Chapter 16: An all-or-nothing choice

Looking at the scenery alone, it is hard to imagine that this is actually a dragon's lair, the lake is almost transparent, there are no impurities in it, and the visibility is at least 20 meters or more, but even then you still can't see the bottom of the water, which is enough to show how deep the lake is.

There are no traces of destruction in the grassland, and the same is true for the trees, which seems a little unnatural, there are as many as dozens of dragons flying over before, and the largest guardian dragon has a minimum body length of more than fifty meters, and its weight must be a very large number, if it wants to return to the dragon's den, even if it is careful, the strong wind brought by the huge wings will destroy the plants here, no matter what, it is impossible to have no traces at all.

Unless they disappear en masse after getting here, or the Dragon's Lair isn't here at all, then that contradicts what the notes say.

And with such a good natural environment, but I haven't even seen a single insect, it is obviously a beautiful scenery but it gives me a feeling of being a little creepy.

This series of questions is only a flash in my mind, and now I don't have time to think about these things, and I have no interest in these mysteries, only Cher is the first.

According to the instructions on the map, there should be no mistake, and there is no shadow of a mountain peak nearby, if a creature of such a large size is going to live here, then the cave where it is located should be easy to find.

But I looked around, but I didn't see a place like a cave, and the cave that could allow the dragon to enter must be at least more than 60 meters in diameter, so if it existed, it must be clear at a glance, but why can't I see it now? Is it hidden?

No, it's unlikely, those dragons shouldn't have that high intelligence, otherwise humanity would have perished a long time ago, how could it be that one Tisball could hold on for decades.

If it's not on the mountain, there's only one possibility.

The Dragon's Lair is in the water of the lake.

I looked down at the interior of the lake, which was close to black blue, like a bottomless abyss, and the lake was large enough for a dragon to burrow into.

There is a high probability that the dragon's lair is at the bottom of the lake, but I didn't jump into it, this body is indeed not afraid of rain, but it does not mean that it is not afraid of water, if the whole body is soaked in water, the joints and exhaust ports will enter the water, the internal power system is short-circuited, and jumping directly into it is not much different from suicide.

I took out the two fragments of the notebook from the storage space again, and read the map image in the chip in my head, and found no wrinkles similar to those caused by moisture, which means that the person who brought out the map and the author of the note, whether it is the same person or not, did not pass through the lake.

There must be some hidden entrance, and besides, the lake is bottomless, and I don't think the average person has enough lung capacity to swim from the bottom to the surface in the dark.

But where is this entrance? Time is slipping away every minute, and I have to hurry up and find it!

……

The dark clouds over Tisbor had cleared, replaced by fires and black smoke.

There were no living people in Tisbor, only a few charred corpses and a little human shape, and most of the rest of the inhabitants had been reduced to ashes by the blazing dragon's breath.

In addition, there are a large number of robot stumps and severed arms, and there are also several dragon corpses on some of the crushed ruins, which shows the tragedy of the battle.

Tisball is known as the largest city of mankind, and its true military power should be much more than that, otherwise it will not be able to compete with the dragons. But this attack by the dragons was something that no one expected, so the real garrison was destroyed before it could confront the dragons.

Four hours ago......

"Quick! The second mechanical team is dispersed into two parts and supports the ground from the platform! Support class too! Hurry up and get the wounded down! Hell yes! Why do these brutes attack during the day, aren't they nocturnal! "A commander quickly gave various orders, his shirt was already soaked with sweat, the attack of the dragon was so sudden that the defense on the ground could not resist it at all, and a large number of wounded were sent underground, and more troops were transported up from the ground.

"Report ......" A soldier staggered from the platform, his right arm was completely charred black, and when he was still two steps away from the commander, he could no longer support it and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the commander hurriedly stepped forward to support the soldier, "Support squad, quickly bring a stretcher!" He was then placed securely on a stretcher.

"Soldier, hold on! Someone from the support class will be there to treat you right away! The commander shook his hand and shouted with a little choked up.

"I ...... I'm no longer able to do it...... Our forces are simply resistant...... Irresistible ...... The Giant Dragon's Species...... Just a moment...... Just put our formations ...... Defeated all ......"

"What do you say? Huge dragons, what is that! The Commander's face was incredulous, he had never heard of a more powerful dragon than the usual dragon species.

"One...... Ahem, ahem! The badly wounded soldier coughed up a mouthful of blood and spoke again with difficulty. A purple-black ...... Huge dragon ...... It's too strong...... Our men rushed up only to die...... Tisball couldn't hold on......"

With that, the soldier could no longer support it and closed his eyes forever.

The commander froze in place, not even hearing the soldiers around him ask him for instructions, and a touch of fear appeared on his face.

At this moment, there was an earth-shattering loud bang, and the entire underground city of Tisball seemed to shake three times, and then large pieces of stone and dirt fell down the passage of the platform, and all those who had not had time to dodge it were buried in the thick ruins.

All the passages to the surface in the underground Tisball have been blocked so far, and more than seventy percent of the troops have been blocked in this city that never sleeps.

……

A huge skyship floated above the clouds, and around it there were dozens of medium-sized spaceships.

"It should be almost there." A man in casual clothes stood on the observation deck of a giant ship, it was Ode, he had completely lost his usual pleasant face, and all that was left was cold.

"It's almost here, in another hour, the dragons will enter the range where the royal city is, and then the three 'holy bullets' will explode at the same time, and everything will return to the embrace of the gods." Behind Oude, a tall man wiped the dial and said with a smile.

"I didn't expect our plan to go so smoothly, the dragons would attack at such a time, this is really God's favor." The corners of Crewe's mouth curled even more.

"Speaking of which, don't you care about your sister, she's not in a very good state right now."

"I'll go and comfort me, but not now, and I'm sure she'll understand what I mean."

"All in all, happy cooperation, may God bless us."

"Don't forget your agreement with me, Crewe."

"That's nature."

……

Sometimes, the easiest way is often the most effective, and it didn't take much effort to look around the lake, and I found something strange at the base of a large tree.

The tree was taller than the other trees next to it, and its roots were thick, some of which were even exposed to the ground. I looked closer, and there was a hollow underneath it, and the branches of the roots led to the bottom, and the hole in the surface was just big enough for a person to enter, and there was a faint purple glow from the ground.

Looks like this is the entrance, but luckily it's not too far away, otherwise it would be troublesome.

Bending down and grabbing the roots with my hands, I let go of them slightly, and let my body slide down the roots, a process that lasted more than a minute before I landed firmly on the ground.

Looking up, the entrance above was already too small to see, and the sunlight couldn't reach the bottom of the cave at all, and the reason why you could still see things was because of this faint light.

I glanced at the monitor, and there were less than thirty minutes left. Turning to look ahead, the scene in front of me once again broke my common sense.

The lake is not far away, not a lake, but a lake, and they take on an irregular hemisphere, floating directly in the air without any barrier, as if forcibly condensed by some force, and will not pour outward at all.

There are still some gaps in the right side of the lake and the rock wall, and you can barely cross it sideways. Ignoring the shock, I hurried to the front of the lake, leaned against the rock, and slowly rubbed past.

Because of his large size, some of the metal plates on his chest still came into contact with the water, but he didn't bring a single drop of water, as if the water was just an illusion.

If you said that, it shouldn't be a big deal to jump directly into the water before, but who would have thought of such an unreasonable thing.

Bypassing the suspended lake, three forks appeared in front of them, and all of them had light shining out of their passages. Standing in front of the three pathways, I was a little hesitant.

What can I do, there are no records in the notes that there are three forks in the road, which one should I take, although there is light in it, but no one can guarantee that it must be emitted by crystals, what should I do.

I was a little anxious, seeing that the time was not even half an hour, and now I encountered such a problem.

I quickly checked the entrances to the three forks of the road for markings, and it was disappointing that there was no noticeable difference in the three forks except for the different directions they led, let alone any markings.

All kinds of coincidences and luck have put me here and brought me to where I am now. But previous coincidences had a chance to do it again, but this time it didn't.

There is no helper, no choice, no way out, no way back, this time is really desperate, if you guess right, everyone will be happy, if you are wrong, you will be wasted.

With that in mind, I walked straight to the middle passage.