The second volume is called "One Heart" Chapter 29: Gentleness and Xiaoyue
The cave was completely quiet. There was neither the black bear king leading a group of bears, nor the imagined battle between humans and bears. Although the light was dim and the cave seemed to be quite deep, with no bottom to be seen at a glance, as far as my vision could reach, it was empty and there was no sight of any living creature.
I rubbed my eyes and looked around carefully again. The area near the cave entrance was very flat and spacious. It was clear at a glance without any visual blind spots. Although it was a bit unbelievable, the conclusion I came to was that this was a hole without any monsters.
I spent a lot of time and effort to prepare, but there was nothing exciting or interesting. I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. At the same time, it proved that all my previous guesses were wrong. Other players did not approach here because they must have already known the details of this place and did not want to waste time. Only I, a rookie, was stupid and self-righteous. Fortunately, my action just now was not seen by other players, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.
I didn't find any danger, so I could walk into the cave openly . It seemed very deep inside, and since I was already here, I might as well go in and take a look. I still had some hope. There shouldn't be a reason for designing such a spacious cave on Black Bear Ridge. There must be some purpose. Maybe there is a secret hidden deep inside the cave. It probably won't take long to go inside and check it out.
I was alert and prepared to deal with any unexpected situation at any time, and walked into the cave carefully. As I went deeper, the cave gradually narrowed. I passed through a passage about three or four meters wide and more than ten meters long. Suddenly, the front was open again, and I entered a cave that was also flat and spacious, but slightly smaller. The light was getting darker and darker, and I could only barely distinguish the scenery within 10 to 20 meters around. In the world without darkness, this was the first time I was in such an environment.
The overall shape of the cave is like an irregular gourd. The entrance is located at the bottom of the gourd, with a larger area of more than 1,000 square meters. The passage is a very narrow waist of the gourd. The area of the small cave is only 300 to 400 square meters, which can be called the upper part of the gourd. There were no accidents along the way. After careful observation, there was nothing special about the whole cave. Although I was a little puzzled, I had to admit that this should be a useless cave.
I couldn't help but feel a little regretful for wasting some time on a worthless cave. I don't know why, but my curiosity grew bigger and bigger. I couldn't help but want to understand many things. I didn't want to be indifferent or pretend to know everything. I didn't know whether it was a good habit or a bad habit.
With a hint of disappointment and regret, I turned and walked out of the cave. I had wasted more than five hours and had to hurry to complete the thief's promotion task. I couldn't care less about anything else. I had to find a place to summon zombies to circle the territory and slowly steal the bear gall from the black bear.
Just as I entered the passage in the middle of the cave, I suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the front cave. Was it a player? Or a monster? I was startled and subconsciously stopped, hiding in a shadow against the cave wall. Unless someone came closer to take a closer look, it would not be easy to find me.
It was the sound of footsteps, and they were getting closer and closer, gradually moving towards the direction of the passage. However, the movement was not loud, and there should not be many of them. Even if they were monsters, as long as they were not the black bear king, I would not take two or three ordinary black bears seriously. They just came to my doorstep to be taken for their gallbladder.
"Sister Wenrou, let's not go in. This is obviously an empty cave. There's nothing special about it. Besides, it's so dark in there and we can't see clearly. It's not fun at all." A soft voice sounded. Although the speaker's voice was not loud and there was a distance between us, it was still very clear to my ears due to the echo of the cave.
"Xiao Yue, you are too timid. Since it's a hole, it means there is no danger. There is nothing to worry about. I'm almost annoyed by being surrounded by Xiao Bai and a bunch of people every day. This time I finally got rid of them and sneaked out to get some fresh air. Of course I have to walk around and relax." This should be Sister Wenrou. Although her name is Wenrou, her words reveal a personality similar to Xiao Lajiao. It seems that she is also a troublemaker.
It seems that the ones entering the cave were not a black bear, but two female players. Naturally, I had nothing to be afraid of, so I walked out from my hiding place and went straight outside.
The two girls looked around as they walked into the passage. I hurried outside and bumped into them at the entrance. I was mentally prepared, so nothing happened. However, the two of them seemed to have not noticed my presence at all. They never expected that someone would suddenly appear in the cave. When they saw me, they screamed "Ah" at the same time and retreated together, hurriedly raising their weapons and assuming defensive postures.
It's no wonder. Just because I can hear their footsteps clearly doesn't mean they can hear mine too. There's no need to try hard to conceal them. Moving silently has almost become a habit of mine, something I learned during the hellish ordeal in the Dark Forest. I have to hide my voice as much as possible to avoid making any unusual noises that would alert the nearby monsters. Thanks to my thin body and my profession as a thief, I have a strong ability to control my movement. Although I don't have much experience, I have barely reached a qualified level through highly focused practice. If someone is not quick-witted or particularly attentive, it is generally difficult for them to detect my actions.
I was also shocked by such an extreme action. I subconsciously checked my whole body again. My clothes were normal and there was nothing rude about me. I was just an ordinary thief. Two brave knight ladies holding lances should not make me so excited.
Knights? I just intuitively judged the professions of the two female knights from the weapons they held, but the conclusion I came to made me feel a little unsure. In my impression, girls should generally choose the archer or magician profession. Xue Wuxia and Xiao Lajiao both chose this profession. The female players who appeared in the "World Heroes Conference" also belonged to these professions. And judging from the previous two paragraphs, neither of them was the kind of bloodthirsty and belligerent female fighter players. This was really beyond my imagination.
My eyes couldn't help but look at their chests, where they were wearing professional badges, for further confirmation. After careful identification, I found that both of their badges were orange, and depicted a knight holding a spear and shield, charging on a horse. This was indeed the professional badge of a junior knight.
I was distracted for a moment and unexpectedly violated a big taboo. The two female knights opposite calmed down a little from their initial panic, and immediately noticed where my gaze was. They took two steps back and raised their arms to block my view. One was ashamed and the other was angry, and both faces turned red in an instant.
I immediately realized that they were both girls, and looking directly at women's sensitive parts was extremely vulgar and disrespectful in real life. It was all my fault for staying in the game for too long, and getting used to looking at things from a combative perspective. When I encountered players or monsters, I would first analyze and judge the risk factor, and then discuss other things. I was careless this time, and happened to meet two extremely sensitive women, which led to such a low-level mistake.
" What ? You are so shameless. You look like a skinny bamboo pole with a rat-like face and such a despicable person. You don't even behave like a human being. It's bad enough that you're a scum in real life, but you don't know how to turn over a new leaf in the game. You still want to be a piece of trash. You don't have any dignity as a human being!" Before I could explain, the angry female knight started scolding me. From the sound of her voice, it should be gentle, but there was no gentleness in her words. They were extremely sarcastic and merciless, without a trace of mercy.
