Chapter 169: Dilemma
"It's so beautiful!" Looking at this starry sky-like waterhole, Sima Shuyuan and Shi Qihan, who had always given people a straightforward feeling before, couldn't help but say.
This time, everyone in the storm looked at Shi Qihan curiously, and then looked at Han Qikong scrutinically, looking at the expressions of several people at this time, they obviously didn't know much about the situation here. At this time, they also said that it was a pond, but it was obviously a pool, that is, they had never walked into this pool before.
"What's going on, is this your first time here, and you don't know as much about this waterhole as you said before. Sima Shuyuan said, and at the same time, everyone stepped back, leaving the waterhole and observing from a distance.
"This is indeed our mistake, the last time we just got here, we were attacked by the Shadowless Demon Cat, and we didn't look closely at this waterhole at all, so we mistakenly thought it was just an ordinary pond. Han Qikong explained, and he was also very sorry for the wrong information he provided.
"What should we do now, the situation here seems to be beyond our previous estimates, this kind of deep pool is difficult to guarantee that there are no snake-like demon beasts to inhabit, if we encounter a high-level, we will be in danger. Feng Bo also knew the seriousness of the matter, and said while protecting Tianyin behind him.
"Get out of here first, if there are really high-level demon beasts inhabiting here, then the shadowless demon cat will definitely not use this place as a water source, so, you may have happened to encounter it before, and besides, those spars on the walls of the waterhole are by no means simple, as if this waterhole gives me the feeling that it is more dangerous than the mutated four-eyed fire-tailed tiger I encountered before. Teacher An cautiously observed the surrounding situation, suddenly felt a little uneasy, and said to everyone.
However, just as everyone was about to evacuate, Tianyin suddenly said, "It seems that it is not a simple matter for us to leave, there are demon beasts in all directions approaching here quickly, and besides, including the mutated four-eyed fire-tailed tiger we encountered before." ”
"What? How long have you been getting close to here, and have you ever managed to escape from here? Teacher An asked, but he didn't have hope, and just asked a programmatic question.
And Tianyin also smiled helplessly back, because she felt that the four demon beasts were coming towards them who rashly invaded here.
"Wait, it seems that the four demon beasts suddenly stopped, not only did they scruple about each other, but there was something here that made them scruples, and the four demon beasts all stopped at a place about two hundred meters around this waterhole. Tianyin said suddenly, and at the same time, he didn't understand what the four demon beasts were planning.
"Miss Tianyin, can you determine the type of the four demon beasts? Han Qikong was also surprised by the sudden appearance of the four demon beasts, and once again recalled the last time they encountered the attack of the demon beasts, pointed in one direction and said, "This direction is the mutated four-eyed fire-tailed tiger. ”
Then, with his arm panning, he pointed in the other direction and asked, "This direction is a shadowless demon cat." ”
Although Tianyin didn't know why Han Qikong knew this, after carefully identifying it, he said, "That direction is indeed the mutated four-eyed fire-tailed tiger we met before, as for the other direction, although we can't be sure, it is indeed a feline demon beast, as for whether it is the shadowless demon cat in your mouth, I don't know." ”
"Brother Kong, you mean, the last time we were attacked, it was because we broke into here by mistake, and the direction we came from happened to be the territory of the mutated four-eyed fire-tailed tiger, and after that, we fled to the territory of the shadowless demon cat, and we were attacked by the shadowless demon cat. Shi Qihan heard Han Qikong's question and Tianyin's answer, and said his speculation.
"No wonder the mutated four-eyed firetail tiger gave up after chasing us for a while, and then was attacked by the Shadowless Demon Cat. Liang Yingjie also seemed to suddenly recall something, and said in surprise.
"It seems that the problem is still in this pool, but what is so special about this pool? If there are high-level demon beasts living here, then I don't think these four demon beasts dare to surround this place like this, but if there are no high-level demon beasts, then why are they so afraid of this place, and at the same time, they don't seem to want anyone to approach here. Sima Shuyuan once again cast her puzzled gaze on the waterhole that still seemed calm.
"It seems that the problem is this strange waterhole, so we better explore this waterhole and find out what is so special about this waterhole before we leave. After Sima Shuyuan finished speaking, she returned to the waterhole again.
Seeing this situation, Fengbo and the others had to come back again, and now they can't get out if they want to, the only key is this pool.
Subsequently, Sima Shuyuan took out an underwater machine detector and, after some adjustments, put it into the pool.
Soon, several people observed the underwater situation through the lens of the underwater scout. As the scout continued to dive, the situation inside the waterhole gradually appeared in front of people.
Everyone found that the deeper they went, the denser the unknown crystals on the wall of the pool became, and the more crystal clear they looked, as if the purity continued to increase with the depth of the water, and as the purity increased, these crystals began to emit a faint light, making the bottom of the pool, which should have been getting darker and darker, seem to have not changed.
"What is this crystal, have any of you seen it?" asked Sima Shuyuan to everyone, but everyone had a bitter memory, but no impression at all.
"Have you ever heard of decay crystals, if I'm not mistaken, they're all decay crystals. Tianyin suddenly gave an answer. However, everyone was confused about Tianyin's answer, and they didn't know what it was.
Seeing that everyone didn't understand, Tianyin had to continue to explain: "This is a hedron that is constantly decaying, and it doesn't exist for long, and it will disappear in about a few months. This kind of spar is releasing a kind of energy ray at any time, if there are too many of these rays, it is harmful to plants and animals, but it has some effect on mutation, but there are more cases of malignant mutation. ”
"Moreover, the existence of this spar is too short, so it is generally difficult to see, and ordinary people will not know much, but I didn't expect that there will be so many here, and it seems that new decay spars are constantly appearing. ”
"So, it seems that new so-called decay crystals are constantly appearing under this pool?" Teacher An also didn't know about this kind of spar, but deduced the key to the problem according to Tianyin's statement, and Tianyin also nodded affirmatively.
"So, how did this spar come about. Sima Shuyuan asked.
"This kind of spar looks like a solid, in fact, it was originally formed by gas in a high-energy environment, this spar will continue to decay due to its unstable characteristics, and with the decay, the mass will continue to become lighter, which is why the closer to the surface of the water, the lower the purity, and finally, when all the energy is exhausted, this spar will turn into gas again and disappear into the air, so few people have seen it, and not many people know about this spar. ”
Just as Tianyin was explaining to everyone, Sima Shuyuan suddenly lost contact with the underwater scout, but after hearing Tianyin's explanation, there was no surprise. In the midst of that energy turbulence, it's normal to lose contact.
"It seems that this is the reason why those demon beasts are jealous, I think, except for the four-eyed fire-tailed tiger, the other three demon beasts are also mutant demon beasts, so it seems that our situation has not only not improved, but has become worse. Wu said disappointedly, thinking that if he found the reason, there would be a way to get out of here, but the fact is obviously a little different from the ideal.
"Yes, and the talisman we thought before didn't seem to be so easy to use, the reason why the four demon beasts didn't come was not because they were afraid of this waterhole, but because the four demon beasts had some agreement with each other, and they didn't come over at the first time. Sima Shuyuan poured a basin of cold water on everyone again.
"So what now, stay here, if we wait until the four demon beasts lose patience and reach a compromise, we will have to face four demon beasts with unfathomable strength. Liang Yingjie said, at this moment, everyone has become a little anxious.
"Now there are only two paths to choose from!First, choose one direction to break through, so that we only have to face one demon beast, at least until we deal with that demon beast. Han Qikong stretched out a finger and explained.
"What about the second type?" Feng Bo asked, according to Han Qikong's introduction, the strength of that four-eyed fire-tailed tiger was obviously not something that a few people could deal with, if it was possible, Feng Bo still didn't want to face any demon beast directly.
Han Qikong hadn't answered yet, Sima Shuyuan had already said to the storm, "The second way, of course, is to find the answer from this pool, according to Tianyin's explanation just now, there should be high-energy substances under this pool, then, there will also be other possibilities for exports, but it is only possible." ”
"One is known danger, the other is unknown safety, and it's really a dilemma. Wu Wei said with some deflatment.
"Okay, since there are only two options now, let's raise our hands and vote!" Sima Shuyuan proposed. Subsequently, the answer they got was five against five, Han Qikong and the five chose to face a demon beast, and the five people chose to be in the waterhole. Because Han Qikong and the five of them chose to face a demon beast directly, and to be precise, they wanted to choose the direction of the shadowless demon cat to break through, and when they broke through, they might be able to get the instructor's things back. The five want to explore the weird waterhole, and want to see what's underneath the waterhole, maybe there will be some unexpected surprises and get extra points. And the only one who didn't have a choice was Teacher An.
Teacher An is very entangled now, and he is in infinite self-blame, if he knew that he would encounter such danger, he would definitely not agree to Han Qikong and the others to carry out this task together, and he would not even choose that damn mission to send a letter.
Now, neither of these two choices is safe, and no matter which one you choose, you will face great risks, but you must not choose, otherwise you will face even greater danger.
"Hey, teacher, you don't have a choice problem, right? Isn't it just a matter of choosing one or the other? If you really don't know how to choose, you can just draw lots to decide. Wu Wei saw that Teacher An was slow to make a choice, and said in a hurry.