landbeastnovel Chapter 12 Human Adventurers
Chapter 12 Human Adventurers
The narrow entrance to the crypt forced the goblins to huddle together, leaving them helpless as they watched their companions fall one by one, becoming easy targets.
This scene has a certain air of "one man can hold the pass against ten thousand".
Zhou Qing became more and more adept at the fight, even taking a moment to mentally count the heads: "Four, five... eighteen, nineteen, twenty!"
After giving away twenty goblin heads, the remaining green-skinned goblins finally got scared. They howled and retreated, no longer daring to charge forward. They huddled together and hid deep in the crypt, only daring to make whimpering threats in the darkness.
Just as Zhou Qing stopped moving, he heard an exclamation from behind: "Such powerful strength!"
Zhou Qing turned around and was immediately stunned.
This time he actually understood!
Even though the other person was speaking that otherworldly language, I could clearly understand their meaning.
He subconsciously looked at the other person and noticed that the other person had a silver necklace around their neck, with faint magical fluctuations emanating from the necklace and a faint flow of magic into it.
Is this chain a translator?
It has the ability to communicate in different languages, could it be a magical artifact?
It can even translate its own language from another world; I wonder what the underlying principle is.
It's unscientific, but it's magical, isn't it?
At this moment, the other party stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "My name is Hunter, and I am a Black Iron adventurer. Your strength is formidable; you must be at least a Bronze adventurer, right?"
"My name is Zhou Qing." Ignoring the compliment, Zhou Qing went straight to the point, "Can your necklace communicate in different languages?"
Henry nodded and pointed to his necklace: "That's right. There are many adventurers who come to explore the Kara Dungeon. They come from different countries and even different races. In order to facilitate communication, this kind of equipment sells very well in the town."
"Didn't you purchase anything in town before entering the dungeon?"
"I just walked right in; I didn't notice any of that."
Zhou Qing waved his hand, secretly relieved.
Fortunately, I met Hunter; otherwise, I wouldn't have anyone to talk to, and it would be difficult to understand the world.
Having finally encountered a human being with whom he could communicate normally, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to learn more about the situation.
He also noted Hunter's assessment of his own abilities.
Bronze Adventurer?
So, does that mean there are adventurer ranks like Silver and Gold?
Based on this, it seems that the power level of this world might not be too weak.
I wonder if there are any powerful individuals like those in the martial arts world who can destroy stars?
At this moment, Hunter reminded us, "Although the goblins on the first floor of the dungeon are generally weak, there may be subspecies such as giant goblins or goblin priests. Once we go deeper into the dungeon, if they gang up on us, even bronze adventurers will have a hard time escaping unscathed. Let's retreat to a safe area first."
Zhou Qing nodded decisively in agreement: "Okay."
For him now, understanding the world is the most important thing; he can come to hunt goblins anytime.
Moreover, goblins are humanoid monsters, disgusting to look at and inedible, so killing more of them is pointless and a waste of effort.
Zhou Qing had no motivation to fight monsters that weren't worth eating.
……
A clearing in the woods.
Zhou Qing watched as Hunter skillfully gathered dry branches and built a campfire, his movements incredibly swift, resembling that of a seasoned veteran who had made a living in the underground city for many years.
Although the underground city is located underground and never sees the light of day, it is not completely dark; plants that emit a faint fluorescent glow grow everywhere.
But in this godforsaken place, you can't even see the sun or the moon, so who knows if it's day or night.
Moreover, Zhou Qing has never been on the ground since he transmigrated here, so he doesn't know if this fantasy world has a sun and moon.
There might be two suns, three moons, or even something in the sky that isn't sun or moon, but a giant, glowing, and radiant monster.
After all, it's a fantasy world, and we can't use common sense to make assumptions.
Of course, what Zhou Qing cares about most right now is how to leave the underground city.
He had been wandering around aimlessly, and it was quite difficult for him to find a way out on his own.
Fortunately, we've now made contact with Hunter, and by following this local adventurer, we should be able to find a way to the surface.
On the way from the cave to the forest clearing, Zhou Qing didn't rest. He subtly and quietly extracted a lot of information.
The situation was pretty much as he had guessed. It was indeed a real fantasy world, with several countries of varying sizes, as well as demi-human races such as elves and dwarves.
As for Hunter, his background is rather tragic; he was born into a family of refugees.
His village was originally near the Kara Dungeon. Ten years ago, the dungeon suddenly connected to the surface, and a massive number of monsters poured out and wreaked havoc. They not only destroyed the nearby Kara city, but also razed his village to the ground. He survived by chance and later became an adventurer, making a living by hunting monsters.
Because of his humble origins, Hunter had only a superficial understanding of grand national affairs, but he was remarkably knowledgeable about the situation in the Kara Underground City.
The Kara Dungeon is located near the city of Kara in the Kingdom of Ward. It is said to have been built by an ancient mage and has been hidden underground ever since.
Ten years ago, something unexpected happened, and the passage between the underground city and the surface suddenly opened, causing the monsters inside to escape in a frenzy, destroying Kara City and the surrounding villages and towns.
Later, the Kingdom of Ward had no choice but to summon adventurers to fight back. It took a lot of effort to drive the monsters back to the dungeon and rebuild Kara City, which focused on the adventure industry of exploring the dungeon.
After ten years of continuous exploration, the adventurers have ventured deep into the seventh level of the dungeon.
The dangerous monsters on the first three floors have been mostly cleared out, making it relatively safe.
The Adventurers' Guild also built outposts on the first three levels of the dungeon, specifically to provide adventurers with places to resupply and rest.
Five years ago, the adventurers built a village on the first floor of the dungeon for long-term settlement.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Three years ago, a large-scale monster uprising occurred. A skeletal lord that emerged from the depths led an army of undead and completely razed the village to the ground.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing immediately realized what was happening.
The destroyed village that Hunter mentioned is very likely the ruins of the town where he hunted the mimic monster before.
No wonder there are ruins everywhere.
Just then, Hunter raised his hand and removed the steel helmet covering his face, revealing a weathered face.
His skin was dark and rough, and he had stubble on his chin, making him look like a typical middle-aged man.
He pulled an old pocket watch from his pocket, glanced at it, and casually said, "It's almost noon, time for lunch."
As he spoke, Hunter rummaged through his bag and pulled out two dark bread rolls, handing one to Zhou Qing: "I haven't thanked you for the goblin skull you gave me before, so lunch is on me."
Before leaving the goblin lair, Hunter took the goblin skull he had killed.
They said that they had accepted a quest to subdue a goblin, and the goblin's skull was the proof of completing the quest.
Zhou Qing took the black bread, squeezed it, and found it as hard as a rock.
Is this thing really edible?
Zhou Qing mentally complained, but his hands were not idle. With a thought, he took out the corpse of the Walking Mushroom and the vine tentacle monster from the dark space.
The vine-like tentacle monster wasn't completely dead yet; it started twitching and writhing wildly as soon as it was taken out.