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Chapter 54: Troll Cave

Following the python leading the way, Dui and Gandalf crossed the swamp and walked into the depths of the dense forest.

The python was a chatterbox. As it was leading the way with a hungry stomach, it kept trying to persuade Dewi to feed the old man Gandalf to it.

Although Gandalf could not understand snake language, he vaguely guessed the reason when he saw the python looking at him again and again.

He was not angry about this. Instead, he asked with a smile: "Duyle, what is this snake saying to you? Why do I feel like it's looking at me like I'm looking at a snack?"

Dui had no intention of hiding anything for the python. He said directly with a speechless look on his face, "This is just a stupid snake with a dim mind. It's trying to convince me to give it the treasure from the ogre's cave in exchange for my permission to eat you."

"Oh, it seems that I, an old man, am quite valuable. I can even exchange it for the troll's treasure." Gandalf said happily with great interest.

After walking for about an hour, the python suddenly stopped and looked ahead vigilantly. Then he said to Dui, "There's a troll cave ahead. They have very sharp eyes. I dare not go any further."

Then he asked worriedly, "Don't let the ogre eat you! You promised to feed me. I've been hungry for so long and now I've climbed such a long way. I'm almost starving to death..."

"I know, be quiet!" Dui whispered.

After letting the python wait for them quietly, Dewi turned to Gandalf and said, "According to what the python said, there is a cave of the trolls ahead."

Gandalf did not make the decision, but instead asked Dewi, "What are you going to do?"

Dui was well prepared. "Let's sneak into the cave and see what's going on. If we find any surviving villagers, we'll rescue them first and then deal with the ogre."

"Then do as you say." Gandalf had no objection, and Dewi was the leader of this rescue mission.

Seeing that Gandalf agreed with his plan, he didn't delay and pointed the tip of the wand at himself, moving his mouth slightly.

An invisible magical force fell on his body, and Dui felt like being hit by a stream of icy liquid. His body was covered with a layer of icy fluid film, and then his whole body gradually became illusory and invisible.

To be precise, it is not really invisible, but it blends into the surrounding environment. When it moves quickly, you can still see the vague curved outline.

This is the effect of the Disillusionment Spell, which can deceive vision and achieve the effect of invisibility.

However, the effect of the Disillusionment Charm obviously could not be hidden from Gandalf's eyes. His eyes were still fixed on Dewy's position, and he said impatiently, "Give me a try too!"

Dewi also cast a Disillusionment Charm on Gandalf.

Then the two invisible men tiptoed towards the ogre's cave.

The place where the trolls live is a huge natural cave. The cave is deep and dark, but there is a faint light of fire.

Dui and the other man did not stop and walked straight into the cave.

But as soon as he entered, he was hit by a foul smell that almost made him vomit.

There were all kinds of bone fragments all over the ground, some from various animals, but some that were obviously human.

The leftovers from the ogres' meals were thrown everywhere, emitting a foul smell of decay. Add to that the excrement, and the smell was simply unbearable!

Enduring the stench, Due and Gandalf continued to go deeper.

Until they came to a very spacious cave hall, what caught their eyes was a huge bonfire in the center of the cave, around which sat five ogres.

These ogres are huge, up to five or six meters tall, with dark green skin covered with thick scales, just like giants.

The ogres were sitting together around a fire in the center, with a large pot on it. One of the ogres was stirring the soup with a huge ladle. Beside the fire lay a pile of bloodstained clothing.

"Are you ready? I'm so hungry!" One of the ogres shouted, his stomach rumbling.

The other ogres also looked impatient.

When Dui saw the pile of clothes, his pupils shrank and his mood became heavy.

It goes without saying what's cooking in that pot.

"First, let's see if there are any living people nearby." Gandalf's weak voice came from the side.

Dui nodded slightly, then slowly retreated, leaning against the stone wall of the cave, searching for any signs of life in the dim cave hall.

The cave hall is interconnected and connects several caves.

Gandalf and Duey each chose a cave to explore.

The cave was deep and Dui took a long time to reach the end.

I don't know if it was luck, but this cave was filled with all kinds of things collected by the ogres. Many old armors and weapons were piled together, some of which belonged to humans, some to elves, some to orcs, and some to dwarves.

In addition, there are valuable items such as gold and silver coins and jewelry all over the ground.

Although he was happy to see the treasure, the most important task at the moment was to find someone, so Dui temporarily withdrew from the treasure cave and decided to take the treasure away after dealing with the trolls.

After changing to a new cave, Dui and Gandalf met each other.

"How is it? Have you found anything?" Gandalf asked in a low voice.

"No one was found. The cave was hiding the trolls' treasure, which only contained some gold, silver, and jewelry." Dui shook his head and replied, "What about you, Gandalf? Did you find anything in the cave?"

Gandalf's tone was hard to describe. "I'm not as lucky as you. The cave I chose is where the trolls defecate. Oh... what a nightmare!"

The depressing and heavy atmosphere was instantly relieved a little, and a smile appeared on Dewi's face. He felt sympathy and amusement for Gandalf's experience.

This time, the two chose to travel together and enter the remaining cave together.

This time, the two finally found traces of living people.

I saw that the end of the cave was made into a huge cage.

And in the cages were the missing villagers.

The villagers were pale and thin, their faces full of fear, despair and numbness, like the living dead without souls, huddled in cages.

It was not until they heard the noise coming from Dui and Gandalf that a trace of fear appeared on the numb face. The villagers, who mistakenly thought that the trolls had come to eat people again, shrank back in fear, waiting for the judgment of fate in despair.

Seeing this scene, Dui and Gandalf sighed deeply in their hearts. Dui lifted the spell on the two of them and appeared under a faint fluorescent light.

Seeing that the people coming were two humans, Dui and Gandalf, the villagers in the cage couldn't believe it. While they were surprised, a glimmer of hope surged in their hearts.

"I am Gandalf the Grey, and this is Doile the Black. We are here to rescue you." Gandalf had a kind and benevolent face, and he injected the power of hope and courage into the hearts of the villagers, bringing a little life to the numb villagers.

(End of this chapter)