When Thain and Qi first entered, the direction of the passage was obviously toward the underground.
However, after turning several turns and advancing for a certain distance, the passage began to extend vertically upward again, with no end in sight.
If there is no flying monster like Qi to travel, the climb can only be done with the power of Thain's apprentice.
This passage may be extremely difficult for him.
Fortunately, Qi could barely maintain flight in this two-meter-diameter passage.
Moreover, Qi's night vision ability far exceeds that of Thain. Even if there are raised rocks in certain places in the passage, he can avoid them in time.
When Thane is in the dark, he only needs to hold on to the feathers on his neck.
"Gu, which direction should we go next?" Qi asked Thain at an intersection in the passage.
Nearly half an hour has passed since Thane and the others entered this underground passage.
After flying continuously, an intersection appeared in front of them.
There are two different directions at this intersection. Facing Qi's inquiry, Thain pointed to the passage on the right and said, "Let's go this way."
"Gu Gu." Qi spread her wings and continued to lead Thain forward.
At this time, the temperature in the underground passage was obviously a bit higher than when Thain and the others first entered.
The air was also noticeably stuffier, and Thain could even smell the sulfur smell contained in the lava.
However, given that Thain and the others were almost always moving upward in the second half of the passage, even if there was lava coming from behind, they would not be able to catch up immediately.
On the one hand, there may be molten lava coming from behind, but on the other hand, they also want to find their mentor, Lina, and the others as soon as possible and reach a safe area.
Therefore, both Thain, who was suffocated by the surrounding air and temperature, and Owl Qi, who was seriously injured, were gritting their teeth to support themselves.
It wasn't until half a day later that the quiet, long underground passage finally showed its end.
Owl Qi struggled to fly out of the passage with Thain.
What appeared next in front of them was an underground space that was very unfamiliar and dark to both of them.
This underground space still seems to be very wide.
Although it was not as high as the area around Mensobra City, Thane could see from afar that the top height of this underground space must be twenty or thirty meters.
There is darkness in the distance, with some caves and narrow passages scattered throughout the dark space in front of you.
I just don’t know which path Thain should take. After Owl Qi flew out of the underground passage, he fell and collapsed to the side.
Including Thain, he also fell down, and the sharp stones on the ground drew a bloody mark on Thain's face.
The slightly long beak was slightly open. Owl Qi panted and asked in a low voice: "How should we go next?"
At this time, Thain ignored the numbness and pain in his cheek and body, and raised the black grip in his hand to take a look again.
This time, he shook his head in disappointment and said, "I don't know what happened. Since two hours ago, I can no longer receive signals from my mentor."
"I don't know what's going on around here, but I think it should be safe for the time being. Let's take a rest first," Thain suggested.
Owl Qi nodded slightly, then closed a pair of yellow eyes.
…
Three days have passed since Thane and Qi flew out of that underground passage.
In three days, Thain and Qi's various conditions also recovered somewhat.
Thain used a low-level recovery potion to treat the skin injury, and then used meditation to restore his mental power and magic power.
Qi Ze nibbled a little more of the second-level energy crystal that Thain took out.
However, the energy contained in the second-level energy crystals was too huge. What Qi ate this time was less than one-fifth of what it ate three days ago.
For Warcraft, the more energy crystals, the better.
If you forcefully eat too much, it will lead to various disadvantages and even the risk of self-explosion.
"Besides energy crystals and potions, what else can speed up the recovery of your injuries?" That day under the campfire, Thain couldn't help but ask Qi beside him.
Thain thought that Warcraft also had recovery skills similar to magicians' meditation, but in fact it did not.
"If I have enough blood food to supplement it, it should speed up my recovery." Qi raised her eyelids and said.
Blood food... Let alone Warcraft or demonized creatures, Thain has not seen even a living creature that can jump these days.
After all, the environment here is somewhat different from that near Menzobra. In the end, Thain only found a few edible underground mosses.
The main food for him and Qi these three days was still mushrooms...
Thain was stirring mushroom soup by the campfire when he suddenly remembered something and his body shook uncontrollably.
Immediately afterwards, under Qi's astonished gaze, a giant white egg with a diameter of half a meter was taken out of the space ring.
This giant egg was naturally harvested by Thain in the yellow sand world, and should have been the product of the reproduction of giant sandworms.
In addition to this white giant egg, there are many sandworm eggs in the Thane space ring, but they are not as big as this one.
"The characteristics of sandworms are acidic. I can only eat the dried sandworm skins and cannot swallow them directly."
"This giant egg should have inherited the characteristics of the sandworm family. It is difficult for me to eat directly, but for you as a World of Warcraft..." Thain said looking at Qi beside him.
Owl Qi's throat clearly made a "gurgling" sound.
I saw it then said: "Then let me try..."
…
One month later.
Continuing to move forward in the dark underground space with no way out, Thain and Qi were walking together.
Qi's recent recovery has been good, and most of the injuries on her body have scabbed over.
The only serious injury to the heart was not something that could be cured in a short while.
In addition to needing special treatment in the future, it also needs to be supplemented by a longer period of rest.
Thain is also in good form recently. The latest data from the Crystal Ball shows:
Mental strength: 53
Magic: 50
Constitution: 17
Compared with when Thain just came back from the yellow sand world, his mental strength and physical fitness have increased by one or two points.
Thain guessed that either after returning from the yellow sand world, the values increased before were not the limit values, and he still had room for improvement.
In more than a month, it has gradually reached its peak.
Either the dangers and sufferings he experienced stimulated the development of his physical potential.
No matter what the reason is, it is a good thing to improve both mental strength and physical fitness.
If he continues this momentum, he is expected to reach the level of a quasi-magician before he is forty years old.
In the past Black Magic Academy, this promotion rate was enough to rank at the forefront of the academy.
"Gugu, are you sure we are heading in the right direction now?" Owl Qi asked Thane.
"A week ago, I received sporadic signals from my mentor."
"Although I don't know why the signal was interrupted again, the direction is correct." Thain nodded.