Time is passing minute by minute and second by second.

  The heavy atmosphere was like a huge stone pressing down on the patrol teams head, not only did the Snake People captain anxiously turn around, but even Eris expression became increasingly gloomy. As a vampire, she could keenly feel that the aura of her half-vampire subordinates was rapidly weakening, but she couldnt figure out whether it was because they were too far away or if they had encountered some danger. Eris still had confidence in her subordinates strength.

  Its just that...

  "We cant wait any longer, big sister."

  This time, the first to lose patience was Tevlin. No wonder, they had been walking and stopping all along the way, wasting a lot of time. And now that so much time has passed, none of the three channels have received any response. Are they supposed to camp here and wait for another whole day?

  And the supply aspect is also a big problem, even if its a half-vampire, it needs to be fed. This patrol team is for searching and investigating and fighting, of course, its impossible to bring too much food like a merchant group traveling in the wilderness. Now everyones supplies are just enough to support three or four days, not to mention the round-trip journey, if they delay any longer, let alone other things, Im afraid they will starve to death here!

  "It cant be helped, its come to this."

  Alicia also knew that the current situation was urgent, and none of the three channels had responded, not even an emergency signal had been sent out, which in itself was enough to explain the problem. But now they were already in a situation where they could not retreat, and there was no other way but to continue advancing, so even if it was a sea of knives and fire ahead, they could only charge forward!

  With this in mind, Elise quickly gave orders.

  "Everyone gather round, watch your surroundings, were moving out!"

  This time, Eris didnt disperse the number of people for insurance purposes. Previously, they had dispersed a considerable amount of manpower to explore the way. If they were to disperse again, it would be the rhythm of total annihilation. Therefore, Eris chose to concentrate the remaining people together and continue advancing from the middle passage——since none of the three passages responded, now the only thing to rely on is the womans intuition.

  Well... I guess its still pretty sensitive.

  "Its really strange..."

  The deeper she went, the more eerie Alice felt. Traps, deep underground labyrinths, and an omnipresent sense of danger. This somehow gave Alice a familiar feeling, as if she had read similar records somewhere before. But the more she tried to recall, the thicker the fog in her memory became, making Alice somewhat anxious, as if she had grasped the outline of something but couldnt quite put it into words.

  Subterranean mausoleum? No, thats not it. Elise had investigated a few underground tombs before, and this was completely different. There were no graves, no epitaphs, not even any corpses or spirits. It wasnt an abandoned underground city either, although the stone pavement showed clear signs of artificial construction. But apart from that, there were no buildings, no signs of life, and none of the characteristics that should be present in all underground structures.

  So what is this place?

  Alice forced herself to calm down, repeatedly comparing her memories with what she saw in front of her, but constantly overturning her own judgment. Moreover, the more she thought about it, the thicker the unease in Alices heart became, and she even felt her heartbeat accelerating due to tension and fear. This shows that Alice knew where she was, she just couldnt remember for a while.

  But even so, Iris can be sure that this is absolutely not a good place.

  At this moment, the patrol team stopped again. Immediately after that, a commotion was heard from not far away. This also made Elise, who was originally immersed in thought, come back to her senses and look forward. And soon, Elise saw the leader of Tiefelin hastily walking over from the front, his face pale, his hands tightly gripping the dagger, even bursting out blue veins due to excessive force. Even those blood-red eyes revealed a tense and uneasy expression.

  "Sister, were in trouble."

  When Elise walked to the front of the troops under the leadership of the Taflin chief, she immediately understood what the other side meant by "trouble".

  Only to see in front of the girl, the three soldiers who were sent to investigate earlier were lying on the ground in a scattered manner, their faces all bearing terrified expressions. The incomplete corpses emitted a strong bloody smell, and the gruesome death scene was unbearable to look at. On the other side, the snake-headed captain stood there with an ashen face, although he didnt say a word, but from his slightly trembling body, it could be seen that he was about to explode in anger.

  No wonder, since they arrived at this ghost place, they have been in a state of bad luck. First, they were ambushed and then ran for half a day without even seeing a ghostly shadow. As a result, the search team dispatched by themselves was completely annihilated. Elise can be sure that if any monster appears in front of the Snake Man Captain now, he will definitely tear it to pieces.

  "It seems they encountered a battle here."

  Gazing carefully at the battle scars in front of her, Elise quickly came to a conclusion.

  "The other party appeared very suddenly, making our search team completely unprepared... There was no trace of magic, it seemed to be the work of some kind of underground monster, but..."

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  As she said this, Elise gazed at the corpse in front of her with a puzzled expression. It was a half-vampire, and at this moment, he had completely lost the elegance of being a blood clan member. His two hands were twisted and struggling to grab the ground, and it seemed more like he was avoiding something rather than fighting. From the appearance, the blow that pierced his skull was clearly the cause of his death. However, what Elise found strange was that on the chest of the half-vampire, right in the center, there was a high bulge.

  Its not just that, looking closely, the bodies of Teflin and Snake Man next to it also have the same existence in the same position. Only their chest should be bulging part has now become two big holes, and I dont know how they were caused.

  "What is this?"

  "Im not sure either, big sister."

  When Elise asked, the leader of Teflin also shook his head in confusion. It was because of this that he invited Elise to come and see for herself. According to reason, these people should have been dead, so its all over. But now there is inexplicably something more in their bodies, and judging from its appearance, it seems to be faintly fluctuating?!

  Is there still something alive inside?

  "This... I dont know how to say it..."

  Alicia scrutinized for half a day, finally shaking her head. It was clear that there was nothing like this in the records she had perused. Upon hearing this, the already irritable Snake People captain couldnt help but lose his patience.

  "Whats the point of asking so many questions? Just cut it open and take a look!"

  As he spoke, the Snake Man captain raised his long sword and before Elise could voice her opposition, he brought it down with force.

  Bang!!

  Just as the Snakehead Captains long sword split open the corpse, the bulging area suddenly burst like a bomb, and for a moment, a foul-smelling yellow-green liquid splashed everywhere, spraying out in all directions.

  “UnkaIsa！”

  Fortunately, Elise didnt react slowly either. Seeing the situation was not good, she hastily stretched out her hand and pointed, and the elemental protection sequence spell that had been prepared in advance was instantly released. The colorful protective shield instantly enveloped everyone present. Those yellow-green liquids also failed to hit their intended target as a result, and they slid down to both sides like raindrops hitting glass, disappearing from view in an instant.

  But no one noticed that at the same time as the liquid burst, the corpse split open by the Snake Man captain suddenly jumped up. The dead Snake Man warrior stared with wide eyes, as if to thoroughly remember the guy who had dismembered himself. And immediately afterwards, a white shadow flew out of the corpses mouth, like a flash of lightning, and pounced on the Snake Man captain in front of him.

  Due to the influence of the jetted acid, the Snake Man captain did not notice the white shadow that was approaching him. Moreover, elemental protection can only defend against elemental attacks and cannot defend against physical attacks. Therefore, when he came back to his senses, all he saw was a white blur in front of him, and the next moment, a soft object like a mask tightly wrapped around his face.

  "Let me go, you ugly monster!!"

  As an elite warrior, the Snake Man Captains reaction was not slow. If it were someone else, they would have probably panicked and not known what to do, but he wasnt that foolish. On the contrary, he roared with anger as he grabbed the strange insects tail with one hand, while his other free hand swung a long sword. The sharp blade cut through the gap between the insect and the Snake Man without hesitation, and then the Captain threw the insect to the ground. The insect struggled for a few moments before falling still.

  "Damn it, filthy bug!!"

  Looking at the corpse of the insect in front of him, the captain of the snake people couldnt help but spit, glaring at that ugly monster. Damn it, what is this thing?

  "How are you, Captain?"

  Seeing this scene, Elise also hurried over and anxiously asked.

  "Im fine, I dont even put this kind of nonsense in my eyes, big sister."

  The captain of the snake man shook his head and opened his mouth to speak, but then he glared fiercely at the corpse of that strange insect.

  "What in the world is this piece of junk?"

  "I dont know either, at least it doesnt look like any common underground creature."

  Staring at the insects corpse, Elise furrowed her brow. Could it be that this thing had killed off the search party members? Did they have such abilities?

  "What a terrible atmosphere! I hate this dark place. Look at all these weird creatures!"

  He let out a cold snort and turned around, sheathing his long sword once again.

  "Lets go, once I find out what this thing really is, Ill chop it into eight pieces!"

  With the command of the Snake Peoples captain, everyone set off once again. Only Elise looked at the insect corpse with a puzzled expression and carefully examined it before turning to leave.

  No one noticed, but shortly after they left, a small black figure emerged from the mouths of the remaining two corpses. They let out a faint hiss and wriggled like snakes, racing quickly towards the patrol teams direction.