our family is gone

Chapter 322
"At that time, we killed the three pigmen here, skinned one of them, and left the body here."

Tardiff identified the scene, but there was no corpse here. Lance squatted down to observe carefully. There were only some black and purple blood spilled on the ground mixed with dried soil.

Of course, there are obvious traces of dragging. It is impossible for two hundred catties of things to be unobvious.

"It seems that those monsters don't mind the same kind, but there are no bones left here, and there is a high probability that they did not choose to eat them on the spot.

Why do you have to drag it back?Could it be that these monsters still have the habit of storing food? "

When Geralt reported that he met the pig for the first time, he saw that the pig ate some of the corpses. At that time, there were many wreckage left at the scene.

"I think sharks know everything when they go in."

Boudica didn't care, the enemy had already identified the location, why are you still dawdling here?
Lance also understands this truth. He did this only to test Tardiff's ability. A person who is good at observing the surrounding environment and judging the situation based on traces is a very useful talent.

His knowledge can be used to form scouts, and the expansion of the conscription plan is also matched with the subdivision of arms. Recently, more teaching materials need to be compiled.

But what Boudica said makes sense, since they all came here, there is no need to worry about such things.

"Let's go!" Lance led the team and quickly touched the abandoned old camp. He could see that it was destroyed by a barbaric force. After going deep, he finally saw the collapsed hole and the big iron gate that was thought to be impenetrable.

The door frame of the gate is as thick as a forearm, and those iron bars are also as thick as a thumb. They are made of black iron, and the ends are embedded in the wall of pipes piled with bricks and stones. This cannot be opened casually, so Lance decided to withdraw at that time to deal with more urgent matters. matter.

But at this time, most of the black iron gate collapsed, leaving only a part of the door frame still embedded in the wall, and there was an obvious depression on it, and the iron bars on it cracked, as if it was formed by some huge object.

"Oh~ that's how much force it takes to break such a thick steel!" Disma couldn't help feeling pressure when he saw this, if this thing hit him, wouldn't it fall apart?
"I think it's a big big guy!"

Boudica is not stupid, she also seems to realize that the enemy is not so simple.

Even Lance couldn't help frowning in disgust.

Because the air blowing out from inside has a strong stench, I don’t know if it’s because of the daytime, the hot weather makes the smell several times stronger than the last time I came here, and I don’t need to think about it. The environment inside is bad, which makes Lance more uncomfortable.

But Tardif did not show nervousness or fear.

Taking people's money and eliminating disasters for others, Tardiff's professional ethics are not much inferior to Geralt's. At this moment, he was squatting on the ground observing the traces on the ground, calmly analyzing the situation for the employer.

"These traces are not fresh, at least it was half a day ago, that is, in the early morning.

Geralt and I guessed before that one of the important reasons why those pigmen didn't spread is that they lived in the dark underground for a long time and didn't adapt to the daytime, so they only appeared at night.

If they waited for a while to get used to the sunshine, they would probably run across this land and be difficult to destroy.

From the wind blowing out, we know that this is not the only exit, there should be other entrances and exits at high positions or air outlets, so that the wind can enter.

From the sound, it can be heard that the space inside is very large and complicated, otherwise it would not form that kind of whistling, and at the same time it would be difficult to accommodate such an unknown monster. "

Speaking of which, Tardiff couldn't help standing up, observing the exaggerated traces on the iron door, no one could see what kind of expression was under the helmet.

"You'll know when you go in. Wear this well to prevent you from getting sick." Lance was sure that Walter was right. Tardiff was indeed a talent, and being able to switch from a gangster to a bounty hunter is not just about strength.

Lance distributed the anti-disease masks prepared by Grindel, which are actually cloth stitched with some herbal spices, similar to the beak mask of Paracelsus.

It's just that the effect of Greendale's configuration is definitely better, and it also has a refreshing effect.

When Lance put it on, most of the smell was blocked, and bursts of mint-like coolness penetrated into the nostrils, waking up the brain that was a little dizzy from the stench, which literally saved his life.

Others are also aware of the effect of this thing, the pressure is relieved and the morale of the team is boosted.

"Want a torch?"

"No, we are living targets when we go inside with a torch. It is easy for the enemy to find us first. Although the risk is greater without a torch, it will not make us passive, so I will go first."

Lance has [Spiritual Vision] and it doesn't matter brightness at all. He will basically not be attacked at the beginning.

It's just that this is the first time for Tardiff that the employer has opened the way. In the past, if the employer was on a mission, there was a high probability that he would protect it, just like he escorted Walter back.

So Tadif already had this preparation when he joined this mission. What he protects is not the employer, but the gold coins!

But along the way, he also noticed that his employer's strength might not be weak, and his courage was even more extraordinary. Even if he had the confidence and confidence to open the way in such a dim environment, he still had to be very energetic.

But Tardiff didn't say much, nor did he volunteer to open the way.

He only does what he should do, and what the employer says is what he does.

Walking into the cave, the entire team was swallowed by the darkness in just a few steps. The sight alternated between light and dark for a short time, causing everyone's vision to be lost for a moment. Fortunately, there were no monsters attacking, otherwise it would take a moment of panic to organize a counterattack.

The animal den was dark and cool, so it was no wonder that the pigs refused to go out during the day, and the cattle and horses were still working under the scorching sun in this kind of weather.

But this environment is a kind of torture for human beings.

What is the sewer for?It's about excreting waste. How much waste does a city have?
Under the feet is the filth that has accumulated for an unknown number of years. With the abandonment and the interruption of the water flow, it has settled to form some kind of half-dried black mud that is indescribable.

All kinds of dirty excrement can be seen everywhere on it, and the mud has been mixed into it after countless times of trampling.

As long as it is a normal person, there is no way to set foot in this kind of place. When you step down, it is either shit or dirty excrement.

Fortunately, the sewer has been abandoned for many years and the silt has dried up, otherwise it would be even more torture to sink in!

In addition to being dirty, it is horror and blood. The smell is not only from monster excrement, but also from the leftovers, broken meat and broken bones, and all kinds of bones are scattered everywhere on the ground.

And the most recognizable of them must be the human skull. How many are there?Even in this kind of dim environment, those things can be clearly seen, which shows what the main food of these monsters is.

"Most of these bones are very old." Desma stepped on a skull, and it shattered into bone fragments just by touching it.

You must know that the human skull is very hard, so it can be seen that this thing is definitely not the latest.

Lance remained silent. At the beginning, the ancestor used this place as a place to dispose of experimental waste. Why did he use pigs later?
That's because the people who used it as experimental materials before used it too much. Before coming here, they had no idea. Now Lance understands something.

"Let's go, now we have entered the beast den, be careful of the enemy."

Lance continued to lead the team to go deeper. It was different from the narrowness as imagined. After entering the passage, he could feel that the space here was quite large. At least there was no problem for two people to walk side by side normally. As for the height, it was estimated to be more than three meters.

At that time, it could accommodate a very exaggerated amount of drainage during normal operation. It is no exaggeration to say that a city that needs a sewer of this scale will not be much worse than Totnes.

Moreover, these are not tunnels dug directly from the ground. The surrounding walls are all made of bricks and stones. You can also see the severely corroded water diversion gates being lifted up. Everything that a sewer should have is here.

Lance himself is engaged in construction. He knows the difficulty and consumption of the project. He wants to build a majestic building complex with a complete masonry structure. The manpower and material resources invested in it may be in millions of gold coins.

And this is just a part of the sewer that was abandoned due to urban expansion and reconstruction. This shows how powerful and financially rich Hamlet was before it declined.

Originally, I could lie down and enjoy the corrupt life of the nobility, but now my ancestors have finished enjoying it all. This guy even smashed his job, so he didn't save himself at all.

None of this has anything to do with him...

It hurts... it hurts so much...

"Candles! Why are there candles here?"

Soon the team discovered some interesting situations. There were some burnt candles irregularly placed on both sides of the passage, and there were quite a few of them, basically every other section, as if someone had placed them here specially for Find out the way forward.

"It's just an ordinary candle. It seems that it was still used frequently before, but it has been put aside for a while. It can't be that those monsters also need candles."

Disma was born as a candle maker, and he understood the situation of these things just by observing them a little. His last words did not mean that the pigs could light candles, but that there were not only pigs here, but also traces of other forces.

"These candles should have been placed here by the cultists. They have been active in this place before. We came here this time to have the task of detecting their conspiracy besides drawing a map."

It is not difficult for Lance to guess the owner of these candles after summarizing the situation, and they are the only ones.

The ancestor didn't care about the life and death of believers at all. For him, the only role of these believers was to die on the land of Hamlet.

Therefore, he needs to constantly create death, and for this reason, he asks the believers to guard the exit and the pigman refreshes the leveling points.

On the one hand, whether it is the death of a pigman or a believer, his strength will be enhanced. The surviving believers have been screened, which can be regarded as eliminating the weak.

On the other hand, when the refugees did not come in large numbers, the animal den might be the meat bank of the Ascension Sect. Otherwise, with so many of them not plowing the fields, what would they eat every day in the ritual of flesh and blood?
Anyway, in the eyes of these cultists whose concepts have been reversed, there is only meat, not to mention pigs, they will eat humans.

As it continues to go deeper, every other section of passage can reach the node room that connects to the next section of pipeline. This kind of chamber is also made of bricks and stones, but its scale is several times larger than that of the pipeline, and it can accommodate more than ten people's activities.

Before, they walked down the same road, but finally they encountered a fork in the road here.

However, Lance was not too surprised by this. He already knew the general situation of the beast den.

This is why it is difficult for the army to clear the animal dens. Narrow passages and complicated routes will divide the army as a whole, and then the advantages of one's own side will not be brought into play.

In case a big guy comes, it's just that one man is in charge of the gate and ten thousand men can't open it, it's just the enemy's.

However, if Leonard and the others were allowed to take the lead, the soldiers behind would also be blocked by the pipes. Instead, if the experts were allowed to throw their hands at the mouse, the rear would be blocked, and they would lose their flexibility.

That's why today's action came about. Whatever monsters and ghosts he led up were nothing but rotten fish and shrimp.

兰斯拿出准备好的刻刀，在这个房间刻下了“1”，然后在通道分别刻上“1-1”“1-2”“1-3”。

Then draw the map by hand and mark the corresponding number on it.

With this, you won't be afraid of getting lost and these unlucky things, and it will pave the way for future actions.

"Go 1-2. We are investigating, and we have not determined the route." Lance walked straight down without hesitation.

The environment is really too bad, the deeper you go, the stronger the smell will be, like a sea of ​​excrement surging, not to mention the feet are covered with all kinds of weird things, even if they are unhygienic No matter how careful the aborigines were, they couldn't stand it anymore.

"My lord, why don't we just smoke them out, we just wait outside."

Disma stepped on it and felt a strange touch. Looking back, he realized that he had stepped on a fat maggot. He reacted with disgust and couldn't help asking the lord.

He had experienced the battle of the small town before, and he also faced the tunnel. This tactical achievement killed most of the cultists in the tunnel, and even those who escaped were killed by the waiting soldiers.

That kind of efficient killing is a proven and successful tactic for him, why doesn't the lord use it?

"Because of two reasons, one is space, and the second is air." Lance explained calmly.

"The pipe here is too big, it's not the kind of tunnel that requires bending over to walk, and the animal den covers a huge area. If you want to smoke, the smoke must be very large, otherwise the smoke will hang on it and won't sink at all.

The second is that although they are all underground, the air flow is different. An air flow has been formed here, and no matter how much smoke is blown away. "

In fact, there is another reason that Lance didn't mention. The monsters here are famous in the game for their high resistance to poison.

Those poisonous smokes are even a bit refreshing to them, and to be honest, they are not as good as electronic cigarettes.

After all, living in the animal den and having experienced the baptism of the air here, the smoke is not even as poisonous as the rotten air here.

Suddenly Lance's footsteps stopped, his voice stopped instantly, and he raised his hand to move back. The others also understood what was happening, and suddenly fell silent.

Listen carefully to the whistling of pigs, which is particularly prominent in this environment.

A few people are a little excited, after coming in for so long, they are finally going to meet each other.

It's just that before they could react more, the cry of the pig in the passage suddenly became shrill.

"We have been found!"

(End of this chapter)