In twilight regions there is no day and night.

  The boisterous moment has passed, after a whole day of hustle and bustle, both the mercenaries and the holy knights are exhausted. The holy knights returned to their stronghold to rest, while the mercenaries slipped into their tents in twos and threes, yawning as they entered sweet sleep.

  No one noticed, just then a group of dark shadows quietly slipped out of the base, walking towards the depths of the passage. They easily evaded the guards at the base and crawled into the dark shadows of the passage, feeling their way to the cave where Zhan lived.

  The stronghold of the Holy Church was established in the abandoned mines of the gray dwarves, and Rox and others built a fortress and a circle of defensive walls using local materials after arriving here. The mercenaries mostly lived in tents, scattered around the perimeter of the fortress in twos and threes. However, overall, they still lived in the mines. After all, in the dark region, it was safer to gather together, and even if something went wrong, they could take care of each other.

  However, Zhan En obviously didn't like crowded places. On the contrary, he simply picked a cave on the edge of the passage as his resting place. This place is relatively far from the base, and there are no people coming and going in daily life. However, because it is within the defensive circle of the Holy Knights, it is still considered safe. It's just that due to its remote location, there are usually no people coming and going.

  It was precisely because of this that these dark shadows came exceptionally smoothly, and before long, they arrived at the entrance of the cave where Zhan En was. The leading shadow poked out its head, looked around to the left and right, then opened its mouth and let out a few soft "hissing" sounds. Immediately afterwards, another dark shadow emerged from the crevices beside the cave.

  "How is it going?"

  Seeing his appearance, half-elf Kastor asked in a low voice, and facing Kastor's inquiry, the shadow nodded.

  "They have been inside and never came out."

  "Good!"

  Upon hearing this answer, a glimmer of joy flashed across Kastor's eyes. As the leader of the Thieves' Guild, he had come to the Dark Territory merely to test his luck, but hadn't gained anything. After all, thieves weren't like other professions; they could only probe and explore, and it was difficult for them to engage in a direct battle with subterranean monsters. Moreover, due to the unpredictable movements of these creatures, Kastor's thieves not only failed to achieve any results, but also suffered significant losses. Over this period of time, Kastor had already given up, but he couldn't bring himself to leave the Dark Territory just yet.

  It was at this time that Lord Ralph's bounty showed Caster a new path, indeed the monsters in the dark territory were difficult to deal with, but assassination and kidnapping, weren't these exactly what the Thieves' Guild excelled at?

  That's why Kastel made up his mind to come and find trouble with Zhan En. Although he knew that the other party was very powerful, thieves would never confront others head-on, and their forte was poisoning food and stabbing in the back. If this deal could be successful, then this trip to the dark realm wouldn't be in vain!

  Caster sneered and then hastily made a gesture. In an almost imperceptible voice, he gave orders to the subordinates behind him.

  "Get moving!!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the several black-clad men behind him suddenly crept forward silently. They then took out a wooden cylinder from their bosom, shook it vigorously, and opened the lid, rolling the cylinder into the cave. Soon after, wisps of smoke drifted out of the opening of the cylinder, spreading towards the depths of the cave. The others raised their crossbows, aiming at the entrance of the cave, ready to shoot anyone who dared to rush out.

  There is no news at all.

  Until the smoke disappeared, there was no reaction in the cave. Seeing this scene, the black-clothed man who led the way furrowed his brow, perhaps because things were going too smoothly, making him feel uneasy. But now it's already on the bowstring and can't be released. So he didn't say much either, but stiffened his scalp, beckoned with his hand, then gripped the dagger in his hand tightly, bent down and quietly walked into the cave.

  Zhan En's dwelling cave was shaped like a water droplet, with a relatively spacious cavern inside and a narrow passage connecting to the outside that was about ten meters long. Moreover, this passage had a forty-five degree bend, making it impossible for people outside the cave to see what was going on inside. At this moment, looking around, all one could see was pitch blackness, and an eerie silence, without even half a sound.

  Something doesn't feel right?

  Caster furrowed his brow, the poisonous gas he had just released was extremely potent. Not only was its power enormous, but most importantly, it was colorless and odorless, and anyone who inhaled it would immediately fall into a deep coma. Now, there was no reaction inside, logically speaking, his plan should have been successful. However, Caster wasn't quite at ease, he had also heard of Jian's prowess, could it be that he really was so careless, and had fallen for his trap so easily?

  Maybe they still don't know what happened.

  Thinking of this, Kastor found another excuse for himself. According to his scout's words, Jenn and the two women had been staying in the cave all these days without coming out, probably they didn't even know that Lord Ralph had put a bounty on their heads. If so, it was possible that they were caught off guard by him. Of course, maybe those guys were having fun inside and didn't think anything would happen like this.

  Imagining the crude and unbearable scene, Kastel sneered coldly in his heart, then pulled down the mask covering his face again. These masks had been specially treated to block the power of the toxic gas; otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to enter so recklessly.

  It's just that...

  Thinking of this, Kastel swept a glance at the ground. As a half-elf, he inherited the elves' dark vision and could see clearly in the dark environment. Just now, Kastel felt that something was wrong, but only when he looked down did he discover that what he was stepping on was not uneven ground, but flat stone slabs.

  How did stone slabs end up here?

  Castor was stunned for a moment. Outside, it was still an ordinary underground passage, so why did the stone slabs already pave the way after entering the cave? Could it be that Jian also did this? It shouldn't be possible, maybe he found out there was a manually dug mine here and came to live here?

  Kastor shook his head, casting aside the doubts in his mind. They were also aware that the outpost was built on an abandoned dwarf mine, and occasionally, when mercenaries went out to explore, they would find some abandoned dwarf equipment, rooms or even sculptures. If this place had once been used by dwarves for something and was later occupied by Jann, it wasn't entirely impossible.

  But that's not the point, Kastor thought for a moment and then immediately retracted his mind, continuing to move forward. For now, the most important thing is Jan and those two women, other things can be said later!

  Just as Kastor was turning the idea over in his mind, the corner had already appeared before him. Seeing the dark cave in front of him, Kastor hesitated for a moment, then sprang up and leaped through the air like a nimble wild cat, landing silently on the ground. Immediately afterwards, he saw the half-elf roll on the spot, with the dagger flying quickly to block his face. But soon, Kastor's eyes widened in surprise, staring at the cave in front of him.

  Nobody!

  In front of Kastor, the cave that looked only slightly larger than a guest room was empty. There were only some miscellaneous items scattered around. The bonfire in the middle seemed to have been extinguished for a long time, and there was no sign of fire at all. Moreover, most importantly, there was not even a shadow of anyone here! Neither Jan nor those two women were here!

  How is this possible?

  Kast looked at the cave in front of him in surprise, this was a dead end, there were no other exits. Jenn couldn't have possibly escaped his surveillance! How did he leave? When did he leave? What kind of ghost was this?

  "Look over there!"

  At the same time, several other thieves had also walked in and were equally shocked by the scene before them. However, soon one of the thieves called out softly and pointed towards the depths of the cave. Following his direction, Kastor was astonished to discover that in a corner of the cave, there was placed an enormous black trunk!

  What is this thing? Is it treasure?

  As soon as he saw the box, Casterton felt excited. He walked slowly to the wooden box and examined it carefully. Then he picked up his thieving tools and started unlocking it. Soon, under Casterton's hands, the originally tightly locked wooden box "clicked" open. But Casterton didn't let his guard down, on the contrary, he carefully checked around the wooden box again and removed two exceptionally hidden traps. Only then did he stretch out his hand to slowly push open the lid of the wooden box.

  In an instant, dazzling golden light appeared before everyone's eyes.

  All he saw was a wooden chest filled with glittering treasures, countless gold coins piled up into a small mountain, on top of which were scattered high-quality gems and crystals that emitted magical light. Around the mountain of gold, Castor also saw an exquisitely decorated dagger and some jewelry that looked very valuable.

  It's developed!!

  Seeing so many treasures, Kastel's eyes almost fell out of their sockets. He trembled with both hands and picked up a handful of gold coins, feeling the cold and heavy touch. The whole person was shaking involuntarily due to excitement and agitation. He didn't think that he would find such a treasure in this kind of place! Haha, as long as he could take back one-tenth of it, it would be enough for him to splurge!

  Thinking of this, Kastel's eyes turned red again, and he stretched out his hand once more...

  "Hmph."

  Along with the chill, the dazzling golden light and wealth vanished instantly like foam. The half-elf stared blankly at the black tail blade that darted out of his throat. The intense pain made his mind clear up instantly, it was obvious that this was a trap, and he had become the foolish one who jumped into the trap!

  As he thought of this, Kastor opened his mouth to shout, but with the withdrawal of the blade, air instantly escaped from Kastor's throat, leaving behind only a series of almost inaudible gasps. The next moment, darkness brought unmistakable death before him, completely covering his field of vision.

  The enemies invading the underground castle have been completely annihilated, and the lord has gained 70 experience points.

  Zhan En lowered his head and withdrew his gaze from the jumping system information.

  "It seems like this is indeed a good opportunity to gain experience."