Underwater caves

The design of not having to worry about breathing did help Yu Siqi a lot, but navigating in water that affected his vision was not a particularly wonderful thing for him.

After all, the river is not as clear as it was seen above. Probably because of the discharge of a lot of industrial wastewater, the muddy river made Yu Siqi almost unable to see the scene in the clear water, only a few strange bones that occasionally floated to his side could shock him a little.

I don't know how long it was, but Tag said, "We're here, and we just need to find some drainage outlet that isn't too hidden." It looks like a cavern recessed."

Finding a possible cave under the water with poor visibility was a huge challenge for Siqi. He struggled to open his eyes, trying to see everything he might have missed. As a result, he regretted to find that the only sights he could capture were the rough stones of the water chestnut washed away by the river and some metal parts buried deep in the sand.

As they searched further, he found more and more 'useless things', such as some uneaten flesh, a small handful of empty bullets, and a pair of coarse cloth gloves with worn fingers.

Just as the storm began to complain about whether there was a so-called 'drain', the girl made a sound. As if she had discovered something, she almost immediately called out to the crowd and said, "That stone is not the same as elsewhere, drive the boat over, Tag." ”

Receiving the order, Tag commanded his beloved 'Tag' to sail in the direction pointed by the girl, and soon, Yu Siqi understood why the girl was suspicious of such a stone.

The stone resembling a huge disc was diagonally placed on a small slope, surrounded by inconspicuous rubble, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice anything unusual about the stone.

As they approached, Father Ann and Pavadi worked together to remove the stone, and a dark hole appeared in front of them.

"I'll go ahead with Pavadi to explore the way, and when we give the signal, you can come in in the boat." Father Ann made a simple plan, and everyone nodded.

Under Yu Siqi's gaze, the two looked at each other and smiled, jumped off the boat together, and slid in with a very standard swimming position. As the figures of the two gradually disappeared into the cave, the originally small movable space instantly became much larger, so that the girl was able to stretch her limbs freely.

"Thank goodness it was able to sit me down." Storm sat down and said, "Those two guys are taking up too many places, and it makes me feel so uncomfortable." ”

"Are you sure you didn't take the place of two people alone?" Tag, who had been standing on the edge, couldn't help but say.

"I'm two people in this place, what's wrong with occupying two positions?" Storm tries to convince Tag with his fallacies, but to no avail, and they have another 'argument' with each other.

Speaking of which, along the way, Tag and Storm, two people with incompatible personalities, have broken out countless disagreements, so Yu Siqi has no interest in their 'petty fighting' style of bickering at all.

On the contrary, the girl who came up behind him at some point whispered, "Have you noticed that they are a good match?" ”

The girl's sudden approach made the absent-minded Yu Siqi panic a little, and he whispered, "Where did you see it?" ”

"Didn't you notice that they were flirting?" The girl seemed to be slightly dissatisfied with Siqi's incomprehensible style.

Seeing Tag and Storm arguing with each other, Yu Siqi had a hard time associating their actions with that, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

Some disappointed girls stared at Yu Siqi, thinking that he seemed to be a fool, so she turned her face away and stopped talking to him.

Yu Siqi, who looked innocent, saw this scene, and he didn't know what to say, so he simply set his eyes on the entrance of the cave.

Soon, a faint blue fire flickered in the darkness. Tag, who received the signal, didn't say a word, and drove the boat directly into the hole**.

The 'Tag' drove slowly in the middle, and by the light of the fire cruising near the bow of the ship, Yu Siqi could barely see the scene of the cave.

The intricate tunnels crisscrossed like a labyrinth, and lots of black sediment clinged to the strange rocks like silt.

The path they traveled became narrower and narrower, so much so that they had to bend over their waists to avoid being pierced in the head by sharp stones. I don't know how long I've been following that fire, and Yu Siqi, who is a little aesthetically tired, doesn't even have any hope for this underwater environment.

There was nothing but stone and silt around. There were no fish, no algae, and nothing worth visiting, except for the pointed stone pillars that hung down.

Finally, a metal disc that looked like a gate appeared in their field of vision. And just above that gate, there is a platform ten meters high. From the light of the fire and the swaying figures above the platform, Yu Siqi saw Father An and Pavadi baking their clothes naked around the fire.

When they finally reached the gate, Tag stopped the boat and shouted, "Hey, aren't you going to come down and pick us up?" ”

"Let the storm do it, he's good at it." The sound of the Pawa flute came from above, and it seemed a little reluctant.

The storm that received the order blew a whirlwind that was not too small or small, and the wind held Yu Siqi and rose slowly. When Yu Siqi landed on the platform, he found that the two people in front of the fire were hurriedly dressing themselves, especially Father An, who was holding his pants and pulling them up his waist when he was seen by Yu Siqi.

Realizing that his intrusion was a little inappropriate, Yu Siqi hurriedly turned around, and Father An quickly fastened his belt, and said in a calm tone: "The clothes are very wet, and I roasted them for a while, but I didn't expect you to come up so quickly." ”

"It's understandable," Yu Siqi, who knew that he could face the priest, turned back again, his cheeks a little hot.

The girl who stepped on the high platform said in a disappointed tone: "I was dressed so quickly, and I deliberately asked the storm to send me up quickly, I knew that I would be the first to come up." ”

"What are you expecting, little girl?" The well-dressed Pavadi asked lightly.

"Mature male **," the girl said bluntly without hesitation.

"We're not mature men, and it's fitting to use the word 'tomorrow' to describe an older person like us." Father Ann said self-deprecatingly.

"What are you talking about?" Tag, who came to the high platform hand in hand with Storm, asked curiously.

"It's nothing," the girl replied decisively, and then cast a special look at Yu Siqi, thinking of what she had said before, and seeing the current form of Tag and Storm, Yu Siqi could only barely squeeze out a smile to reply to her.

"What are you laughing at?" Storm let go of Tag's hand and asked concerningly.

How to respond to the storm's question is a small question in front of Siqi. Admittedly, he could have ignored such a question, but he wasn't going to do so, because the consequence of doing so was that the storm would likely rattle you. But he also didn't want Storm to know that the girl was spreading 'emotional topics' about him. He was well aware of Storm's personality and temper, and since they didn't know each other very well at the moment, any internal conflict would not help them in their next actions.

So he hesitated a little and chose to lie, in which case there was no better place to deal with the question of the storm than a lie.

After a brief and inconsequential excuse, Storm reluctantly accepted Yu's explanation.

Relieved, he focused his attention on the high platform, and found that there was a path in front of them that led nowhere.

"Alright, it's time for the final sprint." Pavadi held his torch aloof and walked first.

"Follow me," Father Ann whispered, putting his hand on Yu Siqi's shoulder, "Wait, whatever happens, don't leave my sight." ”

Although Father An's words were very light, they sounded like a hammer to his heart, shattering his few courages and illusions to the ground.

Watching everyone silently embark on the journey of the trail, Yu Siqi suddenly felt that the big guy seemed to know what the ending was. Feeling something, he took a deep breath and followed.

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