is spores or pollen, will turn into ashes in the flames. Frogs wear special heat-insulating and fire-proof clothing to enter and exit the remains. The measures are simple, but they are also very effective, and it is difficult for plants to attack the inside of the remains."
"Ha, I understand." Mia nodded coldly, "I frozen the flames and we didn't close the door in time, so they followed in."
"Yes, they followed in, but there's good news."
"Boss, I don't want to hear your good news at all." Half-ling man had a bitter face, "Your good news will always be followed by worse news, and I feel trembling when I hear you say good news."
"If you don't listen, you have to listen." Shuer glared at him and said, "If they are really called... Oh, clustered lives, then there are limitations on their sharing of souls and minds. Although they don't know whether this restriction is distance or something in the air, plants in a ruins should not cooperate with those ghosts outside."
"So aren't the mushrooms hostile?" Moria said thoughtfully, "They are too small to even the most basic thinking?"
"Well, the above is what I thought of last night, which made me nervous." Shure frowned. "As for that good news, we can verify it now. If they really cannot think about it because they are too small, they will definitely do their best to expand the scale, that is, to breed desperately."
"Swish", the seven people's eyes were all focused on the bookshelf that was broken in half. The answer was obvious. If the number of mushrooms really increased a lot overnight, the possibility of Shuer's guess would be increased to a very dangerous level.
"Let me see." The body moves forever before the brain. This is Marcajren's evaluation of Mobak. It must be admitted that this evaluation is very appropriate. The dwarf was the first to rush over and raised the bookshelf.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." The smacking sound comes from different angles. Obviously, everyone reacts to the results of the examination.
At the bottom of the bookshelf, only three mushrooms grew in the corner, which was very inconspicuous and would be ignored by accident. However, after only one night, more than half of the bottom of the bookshelf was covered with mushrooms. I don’t know how many mushrooms grew layer by layer, densely packed and made people feel trembling in their hearts.
"Damn it, what." The dwarf subconsciously threw out the bookshelf. Although he didn't directly touch the pile of mushrooms, just thinking about touching the bookshelf where they grew up made people want to cut off their hands.
"Hu", Xiuer rushed up like a whirlwind, grabbed the bookshelf and placed it on the ground carefully.
"It's nothing wrong with being careful, Mia."
"Cas, Sora." The mountain elf pointed his gray finger, and the bookshelf was instantly swallowed by a ball of flame.
"At least it's a little certain now, they are indeed working very hard." Shuer stared at the flames, shook his head and sighed, "trying to expand his number."
"But one thing is fortunate that their efforts have not yet achieved results. Well, just like everyone thought, you have noticed it too. We don't feel malice from them."
"This means that the number they had just now and the intelligence they gathered was not enough to support them to develop hostility. That's what you think." Seeing Shul nodding for affirmation, Mia said expressionlessly, "Then I don't understand why you are so nervous."
"Hmm? What does it mean?"
"I know what you mean. They have come in and are beginning to take root and sprout, strengthening their numbers. Even if I have burned all the mushrooms now, no one can guarantee that they will be burned. There are very likely some seeds that remain outside our sight and will grow again."
"Yes, and it's not very likely. I think it's an inevitable result. What do you think is Moria?"
"The vitality of plants is very strong and the desire to survive is also strong." This time the ones applied to the leaves turned into hot sauce. "As long as there is a little chance, they will try their best to survive."
"That's right." Shur nodded, "so it's hard for us to stop them from occupying this last position."
"But, does this have anything to do with us?" Mia asked bluntly, "This is not our world, and it's just a projection, not even reality. Whether a plant breaks through the frog's defense has nothing to do with us."
"Indeed, they will proliferate a little bit, but so what? How long can we stay here? Three or five days? After getting satisfactory harvest, we can go home. Do we have to worry about how much they occupy?"
"Even if they become more numerous, it will affect us, then burn them. The ruins are very dangerous outside because there are too many plants and they cannot burn them, so they can only carry their various offensives. But here is different. The ruins are isolated from the outside world. No matter how many plants there are, there is no difficulty in burning them."
"So I really can't understand. What else did you not have time to say when you were so worried yesterday?"
"That's what you all think?" Shur frowned, "Moriya, so do you?"
"I'm not, I know what you are worried about." Ms. Lin Jing sighed and said with some regret, "They committed suicide."
"Yes, they committed suicide." Shuer pointed to the corpses in the corner of the wall. "This is a very safe remains, and the plants have never been able to break it. These frogmen are warriors against plants. I believe their will is firm enough. Moreover, the facts rule out that they encounter the troubles we encountered yesterday and were disturbed by emotions. So you think, there is a safe fortress and a firm will. Why did they commit suicide? "
"It's indeed a bit strange, but I don't think it will have any impact on us." Mia was silent for a moment, but she still expressed her incomprehension.
"It's not over yet. Think about it again, why do they die here alone, and no one even deal with their bodies?"
"Morbak had already detected yesterday. This is a very complex cave group. Makajren also confirmed that the area of this metal ruin is very large and it is very likely to cover the entire cave group."
"It is impossible for such a big building to be only eight of them. Others should have dealt with their bodies. Moreover, for such a big building, why did they get together and die at the entrance? There is obviously such a large space inside that allows them to die, but they die here. This is not even the interior of the building, and it can only be considered an excessive area of the porch?"
"This is the question that makes me nervous the most. To be honest, I'm really worried."
"They... can only die here?" Shure's question made everyone think in deep thought. Well, even the dwarfs who didn't know what they were thinking were trying to find the answer. The elf mage thought and said tentatively, "They may not be able to go back anymore, they cannot go back, or they dare not go back?"
"That's what I'm worried about." Shure clapped his hands and affirmed Mia's idea. "They would choose to commit suicide because what would happen next is more terrifying to them than death. They would rather die than watch this happen."
"What do you think will be?" Mia is no longer so sure that the matter has nothing to do with everyone.
"I can't determine what is happening, maybe what they will do, maybe what changes will happen to them, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that they think it will happen, and they can't resist it at all, and can only be stopped by death."
Several people looked at each other, and the pressure in their hearts became heavier and heavier. There was a saying that Shuer didn't say it directly, but everyone guessed: Since everyone is standing here like these frogmen, will the frogmen's most feared thing happen to everyone?
For those who have followed the shadow, anything can be faced. Only the unknown is the most terrifying thing, especially the unknown that concerns life and death.
"Militi." Shul said in a deep voice, "With your knowledge, can you find the possibility that can explain the status quo?"
"There are too many possibilities, but none of them can be solved by death." The necromancer's face looked as ugly as everyone. "For example, if you are infected with certain diseases, but you can be isolated and treated, there may not be no hope of cure. For example, if you are subject to spiritual interference, you will go in and kill all people, but they still have rationality before they die. You can take the opportunity to let the people inside control them and then find a way to relieve spiritual interference. Sorry, I really can't give a definite answer, I'm sorry everyone."
"It's not your fault. My request is unreasonable, so you don't need to apologize." Shur clapped his hands and called everyone back from his thoughts. "This is what I'm worried about. Now that everyone understands it, there is no need to think about it. In fact, Mia is right, things may not affect us."
"According to the characteristics of the entrance and exit that only appear in relatively open areas, the location of the exit point is in this mountain, it can be basically determined that the exit is somewhere in this ruin."
"So we can explore the ruins as soon as possible and find the exit location, and say goodbye to it. As long as we are fast enough, we don't have to worry about anything. As for whether those plants will regret to beat their chests and stamp their feet in the future, it's not our business."
"Also, don't just think about finding an exit. We are here to hunt for treasures. We cannot let go of anything valuable. We must rob the place like locusts!"
Shure said it easily, but everyone knew in their hearts that the actual situation was far from that simple. According to the investigation of Makajren and Mobak, the rooms in the ruins had many complicated paths, and it would take at least four or five days to explore them thoroughly. Who knows what would happen during this period? That is more terrifying than death.
"Don't cry and tell you all this, not to make you lose your fighting spirit." Shure suddenly kicked and kicked Mobak in the ass, "Please cheer me up. We have seen many life and death crises, and can we still be scared by this little thing?"
"Remember, we are shadow-seekers, and no crisis can be difficult for us."
"Okay, now the rest time is over, so I can restore my shadow-tracking state."
Chapter completed!