The reason why he thought of the dwarves who had retreated from the fertile lands of the continent was not because Mark could recognize their origins from their clothing and bones.

Instead, the remains of the pickaxes scattered next to the dwarf bones at the bottom of the water have grown thick, nodular silicate crusts.

This is not something that can be formed in a short period of time. Mark can only think that these dwarves may have been killed before the dwarf clans retreated to the Far North Frost Plain.

Just as Mark was recalling the history of the dwarves in his memory.

There was a dull "dong...dong...dong..." sound as if a heavy object was hitting rock.

It came faintly from the deeper and darker interior of the mine, penetrating the water and striking directly at their hearts.

The sound had a certain heart-pounding regularity, as if some giant creature was digging inside... tirelessly?

Or...hitting the hard rock?

The three of them looked at each other and saw the curiosity that instantly rose and the deeper vigilance in each other's eyes.

What is this? There are still living dwarves mining in it?

There are deadly swarms of bone leeches on the shore, and before your eyes is a strange mine leading to unknown dangers and filled with undead miners.

They had no way to retreat, and the continuous knocking sound like a heartbeat from deep in the cave seemed to coldly declare to the three of them:

The secret of this mine may be more complicated and dangerous than they imagined.

Xiaomu's tentacles gently pulled on Mark's arm, conveying his desire to keep moving forward.

Mark took a deep breath of the cool lake air in the tentacle mask, his eyes became extremely firm, and he nodded to the two women and the slime:

"Keep moving forward, and be careful to avoid those parasitic dwarf corpses. I want to see what kind of undead monster dares to jump in front of a priest like me!"

They swam forward along the underwater mine tunnel and emerged from the water after swimming for about a few dozen meters.

However, compared to the depth of the dive, the water depth at the place where they emerged was obviously much lower than the surface of the Falling Star Lake.

After careful investigation, Monica discovered that there was a layer of magical film where they came out of the water, which was resisting the huge water pressure of the Falling Star Lake and forcing the lake water to this location.

The three of them walked out of the Falling Star Lake from underwater along the slippery mine tunnel.

The warm lake water dripped down the hair, clothes and armor of Mark and the other two, gathering into small puddles at their feet.

The place where they had just climbed ashore was a man-made mining platform that was half-submerged in the lake.

The air was filled with a strong smell of rust, the dust of old rocks, and an indescribable, disgusting odor that should only come from bone leeches.

Xiao Mu followed Mark and the other two and climbed up wetly.

After entering the magic film, the light pink light on its body automatically dimmed. It shook its body to shake off the lake water on its body, and looked around with its bright big eyes.

"Huh... I can finally take a breath."

Anna wiped the water off her face and looked back at the deep pool behind her with lingering fear. The water there had temporarily returned to calm, with only slight ripples on the water.

"Those underwater skeletons..."

Before she finished her words, something strange happened again!

“Click…click…click…”

The teeth-grinding sound of bones rubbing against each other, like dense drumbeats, suddenly rang out from the shadows around the platform!

The dwarf skeletons that were originally just wandering freely underwater following the current seemed to be injected with violent ferocity at this moment!

In their empty eye sockets, the two dots of dim green phosphorus suddenly blazed up like burning will-o'-the-wisp.

"roar--!"

The skeletons that were originally underwater actually followed the three people to this mine platform.

Dozens of dwarf skeletons rushed out from the corners of the rock wall and behind the wreckage of the mine carts with stiff movements but no slowness at all!

The rusty and even broken pickaxes and hammers in their hands, with a whimpering sound, mercilessly smashed down on the three people who had just landed and were not yet stable!

Unlike underwater, the skeletons on the shore move faster, are more aggressive, and have extremely clear targets!

“Dang!”

Mark's cross shield appeared instantly, blocking a heavy hammer that was smashing down on his head. The immense force made his arm numb, and sparks flew from the shield.

The power of that skeleton is actually comparable to that of Mark now!

"Be careful! These dwarves are no ordinary people!"

Monica's identification information was shared with Mark and Anna as she shouted.

[Graybeard Clan Dwarf Skeleton (Bone Leech) (III)] [Level: Lv. 26] [HP 100%]

[Physique: 30][Strength: 36][Intelligence: 15][Agility: 30][Energy: 30][Charm: 18]

[Skills: Hammer Forging Instinct, Rock Bone Smash, Wind Hammer, Bone Leech Parasite]

Just at a glance, the outstanding attributes are actually comparable to Mark's.

As expected, they are the most skilled blacksmiths on the continent. Even after turning into skeletons, their physical fitness is still so amazing!

Even the skill of transforming into a skeleton is related to forging.

But Mark didn't have time to think about it any further.

After Monica shouted a warning, her figure turned into a shadow and disappeared.

The next moment, she appeared behind a skeleton that pounced on Anna, and the dagger accurately pierced the connection of its cervical vertebrae, trying to cut off the control core of the bone leech.

Their team already had experience dealing with this type of parasite back in the Rotten Bone Swamp.

As long as the bone leech is dealt with, no matter how powerful its parasite is, it will be nothing more than a soulless body.

However, the moment the dagger pierced her, her expression changed slightly.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!