The passage to the fifth floor was unexpected, not a ramp or spiral tunnel like the previous passages, and when Ike reached the end of a tunnel and showed the way to the others, everyone's hearts were filled with surprise. The place Ike was pointing to was the underground cavern he had mentioned before, which looked similar to the Marks of the Earth, but it wasn't open-air, and all he could see was black rocks when he looked up.

This underground cavity is close to a ring, with a diameter of nearly 200 meters, looking out from the end of the tunnel, the exit of the tunnel is at the top of the cliff, and on top of it is a large number of drooping stalagmites covered with moss, and the tips of thick stalagmites are downward, giving people the feeling that they may fall at any time. And if you look down and look down, you can only see a pitch black, dark void as if it is a gate to hell, with a big black mouth open, waiting for the arrival of the victim.

"Are you sure this is the way down, Mr. Ike. Catherine stood at the edge of the cave and looked down, the light of the headlamp was hazy, and it was completely impossible to illuminate the environment below, and even if the shoulder light was turned on, the beam of light of the shoulder lamp could not extend to the bottom of the underground cavity, and it was impossible to judge how deep it was or whether it was safe below. Catherine sighed and asked in a low voice, "Is there a waterhole down there?" I feel that the humidity here is exceptionally high, and it must have come from below. ”

"A very deep pool, and the entrance to the fifth level is at the bottom of the pool. Ike explained: "There are actually very few entrances to the fifth floor, this is the closest and safest, and the other five entrances, there are many dangerous demonic beasts gathered near each of them, after all, they also know that it is easiest to go to the upper layer to hunt, so they are all vying for this opportunity." ”

"I wonder why they don't live directly in the upper layer after they go to the upper layer to hunt. Vivian suddenly interjected: "I still can't figure this out, if according to what you said, the demonic beasts in the lower layer are stronger than the upper layer, then it would be good for them to go up directly, why do they have to be trapped in the lower layer? Here, not only do you have to face stronger demonic beasts than the upper layer every time you hunt, but you also have to face threats from the sixth layer, it is far better to live directly in the upper layer and relax." ”

"I don't know, but some people speculate that it has something to do with temperature. Ike explained: "You also feel it, the hotter you go down, the hotter it gets, and it is estimated that the lower the level of the demonic beasts, the more unable to adapt to the temperature in the new environment." Perhaps, in their perception, the world above is as terrifying as if we have arrived in the permafrost ice field. ”

"Maybe. Vivien was noncommittal, staring blankly into the deep underground cavity and asked, "How deep is this?"

"One hundred and seventeen meters. Ike replied precisely: "From the top of the cave to the surface of the water is one hundred and twenty-one meters, and from here it is one hundred and seventeen meters, and the pool below is so deep that no one has actually measured it, not less than fifty meters, despite estimates." ”

"Shhh Catherine let out a breath from between her teeth and smacked her tongue, "It's really high, and I've just looked at the surroundings here, and there are only a few signs of nails being nailed into the fixtures." Mr. Ike, you don't want to tell us that we're going to jump here. ”

"Hey, just jump. Ike held his beard, very happy with the female knight's reaction, and said with a laugh: "If you don't jump here, it will be very troublesome, don't look at the fact that there is nothing down now, but there are countless small insects inhabited on the rock wall of the cave, each of which is only thumb long, which looks very inconspicuous, but they are born with a strong ability to break defenses, even if we unfold the shield, tens of thousands of small insects wrapped in the shield, it will not last for a few minutes and will be torn." But you don't have to worry about them if you jump down, one is that the falling speed is fast, they don't have time to react, and the other is that they can't enter the water, as long as we enter the water, it won't have any effect. Therefore, people who come here to explore, if they take this path, will choose to jump off. Don't worry, there are no obstacles down there, no creatures are present, just water underneath. ”

"The problem is water. Catherine smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Lina, I went to the deep sea once, can I get used to it a little? Anyway, there is Vivien's underwater breathing potion, so it should be fine." ”

"Maybe it's okay, huh, heh. Lina laughed dryly, feeling that her legs were a little weak: "I think we should go to Lanna and them, and ask them to borrow the amphibious bead again, then it will definitely be fine, haha, haha, haha." ”

"It's already starting to talk nonsense. Catherine sighed: "Vivien, let's give out a bottle of potion first, and besides, Mr. Ike, can't you get out of the water after you go down, you can only hide it in the water?"

"That's not necessary, it's fast enough when you jump, and the bugs won't fly out to chase it, so the surface of the water will be safe, and you can get out of the water whenever you want. Ike said, "But the passage is underwater, and we have to go back to the water in the end." Okay, I'll go down first, and you guys will follow, don't be nervous, just keep an upright position in the air. ”

"Underwater, it looks like it's a diagonal passage again. Seeing Ike jump, a few seconds later there was an ordinary sound of entering the water below, Catherine raised her head and poured underwater breathing potion: "Everyone drink it, Lina, you ......"

"Don't worry, Lina, I'll take care of it. Pannis said, "I'll take her with me." If you don't see us after you go down, it means that we have already entered the fifth floor along the passageway, so you can just go down to find us. ”

"Why do you take her ......" Catherine could finish her words, Pannis suddenly flashed, and appeared behind Lina, holding Lina in front of him from behind with his left hand, covering her mouth and nose with his right hand, and jumping out of the cliff cavern with a vertical leap, falling straight into the dark underground cavern.

It happened suddenly, when she was just picked up by Pannis, Lina was already carried in the air by Pannis, and she could only hear the whirring wind in her ears, and what she saw in front of her was the rock wall full of strange rocks under the light pillar of the shoulder lamp, and the rock wall was full of small caves sunken in, maybe these caves were the nests of the little bugs that Ike mentioned. The speed of the fall became faster and faster, and soon the stones on the rock wall had been connected into a vague line, and suddenly Pannis's deep voice came from his ears: "Shield." ”

As the height decreased, Lina actually felt more and more relaxed in her heart, in this spacious but dim space, as if she had returned to the dilapidated and abandoned library again, her nose almost smelled the aroma of rotten paper and ink, and she was hugged tightly by Pannis, as if she was guarded by her friends in the book, this long-lost sense of security made her relax her tense muscles with peace of mind, and let Pannis control the falling posture. Hearing Pannis's command, Lina subconsciously unfolded her shield, and the next moment, with a "bang", the two fell into the water together.

Since Pannis had been covering Lina's mouth and nose, Lina, who suddenly entered the water, was lucky not to choke on the water, but continued to sink with the downward impact, and countless white bubbles appeared around her body. The water in the waterhole was actually very cold, and it suddenly fell into the icy water from the hot and humid cave, fortunately, several of them had the physical fitness of high-level professionals, otherwise they would have muscle spasms at the first time.

The two hugged each other, and only after sinking more than ten meters in the water did they stop the downward trend, and gradually adapted to the environment in the water, Pannis tentatively let go of the hand covering Lina's face, let Lina hold her breath, and use her skin to exchange gas under the effect of underwater breathing drugs, while he paddled with one hand and swam to a dark cave that he had just seen during the fall. Halfway through, through the barrier of the water curtain, Ike could be seen swimming head-on with a shoulder lamp, and the two exchanged a gesture underwater, and Pannis crossed Ike and quickly got into the underwater tunnel.

The tunnel was gentle and deep, and the two of them had been swimming in the tunnel for five minutes before reaching the end, and what they saw above them was no longer a solid rock, but empty. Walking all the way up the gentle slope on the shore, the bodies of the two finally exposed the water, and stood up in the water near the shore, Lina breathed for a while like a saved, and suddenly saw the surrounding scene, and was so surprised that she forgot to continue breathing, only knowing that she pointed to the surrounding environment blankly, and said to Pannis dryly: "This, this, this, what is all around here, how can there be such a beautiful place." ”

"I'm also here for the first time, how can I know. Pannis shrugged and turned off the shoulder light. In this space, there is light everywhere, and although it cannot be said to be as bright as in the sun, you can see everything in the space. For example, right now, Pannis has a weird smile on his face, and his eyes are focused on Lina.

Lina met Pannis's gaze, as if she thought of something, and lowered her head suddenly, and sure enough, just as she thought, the white priest's robe on her body had been soaked with water, wet and translucent against the skin, half-concealed and half-concealed to look even more attractive. Although she still wore a layer of leather armor and a leather skirt, her white arms and slender thighs were all exposed to the light, allowing Pannis to see clearly.

Lina was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly stepped on the top of Pannis's feet and yelled, "This is the second time that you have been perverted, don't hurry up and turn me around, I want to change my clothes." ”

"Why am I perverted again? Pannis looked innocent and turned around aggrievedly: "It's just an accident, I didn't expect things to develop to this point." ”

"And then you stared at it as an accident?" Lina roared, feeling her face burn, and quickly found a change of clothes from her waterproof backpack and put them on her body. As soon as I put it on, I heard the sound of the water, and when I turned around, I saw three girls like her just now, looking at this space blankly, and their eyes were already straight. (To be continued.) )