Lightning could not help but fall into silence.
She knew that Edith was right. If the pit was really that deep, it was easy to imagine what would happen if they fell into it. If the answer was the latter, and the magic power was interfered with, the situation would be even more complicated. It would be fine if there was a large God's Stone of Retaliation at the bottom of the pit, but if it was a trap set by the enemy, it would be too dangerous for the rescuers.
Those strange sickle beasts and the worm carrier that had swallowed the Devil's Stone Tower could all be hiding in the Great Snow Mountain. Without Nightingale and Sylvie's warning and the cover of the First Army, even the God's Punishment Witches might not be able to bring Fran back successfully.
The little girl took a deep breath.
However, exploration itself was full of danger.
A qualified explorer should not leave his companions in the lurch.
"Let me go down and have a look." She walked up to the two parties and said, "No matter what we do next, we have to find out the situation at the bottom of the cave."
"Your ability is..." the blond man turned his head and asked. Lightning remembered that the man's name was Elena. Although he had a male body, his soul was that of an ancient Taquila witch.
"Flying." She knocked on the goggles on top of her head and said, "In this case, I'll have an advantage over you."
"It's not a matter of convenience." Agatha frowned and said, "If you can't use your ability at the bottom of the cave, how will you come back? His Majesty said that this search must not be carried out alone. Both the Witch Union and Taquila must cooperate with the First Army and move forward steadily. "
"Just hang a rope around my waist," Lightning said, "If it really is a God's Stone of Retaliation that creates an anti-magic area, then I won't have any major problems. As long as you find the rope hanging on the wall, you can directly pull me up. "
An explorer not abandoning a companion did not mean that she would act recklessly. When she was a child, she had heard her father talk about many thrilling emergencies. As long as she handled it properly, most accidents could be avoided.
Even without magic power, she was still the most outstanding explorer!
"Let me go with you," Nightingale interrupted. "There's no up or down in the Misty World. I can easily walk on the cliff. Even if an enemy appears, I can cover her as soon as possible."
"How is this any different from acting alone?" Vendy shook her head. "If it's a trap, you two won't be able to deal with it. Don't forget that there are powerful enemies like Senior Demons in this world!"
"We won't leave Fran behind. If you don't want to go, we'll go by ourselves!" Elena said in a low voice.
"Have you forgotten the importance of obeying orders after 400 years?" Agatha's voice also became serious. "In the name of the Senior Taquila Witches, I ask you not to act without permission!"
"..." Hearing this, all the God's Punishment Witches fell silent. Elena bit her lip, took two steps back, and saluted with her hand on her chest.
"You don't have to quarrel over this," Edith suddenly said. "According to His Majesty's order, the exploration must be carried out by the three parties, so we only need to send the First Army down, right?"
"Have you found the way down?" Brian, the leader of the First Army, was stunned.
"I didn't find the way, but I found this." She pointed to a cliff near the entrance of the cave. Under the light of the torch, there were twinkling spots on the cliff, which were the sparkling light refracted by the running water. "The cement ship used to cook porridge has a set of lifting equipment. I often see them directly hoist food from other supply ships instead of carrying it by hand."
"Ah... you mean that set of basket system." Brian nodded and said, "It can indeed carry a lot of goods at one time, but it needs to be driven by a steam engine..."
"So, as long as we move the machine on the ship here, we can transport two machine gun squads at the same time and enter the deep pit with the witches," Edith said word by word. "The length of the rope can be extended through the connection, and the heavy machine shouldn't be a problem for the God's Punishment Witches. There is water here, so it can be guaranteed to work, and His Majesty's request for a retreat passage can also be satisfied. The only problem is how to dismantle it. Someone in the First Army should be able to do this, right? "
Brian hesitated and said, "It's not a problem to dismantle it, but if we want to put it back..."
"That's only a ship and a steam engine." Edith raised her eyebrows and said, "It's only five or six hundred Golden Dragon coins in total. What do you think His Majesty will choose?"
"Five or six hundred..." Lightning could not help but twitch the corner of her mouth. "That's not a small number, is it?"
Brian did not think for too long and quickly nodded. "I see. You'll get a steam engine soon."
...
An hour later, a roaring machine appeared beside the pit. After the cantilevers of the basket system were moved here, they found it difficult to fix them in the rock, so they simply abandoned this part of the equipment and only used the capstan as a tool. The flywheel of the steam engine drove the heavy capstan to rotate back and forth, sending the hemp rope straight into the big pit. In order to prevent the hemp rope from being worn down by the rock wall, Agatha summoned solid ice to wrap around the entrance of the pit so that the rope could move up and down smoothly.
The end of the hemp rope was connected to a huge iron basket, which was large enough to carry six to eight people and two Mark I type heavy machine guns. Even if the witches lost their fighting ability, the machine gun team could still provide powerful cover fire.
The first batch of people to take the basket were Agatha, Elena, and six soldiers of the First Army, accompanied by Lightning and Nightingale.
After the adjustment of the lifting device, they slowly sank into the deep pit, and the light above their heads became increasingly dim.
Lightning tied the rope and flew to the bottom of the center of the cave to lead the way for the people behind her. She was a little uncomfortable without Maggie by her side, but someone had to stay outside the snow mountain. Compared with monitoring the movements of the demonic beasts, she was more interested in solving the mystery of the underground ruins.
Every time they descended more than ten meters, she would look behind her.
The fire at the sentry post was almost covered by the darkness, and the only light was from the two Stones of Lighting in the basket — the soft and stable light reflected a pale golden "ribbon", which was the layer of ice left by Agatha on the rock wall. The solid ice filled the rugged rocks, turning it into a flat mirror, which was the only way to ensure the smooth fall of the group.
After flying for about 100 meters, Lightning's heart sank little by little.
The survival rate of ordinary people falling from this height was very low, and the only thing she could hope for was that the devouring worm carrier was particularly tenacious.
At this moment, she noticed a strange reflection under her feet.
The light was very dim, as if the darkness had opened its eyes, like a flickering slit. Lightning used the Stones of Lighting to send two signals upward, held her breath, and accelerated the fall. Then she stepped on a hard and smooth rock.
She bent down and gently touched the "ground". The surface of the dark rock was smooth like a crystal, and the dark reflection was mixed with a touch of red...
She had seen this thing before.
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