"Huh?"

Not realizing the hidden meaning behind this, Lisanna tilted her head, somewhat confused.

At the entrance of the tunnel, Carl kicked away the remaining bricks and stones and walked down the stairs.

The reason why he dared to advance alone was not because of a momentary impulse, but because he relied on the ability of his dragon pattern.

Exploring the [Hunter Intuition] characteristic of the dragon pattern gives Carl an advantage over ordinary people in sensing "prey".

Especially after Carl had a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the Karrnath Undead Soldiers and the Skeleton Knights.

This kind of mysterious intuition is hard to explain, but based on Carl's experience in the battle just now, it is indeed very effective.

Entering the tunnel, Carl's eyes quickly adapted to the dark environment.

The yellow light emitted from the eye area of ​​the helmet allowed him to see everything in the tunnel clearly in the dark.

With the professional knowledge of the machinist, one can see at a glance the various mechanisms that have been activated.

"It's really shabby, but I'm willing to spend money on it."

Raising his fist, Carl punched the wall next to him.

The ultrasonic waves generated by the Thunder Fist activated several mechanical traps, and sharp arrows and spikes were ejected.

Relying on the power of the power armor, Carl dismantled the recyclable mechanisms one by one.

Carl collected materials as he walked, and soon he had gathered a pile of materials.

However, when he was about to reach the bottom of the tunnel, the amplification from the dragon pattern made him realize that there was something hidden underneath.

"Invisibility?"

With this thought in mind, Carl immediately pulled back.

Something in the air ahead was whistling towards him.

Carl had no real vision, so he couldn't see the opponent, but as the opponent's attack missed, his figure appeared.

To Carl's surprise, the other party was not an undead, but a human being.

He wore a helmet that covered half of his face, and there was a claw pattern on the armor on his chest.

This is what a standard human member of the Emerald Claw looks like.

Without any hesitation, Carl directly activated the fire element in the dragon crystal and flew upwards under the other party's surprised gaze.

"Are you stupid? I can fly!"

Carl tried his best to control the power armor to fly in the spiral tunnel. He didn't dare to look back, for fear that he would crash into a wall while distracted.

The member of the Emerald Claw was chasing closely behind, but the flying speed of the power armor was quite impressive. Even though the opponent was quite fast, he was still left far behind.

Soon, Carl rushed out of the tunnel.

The people waiting at the tunnel entrance were waiting for him.

But just as the Ranger Captain was about to ask, the member of the Emerald Claw came out.

After a brief silence, the Ranger Captain and the members of the Emerald Claw took action together.

The ranger captain quickly recited a short spell, and his free left hand quickly reached for his Alona quiver.

The next second, a magazine appeared in his hand and he installed it on the musket.

"Bang!"

With a gunshot, a ball of fire exploded on the Emerald Claw member who was slashing at him with a knife.

His armor looked like high-end stuff, but the flaming bullet blew away some of its scales.

Seeing that the attack was effective, the Ranger Captain pulled the trigger again while backing away.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Eleven gunshots were heard in succession, and 11 balls of fire exploded on the opponent's body one after another.

When the Ranger Captain pulled the trigger again, the bullet no longer burst into flames.

“Plop!”

When the last bullet hit his body, this guy could no longer hold on and fell straight backwards.

However, the crowd did not rush forward, but just stood around, aiming their muskets at the other side, guarding against the other side suddenly attacking and injuring people.

The scene lasted for a while, and just when some adventurers thought that the other party was about to die, the charred figure on the ground suddenly jumped up and slashed at a ranger with the scimitar in his hand.

His movements suddenly became extremely fast, and the rangers couldn't even aim at his whereabouts accurately.

Just as he was about to attack the ranger, a hammer flashing with lightning flew from the side.

With a "bang", the hammer hit his head heavily.

On the side, Carl maintained the throwing posture.

The opponent struggled and tried to get up, but the rangers who reacted did not give him the chance.

The bayoneted muskets stabbed out one after another, and the charred figure's limbs were directly pierced into sieves.

No matter how he twisted, he couldn't do anything relying solely on the strength of his torso.

His energy recovery ability as a warrior had been used up when he suddenly attacked and injured someone just now, so he was unable to heal his current injuries and could only be tied up by the rangers in hatred.

"Good boy! When we get back, I'll praise you for your achievements!"

The ranger captain looked Carl up and down with admiration on his face.

After being humble for a while, the ranger captain asked two rangers to carry the terrorist and walk into the tunnel.

Some fearless adventurers followed in, and Carl, Hope, and Lisanna also entered.

Because Carl had cleared the traps before, the group quickly reached the end of the tunnel.

Continuing forward, a huge map appeared on the side wall.

"A detailed map of Breeze County and the surrounding areas of Wana City?"

Looking at the map, the ranger captain frowned.

Although maps, which were originally strategic items, are now everywhere due to the Final War, such detailed maps are still not available to ordinary people.

The biggest possibility is that both Vana City and Andair have spies planted by each other.

Continuing forward, they soon arrived at the depths of the underground base.

"Oh my god! What's that smell?"

As soon as they walked out of a corner, a foul odor hit them in the face and made it difficult for them to open their eyes.

Carl quickly activated the magic pattern of the underwater breathing helmet, and Hope and Lisanna beside him followed suit and put them on.

In front of the passage, black "mud" covered the ground.

Countless maggots are roaming around in it, making people feel extremely uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

But even so, the rangers still forced themselves to continue watching.

Scouting the surroundings is a must.

"What's that? A... boiler?"

In the center of this large space, a strange device is placed on the ground.

The brass-colored metal structure looked very complicated, with magic patterns and spell runes engraved all over its body.

When Carl saw this thing, his face changed, and he understood where these guys from Emerald Claws got so many soldiers.

"This is a magical device that has the effect of the Odaquir ritual!"

The Ritual of Odakil is a necromancy ritual used by the Karrnathi to create undead soldiers, but in theory this ritual can only be performed in the manifestation area of ​​the Mabel plane.

The extraordinary machine in the lower reaches of Sharn that can transform living people into an army of undead is the final form of this device.

(End of this chapter)