Chapter 805 Entering the Abyss

Lightning couldn't help being silent.

She knew that Edith was right. If the pit was really that deep, one could imagine what would happen if she fell into it; if the answer was the latter, the situation would be more complicated if something interfered with the magic The Stone of Retaliation is fine, if it is a trap set by the enemy, it will be too dangerous for rescuers.

Those scythe beasts that come and go without a trace, as well as the worm carrier that swallowed the devil's stone tower, may be hiding in this snowy mountain. Without the warning of Nightingale and Sylvie, and the cover of the First Army, even the God's Punishment Witch might not be able to bring Fran back smoothly.

The little girl took a deep breath.

But adventure itself is fraught with danger.

A qualified explorer should not do nothing to save his companions.

"Let me go down and take a look." She walked up to the two parties in dispute, "No matter what to do next, we must first find out the situation at the bottom of the cave."

"Your ability is..." the blond man turned his head and asked. Lightning remembered that the other party's name seemed to be Elena. Although the body was male, the soul was an out-and-out Taquila ancient witch.

"Fly," she tapped on the goggles above her head, "In this case, I have an advantage over you to investigate."

"It's not a matter of inconvenience," Agatha frowned. "If you can't use your abilities at the bottom of the cave, how do you get back? Your Majesty said that this search will never allow you to act alone, whether it is the Witch Union or Taki All must be advanced steadily with the cooperation of the First Army.”

"Just hang a rope around my waist," Lightning said, expressing his thoughts, "If it is really the forbidden area created by God's Stone of Retaliation, I will be fine. As long as you find the rope Just hang down the cave wall and just pull me up."

An explorer not giving up on his companions does not mean acting recklessly. When she was a child, she heard from her father that there were many thrilling emergencies. As long as they were handled properly, most of the accidents could be saved.

Even without magic, she is still the most outstanding explorer!

"Let me follow," Nightingale interjected, "There is no distinction between up and down in the misty world. I can easily walk on the cliffs, and even if an enemy appears, I can immediately cover her back."

"What's the difference between this and acting alone?" Wendy shook her head again and again, "If there's a trap below, the two of you can't take care of it at all. Don't forget that there are enemies as powerful as high-level devils in this world!"

"We will never leave Fran alone, if you don't go, we will go by ourselves!" Elena said solemnly.

"Did four hundred years make you forget the importance of obeying orders?" Agatha's voice became serious, "In the name of Taquila's senior witch, I ask you not to act without authorization!"

"..." Hearing these words, all the witches of God's Punishment fell silent. Elena bit her lips, and finally took two steps back, saluting her chest.

"You don't need to argue about this kind of thing," Edith said suddenly, "According to His Majesty's instructions, the exploration must be carried out by the three parties, so it's enough to send the first army down, isn't it?"

"Have you found the way down?" Brian, the person in charge of the First Army, said in a daze.

"I didn't find the way, but I found this," she pointed to a cliff beside the entrance of the cave, and under the light of the torch, there were flickering spots of light on the rock wall, which were sparkling waves refracted by the flowing water. "The concrete boat used to make porridge has a set of lifting equipment. I often see them hoisting food directly from other supply ships instead of carrying it by hand."

"Ah... you're talking about the gondola system," Brian nodded. "It can indeed carry a large amount of goods at one time, but it needs to be driven by a steam engine..."

"So, as long as we move the machine on the ship here, we can transport two machine gun teams at the same time, and cooperate with the witch to enter this deep pit." Edith said word by word, "The length of the rope can be extended by connecting , the heavy machine should not be a problem for God's Punishment Witch. There is water here, so it can be guaranteed to run all the time, and the retreat passage required by His Majesty can also be satisfied. The only problem is how to dismantle it, First Army Someone should be able to do that, right?"

Brian hesitated, "It's fine if you just take it off, but if you want to put it back on..."

"That's just the loss of a ship and a steam engine," Edith raised her eyebrows. "The total is only five or six hundred gold dragons. How do you think His Majesty will choose?"

Five or six hundred... Lightning couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, isn't this a small sum?

Brian didn't think for too long, and quickly nodded, "I see, you will get a steam engine right away."

...

Half an hour later, there was a roaring machine beside the pit. After the cantilever of the hanging basket system was moved, it was found that it was difficult to fix it in the rock. This part of the equipment was simply discarded, and only the winch was used as a retracting tool. The flywheel of the steam engine drives the heavy winch to rotate back and forth, sending the strands of hemp rope straight into the pit. In order to prevent the rope from being broken by the rock wall, Agatha summoned solid ice to wrap around the hole, so that the rope could move up and down smoothly.

A huge iron basket was attached to the end of the hemp rope, enough to carry six to eight people and two Mark 1 heavy machine guns. Even if the witch loses the ability to fight, the machine gun team can provide powerful fire cover.

The first batch of people to ride the gondola were Agatha, Elena and six First Army soldiers, accompanied by Lightning and Nightingale.

After the adjustment of the lifting device was completed, everyone sank into the deep pit slowly, and the light of the fire above their heads became increasingly dim.

Lightning was tied to a rope and flew to the lower part of the center of the cave, leading the way for the people behind him. Maggie's not being around made her a little uncomfortable, but people had to be guarded outside the snow-capped mountains, and she still wanted to solve the mystery of the underground ruins more than monitoring the movement of evil beasts.

Every time she descended more than ten meters, she would look behind her.

The fire at the checkpoint was almost covered by darkness, the only light was the soft and steady light of the two luminous magic stones in the hanging basket, reflecting a light golden "ribbon", which was Agatha on the rock wall. The ice left behind along the way. The solid ice filled the rugged rocks and turned them into a flat mirror. Only in this way can the group of people fall smoothly.

After flying for nearly a hundred meters, Lightning's heart sank to the bottom little by little.

The chances of ordinary people surviving a fall from this height are very slim, and the only hope is that the vitality that devours the worm carrier is particularly tenacious.

At this moment, she noticed a strange reflection under her feet.

The light was very dim, as if the black curtain had opened its eyes, like a flickering slit. Lightning sent two signals upwards with the luminous magic stone, held his breath and accelerated his descent, and then stepped on a hard and smooth rock.

She bent down and touched the "ground" lightly. The surface of the dark stone was as smooth as a crystal, and the dark reflection was mixed with an indelible crimson...

She has seen this thing.

That is the huge black stone tower in the devil's camp. ;