Twenty Sided Dice

Siegel whispered, and the others listened carefully. The situation has turned very unfavorable, and some things have already exceeded the dwarf's plans. Erint analyzed that the enemy spellcaster - the Knox Common Mage, Siegel added - was already trying to damage the guard statues, and apparently the statues weren't fighting back now. Whether or not these statues are strong enough, they must be at their weakest tonight. On a moonless night, the usual defensive ability will be lost here, and those spellcasters will definitely find this and rush into the cave, so the original smuggling plan can only be changed. The harassment action has changed from being carried out depending on the situation to a must, and the task of entering the Dragon Lion Cliff cave can only be done by Siegel.

"Only you can see those rays, boy," said the dwarf, "but we also welcome you to stay and stay with us, let's do a good job."

"Thank you, Erinte, I know the safest place in the world is behind the dwarves." Siegel replied with a smile: "Of course, surrounded by elves and highlanders. But I'm going to the cave to see, Like you said, it's only possible for me to go up, isn't it? I like the feeling of being needed."

"Stinky boy, be careful, and tell us jokes when you come back!" Dio patted Siegel's face, scratched his nose, and said, "Aragami will bless you!"

"And the moon god," said the elf.

"Uh... you're not a dwarf, so I guess... I wish you good luck anyway, kid." The dwarf Erint said, "Remember, after entering, keep walking on the left road. The more scorch marks on the wall, the safer it will be."

Siegel reassured everyone and started climbing the wall again. This time he brought weapons, but only limited to machetes, warhammers, throwing axes and whips. In addition, there is a small bag hanging behind his waist, which is a water bag, a bottle of healing potion, and a lighting rod and other sundries, which are not many but are also necessities. He left other things under the cliff.

The black skulls were constantly attacking, and Siegel carefully avoided them. He jumped from one mountain road to another, with a sturdy figure like an elf. Hiding on the road leading to Dragon Lion Cliff, Siegel reassured his companions with a "good condition" gesture down the mountain. At this time, the light of the sun had completely disappeared in the sky, and the stars began to emerge gradually, casting a faint brilliance. It was pitch black at the foot of the mountain, so Siegel couldn't see his buddy, but he was sure his buddy could see his gestures.

The moonless night has begun, which means that Siegel can only rely on himself from now on. On the steps not far away, there were bloodstains everywhere, which were left by the mercenaries hired by the Knox Common Club. They attacked the guard stone statue, then were killed on the platform, the body was thrown down, and the scars from the collision on the steps can still be clearly seen. Several silver coins scattered on the ground have been crushed and bent, and it is conceivable how powerful they tumbled when they fell. Siegel tried hard not to imagine the scene, took a few deep breaths, and began to climb up with excitement and tension,

After crossing the blood-stained steps, Siegel deliberately slowed down. It can be said that he looked up every time he took a step. In his fantasies, a giant stone statue would emerge from the top of the steps with a waving fist and knock itself off. The vision was so vivid that it made him more nervous than the real threat. Fortunately, this is just an illusion. Siegel has climbed to the top of the cliff without seeing any sign of the statue's activity.

Above the cliff is a flat and sturdy platform, about seven or eight meters wide. There are 4 statues on both sides of the platform. They look a lot like squatting trolls, wearing heavy and sturdy stone armor - this is Dwarf Ai. The stone statue that Lint mentioned is a tireless guardian who is not afraid of weapon damage, or even water and fire. The red spears shot from the skulls under the cliff continuously hit the four statues. Siegel could clearly feel that the energy of magic continued to gather in the statues, and the violent destructive power was constantly being compressed. The means by which the mage destroys the statue?

Passing through these stone guards, behind them is a bronze gate that has been opened. The last time Erinte came here, she knocked on the hinge of the door on the left, so the half door slumped weakly to the ground. The back of the gate is a completely dull and dark environment, but the dwarves said that the cave is very magical, and when you walk in, the walls will emit a faint light, allowing you to see the road under your feet.

Siegel approached the entrance of the cave, and his hand naturally touched the rusted bronze door. A scalding burning sensation suddenly came from his fingertips, causing him to suddenly withdraw his hand. Where does this heat come from? Siegel was puzzled. He was careful again and stroked his fingers to the door. This time he only felt the normal coldness, and the jerky feeling brought by the rust stains. Maybe it was an illusion! Siegel consoled himself.

When he was about to step into the darkness, he heard a slight rushing sound behind him. Is the statue moving? Siegel was taken aback. He hurriedly looked back and saw that the stone statue was still in its original position, except that a few rubble fell from it. Siegel immediately understood that these statues had lost their runes or magical blessings, and their resistance to common skeleton spells would also drop rapidly. There was not much time left for him, and he needed to act quickly. Abandoning the last hint of hesitation, Siegel walked in in the dark against the damp stone wall, no longer paying attention to the sound of the broken stones behind him, and focused on moving forward. After entering the gate and taking a few steps, he found that the starlight and various sounds outside were blocked, and he could no longer see the road under his feet. Just as Siegel was about to take out the lighting stick, the wall slowly lit up by itself, and a pale green light emerged from the inside of the rock. Although it was not as bright as a candle, it was enough to illuminate the surroundings in this completely dark cave. situation of the environment.

The bronze gate is man-made, but there are no such carving marks inside. Except for the walls on both sides, there are completely natural rocks above and below the feet, which look mottled and old, as if they have gone through countless years. The cave is 10 meters wide and 15 meters high. It is a very rare natural large cave, and there is enough space for the dragon to pass through. Siegel kept holding on to the wall on the left, bearing in mind the dwarf's admonition to keep him to the left. But there was another reason for him to do it: Siegel was afraid that when his hand left the wall, the light would disappear, and he might be completely lost in this dark environment and never find a way out.

The surroundings were very quiet, except for the sound of dripping water in the distance, there was only Siegel's own breathing and heartbeat. Nervous from loneliness, the young man pulled out the machete and held it in his hand, a familiar object that felt a sense of security to his limbs to feel the heat and warmth again. Picking up his pace, he found a gate with iron rings on the left side of the cave - finally seeing the artifact again, Siegel breathed a sigh of relief. Originally there was a lock on the door, but it was obviously knocked into a discus by the warhammer. It fell to the ground and quickly rusted, and metal powder was everywhere. Siegel opened the door and saw a winding down passage for one person only. Although there were no traces of scorch on the wall here, it was the passage on the left after all, so Siegel stepped down.

The sound of dripping water became clearer, and there were also various artificially excavated rooms around. They are distributed on both sides of the passage, like willow leaves lining the sides of wicker. Each room is small, and its contents have been destroyed by the passage of time and become worthless, but Siegel can distinguish the original purpose of these rooms from the wreckage: a guard room, a simple rest room, and a There are several storage rooms. It didn't look like there was treasure here, so Siegel didn't stop to rummage through things to waste time. The passage had come a long way to the end. It must have been deep into the mountainside, and there was a faint fishy smell in the air—or the smell of rust, Siegel wasn’t quite sure. In front of him were two stone gates, decorated with reliefs, of a group of coiled snakes. Many snakes raised their heads and threatened everyone who came to the door with their fangs.

Siegel reached for the snake's head with a machete to see if the lifelike statues were still strong. Unexpectedly, the stone teeth bit the machete, pressed it hard, and then retracted. Fortunately, the scimitar was made by dwarves and was very strong, with only shallow indentations in the teeth. If it was a hand, it would definitely be torn off a large piece of flesh and blood.

'Well, it's going to take a lot of effort to open the door. ' Siegel scratched his head, feeling for the first time that he might have gone the wrong way. If this is correct, why did Erint never mention the door full of snake heads? In order to better observe the surrounding situation, Siegel took out a lighting stick and knocked on the ground hard. The top of the lighting stick emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

What he did not expect was that all the snakes on the wall were active under the light, some made threatening movements, their mouths kept opening and closing, and their teeth made a rattling sound; Shrink, circling the body. Siegel had never seen such a sight before. He observed curiously and found that a snake was motionless, completely unaffected by the light.

He stretched it out with a machete and tapped it lightly, the blade made a crisp sound of hitting the stone. Maybe it was the real doorknob, Siegel judged. He grabbed the relief and pulled it out with force. The door resisted for a while, and then slowly opened outwards, accompanied by a loud rubbing sound.

"I hope no one else will hear it." Although Siegel knew that he was the only one here, he was still very nervous. He avoided the ever-stretching snakeheads and squeezed in through the opening. Behind the gate is a huge cave, and the lighting rod can't reach the top at all, so I don't know how high it is; behind the gate are stones with charred marks on both sides, disappearing into the darkness to the left and right, so also look Not how wide. Water was dripping from the top of the cave, making a clicking sound on the ground. There are already some shallow puddles on the ground, which are like small mirrors under the light of the lighting rod. Through these reflective spots, Siegel vaguely saw that in the middle of the cave, there was a hazy gray shadow, which seemed to be a step? Maybe some other building. So he held the light and walked slowly forward.