SWDnovel Chapter 52 Watchtower
Chapter 52 Watchtower
"Pfft."
The flying axe swept across the air, embedding itself in flesh and blood, and slashed down a dark beast that was trying to jump onto the carriage.
The dark beast, its head cleaved open, fell with a howl, tripping over two other of its kind that were chasing after it.
However, You Che didn't have time to retrieve his flying axe, because there were more dark beasts chasing after him, and the coachman was frantically waving the reins and urging the horse to gallop!
Qingling was also busy, using her vines to protect the fragile carriage and poisoning several dark beasts that tried to approach.
With their combined efforts, the carriage finally shook off the horde of dark beasts and sped away.
"call……"
You Che was sweating bullets. He didn't have time to feel sorry for the few flying axes. He took a breath and looked to his side.
In the carriage, besides him and Qingling, there were two young people dressed as adventurers, a man and a woman, half-lying down, also panting heavily. One of them had injuries on his legs and back.
As for what happened, it's a rather complicated story.
You Che didn't know the two people; they just happened to meet on the road. At the time, You Che's carriage was traveling along the main road when he happened to see them fighting a group of naturally generated dark beasts on the roadside.
Originally, You Che neither needed to nor intended to get involved in this matter. These two seemed to be experienced adventurers, and although the group of dark beasts they were dealing with was not low-level, they should be able to handle it.
Unexpectedly, the mark on his forehead suddenly exerted its power again at this moment. Moreover, this time the gathered power seemed to be influenced by a relatively high-level dark race individual. Instead of generating new enemies, it was attracted to the dark beast horde over there and became the source of their recovery and even strengthening.
As a result, several dark beasts instantly recovered their full health and leveled up, which completely overwhelmed the two adventurers.
Seeing that they were about to be devoured by the suddenly strengthened horde of dark beasts, You Che, who was somewhat the source of the accident, could not stand idly by. Ignoring the coachman's opinion, he stepped in to help and had Qing Ling use vines to pull the two men onto the carriage.
This attracted the pursuit of the dark beast horde.
After a thrilling chase, they finally shook off the horde of dark beasts, and the carriage resumed its steady journey.
"What the hell!" The driver wiped his sweat and cursed, "Are you deaf? Do you know how dangerous that was just now...?"
"Splash!"
A bag of copper coins was thrown at his face. You Che remained expressionless: "Just drive... drive your carriage. We haven't gone very far yet."
The driver touched his money pouch, and most of the resentment on his face immediately disappeared. He didn't say anything more and turned back to concentrate on driving.
However, if you listen carefully, you can still hear him muttering complaints like, "The number of dark races we've encountered in the few days I've been on the road with you two is more than the number I've encountered in all my years of driving."
You Che ignored him.
They had been away from the town for two days, and as expected, they had encountered several attacks from the Hellen race along the way, which had terrified the coachman.
When Youche rented the car, he naturally couldn't say to the driver, "We encounter a wave of attacks from the Hell race every few hours, isn't that exciting?" It's normal for others to mention it now.
Of course, when encountering dark races along the way, he prioritized protecting the coachman. The most dangerous moment in the past two days was just now, and no damage was actually caused.
So even if he was in the wrong at first, a small bag of copper coins was enough to compensate the coachman, and You Che had no intention of taking special care of his feelings.
You Che then looked at the two adventurers and asked, "Are you alright?"
The female adventurer had just treated her companion's wounds, then took out a bottle of healing potion and handed it to him, before looking at You Che:
"We're alright, thank you... We were saved thanks to your help."
She had only spoken halfway when her tone changed. Besides gratitude, there was clearly something else mixed in with her words, and even the way she looked at You Che became somewhat meaningful.
It was the kind of look that said, "Those who know, know."
You Che: "..."
Well, although he knew he was "ordinary" in appearance, it was rare for someone to be so undisguised and to be so eager to seduce him right away.
Perhaps these seasoned adventurers face considerable pressure, even a degree of uncertainty about their future, which leads to a more unrestrained personality...
Fortunately, Yu Che was used to this, so he ignored the other party's enthusiastic gaze and asked, "Since you're here, you must be adventurers from 'Watchtower Town', right?"
A hint of disappointment flashed in the female adventurer's eyes, but she immediately replied, "Yes, we came here to wipe out the outbreak of dark races because we accepted a guild mission."
"The mission was supposed to be of moderate difficulty, but for some reason they suddenly went berserk... Now we've lost both of our horses."
You Che cleared his throat lightly: "I see. Could you tell me about the current situation in Watchtower Town? That's also our destination, but we've just arrived and aren't quite sure what's going on."
"Oh? Is that so?" The female adventurer seemed to realize something. "Then you must have come here for that labyrinth, right? Then let me give you a brief introduction to the labyrinth and this town."
You Che nodded and smiled: "Thank you."
"No need. If you need anything, I can do more for you." The female adventurer gave You Che a knowing look before slowly beginning her story.
You Che tried his best to stay calm and listened quietly to her explanation.
Their destination was "Watchtower".
Or to be more precise, it should be called "Watcher's Fortress," the labyrinth in the center of that town.
As mentioned before, this maze is very special. It is not the kind of maze where the entrance refreshes randomly, nor does it disappear after appearing for a period of time. It has a fixed location and exists for a long time.
Whether in the game or in this world, this maze is always located in the north-central part of the Obsidian Line, and was once one of the key nodes of the line.
As the name of the labyrinth suggests, the labyrinth was originally a fortress named after the Watchers.
During the dark turmoil of the past, this fortress almost succumbed to the tide of the dark army, and it was subsequently transformed into a labyrinth.
After that, due to the special mechanism that the maze was in a fixed location and was open for a long time, there would even be a situation where a group of maze monsters would rush out of the gate every once in a while and attack indiscriminately.
Therefore, in order to deal with this situation, the Adventurers' Guild mobilized manpower to set up a branch here. At the same time, the rich loot in this labyrinth has also attracted more adventurers.
Finally, Watchtown gradually took shape against this backdrop.
As for why the labyrinth wasn't eliminated once and for all... there are many reasons behind it, but in short, the kingdom tacitly allowed the existence of Watchtown.
Today, this place has become one of the most frequented gathering places for adventurers in the kingdom.
After listening to the female adventurer's explanation and comparing it with his own knowledge of the game, Yu Che finally confirmed that the previous plan was feasible and nodded.
"Thank you, you all should get some rest. After all, our destination is Watchtower, so let's head over there together."
The female adventurer exchanged a glance with her companion, and since neither of them had any objections, she said, "Okay, thank you for your help."
She stopped arguing and prepared to recover her strength.
But just as she was about to take a short nap, she remembered something and said:
"Um... although I don't think this needs to be mentioned, you need at least an E-rank adventurer certification to enter the dungeon."
"You and your companion... should be alright?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Qingling and thought that the elf who always wore the shielding amulet must be a druid.
Judging from their combat prowess just now, these two should both be at least at the E-level or higher.
But what she didn't know was that You Che's calm expression almost crumbled when he heard her words: What the hell?!
There are adventurer level restrictions for entering dungeons? That's not the case in the game!