Jumping into this slightly narrow rock pipe, turning two corners, we were greeted by another cave that suddenly opened up dozens of meters away - the power of darkness seemed to have dissipated a lot, and our vision area increased. There is more moisture in the air than before, indicating that we are a little closer to the source of moisture.

We searched the cave as usual. It is a space with an extremely irregular shape, and the traces of the rock surface silently record the hydrological history of ancient times. To the right of the cave we walked into, there was a large crack that ran vertically through the entire cavern, stretching from the upper cavern to the bottomless darkness below, and the sound of running water faintly came from there.

In each of the other two directions, there is a small cavernous passage that is so narrow that only one person can barely pass through. Unfortunately, we didn't find any traces of Mallory, and neither I nor Tuttle strengthened our sense of smell, let alone a search and rescue dog, so we couldn't be sure which way they left from.

"Cloud, do you have any good ideas?"

The implication of Tuttle is that if we don't, we'll have to search one by one, and stupid methods are also solutions.

"The soldiers are divided into two ways...... Undoubtedly a very stupid decision. I'll try to explore with a flying sword. ”

The small space was no obstacle for the small but dexterous flying sword, and with a glimmer of divine thought attached to the flying sword, I could scan the structure of the cave passage and the objects within it.

"Let's start here. ”

Looking at the pitch-black hole in front of me, my mind moved, and the seven-inch-long flying sword shot out of the sword case, burrowing into it like a swimming fish. The rough rock surface formed a curved and narrow passage that an adult like Mallory could barely squeeze through, but I didn't find any scraps or anything left behind by scratches.

After a short passage through a crevice in the rock, my flying sword entered another large cavern that could accommodate an adult man walking upright. The ground covered with debris was very dry, and there was no trace left behind by any panic. There's no way Mallory can get out of here.

"Not in this direction. ”

I withdrew my sword and went to another cave to start a second round of exploration. This passage is less tortuous and less narrow than the previous cave. According to the method of elimination, unless Mallory recklessly rushed to the big crack and fell, he must have taken this path. However, after the flying sword had penetrated to a certain extent, the road ahead was blocked by gravel.

"It looks like a recent landslide, and the passage is blocked. Completely blocked. ”

I carefully scanned the rocks there with my mind and finally came to this conclusion.

"Can you find the passage behind you?"

"I can try to use a flying sword to get through that place. ”

I picked up my sword, and the seven-inch flying sword spun like an electric drill. With the blessing of this set of magic weapons that were not of low grade, the highly condensed sword qi broke through the stone and drilled towards the other end inch by inch. About three minutes later, the flying sword reached the other side of the collapse. There were a few remnants of the fibers left over from the wear of his pants on the ground, presumably left behind by Mallory when he was struggling.

"Good news, bad news. The good news is that Mallory escaped at the last minute when the collapse occurred. Bad news...... Do you control the spells of rock and dirt?"

"I'm a warrior monk, not a priest who worships gods related to the earth, and I don't have the ability to perform earth-based magic. Tuttle shook his head, "Why, are these rocks too strong to break?" ”

Whether it's my spirit sword magic weapon or Tuttle's ability to crack stones with his bare hands, he can destroy large rocks. However, casting a killer move in a narrow, once-collapsed crack in the rock will undoubtedly bury us inside.

It's hard to say whether this will be able to clear the blockage in one go, but most of the time there is no room to even urge the martial arts to be used again, in other words, it is no different from suicide.

Tuttle and I looked at each other for a moment, and the latter silently pointed to the big bottomless crack and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you again, the cave ** leads in all directions, maybe there is a passage down there that connects to that side...... If you don't, you'll have to wait for the caster to come back. ”

I can imagine how Mallory desperately fled in a panic. In the depths of this dark region, there is an unknown darkness in front of him, and behind him is some kind of evil force that is constantly chasing after him, if the two of us give up too easily, he will probably end up in despair and death.

Flying swords flew down from the pitch-black abyss, and steep stone walls kept coming to my mind as I scanned my mind. About ten meters down, I found a small cave that stretched into the interior of the huge rock mass beneath our feet.

Flying my sword into the cave, I was able to get a rough idea of a branch-like cave structure as far as I could control. The rock pipes Mallory had previously passed through were also deep underground, and it is likely that these passages, formed by geological action and erosion by water currents, were connected to each other below.

I told Tuttle about the result, and we both jumped through the crack. I relied on the flying effect of the Wind Resisting Technique, while Tattle performed the skill of a warrior monk who flew through the walls, and with the control and use of "qi", he floated into the cave as lightly as a feather.

Under the soft glow of the magic waist lamp, the dark brown stone wall unfolds before our eyes. As we progressed, the air became more humid and cold, and the width of the cave was further compressed by the narrowed stone walls on both sides, giving a sense of heavy and irresistible oppression.

Tuttle's pace was steady, and the uneven rocks were illuminated by the regularly undulating light, casting long, unpredictable black shadows on the slightly reflective stone walls. Thinking that we are in that desolate and eerie plateau, this scene is really permeating.

The slope of this section of the road is about 10 to 15 degrees, which is very gentle, but the slippery ground covered with rock chips is not very friendly. Thankfully, it wasn't too difficult for me and Tuttle. When we reached the fork in the road, I spread out with several flying swords, and finally settled on a rough route to the direction of the narrow cavern's extension.

"Thanks to you, Cloud. If it's just me, I'll have to try slowly. ”

"You're welcome, we're partners. I smiled, "Shouldn't I take a break?"

It's been nearly four hours since we entered the mine. Even if our physique is beyond ordinary people and our physical strength recovers very quickly, we have not yet reached the level of sucking wind and drinking dew and not eating grains, so we need to take a break and replenish our energy through food.

"This is the dry food known as the 'marching pill'?" I looked curiously at the unsightly brown-black pill in Tuttle's hand, "Can you give me a taste?"

"Well, of course. ”

I threw a marching pill into my mouth, and the faint aroma of herbs filled my mouth and nose, but it didn't taste good after chewing it. Swallowing the chewed marching pill into my abdomen, I could feel a warmth rising from my lower abdomen, and the recovery of Zhenqi in my body improved slightly.

"I didn't expect that this is not just dry food. Hmm,I have the Daomen's Bigu Dan here.,The effect should be about the same.,There's also a wild fast ration in the school city.,The taste is not bad.。 ”

It took about an hour to eat and rest. In the meantime, I compiled the information worth recording along the way, and then we hit the road again.