Chapter 97 Is There a Monster?

Without those two high-level protoss, the remaining rookies could not even exert 30% of their combat effectiveness in this state where they could not see their surroundings at all. Under the joint attack of me and my demon pets, they were all quickly defeated. Straighten up.

After killing the remaining protoss, I threw all the corpses to Lilith for devouring evolution. Although the more the same kind of protoss ate, the worse the effect, but the corpses were of little use anyway, so it was good for Lilith to use them as waste.

After taking back all the remaining evil fog, I stood the Gate of the Earth on the lake, then summoned the little dragon girl and said: "Can you move all the water in this lake into the lake of the Mother Goddess of the Earth?" ?"

The Gate of the Earth connects to the back garden of Mother Earth, but this so-called garden is actually a rather large piece of land. There happens to be a fairly large lake in the center of this area. If we pump all the water in the lake in front of us into the lake in the garden of Mother Earth, the water level of that lake will at most rise. It's only one or two meters, so it won't have much impact on the surrounding environment. I think Mother Earth won't mind. Even if she is really unhappy, at worst, I will just find a place to pour the water out later.

When Xiao Longnu heard my request, she looked at the area of ​​the lake, and then said: "It should be no problem, but this lake is relatively large, so it may take some time."

"Approximately how long will it take?"

"It may take three to four hours to completely drain it, but anyway, you just want to make it easier to salvage the treasure underneath. There is no need to drain it all. It can be basically done in two or three hours."

"Then work quickly."

"Okay." After confirming the order, Xiao Longnu flew to the surface of the lake, then reached out and pointed toward the water. A layer of dense white mist instantly appeared on the entire lake, and then the white mist seemed to come to life again. It began to roll and flow into the gate of the earth. Finally, it all floated into the lake of Mother Earth and turned into water again and landed in the lake.

On the surface, this conversion speed does not seem very fast, but in fact, this speed is still quite terrifying. Xiao Longnu has used this method to help me fight against the enemy's fire magic before. At that time, a small lake was drained, which shows that its speed is still very fast.

In fact, some of my demon pets originally pumped water faster, but I didn't want to take that risk. Ling's dimensional space magic is a small black hole. The speed of that thing absorbing water is absolutely exaggerated. As long as it sinks to the bottom of the lake, it will take less than half an hour to drain the entire lake. But that method is too violent, and the black hole is completely uncontrollable, which means that it will absorb everything. By then the water will be drained out, and the baby will also go in with it. Isn’t our work in vain?

We were not idle while Xiao Longnu was pumping water. I have sent out all my magical pets that can dive. They will be responsible for collecting some treasures in the water in advance. Anyway, although Xiao Longnu's method of pumping water is very fast, it is very gentle. Even if there are people in the lake, there will be no danger. , and starting collection in advance will also help improve efficiency. Otherwise, we couldn't just stand there in a daze for the two or three hours when Xiao Longnu was pumping water, right?

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but after pumping water for several minutes, it was suddenly stopped.

"Stop it. Stop it."

"What's going on?" Looking at the demon pets that all stopped, I asked Aina in confusion.

A Dianna pointed in one direction and said: "Just now when I was searching the specific area where the treasure sank underwater, I discovered that there are actually two large holes on the other side of the lake connected to other water sources. According to the principle of connecting pipes, if we are here While pumping water, the water from the other two sides will automatically be replenished to this side. If this continues, we will not only be pumping water from this lake. We don’t know how much water is there, in case there is still water there. With more water, wouldn’t we never be able to pump it all out?”

"What? Are there other passages under the water?"

"Yes. There are two big openings."

Xiao Longnu suddenly realized and said: "I wonder why I haven't seen the water level drop after pumping for a long time! If there is really a large body of water over there, then we can't do this. Even if my magic power can withstand it, I don't care about time. The problem is, Mother Earth’s lakes can’t hold much water! Draining this lake will be enough to fill up the other lake. If the lake is drained again, Mother Earth’s back garden will become a swamp! "

"Then what should we do?" Lucky asked, "Can't we just block the entrance to the cave?"

"No." Ling said: "The lake water here is warm, which means that there is a lava tube passing through nearby. If we block the water flow channel, it will definitely change the pressure balance here. If the lava tube ruptures and the entire place is flooded, it will be It's terrible. It's okay to fish things in the water, but fishing in lava is not a simple matter. Even if Xiaofeng and the others are not afraid of lava, the light transmission property of lava is almost zero. Thinking about it in that kind of thing If you find the treasure, you can only 'touch' it with your hands. In such a large area, the lava will probably cool down before we can pick it up!"

"It doesn't work either by pumping or blocking, so what should I do?" Xiao Longnu asked.

Ling thought for a while and said: "No matter what we do, we must first figure out where the two channels are connected. If there is not much water on the other side, it is not impossible for us to spend more time draining it. If there is a lot of water, Let’s just think of another way.”

"Yes, no matter what, let's go and check the situation first." After I figured out the key, I immediately said to Xiao Longnu: "Stop pumping water for now, and help everyone get into the water to fish for things. A Di Na, you and I will go there first. We'll talk about it after we get a clearer picture of the situation inside the two channels. Others are on shore to take care of them."

"clear."

After assigning the work, I pulled down the visor on my helmet, and then jumped into the lake. Aina followed me and jumped into the water, then turned her legs back into fish tails and flashed past me. Although her athletic ability on land is not very outstanding, she will completely turn upside down after entering the water. Except for the little dragon girl, few of my demon pets can catch up with her in the water.

Seeing that A Di Na had already passed me, I spread my wings and started to flap. Although my wings were not originally designed for swimming, the mechanical structures of water and air are basically the same, so I can swim in the water with my wings, but the efficiency is not very high. Of course, compared with human hands and feet, that's a much better thing. At least the wings are large enough when spread out.

After flapping our wings a few times to catch up with Grandma, we swam toward one of the passages together. According to Aina, the two passages she discovered were not all bad, because one of the two passages was filling water into the lake, while the other was pumping water out of the lake. Therefore, as long as we can find a way to fix the entrance where water flows in, the exit will not only not affect our pumping work, but will speed up our pumping speed. However, it cannot be said that it is necessarily a good thing over there, because the water coming out of that water outlet is not necessarily because the water area connected by the pipeline is lower than the terrain here. It may also be because the pressure at the other water inlet is too high, causing the lake to move towards It was caused by forced water injection into a higher-lying pipe on the other side. If that's the case, once we close the water inlet, the original outlet will flow back, which means both are water inlets.

While thinking about ways to block the passage, Grandma and I sneaked into the passage.

The width of this passage is relatively large, with a diameter of seven or eight meters at the entrance. It was not discovered at first because the entrance was so large that A Di Na thought it was a big pit at the bottom of the lake. However, the only really wide one is the entrance. As we continue to go deeper, the internal passages become narrower and narrower. After diving down for about ten meters in a nearly vertical manner along the channel, the diameter of the channel changed from eight meters at the beginning to less than two meters now, but this width is already quite large for us. Anyway, with our size, we can easily pass as long as the diameter is not less than one meter.

After continuing to descend for five or six meters, the passage began to change from vertical to horizontal, and the passage continued to shrink during the turn. When the passage completely turned horizontal, it was only about one meter wide, and Some of them were less than a meter wide, so I had to spend an eternity cutting off some protruding parts of the rock to climb over. Fortunately, although the passage ahead has always been so narrow, it finally did not continue to shrink, and after climbing through a narrow area of ​​more than 20 meters with difficulty, the passage began to gradually widen again.

"It seems that the exit is ahead." A Di Na suddenly turned around and said.

"Go out and take a look." When I heard A Di Na's words, I grabbed the passages on both sides and pulled back hard, and my body immediately got out of the passage. There seems to be a large body of water on this side of the channel, but because the visibility in the water is not too high, the specific area is not yet clear. If you want to confirm the area, you have to surface first. The wings were able to function again in the spacious environment. After I flapped several times, my body immediately accelerated and floated upwards, and soon emerged from the water.

I originally expected that the water here would be a small lake or something, so that it would be easier to control the water flow, but after I surfaced, I completely gave up my previous illusions. Because what appears before our eyes is a huge underground ocean.

"Holy crap, how can there be such a large sea under the Russian God Realm?"

"I don't know." A Dianna answered simply and then added: "But I definitely want to drain this place, so there is no hope. If this place is drained, the Earth Mother Goddess will become the Water Goddess!"

"Have you observed the situation in that passage just now? Can it be blocked?"

A Dianna shook her head and said: "No, I have tested it with ultrasonic waves. There is only a thin rock wall between the lava layer and the water channel. Forcibly blocking the channel will cause pressure changes on both sides of the rock wall, and there will be no water flow. Due to the cooling effect, the rock wall will soon be burned through by the lava. At that time, the high-temperature lava will flow into the lake there in large quantities under the pressure. On the one hand, the water level will be raised, which will affect our work. On the other hand, the influx of lava will The magma will eventually seal the entire cave, and by then nothing will be fished out."

I thought about it and said, "It doesn't have to be this way."

"Is there any other way?" A Di Na looked at me with a little doubt and asked.

"The rock wall cannot withstand the pressure because the water here has been drained, and the high temperature will soften the rock. We just need to do the opposite."

"in turn?"

"Isn't it enough to just let the frost and snow freeze the entire passage? When the water freezes into ice, the volume will increase. Not only can it withstand the pressure, but it can also cool the magma on the opposite side and thicken the rock wall."

"Yes. Then do we have to freeze it on the other side in the same way?"

"That won't work." I explained: "Shuangxue is just one person. He can't control this side!"

"Isn't there Emmenis?"

"I've completely forgotten about this!"

Emenes' true mirror skill allows her to completely copy all the characteristics of a creature that is not much stronger than her, including the opponent's skills. As long as Amynis uses a real mirror to copy itself into frost and snow, we will have two super refrigerators, so that we can freeze the two channels on both sides to ensure that the water will not flow back. However, we have to wait until we investigate the passage on that side first. If that side is indeed lower than this side, then there is no need to block it at all, but it can help speed up the emptying of the lake.

After swimming out of the channel here, we did not immediately swim in from the other side. Instead, we went ashore and notified Xiao Longnu to take Shuangxue into the water to freeze the underwater channel here. Although Shuangxue can use ice spells, she cannot manipulate water, so she must have the help of Xiao Longnu to get her to the bottom of the water to freeze the channel. In addition, the reason why we don't enter another channel first is that we want to see which way the water there flows. If it is still flowing out after this side is blocked, then there is no need to go and take a look.

With the help of Xiao Longnu, Shuangxue quickly dived into the water and froze the passage bit by bit. However, because the nearby geothermal resources were too rich, the freezing time could only last about eight hours. After that, the ice will begin to melt. Of course, if Shuangxue is always there to replenish his magic power, he can last for a long time.

After Shuangxue finished reporting the situation, I sneaked to another passage with Aina to observe the situation, but the result was not very good. Although the water flow is very slow, this channel is indeed flowing backwards. Based on this analysis, the water pressure on the other side must be higher than here, so this channel must be sealed together. However, we have to observe how to seal it specifically. The structure of the underground passage seems solid, but in fact it is very fragile. Once its balance is broken, it is likely to cause collapse. We dare not act recklessly without investigation.

Contrary to the previous passage, the entrance to this passage was quite narrow. Auntina easily got in, but I had to widen it a little before I could barely squeeze in. But once you pass through the one-meter-long passage, the back is obviously much more spacious. Behind the entrance, the passage suddenly expanded into a huge pipe with a diameter of more than twenty meters, and as we continued to move forward, it tended to become wider and wider.

Since this relatively wide place can fully expand the wings, our speed is much faster than in the previous channel, but despite this, we still swam for almost twenty minutes and still did not see the exit.

"Master, this passage seems to be very long. What should we do? Keep going?"

I thought for a moment and said, "That's it. If you are fast, just rush forward as fast as you can. If you still can't see the end in ten minutes, you can turn around and come back."

"Okay." Without me dragging her down, A Dianna's speed became obviously faster. She is a mermaid herself, and the underwater environment is a paradise for her. Once she completely lets go of her speed, it is like a rocket. From behind, I saw that the string of bubble people she stirred up has disappeared. However, although Grandma has already jumped far away, with the help of spiritual contact, I can clearly feel the various information sent back by her senses.

From the sonar feedback signal of A Di Na, I found that this channel is actually trumpet-shaped. The place we entered is the thinnest end, but the front is getting wider and wider. In the end, even A Di Na’s voice Nadu can't reach the edge. Although Ah Di Na had only been out for five or six minutes now, I still gave the order for her to return. Since this location is already so wide, there is no point in going any further. Anyway, we already know that the water in this channel cannot be drained, and blocking it should be no problem. After all, we have not found any dangerous geological structures such as lava channels here, and with the diameter of the channels here, even if the lava layer is perforated, it will definitely be completely cooled by the water here, and it will not affect us at all. Condition.

A Di Na began to swim back after receiving my order, but just after she turned around, her and I suddenly received a vague sonar signal in our minds at the same time.

"What is that?" Because I don't have a sonar myself, so although the feedback signals I receive are the same, I can't analyze these signals as accurately as A Di Na. I can only feel it roughly.

A Dianna immediately answered after hearing my question: "I don't know, the distance is too far and the signal is very weak, but this thing can move on its own, and its size is more than twice that of an adult dragon."

There are only two situations for a thing that can move on its own, either it is a living thing, or it is a man-made vehicle. It is obviously unlikely that a submarine would appear in such a closed underground water system, so a more reliable explanation is that this thing is a living creature. There is a living creature that can move in this closed underground water system, and its size is so large. Needless to say, you should know that this thing is definitely not a benign creature. If all my magic pets were here and I was free, I might go over and see what this thing was, but in this case, it's better to do more than to do less.

"Ana, don't worry about that thing and return quickly."

After I gave the order, I was about to swim back, but Adi Na suddenly exclaimed: "No, that thing is rushing towards me, so fast!"