Hollow Knight: Hallownest

"bang"

With the vibration of the elevator, the two finally reached the top of the elevator.

Unlike the environment while waiting at the bottom, the road near the elevator at the top was bustling with people.

Mo Rong was still wondering where this was, but in a blink of an eye he saw a sign outside the elevator with three words engraved on it:

'crossroads'

Only then did Mo Rong realize that this was the crossroads of forgetfulness, but it was so lively that he couldn't relate to the desertedness in his impression.

While he was still in a daze, Ida pushed him up from behind.

"Let's go, what are you doing?"

After passing through the stream-like crowd, the two of them saw that the motorcade parked not far away had begun to move into the distance. They hurriedly filled up to the end of the team, and only then did Mo Rong start to take a serious look at the surrounding area.

For him, the Forgotten Cross Road should now be called the Noisy Cross Road. Although there are no buildings like the towers of the City of Tears on the street, there are low huts lined up one after another, which is also pleasing to the eye.

The flow of people here is denser than that of the elevator. In the City of Tears, known as the Heart of Hallownest, Mo Rong has never seen such a lively scene.

"Well, this is very different from the city." Ida poked him with her elbow, and then looked at the crowd and shops nearby.

"People here come from all directions, from the ground, from the city, from the mountain peaks. In short, it's very mixed."

Murong listened to what Ida said and carefully looked at the people walking around. There were some who looked like adventurers with bone nails in their hands and backpacks on their backs; there were workers wearing mining hats and carrying mining hoes on their backs; There are also some simply carrying baskets, probably local residents.

The crowd here was just as Ida said, there were only a lot more types. He even saw many people on the green side, and the greenness on their bodies was really eye-catching.

“The items here are richer and cheaper than in the city.”

"What about the bone nails?" Mo Rong obviously hasn't let go of the matter yet.

"There are also some for sale, the cheapest one seems to only cost a hundred euros a handful."

"One hundred Geo?!" After listening to what Ida said, Mo Rong asked the merchant's genealogy again in his mind.

"Of course, the quality isn't that great either. Those are mostly the products of bone nailers, and they are usually produced in batches. They should be replaced again soon."

"What about better quality ones?"

"Then I don't know, I haven't seen it either."

"Then why don't you buy a cheap one back?" Murong thought that a bone nail cost seven to eight hundred in the city, but he misunderstood after a long time.

Ida was silent for a while and said:

"The cheapest one will cost me a trip home. I don't know how long it will last, so I can't bear to part with it."

Mo Rong also fell silent and did not mention the matter again.

“Life is wonderful~”

"Fix signs, mend lampposts, or let them break! I'm the best repairman."

A burst of singing came from his ears, and Mo Rong saw it was a little bug carrying a repair box and repairing road signs.

"I sometimes feel like no other bug in Hallownest is happier than I am."

The little bug banged on the road sign, and soon the crooked road sign was repaired. Putting the tools into the box, he lifted the repair box with both hands, flapped the small wings on his back quickly, and flew away into the distance, still humming his unique song.

“Life is wonderful~”

"Repair logo..."

Looking at the repairman walking away, and then at the bustling crowd, Mo Rong couldn't help but wonder.

The City of Tears is much more developed than here, but why is Crossroads, which seems to be more backward, happier? Why?

After thinking about it for a while, he still didn't understand. Mo Rong regretted that he only focused on beating bosses when playing the game. He didn't understand the plot at all. If he knew, he might be able to think of some solutions.

As the number of people on the road decreased, the environment gradually became quieter and the atmosphere became deserted.

Only then did Mo Rong realize that they were far away from the crossroads. He didn't know where they had gone. Looking around, there were only some scattered houses located here. Some of them were dilapidated. Some of the doors were open, but the owners of them were long gone. trace.

"Don't be distracted and be alert." Ida said to Morong, her tone not as relaxed as before.

"What's wrong?" Mo Rong's spirit became tense.

"We have arrived at the territory of those guys. Be careful of their attacks."

"Those guys?"

Mo Rong wanted to ask again, but before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred.

I saw a group of unknown things flying in the darkness, like black clouds, there were so many of them, they were about to pounce in front of Mo Rong.

"Get down!" Ida saw Mo Rong froze on the spot, slapped him to the ground hard, and then threw himself to the ground.

"Help!"

"Manager, help!"

Others were not as lucky as Mo Rong. Many newcomers were just like Mo Rong, frozen on the spot. They were instantly enveloped by the black clouds and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye, leaving only their cries for help. echoing in this dim space.

"Bah, bah, bah!" Mo Rong was caught off guard by Ida and was slapped to the ground, eating a mouthful of sand.

"What was that just now?" He was still a little shocked, obviously frightened by this scene.

"I don't know, but I've encountered it four or five times, and they come basically every time."

Ida was obviously used to this scene.

Mo Rong calmed down and realized that if Ida hadn't knocked him to the ground just now, he might have been dead.

"Fortunately, you knocked me down. I owe you my life."

"Needless to say this, we should take care of each other on the road."

"Then you should be gentler next time." Mo Rong rubbed the back of his head, which was still aching. When he fell to the ground just now, he seemed to see his wife waving to him.

"Isn't this because I lost my strength in desperation?" Ida laughed.

The team did not stop for this unexpected situation, but instead accelerated their pace.

"Don't let your guard down. As expected, this is only the first wave."

Mo Rong, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, began to look around again.

"It's so shameful. I was rescued by the locals as a time traveler." Mo Rong felt guilty for the hundreds of hours of game play, but at the same time he was very energetic.

The convoy continued to move forward for a long time, and nothing like what happened just now happened again. Just when everyone relaxed slightly, another swarm of insects emerged from the darkness, but their speed was not half as fast as the black clouds just now. .

This time, Mo Rong could see clearly that the insects flying out of the darkness were actually Gruz that looked like flies.

Just as Mo Rong was about to lie down, Ida supported his body.

"We can't lie down anymore this time, their attack method is different from just now."

Murong didn't understand what Ida said at first, but he saw that the first Gruz to arrive had already launched an attack. The attack method was to slam his body straight into the enemy.

"Be careful. Although this bug looks fat, the rocks under our feet are not harder than their shells."

As he said that, several Grutz from behind rushed towards the two of them. Ida hurriedly ran to one side, and Mo Rong also adjusted his reaction and ran to the other side.

"Stay away from the goods! Stay away from the goods! If anyone runs next to the goods and causes the goods to be damaged, then don't expect to get paid when you go back!"

The manager and escort at the front had already picked up the bone nails and started fighting with Gruz, but they still took the time to look back and roar.

Although everyone tried to stay away as much as possible, there were still many Gruz who crashed through the carriage and rushed toward everyone.

Ida hurriedly ran to hide behind a stone on the side and took a few breaths. Just when she was about to ask how Mo Rong was, she turned around and found no trace of Mo Rong.

"It's not good!" Ida stood up and looked towards the battlefield.

This sight made Ida dumbfounded.

I saw people hurriedly fleeing among the insects, and many people were crushed into an indescribable pile.

As the crowd dwindled, many Gruz were eyeing Morong and hovering near him. Many of them had already bumped into him.

Mo Rong among the insects was not in a hurry, and started running calmly. The speed was not very fast, but he could always avoid Gruz's impact.

So there was a scene like this. Mo Rong was running in circles in front of him, and Gruzi was bumping his head next to him. Seeing that Mo Rong's feet were almost hit into a pit, the group of Grutz slowly stopped. Come down.

It seemed that they also knew that the guy in front of them was not easy to bully, so they all flew to the manager.

Ida saw Gruz flying away from Mo Rong, and hurriedly ran to Mo Rong, looking up and down, as if looking at a monster.

"Dude, are you okay?"

"Do you look like something's wrong with me?"

Mo Rong's tone was relaxed, but Ida looked at him with eyes that seemed a little unfinished?

"Have you practiced?"

"what?"

"Just now..."

Mo Rong also knew that his behavior just now was a bit abnormal, and it probably scared him.

"No, it's just that I saw that those bugs hit them very regularly, so I followed that pattern and hid. Who knows, I dodge them."

Mo Rong also pretended to be frightened. Seeing his appearance, Ida also breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Mo Rong was possessed by something strange.

"You're also lucky, but next time you encounter them, just find a place to hide and don't take that risk."

Mo Rong's excited heart calmed down at this time and nodded.

After the steward at the front of the car killed more than a dozen Grutz, the remaining Grutz saw that they couldn't do anything to him, so they wandered back into the darkness.

The storm gradually subsided, and everyone was in shock. Many people knelt down and cried. Next to them was the unknown object hit by Gruz.

The 60% survival rate was clearly demonstrated at this moment. Everyone present felt heavy, but the wheels would not stop due to death. After rectifying for a while, the convoy set off again.

......

Deep in the darkness where Gruz flew from, a giant insect that looked similar to them but was several times larger in size slowly opened its eyes.

"Hungry...so hungry..."