Julius had been following Rei for a long time. He was right behind Rei, holding a torch aloft to illuminate the space around him so that Rei could see the road ahead and lead him forward. Although he has been to the sewers many times, he is not a newcomer who has just arrived underground, but in front of Lei, he is still as young as a stunned head.

Now the two of them had left the small pipe, and when they did, they fell from mid-air. Julius felt his shoes in the water as he landed on the ground, which made the soles of his shoes soak. When he looked back, he saw the exit in the wall, which was flowing down the water, wetting the wall below. That's where he and Rei came down.

Julius didn't walk this road, and since Rei brought him here, Rei should know this place. "Where is this?" asked Julius, turning his head and looking around.

The place where he and Lei landed was a large space, and the ground was a very shallow layer of water, and if you looked down, you could see the water sparkling in the light of the fire. It looked wonderful, but Julius was only worried about whether the water would be dirty, and if he accidentally cut his foot, he would get an infection. He moved his nose, the air here was not good, and the smell of the water under his feet also reached the bottom of his nose, the water was definitely not clean, there was a smell of rotting...... But it doesn't seem to be there yet.

"Don't step on anything weird. Rei said to Julius, "Otherwise, it's not good to make a sound." ”

"What will you step on?" asked Julius.

"It could be a snake, or it could be a toad...... Anyway, it's something that likes to inhabit the water, it's slippery and disgusting. ”

For Julius, this is not something that can be reassured to hear, "Isn't it poisonous?"

Lei shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, "If it was poisonous, I wouldn't have come here, and if I was poisoned in this kind of place, I really had to wait for death." Don't worry, poisonous things won't appear in this kind of place, and you'll have to go deeper underground to encounter them. ”

"Your words don't reassure me at all. Julius said, "Because you're taking me deeper." ”

"Because there's something worth the risk. Lei turned back and smiled at Julius, "If you're scared, turn back - but without you, I'll probably have to turn back, and I wouldn't dare go any further on my own." ”

Rei didn't scare Julius, nor did she intend to coerce Julius into going with her. She was telling the truth, and without Julius, she would have had to go back. If you want to move forward, the two of you go together, and if you want to go back, you also go back together.

Julius sighed and held the torch aloft to illuminate the space around Rei and her, "Keep walking...... I can only rely on you to get a bite to eat. ”

"Thank you, bodyguard. Rei laughed.

The two of them stepped on the water and walked forward. After leaving the exit, Julius found that the space they were in was unexpectedly large, and if you compare it to the rat path, this place was much more spacious than the rat path, at least the light of the torch in his hand could not illuminate everything around him, but could only turn into a ball of light around him and Lei, and the place beyond was still pitch black. He couldn't see how high the ceiling above him was, maybe he had, but the darkness really didn't make it seem like it was.

"Where are we?" asked Julius.

"Shallow water. Rei replied, "Water from a lot of pipes around it has flowed into this vicinity, and then it has become like this...... You have to be careful not to slip in this kind of place, or you'll regret it from the bottom of your heart. If you accidentally eat the water under your feet, haha. Speaking of this, Lei couldn't help but laugh, "What will it be like to be drenched in and urine, you will be able to experience it then." ”

When Julius heard Lei's words, his brow furrowed in disgust, thinking about the water under his feet...... Or should I say it was an unknown liquid, and his throat began to squirm, and it felt like something was about to come out of his stomach. "It's disgusting. ”

"There's something more disgusting down there. Lei smiled, "It's better to get used to it than to have nothing to eat and just pick up garbage to eat, right?"

Leigh said this in a way that Julius couldn't refute. As Lei said, compared to this little thing, not being able to eat is the most fatal. And the reason why the two of them can still eat now, and then make a little money, is because the two of them never care about whether it is or urine under their feet. It's disgusting, but as long as the stuff is still under your feet, not your mouth, it's enough.

The two walked forward for a while, and the space seemed endless, and Julius could not see the end of the road ahead by leaning on the torch in his hand. Julius only felt that he was not walking a straight road, but with a slight bend, as if walking in an arc-shaped passage. The surrounding walls were mottled and shattered, and Julius did not know how far back the place was, and in such a dark and damp place, it was impossible to tell what era they belonged to. And Julius thinks he can't see it, he's just a semi-literate man who can barely read, and he's still trying to memorize what Pasta has taught him. It was a headache, but thinking about Lulunaka's smiling face, he felt that a headache was better than being tormented by her.

"I've heard from people in the rat tunnel that this underground is inhabitable. "But it was destroyed by the war, and the inhabitants who lived underground were driven to the bottom of the mountains to the west." ”

"You're going to listen to that old madman's nonsense again?" Rei scoffed, "In Rat Dao, you newcomers are still interested in hearing strange stories from that crazy old man." And only you will believe his words: the people underground and the people on the ground had a conflict, and finally the underground became an uninhabitable demon cave, and there was no underground city in the city of Inside...... This kind of story makes my ears calloused. ”

"Don't you think this story is interesting?" said Julius, "at least it's much more interesting than the stories of banishing the demons from the underground." ”

"But the stories of the exorcism are always changing, and there is always the latest version. Underground dragons, underground serpents, underground steel golems......" Rei recounted the stories about the underground, "It's always more interesting than the old madman's eternal story, right?"

"Do you like the amazing stories, too?" asked Julius.

Rei shook her head, "I don't have the leisure to listen to stories that only drunks and children love. ”

"But you're still a kid. ”

"You have to rely on me as a child to eat now, but don't forget that. ”

"You have to rely on me for protection, child. ”

Julius and Lei occasionally have such quarrelsome behavior, not because they have a bad relationship, but because they are familiar with each other and become less restrained.

"So what stories do you believe, the underground dragon, or the version of the underground empire of the mad old man you call it?" asked Julius continued.

Lei walked in front, a pair of small feet raised and stepped in the water, bringing a burst of water sounds, "You're very interested in this." Does it matter?"

"I'm just a little curious. ”

"Soon you won't be curious about it. "And you'll soon get tired of that crazy old man's nonsense...... There's always going to be a process of getting used to. Just like me, when I was a child, I can't listen to it anymore, and I run away every time. ”

"He's an interesting guy. Julius said.

"It's a poor old man. Rei said, then laughed, "But I'm not in a position to say that others are pitiful. ”

At this time, the two finally reached the end of this shallow water. In front of the two of them, there was a semicircular entrance standing on the ground, and an iron fence sealed the entrance. Rei walked over to the iron gate with the fence, reached for the chain lock and shook it, and the chain and lock struck on the fence with a loud sound that echoed in the darkness. "If it had been, we probably wouldn't have been able to get in. "But this time it's different. She pulled a key out of her pocket and inserted it in. With a click, the lock was opened. She hung the lock and chain on it and opened the iron door. "It's a VIP access, and we didn't even get in before. ”

"You said the road was safer, but there was nothing to pick up. Julius said.

"Of course, the safer the place, the less valuable it is. However, taking these safe paths can save us a lot of time. "I'll find a way for those guys to get to a new area, and I can pass through these places for free...... That's enough. Rei beckoned to Julius, "Let's go, it's time to venture deeper." ”