Chapter 248: The Underground Mist
Chapter 248: The Underground Mist
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Beneath the ground, two picks, one white and one red, alternated in their rhythmic strikes.
Lindsey and Hong worked in tandem, digging a tunnel while Hong couldn't help but complain about their current situation. "Lindsey, I thought we'd have a better way to deal with this problem!"
Lindsey responded bluntly, "Unless we can fly over it!"
"Well, unless we go through the ground or swim across that river, there's no other way."
"..."
It was obvious that they wouldn't fall into such an obvious trap.
However, Hong raised another concern, "What if we keep digging and water starts leaking from above?"
Lindsey replied decisively, "Then I'll turn back and run. Hopefully, you can make it out before I seal the tunnel."
"Hey, can't you wait for me at that time?" Hong felt like kicking Lindsey, even though nothing had happened yet. But at that moment, she felt the ground beneath her feet soften slightly.
"Wait! Lindsey, the soil here is a bit damp."
"Back up, I'll block it!" Lindsey pushed Hong back a few meters, and several clumps of mud sealed the area, completely blocking any potential leaks. Then, he continued to point downward, "The depth here isn't enough; let's dig deeper!"
In the dark and cold underground, Lindsey and Hong continued their excavation.
Solving problems.
Sometimes, such simple yet troublesome methods were necessary.
The glacier meltwater formed a wide river, undoubtedly created by the Dragon Beast as a means of obstruction. They must avoid any contact with these water bodies at all costs!
...
Beneath the riverbed, a tunnel was being quietly dug out.
Two Awakened individuals, tireless in their labor, made good progress on the task at hand.
In half a day, they had already reached the other side of the river.
Lindsey frequently checked the map to confirm their distance from the water above and remained vigilant against potential troubles.
As they worked, Hong also began to think about other possibilities, raising a question, "Lindsey, do you think this river is the only obstacle the Dragon Beast has set up to stop us?"
Lindsey thought for a moment before replying, "I think that's possible."
Hong's eyes widened in surprise, her tone laced with a hint of displeasure, "You mean it's resigned to its fate? It doesn't even want to stop me from passing?"
Lindsey shook his head, "It's not resignation. I think the Dragon Beast is focusing its energy elsewhere."
"With its abilities, it could easily create more challenging obstacles. But now, since it's not doing that, it must have other plans."
At this point, Lindsey pointed ahead, "Like how it's trying to consume you or deal with the Dark Abyss that's plotting against it."
Hong was unfazed and rolled her eyes, "Great, now we have to deal with something we can't even see, and it's all about outsmarting each other again?"
Crack!
Suddenly, a different sound came from the swinging pickaxe.
Lindsey and Hong almost simultaneously stopped their movements, and both heads turned toward the source of the sound, illuminated by a torch.
A crystal-clear, icy plane appeared before them.
The chill emanating from it instantly lowered the surrounding temperature.
"It's an ice block!"
"Have we dug beneath the glacier?"
Lindsey quickly checked the map.
On the surface, they were still some distance away from the glacier.
But the glacier near Black Mountain had an even larger volume beneath the ground. He and Hong had dug too deep and had encountered the underground portion of the glacier prematurely.
Next to Lindsey, Hong had already started analyzing their next move, "Lindsey, should we keep digging through it?"
"Those Revivers, weren't they said to have hidden some means beneath Black Mountain? Let's sneak in without anyone noticing!"
Lindsey nodded in agreement:
"Alright, let's continue."
Returning to the surface now was definitely not a good idea.
This place was too close to Black Mountain, and the moment they appeared on the ground, there was a risk of being immediately discovered by the Dragon Beast.
Moreover, based on the fact that the Dark Abyss had set up some measures underground, the Dragon Beast's surveillance of this area should be greatly reduced.
Digging a tunnel was undoubtedly the best choice at the moment! The two picks continued their excavation, transforming from digging in the soil to advancing through the glacier.
This was an experience entirely different from digging a tunnel.
Not only did the surrounding environment become bone-chillingly cold, but as they dug, they would inexplicably break through some cracks within the glacier, and sometimes they could even see frozen corpses within the ice.
After they had advanced about 500 meters.
Misfortune struck.
Lindsey's pickaxe struck the ice wall in front, and the corresponding ice block naturally fell.
Splash!!!
In an instant, a torrent of water gushed out.
What appeared behind the ice wall was not the main body of the glacier but a cold stream of water!
Hong instinctively rushed forward, wanting to block the gap with her body:
"Huh? Lindsey, let's plug this up!"
"Glug—burp!"
The girl accidentally swallowed some icy water and couldn't help but let out a cold burp.
Lindsey pulled Hong away, and the resource-transformed ice block was pushed towards the gap.
Sizzle—
The glacier emitted some subtle sounds, but the water flow was finally blocked.
At this moment, Lindsey and Hong exchanged a glance, both of them now wet and drenched, as if they had just taken a bath with their clothes on.
"Phew—"
"Hehe..."
In each other's gaze, Lindsey and Hong breathed a sigh of relief, very much in sync, and leaned against the glacier beside them.
Because the worst-case scenario didn't happen.
This water flow was different from the raging torrent on the surface.
It was genuine glacier meltwater, unaffected by any Dragon Beast skills.
In the moment the water gushed out, both of them truly felt their hearts leap into their throats.
If this water flow had anything to do with the Dragon Beast.
Their previous stealth would be for naught, and they might even face a massive threat from above in the next second!
After a few seconds of relief, Lindsey also analyzed the current situation:
"This should be the internal meltwater of the glacier. Let's dig upwards."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lindsey swung the meteor hammer again and started digging upwards.
Hong helped as well, casually probing:
"You seem to have another idea?"
Lindsey nodded in response:
"There are indeed such water flow systems within glaciers, and their existence often indicates larger ice caves and tunnels."
Hong immediately understood Lindsey's intention:
"So, by finding such a place, we can follow the tunnel instead of continuing to dig here!"
Lindsey didn't confirm or deny:
"It'll save us some effort."
In the next few minutes.
Lindsey and Hong were forced to take several more baths with their clothes on.
But they successfully found a tunnel with flowing meltwater and discovered a resting place inside.
The two of them groped their way through the tunnel, their feet wet from the mixed water.
Upon reaching a new location, Lindsey naturally opened the map to scout the environment.
"Hmm?"
As soon as the skill panel opened, Lindsey's face darkened.
The map, which had always been very useful, became blurry in front of them, as if shrouded in a veil of mist! Something was preventing the map's detection.
(End of Chapter)
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