"Pfft-"
Some time later, deep in the eastern coast, a long sound of breathing suddenly came from the air in a cave in the water. At the same time, there were several waves that kept emerging from the water: "Ahem. Cough, cough...I finally know what the sea water in the free world tastes like..."
"Don't force yourself so hard, and I didn't ask you to follow me." He reached out and grabbed the first rock close to him, and Duan Qing's voice also sounded: "My guess may not be correct..."
"Ahem... We still believe Brother Qingshan's speculation." Teacher Zhou Xue, who was breathing heavily, replied urgently: "And since the name of the map has changed, that proves... Huh?"
"It seems... we have found the right place."
Amidst the sounds of water splashing and players struggling again from behind, Duan Qing, who also took out the Adventurer's Manual, looked at the words Port Cassimus displayed on it and let out a proud chuckle: "This is the port. .”
"Ahem...but how did it become like this?"
Teacher Zhou Xue found the same rock in the dark and asked: "Even if it is a hidden port, it shouldn't be flooded like this, right?"
"Probably because it has been abandoned for a long time, or because of the changes in the terrain."
Recalling the records he saw in Gardevoir, Duan Qing's voice also became deeper: "I asked about the tide, probably because of this, because the reef I saw before was originally a piece of rock. The giant rock pillar in front of the sea cave is right..."
"You, is this really your first time in this place?" Panpan, who also spit out water for a long time, gasped for a long time: "Why do you even know this kind of thing..."
"Because that game at that time... left a deep impression on us."
The last figure appeared on the sea behind everyone with the sound of this voice, and then as the blue light surrounding them diluted, the figure of Xue Ling Huan Bing was revealed in front of everyone: "I remember... Was that the match in Duanshanhe?"
"You finally remembered." Duan Qing looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing's face: "And... you finally came up."
"With the help of the water stone, diving is nothing."
The woman in the sea still wore her black cloak. Under the aqua-blue light, the cloak seemed not to be stained with the slightest moisture: "And... your little Tian."
She stretched out her hand and threw Tian Xingjian, who was already full, to Duan Qing's side: "A man who shows off his strength will have to be picked up by others in the end..."
"Hey, why do I have to be responsible?"
Helplessly dragging the dead guy to the rock, Duan Qing looked up at the entrance of the cave: "According to what was shown in that game, this harbor should be a huge cave. What we see now is The place is only about one-tenth of its actual size..."
"You should be grateful for this." The blue light shield of Xueling Huanbing began to move towards the rock wall: "Otherwise we would have to climb."
"Are we... going to climb up?" Teacher Zhou Xue took over Tian Xingjian's body with a slight embarrassment, and then looked at the sky above the cave: "Is there anything else there?"
"Hmm... I remember that the battle site was on the top platform." Duan Qing groped for nearby stones: "There is also a cliff and several tunnels, probably behind the opposite slope... Anyway, let's go first Go up, you should be able to see it."
"Or, maybe we should take a break first." Looking at Teacher Zhou Xue who seemed to want to throw a dead person to him, the pan with half of his body still soaked in the sea hurriedly waved his hands: "At least save him first. Let’s talk about it after we’re alive.”
"This guy might have thought he was dead, so he went offline to avoid it." Xueling Huanbing, who was responsible for pulling the guy out, shook his head: "And..."
"If you don't want to climb more cliffs, it's better to set off before the tide continues to fall."
After imagining the hidden height of this rock wall, a few people hurriedly started climbing, and then groped for the rocks in the dark, moving forward little by little toward the top of the cave with no end in sight. Benefiting from the strong physique given by the free world, the entire team finally climbed to the top of the cliff unharmed, and then found a rock platform that was obviously polished by humans under the light of Xueling Huanbing's two ice swords. The sound of waves from the sea still echoes deeper and deeper above the cave roof, as if this dark cave has no so-called top at all. The aquatic plants that grow here because of the moisture are also attached to the left and right here, reflecting the The cold light on the ice blue sword proves the long history of this place that has been abandoned for a long time. I don’t know if it is because of the cold effect brought by the snow spirit phantom ice weapon, or because of the dull air surrounding the bottom of the seabed cave. Some kind of paradox. The tight feeling began to surround several panting players.
"It's best not to use torches for lighting, the air may be limited here."
After stopping Teacher Zhou Xue from taking out the torch, Duan Qing, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the darkness above his head: "Of course...if your lighting equipment is driven by magic, then pretend I didn't tell you."
"Haha, there's no need for that." Teacher Zhou Xue took back his package, and then glanced at Panpan, who was still helping Tian Xingjian spit out water: "Since we are all experts, it's better to listen to you."
"Don't be so polite, we are not gods. If we hadn't paid attention to the game, we wouldn't have found this place." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "As for the previous battle... we were earlier Haven't we cooperated before? Since we are destined to cooperate again, we can just fight as ordinary teammates, it's no big deal."
"Then, that..." Teacher Zhou Xue glanced in the direction of Xue Ling Huan Bing rather uncomfortably: "I wonder... are you also a member of the Wings of Freedom?"
"It has been said that we are part of the Fool's Adventure Group." Duan Qing deliberately put on a righteous tone: "Remember this name! Although our team only has a few people, it is still very strong!"
"oh oh……"
"Our goal is to dominate the world! Win the UEFA Cup!" Duan Qing's tone became more and more high-spirited: "How can a mere Wing of Freedom be placed in our eyes... Oops!"
Painfully, he retracted his neck. Duan Qing shrank his head and glanced back at the woman behind him. The latter retracted the hilt of the sword that was hitting the opponent, and turned around calmly: "Have you rested? Rested? Just leave quickly.”
"There's no need to set off in a hurry. It's already out of reach of flooding anyway."
Looking at the two people still lying in the pan in the distance, Duan Qing blinked at Teacher Zhou Xue, and at the same time motioned to Xueling Huanbing behind him, asking her to check the nearby rocks: "Although there are some seaweed-like Something, but there is no water on the rock wall here. I think we can reach this place when the water in the Endless Sea is at its highest..."
"……so what?"
"Imagine the structure of that cave we saw."
Tapping his head with his index finger, Duan Qing smiled at Xue Ling Huan Bing: "If you were to build a secret harbor here... what would you build it like?"
"..."
Looking at the thoughtful expression on the other side's face, Duan Qing no longer paid attention to Xue Ling Huan Bing's reaction. Instead, he used the magical brilliance of the ice sword to look at the depths of the water opposite the platform: "There should be no need to explore upward. Yes, we'd better explore along the left and right sides of this place, preferably late at night at the lowest ebb tide, and fully explore this sea cliff. If I guess correctly, Port Cassimus should be just this The tip of the iceberg in the hidden area, as long as we find an exit...the so-called Cape of the Sea will soon appear in front of us."
"The question now is, which way should we go." Duan Qing pointed to the opposite side of the dark sea water: "The place we are now... is probably the place where it collapsed during the game."
"...There should be a similar area opposite here." Xueling Huanbing, who also recalled it, nodded: "The opponent from Duanshanhe seemed to have ran here, and in the end he did not choose to jump to the opposite side..."
"They ran out of the tunnel behind us, and finally fell from under our feet." Duan Qing looked at the sea water below: "At this height, we should not be able to fall to death, so..."
"No, I think we should go back." Xueling Huanbing gently shook her head: "At least we should finish the road here, and then clean up the other side."
"...Okay, I'll listen to you first this time."
Showing a wry smile to Teacher Zhou Xue beside him, Duan Qing made a gesture of invitation, and then followed the woman as she lowered her head in silence and moved forward: "Then you guys can rest here first, it's best to Call that guy back, otherwise when we come back later..."
"The treasures all over the ground still need some hands to move them."
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"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
I don’t know how much time passed, but Tian Xingjian, who was lying on the ground, finally let out a violent cough, and then turned over with difficulty amidst the sound of the pan being slapped without stopping: "I, I am... where……"
"Tell me! Did you run to the toilet?"
What greeted him was not some warm care, but a slap from his teammates: "My hands hurt from the slaps, but you will never wake up..."
"I, I'm not dead?"
After regaining consciousness slightly, Tian Xingjian asked in a surprised voice: "I, didn't I drown?"
"So if you don't know how to swim, don't follow me."
Teacher Zhou Xue, who was sitting on the ground not far away, sighed in a low voice: "In such a deep sea water, even those of us with a lot of strength points have some difficulty, let alone a landlubber like you, it is difficult to sink. No need to exert force..."
"How could I be so stupid?" Tian Xingjian, who was carrying an iron sword, immediately wanted to struggle to get up: "You haven't seen me running wildly on the bottom of the sea! If I really start running, but It’s faster than on land!”
"Fuck you, do you want to run into a streak of white light?" The pan on the side slapped his teammates to the ground: "Do you believe I can give you a shovel and let you run back to the city?"
"Okay, okay, don't argue." He stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows. Teacher Zhou Xue interrupted two teammates who wanted to fight again as soon as they met: "We have been waiting here for a long time. They Why haven't you two come back yet?"
"Either they encountered some problem, or they absconded with the money." Panpan, who put down his hand, replied calmly: "Considering how powerful they are... the result is probably the latter."
"I haven't heard much about the character of Xue Ling Huan Bing, but that Mo Shang Qing Shan... should be considered a good person." Teacher Zhou Xue twisted his body in the darkness: "If they want to monopolize the treasure, they will There was no need to call us here in the first place.”
"And it also caused a lot of trouble from the Aoki Club..."
After letting out a long breath, the pan jumped up on the ground: "What should we do? Shall we go find them?"
"Since Xiaotian has woken up, there is no need for us to wait any longer." Stretching his head and looking at the deeper and deeper sea, Teacher Zhou Xue also stood up: "Since they are going this way , then we might as well follow."
"It shouldn't have been too long, right? As long as our speed is enough..."
"Don't forget that this is a cave. If there are a bunch of forks waiting for us ahead..."
"No, you should say there are a bunch of monsters, so we probably don't need to clean them up..."
"...Did you hear anything?"
"No... By the way, don't scare me. There should be a long way between us and them..."
"No, I meant other voices."
"Other...what sounds?"
Snapped--
The rock wall not far away made a rustling rolling sound again, and then the sound of a piece of gravel falling into the sea was heard from a distance. In the eyes of the three people looking at each other, a subtle sword light was Crossing the deep darkness in the cave, he instantly arrived in front of Tianxing Fitness who had not yet stood up: "Little..."
The sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh resounded in the nearby air, suppressing the warning sound that Tian Xingjian was about to exhale. However, Teacher Zhou Xue and Panpan, who were already alert, were the first to react: "who is it!"
Invisible metal light rose behind the platform, and then drew an arc in the air. Teacher Zhou Xue, who raised his shield to block the light, felt his body tighten, and a feeling of being driven by someone arose in his heart. He felt the tightness of being stared at, and also noticed the strange pan that hurriedly blocked the direction of the source of the light. However, his body was blown away by the purple light emitted from the other side of the cliff, and the dagger in the darkness broke through the next moment. The restraints of common sense easily passed through the shield in Teacher Zhou Xue's hand and pierced into his chest at the same time.
"The Embrace of Death... Hehehehe, it is indeed a good knife."
A low-laughing self-talk came to his ears, and Teacher Zhou Xue's field of vision finally turned into darkness, but in the eyes of the pan that was still flying in the air, the dazzling light of a pointed staff flashed. .
"Don't waste time after you've tried it." The owner of the staff said: "Let's catch up quickly."
