Chapter 558: Unexpected Discovery

To be honest, Duanmu Huai was not surprised that the monsters were underground. After all, the monsters in this world are either at the bottom of the sea or underground. It's just that he really doesn't like the underground, and the reason is very simple-most of the underground passages are very narrow and it's very troublesome to walk. For Duanmu Huai, he would not walk if he could. After all, if he got stuck, it would be troublesome to get out.

But...

"Hey? But what happened to those corpses afterwards?"

"It's probably that they were dug up by monsters."

"Are they so smart? No, didn't Mr. Vincecott say that he blew up the passage?"

"It means that there is more than one passage leading to the surface. This is not surprising, after all, didn't Vincecott say before that after they went underground, they saw a wall blocking the passage. From this point of view, the monsters before did not come to the surface through here. It's just that Vincecott himself thinks that those monsters have been living underground. Maybe they will drill out of a hole at any time... Hey, now I really want to fill the magma."

Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai sighed. The same was true for the ratmen and beastmen at that time. The most troublesome thing about the underground is that the underground passages are interconnected. You are not sure whether the other party will escape from somewhere after you enter. So when encountering such a thing, Duanmu Huai usually pours magma directly.

But it doesn't work here. After all, it is located under the town. If it is poured down, the top will definitely be roasted.

"What should I do?"

"Don't worry, I have sent Lingnu to investigate. She should be fine."

Duanmu Huai certainly couldn't just rush into the underground, so he sent Lingnu first. After all, Lingnu is now a black cat with a petite body. She can easily drill through places that humans can't drill through.

"So what should we do now?"

"Let's go to the hotel and rest for a night. Others pay for us to stay here, so it's a waste if we don't stay here, right?"

Cornwall is not a particularly well-known tourist attraction, but there are still some decent hotels. Since Earl Best said that the accommodation and meals here are all included, he naturally booked three luxurious rooms for them. So after dinner, the group returned to the hotel to rest - well, at least here, they don't have to worry about the idiot zombies who worship the Old Ones coming to trouble them.

"Huh............"

After sorting out the notes, Mary was relieved, and then she walked into the bathroom, planning to take a good bath to eliminate her fatigue. I have to say that although I had thought about writing novels like Watson before, when I really wrote it, Mary found that things were much more difficult than I imagined. It's okay not to use the names of the parties involved, but describing the process is another matter.

Especially the final battle... How to write it?

When Watson described Holmes, it was basically a battle of wits, but…

“Uh…”

Looking at the record in front of her, “Mr. Duanmu punched Gracky away, and Mr. Duanmu directly tore Gracky in half”… This kind of record, Mary was really troubled. How to process it artistically into what readers want to see? Of course, because it is barely a documentary, the process cannot be changed without authorization.

After all, Duanmu Huai also said that the reason why he allowed Mary to record and publish it was to hope that more people would see the strength of himself and others. If you want to make it like a Hollywood movie with twists and turns and the ultimate counter-killing at the end, such a person will definitely not be trusted by the client.

For Mary, this is really a difficult hurdle.

Duanmu Huai is responsible for the killing, but to beautify the process… Well, for Mary, it is also a headache.

“Haa…”

With a light sigh, Mary took off her clothes, and then subconsciously looked at her lower abdomen…

“Huh?”

Unexpectedly, the mark that should have been there was gone?

"What is this???"

Mary reached out and gently touched her belly. It felt no different from usual. If anything, the mark that was originally here was gone.

How could this happen? ?

Mary remembered very clearly that it was clearly here before, and she had asked Lorena to see it, which meant that it was not her hallucination. But now, the mark disappeared inexplicably?

But... it's better if it disappears. At least in this way, she doesn't have to mention this somewhat embarrassing question to Mr. Duanmu.

Thinking of this, Mary was relieved, and then turned on the shower in front of her and began to enjoy the bath before going to bed.

Just as Mary was enjoying a leisurely rest time, Duanmu Huai also received a reward from Lingnv.

"I didn't expect that you also drew a map... This is much more convenient."

Touching the black cat at hand, Duanmu Huai also praised her. Lingnv raised her head proudly and meowed twice. As for the rabbit on the other side————well, it's still chewing carrots, so don't worry about it.

Duanmu Huai was stroking the black cat while looking at the drawings in front of him. Ling Nu brought him two pieces of paper, one of which was a map of the underground cave, and the other had drawings of several monsters. It was obvious that Ling Nu not only drew the map this time, but also figured out the situation of those monsters.

The first is what Vince Scott said before, the monsters that are all white and look like monkeys. According to Suzuki's report, these monsters are not a threat. They just like to hide in narrow gaps and attack.

The second type is the first corpse Duanmuhuai has ever encountered... This thing is really like cockroaches, everywhere, and it's annoying.

This can also explain why Vincecott and others' attacks are ineffective against ghouls. After all, their physical resistance is very high.

On the contrary, it was the last monster that gave Duanmu Huai a headache.

"Snake man...?"

Yes, what appears in the painting is a monster that looks like a walking lizard. When most people think of snake people, they think of Medusa, who has a human upper body and a snake lower body. But the snake people in this world are completely different. They look like snakes with arms and legs that can walk upright.

Like the Ancient Ones, the Snake People were a race that flourished in this world for a while before humans, and they even established a glorious empire. But unlike the Ancient One who was overthrown by his slaves and eventually had to flee into the deep sea, the Snake Man's demise was more unlucky.

First, the civilization first established by the Snake People was destroyed during the age of the dinosaurs. Then the Snake Man fled underground. After the dinosaurs became extinct during the Little Ice Age, the Snake Man returned to the land again, saying "I, Hu Hansan, am back again. He vomited out everything he ate and took everything I had." Give it back to me", trying to rebuild the glorious civilization of the snake people.

Then they met.........human beings.

Because humans claimed ownership of the territory of the snake people's country, the two sides started fighting. In the end, the snake people retreated steadily in the face of human expansion and eventually perished.

It can be seen that humans in prehistoric times were also very ferocious. After all, the snake people at that time even mastered very advanced technology and magic skills, but they were actually wiped out by humans...

After being destroyed for the second time, the survivors of the snake people fled underground again and began another hibernation. Their plan is simple, just like in the dinosaur era, waiting for humans to be destroyed by some natural disaster, and then they will come out again to take over the world.

Hmm... Why does this style of hiding if you can't beat it sound so like some mechanical chops?

Of course, this does not mean that snake people are no threat to humans.

But for Duanmu Huai, the more difficult thing is... This time he has to face a god.

The snake people have their own gods they worship, and that is the old ruler - the snake god Igg.

Unlike the weak Glaki who was killed by him before, the snake god Ig is the old ruler who has survived from the time of the ancients to the present. At the same time, he also protects all the snake people who believe in him. This also means that when Duanmu Huai goes underground, he will inevitably have a fight with the snake god Ige.

Although the snake god Ige is not very famous, its strength should be on par with Cthulhu - to put it simply, it is not impossible for Duanmu Huai to deal with it.

At least it's much easier to deal with than the King in Yellow or Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth.

Now it seems that the previous white-haired apes and corpses should all be subordinates of the snake people, and since there is a tribe of snake people below, there must also be a snake people temple and snake people priest...

"It's really a little troublesome."

Duanmu Huai couldn't help but frown and started to look at the map. The only good thing is that according to Suzuki's investigation, there is only one entrance and exit for the Snake Man. However, the problem is that this place is heavily guarded. If you enter, you will be discovered by the Snake Man. It will be worse if the other party summons the Snake God Ige to come out. To deal with it - the main reason is that Duanmu Huai doesn't want to fight underground. If it accidentally collapses and gets implicated above, it will be troublesome.

But now it seems like that's all.

Now only one question remains.

Duanmuhuai remembered that he had heard somewhere before that there are two kinds of people in this world, one is afraid of those who have many feet, and the other is afraid of those who have no feet.

The snake god, the snake god, as the name suggests, once it appears, there will be snakes everywhere. In fact, in the game, some players once said that fighting the snake god was a nightmare. Not to mention the intensity, the scene with snakes crawling up and down, left and right, is enough to leave a lifelong psychological shadow.

In fact, there are not a few players who collapse when fighting the snake god because of this. After all, many people hate that kind of smooth thing. If this thing appears in hundreds or even thousands, it will be even more of a nightmare.

I don’t know... Lorena and Mary... are they afraid of snakes?