Lord of the Oasis

Chapter 325: Black Fog

Kant led the team forward. They were light-armored and rode at an extremely fast speed.

The surface of the ancient passage was originally paved with large and neat stones. In addition to the statue of the ancient warrior on the stone wall, their eyes were emitting a faint golden light, barely illuminating the passage.

Although the light was still dim, they could still barely see in the passage.

In an environment where one could see, the warhorse galloped quickly.

They did not have much rest along the way.

After a short break and eating some bread and dried meat, it continued to make the best use of its time to travel.

After close to six hours, they arrived at the entrance of the underground city of the karst cave. With the faint light from the moss and fluorescent mushrooms, the light in the entire ancient passage became more abundant and brighter.

However, what was more remarkable was the golden light that appeared in the entire underground city of the karst cave.

Kant led his team into the underground city.

On the rock layer above their heads, the golden light rays pervaded the air.

Looking from the ground, the inside of the karst cave seemed to be at the intersection of day and night. The dim yellow sunlight and the gentle moonlight mixed together, making the inner part of the underground city of the karst cave seem more strangeness and mysterious.

“We’re here.” Kant gently knocked on the horse’s belly and urged the horse forward. After passing through the ancient passage, he led the team into the karst cave.

It was still a spacious and flat stone square.

Faint light moss and fluorescent mushrooms grew in the gaps between the stones.

On the rock layer above their heads, a golden pillar of light was like the light of dusk. The entire pillar of light filled the rock wall like a mysterious array pattern, bringing a dim yellow light to the karst cave below.

The horses were running on the neat stone slabs.

The Desert Bandits pulled out their scimitars with a cautious expression. Even their breathing was a little hurried.

The environment here was harsh.

The word ‘harsh’ did not refer to the harsh natural conditions of the desert mountains. Instead, it referred to the psychological impact that the ghastly underground city brought to their vision.

It was especially harsh!

In fact, their cautiousness was not without reason.

The square was still littered with remains, which had already rotted to the point where only bones remained. One could vaguely see that those were the demons that had been killed before.

For example, the imps holding pitchforks and those huge long-horned demons had almost rotted to the point where they had turned into a disgusting pool of pus-like, blood-like objects, which looked even more terrifying.

It was not a corpse that could be formed by humans or normal creatures.

“It wasn’t cleaned properly at that time.” Bunduk frowned slightly. “We were too careless.”

Supposedly, these demon corpses that had been killed should be piled up and burn them into ashes. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been good if they had allowed to rot naturally which may cause a plague and pollute the water source.

Kant frowned at this. “We left too quickly at that time and didn’t have time to clean up the battlefield.”

“We’ll have to deal with it again after the mission is over,” Bunduk said seriously, “If we plan to reopen this underground city.”

“Mm, you’re right.” Kant nodded.

The reason why they hadn’t cleaned up the battlefield at that time was also because the battle had ended. They had neglected this cleaning task with the thought that they wouldn’t continue to come here. Now that they were back, they would definitely have to pay the price for their carelessness back then.

It was even more troublesome and disgusting to deal with these half-rotten corpses!

But they had to be dealt with.

Bunduk turned his head and waved at the Desert Bandits, ordering them directly, “I’ll leave it to you guys to deal with it!”

“Yes.” the Desert Bandits answered.

However, there was a helpless and bitter smile on their faces.

They were the only low-troop class. Whether it was in terms of combat strength or personal status, the desert bandits could not compare to the Sarleon Lion Knights next to them. They understood that their purpose of coming here was to deal with these matters, to do some chores, handle some difficult small problems, or scout the path.

As for the battle, that was the job of the Sarleon Lion Knights.

However, when they were close to the ruins of the city wall, the Lion Knights surrounding the guards slowly tightened the reins and controlled the warhorses under them to stop moving forward. Their eyes stared to the front through the eyeholes of the full plate helmet.

“Wait!” they noticed something unusual and raised their hands at the same time to signal for everyone to stop moving forward.

“What did you find?” Kant frowned.

In front of them, the ruins of the city wall still looked like it had been destroyed.

They could still see the magic effects caused by the Fatal Frost and the Summoning of Lightning, such as the frost that had not dispersed from the cracks in the stone, and the dark marks caused by the lightning that struck the city wall.

Kant was slightly stunned. Extraordinary power spread throughout his body and finally released a faint golden light.

“Negative energy!” Bunduk spoke at this time, “If I’m not wrong.”

“Evil aura.” the Lion Knights spoke. Their expressions became more solemn. They pulled out the knight swords at their waists and said in a serious voice, “My lord, please pay attention. I can feel the power of the Underworld!”

“Yes.”

Kant nodded slowly. “I can feel it too.”

As they approached the ruins of the city wall.

Wisps of soft mist fog that could not be detected without careful inspection appeared around them. They were even like little loaches, trying to seep into their mouth, nose, ears, and even their skin and pores.

“Evil!” the Sarleon Lion Knights snorted coldly.

They used their extraordinary powers, and blood-red flames burst forth from their bodies. The blood-red lion, which seemed to be baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, immediately shattered the black fog that was trying to approach them.

It was not just them.

The surrounding desert bandits were also attacked by the soft and gentle black fog.

However, faced with the black fog, these ordinary desert bandits did not have any means of resistance. Each of them was actually riding on their desert horses, shaking their heads, and their faces were red, as if they were drunk and about to lose their minds.

The situation was very strange. If the mages were here, they might be able to determine what was happening here.

However, they did not follow the team.

“Come to me.” Kant tightened his grip on the Sword of the King by his waist and said in a deep voice, “By my side!”

As he said this, a majestic golden light spread out, and there was a milky white halo in it. It automatically formed a domain that covered an area of 50 square meters, expelling the soft and gentle black fog.

[ Divine Domain: Any injury within the domain can speed up its recovery. ]

At the same time, it had a hidden function.

Dispel Evil!

If Kant used his full power to activate his Divine Domain, it could cover 500 square meters of space.

But now, protecting these 10 Desert Bandits, who did not have extraordinary powers and were equivalent to ordinary people, was not a problem. Even the 10 Lion Knights and Bunduk at the edge of the area were covered.

“Wait…” the black fog was dispelled. Bunduk shook his head slightly and looked at the golden domain that was glowing with white light with some surprise. His face seemed to be a little embarrassed and awkward. “Here… I actually feel a little uncomfortable inside here.”