Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1570 1542. Tunnel
Silently, Lan En just gave a glance and several people who were also well prepared immediately followed.

In the dim light of the early morning, we headed towards the Ta'er Mountain.

Their movements were silent.

Although Lan En was wearing heavy armor, he had practiced the techniques of the Ashina Ninja and even taught the little assassin Phoebe in the ancient Greek world. Silent Step was just the basics.

The armor of the fluff ball is the style of the hunting cats of the New World Survey Team, and it can be said to be sturdy and heavy.

But firstly, the kitten had a shiny tricolor coat, and the armor effectively muffled the sound. Secondly, the flannel ball had practiced the "Lone Shadow Ninja Technique Book" to a higher level than Lan En.

There was really no reason to worry that this little thieving cat from the valley raiding clan of the miasma valley in the new world would be exposed.

On the contrary, Wu Ming and A Xiu looked much thinner than Lan En, but their voices were louder than his.

These two people have not studied much, and no one has taught them the stealth and breath-holding techniques.

Fortunately, although Ah Xiu also wears armor, he prefers light armor that does not affect his movements.

Wuming thought the fur cloak on his back was quite troublesome, but Chu Ye Yazhong’s equipment was also reliable stuff that had been tested by time and monsters.

If one is not concentrating, the sound of their footsteps would not be very attractive.

Ta'er Mountain is neither high nor big. After so many knife makers settled there and transformed it over a long period of time, it basically has no pure wild landscape left.

Even in modern times, it is a well-maintained hill with clear roads, and it is by no means a wild mountain.

It would be very convenient to build fortifications on such mountains, but of course there is also a disadvantage. In the eyes of the attackers, these fortifications would appear much more conspicuous than those on wild mountains.

It was very dark at this time, and Lan En had already drunk the "Cat's Eye". After being stimulated by the potion, the sensitivity of his visual cells to light increased sharply.

Those who patrolled with torches often had their bodies not yet appeared in his field of vision, but the light radiated from the torches in their hands had already dimmed his eyes.

Light is faster than man, and what Lan discovered is faster than light.

The road surface and stone steps are made of loess, and the mine seems to be made of this kind of soil.

Just as Lan En deduced after his first sight at Mount Taling, the overall control of the mountain was in the hands of the human army.

But at key traffic locations, they placed monsters.

The monster did not appear, but was just a cloud of dark and filthy smoke blocking the passages.

If anyone dared to go near it, the vitality of the human world would stimulate the foul energy of the monster, causing it to suddenly appear and tear that person apart.

With this method of blocking the road, it is basically impossible for the craftsmen in Ta'e Mountain to escape on their own.

After all, they were experts at making knives, not at using them to kill people.

"This is only the first level of the mountain. No need to stop, just go straight through!"

Lan whispered in the deep darkness approaching dawn.

His eyes sparkled even more under the effects of the potion.

After all, this is the largest arsenal in Mino, and Akechi Mitsuhide has also been here.

Before he divided his forces, he communicated his memories of that time to Lan En again through his spirit.

The Ta'e Mountain was divided into two levels by the knife makers. The first level consisted of a small number of simple wooden houses.

Entering the second floor through a mountain gate is where most of the swordsmiths live, and the deepest part of the second floor is the large forge.

At present, Akechi Mitsuhide's memory of having visited him before has become distorted.

All the houses on the first floor were requisitioned and renovated by Yilong's army for military purposes.

But this is an expected deviation. As long as the location of the large forge and the mountain do not change, it will not be a problem.

"Want to sneak over there quietly?"

Wuming also spoke in a low voice.

She looked around and the corners of her mouth twitched.

In the pitch-black environment, the witcher's cat eyes were glowing faintly because of the potion.

The half-demon beauty's blue eyes were also shining.

Even the flannel's eyes were green as they reflected the moonlight.

So she's the only one with dim eyes?

Lan En didn't say anything, but led them quietly past a wooden arrow tower and stopped at the downhill position where the wall and the torii were separated by the hillside.

The profession of swordsmith is definitely a bit superstitious, and it is normal to worship mines and large furnaces as gods. It is not out of place to have a torii here.

But generally speaking, this kind of steep loess slope has a height difference of about ten meters, and is separated by a sharp fence at the top.

People like Wu Ming and A Xiu who practice martial arts seriously and strive for a stable lower body cannot easily go up silently.

Climbing is possible, but it is inevitable that you will be in a mess. During the movement, you can't maintain your posture and center of gravity, which is equivalent to completely giving up your defense and response capabilities.

For warriors like them, this situation is just like being stripped naked and thrown on the street, with no sense of security. So basically they would rather take a detour than climb.

But Lan En doesn't care about that now.

"Well!"

He reached down and grabbed Ah Xiu's waist in his hands.

The waist is flexible and strong, and the outline of the strong abdominal muscles can be felt through the light armor.

The half-demon beauty looked at the demon hunter in astonishment with her turquoise eyes.

But he only got a teasing smile from the other party in response.

With Lan En's arm strength that can serve as a human slingshot, why would he have nothing better to do than go through the main gate?

Ah Xiu was frantically trying to make some gestures, but Lan En didn't give her a chance. First, she felt a pulling sensation on her strong and flexible waist, and then she felt a sense of weightlessness all over her body!
Lan En may not be able to use this method on ordinary people, as the average person's body probably cannot withstand such pressure.

A Xiu's figure suddenly flew up!

Although it was unexpected at first, she immediately readjusted her body's center of gravity in mid-air and landed smoothly.

"I'm going up too, meow!"

The fluff ball was much simpler. It just grabbed the slope and its light body jumped up with A Xiu.

"I'll find a way to get back on track myself!"

Before Wu Ming could finish saying the word "main gate", he was thrown up by Lan En.

The nervous exclamation was forced back into her throat by her rationality, turning into a low whimper that Lan En found quite amusing.

Finally, Lan En shot out the catapult hook, grabbed the edge of a bluestone in the loess, jumped up lightly and flipped over.

While in mid-air, he heard the sound of blood spurting out of his veins.

When he landed, he saw Ah Xiu's [Nine-Character Kenshin] being pulled out from a soldier's chest.

The soldier's lung was pierced and blood choked into it, leaving only a gurgling sound in his throat.

"Do you want to clean it up?" Wuming asked cautiously.

"No need to pack it up carefully, just throw it in the bushes by the roadside." Lan En just glanced at it and continued walking towards the torii without stopping after landing. "This is a surprise attack, time is of the essence."

"Meow over here!" The fastest ball of fluff poked its head out from the door frame and greeted.

Behind the torii gate is a shrine, and there is probably some story behind the fact that it is enshrined between the two layers of Mount Tatsuma.

But at this moment, no matter what you say, it will be of no use.

According to Mitsuhide Akechi's memory of his previous visit here, the gate to the second floor is through the shrine.

So far, Lan En and his team have not encountered any monsters. After all, the first floor is full of soldiers, so for ease of movement, there must not be many monsters.

But the second layer should have quite a few.

But when Lan En and the others hurriedly walked through the temple and were about to pull open the door, Lan En suddenly frowned and turned his head, and his ears twitched.

"What's wrong?" Wuming, who already had the folded naginata sickle in his hand, immediately asked cautiously.

Lan En did not respond, but walked to the corner of the wall of the temple, where there was a small compartment that looked like a small utility room for mops and brooms.

After opening the cubicle door, he squatted down and lifted the tatami on the ground.

"It's a ground meow?!"

The fluffy ball following behind him exclaimed in a low voice!
"It's not just a tunnel." Lan En said as he jumped in without delay. "There are quite a few people here. Wait for my signal."

The two people and the cat all stuck their heads into the cave entrance and looked down.

As soon as they put their heads closer, they saw several spears stabbing towards Lan En in a crooked, slow and disorderly manner.

"what!"

This was not Lan's cry.

In fact, he was just standing there, and the tips of several spears flew sparks on Smaug, but he himself didn't even shake.

The sound came from the man holding the spear.

There are several voices, but most of them lack strength, and are mainly female and young voices.

This made the two people and the cat watching from above feel no sense of crisis.

"Stab him!"

"Kill him quickly!"

"Keep your voice down! Keep your voice down!"

While shouting "keep it down", the chaotic voices became louder and louder due to panic.

Until a moment later, Lan En broke each spear with his bare hands with a few crisp "cracks".

It took a sudden change of this magnitude to calm the people who were screaming and shouting in dementia.

Everyone's expression was frozen, as if someone had suddenly made a prank on them while they were taking the photo.

But if you feel the emotions carefully, you can know that there is pure fear of death on their faces.

This is an underground cave that appears to be naturally formed.

A few dim torches provided lighting, and Lan's shining cat eyes swept around.

A woman with a pale face and thin body, with a headscarf on her head but her dry and yellow hair still exposed.

A shirtless man with his ribs sticking out, and a young man who still had some energy.

Everyone was covered in dirt and cold sweat, and looked at Lan's expression of fear and despair.

Why were the people who made the noises when Lan En was stabbed only children and women?

Because they are probably the only ones here who still have some strength to fight.

They thought Lan, whose eyes glowed in the dimness, was a monster.

But after Lan En took a quick look around, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You, Miss." Lan En found his target directly from the crowd and asked in the other's surprised eyes. "Are you organizing them to escape?"

(End of this chapter)