"call--"

Curt breathed out, and the mineral channels with less air circulation made people feel depressed, and the open space in front of him made his breathing easier. This large cave and the underground lake connected to it were rare natural landscapes, which made the long journey tonight worthwhile.

"Mr. Curt...the unconfirmed monster that destroyed the gate may lurk in this cave. I think it's better to be careful when acting."

Oscar looked around a little, and since entering the cave, he felt that it was surprisingly quiet. He listened with his ears, and there was no other sound except the occasional sound of wind pouring into the huge cracks and the rustling of trees, flowers and plants.

There is only silence in the cave, surrounding everything.

The slightest sound could not drive away the silence that was entrenched in the cave, but it would only make people feel that there was something invisible in this endless darkness. It hid quietly in a hidden corner with its breath, quietly waiting for the stupid prey to fall into the trap.

A place that is too "safe" is sometimes a trap that tempts death.

Oscar, who was still looking around when he first came, has been able to make such an opinion in half a day, which shows that he has grown a little. As a person who has just entered the mercenary work, Oscar has grown very fast, and his serious work performance also makes Curt very happy.

"Yes, you're right. Don't be careless when you're in the field work in the wild." Curt showed a slightly approving smile. "You have to remember that being wary of all possible crises is a must for us. This time we already know that monsters are appearing nearby. If you come to such a 'safe' place at work in the future, you can't take it lightly."

I don’t know if my correct opinion was praised by Curt. Oscar immediately cheered up. He raised his chest and raised his head, and replied loudly to Curt: “Yes, I understand, I will pay attention!”

"Okay, let's go quickly. Whether you want to be happy or excited, it's not too late to do your task first." Liqi glanced at Oscar and immediately poured a basin of cold water on him, and handed him the Oscar package, "If you have your own things, just take them."

When Oscar was walking in the mine just now, in order to catch up with Curt, he was almost dragged down by himself with that little luggage. Liqi, who was walking behind him, couldn't stand it, and took away everything without saying a word. So she threw the package back to Oscar with revenge.

Oscar, who knew that he was in the wrong, took his luggage honestly and prepared to be harmless to the people and animals growing nearby, and quietly radiating a gentle light. He took out the gloves and belts from the package, and took out the small shovel and glass container for collecting medicines, and prepared for the action with full armed forces.

"When you collect, try to avoid getting close to the lake." When he left, Liqi suddenly said, seeing him return a puzzled look, her tone became cold again, staring at him with a look that seemed to be looking at a fool and said, "Are you not even alert to yourself?"

Oscar observed the scenery in front of him slightly. There were a considerable number of night-melted mushrooms growing in this cave, but most of them were concentrated near the water veins. In addition, there were only a few lonely small mushrooms that were emitting a flowing flame-like glimmer not far away.

It was like a setback. A large number of high-quality night-melting mushrooms grew near the shallows next to the lake. However, if you look a little more, you will notice that the sand and soil accumulated near the shallows are soft and suitable for excavation. It is impossible to see whether there is any abnormality under the dark water that cannot be illuminated by the moonlight.

Liqi said something was not bad at all, but the one in front of Oscars was a dilemma - the lakeside was dangerous, but there were many night-melting mushrooms suitable for collection growing there; the soil slope in front was safe, but there were only a few pitiful and poor-looking products there.

What should I do? He was in a tangle.

Looking at Oscar who had become overwhelmed, Curt also took out a collection tool and said to him: "Okay, it is the captain's obligation to work in dangerous places, so I'll leave the part by the lake to me. Also, remember to only collect those that meet the standards when collecting."

"Yes, I understand."

There must be no problem with the experienced Curt. After watching him walk to the lakeside, Oscar squatted down and began to carefully clean the leaf-deep soil around the rather thin night-melting mushroom in front of him with the small shovel in his hand. Although the night-melting mushroom will expose most of the body to the ground at night, it will be difficult to take it if it is just pulled, and it may even damage the bacteria.

"Stop, don't shovel from this angle."

As a mage apprentice, Oscar has a lot of experience in collecting various materials, so it is not difficult for him to do the collection work. However, just as Oscar had almost cleaned the leaf-deep soil around the night-melting mushroom and was about to pick it down, Liqi suddenly called him.

"Look, this place actually grows obliquely." Liqi stretched out her hand and pointed to the part of the left side of the Night Moistened Mushroom that was hidden in the shadow of the soil, which was exactly where Oscar was aiming just now. "If you shovel like this, then this fragile mushroom will definitely be cut off by you."

Oscar bowed down and looked carefully in the direction she pointed.

Because of the deviation of light and shadow just now, he did not notice that a small piece of the night-melting mushroom was tilted at the bottom of the umbrella. It seemed that it had grown crooked when it came out from under the rock. Digging from the angle he prepared in advance would indeed divide the mushroom stem into two.

"Thank you for the reminder"

Oscar thanked him thanked him not only because he saved a night-melting mushroom that was worth collecting, but also because the high heat emitted when the surface of the night-melting mushroom was destroyed was enough to burn his hands that were too close to him. The fabric covering his hands in the gloves was completely unable to protect him.

Perhaps these reminders were not very great in Liqi's opinion, and she couldn't even raise the interest of mocking Oscars. She just curled her lips and said to Oscar: "It's okay, you have to be careful. The injured collection will be classified as inferior goods. At that time, the employer should not blame others."

Since Liqi didn't take it seriously, Oscar was unwilling to say anything. In order to prevent Liqi from finding a reason for sarcasm again, he turned all his attention to the work at hand and worked with all his attention. For a moment, except for the wind, there was only the fine sound of excavation left in the cave.

Although stones were occasionally mixed into the fluffy leaf-deep soil, the excavation work was still very easy overall. After a while, seven or eight mushrooms had already been lying in the container. After shoveling in a little leaf-deep soil to cover them to better maintain their activity, Oscar headed towards the next goal.

Pop, pop, pop—

"Um?"

Cott, who was collecting on the lakeside, seemed to notice something unusual hidden in the silence. He stood up and searched around him left and right. After searching for nothing, he also tried to use his ears to capture the almost inaudible movements from which direction did the almost inaudible movements come from.

But silence once again enveloped everything.

Because Oscar was too serious, Liqi, who was in a state of idleness, found that Curt's behavior was a bit strange, and immediately asked him: "Is there any situation?"

"Well... I seem to hear something, it's probably because I'm too concerned."

Curt frowned, he did hear some strange sound, but he could not catch the specific place with his eyes. And the guy who made the discordant sound seemed to realize that it had been noticed by Curt and no longer made any sound.

Originally, Curt and Liqi had a clear division of labor, so Liqi, who knew how to deal with these materials, watched Oscar work and guided it when necessary. While collecting, Curt strengthened his vigilance to prevent monsters from suddenly rushing out of the darkness to attack them.

But now... Curt's alertness has been raised to the maximum - he has indeed heard something moving, but he cannot catch the trace of his movement

This made Curt feel a little uncomfortable. He turned his eyes to the nearby darkness, which was empty. After all, he did not feel the breath of living creatures nearby again.

Liqi held her almost non-existent chest with her hands and began to glance around with suspicion: "Is that right? If you said that... there should be something nearby."

She looked at Curt who was guarding her around her. For many reasons, she could unconditionally believe Curt's judgment. At the same time, based on her understanding, Curt's premonition has always been very accurate - of course, this specifically refers to the bad aspect. Every time he said he had a bad premonition, it would not take long for the premonition to become a reality.

Curt was a little ashamed and replied to Liqi's words with a dry smile: "Although I know you are not blaming me, I am really embarrassed to be always crow-mouthed..."

"I'm used to it anyway."

With a heavy sigh, Liqi began to approach Curt, and signaled that Oscar would dig the mushroom in his hand and follow him.

“That’s right…”

He originally wanted to say "It's fine." But before the words "It's fine" were spoken, the words were stuttered in his throat. Curt didn't even have time to put away the bitter smile on his face, because he heard the wonderful sound like crawling and scratching again.

Hell, hell, hell...

The tiny sound was hidden in the conversation, but Curt still noticed the existence of those things. The tiny sound came from nowhere. Although there was nothing in the line of sight... but there were also things that were obscured - those things that existed under the ground.

He shouted, "Be careful, be underground!"

Hurry!

Splash of soil and rocks.

When the reminder sound rushed out of his throat, "it" also came.

The shoals covered with sand and gravel around Curt suddenly exploded. Along with the splash of water and dust, a large insect-like mouth appeared, and a pair of disgusting cherous limbs were poked out from it. The sharp and sharp teeth with sharp edges were covered with barbs, and grayish-white mucus dripped at the tips.
Chapter completed!