In the end, Zhan agreed to Verna's request, but he also put forward his own conditions - that is, if any treasure is found at the target location, Zhan must be selected first. Not only that, the soldiers under Verna also

You must obey Zhan's orders and do not run around without authorization. If Verna does not agree to this condition, the two parties will break up.

If it were on the surface, then this would simply be an overlord clause, because it meant that Verna and her men were working for Zhan in vain, and they could only pick up what others picked out. But Verna didn't do anything about this.

He resisted, but nodded and agreed very readily.

This is the "deal" in the Underdark. Those with strength are qualified enough to obtain more wealth and greater power. If Zhan En hypocritically said that everyone is originally on the same journey, and can help with a little effort, don't worry about anything...

...Then Verna would have to be on guard to avoid being stabbed by the opponent.

Verna didn't say much about Zhan's request for the command of the mercenaries. This showed that her group was still valuable to the necromancer - otherwise, there was no need for him to seize his power, as long as

Just wait until your group is wiped out and use necromancy to manipulate their corpses.

After all, for necromancers, soldiers are always readily available.

After packing up the bodies of the war dead, everyone set out again. This time, the mercenaries were obviously much more careful, but when they saw Zhan En and Enoa walking among them, the mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it always makes people feel at ease to have two strong backers by their side.

After encountering the sneak attack from the Direclaw, everyone did not encounter any more attacks. But this made them more cautious. Zhan had hinted to Verna that she and others had fallen into a trap, and Verna also knew that the fear

There is something wrong with the Claw Monster. As a mercenary who makes a living underground, she knows as much about the Claw Monster as anyone else.

But now, apart from biting the bullet and moving forward, Verna has no other option.

"This is the entrance to the ruins that the gray dwarves said."

After a period of exploration, everyone quickly found the entrance that the gray dwarves were talking about. It was located on a stone wall. It looked like a large hole that had been dug. Through the thick dust,

Covered by it, Zhan could barely see the exquisite patterns and reliefs carved on the walls.

It's obvious that this place is no ordinary place.

Verna made a gesture, and soon, three bugbears strode into the cave with torches held high. They waved the torches in their hands, tested forward, and then made a safe response.

Verna did not enter immediately, but waited quietly for a moment before waving her hand. Then the mercenaries filed in and lined up on both sides, forming a defensive formation to be alert to various dangers that might appear around them.

I really didn’t expect that this mixed-blood elf did quite well.

Watching Verna's actions, Zhan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Orcs and bugbears are a bunch of idiots. It's really difficult to train these guys who are too stupid to count beyond their own fingers into qualified warriors.

Things. Although bugbears and orcs have always been known for their "bravery", that more refers to their mindless charging into battle, rather than disciplined organized battles.

After everyone went in, Verna took Zhanen and Enoa in. At this time, other mercenaries had already lit the torches on the wall, illuminating everything in front of them.

The first thing that caught Zhan En's eyes was a flat corridor. Perhaps due to the passage of time, its flat and smooth floor became somewhat pitted, with moist moisture coming from the pavement, mixed with a bit of the coldness unique to the underground world.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the silent passage, breaking the silence that had been there.

"It looks like this is just an ordinary tomb."

Verna said to herself. She stared at the open long tombs on both sides of the wall. Inside, she could clearly see the bones wrapped in linen. However, these bones were completely broken and were of no use. Moreover, the burial objects inside were

It was also swept away, leaving only some broken bricks and tiles. It seemed that the gray dwarves had gained a lot.

But Verna is just talking. There are extreme dangers hidden in the "catacombs" underground. Because you have no way of knowing whether you will awaken a terrible lich or demon when you get rich treasures. And this

It is also the inhabitants of the underground who are concerned about the surface

One of the reasons why "crawlers" complain.

Those stupid creatures living under the sun bury whatever troubles they encounter underground, not caring what the underground residents think. I really hope those damn bastards get roasted alive by the fireballs above their heads!

Just as he walked into the passage, Zhan also released his Banshee Guards. Their appearance instantly caused the temperature in the passage to drop again, and even the bugbears wearing thick leather armor couldn't help but shudder. However,

The banshee didn't care about these bugbears. On the contrary, they quickly passed through the wall and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Enoia, what time is it now?"

After watching the Banshee Guards leave, Zhan asked. After hearing his question, Enoa took out the pocket watch in her arms and glanced at it before answering respectfully.

"One twelve minutes and thirty-four seconds in the afternoon."

“…………That’s it, I understand.”

After hearing the adjutant's report, Zhan En nodded and glanced at the system panel in front of him again. Then, a trace of worry flashed in Zhan En's eyes.

Daily tasks have not been released yet.

Zhan En has done a lot of research on this dungeon system. Daily tasks are tasks that players will receive in the dungeon every day, but the time when the tasks are released is particular. If the system determines that the player will

If it is unlikely to encounter any emergencies, a daily task will be released early, and it will be released before noon at the latest.

Such idle and painful tasks as [jumping into the bottomless abyss] and [wooing his sister] that Zhan En received before are examples of this.

But on the other hand, if the system, through a lot of calculations, believes that the player will encounter a monster siege today, or other players attack, or encounter an unexpected event at a relatively high rate, then it will continue to postpone the release of daily tasks until the player encounters

The event begins.

This kind of daily mission is very dangerous, and the time given to the player is very short (after all, every daily mission will be reset before six o'clock the next morning, and if the mission is not completed before then, it will be in vain), and the rewards are also very generous.

.

Although I don’t know how Zhan’s built-in system collects and calculates data in reality, Zhan still values ​​this feature of it quite a lot. This is not because daily tasks are not worthwhile.

The experience mentioned above is almost equivalent to giving Zhan a constant prophecy every day, reminding him whether he will encounter trouble or danger today.

It has been a little while now, but the system still has not released daily tasks, which makes Zhan En become more and more cautious. In Zhan En's memory, the most dangerous daily task he experienced was when he was in the Demon World. That was also

There was no mission for a whole day, and it was not until Zhan received the summons from the Demon King that the system issued a message [Convincing the Demon King that he could build a dungeon instead of being executed on the spot].

Task.

It can be imagined how dangerous the situation was at that time. Surrounded by his brothers and sisters, Zhan almost tried his best to assure his cheap dad that he could build a powerful and glorious underground city in the barren Northland, making himself

He escaped the fate of being "secretly executed" to save the face of the royal family.

The reward for Zhan's mission was a map that recorded detailed information about the entire Northland's mineral deposits and races. It was with the help of this map that he was able to build a dungeon here safely without encountering any trouble.

and peep.

But it is a pity that this map only records those things that exist, and there are no markings on these ruins buried deep underground.

Zhan originally thought that he would receive the daily task of [Exploring Ruins], but it seems that this should not be the case now. Otherwise, the system would have prompted him when he walked in. It is now past one o'clock, and the daily task is still there.

There is no release, which also indicates that the system "predicts" that Zhan will definitely encounter trouble.

The fun is yet to come.

During the exploration of Banshee, the map that was originally shrouded in fog gradually revealed its true appearance. It really seemed to be just an ordinary tomb, no matter from the long and narrow tomb passage or the structure in front of him.

, this seems to be part of a mausoleum.

The banshees did not encounter any enemies, but this made Zhan feel something was wrong. It was impossible for a tomb to be without some defensive force, especially in this world full of swords and magic. Even if there were no undead creatures guarding the tomb,

Traps and poison gas can also very well deter the greedy eyes and actions of those tomb robbers.

"This mausoleum is supposed to be a disguise."

Thinking of this, Zhan En spoke softly to Enoa. Upon hearing Zhan's words, Enoa was startled at first, and then quickly calmed down.

"That means we will encounter a very difficult enemy?"

Enoa's worry is not unreasonable. If, as Zhan En said, this mausoleum is just a disguise, then it means that the real owner here is at least strong enough to make such a large disguise. For Zhan En

, this may not be such an easy enemy to deal with.

"Maybe, maybe not."

Zhan En squeezed his hand tightly. For safety reasons, it was too late for him to withdraw from this adventure. But Zhan En could not leave. This was the best opportunity for him to expand his power. It was okay if he had no chance before, but now,

If Zhan is still unable to build a powerful city after the dungeon system is launched, then his final fate will be to die tragically in this ceremony to determine the successor of the Demon King.

Zhan has no doubt about this.

"But we still have to keep going."

In the end, Zhan made a decision.
Chapter completed!