Chapter 2 The Mysterious Lake
Professor You was stunned and felt something was wrong. He took out the bronze mirror in his arms and saw that it was pitch black and was shocked!
"Strange... it shouldn't be?" The old man sighed and wondered.
"Can't that kid is dead?" Honghong asked in a blink of an eye.
"Impossible! How can we die if the route is set? Unless they are pigs!" Professor You rolled his eyes seriously.
"Where is the problem? Haven't they already got the Rakshasa mask?" Honghong asked with a frown.
Professor You shook his head silently, pondered for a long time and said to Sasha, "You go, go and see what's going on?"
Sasha nodded, turned around and left the room...
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After the ground cracked in the hall, countless skeleton gravel fell into the big ditch, and there were a few unlucky cats.
The rest of the surviving ones were nestled in the cracks and the birds squinted quietly. They could not hear Jiang Ming's instructions, and they did not dare to move around, and there was a dead silence around them!
Jiang Ming approached the gully and looked down. He could not see anything in the dark space. Under the light of the King of Hell, he could vaguely... He could see a sleek red spot on the water surface, which was his own reflection. From the size of the light spot, it was similar to what he had imagined at first. This place... is very deep!
It seems that the so-called ground crack does not mean that the ground cracks directly, because the edges of the gully are very shallow, and it feels more like a shell. It turns out... there is also a universe under the collapsed arched hall cave, which is a vast space!
The cat's claws were clenched on the edge, Jiang Ming was a little afraid of heights, and his body shrank slightly. What he was worried about now was that this "floor slab" was not solid enough, and it collapsed again and fell into the water, and the consequences would be unimaginable... What's wrong with this water?
I just heard the sound that King Kong Laowu fell down. According to the guy's personality, he would not stop calling unless... it was dead.
Jiang Ming felt palpitations. The golden rat face mask was like a devil... able to control the collapse of the landslides, and it escaped into the black water lake... I wonder what terrible consequences would be caused? I originally thought... and asked Professor You to deal with that evil thing, but now it seems... it was still too simple for me to think about it!
Furious winds blew in. The "fresh" air made Jiang Ming's mind much better and his mood gradually stabilized. There was no need to worry about being suffocated to death. It seemed... all the way through the tree cave was illusory, and the dilemma in front of him, this blocked hall cave and vast underground lake are the real reality. Everything was not transferred by the will of the King of Hell!
It’s nonsense whether a mask or not! The most urgent task is to escape quickly, but... what is in this vast underground lake? Like a swamp that devours life, how can we escape along the direction of air circulation?
Jiang Ming was thinking, why not... the four claws snatch the top of the "floor crust" and hang upside down... bit by bit? No! This is too dangerous. Although the cat's claws are sharp, they are not iron hooks for climbing mountains. What's more, the rock layer is very strong and it is difficult to cut out holes...
He pulled over a human jaw and threw it into the gully. A little... The sound of falling into the water came, and then there was a dead silence. Continue, he threw a smashed skeleton down, which was also a normal "gum" sound, and there was no other movement...
Jiang Ming was not bored, he was listening and analyzing carefully, trying to figure out why the King Kong and the Wuwu didn’t even have time to shout. Is there any terrible creature hidden in this dark water...?
The first thing I imagined was piranhas, but even piranhas should have a thumping sound. Lao Wu and others are living creatures, so they won't be instantly annihilated and killed instantly.
"Old...brother, is it you?" The black flower strong voice came from the gap in the hall cave. Its tone was trembling, and there was endless despair in the sound.
"Brother! It's me," Jiang Ming replied.
When they heard Jiang Ming speak, all the hidden cats meowed again. But this time, they were not as optimistic as before. They were all trembling and palpitations, and their souls were completely swallowed by fear.
"Brother...just now, I heard you muttering to a human woman...and then the earth cracked open. Who is she... Can she save us?" Hei Huaqiang asked timidly.
"Cough!" Jiang Ming sighed: "It's that mask, it can speak."
"Can speak? Oh my God! This...this...what are you saying? The earth is cracking, did you operate it?" Hei Huaqiang doubted that life is so good that the mask can still speak...
"Brother, the child is not as good as a mother. Actually... I don't understand what it says. The cracking of the earth is her power, not my control," Jiang Ming said helplessly.
"But... I clearly heard you speak the same language as her. After you said it, she laughed..." Hei Huaqiang felt incredible.
"Brother, please believe me, I didn't lie to you... Please count the number of people again. Lao Wu and a few guys seemed to have fallen into the ditch just now," Jiang Ming changed the topic. At this time, he was very disappointed and failed to protect everyone, so he killed several brothers.
After the second count, three cats did not echo, and the team reduced from nine people to six people again. This included Fat Orange and Huadan who were smashed under the rock and had lost their ability to move. There were only four cats who could really move! They were Jiang Ming, Hei Huaqiang, Nanyuan King, and King Kong Lao Liu!
Such a tragic situation made Hei Huaqiang lose confidence. Jiang Ming heard that Brother Qiang kept sighing in the cracks of the rock not far away. After this, he was afraid he really couldn't get out.
"Brother Qiang, don't be discouraged, you're going to die... We don't die here either! The crack in the ground has cracked, and a lot of messy things have fallen. The space has expanded a little, so let's get together! Don't throw away a brother! Including Fat Orange and Flower Egg!" Jiang Ming exclaimed to Brother Qiang.
"Ahem...Brother, it's all my fault...I have to go find Sasha, if...I'm...I'm sorry..."
"Brother, now is not the time to blame others. Even if we are only one person left, we have to rush out!"
Jiang Ming interrupted Hei Huaqiang's words and encouraged everyone again not to give up their confidence in escaping!
"Woooo!" Fatty Orange cried out with a cry, and there were also Huadan. They were extremely moved. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Brother Ming was still thinking about them.
A large number of gravel skeletons slipped down... The broken giant rocks blocked the cats, and the space that trapped the cats was indeed much spacious than before. This little thing has a small advantage. Even if there is only one corner left, it is enough for the cats to turn around and move around. Jiang Ming scratched and pulled them, and first met with Hei Huaqiang, and then searched for sound to save everyone.
Even with pulling and pulling, the cats were rescued. Along the way..., there were also several corpses of the brothers. The cats gathered together, and they all burst into tears. Originally... they wiped out the skeletons in Jingguan. Everyone sang all the way and just walked. They had to pick up the crystal coffin, causing a disaster!
"Cough..." Heihuaqiang sighed, feeling a lot older, and his eyes were empty.
The king of Nanyuan said: "Brother Ming, listen to the movement, it seems like water is underneath, let's..."
Jiang Ming knew what it meant and smiled bitterly: "This water is not simple. Lao Wu and the others fell down without any movement. Who knows what is in the water, so don't think about it when they go on the water, let alone it is a pool of stagnant water and there is no flow at all."
"There is fresh air blowing in. I can smell it, and there is a little smell of grass and trees..." Lao Liu said with a reply. It also belongs to a raccoon cat, and its nose is stronger than ordinary cats.
The paralyzed flower egg said, "It's not the smell of grass and trees, what's the thing that's moldy..."
"Okay! Stop quarrel, let me tell you!" Hei Huaqiang said a little upset, then looked at Jiang Ming with a firm look on his face and said, "Brother, everyone believes in you, let me give you an idea."
Jiang Ming pondered slightly: "I have a premonition that the water below is very dangerous! Although you can hear the gurgling sound, the living creatures will no longer move when they fall, just like falling into a swamp. Therefore, the most appropriate way at present is to climb down the fault first, explore it little by little, then find a way out, and then come back to pick you up."
"You...how are you crawling? Hanging upside down?" Hei Huaqiang couldn't believe it.
Jiang Ming sighed: "Brother, the matter is the only thing that has happened now. We will never stay in this place less than a square meter forever, and we will starve to death. This situation cannot be achieved by just waiting."
The cats looked at each other, and their faces showed fear! Although what Brother Ming said makes sense, at least... it is safe now, and you still crawl backwards... and you will get furious if you think about it.
Heihuaqiang shook his head and said, "No, brother, it's too dangerous. We used to play the way you said when we were young, but it didn't work at all. We are not flies, so we can't climb backwards."
Jiang Ming smiled bitterly: "Brother, don't worry, I'm not an ordinary cat... The problem shouldn't be big."
Jiang Ming said this, but he was actually not sure. In this desperate situation, it is useless to watch the changes. Only by moving forward can he have a glimmer of hope. His current power of the powerful soul is still there. He can use his claws to snatch the rock layer and move forward.
"Brother, it's not that I don't believe in your ability, it's just... this is really too dangerous. Instead of that, it's better to dig a hole and walk from it..." Heihua Qiang said to himself.
Jiang Ming said: "Brother Qiang, do you still remember...when we first came in? There was a mountain above us, how high it was, you know in your heart that it is blocked now, and you will definitely not be able to get out...Don't worry, I'm fine."
"But... Brother Ming, what should we do if we leave? What if you..." King Nanyuan murmured in fear.
"You little sister is just thinking about yourself!" Hei Huaqiang glared at it fiercely, and the King of Nanyuan shook back.
"Don't worry, third brother, I won't be in trouble! Moreover, I won't leave everyone behind, I just go down and take a look," Jiang Ming comforted.
The method of strengthening the soul only lasts for one hour, which is two hours! Now I guess... there is still plenty of time. If you find a way out and find out the situation below, then come back to save everyone. There should be no problem. Your claws drill holes and light them to guide them, so that everyone can escape along its "footprints" and hold their nails in their arms, which seems to be able to do it.
At this moment, we have to consider these extreme countermeasures. If we want to survive, we must turn the impossible into possible! Breaking out all potential!
He did it as soon as he said! Jiang Ming leaned his waist and climbed down little by little. He tried hard to drill the rock layer with his nails, and he slowly drilled down. All the cats' hearts were in their throats, and they could not imagine what would happen next...
Not to mention, the King of Hell Fire after the strong spirit has very sharp nails, which is like a "superman". Before, Jiang Ming only examined operability with the mind of an ordinary cat, so his thoughts were limited. Now he tried it himself and used his nails to drill through the uneven and mottled shell rock. It didn't seem difficult. Soon he came to the lower edge of the "earth crust".
Chapter completed!