Zhang Heng climbed down the uneven wall to the bottom of the pit. Since he needed to keep his weight distributed during the climb, his speed wasn't too fast. However, thirty meters wasn't a long distance, and he soon reached the bottom of the pit. He quickly looked around to make sure that there was no danger before he shone the flashlight above him.
This was the signal that Zhang Heng and Milliped had agreed on. When the latter saw the flashlight, he knew that he had landed safely. After that, he threw his travel bag down.
When Zhang Heng heard the sound of the bag falling from above, he moved half of his body to the side. After a muffled sound, his travel bag fell at his feet.
Zhang Heng picked up the travel bag, patted the dust off it, and began to carefully look at the environment he was in.
In front of him was an underground pit about sixty meters in diameter. Other than the tunnel he came down from, there was no other entrance or exit. However, there was a pool in the middle. The strange thing was that there was no sound of water around him. The whole pool was unusually quiet, and there was not even a ripple on the surface.
Zhang Heng shone the flashlight down, but he could only vaguely see the outline of a huge black shadow.
Because it was too far away, and the light was too dim, Zhang Heng couldn't see what it was. So he took out the Filter Lens again, but this time, the Filter Lens failed as well. Zhang Heng couldn't see the true face of the thing below.
However, to be cautious, Zhang Heng still prepared himself for the battle in advance.
After the Yonaguni Island incident, he accidentally gained the ability to breathe underwater and control water flow. Now, he could stay underwater for a long time without any oxygen equipment. Controlling water flow could also allow him to move faster or use water flow to disrupt the enemy's movements.
Even the world's best diver couldn't move as freely as he did now. However, Zhang Heng knew very well that compared to Jörmungandr, who lived at the bottom of the sea in the mythological records, his underwater ability would probably be no match for him.
Moreover, his main weapons, whether it was the Shrouded Sheath, the Pestilence Bone Bow, or the Paris Arrow, could only be used to their maximum effect on land. Hence, Zhang Heng preferred to fight on land.
So the first thing Zhang Heng had to do was to lure Jörmungandr out of the pool.
Since there was no one else here, Zhang Heng took off all his clothes and placed them in the corner of the deep pit along with the items in his travel bag. These clothes weren't professional diving suits, and they couldn't maintain his body temperature after entering the water. Also, the loose clothes would increase his resistance in the water, slowing him down.
Even if it wasn't much, considering the opponent he was going to face this time, the slightest difference could affect his life. In the end, Zhang Heng only chose the Shrouded Sheath to protect himself.
If everything went as planned, he would soon come out of the pool. He hid the [Pestilence Bone Bow] and the [Paris Arrow] behind a rock that was closest to the pool so that he could retrieve them as soon as he got out of the pool.
After that, he went back to the pool. After that, Zhang Heng returned to the pool and tested the water. He first.. He found that the pool water wasn't as cold as he thought, and he didn't feel any discomfort after waiting for a while. After that, Zhang Heng completely submerged his body in the water.
He tied the Shrouded Sheath to his waist and manipulated the water to sink to the dark shadow below. Zhang Heng didn't know if it was an illusion, but he didn't feel nervous after jumping into the pool. On the contrary, when the water surrounded him, he felt a faint sense of intimacy. Zhang Heng could also feel the subtle changes in his body. Ever since he came back from Yonaguni Island, he had become more and more fond of the water.
This reminded him of the huge astrolabe-like dome in the underwater palace on Yonaguni Island. At that time, those half-man, half-fish, and frogs wanted to use him for a ritual, but he interrupted them halfway and escaped. However, Zhang Heng knew that something had already begun.
In fact, Zhang Heng had dreamed of the underwater ruins several times after he came back. In his dream, he passed through the undersea tunnel alone, returned to the underwater palace again, and looked up at its dome.
The stars there were constantly rotating as if responding to some desire in his heart.
…
Zhang Heng sorted out his thoughts and recovered from his previous memories. He had already dived about ten meters, but he was still some distance away from the dark shadow in the pool. However, the latter didn't react at this moment. It seemed that it didn't realize that there was an uninvited guest in its home.
So Zhang Heng deliberately slowed down his diving speed, trying to make his movements not attract the other party's attention. However, he soon found out that it was completely unnecessary.
As the depth continued to decrease, Zhang Heng was finally able to see the appearance of the thing at the bottom of the pool.
It was a huge snake's head, almost as big as the pool. It had a pair of cunning and evil eyes, sharp teeth, and web-like gray scales. Its mouth was wide open, maintaining a hunting posture. It looked like it was going to jump out from the bottom of the pool and swallow its prey in one bite.
Zhang Heng was shocked when he first saw it. He thought that Jörmungandr was waiting for him to fall into the trap. He almost controlled the water flow to send himself ashore. However, after rising five meters, he found that the snake head below did not react. It still maintained its eagerness, ready to pounce. So, Zhang Heng stopped.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Heng took out the Shrouded Sheath and tried to sink slowly again. This time, he finally saw the true face of the snake head.
It was not a living creature at all. It was a stone statue!
However, because the carving was so realistic, it looked lifelike, especially its two red eyes. They were actually inlaid with rubies. If Zhang Heng did not see it with his own eyes, it would be hard to believe that there was such a huge ruby in the world. It was about two meters in diameter, and it glowed with an indescribable evil luster underwater.
Zhang Heng sped up his diving speed a little so that he could get close to the stone snake head.
Only by standing in front of it could one realize how outstanding its carving skills were. It was not inferior to the masterpiece of any artist in the world. However, when Zhang Heng moved his eyes away from the snake's head and looked around the bottom of the pond, he could not see the owner of the carving.
If there was no accident, Jormungandr returned to this pool after dragging the sperm whale to the station. Unless it disappeared from the face of the earth, it should still be here.
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