After successfully passing the entrance check, Ellie was finally able to re-enter the dungeon.
"Still focusing on dark-type magical beasts?" Emil looked at Ellie beside him.
"Well, let Angela get familiar with it while we're at it."
“No need, I’ve been to the underground city with my sister in the capital,” Angela exclaimed.
"Let's go straight to the third floor then, there might be more monsters there." After Ellie finished speaking, she set off for the third floor under the guidance of Arthur and the others.
Along the way, he encountered some dark-skinned beasts, slimes, and goblins, but Luo Fan ignored them all, secretly planning how to explore the fifth floor. After all, this was practically his home turf.
"Brother Fan, I want to go with you!" Xiaoxue said with some worry.
"I'll let it go this time. I'm just going to find the Ghost Bat; I won't alert any other magical beasts."
"Oh, alright then, be careful. Should we bring this ice-type clone with us?"
"No need, just follow you."
"Okay~!"
With several high-level martial arts masters guarding the area, few magical beasts dared to approach. Along the way, the group killed several foolish slimes and safely arrived at the third floor.
There are more magical beasts here, and the guards have hidden nearby to avoid any accidents.
So, when he passed the fourth cave entrance, Luo Fan decisively jumped into the darkness.
"Foodies, here I come!"
Using stealth to his advantage, Luo Fan easily evaded the detected magical beasts and sped towards the fifth level. He encountered a team of adventurers fighting ice wolves along the way, but he didn't pay them much attention.
"We're already tired of drinking the blood of the Ice Wolves."
The fifth floor was even larger, and the stench of decay was even stronger. Luo Fan searched and found quite a few low-level magical beasts, but he couldn't find a trace of the ghost bats.
"Ghost bats are gregarious, nocturnal, and feed on carrion. They are also adept at sonic attacks." Luo Fan recalled the information he had read and carefully proceeded in the direction where the stench was strongest.
Just now, he sensed danger in the shadows. This level not only has ghost wolves, but also other dark creatures, such as shadow crocodiles.
These creatures are skilled at disguise and ambush; if they miss their target, they will quickly flee, and they are also quite sensitive to the scent of their own kind.
Luo Fan witnessed firsthand how one of the ice wolves on the outer edge of the pack had just dozed off when it was bitten by a shadow crocodile lurking in the shadows and dragged away. He even had a feeling that the creature had already spotted him.
No wonder so few people are willing to come here; it's really too dangerous.
The target's location was the same as Shadow Crocodile's, so Luo Fan tried to conceal his aura and carefully followed.
Before long, they discovered a small swamp. After the Shadow Crocodile crawled in, it completely disappeared from Luo Fan's sight.
Without stopping, Luo Fan crossed the swamp and continued searching forward. He discovered that the main stench was coming from a semi-enclosed cave entrance ahead, which appeared to be a sign of human activity.
Beyond the cave entrance, Luo Fan discovered many monster skeletons. The deeper he went, the more he found, until he saw numerous monster corpses.
Looking upwards beyond these, countless red dots appeared in the field of vision.
So many ghost bats! Such a strong sense of oppression!
Without disturbing them, Luo Fan continued forward, and the number of remaining corpses and ghost bats gradually decreased.
Just as he was preparing to return to hunt these magical beasts, he suddenly heard someone speaking, who seemed somewhat agitated.
"Boss, how much longer do we have to wait? Is the organization abandoning us?"
"How could that be? If I didn't care about you, I wouldn't have come in to keep you company. This branch here is really being watched by the authorities. Once things calm down, someone should come in to help. The organization can't bear to let go of so many Ghost Bats."
"That level 45 ghost bat should be under control by now. Please don't let it cause any more trouble."
"It hasn't gone berserk for many days. As long as we provide enough food, there shouldn't be any major problems. But it's difficult to draw its blood; the sleeping gas doesn't work on it."
"Let's wait a bit. Once the reinforcements arrive, we'll lock it up immediately. Come on, let's drink. Staying in this godforsaken place every day is driving me crazy."
"Brother, why don't you give it a try with me?"
"Get lost, I don't buy that. If you dare to lay a finger on me, I'll kill you!"
The sounds gradually subsided, and Luo Fan then extended a slender tentacle, protruding along the stone wall.
Inside the dimly lit mountainside, there was a gate secured with iron chains. The sound was coming from two men inside, who were drinking and eating some unidentified black food.
One of them had a scar on his face, a grayish complexion, and looked quite robust. The other was much thinner, with a pale face, but his small eyes kept glancing at the scarred man in front of him, seemingly quite interested.
"Could this be the person in charge of the escape that the Duke mentioned before?" Luo Fan gave up after watching for a while, worried that he might see some cringe-worthy scenes later.
"A level 45 Ghost Bat, could it be the area boss that caused the riot on this floor last time?"
When Luo Fan passed by, he specifically scanned the area. Most of these ghost bats were around level 35. There was one in the central area with a very imposing presence; it looked like someone not to be trifled with.
"We can't win! It would be such a waste to give up so much delicious food. If we let outsiders in, a lot of people will probably die. And that swamp is a huge pit."
Using one tiger to devour another? If these ghost bats were raised by those two humans, then this tactic is definitely doomed to fail.
Therefore, we still need to deal with those two people first.
He couldn't rely on external forces, otherwise those magical beasts would definitely go berserk again. These ghost bats had a natural advantage over other magical beasts. He remembered that the ghost bats' attack methods included sound waves, which could confuse the magical beasts' senses, and after biting them, they could briefly control their behavior.
So don't be fooled by its small size; it's incredibly lethal. Those monsters were probably controlled and then walked over to become food.
The key is that the ghost bats seem to be able to communicate with each other, making it extremely difficult to kill them.
Luo Fan remained hidden in the shadows, analyzing the best method to use, while slowly moving towards the exit. The scattered elements on the ground provided excellent cover, especially the piles of corpses.
The exit is small and can be completely blocked by the large rock next to it, which still shows signs of human use.
Could it be that when those people go out, they lock these guys up?
What about those ghost bats that went out? Why did they leave?
Logically speaking, these are social creatures, and it shouldn't happen that some individuals leave.
Luo Fan then turned his gaze to the largest red dot in the distance; this must be the one that could go berserk. Could the departure of those individuals be related to it?
Luo Fan looked at the ghost bats on the side of his head again. Many of them had scratches on their bodies, and some of their wing membranes were drooping to one side.
Therefore, these guys may have had some internal strife before. If it were other magical beasts attacking, their injuries wouldn't be so minor, especially from those cunning old foxes hiding in the shadows.
After thinking it over for a while, Luo Fan finally made up his mind: fortune favors the bold!
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