In a valley, everyone cautiously approached the location indicated on the map.
According to the reports from the explorers, black ore was found here, which was the coal that Jun Shutong showed them.
However, the cave where the coal was found should be home to a ferocious mysterious beast. As for what kind of mysterious beast it was, the people who came back did not explain clearly. When they accidentally discovered it, the mysterious beast was not in the cave.
Let two guards go ahead to explore the way and send signals at any time if they encounter danger.
Soon, the two guards came back.
"Miss, good news! We found black ore in the cave, and there are no signs of a mysterious beast."
Everyone was overjoyed, thinking that there would be another big battle, but they didn't expect their luck to be so good today.
"Come on, hurry up and catch up."
The group walked towards the cave. The closer they got to the cave, the more coal they found along the way, both large and small. After years of wind and frost, much of the coal was covered with moss and dirt.
Fortunately, there are no signs of landslides in this mountain range, otherwise the coal would not have been discovered.
As everyone approached, a huge cave appeared before their eyes.
"This isn't even a cave, it could even house a garrison!"
"I estimate that accommodating tens of thousands of people at the same time is no problem at all."
"Miss, our people only explored the cave entrance and didn't dare to go deeper, so we don't know if there are other passages."
"It's okay, just be cautious."
They took out the tinder, lit the torches they had prepared long ago, and walked cautiously into the cave.
The cave is about fifty or sixty feet high and about a hundred feet wide. In the light of the fire, the passage in the cave extends forward. No one knows where it leads to or how long it is.
Everyone raised torches and looked around the cave, and found a lot of broken coal, which looked like it had been crushed by something and discarded.
There was nothing unusual at the cave entrance, so Jun Shutong decided to move on.
I thought the passage in the cave would become narrow and low, but unexpectedly, not only did it not become narrower, but it became wider and wider. After walking about a few hundred meters, the passage began to meander downhill.
Going down the slope, we arrived at an open area in less than 300 meters.
This open space is more than twice the size of the cave entrance. Logically, this kind of natural cave should be damp and have many stalactites.
But not only is it dry and moisture-free in here, there is not even a single strange stone. They are all the same rocks that can be seen everywhere outside.
The area inside the cave is so large that everyone can only explore separately, hoping to find the source of these black minerals.
"Miss, there seems to be a passage behind this pile of rocks."
Jun Shutong and everyone else looked towards the sound and saw two guards holding torches standing next to a pile of rocks.
"Let's go and take a look."
When everyone came to the pile of stones, they discovered something strange about it. It looked like it was built by humans.
It is about 50 meters high and 7 or 8 meters wide. If it was built by humans, why did this person block the passage?
Is it to prevent people from finding out that there is a passage behind, or to conceal it from others?
"Miss, do you want to push this pile of rocks down?"
Jun Shutong observed it for a while and found nothing unusual, so he asked Jun Yuchen:
"Can you tell what this pile of rocks is all about?"
Jun Yuchen said: "It's not clear yet, but it's obvious that someone doesn't want us to find them, so they used a pile of rocks to block it."
"So, there's someone else in the passage?"
"It may not be a human, it could be a mysterious beast, or something else."
"This passage is so huge. If it is really a mysterious beast, will we be attacked when we reach its lair?"
"You're talking nonsense! If we were discovered, they would chase us everywhere like they did at Amethyst Peak."
"Then...are we still going in?"
"Since you're here, why don't you go in? Besides, isn't your purpose here to find black ore?"
"Now that we all know the black ore is in this cave, why would we retreat?"
"Fili is right. Now that we're here, it would be a hidden danger if we don't figure it out. Why not take a closer look today to see what's hidden in this cave?"
At the end of the discussion, Jun Shutong felt that Philip and Quinn were right, so he nodded in agreement.
"Push this pile of rocks aside and continue walking inside."
"yes."
More than a dozen guards worked together, and when they counted to three, the pile of stones collapsed.
The passage ahead was still pitch black, and everyone found some dandruff under their feet, some as big as a palm, and some as big as clothes.
Fili, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and said anxiously, "Everyone stop, don't go any further."
"What's wrong?"
"What did you find?"
Then, Philip said nervously, "It seems we have really entered the lair of the mysterious beast."
"What kind of mysterious beast is it?"
"Just look at the skin under your feet and you'll know."
Jun Shutong used his sword to pick up a slightly larger piece of dandruff. The dandruff seemed to have just fallen off. It was grayish white, and the lines on it could be clearly seen. When he saw clearly what it was, Jun Shutong's pupils trembled:
"It's... it's a giant python."
Judging from the texture of the dandruff, it should belong to the rat snake species, but how can a rat snake have such a large skin?
Obviously, this snake skin is just a small piece. How big is the whole skin? How terrifying is this giant python?
"Miss, what is a python?"
Jun Shutong swallowed hard and said, "It's a big snake, a very huge snake."
They all knew about big snakes, but this was the first time they heard the word "python".
After reacting, Jun Shutong quickly ordered everyone: "Quick, get out, leave here."
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