Chapter 220: Falling from the Sky
Chapter 220: Falling from the Sky
"Hong?!"
Lindsey instantly realized what the bat signified.
As he pursued the Lizardmen on the ground, he sent a signal to Hong as agreed upon.
And the subsequent events that unfolded were as follows.
The bat followed the broken passage into the underground, then tracked its master's location all the way, finally appearing in the shattered passage above at this critical moment.
And Hong, who had made the agreement...
Lindsey's heart skipped a beat, and he changed his observation point on the map based on the bat's flight path.
There was a dense cluster of red dots.
Each marker corresponded to a Lizardman preparing to launch an attack.
However, there was one unusually eye-catching green dot mixed in among them.
She charged straight through the tunnel, and along her trajectory, the red markers went out one by one, like traffic lights.
Hong chased after the bat's trail, and somehow made her way here, about to leap into the cave.
"Huh?"
Lindsey was dumbfounded, his mind filled with a jumble of thoughts.
Would a person falling from a height of several hundred meters in the air die from the impact? Due to air resistance, free fall would definitely not accelerate indefinitely, and there was an upper limit to the speed.
But even so, could a person withstand such an impact with just their body?
And would the laws of physics even apply in another world?
...
"Jumping off from such a height... Can you even fly?!"
Lindsey cursed.
At the same time, he consolidated his myriad thoughts into one idea—to save the person.
Lindsey rushed over, and fortunately, his speed was fast enough that he spotted a black dot falling straight down in the air.
Hong indeed couldn't fly.
Under free fall, the distance between them quickly closed.
Soon, even the pitch-black underground space couldn't hinder his vision.
Lindsey saw her first, the girl holding the Poisoned Spear, her entire body covered in Lizardmen blood, her fiery red eyes especially bright in the darkness, and she immediately spotted Lindsey as well.
The next second—
"Lindsey, it's so high up!"
Hong spread her arms in the air:
"Your bat was leading the way just fine, but why did it suddenly bring me here to jump off a cliff?"
So it's my fault? Lindsey's mouth twitched, but the situation was urgent, and he didn't have time to scold her.
He quickly dug a pit on the ground and filled it with clear water.
Immediately after, the Ancient Tree Emblem activated, and a tall Treant appeared in the pitch-black underground.
The clear water filling the ground was just an additional measure.
To save the falling target, the key was still in the cushioning.
Otherwise, even if the height was high enough, landing on the water's surface would be no different from crashing into crashing into a solid ground.
The cushioning method Lindsey chose was his own tree branches as a Treant.
He extended his lush treetop forward, positioning himself directly beneath Hong's fall.
Slap!—Crack, crack, crack—Splash!
A series of sounds rang out in front of him.
Lindsey felt like he had lost a lot of hair on his head, or rather, tree branches now.
Fortunately, the Treant's recovery ability was strong, and the branches grew back quickly.
At the same time, Hong, who had broken many branches, finally landed in the water and crawled out, soaking wet.
She wiped off the muddy water from her face.
Only then did she look at Lindsey, who had just transformed back into a human from his Treant state, with an astonished expression:
"Lindsey, what's going on here?"
"I followed the bat as agreed, but I encountered so many lizards along the way!"
Lindsey examined Hong up close.
(End)
Hong adhered to the agreement she made with Lin Sai before they parted ways.
However, the price for this was that the girl, who ventured underground alone, was covered in injuries. If not for her Awakened physique, even moving her body would have been extremely challenging.
"Next time you encounter such a dangerous situation, at least try to avoid it a little."
Lin Sai shook his head slightly and immediately took out some medicinal ointment from his bag to apply to her wounds.
"And this side is in complete chaos."
"Even if you wanted to come down, you shouldn't just jump down so recklessly, right?"
Hong smiled nonchalantly, "If I had come a little slower, wouldn't you have been in trouble if you encountered danger here?"
Expressing the reason for her actions, the girl looked at the still-tumbling rocks and soil, lightly changing the topic from earlier: "What exactly is going on over here, Lin Sai?"
Lin Sai grabbed Hong's hand and started running towards the north: "Let's talk as we leave this place."
"..."
The battle between the Lizard Dragon Chief and the Blind Elder continued.
Even as they moved away from the battlefield, Lin Sai informed Hong of the news he had gathered.
Hong did not hide her yearning.
Upon hearing that the Crystal Valley held the secret to the Dragon Beast's rapid advancement, the girl spoke with excitement: "It's something that can help people advance quickly to the Sixth Stage, or even the Seventh Stage!"
"If we get our hands on it, Lin Sai..."
Lin Sai immediately poured cold water on her enthusiasm, "I advise you not to think that way. Unless it's something immovable and constant, we're unlikely to gain the same benefits as the Dragon Beast has already enjoyed."
In the past, Hong would have likely fallen into a state of dejection in the face of such a setback.
However, her current thinking pattern was approaching Lin Sai's, so she immediately thought of another possibility: "Even if we can't become stronger, it can still help us understand our enemies better, right?"
Lin Sai did not deny this: "That's something I don't see a problem with."
Boom! As the two communicated, the ground beneath them trembled violently again.
The battle between the two Sixth Stage powerhouses near Salt Creek continued, and even from a great distance, they could still sense the movements from that side.
Hong immediately furrowed her brows, exclaiming, "Lin Sai, is the gap between the Sixth Stage and the Fifth Stage so vast?"
Her situation was similar to Lin Sai's.
Although she had encountered the Tree Mother of Starlight Forest, the circumstances were unique.
At this moment, the unreserved battle between the Blind Elder and the Lizard Dragon Chief revealed the true power of high-level beings, making the despairing gap between them painfully evident.
Lin Sai organized his thoughts: "One of my teachers once told me that upon reaching the Fifth Stage, Awakened beings earn the title of Ascended."
"I didn't have a clear feeling about this change at the time either."
"But now it seems that this so-called ascension is likely a far cry from what we imagined."
"Each advancement from the Fifth Stage onwards signifies changes that were unimaginable before."
As Lin Sai shared his perspective, his heart was filled with countless emotions.
The Sixth Stage beings were capable of causing such devastating earthquakes and landslides when they fought.
And the Seventh Stage Dragon Beast could even influence the entire world through its advancement!
What about the Eighth Stage, then? What level of power did the Unyielding King, a Ninth Stage being residing in the main city of the War School, Narckbond, possess?
Lin Sai wanted to exchange more opinions with Hong, but before he could say more, a faint sound echoed from the tunnel behind them: "Hissss..."
(End of Chapter)
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