Chapter Forty-Eight: The Fountain
The sound of the rumbling water became louder and louder, and the current became turbulent, and several of us were swimming forward on our own, but now we were swept up by the current, and we couldn't help but be carried forward quickly.
The old knife suddenly thought of something, and asked me loudly: "Aji, did you ask your pet how high the waterfall in front of you is?" β
I had really forgotten about this stubble when I was discussing it with Hyde before, but there were many things that I couldn't accurately translate between my thoughts and the monster, and one of them was "distance" - because the monster's size and way of perceiving the world were very different from humans.
But when the boss asked, I had to answer truthfully: "I didn't ask." β
"This is the end of the day, if the waterfall is too high, won't we people fall to our deaths?" The old knife shouted cheating daddy.
"It's too late to regret it now, the current is too fast." Shen Tangzhi's figure floated and sank in the water, "Then again, I'd rather fall to my death than go back to stay with that octopus monster." β
Tenzin Kava pulled Poche and swam towards me: "We'd better hold each other in case the waterfall is really too high, so that someone doesn't fall and sink to the bottom......"
Tenzin Kava has a point, and I don't want to repeat the process of diving into the water to save Hyde, but I have a better way than to hold each other's hands, and that is to use ropes.
By the time we tied the ropes, the mouth of the waterfall was so close that I had time to shout "Be careful!" He was the first to be carried by the strong current and rushed out of the mouth of the waterfall.
As I fell from the air, I tried to adjust my posture and make myself like a diver with my hands folded in front of me and my head down, while silently saying "1, 2, 3......"
When I counted to 11, I plunged into the water!
Jumping into the water from a height creates a strong reaction force, and jumping from a few tens of seconds into a calm surface of water is no different than falling directly on a concrete floor - thanks to the impact of a waterfall, the water below is constantly shattered, which cancels out most of the reaction force.
Rao is like this, I was still shocked, and I was also poured a few mouthfuls of water into my mouth.
I could only hear a few more muffled noises in the water, and it was obvious that several of them had also fallen, and the rope around my waist was suddenly tightened, and the force was so strong that I had the illusion that my waist was about to be broken, and then there was a downward pull from the rope, which actually pulled me deeper to the bottom of the water.
I screamed badly, and Tenzin Kava's fears came true β someone had been knocked unconscious by the current and had sunk to the bottom.
I quickly grabbed the rope with both hands and swam along it......
The person who connected me was Shen Tangzhi, and I quickly found her, who, like me, was dragged by the rope and sank to the bottom of the water, and I gestured to her and asked her to continue along the rope with me to check the situation.
The next one to be attached to the rope was the old knife, who had a bright flashlight in his hand, and when he saw us, he desperately motioned for us to look along the lamppostβ
When I looked, I saw that not far ahead was Hyde, and in the dark water farther away, two figures were rolling and sinking deeper into the water!
Those two people were none other than Tenzin Kawa and Poche.
I understood as soon as I saw it - the two of them had been swept up in the whirlpool underwater.
Generally speaking, deep pools form at the bottom of waterfalls, and when the water rushes down from a high place and the water in the deep pools collide with each other, the water conditions become chaotic, and it is easy to form countless whirlpools, and if the conditions are right, the suction of the whirlpools will be quite strong.
If nothing is done, all six of us will drown here.
I took the flashlight from the old knife's hand and looked around, only to see a white torrent overhead, and the roar formed a huge vibration, wave after wave of impact on our bodies, and I immediately understood that we were now directly below the deep waterfall.
Then there is salvation!
I hurriedly gestured towards the old knife and Shen Tangzhi, and asked them to go upstream with me.
I set off first, and after the rope was tightened, Shen Tangzhi also followed, and then the old knife...... In this way, the distance of the rope can be stretched to the maximum.
When I saw a huge white splash, I didn't hesitate, I plunged into the waves - the fierce waterfall water suddenly fell on my body, and in an instant, it was like hundreds of strong men were pounding me with their fists, and I choked on a few more mouthfuls of water, but in order to save my companions under the water, I had to grit my teeth and stretch out my limbs against the fierce waterfall waterfall, allowing more falling water to hit me.
It was too late, it was too fast, it was all happening in an instant, and another more powerful stream of water instantly swept me in, slamming me down so fast that the rope around my waist tightened again, almost breaking my body!
The pain lasted only a few seconds before I felt the rope loosen and my body was pushed aside by the current, and I swam upstream, and after a few seconds, I finally got out of the water.
Later, Shen Tangzhi, Lao Dao and others also surfaced one after another, panting as loudly as I did.
"Thank you, thank you!" Poche wiped the water from his face and thanked me.
I was just about to smile back at him, but I saw Tenzin Kava's face very stiff and his eyes looked behind me in horror!
I couldn't help but look back, and this glance immediately made my hair stand on end!
I saw a pair of red eyes staring at me fiercely on the water about twenty or thirty meters away from me!
When I found it, the eyes disappeared beneath the surface, and a thick black back formed a semicircle on the surface, and then they all dived to the bottom.
"It seems to be...... Giant Black Ruba Snake! "Shen Tangzhi's eyes have always been very sharp, and when he saw that the expressions of me and Tenzin Kava were not right, he immediately noticed something strange.
An invisible panic immediately gripped our hearts!
Regardless of why there is a problem with a giant black ruba snake here, the key is that the few of us are all in the water now, and we can't fight this strange snake at all!
And I also used a flashlight to scan the surrounding environment, we are in the waterfall pool is hundreds of meters wide, but the underground river has been cut off, I don't know where this deep pool leads, it can completely drain all the water of the underground river.
There are countless huge holes in the rock walls on both sides, but they are tens of meters high from the water, and there is a shore in front of us, but it is about two hundred meters away from us, and it is impossible for us to get there before being chased by the black ruba snake.
Just when a few of us were at a loss, suddenly a huge object fell from the top of the waterfall, and with a loud "boom", it slammed into the deep pool below!
At the same time, a familiar voice instantly floated in my heart:
"Master?"
I was pleasantly surprised, and said loudly to Shen Tangzhi and the others: "I am saved!" My octopus pet is down too! β
As soon as we finished speaking, we felt several turbulent currents rise under the water, and our bodies were shaken.
The two monsters are already fighting underwater.
"What are you doing in a daze, swim quickly!"
As soon as I said hello, everyone woke up like a dream, and then they all swam towards the shore.
When we all climbed ashore and shone a flashlight with a strong flashlight, we saw that the water in the deep pool was tumbling as if it were boiling.
The old knife gasped: "Good girl, these two monsters are really fierce enough!" Such a big waterhole was stirred up into such a scene! β
We also have lingering fears, and if we climb ashore any later, we are afraid that we will be swept into the chaotic current, and we will never have a chance to escape.
But Shen Tangzhi looked at it for a while, and suddenly his face changed drastically: "That's not right! It's not the reason why the two monsters are fighting, the water in this deep pool seems to be about to explode! β
I haven't reflected the meaning of the word "outburst" that Shen Tangzhi said, but I saw that everyone "ah" let out an exclamation in unison!
Looking at the surface of the deep pool, we saw that the waves on the surface of the water were several meters high, and it seemed that a huge amount of water was gushing out from under the deep pool, and at the same time, a "rumbling" buzzing sound began to sound in the depths of the cave, and the eardrums in our ears began to buzz and roar together......
Only then did I understand the meaning of Shen Tangzhi's words, and I roughly guessed the reason why the mutated octopus monster refused to come down - the deep pool under the waterfall may lead to one or several active volcanoes deep underground, and the deep pool in front of us is clearly a geyser!
It's no wonder that after entering the underground river from the corpse cave of the Somol Temple, we found that the river water was not too cold, and when we were in the deep pool just now, we felt that the temperature of the water seemed to be a little too high, but in that emergency situation, who would doubt these details?
The reason why the mutant octopus monster refuses to come down is even simpler: the geysers are hot water springs, and when they erupt, they bring hot water heated by magma from the depths of the earth, and at that time, the mutant octopus monster may become the takoyaki in oden!
But in order to save me, it still rushed down the waterfall without hesitation - even because of the contract of the snake pupil blood ring, I still felt a wave of emotion.
The big question now is: how do we get out of danger?
Just thinking about it, the old knife suddenly shouted: "Won the battle!" Won! β
When I looked, a huge black snake had risen from the bottom of the water, and its huge head had been bitten off, and it was obvious that it was dead and could not die again.
Shen Tangzhi glanced at it, and suddenly made a discovery: "Jiguang, that snake seems to have an iron chain wrapped around its body!" β
I shined a light on the beam of light with a flashlight, and sure enough!
Seeing the chains on the body of this giant black ruba snake, all the answers jumped in front of me.
I was amazed: "Could it be the one we encountered in the ice cave where frozen corpses are displayed?!" β
Shen Tang said: "This is not the key, the key is how did it get here?" β
The ghost of this black ruba snake is still lingering, and it can actually guess that we will pass here, so it lurks in the deep pool in advance...... Then there will definitely be a passage that will allow them to get here safely!
But in front of us is a waterfall, above the waterfall is an underground river, there is definitely no passage there, and there are countless holes on the other three rock walls, many of which are huge enough to allow the giant black ruba snake to pass smoothly, but for a while, Shen Tangzhi and I can't judge which hole is the way out.
"The water is coming!"
As soon as the old knife screamed, the water in the deep pool swelled up, and the water instantly reached our knees, and the water temperature had obviously risen.
And a strange voice surged up in my heart:
"Master!"
The mutated octopus monster sent me a message to join it as soon as possible, and it would protect us from here.
By this time, the water had reached our heads and necks, and before we could swim, several tentacles wrapped around us and dragged us backwards.
Shen Tangzhi let out a terrified scream again, and we had no choice but to cover our ears, but her screams were quickly interrupted - the strong current of water instantly submerged us all!
This giant geyser has finally erupted!
From the depths of the earth, there was a trembling roar like the roar of an ancient beast, and the raging water carried us to the top of the cavern, where the cavern tossed and turned upwards and did not know where to end.
The mutant octopus creature curled the six of us together with its tentacles, and its round body suddenly recessed into a large groove, just enough to fit us in, and then it covered its tentacles layer by layer - like a frightened anemone, enveloping us in its body!
The next moment, the geyser became even more violent, and although we were wrapped in layers of body by the mutated octopus monster, we could still feel the violent vibration of the octopus monster being hit by the current and hitting the rock wall like a leather ball!
This is how it "protects" us "out of here".
After about five or six minutes, my breath was already at its limit, and the whole person was close to a coma, when suddenly I heard "Poof! At the same time, I felt my body being thrown high into the air, and at the same time the water splashed, I actually breathed air!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The six of us fell back to the surface of the water one after another like sugar gourds strung together, and not far away, the mutant octopus monster was also thrown high, and then smashed back into the water, causing a large splash.
I fluttered my limbs, stabilized my body in the water, and looked around, everyone else was fine, only Hyde fainted, and the old knife and Shen Tangzhi worked together to lift the bearded head out of the water.
Looking further afield, I was struck by the first layer β I felt the natural light!
The natural light from the sky made me realize that we had left the deep underground cavern and reached the surface!
The second layer of shock, is dozens of meters behind him, a gushing giant spring, is rushing out of the water, in the air expanded into a diameter of more than 100 meters of water column, the height is at least about 100 meters, the water temperature of the fountain is very high, the steam mass at the top of the column continues to roll and leap, straight into the blue sky, the scene is spectacular.
When I looked into the distance, I felt the third and most profound shock!