The underground river was actually a meandering cave hidden under the surface of the valley. Above it was a muddy lake, separated by a layer of rocks, and below it was an underground river.
Li Man put on her equipment and ventured into the cave on her own. The illumination of the watch was limited. Luckily, she and Mofan had made some markings a few days ago, to make sure they were able to match the location on the surface.
The job was not too difficult. Li Man and Zhang Xiaohou were both Battlemages. Apart from bringing some necessities, they had also brought along some devices that could help them locate the location.
"Li Man, have you reached the location?" Mofan's muffled voice came into her ear.
Li Man adjusted her earplugs and said, "I'm already underground, but the signal is pretty bad. I can't really hear what you're saying."
"We don't have much time. The Giant Lizards are almost done with their square dance," said Mofan.
They had to make their move while the Giant Lizards were sunbathing. They did not have enough time to do the steps one by one. Therefore, the three of them had to do it at the same time!
"You guys go ahead, I should be there soon," said Li Man. She had already seen the second last mark that she and Mofan had made. It was likely that they would be able to reach the underground after a short distance.
"That's the only way. Remember, use all your strength to blast it open! "reminded Mofan.
"Oh, maybe it'll be enough to blast the two monsters down," said Li Man calmly.
"So you're quite humorous, too."
Li Man's lips curled upward. As a matter of fact, if she used an Advanced Spell, she could actually blast a huge hole at the bottom of the lake, enough to drag the two monsters down with her.
…
On the surface, Zhang Xiaohou had already eaten a lot of disgusting fruits, and was waiting for orders in the poisonous swamp.
Glancing at the setting sun, Zhang Xiaohou could not help but feel a little nervous. He kept telling himself, Wake the poisonous insects up, lure them to the location, wait for Li Man to blast the hole open, and leave with the whirlpool … it wasn't complicated, nor was it dangerous!
"Monkey, it's done … Speaking of which, your military communicator is pretty good. It can be used in the wild." Mofan's voice drifted over.
"It's powered by a Magician's own Mana. We Magicians can hide the waves of our Mana, so we won't be targeted by the demon beasts like ordinary communication devices," Zhang Xiaohou explained.
"Mm, mm, it's about time. Go wake up that little poisonous bug. I'll go wake up the big lizard," Mofan said.
"Alright!"
Zhang Xiaohou nodded. His gaze suddenly became firm as he glanced at a quagmire whose color was obviously not right.
This quagmire was separated from the Big Mud Lake. It belonged to the special domain of that poisonous insect. Everyone minded their own business.
Zhang Xiaohou had eaten the detoxifying fruit, so he was no longer afraid of the poison. He swaggered along the dry ground and used Earth Wave, stirring up the swamp like a wave.
"Kang Mao, Kang Mao, don't force me to use an Intermediate Spell!" Zhang Xiaohou cast a spell on the quagmire.
There was mud in the water. If it was mud, Zhang Xiaohou could make it ripple wildly. As a result, the originally calm quagmire began to boil, with mud splashing in all directions.
Zhang Xiaohou had heard from Mofan that the poisonous insect had a violent temper. If someone were to disturb it, it would chase the person to the ends of the world. However, Zhang Xiaohou did not understand why Mofan knew that.
However …
"Glug glug glug!"
There was finally a reaction. Zhang Xiaohou was overjoyed when he saw the mud in front of him rolling on its own. Layers of mud rose to a height of fifty meters. It was a spectacular sight.
The quagmire churned like boiling black water. The mud splashed in all directions and then fell on the flat ground where Zhang Xiaohou was standing like a heavy downpour …
A long torso suddenly appeared in the middle of the rolling mud. At first glance, it felt like a giant anaconda had suddenly emerged from the water. However, on both sides of the torso were pairs of enormous legs!
One of the legs stepped on the ground. There was a dried tree over thirty meters tall on the ground. The height of the legs was exactly the same as the crown of the tree!
One pair, two pairs, three pairs … seven pairs …
Half of its body was not in the quagmire, but fourteen of its legs were already exposed!
"Ugh!"
In the quagmire, a ferocious head with huge pincers suddenly appeared in the mud. It opened its bloody mouth and let out an incomparably furious shriek at the incomparably tiny body on the ground.
The shriek was accompanied by a black wind from the abyss. The muddy wind blew against Zhang Xiaohou's face. Zhang Xiaohou was stunned as he looked at the scene in front of him in shock.
"Little … little poisonous insect?"
At this moment, Zhang Xiaohou was cursing wildly in his heart!
How was this little thing small? With his tiny body, he might not even be as long as a hair on its leg!
Centipede, a giant mud centipede …
Normally, a small centipede with the length of a finger would be considered a small achievement. However, this centipede in front of him … was not even big enough to block the gap between a human's teeth!
"Brother … Brother Fan, I … I woke it up." Zhang Xiaohou was dumbfounded. His voice trembled as he spoke to Mofan.
"Then why aren't you running!"
Zhang Xiaohou was about to give up, but after considering that his Brother Fan would not let him die, he forcefully suppressed his fear.
Wind Track!
Earth Wave!
Zhang Xiaohou used the two speed increasing skills at the same time. He instantly turned into a little mouse running wildly along the quagmire.
Luckily, he had kept a distance from the little centipede from the start … Ah pui, luckily he had kept a certain distance from the thousand-year-old centipede. Otherwise, its shocking entrance would have easily flattened him.
Zhang Xiaohou's speed was indeed very fast. He was much faster than most Intermediate Magicians. He knew how to overlap Wind Tracks, and he also knew how to use Earth Wave between Wind Tracks to maintain his speed. He could be said to be as fast as lightning.
The problem was, how could Tangtang possibly outrun a giant swamp centipede that had fourteen giant legs with only half its body …?
Zhang Xiaohou felt that he was dead for sure. He did not dare to turn his head around. He only knew how to run while crying.
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