Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

A faint, dim yellow light emanated from the portable kerosene lamp at Leo's waist, illuminating a small area in the underground mine tunnel.

This is a simple alchemical artifact specifically designed for exploring underground, lightless environments.

Considering that the location of this emergency rescue was inside a mine, Leo made a special purchase before setting off.

Standing before the corpse of a dead forest troll cub, Leo stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Forest trolls, when fully grown, are generally over four meters tall, making them truly enormous creatures. Even juveniles are over two meters tall and possess a level 1 challenge rating.

Those who are not professionals are powerless to resist.

In the battle just now, although he had the advantage of launching a sneak attack, the forest troll larva felt much weaker than the ferocious wolf.

Despite having higher base stats than the Dire Wolf, both of them were affected by the Darkness effect, resulting in mutations.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.

unless……

"The forest troll larva is not a pure [Dark] mutation?"

"It seems more like a secondary mutation, or a minor mutation, resulting from the influence of the goblin quasi-lord?"

Leo pondered as he watched the forest troll larvae's corpse gradually turn to ashes.

Like other individuals that have undergone the [Dark] mutation, it also vanished upon death, leaving behind only a fragment of Darkness.

Leo bent down and picked it up.

"Judging from its size and quality, it is much inferior to that of the Goblin Chief and the Ferocious Wolf. I estimate it can only be considered half a standard unit."

After assessing the situation, he put away the Dark Fragment.

Then, Leo's gaze turned to the elven archer sitting against the rock wall not far away.

"Miss Cecilia, I need to continue deeper to find Captain Goblin and the others. Are you still able to continue the operation?"

Hearing this, Cecilia gritted her teeth and nodded vigorously: "Yes, you can."

Although her face was pale, her injuries improved significantly after swallowing the healing potion. Her broken right leg bone was still aching slightly, but at this point, she couldn't care less about that.

Captain Gomez and Hassen are definitely in a more critical situation.

She had to go and provide support.

Leo looked at the elven girl who had stood up and whose right foot had unconsciously lifted slightly, and sighed inwardly.

You're lucky if you don't hold everyone back.

As a seasoned reserve professional, Cecilia, with the elven racial talent of dim vision, is a good "scout" in this dim mine tunnel and can be of some help to him. However, if a "scout" with mobility issues is not a scout, but a suicide squad.

After thinking for a moment, Leo raised his hand, his palm aimed at Cecilia's injured right leg.

"Heal."

As he focused his thoughts, the Healing Ring on his hand emitted a soft white light, and then a beam of white light shot out and flew into Cecilia's body.

The elven girl was taken aback at first, and then, feeling the pain in her thigh significantly lessen, or even become almost nonexistent, she opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Leo, when did you master the [Priest] skill?"

Leo smiled and shook his head: "It's just using the ability to create things through alchemy."

Upon hearing this, Cecilia suddenly understood, but her surprise did not lessen much.

Alchemical artifacts are also part of an adventurer's strength, and these alchemical artifacts with healing abilities are often very expensive.

It's only been a few days, and Leo not only surpasses me in strength, but also possesses such a precious alchemical artifact...

For a moment, the elven archer was filled with mixed emotions.

With time running out, the two embarked on a journey deep into the mine tunnels.

As they walked, Leo asked him for information.

"Prince Sekoda and Prince Gus should have arrived before me. Have you seen them?"

Cecilia's long, thin ears twitched slightly, as if listening to any sounds ahead: "No, the deep mine tunnels are interconnected, and once you're in, it's very difficult to encounter each other."

"However, these mine tunnels all lead to a convergence node deeper inside. As we continue to explore, the possibility of encountering you two will become increasingly greater."

Leo nodded slightly.

The kerosene lamp illuminated an area of ​​less than five meters around it, and in this environment, the effectiveness of vision was reduced by more than 80%.

Leo's current perception level has surpassed Cecilia's, but in this environment, the elven archer with dim vision has an environmental bonus and can detect suspicious presences faster than him.

For example, right now.

After advancing several dozen meters, Cecilia paused, her expression turning serious. She raised her hand and gestured, meaning:

Ahead, there appear to be wandering monsters and goblins!

Upon hearing this, Leo nodded, his hand already resting on the hilt of the sharp longsword at his waist.

The two had a very clear division of labor.

Cecilia was in charge of scouting, while he was responsible for clearing out those who blocked his way.

He slowed his pace and advanced a short distance. At the intersection of a mine tunnel—in a relatively spacious cave—a monster resembling a black bear and a group of a dozen or so goblins came into Leo's view.

"A new type of monster...?"

Leo's eyes lit up slightly, and he drew his sword and charged forward without hesitation.

Behind them, Cecilia drew her bow and arrow, ready to provide support at any moment.

……

Meanwhile, in another direction of the deep mine tunnels of Black Rock Mountain.

Guts raised his double-edged axe to block the thick wooden club that was swinging down in front of him.

The immense force caused his feet to sink slightly.

He grinned, staring at the goblin brute swinging his club in front of him: "Haven't you eaten enough? You're so weak."

Goblin warriors are elite individuals within the goblin race. Elite goblin individuals who have grown up can often reach a level 1 challenge rating.

Of course, this is their limit; without becoming a leader, they cannot break through level 1.

Sensing his "provocation," the goblin soldier roared and was about to strike again when the air behind its head slightly distorted, and a figure emerged from it, stabbing a dagger into the goblin soldier's temple.

"Pfft!"

The dagger twisted and turned.

The goblin soldier froze, then the light in his eyes faded, and his massive figure crashed to the ground.

Sekoda landed lightly beside the goblin soldier's corpse, the dust billowing up his robes.

He looked at Captain Gomez, who was emerging from the mine tunnel not far away, and couldn't help but admire him:

"Following your instructions, killing these goblins is indeed much faster."

"As expected of the legendary goblin slayer, his professionalism is impeccable!"

Captain Ge Mie shook his head, his voice slightly hoarse: "It's all thanks to you guys. I only offered a little advice."

At this moment, his armor was severely twisted and deformed in many places, showing how serious the attack he had suffered was.

In fact, he is still injured.

As he spoke, Captain Goku's gaze swept over the [Ring of Healing] on his hand.

If it weren't for the peculiar alchemical artifact gifted to him by Leo, he would have already lost his ability to move.

On his back was the unconscious dwarf Hassen.

"Hey, Gomez, let's get Hassen out of here first?" Gus lowered his voice. In this deep mine tunnel, even a slightly loud voice would carry far and attract the siege of wandering monsters and goblin squads.

Captain Gomon wore a mask, obscuring his expression, but his tone was extremely serious: "It's too late."

"Deep within Blackrock Mountain, some dramatic change may have occurred, facilitating the birth of a goblin lord. Judging from the existing clues, the goblin quasi-lord is about to be promoted, and it is currently in a period of weakness, with a challenge level of at most 3."

"We must find and destroy it as soon as possible, otherwise, once it completes its advancement, its challenge level will soar to over 6, which will be an irreparable disaster for Baihe Town."