Chapter 162 Fear and Laughter
Chapter 162 Fear and Laughter
Deep underground, in the dim and empty space, the ground was littered with rubble from the recent tremor, and the potential dangers made every step forward uncertain, until a beam of light appeared.
"What's going on? Where are we?"
After falling, Zeta stood up, waved her hand to condense a ball of light that floated into the sky, acting as a light bulb to illuminate the surrounding environment.
This is an unusually large cave with a passage that seems to have no end. The rock walls are bright and clean, and what's even stranger is that there are supporting poles here, and upon closer inspection, you can see that there are screws on them.
"This doesn't belong to this world; there's something very wrong with this place."
"And judging from the size of this underground passage, it doesn't seem to be designed for normal human use. Even considering Zeta's size, this place is quite spacious. This is not something an ordinary person could achieve."
Trying to shine the light further, Zeta and Haruki discovered that the entire underground passage had this structure, clearly excavated by external forces, and the level of technology to achieve this was quite advanced.
"We can't figure these things out on our own; we need to find a way to reunite with everyone."
"Sean, Ajiu, Zhaoyu? Where are you? Answer me!"
Zeta's shouts echoed through the passage, but there was no response for a while; Zeta had completely lost her way with the others.
"Hey, Ajiu, can you hear me? Hello?"
Haruki tried to contact Aku using Yugi's Crystal, but it was to no avail. The situation of the others was as unknown as that of the underground passage, leaving Haruki and Zeta at a loss for what to do.
Encountering monsters is a minor matter, but getting separated from your companions in this strange environment would render Zeta powerless. Fighting prowess alone cannot guarantee the safety of your companions, and with so many protective supports around, this doesn't seem like a place where you can act freely.
"Zeta, Haruki, I'm here, please help me."
Sean's voice came from behind him. He had been awakened from his unconsciousness by Zeta's shouts. When he regained consciousness, Sean felt dizzy and his vision went black. His bottom was also a little cold.
Once Zeta pulled Sean out of his predicament of being stuck in the ground, Sean was finally able to catch his breath. He never expected that the monster would be so powerful, to the point that it could create barriers.
"Do you know what's going on, Sean? Where are we?"
"I don't know where this place is, but I know that the barrier released by the 'Peak-Piercing Mountain' must have knocked us all underground. The Peak-Piercing Mountain is a magical beast of the same kind as the Piercing Mountain. They all have innate earth magic, but this is the first time I've seen such a large-scale barrier magic. I have no idea how powerful it is."
"Was this passage carved out of the mountaintop? How are we going to get out?"
"Perhaps only their magical beast race could create an underground passage that could accommodate giants and monsters. If we want to get out, we need to find out where we are first, and we also need to find Ajiu and Zhaoyu. Let me handle this."
Sean patted himself to loosen up, trying to clear his head while preparing the Earth Blessing spell. This was a good opportunity for Sean to test the knowledge he had learned.
With a touch of his finger, a pair of tactical goggles, formed from condensed light energy, were placed on AlphaShaun's head. The overall outline of the goggles was based on the shape of Tsuchiya's face, and the accompanying armored headset allowed AlphaShaun to explore information more accurately.
"Wow, that's amazing, Sean! You've never seen anything like glasses that can be created. I never knew your imagination was so incredible!"
"Can I concentrate for a bit, Zeta?"
"I'm sorry, I talked too much."
Zeta retreated to the wall, giving Alpha Shawn enough space to maneuver. In this unfamiliar situation, Zeta and Haruki chose to trust the locals of this world, and Shawn's years of accumulated adventure experience served as the best guide at this moment.
The Earth Blessing magic flowed from AlphaShann's chest to his palms, then into the ground, spreading to the surroundings and far away. The feedback from the magical fluctuations gathered in AlphaShann's glasses, allowing him to grasp the most comprehensive information about the terrain.
"The passages here are all of uniform size and distributed in a regular pattern. It seems that this is really an extraordinary place, and the area is unexpectedly large. We are already beyond the detection range of the surface."
AlphaShawn stood up to organize the information. Although the situation was still unclear, it was not a complete loss. Although the terrain could not be explored clearly, AlphaShawn discovered that these abnormal passages all had one characteristic.
“All these passages lead to a place where there is some kind of structure, as if it were artificially constructed, where we might be able to learn more information.”
"Okay, let's set off then, and try to meet up with everyone as soon as possible so we can go out together."
Without delay, Zeta and Alpha Shawn immediately took off, with Shawn leading the way as they flew rapidly hundreds of meters underground.
A loud clang broke the silence of the underground. Startled awake by the noise, Ajiu sat up abruptly. The ground was flat and smooth, with no muddy feel at all. Ajiu felt as if he were lying on a piece of ice crystal.
Everything around was completely unfamiliar. It was neither like the caves they had explored before, nor like the ruins brimming with magic. There were too many things that Ajiu was unfamiliar with.
"Where am I? Where is my magic book? Strange, I can't sense my magic book anymore."
Relying on a sliver of light from the crystals outside, Ajiu groped around her surroundings. She had to find the legendary magic book quickly, otherwise she wouldn't be able to contact everyone and her situation would be quite dangerous.
Not only the magic book, but A-Jiu couldn't sense much of any other magic either. What bad luck! A-Jiu was really starting to hate this place more and more.
He lifted his leg and walked towards the light, kicking a rock on the ground and watching it fall directly down in front of him, without making a sound for a long time.
Ajiu's anxiety intensified. Had he stumbled into a bottomless pit, or was he trapped in an underground fissure? In any case, these were not places for a normal person to be.
Wait, something sounds closer...
The increasingly close breathing and growing noises seemed to indicate that a monster was approaching Ajiu's location.
A-Jiu panicked and frantically tried to find a place to hide, but the surrounding environment was too dark and unfamiliar. A-Jiu was afraid that if she misjudged the situation, she would fall like that unlucky stone.
Terrified, A-Jiu sat on the ground, groping her way forward. When the monster's roar was deafening, A-Jiu gripped a stone tightly with trembling hands, intending to make a final move...
"Who threw that stone? Don't they know that throwing things from high places shows a lack of public morality? Wait... Ah Jiu, is that you?"
When Zhao Yu's complaints reached A Jiu's ears, the girl's anxious heart was immediately relieved. It was so good to be able to reunite with Sister Zhao Yu in this terrible place. A Jiu couldn't wait to rush into Zhao Yu's arms and complain.
"Sister Zhaoyu, you're finally here! I was so scared in this place. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you... Oh my god, what's this?!"
Gomora's big eyes appeared in Ajiu's field of vision first, startling Ajiu, who was already ready to take off, so much so that he fell to the ground.
"Ah Jiu, is that really you? So you were here all along. I've finally found you."
Zhao Yu gestured to Gomora to lower itself a little so that Zhao Yu could land. Now Zhao Yu was finally in front of A Jiu, and A Jiu almost cried.
"You're finally here, Sister Zhaoyu! I was so scared!"
Ajiu immediately threw herself into Zhaoyu's arms for comfort; she really couldn't wait to leave this place.
"Let's talk this out. Can you put the stone down?"
The stone that Ajiu hadn't put down landed directly on Zhaoyu's back, making Zhaoyu even more certain that it was Ajiu who had thrown the stone. She knew she had to teach Ajiu a lesson later.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I was too nervous and forgot I still had the stone in my hand. Um, I hope that stone didn't hit anyone?"
A-Jiu looked incredibly guilty, but this only earned her a disapproving look from Gomora.
"I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to!!!"
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