Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 168 Underground Maze
In the dim classroom, four will-o'-the-wisp fires emitted a faint green light. The spinal cord worms absorbed the secret technique to create soul energy, and the light from more than ten pairs of eyes projected the image seen by the host in the white smoke.
Qingkong and his students watched.
Because I couldn't fast forward, I could only patiently watch everything the host had experienced. During this time, due to the consumption of soul energy, the will-o'-the-wisp weakened and swayed, and Heidisiko immediately took his classmates to add mole bone powder to the candle.
Kaili was not parasitized for long. After he was frozen by the clear sky, the image projected by the spinal cord worm changed to another scene. In a dark room, the host stood in a corner under the control of the spinal cord worm. In the image, you can see that Portlem is leading four abyss mages to set up secrets, but it is difficult to tell where they are just by looking at this.
Qingkong continued to watch, paying close attention to the details of the room. The stone bricks on the wall were badly damaged, and it must have been unused for a long time. Perhaps it was a house from the Oulu College period a hundred years ago. After the disaster, the Oulu College underwent a major reconstruction, and many underground buildings were buried under the new college.
It is not easy to identify them.
At this time, Dean Wilred appeared in the Department of Mysticism. This time he did not make any disguise, which made the students immediately nervous. They all knew that the dean did not like the mysticism, and it was always taboo to touch the mysticism in Oulu College.
"Kids, keep your positions. I know you are protecting the academy." Wilred comforted the students. He walked to the side of Qingkong and looked at the effects being projected in the white smoke. "It's a magical secret technique that allows spinal cord worms to project what the host sees! It's really Portlem... Can you find where they are?"
In the image, Portlem, who had already completed the secret deployment, came closer, and his face appeared clearly on the image. When he took the spinal cord worm out of the host, the projected image immediately stopped.
The spinal cord worm's afterlife record can only play back what the host sees, and cannot see what the spinal cord worm sees.
Soon the image reappeared. Although it was still a closed room, it was no longer the Oulu Academy. There were many mysterious props in the room, as well as some corpses and limbs. It should be Portlem's occult laboratory.
Qingkong shook his head and said to Dean Wilred, "I'm not very familiar with the buildings left over from a hundred years ago. Dean, can you tell where we were just now?"
Wilred recalled the short scene: "A disaster a hundred years ago destroyed most of the buildings of Oulu College. Some were buried underground, and some were stuck in the subspace. Judging from the state of that room, it should be part of the buried underground. I can't determine their location, but at least we have narrowed the search area."
Qingkong said: "I have asked Professor Ban to lead people to the library and use the secret technique to track the direction of the secret technique. If they have any results, we can narrow down the scope again."
As he was speaking, Bruce Ban suddenly rushed in.
"Professor Qingkong, we found...the dean..." Bruce Ban was stunned when he saw Wilred and Qingkong standing together.
Wilred said kindly, "Don't be nervous. I know you are rebuilding the Department of Mystic Arts at Oulu College. After so long, I have put down this burden. I hope you can restore the Department of Mystic Arts at Oulu College to its former glory.
Now tell us, what did you find?"
Bruce Ben looked at Qingkong. Although he didn't know what happened, it was a good thing that the dean accepted the Department of Mystic Arts. He saluted to Dean Wilred and said, "Dean, Professor Qingkong, we found the direction where the other party cast the spell... near the college's historical archives."
College History Archives!
It was a circular three-story building located in the northwest corner of the college. The archive itself was not big, but a hundred years ago it was located in a student dormitory. In that disaster, the earthquake caused by the magic confrontation swallowed the entire student dormitory area underground.
Many people died inside, and later, due to the collision of magic energy, a large number of undead were produced. The earthquake made the internal structure of the student dormitory area buried underground extremely complicated. Although the college conducted several explorations, the undead could not be completely eliminated, so the college had no choice but to seal this underground area.
The college historical archives were built on it.
Because students have little interest in the college's historical archives.
For players, the underground of the Oulu College Historical Archives is a very good exploration map. After being killed, the undead inside will regroup within half an hour to an hour, and players will often be attacked from both sides.
However…if you take a girl with you on an adventure, you’ll generally have a good experience.
Qingkong thought back to the room he had just seen and said to Dean Wilred, "The room where Portlem and the others set up their secret arts does look like an old-style student dormitory. I will take Professor Madara to search the basement of the academy's historical archives. Dean, you will lead the battle mages to surround the archives to prevent Portlem from escaping."
"Are you two the only ones going into the underground of the Historical Archives?" Wilred said worriedly, "I'll send a few battle mages to go down with you... Portlem is a very difficult guy, especially in such a complex ."
Qingkong said, "We don't know what kind of secret technique Portlem has set up in the underground dormitory area. If too many people go in, he will easily ambush them. Secret techniques should be used to deal with them. Professor Ban was able to find the location of the spell in such a short time, which shows that he has a very high talent for secret techniques.
If the two of us go in, even if we can't catch Portlem, it will be easier for us to escape."
Wilred acknowledged what Qingkong said.
Oulu College had been blank in the study of occult arts for too long, and the only thing that could be used to fight against occult arts at this time was the newly established occult arts department. And in the occult arts department, only Qingkong and Bruce Ban had some achievements in occult arts.
As a mysterious professor in the Department of Mystic Arts, Wilred knew how high Bruce Ban's talent in mystic arts was. If he were in the Department of Mystic Arts a hundred years ago, he would definitely be a leader in the department, no less than the first apostle Victor.
Willred knew that as the dean he could not take any risks, and the academy could only send two of them at this time.
"But there are only two of you. Your number is still too small. We have seen only four Abyss Mages..."
At this time, Lydia teleported in, and with her came Sandpaper and Kestrel.
Clear Sky said to Wilred, "Just go in with Sandpaper and Red Falcon."
Sandpaper's fingers twirled the large wrench as he spoke, "I also brought Boiling and Sally. Miss Clear Sky, when are we leaving? I brought all the tools, and I promise I can give that guy who displeased you a good beating."
"Now!"
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No one was asleep in the Oulu Academy in the early morning. The students, under the protection of faculty and battle mages, gathered in the many safe houses set up by the academy.
In a forest northwest of the academy, a large number of Oulu battle mages stood on the branches, surrounding the academy's historical archives in the middle. The teachers and staff on duty in the archives had already evacuated, and Qingkong led Bruce Ban, Sandpaper, and Hong Kusanagi through the gate and walked into the circular building.
Following behind them came War Machine Boiling and the repaired Abyss Panther Sally.
After being transformed by Sandpaper, War Machine Boiling had a certain ability to perceive the outside world. He followed Sandpaper closely with steely steps, like a little brother who couldn't leave his sister. Especially after seeing Qingkong, he followed Sandpaper even more closely.
The assembled Abyss Leopard was named Sally. She was not a mechanical creature, but had extraordinary intelligence because she possessed an elemental soul.
The group entered the hall of the Academy's Historical Archives. When the staff left, they turned on all the lights, making the entire building very bright. On both sides of the hall were corridors extending to the left and right, with an upward staircase in the middle. There were two statues of wizards placed by the wall, and many magic portraits representing honor hung on the wall.
Bruce Ban, who was following Qingkong, was a little nervous. After all, this time he was facing the Abyss Mage and the legendary Abyss Apostle.
He looked at the empty hall warily and asked Qingkong, "Professor Qingkong, I have been to the Academy History Archives many times, and there seems to be no passage leading to the underground."
Qingkong observed the two wizard statues on the left and right. The wizard on the left was holding a magic wand, and the wizard on the right was holding a magic book. At the same time, he asked Bruce Ban, "You have been to the Historical Archives many times? What is there here that can attract you so much?"
Bruce Ban knew that he had accidentally exposed some private matters. He stammered, "I...I want to use the information here to find out what happened in the Department of Mysticism a hundred years ago. I want to see if there is anything related to the mysticism."
"What did you find?" Qingkong walked to the wizard statue on the left and reached out to pull the magic wand out of the statue's hand.
"Professor Qingkong..." Bruce Ban wanted to stop him. The person in the statue was one of the founders of Oulu College, but he could only shut up when he thought of Qingkong's past behavior. Then he replied: "The former Department of Mysticism has achieved extraordinary achievements. It is not an exaggeration to call them the founders of modern mysticism. It is because of them that I am more determined to learn mysticism.
Thank you, Professor Qingkong. Without you, I might have been an alchemist assistant who accomplished nothing. "
"You should thank me... but I still want to remind you, don't do anything wrong. I will still judge you according to my standards and be ready to kill you at any time." Qingkong grabbed the magic wand in his hand and knocked the bottom of the wand heavily on the floor. Once, twice, three times, and then chanted the spell: "Flip!"
The whole hall was spinning very quickly, and before they knew it, a group of people were standing in a dark hall.
There was a faint sound of ghosts crying in my ears, and the ghost fires on the walls provided a faint light for this spacious space. At this time, Boiling turned on the searchlights on his shoulders and illuminated the hall.
The walls are made of large blocks of solid stone, so even after being buried for more than a hundred years, the entire building is still very solid. Under the illumination of the searchlight, you can see many large cracks on the wall, and some root-like vines extend from the cracks and climb along the cracks in the wall.
There are also many scattered long chairs and long tables, on the tables are water cups covered with dust and moss, and many things that have rotted and cannot be identified.
The hall of the student dormitory of Oulu College is also the main activity and social space for students. In their spare time, many students eat, study, chat, etc.
After observing the hall and finding no danger, Qingkong said, "We are now at the bottom floor of a student dormitory building of the Oulu College a hundred years ago. Its floor area is much larger than the college's historical archives above, and because of the ground subsidence, the environment is more complicated.
We are not only facing the Abyss Mage, but also the Undead that existed hundreds of years ago, so everyone should be careful."
"Yes, Professor (Miss) Clear Sky!"
"Now we start from the first floor, and then move up layer by layer. Sandpaper will be in the front to explore the way, and Boiling will support Sandpaper; Kestrel will lead Sally T to support the back; Professor Ben and I will be in the middle.
Sandpaper and Falcon will guard the corridors on both sides, and Professor Ben and I will be responsible for searching the rooms."
"Understood, Professor (Miss) Clear Sky!"
"Action, start from the left corridor and search clockwise."
Sandpaper took the large wrench and turned on the battle mode. Her feet left the ground, and her twin ponytails turned metallic and floated up. Her powerful perception ability spread, and her suspended body floated towards the corridor on the left.
Boiling followed Sandpaper, and after it took a step with a heavy sound, Bruce Ban immediately took out his magic wand and cast a silent spell on Boiling's feet. Although Boiling's footsteps were still there, they were not as loud as before.
At this time, Red Falcon also turned on the combat mode and floated up. She drew out her rapier and stood behind Clear Sky with Abyss Leopard Sally.
Occupying a subspace, the architectural design of the Oulu College is very grand. Even the corridor of the student dormitory is five meters wide and four meters high, so it doesn't seem too narrow even if you walk in the middle.
The dark and damp environment, the sound of ghosts crying everywhere, and the undead that may appear at any time.
This is the "underground labyrinth of the historical archives".
After walking less than 20 meters, Sandpaper suddenly stopped. Boiling, who was sensing the outside world through Sandpaper, was in tune with Sandpaper's mind, and his searchlight immediately shone towards a position in front of him.
It was a half-open door, and something behind it shrank back due to the light. Then large vines spread out from the walls on both sides. Because Sandpaper sensed the danger in time, the team was not surrounded by the dense vines.
Realizing the danger, Sandpaper flew backwards and entered the cockpit of Boiling. Boiling's two hands retracted into his arms, and two long swords popped out from them, and the cannon on his back was clamped on his shoulders.
Then a ten-meter-long flame spurted out from the muzzle.
Under the burning fire, the vines screamed miserably and twisted wildly. In the light of the fire, you can see that the front ends of the vines are connected to human arms. The fire quickly burned the vines, and the burnt arms all fell to the ground.
However, these arms did not lie still. They used their fingers as claws and quickly crawled into the half-open door.
Sandpaper had never seen anything like this before. She stood up from the boiling cockpit, turned to Qingkong and asked, "Miss Qingkong, what is that?"
"Thousand-Handed Spirit..." Qingkong walked forward and looked at the half-open door in front of him in deep thought.
In the game, after the undead here are killed, they will regroup within an hour. The broken hands of the Thousand Hands Spirit should be lying there, why did they run back as soon as they landed?
It seems that the real "underground maze of the historical archives" is somewhat different from the "maze" in the game.
Qingkong said, "According to the plan. Sandpaper and Red Falcon will guard both ends of the corridor, and Professor Ban and I will go in to search..."
"yes!"
Sandpaper flew out, moving forward with boiling water, passing the door and setting up defenses at the other end. Kestrel and Abyss Panther Sally stood guard behind.
Qingkong and Bruce Ban walked to the half-open door and could see that the wooden door was badly rotten.
"You follow behind me. If you encounter danger, attack first and then warn."
After instructing Bruce, Qingkong stomped the door and rushed into the room. Bruce Ben rushed in with his magic wand and cast a lighting magic to illuminate the room.
Nothing at all!
This is a standard student dormitory with a double bedroom, a bathroom and a luggage and cloakroom.
The bed and living furniture were all there, so it was obviously not the room where the secret technique was released in the video. The room where Portlem released the secret technique had all been cleared out.
After looking around, I still couldn't find the Thousand-Handed Spirit.
Run away!
Do the undead here know how to fight guerrilla warfare?
This is no ordinary undead.
interesting!
Qingkong released an icy magic ring, and the strong freezing energy surged in the small room. Those things that had maintained their appearance but were already decayed shattered in this impact, and then were frozen again.
The room returned to silence. It seemed that the Thousand-Handed Spirit had really run away.
After confirming that there was nothing hidden in the room, Qingkong brought Bruce Ban out.
"The Thousand-Handed Spirit has escaped. The undead here have evolved over a hundred years and may have gained intelligence. Everyone, please be careful. Also, we made such a big noise that we may have been noticed by the Abyss Mage..."
The clear sky reminded everyone.
The sounds coming from here are particularly loud in the silent underground space. Since this is not a game, those intelligent undead and the abyss mages who have been hiding here for a long time will definitely not sit there and wait to be found.
As a latecomer, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, so we should always be vigilant and be careful of being ambushed. This is why Qingkong specially asked Sandpaper and Red Falcon to help. Both of them have very strong perception, especially when they are in combat mode, they are simply two human-shaped radars.
The team continued to move forward, Sandpaper flying in front, her hair flying and fluttering, and the boiling water lit the way for her.
When Qingkong and the others walked past the dormitory door, a dark creature appeared at the door. Then a sword slashed through the air, scaring the creature back in embarrassment.
Hong Jian: "Ms. Qingkong, that thing is out again."
"Don't worry about it, find the Abyss Mage first."
