Seeing this situation, Gao Chao finally put his mind at ease, he cautiously crawled out of the circular passage, and then half-squatted at the entrance of the cave to observe for another minute, and then sent a signal to Hua Ye and Xia Qing behind him, telling them that everything was safe and they could come out with confidence.

Hua Ye and Xia Qing did not show any objection to Gao Chao's seemingly excessive caution, on the contrary, Hua Ye patted Gao Chao's shoulder, smiled as if he was very appropriated, and nodded.

Hua Ye said to Gao Chao: "Xiao Gao, it is really an honor for us to join the Ninth Bureau, the future is in the hands of you young people, I am very confident in you." ”

Gao Chao listened to these words of praise, but he always felt a little strange, what does the future of the ninth game have to do with himself? His future is nothing more than a desire to regain his past.

So Gao Chao just smiled and didn't speak.

Xia Qing didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two of them, but came out of the passage and began to carefully observe the surrounding situation, hoping to find the exit to the main passage in the fastest time.

"Look......" Xia Qing suddenly pointed to the center of the room and said, "Is there a railing there?" ”

"Railing?" Gao Chao was stunned, he remembered that he hadn't seen any railings before.

However, when he and Hua Ye looked in the direction that Xia Qing was pointing to, they couldn't help but nod their heads and admit that there was indeed a row of railings that were not obvious in the center of this room.

Gao Chao's face suddenly turned a little red, and he secretly said that he was still a little careless, otherwise how could he not even see such an obvious thing.

Then the three of them had a brief discussion, and for safety reasons, they decided not to let the fat man take Lian'er down for the time being, and when they found the specific location of the exit, it would not be too late to make plans.

With that, the three of them walked towards the center of the room.

The ground is very flat, but it's a little damp, and although it doesn't feel like you're soaked in water, it's easy to slip if you don't pay attention when you walk.

After all, this is under the seabed, and even if it is a well-sealed facility, it is inevitable that water vapor will condense during thousands of years of immersion, so this did not attract much attention from the three of them.

When they reached the center of the room, they figured out why there were some railings for some reason.

I saw that these railings were enclosed in a circle, which was not large, and in the center of the circle of the railing, there was actually a spiral staircase downward.

Gao Chao poked his head out of the railing and looked down, but found that the spiral ladder was very deep, like a deep well, and the further down it was, the more dim the light became, and at last it was completely dark, and it was obvious that there was no lighting underneath, or that the lighting had not been turned on.

"Where does this lead?" Gao Chao seemed to be talking to himself.

Hua Ye was also looking at the darkness in the deep well, he shook his head lightly, and said, "I don't know where it leads, but I think it may not be so simple to go down here." ”

Gao Chao looked up at Hua Ye, but found that Hua Ye's face was a little ugly, as if he had foreseen their fate in this deep well.

Xia Qing said disapprerovingly: "There is a downward passage here, it is normal, you must know that the place where we are is like a giant tower, if we want to find the final answer, we must go down." ”

Gao Chao didn't refute Xia Qing's meaning, but he still felt that the bottom of this passage seemed to be very weird, and it was different from ordinary passages.

So he thought about it for a while, and still said: "Otherwise, let's let the fat man take Lian'er down first, I think it is necessary to let Lian'er take a look at this passage, maybe she will know where it leads, so it is more secure." ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Hua Ye, he felt that Hua Ye should agree with him, but he didn't want Xia Qing to notice this.

So this undoubtedly hooked out some of the inexplicable anger in her heart for the superb existence before.

"If you're scared...... Xia Qing snorted coldly: "You can go back and accompany Lian'er, I think she needs you more than a fat person." ”

When these words came out, even Xia Qing himself suddenly felt a little regretful.

Her face turned red at once, for the words were undoubtedly filled with a thick sense of vinegar.

Gao Chao and Hua Ye were also stunned at the same time, looking at Xia Qing and not knowing what to say, the atmosphere was quite embarrassing and interesting for a while.

Xia Qing felt that his face was feverish, so he quickly turned around, and walked directly down the spiral ladder as soon as his brain was hot.

Although Gao Chao was still stunned, when he saw her step down the spiral ladder, he still shouted: "Xia Qing, be careful, it's dangerous down there." ”

Who knew that Xia Qing didn't reply, and she was even more embarrassed to respond, it was okay if Gao Chao didn't shout, but she felt even more embarrassed when she shouted, so she turned on the diving lamp directly, and accelerated her speed and ran towards the bottom of the passage like a deep well.

Not to mention the darkness in the passage, the dampness was heavier, causing the surface of the spiral ladder to be smooth and abnormal, Xia Qing's heart was chaotic, and he was in a hurry to escape, but the soles of his feet slipped and he stepped on the air.

Hearing only a cry from the bottom of the spiral staircase, Gao Chao and Hua Ye were both startled, and the two hurriedly flew in and ran directly towards the deeper and darker well.

"Xia Qing, Xia Qing, are you okay?" Gao Chao shouted, and grabbed Xia Qing, who had fallen on the spiral ladder, and helped her up.

Xia Qing's face was a little pale, and one of her ankles seemed to be sprained.

Hua Ye squatted down and gently supported her ankles with both hands, Xia Qing immediately frowned, and snorted again.

"It's a sprain, but luckily it's not too serious." Hua Ye looked up at Xia Qing and said, "If you feel numb, it means that you have injured your bones, and now it seems that it is just a ligament sprain, I will help you treat it." ”

As he spoke, he pressed Xia Qing's slowly swollen ankle with his hand without saying anything, while Xia Qing bit her lip, beads of sweat had oozed from her forehead, and it seemed that it was still very painful.

Gao Chao helped Xia Qing, and he didn't know how to comfort her, but now the three of them were on the spiral ladder, but the scene still seemed so embarrassing.

Hua Ye pressed his hand on Xia Qing's ankle, his palm seemed to be trembling slightly, Xia Qing suddenly felt a coolness coming from his ankle, and then the pain disappeared immediately, and only the slightest coolness spread throughout his body, and there was still some comfortable feeling.

Xia Qing looked at Hua Ye, who had just stood up, in surprise, with an incredible look on his face.

"You...... How did you do that? Xia Qing asked.

Hua Ye smiled and said, "I didn't say it a long time ago, I'm a hypnotic master." ”

Xia Qing was at a loss and said, "Did you just hypnotize me, so I couldn't feel the pain in my ankle?" ”

"It can also be understood in this way." Hua Ye just replied to her lightly.

Then, he used his diving lamp to shine under the spiral ladder, and continued: "This place is much deeper than I thought, the diving lamp can shine at least 20 meters in this environment, but the bottom 20 meters is still a spiral ladder, how big is this place?" ”

Gao Chao was finally able to talk, and said: "I think it's better for us not to go down first, in case there is any accident, the fat man and Lian'er above will lose contact with us." ”

Hua Ye glanced at Gao Chao, and then took a closer look at Xia Qing before saying, "I agree with Xiao Gao's suggestion, if you go down rashly now, I'm afraid it's really not suitable." ”

Xia Qing listened to the conversation between Gao Chao and Hua Ye, although he was still a little angry in his heart, he finally didn't raise any objections, and just turned his back and acquiesced in their decision.

So the three of them walked up the spiral staircase, and when they were about to get back to the room, they would take a closer look to see if they had missed anything else that might have been an exit. (To be continued.) )