The feeling of falling was enough to wake a person up from a nightmare. It would make the heart tighten, limbs freeze, and scream.
Strangely enough, when the two of them landed, only Laughing Soul made a sound.
Xiao Tan, the man who was easily flustered, was strangely calm at this moment of life and death. In the blink of an eye, he reached out and grabbed Laughing Soul's wrist. Then, using his own strength, he pulled Laughing Soul to the position above him.
In a dangerous situation, his instinct was to pull his teammate up and use himself as a human cushion. This went to show that the man was a good person. Of course, if the two were falling into a bottomless abyss, this action would have been pointless. It would have been the difference between life and death.
Thankfully, the feeling of falling only lasted for several seconds. With a splash, the two fell into the water.
In the darkness, the feeling of falling stopped. Xiao Tan felt a chill run down his back, and then pain and suffocation overwhelmed him. However, at the time, he was overjoyed because he knew that if they fell into the water, they would not die yet.
The impact of the fall was huge, and after they hit the surface, they kept sinking. Xiao Tan knew that they were not out of danger yet. He held his breath, and when the sinking slowed down, he started to kick. He did not let go of Laughing Soul's wrist. After they rose a little, he used his left hand to hug Laughing Soul and his right hand to push against the water.
Not long after that, their heads poked out of the water. Once they were out of the water, they sucked in a deep breath.
"I know how to swim!" That was the first thing that came out of Laughing Soul's mouth after she took two breaths.
"You should have said that earlier. I'm so tired," Xiao Tan said as he let go of Laughing Soul. He kept a distance from her and started to paddle with his hands.
"Say your head!" She smacked Xiao Tan's forehead. "Do you think I have the chance to say that?"
"Aiya …" Xiao Tan groaned from the pain. "Then, when I carried you and swam up, how come you didn't move at all?"
"Since you're already talking about being a lifeguard, I can only play along with you." Laughing Soul replied, "What if I try my best to struggle, and you continue to be so stubborn? What if both of us drown?"
"Oh, oh …" Xiao Tan continued, "By the way, are you okay?"
"Yes," Laughing Soul replied. "I want to punch you."
Xiao Tan thought Laughing Soul was blaming him for dragging her down, so he said helplessly, "You can't blame me for this. How would I know the beams would break and the floor would collapse?"
"Haha …" Laughing Soul laughed drily in response. She didn't have anything to refute at the moment. After all, she was the one who pulled Xiao Tan's wrist, which was why they fell together. If her first reaction had been to jump back, perhaps she would still be up there. Then she could go find a rope or something to save Xiao Tan as well. It was better than the two of them being trapped in this place with no one to help them.
At that moment, there was no light source around Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul. There was only a small bit of light above their heads, and it came from the hole that they had fallen through. Unfortunately, the hole was indoors and not out in the open, so the small bit of light was unable to illuminate this place.
Even though they were conversing, there was only darkness before their eyes, and they could not see each other. However, since they were so close and there was the sound of water splashing, they knew each other's location even without seeing each other. Laughing Soul had used the darkness to knock on Xiao Tan's head.
"Oh no, my flashlight was in the previous scenario …" Xiao Tan was about to say that his light source was broken when he suddenly felt Laughing Soul place something on his head.
With a click, a bright light source appeared. A yellow miner's hat appeared on Xiao Tan's head.
"Hmm? You still have this? "Xiao Tan asked. He still remembered that in the scenario where he first met Laughing Soul, Laughing Soul had wanted to use this thing to trade for his flashlight.
"Yes," Laughing Soul replied. "I remember I used this to trade for your flashlight, but you gave me one and told me something like … 'It's silly to wear it, so keep it for yourself.'" Laughing Soul replied, "I remember I used this to trade for a flashlight, but you gave me one and said something like … 'It's silly to wear it, so keep it.'
"Then, why did you keep this until now? This kind of equipment has lost its value a long time ago, "Xiao Tan said.
"I hate being rejected the most," Laughing Soul said. She then knocked on Xiao Tan's head that was wearing the miner's hat. "Look at you, wearing this kind of silly equipment, you look so compatible …"
"I really miss the time when I first met you." Xiao Tan had a bitter expression. "The Laughing Soul who called me 'Brother Xiao Tan' and politely traded equipment with me is gone forever …"
Laughing Soul felt like her dark history had been exposed, so she changed the topic angrily. "Stop wasting time! Quick, turn around and see if there's a place to stand. Do you want to stay in the water until you run out of energy? "
Xiao Tan shrunk his neck and really stopped talking. He turned slowly in the water to shine the light on his surroundings and above him.
No matter what, the miner's hat was quite useful in this situation. At least it was a lighting device that could be operated without holding it up.
With the movement of the light, the two of them could finally see the situation around them. The pool that they were in was not that big. There was a stone bank about ten meters away. Above the pool was a vertical cylindrical tunnel, which was the path that they had fallen down. The entrance at the top of the tunnel was the hole in the empty house's kitchen, and the bottom of the tunnel looked like it was expanding. Overall, the space above the pool was like an inverted funnel. It was impossible to return the way they came.
The pool was surrounded by stone walls, and only one side of it was a stone bank.
Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul had no choice. The most important thing was to find a place to rest. The two swam over one after the other. When they reached the shore, they were both gasping for air from exhaustion. They collapsed to the ground to rest.
The series of events had only happened in a few minutes, but they had used up quite a bit of their Life Points and Stamina Points. Falling into the water from such a height caused Xiao Tan to lose sixty-seven percent of his Life Points, and Laughing Soul lost fifty-nine percent. Of course, that was not much. In real life, if they jumped into the water from such a height, they might die instantly. The in-game characters had better physical fitness than normal people to survive.
Staying afloat and swimming to the bank had used up more than three hundred Stamina Points. For two level seventeen players, that was almost twenty percent of their Stamina Points.
"I say … have we found some kind of ancient tomb?" Xiao Tan turned to look behind him. There was a long path that led to an unknown place.
"What? Are you fantasizing about me taking off my clothes to train with you? "Laughing Soul replied. Actually, she was the one who was being shameless.
"Hmm … I was going to say that we might be able to find equipment, skills, or hidden quests here," Xiao Tan said. "But you suddenly said that …" Before he could finish, he was hit on his head again. Even through the miner's hat, it still hurt.
"So, you also had the wrong idea?" Laughing Soul huffed.
"You sure use the word 'also' … Sigh … Fine … Fine … It's all my fault, okay?" Xiao Tan had been bullied quite harshly.
This underground pool was as cold as ice. Both of them were soaked, and the chill seeped into their bones. After sitting for a while, they could not help but shiver. Therefore, the two did not stay there for too long. They tried their best to wring the water out of their clothes and rest for a while. When the tiredness disappeared, they stood up and walked down the only path.
Perhaps the rocks in this tunnel had the property of absorbing light. After walking for a short distance, the two of them realized that as long as they were a little further ahead, there was only a dark shadow. As long as the light went beyond ten meters, it would almost completely disappear.
Another thing worth noting was that this road was not uphill, but slanted downwards. When they fell into the pool, they were already very deep underground, and this path led to an even lower place. What was going on? Could this place lead directly to the Sen Luo Palace?
After walking for another ten minutes, the path stopped falling, and it was basically level. The tunnel became wider and wider. Without realizing it, the height and width of the tunnel had reached a size that could fit a subway train.
"Do you smell that?" Laughing Soul suddenly asked. The tunnel was steamy, and the smell did not dissipate. About one minute ago, she had smelled a strange stench. That was not a good sign.
Xiao Tan studied Laughing Soul for a few seconds with a curious gaze. "Don't tell me … you … did that. I didn't even know this game could be played …"
"Did your head!" Laughing Soul's face was red. She yanked off his cap and scolded him harshly as she knocked on his head.
"Fine, looks like I misunderstood …"
"Idiot! Idiot! Scumbag! "
"Hey … you won't be censored if you say that …"
"Hmm … Phew …" Laughing Soul took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "In the future, I will go to the auction house to see if there are any paper fans. My hands are hurting from all the slapping."
"I'm sorry," Xiao Tan said. "My head is too hard."
"Is that what you need to apologize for?" Laughing Soul slammed the cap back on his head.
"In any case … it's all my fault, okay?" Xiao Tan said. "You don't have to use violence, do you? Can't you use words to solve the problem …"
"Brother Xiao Tan …" Laughing Soul interrupted him with a smile. Her tone was kind, but her eyes were murderous. "Can you please turn back and kill yourself?"
"You'd better hit me …"
Roar!
Suddenly, a roar that clearly came from a non-human creature interrupted their conversation.
No one knew if the monster was annoyed by their conversation, or if it had discovered the presence of prey and wanted to hunt for food. Either way, the loud sound of some kind of giant creature crawling along the ground came from the tunnel in front of them, and it quickly approached the two players …
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