The fire in front of me burned for a while, but it showed no intention of extinguishing.
The robot in the middle sprayed out sparks several times, and some even splashed into the water next to it.
Fortunately, the surrounding area was extremely humid, and there was no dry grass or the like, so the sparks sprayed out could not increase the intensity of the fire.
Xie Chen moved to the side and looked at the surrounding situation by the firelight.
In addition to the water spring in front, plus several palm trees on the side and back, if you don't count the weeds, there are actually only these things.
Xie Chen moved back little by little, getting farther and farther away from the large fire that was still burning in front of him, and then slowly looked around.
After observing for a long time, I didn't find any intersection here.
In this case, returning the same way is your best option.
"There is no other way..."
Xie Chen looked helplessly in front of him. The fire began to slowly weaken at this time, and was no longer as fierce as before.
But there is still enough oxygen here.
This large pile of flames has been burning for so long, but it has not exhausted all the oxygen in it.
Thinking of this, Xie Chen felt a little confused.
Just now, because there were four robots around, the danger was not small at all, so there was no extra time and energy to pay attention.
Now that I have just recovered, how can these palm trees several meters high next to me and these weeds on the ground thrive?
You must know that this place is underground, and there is no sunlight at all. Even if these plants have water and nutrients, they cannot carry out photosynthesis.
In the end, all we can do is wait for death.
But why do these palm trees and weeds still look healthy under these conditions?
When I came from the aisle, I didn't even see any yellowing leaves along the way. They were all normal and incredibly green.
Xie Chen stood up slowly, and then looked above his head. Unfortunately, what he saw was still a vast darkness.
It was impossible to see clearly from the top of the head, and no measures could be seen.
At least since he walked over there and entered this area, he hasn't seen any light other than the large burning fire.
Unless there are plant lights here that allow these plants to photosynthesize at a certain period of time, I will never believe that this thing is normal.
As soon as Xie Chen thought of this, he quickly walked to the side, but the road was further than he thought.
They say it's a road, but that's just a nice word. Those weeds blocking your feet are all stepped on step by step in order to avoid them quickly.
Although this speed is much slower, there is nothing that can be done. After all, it is not easy to find some clues from the side of this area.
Not to mention that many times it is important to be reluctant to let go of the children and not to ensnare the wolf. In comparison, this is not a big sacrifice.
After walking out for a long time, the fire that was originally glowing behind him began to become sparse, and it was not even that obvious at the back, and it was almost extinguished.
Xie Chen seized this opportunity and quickly pressed his pocket watch. He had to rely on the fire for lighting.
Fortunately, after pressing the pocket watch, the surrounding time froze, and the fire that had a tendency to go out was also stuck at that time.
After Xie Chen lost his worries, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to walk forward quickly. After all, continuing like this was not an option.
If he had taken the water spring just now as the starting point, he should have reached the side by now.
But because he didn't want to go back the way he came, he ran towards the right, but the distance obviously exceeded his estimate.
This thing is further away than initially thought.
"Isn't it the end yet..."
Xie Chen gritted his teeth and continued running forward. Originally he could only hear the footsteps under his feet, but when he continued to move forward, he finally heard the sound feedback from the front.
If this continues without any feedback, then I will drive myself crazy.
But even after the sound rang out again, my eyes still couldn't see the wall I wanted to see.
"Isn't there an end to this thing?"
Xie Chen stood there panting, and then wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand.
Even though this thing has run so far, it has not seen anything like the thin wooden board made of mud that it walked to the side before.
This is just like torturing yourself.
Xie Chen slowed down and continued walking forward, with only three minutes left on his pocket watch.
After Xie Chen took a look to confirm, he stuffed the sea watch back again.
But before the action was completed, the whole person was bumped forward.
"oops……"
Xie Chen steadied his feet reflexively and couldn't help shouting.
Moist mud covered his forehead.
If he hadn't walked with his head down just now, his whole face would have been covered by it now.
Xie Chen looked in front of him in disbelief. When he looked forward, there was no obstacle at all. It was all a large area of pitch black.
The mud wall that suddenly appeared did not enter his field of vision at all, and he could not blame himself for running into it.
Xie Chen wiped the mud on his face with his hands, which allowed him to regain his sight.
After all, all the mud stuck to his forehead dripped down easily, and some of it even stuck to his eyelashes.
Every time he blinked, his eyeballs would feel particularly uncomfortable. This sour feeling made tears flow for a while.
After Xiechen wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, he stood in front of the mud wall and looked at it seriously.
Before he could get started, a large puddle of soil in front of him had already fallen down.
Xie Chen quickly took out the pocket watch in his pocket. After comparing it with this, it was indeed that the effect of stopping time had expired.
I quickly pressed the button a few more times from the side, and then re-entered the time-stopping effect.
Fortunately, the soil in front did not continue to fall. Xie Chen pressed it up with both hands, and then pressed it hard twice.
I just want to try whether this thing fits the mud wall I walked to the side before, with only a thin wooden board in the middle?
However, while he stood there and pushed his body forward hard, he did not feel much shaking in the layer of soil in front of him.
Even though he had used nearly 80% of his strength, there was not much reaction.
Xie Chen took a step back and quickly shook off the mud in his palms.
Although it was a bit wet, the stickiness on my hands was fine, and I just shook it off with a slight flick of my hand.
Xie Chen frowned and raised his right leg ready to go.
What I'm afraid of now is that the earthen wall in front of me is actually real, and there are only two possible outcomes.
Either there are no other exits in this area except the gap he opened from the corridor, or the exit is in another direction, not the wall in front of him.
After thinking for a moment, Xie Chen kicked out his right foot hard.
But this didn't bring much effect. Judging from the touch returned, it was really no different from kicking on the wall.
Thick and dense.
Xie Chen retracted his foot, took two steps to the side, and then kicked him again.
But this time the income is the same as before, there is basically no difference.
This actually made Xie Chen feel a little discouraged.
If there isn't one on this side, then you have to keep looking forward, especially along the side wall, you have to keep going forward.
You even have to test it a few times from time to time. If the hole is very small, it may be ignored by your own carelessness.
This is a very time-consuming thing, and the time spent is not proportional to the benefits.
Xie Chen continued to kick forward, and he kicked once before taking two steps. The gap in the middle was just enough for him to kick.
But this behavior obviously didn't bring much benefit. Even though he kicked out several times in a row, even though he was already quite far away from where he was standing just now, he still couldn't find the exit he wanted.
Just like this, Xie Chen came to the side of this area, next to the spring.
Xie Chen took a few steps back, and instead of continuing to rush ahead, he came to the large spring water.
It is really strange to say that there are not particularly abundant underground tributaries here, but such a spring can be gathered in the center.
It's really strange...
Curiosity and inner confusion drove Xie Chen to get closer, and then came to the front of the spring.
Xie Chen slowly knelt down and gently dipped into the spring water with his hands.
What followed was a shock.
I never expected that this thing was actually warm, but the temperature was not high, probably a little higher than the body temperature of the human body.
The groundwater is hot, which reflects another situation to itself.
Xie Chen tried again in disbelief, and even inserted the other hand deeper into the spring water. However, from the temperature of the water that came back, he found that the water seemed to be a little hotter.
The further you go to the bottom of this spring, the more clearly you can notice the tendency of the water to heat up.
This is not an active underground volcano, otherwise it would not have been so cool and humid when I first descended into the cellar and walked through the tunnels.
It should be hot and dry.
There's definitely something wrong with the bottom of this spring...
