Chapter 38: The Cave at the Bottom of the Lake

As Beechcraft's "wings" swung up and down regularly, the surrounding light dimmed, and the lake became darker and darker, with various small fish swimming on both sides from time to time, and long algae bent their bodies as they passed.

Beechcraft slowed down, and it began to glide slowly.

"Arrived, just ahead. Lydia said.

Eventually, Beach landed at the bottom of the lake with a "poof", and the sand at the bottom of the lake was raised, making the nearby water muddy.

After a while, a whirlpool appeared at the bottom of the lake four or five meters in front of him, and it was obvious that the surrounding water was flowing in the direction of the whirlpool.

"It suddenly occurred to me that this might not be a good idea...... Felder muttered quietly.

"Alright, I can only help you get here, good luck. Lydia turned to them. Immediately afterward, everyone on the Black Ghost team looked at Felder.

"Why are you all looking at me...... Well, I'll go first. Reluctantly, Felder stood up, took a deep breath, and walked forward. His head entered the water first, foaming in his mouth, and his face looked deformed, and his blonde hair floated in the water. Immediately after that, his body also entered the water, and at that moment his body seemed to become somewhat uncontrollably and fell forward, his hands clutched wildly. However, before he could adjust his posture, the swirling current was already carrying him towards the whirlpool.

Everyone secretly sweated when they watched this scene, and the fear of the unknown hit everyone's heart.

In a matter of seconds, Felder was already swept into the vortex, and nothing changed in the vortex, as if nothing had happened. Vane gritted his teeth and jumped forward into the lake.

The cold water of the lake instantly surrounded Vane, and his ears were filled with the sound of the current, and he held his breath and felt the force of the current carry him into the whirlpool. Soon his eyes darkened, his body slammed into a soft object, and then the whole person seemed to enter a small space. Vane's body was surrounded by the current, and he spun and fell head-down, and the strong feeling of weightlessness made him think of death for a moment.

Soon Vane felt that his surroundings were spacious again, but the weightlessness continued unabated, and there was a rattling sound in his ears, which sounded like the crash of water.

At this time, there was a small waterhole directly below Vane, no, it was not that the waterhole was small, but he was at least twenty or thirty meters above the water at the moment, and he was falling from the sky with the waterfall!

Before he could think too much, Vane had already "poofed" into the pool, and the huge impact made him feel like he had been slapped hard. The pool was not too deep, and Vane had already reached the bottom, and he began to swim upwards, but he couldn't swim in the first place, and he didn't go up much for half a day. A hand grabbed his staff and pulled him upward.

"Whew...... I almost drowned, is that you?" asked Vane aloud, his eyes not yet fully adjusting to the darkness, only a faint dark shadow beside him.

"It's me, you go up here first, and I'll help the others. With that, Felder swam off into the distance.

Vane groped his way up to the shore slowly, his wet clothes making him uncomfortable, and he squeezed the water off his clothes. The sound of Elena and Ace coming out in the distance, with a loud bang, should be Simpsons falling into the water.

It's a huge, dark underground space, with the only glimmer of light coming through the waterfall above. Vane could slowly make out the silhouette of the surroundings, and the whole space took on an irregular shape, like a naturally formed cave, with a waterhole behind him, clinging to the rock wall behind him. It was not clear what it looked on either side, but beneath the feet was an overgrown ground, not as tall and lush as the plants in the forest, but mostly mosses and low, narrow-leaved plants.

"Vane, are you alright?" Elena stood next to Vane, twisting her clothes and hair.

"Alright, everyone's alright?" Vane asked.

"We're here!" Eth's voice came from behind, with a hint of excitement for the aftermath.

Soon all five people were standing on the shore, with water dripping down their bodies, and everyone looked embarrassed, but there was an inexplicable sense of excitement.

"Did you find the scepter?" asked Elena.

"No, I've searched all the areas around where we fell into the water, and it shouldn't have fallen farther. Felder returned.

"Now we have a serious problem, there is no light source, and we will not be able to move an inch in this dark environment. Vane said worriedly.

"There's a tarrier torch in the package. Felder said.

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

"You haven't asked......"

Soon, under the intimate contact of the fireball technique, the wet torch burned, and the surroundings became clear.

"Stay close and stay safe. Vane walked in front with a staff in his right hand and a torch in his left. The burning flames flickered, and the shadows of several people stretched out into the darkness in the distance.

The ground beneath your feet is dilapidated but flat, and it looks like it has been artificially polished. Soon the signs of manificiality became more apparent, and the road was already paved with slippery and mossy rock slabs. From time to time, there will be thick stone pillars more than one person high on both sides, and carving marks can be faintly seen on the surface covered with moss, and at the top is a sculpture of an animal head that looks like a tiger and a leopard. The stone pillars stand or fall, most of them are incomplete, but they are dilapidated but exude a mysterious atmosphere.

Gradually, a large shadow appeared in front of me. The crowd stopped and looked up, and not far in front of them appeared a tall building, more precisely like an ancient ruin. Huge stone pillars more than ten meters high lined the doorways of the ruins, some of which had fallen, and broken stones were scattered on the ground.

Vane walked slowly forward. The building in front of you bears a lot of similarities to the ancient elven buildings depicted in the book, and it looks like an ancient temple, imposing and with a lot of carvings. Each of the giant stone pillars has a variety of intricate reliefs, the exact meaning of which is unknown. The walls are made of large blocks of yellow-brown rock, which are also covered in moss. The entrance to the temple was so badly damaged and collapsed that it could barely accommodate a small child.

"It's strange that there's a cave at the bottom of the lake, and there's an ancient building here?" Felder felt like he couldn't comprehend what was happening today.

"It's not the strangest thing, I'm wondering where the prophet's scepter is now, if it's not in the waterhole, it's probably something took it. Vane said in a low voice.

"Don't scare me, how do I feel cold in my back. Ise said with her arms clasped in her hands, her voice trembling. She shuddered, and a feeling of unease welled up in her heart.

"Vane has a point, just don't let your guard down anyway. Elena added.

The crowd worked together to remove some of the rocks that had collapsed at the entrance, and one person could finally get in and out. Vane handed the torch to Felder, who walked into the dark entrance of the temple with the torch, and then Vane and the others rushed in.

Not long after they entered, "poof", something also fell into the pool.