Savior Simulator

Chapter 9 Cave Shadow
Gao Fei couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked Basaka to drag the dead black bear into the cave, clear out a safe camping place first, and then peel the bear's skin and light a fire to barbecue.

The space inside the cave is wider than imagined, and the environment is fairly clean, which is very suitable as a temporary residence for adventurers.

Gao Fei checked the environment inside the cave from the perspective of God, and soon found that the end of the cave was blocked by a cluster of stalagmites.

One of the stalagmites still had a tattered piece of cloth hanging from the tip, which seemed to be ripped from a garment, which aroused his curiosity.

Could it be that this cave was once inhabited by humans living on a deserted island before it was occupied by black bears?

Gao Fei guessed that the main line of the plot should be in the narrow and dark tunnel behind the stalagmite, so he couldn't help getting excited, and hurriedly called Basaka to come and explore.

The gaps between the stalagmite bushes were too narrow for bears to get through, but Barsaka could squeeze through them sideways.

For the sake of safety, Gao Fei first bought a torch soaked in whale oil from the system store, then took out the flint and steel seized from the half-orc jailer, and lit the torch for illumination.

Gao Fei was worried that Basaka would be reckless and impulsive again, so he went into battle himself, switched to the No.1 perspective, picked up a handful of gravel on the spot, walked two steps, and threw a stone into the depths of the tunnel to explore the way. The bats and mice hiding in the darkness were startled, and Zhizhi ran away screaming, but no other dangerous creatures were found.

Just like this, holding the torch, he carefully walked more than ten meters deep into the tunnel, and when he was about to reach the end, a gust of wind suddenly blew overhead, and then a black shadow fell from the sky, completely blocking Gao Fei's vision .

In addition to the boundless darkness, what frightened him even more was that a soft and flexible thing swooped over under the cover of darkness, wrapping his head tightly like a sack, and he felt needle-like pricks from the top of his head to his neck. It hurts and it's getting harder to breathe.

Gao Fei hastily threw away the torch, freeing his hands to tear the monster covering his head desperately.

Although he couldn't see it with his eyes, the hint from the astrolabe came into his mind clearly, telling him that he had to pass a DC15 strength check in order to get rid of the enveloping "Dark Mantle Beast".

Basaka is still in a state of exhaustion at level 1. He is at a disadvantage in the strength test, and the double dice is low, which invisibly increases the difficulty of breaking free from the wrap.

This time, Gao Fei's dice luck was really bad. He failed in two consecutive rounds of trying to break free, and was finally strangled by the Dark Mantle monster...

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Going back to the game interface again, Gao Fei was still in shock, both scared and regretful.

If I had known that there was such a despicable killer hidden in the depths of the cave, I should have spent an astrolabe energy to investigate the situation inside the cave in advance.

However, in a second thought, it occurred to me that the monster just now was pitch black, and it was impossible to distinguish it when it was attached to the rock. Even if the fog of war was dispelled in advance, it would probably still be attacked by surprise.

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It was already past 5 in the morning, so Gao Fei hung up the phone first, went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water, and made a cup of coffee.

There was still the discounted bread I bought at the supermarket the day before yesterday in the refrigerator. I took out two slices of toast and toasted them in a pan, served them with fried eggs and coffee, quickly finished this simple breakfast, and returned to the game.

Gao Fei was not in a hurry to read the file, opened the astrolabe database, checked the newly included monster illustrations, and saw a creature that looked like a giant squid.

This guy is the "Dark Mantle of Warcraft" who assassinated him just now. It is more than 1 meter long from the end of the tentacles to the top of the head, and weighs about 15 kilograms. When the body is fully opened, it looks like a gray umbrella.

The dark mantle monster has 22 health points, and the challenge level is 1/2 the same as the black bear. The six attributes are:

Strength 16, Dexterity 12, Constitution 13, Intelligence 2, Perception 10, Charm 5.

If Basaka is in a state of full health, it is a sure bet to win against Dark Mantle Warcraft head-on.Helpless, he was injured, and that cunning monster was good at sneak attacks, so he wouldn't give him a fair chance at all.

Dark Mantle monsters are used to hiding in dark and narrow attics or cave domes. They hang upside down from the ceiling like bats, and their filmy bodies are gathered like a natural stalactite.

This kind of monster is also good at mimicry, changing its skin color according to the color of the surrounding rocks, completely blending into the environment, even if it is closely observed, it is difficult to distinguish its camouflage.

In addition, the dark mantle monster also has a natural ability called "dark aura". Once activated, it will make the prey blind. Even with dark vision, they cannot see through this supernatural dark enchantment.

The opponents Gao Fei has encountered since entering the game, including orcs, poisonous snakes and cave bears, do not have magical or supernatural abilities and can win by hand-to-hand combat.

The Dark Curtain Beast is different. This is the first "magic beast" he met. Its innate ability "Dark Aura" is similar to the second-level magic "Darkness". Natural light sources such as torches cannot dispel the Dark Aura. The Dark Curtain Beast also has blind It has vision and can echolocate like a bat. Fighting it in the dark is tantamount to crippling your eyes.

Holding the astrolabe in his hands, Gao Fei racked his brains on how to kill the Dark Mantle monster entrenched in the depths of the cave.

Basaka had already taken a short rest today, and a level 1 character only had one Hit Dice, so he couldn't regain blood even if he continued to take a short rest.

However, after much deliberation, Gao Fei felt that it would be better to take a short rest first, at least to eliminate level 1 exhaustion, avoid disadvantages in strength checks, and at the same time prepare for the launch of "Rage".

But what to do after the short break?

Gao Fei was depressed and found that he seemed to have fallen into a desperate situation.

It is obviously not a wise move to break into the cave directly.

Basaka only had 4 health points left, and he would die if he was hit by the Dark Mantle monster.

Is it necessary to use krypton gold again to buy alchemy items from the system store?

This seemed to be the only way, but Gao Fei didn't have much gold coins left, and this game didn't support recharge, unless he had to, he didn't want to spend money to solve the problem.

While hesitating, Gao Fei accidentally glanced at Basaka's status bar, his eyes lit up, and he found a blind spot!
Basaka comes with three skills, "Sports", "Beast Taming" and "Intimidation". Among them, the skill "Beast Taming" can be used to appease livestock and wild animals. Goodwill is like training a wolf into a dog.

Basaka's beast taming skill has a +4 correction, which is not bad for a level 1 character. If he can subdue that cave-dwelling black bear through the beast taming check, wouldn't he be able to get a powerful thug?

Bringing a black bear to besiege the Dark Curtain Warcraft is absolutely easy!
This idea is a bit whimsical, but Gao Fei thought it was worth trying, and immediately went back to hunting black bears.

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