NOVEL NEXT Hogwarts: more magic than magic
Chapter 130 When the white light no longer flickers
Chapter 130 When the white light no longer flickers
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They packed up their hands and were about to evacuate in the direction of the iron gate.
Qiz's attention was immediately attracted by other things. Now all the skeletons around them disappeared. After losing all the shelters, the statue on the central altar was once again exposed to their sight. The ubiquitous black mist poured in here again. Although it was not thick, it still made the place more gloomy than before.
He hurriedly glanced at the statue from the corner of his eye. The huge tongue-shaped stalactite above was still dripping an unknown liquid, and after falling on the statue, it quickly permeated it, rising with bursts of black mist.
The statue didn't have any artistry at all, as if it was smashed by an inexperienced mason who was drunk and swung a stone hammer indiscriminately. Even so, Qiz could still feel a certain trembling charm on it, and he hurriedly turned his gaze elsewhere.
But the statue attracted him like a piece at this time, and some special force has been luring Keiz to keep looking there.
He had to close his eyes, suppressing the urge to stare at the statue.
"Blanca! Do you feel attracted by the statue in the middle?"
"There are some, but it's not serious. I can still persist." Blanca frowned again, "But I think we should leave quickly!"
"I also feel that I have to leave soon, but what about this statue? It's not good to just leave it like this! Are you going to smash it? I think it is very dangerous. It may be the source of something.", Chiz asked Branca's opinion.
Blanca looked worried at this moment, and she had never seen anything like this before. Before, her attention was attracted by the mountain of corpses and sea of blood here, and she hadn't paid much attention to the statue. Now she suddenly felt very strange when Qiz reminded her.
"Forget it! What if you smash it? Everything has already happened. If you smash it, it may really attract the monster you saw. Then it will be really troublesome."
"Okay, I'll listen to you this time, I can't take any more risks!"
Blanca took Keiz's hand again, and the two walked around to the iron gate from the side farthest from the statue with their eyes closed. His subordinates obeyed the order and all went up. They walked through the gloomy corridor, climbed the long stone ladder, and returned to the castle.
When they appeared in everyone's sight, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
Qiz immediately discovered that these people had drawn their weapons and were ready to attack the things running out below at any time.
The moment they saw Branca step out of the trapdoor, they all put down their weapons and surrounded them.
"Are you okay! Boss! Why have you been here for so long?"
"Boss! Did you see that monster?"
"Is there any danger down there?"
"Do we still need to leave? Should we leave now?"
Everyone was asking this and that.
Blanca pushed some people away impatiently, "There is no danger below, but we still need to evacuate immediately, this place is not as safe as we imagined before, some kind of terrifying giant monsters will walk through the ground, and they will find us at any time.
Finally, take some time to check what you need to bring. This time we will go directly to the gate. This mission needs to be temporarily terminated!
As for when to leave, let's talk about it after we have a rest! "
After finishing speaking, he pulled Qiz aside to prepare for something to eat. After all, they had been down for a long time, probably more than half a day.
To be honest, Keiz was also a little hungry, and they just made some food. While waiting, these people had already set up a bonfire in the hall with firewood they found somewhere, and an iron pot was hanging above it to cook dried meat and beans.
Blanca unceremoniously filled two bowls and sat beside Chiz to eat.
Qiz had no appetite. He glanced back and forth at these people in the castle. Their morale was still very low. Some people seemed to be regretting that they couldn't lose the chance of promotion this time, but no one questioned Blanca's decision to stay or something.
They were all packing up their things in an orderly manner, taking away all the things they could use on the road.
Chez also found Terry in the crowd who had left the castle to investigate near the village, and they also came back, and at this time he was walking towards Keiz's sight.
"Boss Blanca! Glad to see you safe and sound! Thank you for bringing Abby back! And you too, Chez, for saving him."
Blanca glanced at him with a smile, and continued to swallow the food.
"You're welcome! Everything should be done. Did you take someone out to check the situation before and found anything?"
Seeing that Blanca didn't speak, Keiz put down the food in his hand and looked at Terry.
"I came here to report to the boss what I found outside. I did find some special circumstances. I think it should be very important!"
"Tell me!", Blanca also became interested, and put down the empty tableware to look at him.
"We went out for a circle according to what Qiz said, and when we got to the village, we found that the black mud monsters there were rapidly decreasing! At first we didn't dare to get close, until their number dwindled, and we found that they gradually moved to the inside of the village. I suspect that there may be some kind of passage leading to other places..."
"It's connected to the tunnel below us!", Keiz interrupted his narration. "Blanca and I have already gone to see it, and almost all the transferred black mud monsters have been wiped out."
"This..." Qiz's words made him visibly stunned.
After thinking for a while, he continued, "We also found that the wind outside has become thicker again! The strange wind is even more terrifying than before! If this continues, even our body armor might not be able to withstand this threat!
Boss!We really have to plan ahead. "
"I know! See if the fluorescent bottle is shining white! We will set off immediately when the white light flashes next time."
"Uh..." Terry suddenly hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong with Terry? Be straight and don't hold back."
Terry's face twitched, "There may be a problem at the camp!"
As soon as his words came out, even Blanca was not calm, "What's going on?"
"It has been more than twelve hours since the last white light flashed, but it still hasn't flashed again. We didn't notice it at first, until someone checked the time, and found that the flashing should have stopped at least twice."
Qiz hurriedly took out his own fluorescent bottle to check. He didn't pay attention to whether it flickered or not before. It must have been a long time since it flickered!
"That is to say, there was a problem there a day ago? Why didn't anyone find out before?"
Terry shook his head, "It's always dark here, and no one can tell what time it is, so they simply forget the time, so..."
"Okay! Needless to say, quickly call everyone over, and we'll leave immediately! We can't waste any more time."
"Yes! Boss!"
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(End of this chapter)
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They packed up their hands and were about to evacuate in the direction of the iron gate.
Qiz's attention was immediately attracted by other things. Now all the skeletons around them disappeared. After losing all the shelters, the statue on the central altar was once again exposed to their sight. The ubiquitous black mist poured in here again. Although it was not thick, it still made the place more gloomy than before.
He hurriedly glanced at the statue from the corner of his eye. The huge tongue-shaped stalactite above was still dripping an unknown liquid, and after falling on the statue, it quickly permeated it, rising with bursts of black mist.
The statue didn't have any artistry at all, as if it was smashed by an inexperienced mason who was drunk and swung a stone hammer indiscriminately. Even so, Qiz could still feel a certain trembling charm on it, and he hurriedly turned his gaze elsewhere.
But the statue attracted him like a piece at this time, and some special force has been luring Keiz to keep looking there.
He had to close his eyes, suppressing the urge to stare at the statue.
"Blanca! Do you feel attracted by the statue in the middle?"
"There are some, but it's not serious. I can still persist." Blanca frowned again, "But I think we should leave quickly!"
"I also feel that I have to leave soon, but what about this statue? It's not good to just leave it like this! Are you going to smash it? I think it is very dangerous. It may be the source of something.", Chiz asked Branca's opinion.
Blanca looked worried at this moment, and she had never seen anything like this before. Before, her attention was attracted by the mountain of corpses and sea of blood here, and she hadn't paid much attention to the statue. Now she suddenly felt very strange when Qiz reminded her.
"Forget it! What if you smash it? Everything has already happened. If you smash it, it may really attract the monster you saw. Then it will be really troublesome."
"Okay, I'll listen to you this time, I can't take any more risks!"
Blanca took Keiz's hand again, and the two walked around to the iron gate from the side farthest from the statue with their eyes closed. His subordinates obeyed the order and all went up. They walked through the gloomy corridor, climbed the long stone ladder, and returned to the castle.
When they appeared in everyone's sight, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.
Qiz immediately discovered that these people had drawn their weapons and were ready to attack the things running out below at any time.
The moment they saw Branca step out of the trapdoor, they all put down their weapons and surrounded them.
"Are you okay! Boss! Why have you been here for so long?"
"Boss! Did you see that monster?"
"Is there any danger down there?"
"Do we still need to leave? Should we leave now?"
Everyone was asking this and that.
Blanca pushed some people away impatiently, "There is no danger below, but we still need to evacuate immediately, this place is not as safe as we imagined before, some kind of terrifying giant monsters will walk through the ground, and they will find us at any time.
Finally, take some time to check what you need to bring. This time we will go directly to the gate. This mission needs to be temporarily terminated!
As for when to leave, let's talk about it after we have a rest! "
After finishing speaking, he pulled Qiz aside to prepare for something to eat. After all, they had been down for a long time, probably more than half a day.
To be honest, Keiz was also a little hungry, and they just made some food. While waiting, these people had already set up a bonfire in the hall with firewood they found somewhere, and an iron pot was hanging above it to cook dried meat and beans.
Blanca unceremoniously filled two bowls and sat beside Chiz to eat.
Qiz had no appetite. He glanced back and forth at these people in the castle. Their morale was still very low. Some people seemed to be regretting that they couldn't lose the chance of promotion this time, but no one questioned Blanca's decision to stay or something.
They were all packing up their things in an orderly manner, taking away all the things they could use on the road.
Chez also found Terry in the crowd who had left the castle to investigate near the village, and they also came back, and at this time he was walking towards Keiz's sight.
"Boss Blanca! Glad to see you safe and sound! Thank you for bringing Abby back! And you too, Chez, for saving him."
Blanca glanced at him with a smile, and continued to swallow the food.
"You're welcome! Everything should be done. Did you take someone out to check the situation before and found anything?"
Seeing that Blanca didn't speak, Keiz put down the food in his hand and looked at Terry.
"I came here to report to the boss what I found outside. I did find some special circumstances. I think it should be very important!"
"Tell me!", Blanca also became interested, and put down the empty tableware to look at him.
"We went out for a circle according to what Qiz said, and when we got to the village, we found that the black mud monsters there were rapidly decreasing! At first we didn't dare to get close, until their number dwindled, and we found that they gradually moved to the inside of the village. I suspect that there may be some kind of passage leading to other places..."
"It's connected to the tunnel below us!", Keiz interrupted his narration. "Blanca and I have already gone to see it, and almost all the transferred black mud monsters have been wiped out."
"This..." Qiz's words made him visibly stunned.
After thinking for a while, he continued, "We also found that the wind outside has become thicker again! The strange wind is even more terrifying than before! If this continues, even our body armor might not be able to withstand this threat!
Boss!We really have to plan ahead. "
"I know! See if the fluorescent bottle is shining white! We will set off immediately when the white light flashes next time."
"Uh..." Terry suddenly hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong with Terry? Be straight and don't hold back."
Terry's face twitched, "There may be a problem at the camp!"
As soon as his words came out, even Blanca was not calm, "What's going on?"
"It has been more than twelve hours since the last white light flashed, but it still hasn't flashed again. We didn't notice it at first, until someone checked the time, and found that the flashing should have stopped at least twice."
Qiz hurriedly took out his own fluorescent bottle to check. He didn't pay attention to whether it flickered or not before. It must have been a long time since it flickered!
"That is to say, there was a problem there a day ago? Why didn't anyone find out before?"
Terry shook his head, "It's always dark here, and no one can tell what time it is, so they simply forget the time, so..."
"Okay! Needless to say, quickly call everyone over, and we'll leave immediately! We can't waste any more time."
"Yes! Boss!"
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(End of this chapter)
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