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In the secret passage.
Apparently Ji Qiu was not the only one who deserted the battlefield.
We are not all stupid.
Even though not everyone saw through Valido's acting skills.
However, the increasingly dangerous situation caused many temporarily hired guards to choose more comfortable options.
Except for some guys who were not strong enough and were stopped by the Seraphim armed forces who reacted in time.
Ji Qiu discovered.
There were six masters in front and behind me, including myself, and they all escaped!
This shows that the Sulfur Chamber of Commerce failed in its attempt to win people's hearts.
The six masters are all very fast.
Everyone smiled at each other when they saw each other.
"At worst, I can just return the deposit to them..."
Someone muttered.
"Yes, it was Walido who violated the contract first. He never said he wanted to fight against the regular army!"
Another demon complained:
"I knew this trip was not going to be good. Valido had assured me that he had done all the research..."
"hehe……"
"Have you investigated how to run into the Seraph Armed Forces?"
Hear these short conversations.
Ji Qiu laughed in his heart:
The masters who work alone are indeed very smart.
There is not a single devilish quality about these five people.
The vulgar and developing posture of the creature does have some flavor of the sect master.
certainly.
He himself is actually the same.
The experience of the bandage brother is certainly sympathetic.
But Ji Qiu is very self-aware.
If it is just to deal with the Seraph Armed Forces.
His strength should be tested.
But once the bandage brother enters the scene.
Then the nature is completely different!
He still remembered how he felt when he was tortured by the terrible curse a few days ago.
It was a kind of pain that was completely powerless to resist!
therefore.
Even if Roger didn't give any instructions.
Ji Qiu also decided to retreat first!
"Retreat is indeed the most sensible option!"
"Fortunately, at that moment I thought, 'Think about what the master would do?!', and I got the answer!"
"I hope their fighting won't affect the prisoner van..."
Ji Qiu thought as he ran.
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The secret passage sank downwards.
At every distance.
A gargoyle with a bony fin on its back will appear on either side.
These gargoyles will harass intruders.
But the six deserters are all top masters.
It may be difficult to deal with the Seraph.
But dealing with gargoyles is a piece of cake.
Ji Qiu didn't make any move.
The rest of the people killed six gargoyles in one go.
And it wasn’t long since we killed this gargoyle.
An even more violent explosion was heard from the secret passage on the ground!
boom!
Everyone felt a huge heat current gushing down from above the secret passage!
So they ran down even more desperately!
At that time.
The six deserters tried their best.
Escape to the depths of the secret passage as quickly as possible.
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About half a minute later.
A gust of wind came down from above.
Fortunately, everyone has escaped from the secret passage area.
Came to a relatively empty underground city.
They each used their own methods to withstand the gust of air.
The most embarrassed one among the six.
It was just pushed back a little distance by the air wave.
"Something really happened up there!"
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly someone started vomiting loudly.
Ji Qiu also felt a black screen in front of his eyes.
A familiar feeling came over me.
He raised his eyes and looked upwards towards the secret passage.
A more evil force is gathering and returning——
Next second.
He punched himself in the stomach.
Then he covered his mouth and ran wildly towards the underground further away.
This time.
He really couldn't take care of anything!
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"Record: Your follower Ji Qiu escaped the 'Cursed Storm'..."
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Underground space.
Ji Qiu was breathing heavily.
As the familiar power of the curse quickly receded from his body.
He still insisted on running more than ten miles away!
After confirming that the last trace of the curse power has subsided.
Only then did he dare to stop and rest.
This was also the first time he used the power of Qi with all his strength in the abyss.
The result of this raid was.
Only three of the previous six deserters remain.
The other three people have been left and disappeared without a trace.
I don't know if it's too slow.
Instead, he was devoured by the power of the curse.
Looking at the other two .
Ji Qiu became more alert.
Although he is not a martial artist known for his speed .
But with the blessings of the four major Dharma images.
His movement speed is definitely close to that of an immortal-level strongman!
in this case.
These two demons can still follow me.
Even if it's a stretch, it shows their strength!
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The three of them rested for a while.
The other two demons were cursing Valido.
Ji Qiu remained silent——
He was a little worried about the bandage guy's condition.
Although according to the bandage itself.
He is virtually immortal.
And death is actually a good thing for him.
"It's useless to think about this. As the master said before, this is no longer an area I can interfere in..."
Ji Qiu sighed and stood up.
In the dark.
There was a faint smell of blood.
Ji Qiu's hairs all stood up.
There were footsteps behind me.
It was those two demons who were obviously more sensitive to blood and they also noticed the abnormality here.
"Just ahead..."
One of the demons snorted.
Although the three of them didn't want to cause trouble.
But he is not a complete wimp.
In addition, the secret passages and underground spaces are one-way.
They can't turn back now.
Naturally, we can only move forward.
So they bypassed the checkpoint ahead.
Very quickly.
A tragic scene appeared before them.
They saw many corpses of Abyss Humans, Bamboo Beasts and Blade Demons!
The bodies were piled together in a disorderly manner.
It seems like someone has set up a barrier here.
So much so that the obviously strong smell of blood became very thin.
Ji Qiu observed.
The layers in which the bones were piled were also clearly defined.
Those at the bottom are from the Abyss Human Race.
They seemed to die first.
Many of the bones have dried up.
Some are even weathered!
The upper layer is a mixture of the skeletons of bamboo beasts and blade demons.
This part of the body is much fresher.
It seems like it was only recently done!
“This kind of scar…”
"It seems to be the work of one person!"
“It’s a sword!”
Ji Qiu quickly assessed the situation on the scene.
The Blade Demon and Bamboo Beast in front of him probably died at the hands of a strong man.
And the abyss buried beneath their bones.
Humans were probably killed by the Blade Demons and buried here.
"Is it revenge..."
Ji Qiu was still thinking.
Suddenly.
There was a slight palpitation in his heart.
"That person hasn't left yet!"
When this thought emerged in his mind.
A demon beside him suddenly took action!
But the devil took out a small paper bag from his waist.
Then he grabbed the paper bag and threw it into the air -
A large amount of white powder fell out of the paper bag.
at the same time.
The spell of the great devil is also being remembered.
Beep beep beep.
Ji Qiu heard messy footsteps.
Someone wants to escape in stealth!
But the next second.
The white powder seemed to have life and flew towards the right side of the big devil.
Crash.
The white powder successfully attached to a transparent humanoid life.
The latter's means of invisibility were directly declared invalid!
"Humph, I knew you didn't leave... I didn't expect there would be a master like you among the humans in the Abyss..."
The demon warlock said grimly:
"Don't struggle in vain. I've noticed that you're seriously injured! You need to answer a few questions for me. If you can satisfy me, I may let you go!"
Speaking of.
He exchanged a glance with the other demon.
As for Ji Qiu.
He also looked over with an inquiring look.
After all, in their eyes, Ji Qiu is also a member of the Abyss Human Race.
Seeing this look, Ji Qiu immediately understood what he wanted to do.
The three of them are now in the Blade Demon's secret passage.
It's a situation where you are completely in the dark.
The human in front of me can kill so many blade demons.
This shows that he has the ability.
And it is possible that he is familiar with the secret passage.
They want to take advantage of this and quickly find an exit to leave!
After all, no one knows what happened behind the last explosion.
I don’t even know if there will be another explosion!
Valido's various abnormal behaviors clearly showed that there was something fishy about this matter!
Since you have decided to be a deserter.
Then we have to cut the Gordian knot!
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"Tell us where the exit is!"
Seeing that Ji Qiu did not object.
The demon warlock asked harshly.
Unexpectedly, the man said nothing.
The demon warlock yelled at him several times.
He opened his mouth helplessly.
He mumbled a lot of things.
But the result is that no one can understand it!
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"He is not from the Abyss, but rather a visitor from another world!" Another demon asked in confusion, "But why have I never heard of this language?"
As he said this, he looked at Ji Qiu.
Ji Qiu shook his head.
He also couldn't understand what the invisible man in front of him was saying.
The other party's language was so different from the common language of Mystra, and coupled with the strange appearance in front of him, Ji Qiu couldn't even conclude that he was a human being!
The invisible man seemed to have expected this.
He sat down on the ground in frustration.
His injuries are serious.
It seemed that maintaining invisibility had consumed the last of his strength.
The next moment.
In Ji Qiu's surprised eyes.
The invisible man actually sat down cross-legged and began to meditate!
This posture is somewhat different from the sitting meditation of martial artists, but having been with Roger for so long, how not recognize it? This is the signature move of the Qigong practitioner.
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"Useless people, just kill them!"
The demon warlock raised his hand in dissatisfaction, ready to kill the other party.
Ji Qiu hurried forward to stop him:
"etc……"
"You want to stop me?"
The demon warlock glared at Ji Qiu unhappily.
"I may know his origins, which may help us leave the secret passage..."
Ji Qiu spoke.
"real?"
The demon warlock looked suspicious.
“It’s hard to say, but I have to try…”
Speaking of.
He walked straight over.
The invisible man raised his head warily.
Ji Qiu waved his hand and gave what he thought was a friendly smile.
Then he placed his right palm on the other person's shoulder.
Next second.
He passed a wisp of true energy in.
The result was instantaneous.
More energy surged out of that person's body!
"He is indeed a Qi Refiner!"
Ji Qiu was very happy.
The Qi Refiner looked at him in surprise, and soon he realized Ji Qiu's identity and started gesturing with his hands excitedly.
Unfortunately, Ji Qiu’s scroll of proficiency in languages ​​has been used up.
And the demon warlock obviously didn't know the language.
Therefore, even though Ji Qiu had already guessed the other party's identity.
The two parties were also unable to complete communication.
During this process, the other two demons became increasingly impatient.
They asked many questions, but Ji Qiu couldn't give any answers.
Fortunately, although the demons were violent, they were all experts favored by the Sulfur Chamber of Commerce, so they were naturally wary of each other. The two demons did not continue to entangle.
Instead, he left quickly.
Ji Qiu did not stay here for long. He carried the Qi Refiner on his shoulders and followed the two demons from a distance as they galloped through the secret passage.
However, this place is deep into the underground kingdom of the Blade Demon.
The one-way secret passage turns into a network of tunnels as it enters a deeper underground space.
The group had no experience in dungeon exploration.
It is very inefficient to advance by relying solely on the demon warlock's divination spells.
And this guy has a big problem with divination of direction.
It wasn't long before they found themselves back where they started.
This discovery made the two demons very upset.
Getting lost in a dungeon is terrifying.
Especially when facing the tremendous pressure from the Blade Demon.
If the power of the previous curse hadn't been too outrageous.
They may have already returned the same way!
Now.
They could only grit their teeth and keep going.
Not far.
At the entrance of the tunnel ahead came the sound of horse hooves.
This time the momentum is much more exaggerated than the previous one!
It seemed as if thousands of troops were surrounding them!
That's the footsteps of the bamboo beast!
"Blade Demon!"
The two demons looked at each other.
There was fear in everyone's eyes.
Although they are personally strong.
But he is also afraid of being targeted by the blade demon who will take revenge for any flaw.
What if we really get stuck in the quagmire of underground encirclement and suppression?
Even the strongest individuals may fall.
Next second.
The two demons paused.
Then he walked forward stiffly.
Ji Qiu met.
I couldn't help but laugh.
With his perception, it is not difficult to tell what the other party is doing!
Just at that moment.
The demon warlock cast invisibility and advanced illusion on the two.
The two men were actually running in opposite directions.
And the two phantoms still moved forward foolishly.
The purpose is naturally to lead Ji Qiu and the Qi Refiner to attract the firepower of the Blade Demon.
After a while.
The real bodies of these two guys have already run far away.
But their illusion still exists vividly.
"This warlock is quite capable..."
Ji Qiu found a safe corner.
He put the Qi Refiner down without making a sound.
The latter has now lifted his invisibility.
After removing the powder.
What was revealed was clearly a delicate and handsome young face!
He was telling Ji Qiu something anxiously.
Ji Qiu scratched his head.
Finally, I prayed out loud:
"Great Dragon of Time and Universe..."
Although I didn't understand the specific words of the prayer.
But the boy obviously understood the meaning of the prayer.
So he widened his eyes.
Under the boy's surprised gaze.
A dozen clean scrolls were thrown across the plane.
Ji Qiu grabbed the scroll of language proficiency.
He just showed his joy.
Next second.
The shadows of bamboo beasts coming from all directions surrounded him.
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