Chapter 1156: Underground of the Castle

"Kakakaka..."

"Crack!"

[Master Key (Orange)] successfully opened this block.

It's just that after unlocking, it didn't pop open immediately.

Because the metal cover has corroded, hundreds of years of erosion and the rolling of the stone walls have caused the cover to become stuck at the entrance of the tunnel.

This is not a problem for the two clones.

As long as the unlocking is successful, the subsequent use of brute force will not cause damage to the foundation of the castle.

So he sneaked into the underground secret room without anyone noticing.

Zong Shen controlled the two clones to take out a long white sword from the storage jewelry, inserted it along the gap, and then pried it up from the diagonal direction.

When both swords were bent and damaged, the rusty cover was opened.

In order to make the plan go smoothly, Zong Shen equipped both clones with storage jewelry, which contained many magic items that might be used, as well as some low-level equipment and spell scrolls.

This prevents the clone from being helpless when encountering problems.

It turns out that this is wise.

In the case where force cannot be used at will, the advantages of the clone are actually not many.

After all, this was an infiltration operation, not a violent raid.

Of course, when properly prepared, the clone controlled by Zong Shen himself is as convenient as his own body!

After opening the tunnel cover, a dark and eerie ladder entrance was revealed below.

The metal ladder made of ancient bronze is embedded in the wall. As a magical metal of not too low grade, ancient bronze is not afraid of the erosion of time and does not show any traces of rust.

Zong Shen switched his mind and controlled the clone No. 1 to crawl in first along the passage.

Clone No. 2 was left standing guard in the bathroom.

The narrow underground passage is not suitable for pressing two clones together.

Let Clone No. 1 go down to see the specific situation first, and then decide what to do next.

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Go down the ladder vertically for about twenty or thirty meters.

This height is equivalent to seven or eight stories.

The passage is completely vertical, with a diameter of about two meters. It is relatively spacious for a single person to pass up and down the ladder.

With the help of his clone's perception, Zong Shen smelled the dusty smell in the air.

Hundreds of years ago, this place was not only a passage, but also a ventilation shaft.

The head of the Lancaster family at that time opened up several rooms including this room into a library.

This passage is placed here to facilitate the passage of the owner of the house.

Later, the castle was renovated, and the place was closed and divided into multiple guest rooms.

In the Endless Continent, many castles in ancient cities have a long history.

Each generation of family heads or ruling nobles would renovate and decorate the castle according to their own wishes.

There are many places like this abandoned passage in the castle.

Unless they are completely demolished and rebuilt, these traces of history cannot be concealed.

The turbid air proves that the passage is relatively closed.

It's just that because the cover is opened, air can flow in and normal breathing can be maintained.

Then there is a high probability that the other end of the channel has also been blocked.

The strategy module's golden circle marker navigation is still functional.

Among the targets locked by the golden circle, looking at the location, the core of the magic circle should be located underground in the center of the castle.

The corresponding location of this passage is in the southeast of the castle.

The entire underground space of the castle has long been completely hollowed out.

The solid foundation extends to more than a hundred meters underground.

On this basis, several levels of underground spaces and secret rooms were built.

A thick foundation can not only be used to build secret rooms, but also ensure the stability of the building, greatly improving the overall solidity of the castle and ensuring that it is difficult for enemies to invade from underground.

In other words, if the Marquis Castle is completely raised from the ground.

Then you can find that the entire castle is like a building built on a huge square foundation stone.

Like an incongruous piece of cast iron sculpture.

The main body is less than half the size of the base!

Yes, the castle built a foundation that was far larger than the main body on the ground.

This construction method is expensive and is also known as a solid castle.

The cost of building a fortified castle can be used to build three ordinary castles.

But the advantages are also very prominent. In addition to being able to build underground chambers in the foundation to prevent enemies from invading underground, the most notable feature is the extremely high building solidity value.

The building solidity value of Endless Continent is integrated.

The upper limit of the sturdiness value will be determined based on the scale and level of the building.

A solid-ground castle with a foundation buried underground that exceeds the main body.

This will greatly increase the upper limit of the building's sturdiness, and since the foundation, which accounts for most of the volume, is hidden deep underground, the probability of being attacked is low, and the main attack area is still the main body of the castle.

Once you enter and exit like this, the castle is equivalent to having the solidity value of a very large building, but with less attack surface. It becomes more difficult for the enemy to break through it.

For the Marquis Castle, the real core area is underground!

Because of this, the entire underground space of the castle has been built by members of the Lancaster family over the years and turned into a complex underground maze.

No wonder the core of the magic circle that protects the castle is placed there.

Because no matter from any perspective, it is indeed the safest place in the castle.

It is not easy to attack and destroy by force. Only by sneaking alone can you have a chance.

And even if you use sneak tactics, you will still face a lot of troubles.

The complex underground space is a real maze. It has been modified so many times by the ancestors of the Lancaster family. Even Marquis Henry himself would not dare to walk around in it.

If outsiders rush into the underground maze without guidance, they will most likely get lost in it.

Zong also relied on the strategy module to dare to go underground unscrupulously.

This was all information he had learned through strategy tips beforehand.

After going down the ladder for about thirty meters, Clone No. 1 finally reached the first underground floor!

The exit structure at the end of the passage resembles a fireplace chimney.

As expected, it was blocked with stone masonry materials.

The clone held the [Prophet's Keen Eye (orange)] tightly and activated X-ray vision, and found that it was unable to see through the blocked wall.

This shows that the thickness of the closing stone wall exceeds fifty centimeters.

After using the strategy module to confirm that there is no one on the other side of the wall.

Zong Shen controlled Clone No. 1 and took out the hammer, chisel, and [Silent Aragonite] again.

This kind of back-built wall can be excavated at will, without worrying about disturbing the people in the castle.

It only took two or three minutes for Clone No. 1 to dig out a hole that could be passed by one person, and took away all the stone fragments.

This temporarily closed stone wall is more than one meter thick, and no corners were cut at all.

After breaking through the passage exit, the clone came to a silent corridor in the southeast of the castle underground.

Torch racks were placed on the walls on both sides of the walkway, and every ten meters or so, there was a magic lighting lamp made of white crystal stone.

The air is not fresh, but it smells much better than in the descending passage.

The clone looked around and quickly selected a direction under the guidance of the guide!

The core of the magic circle is located on the third underground floor.

Zong Shen must find a way for the clone to find hidden descending passages everywhere, bypass the high-level detection magic deployed at key nodes and the elite soldiers guarding here, and successfully reach the core secret room.

In this huge underground space, there are many warehouses stocked with large amounts of food and armaments.

There are also safe houses for emergency evacuation.

Even the treasure trove of the Lancastrian family is housed here.

Therefore, there are many sensitive areas, and they are basically equipped with high-level detection magic.

From time to time, there will be sixth-level Avalon Dragon Roar Rangers and swordsmen patrolling past.

Two squadrons of sixth-level warriors are stationed here.

Among the city's garrison, there are only seven squadrons of sixth-level warriors in total.

The frequency of patrols is very intensive. If it were not for the guidance of the strategy, I am afraid that the clone No. 1 would have been exposed long ago.

There are nine passages from the first underground floor to the second floor, eight of which are equipped with high-level detection magic arrays.

There is only one old passage in the northwest corner that is not covered by a magic circle.

Clone One circled for seven or eight minutes before carefully arriving at its destination.

This old passage was not sealed, but the room was filled with all kinds of debris.

Including severely damaged armor, white crystal stones removed from the magic array, damaged magic mechanical parts, etc.

That passage was hidden among the debris, so there was no need for Clone One to carry the debris in disgrace.

At this time, the clone's stealth effect will end in more than ten minutes.

Taking advantage of the storage capacity of the jewelry store, Clone No. 1 quickly cleared away all the debris.

But the next moment, Zong Shen, who was controlling the clone, was stunned.

Because there is indeed no detection magic circle in this abandoned passage, but there is a skeleton wearing knight armor sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the passage.

When the clone approached, the skull's head suddenly raised.

The crimson soul fire is constantly beating, smearing with blood-red brilliance in the darkness.

"Kakaka..."

The skull's lower jaw and upper jaw collided, making a "click" sound.

A intact lance and kite-shaped shield were placed next to the skeleton, covered with dust.

[Guardian Knight of the Lancaster Family: Gajeel Wade LV43 (Gold) (Undead)]

[I swore allegiance to the Guardian Knight to the Lancaster family 2739 years ago, and is still fulfilling his promise even after many years of death]

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Golden writing appeared in Zong Shen's consciousness, revealing this guy's true identity.

This skeleton is a guardian undead and has been placed here for many years.

No wonder there is no detection magic here, and no stone wall is used to seal the passage!

The information limitations of the strategy module are also reflected at this moment.

Zong Shen was asking about the underground patrols and the location of the magic detection array.

This does not include the undead.

And it seems that this undead knight has been ignored by Marquis Henry for a long time.

The clutter piled up in this house are all very old things.

Looking at the skeleton knight in front of him, clone number one took out a ferocious giant ax from the storage jewelry.

This is Zong Shen’s own backup weapon——

——[Li Mo's Beheading Ax IV (Red)]

It is a part of the Limo suit, and it is now suitable for Clone No. 1 to keep close to her body.

In addition, the clone also prepared a set of orange-quality elf light armor.

Coupled with 65% of Zong Shen's attributes, even without skills, he can defeat the undead monster in front of him with a rating of golden epic level.

The ax body glowed with blood, and the clone rushed towards the skeleton knight.

The [Guardian Knight of the Lancaster Family: Gajeel Wade LV43 (Gold) (Undead)] who was guarding the entrance not far away also picked up the shield and lance.

Dust fell.

The scarlet soul fire flashed, and he raised his spear towards Clone No. 1, who was charging towards it.

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Just when the clone No. 1 on the underground floor entered a fierce battle.

The clone No. 2 who was guarding the first floor of the castle also encountered new troubles.

At the same time, the door outside the bathroom was suddenly opened.

"Hey, dear Marquis, we can have a good time here."

"The patrol maid left here not long ago. We can all stay here for the next hour or two."

A familiar female voice came into the bathroom.

Zong Shen suddenly had black lines on his face.

This female voice is the voice of the maid who was having sex with the gardener here just now.

Unexpectedly, less than two quarters of an hour later, she had brought a new mistress, and she had the audacity to return here.

It is not difficult to tell from her words that this guy has already mastered the essence of blackness under the lamp.

Someone has passed by this place just now, and there is a high probability that no one will come in a short time.

So he boldly returned to the scene.

"hey-hey."

"Phyllis, I'm going to send you to the clouds!"

Another younger male voice appeared.

What followed was some obscene flirting.

Zong Shen resisted the desire to beat them violently and controlled the clone 2 to continue to stay in the bathroom.

He hoped that these two guys wouldn't barge in unwisely, otherwise he would have to let the clone two kill them and then take away the body.

A missing person within the castle is sure to attract attention.

By then, the secret tunnel being dug out will most likely be exposed.

This will affect someone's plan!

On the one hand, he calmly asked the clone No. 2 to guard the bathroom and arrange the [Silent Note Aragonite], while on the other hand, he was distractedly controlling the clone No. 1 and [Lancaster Family Guardian Knight: Gajeel Wade LV43]. (Gold) (Undead)] Fight!

The legend beats the epic no less than Soba beats the son.

This is especially true when there is no ethnic advantage between the two sides.

The advantage of the undead is that it has no fear, will not flinch, and is immune to some control skills targeting living beings, but it does not have the talent to fight across levels like the dragon.

However, this skeleton knight named Gajeel still showed his tenacity.

It charged towards Clone One without fear.

Although he was knocked away by the axe, the overwhelming energy still caused hundreds of points of damage to the clone.

Then he accurately resisted several slashes until the kite-shaped shield was completely damaged.

After two or three minutes of fierce fighting, the clone cleared this guy's health.

After taking away the lance and soul beads.

Then he used the [Master Key (orange)] to open the passage and go to the second underground floor!

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