Chapter 1610: Kobold Assassin

Bronzebeard Castle.

As a servant tribe of the Frost Giants, the Bronzebeard Dwarves have never been a lord with integrity.

When Lucia showed her terrifying strength, the Bronzebeard Dwarves quickly surrendered and told everything they knew.

There are about 7 large Frost Giant tribes in the entire 23rd plane, which are scattered in the periphery in a triangular shape, guarding the "Ice Ruins" located in the center of the plane. It is also the location of the Kingdom of the Wrathful Lord Koschechi, and it is a holy place for all Frost Giants to make pilgrimages.

The Bronzebeard Castle is located in the northeast corner of the "Ice Ruins", and the nearest Frost Giant tribe is about 11 days away.

As for the space rift that Lucia wants to find, the Bronzebeard Dwarves only know three, two of which are within the tribal territory of the Frost Giants, and the only exception is the "Cologne Mine".

There was originally a mine tunnel dug by the Bronzebeard Dwarves that went directly underground, but it was unexpectedly occupied by a group of rat-shaped monsters. The Bronzebeard Dwarves launched several counterattacks, but suffered heavy casualties and lost many lives, so they had no choice but to give up the mine.

According to the leader of the Bronzebeard Dwarves, they found an immature and stable space crack when mining underground, which seemed to lead directly to the lower layer of the abyss. As for where it was, they were driven out by the rat-shaped monsters before they had time to find out.

The loss of this mine also caused the copper ore tribute of the Bronzebeard Dwarves this year to be 20% less than in previous years, and the leader of the Dwarves was even whipped for this. So when Lucia asked about the space crack, the leader of the Dwarves immediately explained the "Cologne Mine" enthusiastically.

It can be seen that this guy can't wait to find someone to clean up the monsters in the mine and regain the mining rights.

After getting this news, Lucia ran to Grimm with a strange look on her face to discuss it.

Grimm asked curiously, "Aren't you a prophet? Can't you predict in advance whether the place is suitable for passage?"

Lucia's expression became even weirder, and she said embarrassedly, "Prophecy is not omnipotent, but there are too many preconditions and interference. When I heard that guy talking about the 'Cologne Mine' just now, I felt that there seemed to be something good in it, but I couldn't predict what it was without sufficient conditions, so I came to discuss it with you..."

Grimm smiled slightly and said, "It seems that you are moved! To be honest, I am also curious about the treasure that can make you, a great prophet, excited. In this case, let's go, just as a treasure hunt and exploration, maybe there will be unexpected gains!"

With the support of Grimm, a powerful thug, Lucia's originally unstable heart instantly stabilized, and she made a decision immediately.

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Cologne Mine.

The dark, deep and damp mine was winding in front of me.

Due to the lack of light, the cave was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

Originally, the gray dwarves have low-light vision, and even without open flames, they can see everything around them clearly with the help of the ubiquitous low-light moss and bright mushrooms. But in order to accommodate Lucia, who has no low-light vision, they can only light torches and use a two-person sedan chair to invite the two foreign "grandpas" directly.

The mine tunnel is not big, and a two-and-a-half-meter tall man like Grimm can't stand up straight here, and can only bend over and drill in little by little. However, the gray dwarves, who are only 1.23 meters tall on average, can pass through here unimpeded, but the width of the mine tunnel is slightly narrow, and two gray dwarves have to squeeze sideways when passing face to face.

If the gray dwarves wear that kind of metal armor, the passage can only accommodate one person. Otherwise, once someone gets stuck, the others will be completely blocked inside.

As soon as he entered the mine, Grimm, who was sitting on the sedan chair, smelled an indescribable special odor, which was like salted fish that had gone bad after being pickled, and like a foot wrap that had not been washed for years. The pungent and choking smell made people's brains ache.

Fortunately, both of them were not ordinary people. They slightly performed a "cleaning spell" to protect their mouths and noses and ignored everything else.

The mine was winding and there were many small branches. If it were not for the gray dwarf who was familiar with the road, ordinary people might not be able to get out of the ground in their lifetime.

Moreover, as the mine went deeper and deeper, the air became more and more humid, and the faint and undetectable strange barking of dogs came from the depths of the mine.

Dog barking?

Grimm frowned slightly.

With his demigod-level power, even with his eyes closed, he could detect every movement within a radius of one kilometer with his terrifying mental perception. But strangely, this mine seems to be a little different. The copper ore content in the rock layer is a bit ridiculously high.

This also causes the entire copper mine tunnel to effectively reduce the range of mental perception.

At this point, Grimm's mental power, which can usually extend to a thousand meters away, can now only extend to about a hundred meters, and Lucia, whose mental power is far inferior to his, is weakened even more, and can only barely perceive the movement within ten meters.

Just when Grimm was a little suspicious, his outward mental power captured several sneaky figures in a tunnel a hundred meters away.

This is a strange and mysterious creature that looks like a large rat. They are about one meter tall and can walk upright. They are covered with green and black mottled scales, dragging a long rat tail behind them, but strangely have a dog head.

They were wrapped in cloth strips, with belts tied around their waists and a portable bag on their backs. Their hands and feet were slender and they held either metal crossbows or broken pickaxes.

In the dark tunnel, their round eyes emitted a faint green light, and they crept silently, sneaking towards the gray dwarf team from various small forks.

These stalkers followed the whereabouts of the gray dwarves while communicating quickly through the air with low and hoarse strange barks. They sent a few guys to the front of the gray dwarves' direction of travel and secretly set traps, while the rest carefully hid in various forks, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

This is not a rat-shaped monster, it is a dog-headed man...

And it is a mysterious dog-headed man that has evolved specially...

Grimm couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, lamenting that the Abyss Gray Dwarves were too ignorant. They actually mistook the mutant dog-headed man for a rat-shaped monster. They are really a group of ignorant guys...

However, although Grimm "saw through" the ambush of the dog-headed man, he did not intend to tell the gray dwarves, but wanted to weigh the weight of these mutant dog-headed men.

Lucia, who was sitting on another stretcher, slowly sat up straight, staring blankly ahead with unfocused eyes, and whispered in a slightly erratic tone: "No, I feel like there seems to be some danger ahead, look at us..."

Grimm put his finger in front of his lips to make a silent gesture, and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, just watch quietly! Remember, cover your ears!"

Seeing that Grimm was confident and had the spirit beads in hand, Lucia was completely relieved, secretly trying to figure out where the dangerous breath she suddenly sensed came from.

Of course, she did not forget to cast a "silent barrier" on herself, and then waited quietly for the "story" to happen...

She didn't wait any longer. After a dozen seconds, the sound of chaos came from the front of the team.

Three gray dwarves who were exploring the way ahead with huge shields stepped on the stone pit trap and fell all over the place, with bruises on their faces. However, before they could figure out what was going on, a large group of dog-headed men rushed out from the fork in the mine tunnel, lit small explosives and threw them directly into the center of the gray dwarf team.

Boom boom boom...

A series of explosions resounded throughout the tunnel.

If the rock wall had not been strong enough, I'm afraid these explosives would have collapsed the entire tunnel.

The power of the explosion may be average, but the huge sound waves were confined in the narrow and rugged tunnel and could not spread smoothly. So, waves of huge sound waves collided and rebounded between the rock walls, wantonly torturing the ears of every gray dwarf.

This kind of sound wave attack cannot be blocked by metal armor.

So, one by one, the gray dwarves covered their ears with their hands, their eyes, ears, mouths and noses were bleeding at the same time, and they fell to the ground in pain and despair.

The dog-headed men were obviously prepared.

They had all plugged their ears with rags in advance, and hid in the forked tunnel when the explosion occurred, so the impact of the sound wave attack was minimal. While the gray dwarves were stunned by the explosion, these dog-headed men rushed out of their hiding places barking.

Most of the weapons they used were made of metal, including broken metal crossbows, rusty pickaxes, and short daggers that were only a few inches long...

They easily harvested the lives of the gray dwarves with such crude weapons.

Most of the gray dwarves lost eight out of ten lives due to the huge sound waves. Even if they were not killed on the spot, their ears were buzzing and the world was spinning. It was difficult for them to climb up by holding on to the rock wall, let alone effectively defend and resist.

So, the agile and flexible dog-headed men shuttled among the gray dwarves, with crossbow arrows flying everywhere and daggers stabbing everywhere. Those abyss gray dwarves, whose strength was far superior to theirs, were easily killed by the dog-headed men.

Standing in the darkness, half squatting and watching the scene, Grimm couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

The terrain here is just perfect for this group of kobolds.

They are agile and flexible, and their every move is like an ace assassin.

If it were just one or two, Grimm might not think too much, but if the whole group of kobold assassins had such a killing skill beyond the normal level, he couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

Where does that space rift lead to? How could so many elite kobold assassins be released? It can't be the kingdom of Kurtulmak, the god of kobolds!

Grimm pondered secretly, and couldn't help but feel a little curious and vigilant about the space rift that he hadn't seen yet.