Jack's gray short-sleeved cloth coat, which had been torn off two pieces of cloth to make shoes, had now been torn off by him, and thus became tattered.

"I used this strip of cloth to tie the hands of the two of us together, so that they would not be washed away by the water again. With that, Jack tied Luthor's left wrist, and Luther tied Jack's right wrist, and the two of them relied on this strip of cloth to maintain themselves.

The water here is a little clammy and cold because it is underground all year round, but I didn't think it before, but now it is in the water again, and it feels a little biting cold. But Jack couldn't think about it, and the two slowly floated to the surface.

"It seems that the water is flowing in the direction of the front. In the dark, Jack said.

Luthor responded, "Well, we can follow this current, float over, there should be an exit." Normally, groundwater eventually flows out into the sea or into a river. ”

The two of them shouted Tex's name as they swam, and after about half an hour of continuous swimming, a glimmer of light appeared in front of them!

"Jack! See?!!!!

Jack, who was accustomed to the darkness, didn't even react when a small light suddenly revealed not far away, and was reminded by Luthor, and instantly shouted excitedly: "Ah! Light! Swim quickly!" So he got up and swam straight, and the two of them, who were already a little tired, instantly had full combat value, and they pushed the water under their feet with all their might, and swam forward quickly.

Up close, it turned out to be a wide surface of water that had only been seen after a bend, and the light was just a small hole hanging above their heads, so high that it could not have been used as an exit. But it became a life-saving light for Jack, and with it, at least the river in front of them could be seen clearly.

It was a steep bend and a wide surface of the water, nearly ten meters wide, and with the light above their heads, the two men could now finally see each other's faces.

"Luther, why do you have a wound on your face?" Jack noticed that there were three thin lines of blood on the left side of Luther's face, varying in length, the longest being as long as a middle finger, from the bottom of his left eye to the corner of his mouth.

Luthor glanced at it and said, "Oh, it seems, it hurts." I guess it scraped into the stone. When you reminded me of this, it seemed like my thighs had been scraped as well. ”

But Jack always felt that something was wrong, and the cut on Luthor's face looked not like it had been scraped by a stone, but like a paw print!

Not daring to think about it, Jack said "um" and said, "Let's continue to swim forward, and let's get out of this place first." So the two of them sped up again.

However, just after swimming more than 100 meters and preparing to re-enter the dark river, Jack suddenly felt like his calf was entangled in something, and he couldn't swim!

He said to Luthor warily, "Luthor, I seem to have something entangled. ”

Luthor was nervous when he said this, and said, "Don't scare me, the water here is so deep, it is impossible to touch the bottom, how can something entangle you." But he could see very well that Jack was still swimming forward, but he was still standing still.

"Not true. Something really got around my feet...... ......Before he finished his words, Jack felt the "thing" under the water drag violently, and he was pulled into the water!

"Jack!" Luthor choked on the strip of cloth tied to his hand!

Jack underwater, pulled by this sudden force, pulled straight down the water, he kicked desperately, trying to break free from the feeling of being pinched at his ankle!

This groundwater, which is not clear when it is said to be clear, is still a little visible when it is said to be turbid, and Luthor vaguely saw that there was a black shadow under Jack's feet, which was vaguely unclear, but he could clearly see that from this black shadow, it was like stretching out a "tentacle", holding Jack's right foot!

Jack was struggling hard, he didn't know what was going on underwater, and he wanted to break free and breathe air, because the oxygen in his lungs was about to run out! Seeing this, Luthor immediately dived deep, kicking the "tentacle" with both feet, trying to break "it", and Jack was also cooperating with him, with a hideous face of extreme oxygen deprivation, and kicked the thing on his foot with his left foot.

Finally, with the cooperation of two people, this "tentacle"-like thing slid into the deep darkness and was no longer entangled. Jack jerked out of the water, gulping in for air, his face turning blue from holding his breath for so long. Later, Luthor swam out of the water.

"Quick, Jack, there's a rock on the left, let's swim over it first!" With that, Luthor half-pulled and half-pushed Jack to the one-square-meter rock, pushed Jack up and lay down on it.

It took a long time for Jack to recover, but Luther, who was underwater, suddenly found that Jack's right calf had three long blood marks, which cut through the trouser leg and flowed bright red blood!

"Jack, you also have three blood marks on your leg...... As soon as Luthor finished speaking, Jack sat up nervously, looked at the marks on his right leg with frightened eyes, and then said, "Luther, hurry!

After saying that, he pulled Luthor up and made him stand on the small stone of this square meter.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the two of them looked vigilantly at the seemingly calm water in front of them, and Jack's eyes were already big because of nervousness, but now they were open extraordinarily prominently. The clothes on his body have all faded to his waist in a messy way, and now he is **** on his upper body, revealing a toned bronzed muscle.

He thought back to the thrill just now, and then looked at the same wound on Luther's leg and the three blood marks on his face, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"What I entangled just now was probably not a plant......," Jack whispered, but the cliffs on both sides of the river kept echoing his words, making the sound louder and louder, turning it into a sound amplification effect, turning this ordinary tone of words into a terrifying line.

Luther's face was pale, too, from what had just happened, for he had seen the frightening thing, but he couldn't believe it anyway.

"Luther, what are you doing in a daze?" asked Jack, seeing that Luthor didn't respond to his words.

Luthor was clearly still immersed in the thrill of what Jack had just said, and he didn't care about what Jack said. He only reacted knowing that Jack had pushed him.

He shook his body and said, "Well, you're right. Because, I saw that it really wasn't a plant ...... wrapped around your feet."

Jack, who was originally nervous and suspicious, actually wanted to confirm his previous judgment, but when he heard Luthor say this, he became even more nervous, and the pores all over his body were standing up one by one, and goosebumps couldn't be rubbed.

"Do you see what it is?" asked Jack.

Luthor scanned the water, and the lake was calm at the moment, as if the thrill had never happened, but the injuries on their legs confirmed that it was indeed not a dream or a fantasy.

At this time, Jack felt the pain of the deep scar on his right leg, which was even more painful when it was soaked in water.

The two of them didn't know what to do now, the stone was so big, it was obviously not a place to stay for a long time, and there was something hidden under the water, and they were in a dilemma.

Jack tore off all of his shirts, tore them all into strips of cloth, and gave some to Luthor to bandage the wound to prevent it from becoming infected.

"Right now, we're just going to have to go underwater, and we're going to have to deal with what's underwater. Jack said.

Luthor agreed, he couldn't stay here and die, there might still be hope for going into the water, and stopping here would only be death.

The water was still calm and didn't look dangerous, but it wasn't known if the underwater thing was still nearby.

At this time, Jack suddenly had an ominous premonition: Is Tex's disappearance related to this thing underwater? Is it possible to conclude that Tex's death has been killed since he is in danger and he still can't find his shadow? There is a 90 percent chance that Tex, who is not very proficient in water, has died.

Luthor asked Jack what he was thinking, and Jack told him what he was thinking, and Luthor said, "Even if there is one percent of hope left, we should find Turks instead of staying here now." Maybe Turks will be rescued in just a few minutes. Isn't it?"

Jack was awakened, took a deep breath and said, "Then we ...... Hurry up and get into the water, whether you live or die, it's up to fate!"

The two of them were surprisingly brave at the moment, and they were also very open-minded. So, he jumped into the calm and treacherous water again.

The surface of the water was stationary, but in fact there was an undercurrent surging underwater, gently pushing the two men forward. More than 100 meters ahead, turn another corner, and you will enter the darkness again.

Jack was cautious behind him, swimming quickly in the water, trying to get out of the place as quickly as possible.

However, the expected thing happened: a wave suddenly rushed behind the two people!

"Luther! hurry, swim!" Without allowing for much thought about the situation behind, Jack exclaimed urgently, telling Luthor to hurry up.

The waves got closer and closer, and just when Jack and the others thought it was dark ahead, a space with a flat ground suddenly appeared around the corner!

"Luther, hurry, there's shore ahead, let's swim to shore!" exclaimed Jack.

The waves were getting closer and closer, and there was a faint thing chasing them in the waves, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and the distance between them was less than fifty meters!

In the nick of time, Luthor and Jack helped each other hand in hand to go ashore!

And the wave under the water disappeared, and the surface of the water fell silent again, as if nothing had happened. Frightened, Luther asked Jack if he felt something behind him, and Jack shook his head and gasped and said, "Whatever it is, it's good that we didn't get overtaken, maybe it's the one that grabbed my foot before." ”

The two men were exhausted, and they both lay down on the shore.

At this point, in terms of height, Jack should be about a hundred meters underground, and if he wants to return to the surface, he needs to find an upward exit. However, he couldn't abandon the missing Turks, so for now, he could only find other ways to continue to search for Turks' whereabouts.

Jack looked around and saw that it was a very large natural cave with a very open view, and although the light was not enough to illuminate everything, he could still see what it looked like.

"Shall we find an exit here first?" Jack suggested. Luthor nodded, then untied the strips of cloth from their arms and stood up.

It was a deeper underground cave that was obviously different from a cave, with water dripping from the top of the ground, and the ground was covered with moss and somewhat slippery.

The two of them forgot about the thrill caused by what had just been underwater, and slowly walked into the depths of this open cave.

There seemed to be a gap in front of them that could accommodate two people walking together, and it should be able to lead to the outside, so Jack approached with Tex.

But just as Jack was about to hide inside, a groan suddenly sounded in his ears!

Jack took a wary step back, listening to the sudden sound.

"Luther, did you hear anything?" asked Jack quietly.

Luther replied blankly, "No, there seems to be only the sound of water here." ”

"No, I heard someone's voice distinctly. Jack was silent again, listening carefully to the sound of the drop. However, the sound that had just entered the eardrum was clearly inaudible, but it was really no longer heard.

After a moment of silence, Luthor also questioned, "Listen, no." Are you hallucinating?"

In this way, Jack is a little suspicious of his hearing, maybe because he wants to find Tex too much, and has the illusion that Tex is nearby, which is very likely.

Without further thought, Jack burrowed into the crack in the mountain in front of him, which was more than a meter wide.

"Jack! wait!" Luthor suddenly stopped Jack.

Jack turned his head again and asked, "What's wrong?"

Luthor looked around nervously, then said, "I seem to hear you say." Jack hurriedly came out of the gap and jumped to Luthor's side, since Luthor also heard it, then the voice in his ear must have been made by someone, and this person must be Tex!

So he raised his head and shouted, "Turks!!!"

The echo and the dripping sound echoed each other, making the already empty cave "buzz" with a loud shout.

"Turks!!, hear us!?" Luthor put his hands to his lips and amplified, trying to tell the "man" who made the voice in the loudest voice that they were here.

After a shout, the two men waited silently for an answer.

Just after the echo was cleared, a small voice came from a black hole on the surface of the water from the edge of the crack: "Jack...... I'm ...... here."