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There is no shimmer in the entrance of the black hole.

Rod and Marlene looked at the entrance of the cave, but didn't know what to say. After a while, Rod broke the silence.

"What did you do? Marlene?"

"I, I didn't do anything."

Marlene rarely showed a panic expression. It seemed that the scene in front of her was completely out of plan for the young lady.

In fact, this was beyond Rhode's expectations.

Rhodes is sure that there has never been a post about this statue or this entrance on the Internet. If there was such a thing, it would have been spread long ago. However, there is also a possibility that later generations discovered this entrance, but there was nothing inside, so they were not circulated anymore.

But looking at this, does it seem like there is nothing inside?

Rhodes didn't believe it even if they were beaten to death. The mechanisms and secret passages appeared in this place, and their meaning was almost only one.

So, do you want to go in and take a look?

Standing in front of the secret passage, Rhodes was in a little trouble.

If it was in the game, he would never hesitate. But now it is different. If you die in the game, you can start over again, but if you die here, Rhode doesn't believe he has a chance to do it again. Moreover, Rhode has not encountered such similar places before. There are either many trap mechanisms or many guard monsters in it. In short, they must be some difficult people. In addition, Rhode does not exist in this memory, which means that he cannot make a judgment by comparing the task strategy and screenshots like before.

However, this is not difficult for Rhodes.

"Marin."

Finally, Rhode made a decision. He drew out the sword with one hand and stretched forward with the other. Soon, the bright red card appeared out of thin air, and then turned into a ray of flame and fell on the ground. Soon, the dark hunting dog walked out of it and followed Rhode.

"You stay here, I'll go in and see the situation. If I don't come out within twenty minutes, or an explosion occurs, you leave immediately, don't get close, do you understand?"

"How could I do this!"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned immediately. Obviously, she did not agree with Rhodes' statement.

"Are you going to escape? Mr. Rhode?! If I do this, how can I explain to Lijie when I go back? And our Shania family has no cowards..."

"It's not a matter of courage, Miss Marlene."

Rhode waved his hand.

"We don't know what traps are here, nor what is waiting for us. If we encounter any accidents and are trapped here, it will be very troublesome. And if we leave one person outside, even if something happens, there is still someone who can help."

"That's what it means, but..."

Marlene frowned, her expression changed a lot, and in the end, Marlene gritted her teeth.

"I have a way!"

"Miss Marlene?"

Hearing Marlene's words, Rhode looked at her in surprise, unable to figure out what the young lady could do.

"I, I have a family-born magical equipment."

Facing Rhode's surprised gaze, a hint of blush flashed across Marlene's face. She lowered her head and stammered.

"No matter what danger I encounter, as long as I want, I can leave this space and return to Shania's house in an instant. And...... This equipment can be used by two people together. As long as you hold my hand, even if there is a problem, we can leave as soon as possible. In this way, you shouldn't have to worry."

At the beginning, Marlin's voice was still a little low, but later she soon returned to her original appearance. When she heard her words, Rhode also stared at the girl in front of her in surprise, not knowing what to say.

The mage has many skills and equipment to save lives, and Rhode knew about it. As the only heir of the Shania family, Marin didn't believe that Rhodes would kill him if he didn't save lives. But he didn't expect that Marin would tell him this kind of thing honestly. You must know that this type of equipment is the absolute secret of the family. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it will never be told to anyone. Now...

"So, so, I insist on going with you, Mr. Rhodes."

For some reason, under Rhode's gaze, the momentum that Marlene had just bulged was now re-explosive. She gritted her teeth, but obviously decided to stick to her own opinion.

"Although there are indeed dangers, I am a mage and I have many means to prevent these dangers from happening. Moreover, even if there is a problem at that time, just start my... and you can leave this weird place immediately. Isn't that great?"

Hearing this, Rhode was silent for a moment. To be honest, he really didn't want Marin to go, but then again, Rhode is not the full-level swordsman who used to kill God and Buddha, and he is only at level ten now, and even killing several advanced spies has to be careful. Is it really okay to go in alone now?

Rhodes himself was actually not sure.

"All right."

In the end, Rhode nodded and agreed to Marlene's opinion. Since Marlene had a way to leave, he didn't mind giving it a try. At least in this way, the chance of safety would be much higher.

"But I hope you can take care of yourself."

"Of course."

There was no trace of light in the dark passage.

At the beginning, Rhodes was very careful. He knew that these secret passages often had mechanisms, and those stone slabs or various traps that people fell into when they stepped on were hard to guard against. But unexpectedly, the secret passage was very flat. With the help of the torch light, you could also see the torch holders and exquisite murals on the walls on both sides.

"These are all murals from the Fasicar era, Mr. Rhodes."

At this moment, Marlene was focused on the beautiful carvings on the wall, and couldn't help but sigh that most of the mages were knowledgeable, so she was very impressed by these historical allusions. However, Rhodes obviously did not pay attention to these, and he was more worried about the possible traps hidden behind the wall - but now it seems that they have not appeared.

"Be careful and grab my hand."

Rhodes held Marlene's hand hard and walked forward carefully. Not far ahead of him, the Flame Killer was responsible for the opening of the road, which was also Rhodes' plan. After all, if the summoning elves die, you can summon them again, not to mention - this tragic dog has died not once or twice. If you die too much, you will get used to it.

The Flame Killer must have different opinions on Rhode's idea, but unfortunately, it has no power to resist.

Under Rhode's command, the black hound jumped up and down from time to time, and the fires surrounding it flew around it in the dark, extremely dazzling, and also illuminated the entire underground passage.

But the more he moved forward, the more he was wondering. He couldn't figure out why such a secret passage appeared here? What else was there?

At this moment, Rhode was completely immersed in the thinking of the player mode, not noticed at all. Marin, who was walking beside him, had no longer observed the surrounding murals. On the contrary, she lowered her head deeply and stared at the hands holding with Rhode with complex eyes. I wonder if it was because of the fire, a hint of redness appeared on Marin's face.

And at this moment, the Flame Killer suddenly stopped. It turned around twice, and then ran forward suddenly.

"What happened?"

Seeing the strange appearance of the black hunting dog, Rod's heart suddenly tightened. He did not stop summoning the elves. Instead, he took half a step forward, blocked Marlene behind him, raised his sword and stood in front of him, and looked vigilantly at the darkness in front of him and the dangers that could arise at any time.

Nothing appeared.

Rhode frowned. He had regretted things now. If there were traps and monsters here, he would calm down. After all, things would enter the track he was most familiar with. But now, such a long secret passage has nothing, which is a bit too abnormal. However, having reached this point, Rhode had no reason to retreat, so he gritted his teeth and walked forward with a rough edge.

Finally, Rod and Marlene walked out of the secret passage.

In front of them, there was a pitch black, and under their feet were stone steps hidden in the darkness. The Flame Killer was standing on the platform not far ahead, bowing his body, and roaring at the darkness in front of him.

"Miss Marlene, do you have any spells that you can use for lighting?"

Rhode held up the torch and shook it, but he still couldn't see clearly what was ahead. For safety reasons, he decided to take another approach. However, after hearing Rhode's words, Marin did not respond immediately. She still lowered her head, dazed and didn't know what she was thinking.

"Miss Marlene?"

"Why?"

After Rhode called her again, the noble lady suddenly came to her senses. She turned her face away with a little embarrassedly, and then spoke.

"I have the spell of lighting, please wait."

As he said that, Marlin pulled her hand out of Rhode's hand in panic, then she closed her eyes. Soon, accompanied by the ancient spell, a bright glowing ball appeared from the girl's palm and flew into the air. Its light also tore through the darkness in an instant, illuminating the entire space.

Then, the scene that appeared in front of Rod and Marlene made both of them widen their eyes in surprise and dared not hold their breath in detail.
Chapter completed!