The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 132 Underground Maze
Xiu is an abandoned orphan who was taken in by the people in the underground city. He grew up eating food from many families. Before he was differentiated into a sentinel, he ran around in these underground passages every day, exchanging his labor for some meager income.

He has his own way of finding his way. After becoming a sentry, his ability has become stronger, and he naturally becomes more familiar with the route.

The vast underground maze formed a clear map in his mind. He was familiar with the subtle texture differences on the walls of the passage, remembered the unique smell of each fork in the road, and could even accurately judge his location by the echo of his footsteps in the passage.

It is precisely because of this ability that he can enter and exit the dungeon freely so many times and remain unharmed.

Big Bear, Little Nine, and Old Three were all his childhood friends. After they split up and became Sentinels, they naturally stayed together. The entire world was a giant Ubius Ring. As a child, Xiu was cared for by the Big Bears' parents. As an adult, he became their supporter.

The cellar was very narrow, as if it had been temporarily converted from someone's warehouse, with some expired and moldy grains piled up in the corner.

Xiu took out water and food from his backpack, lit a fire and heated them with quick movements. He gave the hot toast to Lin Nan immediately.

"You can fill your stomach first and rest well. Then we will go underground. This will save half the time compared to going above." Xiu said.

Lin Nan looked at the passage in front of him that connected to the cellar and led to nowhere, and felt a pang of fear in his heart.

A damp, decaying smell permeated the entrance, as if something had long been rotting in the darkness. Dim light struggled to penetrate, illuminating only a small area of ​​the entrance. Beyond that, darkness was thick as ink, like the gaping maw of a giant beast, waiting to devour them.

"Can we... go on like this?" Lin Nan was a little uncertain.

"Okay, trust me." Xiu knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

The little silver snake swam around in the cellar. It was quite satisfied with the humidity and temperature here. Although there were a few small alien species in front of it, it was not a big problem.

"呲呲呲——"

Evans stuck out his tongue to explore the surrounding breath, while sending signals to his lost teammates.

Once you enter the cellar, the smell left above will disappear, so the snake captain needs to rely on empathy to pass his coordinates and position to his team members, so that they can come to his side according to his requirements.

Xiu glanced warily at the snake, then he quietly approached Lin Nan and whispered, "Guide Lin, I will get the royal jade, but—I have no intention of handing it over. So wait a moment, I will find a way to get rid of Captain Evans, and then please follow me closely."

The Snake Squad was more like monitors than helpers sent to him by the central government. This group of people was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Lin Nan was a little shocked when he heard Xiu's plan. He couldn't help but ask, "You're not going to hand over the Wang Yu? What are you going to do? Will they let you go?"

"Compared to the queen, that piece of jade has a more suitable owner..." After Xiu finished speaking, he summoned his black wolf spirit and let Lin Nan ride on it.

After a short rest, the few of them began to formally walk into the underground maze tunnel.

Xiu walked in front, Lin Nan rode the black wolf in the middle, and Evans walked at the end.

Each passage is very narrow, only wide enough for one person.

The walls on either side were so close together, some covered in wet moss that shimmered eerily in the dim light. The space above was also low, creating a strong sense of oppression, as if one could touch the sky with just a lift of their hands.

The passage was eerily quiet. Apart from the footsteps of the three of them, there was no other sound.

Silence, like an invisible net, enveloped them, making people feel more and more uneasy.

As he walked, Xiu suddenly stopped. A fork in the road appeared ahead. The two passages were identical, deep and dark.

Xiu chose the passage on the right and walked in.

There were sporadic sounds coming from the front, so Xiu turned on the flashlight and shone the beam in the direction of the sound.

At the end of the light, a pale human head appeared again. The eyes of this head were not as big as the ones on the airship, but his grinning expression was extremely cold. His distorted face seemed to be frozen in endless pain and resentment, his cheeks sunken, his skin tightly attached to his cheekbones, and there was no blood in it.

Its teeth were exposed, jagged and uneven, some yellowed and incomplete, as if they had just experienced a brutal bite. Between the dark gaps between the teeth, there seemed to be a faint trace of black mucus.

"Captain..." The head also spoke, making a resentful sound, "Why... did you... come... so late...? You've been waiting for me for so long..."

team leader?

This time, Lin Nan finally heard clearly what these heads said.

Could the captain they were talking about be Xiu? Then wouldn't they be...

Lin Nan thought of the people he saw in Xiu's memory fragments. The face of one of them merged with the head in front of him.

It was the sentry named Shrimp Tail.

She looked at the man in front of her with some concern. She thought the person who would be most affected was unusually calm at this moment.

Xiu stood straight, coldly drew his weapon from his waist, and looked normal as if he was facing an ordinary alien.

In the narrow tunnel, war is about to break out!
The human-headed alien stretched out its long tongue and attacked Xiu. The man in black dodged a few times and easily avoided the attack. He seemed to be very familiar with the opponent's attack pattern. Not long after, he flashed to the back of the human head. The blade in his hand chopped down from the top of the head and hit the red heart on the top of the head. Blood suddenly spurted out and splashed all over the man.

Xiu didn't dodge and let the monster's blood splatter on his body. Combined with the blood splashed on the airship, he was now covered in blood, but he seemed unconscious.

However, the head that was split in half was not dead. One half was aimed at Lin Nan behind him. Evans, who was protecting the end of the team, immediately flashed out. A white light flashed, and the silver snake became huge. He bit the half of the head and wanted to throw it away!

But the half head stretched out its tongue and wrapped around the snake's neck. Evans simply transformed back into human form and fought with it.

Lin Nan rode on the black wolf and stepped back a little.

Knowing that you don't know anything, at a time like this, you must protect yourself and never go up to cause trouble for them!

At that moment, a dark shadow darted out of the darkness, as fast as lightning. Before Lin Nan could even react, it pounced and, with lightning speed, bit her arm fiercely. The excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed her, and she couldn't help but scream.

Before she could resist any further, the black shadow dragged her and fled at high speed into another black passage!

Xiu, who was fighting with the alien species, saw this and dodged, crossing all obstacles and flying after Lin Nan's figure.

Evans was a little slow, and by the time he wanted to catch up, the way was completely blocked.

(End of this chapter)