Volume 1: The Aquaman's Sigh Chapter 44: Sacrifice (I)

On the dome, which was filled with cold water vapor and chaotic blackness, countless ice cubes burst out of the damp rock walls frantically, crisscrossing upwards.

Beads of sweat began to ooze from Esen's cold face, his breathing was a little rapid, and his footsteps on the ice were a little disordered, but he still looked firmly at the dark depths with no end in sight, and the biting cold ice cubes continued to bloom above his head, becoming the steps for them [Ice Wings] to escape from hell.

Purple lightning exploded from the darkness from time to time, and the fleeting light briefly dispelled the darkness that rushed in front of you.

Six figures of different shapes stepped on the ice steps towards the dome with no end in sight. They did not dare to stagnate or slack off in the slightest, because in the place under their feet that emitted a faint blue light, an unimaginable frenzied force was rapidly precipitating, as if the last moment before the eruption of the volcano, the energy compressed together was tumbling restlessly and violently, as if it would erupt at any moment, destroying everything.

They were far away from the empty and strange stone chamber, but they could still hear the furious and angry roar, and the ice crystals that had frozen almost the entire stone chamber underground were slowly cracking, and the tiny cracks continued to crack and spread at a speed visible to the naked eye, until all the dense cracks looked like huge cobwebs stretched open, and the monster lurking in the depths of the dark cavern under the cobwebs was constantly attacking the ice with violent force, trying to break through the last cage that bound it.

"Time is running out, isn't this damn place at its top?" As his physical strength continued to be consumed, Veges became more and more irritable, even with his reckless character, he knew that the monsters below were extremely terrifying existences, and the only thing he could do now was to escape!

"Look, there seems to be a faint light a little further up, as if there is a huge terrace floating there. After a faint flash, Arya's voice was excited.

She saw a huge terrace that seemed to be suspended in the air at the moment when Wren released the lightning just now, and at this moment she couldn't think about how such a huge terrace could be suspended in the air, now she just wanted to rush to the terrace as soon as possible, maybe there was a way to escape.

"I saw it too, let's go up first. "The continuous consumption of soul power has made Eisen sweat, not only does he have to consume his physical strength to rush upward, but he also has to create a solid ice cube for himself in the space that continues to rise, and he has a rhythm that is close to collapse as his soul power and physical strength pass quickly, but fortunately, hope is close at hand at this moment. The speed under Eisen's feet began to pick up, and a slight popping sound continued to sound in the space above his head, the sound of ice bursting through cracks in the rock wall.

At this moment, an even more dull explosion came from the dark depths beneath his feet, and the entire stone building shook slightly, and many ice cubes along the way shattered and collapsed.

In the stone chamber, illuminated by a faint blue light, a powerful explosion came from the depths of the earth, the ice covering the surface of the cave shattered, and another pitch-black tentacle wriggled out of the endless darkness. It twisted and struggled to spread upwards, then danced wildly, its black scales glowing with an eerie metallic sheen, its rapidly rolling sound of breaking through the air with a sharp and piercing metallic sound, a tooth-wrenching sound that rippled back and forth in the empty space, and then slowly expanded, as if countless demons crawling out of hell were roaring up to the sky.

The tentacles continued to wave, knocking on the walls and floors around it, the ground and walls that were originally completely covered by ice fell down the smashed ice cubes one after another, just in the blink of an eye, all the ice cubes were shattered, and the stone chamber, which was originally relatively neat, had become a mess at the moment, as if it had just experienced an ultimate tornado storm, the ground was full of rolling gravel and ice slag, the walls were full of cracked cracks, the air was filled with heavy dust and wet water vapor, and the last ghost fire flashed out twice in the ruins and darkened, and the stone chamber fell into chaos againใ€‚

Also breaking free from the ice was the monster's other tentacle, which had been frozen for a long time and seemed to be a little sluggish, but it still swung stiffly, striking the surrounding rock walls, causing gaps in the already broken walls to crack again.

The non-stop attack of the two tentacles also terrified Eisen and the others above the wall, and the cracked ice cubes continued to fall from mid-air, and Eisen had to let the ice cubes under everyone's feet extend forward again on the original basis, until it penetrated the opposite wall, so that it was firmly fixed between the two walls, and at the same time, he made the ice cubes, which originally contained the width and thickness of two feet, wider and thicker, enough to withstand the constant vibrations on the wall.

"Is it really unexpectedly strong?" A series of silver-bell-like girlish laughter sounded from the height of the dome completely shrouded in darkness, with both the unique crispness of a girl and the charm of a mature woman, and the sound alone was enough to make a normal man confused.

"You mean the enraged Chaos?" another voice sounded like that of a middle-aged man, and there seemed to be no emotion in his deep, magnetic voice.

"No, I'm talking about the uninvited guests. The girl shook her head in the darkness, and even though she couldn't see her facial expression, there was still a hint of anticipation in her voice.

"Oh, how can you see that?" the middle-aged man also seemed to be interested, and asked with great interest.

"It took nearly half an hour for [Chaos] to break through the ice cube that guy made, in other words, [Chaos] was trapped by him for half a quarter of an hour?" the girl smiled meaningfully, "Did you say it was unexpectedly strong?"

"They are high-ranking officers belonging to the [Viper] of the Oslan Empire, so it's not surprising that they have this strength, right?" the man pondered for a moment, then said lightly.

"Yes, but this is the place where they are buried after all......" The girl in the dark seemed to hide the corners of her mouth and smiled shyly, "even if they escape the pursuit of [Chaos]...... In the end, it will be found that there is no exit from this tomb at all, not to mention that there are other 'monsters' in this tomb besides [Chaos]......"

"It's just a pity...... "The man's slightly smiling voice was mixed with some regret.

"Oh?" the girl let out a cry of surprise, "what's the pity?"

"These people are quite talented, wouldn't it be a pity to feed [Chaos] here?" the man asked rhetorically.

"In terms of their soul power, wouldn't [Chaos] wake up faster after eating it?" the girl seemed to have some difficulty understanding the man's meaning, but soon she guessed the answer, and said faintly, "I think it's a pity for you...... Somebody, right? It seems that you will also be emotionally tied up sometimes?"

"You think too much, it's just that they do have some use for adults, if they die here......" The man's voice gradually lowered, "It will affect the plans of adults!"

"So it's not our turn to play this time?" the girl sighed lowly, as if a little disappointed, "It's a little boring!"

"Your Excellency's latest instructions have been given, why don't you set off for Neptune as soon as possible! โ€

"Oh, is it, it's a fun task?" the girl's lips seemed to slowly rise into a charming smile.

"Yes, it's an interesting task!" replied the man affirmatively, "and besides, our old friend is on his way here......"

"You mean....." The girl's smile seemed to freeze, and there was a hint of coldness in her voice.

"Yes, Jenora!"

The attack of the two tentacles gradually slowed down, and it seemed that the monster was beginning to realize that its prey had escaped from the cage from which there should have been nowhere to escape. But its movements only paused slightly, and in an instant, a tentacle rose into the sky like a sharp arrow off the string, poking out towards the dome shrouded in darkness, the hard tentacle seemed to be infinitely extended, it stretched upwards rapidly, and at the same time rolled around from time to time, instantly mashing the remnants of ice along the way, it quickly approached Ethan and the others with undoubted absolute power.

"Oh no! the monster is coming up!" said Angela, looking at the stormy tentacles approaching below.

"Quick, jump on the terrace above and see if there's an exit. Eisen also shouted anxiously down, and then, he didn't care if the ice cubes created in an instant were not strong, he raised his head, and the violent soul power surged, and the staggered ice cubes quickly bloomed above him, until they reached the same plane as the terrace.

Amen was the last of the group, not only because he was the heaviest and had the least agility, but also because he was the most powerful of the group. He looked at the terrace that was already approaching, and the sound of the ice breaking beneath his feet was approaching. He looked down, and in the endless darkness he could vaguely see the air frantically stirring in the air, and the air flow rose extremely fast. At such a crazy approaching speed, let alone running at the last of him, even Eisen, who was already close to the terrace, would be hit by tentacles before reaching the terrace, let alone looking for an exit after reaching the terrace.

"If this continues, we're all going to have to play with each other!" Amen's face became solemn in the dark, he thought to himself, he rarely spoke in this group, he never expressed his opinion, and even sometimes even he felt that he was a neglected being, but he was happy to be such an ignored existence. He liked everyone on the team, he loved the noisy but unusually strong friendships in the team, he would laugh, and when no one noticed, perhaps although he had a body like a hill, he was shy as a girl at heart.

- Rather than burying all people's lives, then let me burn myself and buy you a little time, I love you!

As everyone ran in panic, the burly hill-like Amen turned silently, a hint of determination flashed in his resolute face, a hot liquid spilling from the corner of his eye, but his face was filled with a happy smile.

The bones of his whole body crackled, and the swelling muscles amplified his body again, and a steady stream of power poured into his right arm, and he threw his fist at the oncoming air current.

The sound of an explosion that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly sounded......