Whispering Poems

Chapter 225 Cave
Unlike the weirdness of space movement when going to St. Barrons, Shad didn't see any illusions.The voice in the ear fell, and immediately, the surrounding white mist disappeared.

He felt that he was standing still at all, but looking around, after the white mist cleared, he stood in the familiar circular space, and in front of him was still the statue of the ancient god that lit up with his gaze .

But this time, it was no longer the statue space under the Plaza de Saint Teresa. There were no debris piled up around the walls, and it was so clean that there was no dust.Although it is still a circular space, the area here seems to be smaller and the height of the ceiling is higher:
"Successful, but this statue is actually in this circular space, and it seems to be the same group as the people who placed the statue in Saint Teresa Square."

A smile formed on the corner of his mouth, and he looked down at the suitcase.Open it up to see, all the items are there.This represents space travel and can carry items containing supernatural powers.

But the heart still did not relax, but immediately used the thaumaturgy [Echo of the Past].

Five times in a row, no human voice was heard, which also proved that there is a high probability that this space has not been used for a long time.

But Xia De didn't try to explore the outside world in a hurry, but turned around and reached out to touch the statue of the ancient god again.

After the incantation was spoken, he returned to the white mist area of ​​the "space labyrinth". As expected, the two wooden road signs were still in the blurred path in the white mist.

After touching the road sign marked 1, the voice whispered in the ear:
[The original crack will guide you. 】

The white mist dissipated, and the circular space was seen again.The debris piled up by the wall has already told Xia De that this is the underground of his home.After returning from the basement to the first floor and seeing the San Teresa Square in the rain outside the window, it was finally confirmed that there is no waiting time for the long-distance transmission of the statue, which is really a good thing.

Mia was placed with Miss Louisa just now, but now it seems unnecessary.But there is no need to bring the cat back immediately, Xia De returned to the basement with a suitcase and an umbrella, and returned to a new circular space through the statue, ready to start a new adventure.

Looking at the statue, the statue immediately glowed with a soft light.Then open the suitcase, put the important items on the body, then hold the revolver and look at the curved wall facing the statue.According to the law, the location of the hidden wall is here.

"Can you feel what's beyond this wall?"

【You are only sensitive to elements in your soul, not have the ability to see through. 】

"OK then."

He stared nervously in front of him, and then called out the ring of life to illuminate the wall, and the wall disappeared.

There didn't seem to be any light outside, only deep darkness.The light of the statue behind him only stays in this space and cannot illuminate the outside environment.

"Silver Moon."

He walked out of the circular space with a gun in one hand, and then shouted softly, letting the faint light of the silver moon radiate from his fingers.

What you see in front of you is a deep and dark passage, and the position where the hidden wall is is the end of the passage.

The ground under his feet is not soil, but rough and hard stones, surrounded by slippery rock walls, and some green moss like water plants grow on it.It was extremely dark all around, and under the deliberately maintained dim light, a penetrating chill made Xia De unable to help but think of many horror scenes.At this time, even if there were ugly murlocs pounced in the dark, he would not be surprised.

The aisle is not very wide, probably enough for three people of Shade's build to stand side by side.As for the height, Xia De believed that as long as he took off lightly, he would be able to hit the rock wall above immediately.

Because it's so low, you don't have to lift your fingers to see the full picture of the standing position:

"But why no bats?"

He thought to himself, and searched under his feet again, but found no animal feces or footprints:
"It's strange."

The air is damp and cold, and when the nose is gently moved, a strange smell floods into the nasal cavity, which is rotten and damp.No matter where it is, no human has probably set foot here for a long time.

So I slightly enhanced the light of my fingers so that I could see farther.Only then did I discover that where the passage extended to the front, there was a dark thing lying there.

After approaching cautiously, I discovered that it was a group of sea turtles.These turtles looked a little hideous in the dark, but after being illuminated by the light of the silver moon, they just shifted their positions slowly. It seemed that Shad disturbed them:

"Where the hell am I?"

The passage is also slightly downward while going forward, which means that the hidden wall at the end of the passage is actually on a high place.

Going out along the passage, you need to be extra careful under your feet, and the uneven ground rocks are getting more and more slippery.

This passage is not very long, and you can see the end in about 50 steps.During this period, in addition to seeing a group of sea turtles, Xia De also saw a nest of crabs, a few rotten dead fish, and some things that looked like sea anemones.

During this period, he also tried [Echo of Blood] and [Echo of the Past] many times, but found no trace of human activities.It seems that not only the inside of the wall, but even this passage has been left untouched for a long time.

Continuing to walk forward, the sound of water became more and more clear, and when we left the hidden wall for more than 20 steps, there was already a layer of water on the ground.Going forward, the terrain becomes lower and the water deeper.

After more than 50 steps, the water had reached Xia De's knees.He couldn't go any further, the light shone forward, and he could clearly see that the entire downward passage was completely submerged in water not far away.

He can feel the flow of water, which means that this is not stagnant water but living water, and the outside should be
"ocean."

This is the answer that Xia De tasted after dipping his hand in a little water, and the animals and plants he saw just now proved this point.

Considering that there is seawater in front of this place, and there is oxygen in the closed passage with hidden walls behind, and no air holes can be seen inside the passage, it is reasonable to believe that during a certain period of time between high tide and low tide, at least the passage Part of it will be directly connected to the outside world.

"That is to say, if you enter the water and swim outward, it shouldn't take long to reach the outside world."

Thinking in his heart, Xia De turned back to hide the wall, passed the statue and returned home with a suitcase again.

Reorganize and retract items into boxes, with an emphasis on a dry set of clothing and boots.Then a large piece of impermeable canvas left by the previous detective was found, cut and completely wrapped around the suitcase.

I found some hemp ropes at home, connected them end to end, and used the remaining ropes to tie the strictly waterproof suitcase to the back, and then returned to the cold and damp passage.

After walking fifty steps forward, the water surface was almost at knee level.Tie one end of the very long rope to the rock pillar protruding from the ground and water, and tie the other end to your waist.

After confirming that both ends are very secure, Xia De wades forward and can already feel the fish swimming under the water surface.

After the water surface completely submerged his waist, Xia De took a deep breath:

"Spell - underwater breathing."

Dive forward into the water, just like trying a spell in the water basin before, the eyes can be opened in the water, and when breathing in the water, it is as comfortable as breathing in the air.The feeling of oxygen entering the lungs from the outside world makes the whole body feel happy.He stepped on the extremely slippery ground and walked forward with difficulty for dozens of steps. After confirming that the water was deep enough, he swam forward in the winding passage.

　PS: Where does underwater breathing come from, it should go without saying.
　
(End of this chapter)