Unlike the strange movement of space when heading to St. Byrons, Shade did not see any illusions. The sound in his ears fell, and immediately, the white mist around him disappeared.
He felt that he was standing still at all, and looked around. After the white mist dissipated, he stood in the familiar circular space. In front of him was still the statue of the ancient god that lit up as he looked.
.
But this time it is no longer the statue space under the Saint Teresa Square. There is no debris accumulated on the wall, and it is clean without even dust. Although it is still a circular space, the area here seems smaller, and the height of the ceiling
then higher:
"Successful... However, this statue is actually in this circular space. It seems that it is the same person who placed the statue in Saint Teresa Square."
A smile appeared on his lips, and then he looked down at the suitcase. Open it and check that all the items were there. This represents space movement and can carry items with extraordinary power.
But he still didn't relax in his heart, and immediately used the thaumaturgy [Echoes of the Past].
For five consecutive times, no human voice was heard, which also proves that this space has most likely not been used for a long time.
But Shade did not rush to explore the outside world immediately. Instead, he turned back and reached out to touch the statue of the ancient god again.
After uttering the mantra, he returned to the white mist area of the "Space Maze". As expected, the two wooden signposts were still on the blurry path in the white mist.
After touching the road sign numbered 1, a voice whispered softly in my ear:
【The guide will guide you.】
The white mist dissipated, and the circular space was seen again. The debris piled up on the wall had already told Shade that this was the underground of his home. When he returned to the first floor from the basement, he saw St. Teresa Square in the rain outside the window.
It was only then that it was finally confirmed that there was no waiting time for the long-distance teleportation of the statue, which was really the best thing.
Placing Mia at Miss Louisa's place just now seems to be unnecessary. But there is no need to take the cat back immediately. Shade returned to the basement with the suitcase and umbrella, and returned to the new circular space through the statue.
, ready to embark on a new adventure.
Gazing at the statue, the statue immediately glowed softly. Then he opened the suitcase, put the important items on his body, then held the revolver and looked at the curved wall facing the statue. According to the rules, the location of the wall was hidden.
right here.
"Can you feel what's on the outside of this wall?"
[You just have a soul that is sensitive to elements, not a clairvoyant ability. 】
"Oh well."
He stared nervously in front of him, then summoned his life ring to illuminate the wall, and the wall disappeared.
There seemed to be no light outside, only deep darkness. The light from the statue behind him only stayed in this space, unable to illuminate the outside environment.
"Silver Moon."
He walked out of the circular space with a gun in one hand, and then shouted softly, letting his fingers emit the faint light of the silver moon.
What you see before you is a deep and dark passage, and the location of the hidden wall is the end of the passage.
The feet are not soil, but uneven hard stones, surrounded by slippery rock walls, with some green moss like water plants growing on them. The surroundings are extremely dark, and under the deliberately maintained dim light, a kind of seeping light can be seen.
The chill in people made Shade couldn't help but think of many horrific scenes. At this time, even if an ugly fish-man pounced on him in the dark, he wouldn't be surprised.
The passage was not very wide, and could probably accommodate three people of Shade's size standing side by side. As for the height, Shade believed that he could immediately hit the rock wall above as long as he took off lightly.
Because it is too low, you can see the full view of the standing position without lifting your fingers:
"But why no bats?"
He thought to himself, and searched under his feet again, but did not find any animal droppings or footprints:
"It's really strange."
The air is moist and cold, and when you twitch your nose slightly, a strange smell pours into the nasal cavity, which is rotten and fishy. No matter where this place is, no human has probably set foot in it for a long time.
So I slightly increased the light on my finger to see further. Then I discovered that where the passage extended forward, there was a dark thing lying there.
After cautiously approaching, they discovered that it was a group of turtles. These turtles looked a bit ferocious in the dark, but when illuminated by the light of the silver moon, they just slowly moved around. It seemed that Shade had disturbed them:
"Where am I?"
As the passage moves forward, it also moves slightly downward, which means that the hidden wall at the end of the passage is actually at a high place.
Walking along the passage, you need to be extra careful under your feet. The uneven ground and rocks are becoming increasingly slippery.
This passage is not very long, and you can see the end in about fifty steps. During this period, in addition to a group of turtles, Shade also saw a nest of crabs, a few rotting dead fish, and some things that looked like sea turtles.
Something like sunflower.
During this period, he also tried [Echo of Blood] and [Echo of the Past] many times, but no trace of human activity was found. It seems that not only the inside of the wall, but also this passage has not been visited for a long time.
Continuing to move forward, the sound of water became clearer and clearer, and when we were more than 20 steps away from the hidden wall, there was already a layer of water on the ground. Continuing to move forward, the terrain became lower, and the water became
The deeper.
By the time they reached more than fifty steps, the water had already reached Shade's knees. He could no longer walk forward. The light shone forward and he could clearly see that the entire downward passage was completely submerged in water not far away.
He could feel the flow of water, which meant that this was not stagnant water but living water. It should be...
"ocean."
This was the answer that Shade tasted after dipping his hand into a little water. The animals and plants he just saw also proved this.
Considering that there is oxygen in this closed channel with sea water in front and hidden wall in the back, and no pores can be seen inside the channel, then there is reason to believe that at some time between high tide and low tide, at least the channel
Part of it will be directly connected to the outside world.
"In other words, if you enter the water and swim outward, it shouldn't take long to reach the outside world."
Thinking in his heart, Shade turned around and returned to the hidden wall, then returned home again with the suitcase through the statue.
He rearranged the items and put them back into the box, focusing on a set of dry clothes and boots. Then he found a large piece of impermeable canvas left by the previous detective, cut it and wrapped it completely in the suitcase.
I found some hemp ropes at home, connected them end to end, and used the remaining ropes to tie the suitcase that had been strictly waterproofed to my back, and then returned to the cold and damp passage.
After walking fifty steps forward, the water surface was almost at the knee level. I tied one end of the long rope to the rock pillar protruding from the ground and the water surface, and tied the other end to my waist.
After confirming that both ends were very secure, Shade waded forward through the water and could already feel the fish swimming under the water.
After the water was completely submerged up to his waist, Shade took a deep breath:
"Spell - Breathing Underwater."
Plunging forward into the water is just like the feeling of trying spells in the basin before. Your eyes can open in the water, and breathing in the water is as comfortable as breathing in the air. The feeling of oxygen entering the lungs from the outside world , making his whole body feel happy. He stepped on the extremely slippery ground and walked dozens of difficult steps forward, confirming that the water was deep enough, and then swam forward in the winding downward channel.