What bad thoughts can a paladin have?

Chapter 7 Ghoul

Concentrating his mind, Ren looked at the mine tunnel shrouded in dim yellow light.

These rays of light came from the moss attached to the rock wall in the mine tunnel, allowing Ren to barely see a range of thirty feet around.

Ugly and twisted rock walls, mine tunnels leading to distant unknown places, stone pillars supporting the mine tunnels, and simple patterns engraved on the mine tunnels.

These patterns have been eroded by time, but it is still barely recognizable to depict the hard work of dwarves and gnome miners.

Ren frowned, gave up the idea of ​​exploring in depth alone, turned around and pulled the rope hard.

In the mine pit, the Rockbreaker brothers, who were gradually wearing out their patience, suddenly turned their eyes to the rope tied to the rock pillar.

I saw that the rope was tensed instantly, and then whipped on the almost vertical rock wall.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound suddenly sounded in the empty cave.

The two couldn't help but feel refreshed.

Then came the second, third...

The rope lashed the rock wall ten times before he regained his composure.

According to the agreement between this guy named "Sri" and them, as long as he lands safely, he will use the rope to send a signal to inform them of the time it takes to descend to the bottom of the pit.

One sound is one second.

"Ten seconds... This mine is quite deep."

Rockbreaker Sorin grinned at the corner of his mouth, and said in a deep voice:

"Witt, you go down the rope first, watch that human kid, don't let him play tricks. I will go down later."

"Brother, don't worry, if he dares to do tricks, the dagger in my hand won't recognize him!"

Rockbreaker Werther nodded with a sneer, grabbed the rope with his right hand, turned over, and slid down to the bottom of the pit.

Soon, there was movement on the rope again, three short and one long, which was a signal that their brothers often used to confirm each other's safety.

Sorin the Rockbreaker felt relieved, grabbed the rope, and quickly descended, reaching the bottom of the pit soon.

Looking over, he saw his younger brother nodding slightly towards him, and he was relieved.

From the looks of it, this human cannon fodder didn't use any brains, and he could use it for a while, at least let him die where he should die.

Seeing the two gray dwarves coming to the bottom of the pit one after another, Ren shrugged his shoulders and asked:

"So, two dwarf brothers, with so many mine tunnels, which way should we go?"

In the professional work of prospecting and mining, even if ten humans are tied together, it is not as good as dwarves and dwarf subspecies.

Seeing Ren's question, Sorin the Rockbreaker glanced around, and saw that there were many passages leading to the distance around the mine pit, and there were even a few dead ends halfway through the excavation.

He looked down, and there were about twenty skeletons in decaying armor scattered around the pit, some of these skeletons were from dwarves, some were from humans.

As for the skeletons with long canine teeth, they obviously belonged to wild creatures like wolf men.

After a little thought, Rockbreaker Werther pointed to one of the mine tunnels.

"This way. Werther, you come to scout the road. Siri, you walk ahead of me."

In this dangerous mine tunnel, if Siri, a human without low-light vision, continues to take the lead, it would be extremely irresponsible for the lives of the two brothers.

That being the case, it's better to let your own brother walk in the front.

After all, rogues still have great advantages in stealth and scouting.

As for the unstable factor of the human kid...

Hehe, this guy is sandwiched between his two brothers, what can he do?
Ren shrugged indifferently.

At this time, he really didn't care about doing anything.

In his plan, if he wanted to clear the evil in the mines of Phandalin, he would need the great efforts of these two duergar brothers of the lawful evil camp.

Well, he's only in charge of the final harvest.

Not only the evil in the harvest pits, but also these two "dear" dwarf brothers.

Just like that, the three of them cautiously moved towards the depths of the mine under their respective secret plans.

After passing through the dilapidated guardhouse and killing a wandering ghost, the group of three came to a row of decaying houses.

The four low-rise houses are surrounded by a fence, and a dusty plaque hangs at the entrance, and the writing on it is barely visible.

"This is the miner's barracks, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of valuable things inside."

Rockbreaker Werther, who scouted around, returned and said in a low voice.

"I didn't notice any movement inside."

"Good news, isn't it?"

Thorin the Rockbreaker smiled silently.

"Go, go and see, what's valuable here!"

"and many more!"

Ren, who didn't talk much along the way, suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Witte, are you really sure that there are no creatures inside?"

His intuition reminded himself that there was danger in these houses!

Seeing this human boy questioning himself, Rockbreaker Werther was furious.

He has long disliked this kid!
But he didn't expect that before he made trouble for the other party, the other party shot at him first.

Rockbreaker Werther grinned, revealing a sinister grin, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said through gritted teeth:

"Could it be that I will cheat my brother?"

Ren smiled "hehe", gave the other party a big back of the head, raised his head to look at the top of the dark mine tunnel, whistled in a low voice, and muttered in his mouth:
"Who knows what you think, I'm not a shapeshifter..."

(Ps: Shapeshifters have the supernatural ability of [Detect Thoughts].)
"You kid..."

Seeing the opponent's provocative appearance, Rockbreaker Werther almost exploded his lungs.His chest kept rising and falling, and he looked at Ren like an angry beast.

"Okay." After briefly calming his brother's emotions, Rockbreaker Thorin looked at Ren, his eyes full of warning.

"Mr. Siri, are you saying that there is danger in these houses?"

"It is possible, my dwarf brother!"

Ren put emphasis on the word "possible", then frowned and said:
"My intuition tells me that if I rush into it and search it, it may lead to danger."

High sentience among humans?
Hearing what Ryan said, Rockbreaker Thorin frowned slightly.

The perception of the dwarf race is generally not high, and the perception of adult dwarves is generally at 9 to 10 points, which can be regarded as just reaching the passing line.

If Ren's 15-point perception is among the dwarves, it should be cultivated as the seed of a priest.

The younger brother who was about to speak was stopped with his eyes, and the expression of Rockbreaker Thorin became serious.

"Since Mr. Siri said so, can I trouble you to investigate again?"

"We are grasshoppers on a rope, helping you is helping myself."

Ren nodded with a smile, and stooped towards the house.

Seeing that his younger brother was still talking, Sorin the Rockbreaker said softly:

"Be careful, there is no big mistake. As for that guy, we have plenty of time."

Following his deep intuition, Ren carefully touched a house, and gently opened the door with a piece of gravel he picked up, revealing a gap.

Ren gently pressed his ear against the crack of the door, listening to the voices in the room.

In the silent environment, the subtle creaking and cracking sounds in the house were amplified several times.

Hearing this familiar voice, Ren's heart trembled, and he hurriedly looked inside through the gap.

I saw a few old stone beds neatly arranged along the corners of the wall, and a rusty iron brazier filled with coal was placed in the center.

Scattered around the brazier were the skeletons of dwarves with broken armor.

Looking at the three gray-white figures squatting among the bones, looking for and chewing, Ren murmured in his heart.

It turned out to be them!
Ghoul!
These hideous undead creatures haunt graveyards, battlefields, or other places filled with dead bodies.They lurk in any area that smells strongly of corpses, attacking unsuspecting creatures.

The ghoul has the appearance of a human being, like a deformed child with a bent back, with arms hanging down to the knees, and a pair of sharp black claws can easily cut open the corpse and grab the internal organs to feast on.

The corpses eaten by the ghouls cannot provide it with any nutrition, but they are still forced by this endless hunger to keep devouring.

Glancing at the three ghouls who were constantly looking for food among the corpses, Ren quietly stepped back.

The main force in this battle should not be him.

He is just a little soldier who likes to touch fish.

(End of this chapter)