In Qi's vision, the devil was like a twisted black mist, crawling out from the bottom of the patio little by little.
If it were in a town, Luo Qingqing would be able to distinguish it with just one glance, but the energy of chaos is everywhere here, which has seriously affected her normal vision. Therefore, when the team stopped, she didn't realize what was going on below. The surging black mist is a big demon.
"Do you want to take action?" Ning Wanjun asked eagerly.
"Of course not!" Gulcha glared, "This is a flooded area, we must be more cautious! Once Ravana is attracted, we will have no choice but to die! Gather the shock lamp and seal the door, so it won't notice. our."
The truth is just as Lord Huntian said, the demon was not attracted by the light. Instead, it crawled away quickly in a direction away from the light, and finally disappeared into a crack in the well wall.
"Huh..." Everyone breathed out in unison.
Xia Fan also realized that sneaking into a city and sneaking into an evil-infested area are completely different experiences. Masking, invisibility cloaks, and hiding in dark places as much as possible are only effective for humans. Evil spirits sense Qi, and they will not think about whether the sudden light is related to living beings. They will only avoid it according to instinct. This allows those who sense Qi to use magic to shield or cover up their own breath, and they can deceive most evil spirits. .
"Have you encountered situations like this many times?" He asked Lord Huntian.
"Of course." The latter took off the talisman at the door. "If we couldn't even handle this kind of accident, all the vanguard would have been dead long ago. Didn't I say before that the number of people searching is a very sensitive issue. If it is too small, It is difficult to fight against evil spirits, and if you talk too much, you will easily expose yourself. Considering that personnel must be left behind at each lifting point, three hundred people is a more appropriate scale. As long as we are not too close to the big demon, we will be discovered The risk is still within an acceptable range."
"If we meet Ravana, can we use magic to get through it?" Li asked curiously.
"Ha, if it's Mosha who is targeting the team, you'd better pray that you are the fastest one." Gurcha sneered twice.
"Is there no possibility of confrontation? Doesn't it have any weaknesses?"
"It's not that there are no weaknesses, but - that's all. If you are not afraid of death, you can give it a try, but the Salvation Cult cannot afford to lose so many people." Probably because Li's speech was a bit unexpected, the burly man's tone was too much. He softened slightly and said, "Courage is certainly a good thing, but blind courage is arrogance. When you have the opportunity to see the real demon, you will naturally understand the difference between it and the big demon."
"Let's go, there are still six floors before we can reach the next lifting point." Venerable Huntian finally said.
When they were on the road again, Li couldn't help but pull Li Mengyun's robe, "Have you seen Ravana?"
Lord Shengtian shook his head, "In the entire exploration record, there are only three mentions of the existence of such evil spirits, and they were all provided by those left behind at the top lifting point."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty, none of the lower-level vanguard members came out?" Xia Fan also came over and asked.
"That's right. We don't even know what it looks like. We can only confirm that there is such a kind of evil spirit between the seventy-sixth and eightyth floors." She nodded, "The only good thing is that it has been entrenched in our body all year round. In its territory, we rarely actively participate in harassment. As long as we don’t take the initiative to approach the northwest, we will basically not provoke it.”
Provoke... This word made Xia Fan feel a little embarrassed.
In the outside world, evil spirits are always shouting and killing, and the Privy Council will never be lenient in eradicating these mortal enemies of life. But in the Tianjing area, people are forced to get used to coexisting with evil spirits, and even have to avoid them.
This trend is really not optimistic.
"Didi."
The protective suit suddenly made a soft sound.
Xia Fan turned his wrist and noticed that the countdown had appeared. This shows that the environment here is no longer suitable for ordinary people to stay for a long time, and the protective clothing automatically activates the circulation system.
However, its estimated operating time is much longer than that of the exposure zone, actually up to two hours.
"It's the temperature." Luo gently stretched his hand out of the corridor fence, holding a green leaf he found from nowhere with his fingertips. He saw the leaf curling rapidly under the surging air, as if it had been dried.
"Everyone put on your helmets!" Venerable Huntian shouted from the front. "There are signs of instability in the geothermal heat. We may encounter air blasts. If anyone's protective clothing fails, report to me immediately!"
After walking downward for about twenty minutes, the corridor was blocked again, and the team finally reached the last lifting point.
"Before the air wave breaks out, install the lift quickly!"
"yes!"
The vanguard team quickly dispersed, with one part responsible for guarding and the other taking out previously prepared materials from the room and starting to build a temporary lifting device. Compared with the wooden mechanism above, all the components prepared here have been replaced by metal products, and it is obvious that some of them were collected from the ruins of the patio.
The well that was peaceful before has now become restless. White mist surged out in waves, turning the entire patio into darkness. But the rapidly rising temperature is not the most troublesome problem. The billowing white fog has caused the light and field of vision in the well to drop sharply. I could originally see things a hundred meters away, but now I can only see less than a few dozen meters away. In addition, The constant rumbling echoes in the helmets made the vanguard's defense range even worse than before.
"This is the lowest level you have reached before?" Ning Wanjun asked.
"Absolutely." Gulcha nodded. "The vanguard team has done verification with stones and believes that there are at most twenty floors left at the bottom. It's a pity that we couldn't gather the materials for the elevator last time, and Xiao Mo Xiao Mei has been there all the time. Attack the team, so we can only choose to evacuate first."
"Xie Sui won't have any thoughts about Ji. This is the lucky thing about the Salvation Sect." Luo Qingqing said bluntly.
"Little girl, you are right!" Lord Huntian laughed loudly, as if he was completely unaffected by the heat wave outside, "Even if we pile winches and hemp ropes in front of the big demon, it will treat it as nothing. So as long as we risk our lives, the Salvation Cult will always have a chance to move deeper!"
Having said this, he looked at Xia Fan, "The path I can guide ends here, and no one has reached the areas further down. Are you sure
"Yes, the real bottom of the well is unfathomable." Xia Fan replied word for word. "With such simple lifting equipment, it is almost impossible to reach its core. But I have to admit that you can reach it with both hands. It’s quite rare for your feet to reach this depth.”
Gurcha looked at Xia Fan for a long time, with a complicated look in his eyes. After a long time, he shook his head and couldn't help but chuckle, "Boy, you are really arrogant. We didn't do this just to get your approval."
"I'm just telling the truth."
"So do we have a chance to see the real bottom of the well?"
"I don't know, but I'll try my best."
Gurcha took a deep breath, patted his shoulder, turned around and devoted himself to debugging the elevator.
"His mood is a little low." Luo walked gently to Xia Fan and said, "I can see that the Black Gate Qi in his body has become dim."
"It would be like this for everyone." Yan Qing seemed to feel the same way, "The goal that I have put in countless efforts and worked hard to achieve is actually an illusory one. This is equivalent to negating all the sacrifices I have made in the past, and the gap is huge. It’s conceivable.”
"But he didn't regard this as your mistake." Luo whispered softly, "On the contrary, your words gave them a glimmer of new hope."
Does he choose to believe in himself...
Perhaps the prophecy of the Kingdom of Heaven itself was a misjudgment, Xia Fan thought. What is at the bottom of the well? No one knows the answer until we actually arrive.
But regardless of whether they appear or not, these people will not stop halfway.
He is far from the only person who pursues the truth of the world.
At least on this road, there are many explorers like him who are moving forward bravely.
They deserve to try their best on their own.
“Both lifts are fully assembled!”
"The rope is intact and the winch rotates normally!"
"Your Majesty, the vanguard can go deeper!"
"Very good!" Gulcha said loudly, "Everyone, let's go!"