The entrance to Trier in the Quaternary period? The "Iron Blood Cross" is looking for the entrance to Trier in the Quaternary period? Did this person reappear after a few months of disappearance? Hearing the trader's words, several thoughts flashed through Lumian's mind in an instant.
Keeping in mind the warning not to communicate verbally and try not to speak, he did not respond to the trader's words, leaned forward slightly, stretched out his right hand, and tried to take the small brown suitcase.
The hungry bear-like man did not refuse, but just laughed:
"If I were Gardner. Martin, you better pray that you will never know what is in this box."
What does this mean? Lumian's thoughts were spinning, and his palm really touched the suitcase.
At this moment, his eyes froze, and he found that there was no trader's right palm at the handle of the suitcase, it was suspended in the sleeve position, as if pulled by an invisible force.
Following the handle of the suitcase, Lumian also saw that there was no arm in the sleev, empty, and supported by an invisible object!
No arms! His heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked up at the trader, only to see that his brown-red eyes, set off by his thick beard and thick eyebrows, were as indifferent as a beast, full of undisguised hatred and fear.
All kinds of thoughts came one after another, Lumian forcibly controlled his reaction, calmly took the box, did not ask, did not observe, and did not reflexively defend or attack, as if nothing had been found.
The trader's mood seemed to fluctuate a little, and the laughter was a bit poignant:
"You tell Gardner. Martin, it won't be long before he goes underground too!
"All the pain and suffering I have endured, he will also suffer again!"
Lumian just didn't listen, carrying the small suitcase, he was about to turn around and leave the Albert Mine with the "giant" Simon and the "mouse" Crystal.
Suddenly, behind the trader, at the other entrance, the sound of tapping footsteps sounded again.
Compared with before, it is becoming clearer and seems to be close at hand.
And Lumian was even more certain than just now, it was the movement of leather shoes coming out of the dead silence tunnel!
In the next second, a figure came into the eyes of him, Crystal, and Simon.
It was a naked man, with an empty neck and no head, and blood constantly oozing from the crack.
He was wearing only a pair of dark blue shorts and a pair of black strapless leather shoes on his feet.
The headless monster rushed behind the trader in two steps, stretched out his hands, grabbed his head, and pulled it up and backwards with force.
"Save me! Save me!" The trader could no longer hide his panic and fear, and shouted loudly.
Almost at the same time, his entire head was lifted, revealing the blood-stained spine hanging below, which was very long and swayed gently, like a tail.
Silently, traders' shirts, vests, trousers, and formal clothes lost their support and collapsed to the ground.
He had no body at all, only his head and the bloody spine that connected his head.
"Save me! Save me!" The trader struggled hard, but was grabbed by the headless monster, as if trying to shove it into his empty neck.
Although Lumian has seen many twisted and terrifying monsters in the real Koldu Village, this is the first time he has encountered such a weird and terrifying monster.
He turned around without hesitation, ignoring the trader's head for help, and rushed straight to the entrance of the secret tunnel.
Simon the "Giant" and Crystal "Mouse", who had been frightened by this scene for a long time, finally didn't have to try to control themselves, just like cyclists who heard the starting gun, they bent down and turned around and got into the tunnel.
Lumian caught up with them in a few steps, and behind him was a shrill shout echoing in the Albert mine:
"Save me! Help me!"
"If I die, you don't want to live!"
"Help!"
The three of them carried calcium carbide lamps and silently walked through the hidden tunnel with a height of only 1.23 meters, their hearts contracting with the screams behind them.
A few minutes later, the shrill shouts came to an abrupt end, and the direction of the Albert Mine fell into a dead silence.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of kicking and tapping leather shoes echoed in this hidden tunnel.
"Mouse" Crystal was the shortest, and his posture of bending over and running away was the most stretched, he turned his body sideways as he walked, frantically pointing his right hand at his pocket, and his face was terrified like death.
That particular rat gave a very dangerous warning? Lumian looked down, glanced at his left chest, and then nodded lightly to Crystal, meaning that there is me behind him, just run forward.
The sound of kicking and tapping approached little by little, and Lumian and the others' spirits were highly tense.
Although they had to bend over to navigate through the hidden tunnels, this only slightly slowed down their escape, after all, they were all extraordinary people who were good at fighting and their physical prowess was significantly enhanced.
Time passed minute by minute, and just when there was only a few meters left of the movement of leather shoes walking, and Lumian felt a chill on his back, the three of them finally arrived at the exit of the tunnel and got out one after another.
When he saw that the "giant" Simon was about to run away on his own, Lumian, who had returned to the agreed area, no longer remained silent and roared in a low voice:
"Come and block the door!"
As he spoke, he turned around on his own, dropped the calcium carbide lamp and small suitcase, and tried to push the heavy stone next to the exit.
"Giant" Simon subconsciously wanted to ignore Lumian's orders, but his heart was still frightened by that low cry.
Along the way, he had become accustomed to following the other party's orders, as if that was the only guarantee for his survival.
He struggled.
After a short hesitation, "Giant" Simon suspected that if he ran away like this and Ciel was not killed by the monster, the other party would likely attack him and kill the "deserter"!
"Mouse" Crystal also had similar ideas, but he thought that if the two of them didn't help, Ciel wouldn't waste time blocking the tunnel exit, and whoever ran the slowest would be the first target of the monster's attack, "buying" enough time for the other two to escape.
After measuring each other's path characteristics and sequence levels, Crystal felt that he must be the slowest one, and he couldn't hurt "Giant" Simon and "Lion" Ciel in a short period of time, forcing them to slow down and be overtaken by themselves.
He no longer hesitated, stopped running, and returned to the exit of the tunnel to help Lumian push the stone blocking the door.
With this demonstration of the "mouse", Simon the "giant" also chose to follow the order and turned his body.
The three of them worked together to block the entrance and exit of the secret tunnel tightly in just a few seconds.
The sound of footsteps disappeared.
At the same time, "Mouse" Crystal said in surprise and joy:
"It's okay!"
There was no obvious movement in his pocket containing the mouse Tephy.
Lumian was not happy, lifted the calcium carbide lamp and the small suitcase, and said in a deep voice:
"Let's go back to the first basement floor."
"Giant" Simon and "Mouse" Crystal were a little relaxed again, and instinctively followed Lumian up the rock wall and turned into another hidden tunnel.
Along the way, they did not encounter any attacks, but they were underground, and the surroundings were either completely dead and silent, or occasionally strange sounds were heard, no matter what kind of environment, it was not a good experience for them who had just been frightened.
After returning to the area corresponding to the streets and squares on the ground, "Mouse" Crystal put his hand into his pocket, comforted Tefey, and sighed long:
"When I saw that monster, I thought we would die there."
He and Simon had killed more than ten people, and had dealt with other extraordinary people, and even had battles, but they had never seen a monster like that just now, and they had never experienced such an extremely terrifying thing.
It's even scarier than the horror stories they heard as kids!
Lumian smiled:
"Didn't the boss say it? If there is no communication and no opening of the box, there will be no big risk."
But seeing that situation, most people can't be calm! Simon "The Giant" and Crystal "The Mouse" have a new understanding of Charles' mental fortitude.
"Thanks to" the fright brought by the trader and the headless monster, the two had no interest in what was inside the box, so they followed Lumian and hurriedly left the basement, returned to No. 11 Spring Street, and met Gardner in the study. Martin.
Gardner. Martin took the small suitcase, glanced at it casually, and said with a smile:
"Very good, you all did a good job, and I will give you some rewards one after another."
After praising him, the boss of the Sava Party looked at Lumian and nodded lightly:
"I have a message for you.
"If you want to go further on the 'Hunter' path, you must remember this sentence:
"The devil is our friend, and hell is others." (Note 1)
The devil is our friend, and hell is others...... Lumian couldn't understand what this sentence really meant, and Gardner. Martin did not explain.
After watching the three men leave the study, Gardner. Martin turned sideways to look at the door connecting the study and living room.
The door creaked open, and a man wearing a half-height silk top hat, a white shirt, a yellow vest, a black formal suit and dark trousers walked over.
He had short brown hair, brown-red eyes, a thick and messy beard, and thick eyebrows, resembling a male bear that had been hungry for a long time, just like the trader who handed over the small suitcase to Lumian and the others, and was dragged back by the headless monster.
"Olsen, how do you feel?" Gardner. Martin asked.
The trader, known as Olson, replied with a smile:
"Simple background, clear origin, brain, courage, action, and decisive enough to initially combine a few people who had nothing to do with each other into a team in a very short period of time, isn't this what you want?
"As for loyalty, the last thing to worry about is this, when the time comes, he will become loyal even if he is not loyal."
Gardner. Martin nodded slightly:
"Observe him for a while to see who he will come into contact with."
After exchanging this topic, Gardner. Martin looked at the small suitcase on the table and asked with a little curiosity:
"What's in this?"
"I told you that you better pray that you will never know." The trader known as Olsen smiled, put on his suitcase, and left the study.
After walking a few steps in the hall, he suddenly felt that his head was a little crooked, so he raised his hands, held his head, and straightened it with a click.
Note 1: The source of the original words is "Montayu"
(End of this chapter)