"Oh, by God! Mr. Leslie and Miss Fergus are in the water..."
Princess Mary covered her mouth and exclaimed.
Nataxi had already rushed to the edge of the lake, half propped her body up to look at the lake, but only saw a piece of calm and clarity, other than that, there was nothing else.
The wind blew by, causing ripples on the surface of the lake, as quiet as if it had never swallowed two people. A few blessed swimmers began to pull their belts and take off their coats. When they were about to kick off their black riding boots and jump into the lake, Louis reached out to stop them.
"Professor-"
"—I'll go. You stay here."
The favored ones saw something from the seriousness on the professor's face:
"Is there something wrong with the lake, Professor?"
"It's so peaceful. Mr. Leslie and Miss Fergus haven't struggled since they fell into the lake."
A trace of pain quickly flashed across the gentle young man's face, and he quickly returned to calm.
Only then did the gods remember that this professor is also Miss Fergus' most loyal admirer.
"professor… "
"Wait for me to come up." Louis ordered, "Before that, you all stay away from the lake and listen to..."
His eyes fell on the boy with short chestnut hair, "Listen to Prince Carlo's command."
"professor!"
"Professor! You will be in danger if you do this!"
Regardless of the obstruction of the gods, the black-haired youth quickly unbuttoned his uniform jacket, took off his riding boots, and jumped into the lake.
A deep black shadow in the lake slid by like a whirlwind—
Many people have seen it.
"That, is that a dark creature?!"
"We have to notify the temple as soon as possible to rule over Bishop Bruce and Lord Malan!"
"The professor said, let's wait for him—"
Everyone's eyes could not help but fall on the always calm Prince Carlo:
"Prince Carlo, you said... what should we do?"
"I think, let's wait a little longer. If the professor doesn't come out, Eugene and Doris will lead the others out of the Emerald Forest first, and I'll wait here."
"You alone?"
Prince Carlo nodded, and there seemed to be something extraordinarily heavy and solemn in his amber eyes, as if he had become like this since Miss Fergus was injured last night.
"Yes, I'll wait here."
"Brother Carlo, you are the prince of my Solo Kingdom, you can't—"
"—Mary, I can."
Prince Carlo put his right hand on the saber:
"The professor handed you over to me, and you have to obey my command."
The favored ones looked at each other for a while, then lowered their heads one after another:
"Yes, Prince Carlo."
Looking at the calm lake, Nataxi felt that her heart seemed to be thrown into the cold lake.
"I, Prince Carlo and I will stay and wait together..."
She said calmly and firmly.
Prince Carlo glanced at her:
"Nataxi, are you sure?"
"Yes, yes," Nataxi nodded, "I am worried about Mr. Leslie and Lord Louis, and I am also worried about Sister Bellia. I hope..."
She murmured:
"They're safe."
Even though sometimes she couldn't help but feel a little jealous towards Sister Belia, she never wanted anything to happen to her.
"Then stay."
Carlo Road.
And so it was decided.
Professor Lewis never came out.
Eugene and Doris returned from the same way with the favored ones, while Prince Carlo and Nataxi stayed near the lake.
One of them was standing, the other was sitting, neither of them spoke to each other, they just watched the lake quietly and prayed silently—
"Hopefully they'll be all right."
Nataxi Road.
"I wish."
…
The taste of falling into the water is like being on the verge of death again—
The lake water overflowed his head, and his chest was about to explode due to the extreme lack of oxygen. Liu Yu could only rely on instinct to wrap his legs and one arm tightly around the boy's body, and the tighter and tighter the wrapping became.
The black shadow was whirling and dragging them to the bottom of the lake. Liu Yu felt as if someone had tied a big rock to his body: at a certain moment when he was dying, Liu Yu even felt regretful.
But are you willing
she asked herself.
No, not reconciled.
Having seen the vastness of the sky and the length of life, who wants to be the frog at the bottom of the well and live the short life of the mayfly
Liu Yu thought of many things.
Past life, present life.
The broth in the orphanage is always mixed with Shizier's clear soup, the endless queue in front of the toilet when you get up early, the endless scolding by the adoptive mother, the apologetic and relieved smile of the adoptive father...
In the end, all the pictures were fixed in a small courtyard with white walls, green grape trellises, and bunches of heavy purple grapes. The whole courtyard exudes the attractive aroma of grapes.
If she sent it back a month later, she might be able to eat a few.
A longing for a summer vacation.
"Belia... Belia..."
In a daze, someone yelled in his ear, and Liu Yu vomited with a "wow".
The chest that was almost exploding relieved a bit, Liu Yu opened his eyes, and Gaia's almost perfect face appeared in front of him in the dim light. He seemed a little worried, and lowered his head halfway:
"Belia, are you okay?"
The wet cold silver long hair stuck to his cheek in a mess, and water stains flowed down and fell into her eyes.
Liu Yu blinked, and his consciousness began to return:
"us… "
Yes, she led Gaia to jump into the lake.
Now…
She subconsciously narrowed her eyes.
In the narrow corridor, Gaia and her were close together, almost touching the wall. It was dark all around, only a little light came in from the end, illuminating the outline of people. Both of them were dripping wet, like a drowned rat.
Underneath is a thick layer of moss.
"Gaia, where are we? Is this... Heaven?" The voice was vague, a little confused, "Heaven is so dark..."
"Belia, we're at the bottom of the lake. But... things are not looking good right now. We need to find a way out quickly."
As the young man finished speaking, rustling voices sounded in the corridor, densely packed eyes were hidden in the darkness, and those eyes stared at them without blinking, as if they were looking for the next mouth—
Liu Yu's entire scalp began to tingle.
"The bottom of the lake? How could it be the bottom of the lake? And... the water?"
The girl seemed to recall what happened before, and wanted to push him away, but was grabbed by the boy.
She twitched her hand, unable to use any strength.
The boy lowered his voice:
"Belia, don't move. Otherwise, I won't promise not to turn you into a sheep."
Liu Yu: ...
Wouldn't that be a crippled sheep
The girl's fidgeting hands and feet calmed down a bit.
She clenched the boy's skirt tightly, her trembling fingers showed her fear, but her voice was stubborn:
"Gaia, you can't turn me into a sheep without my consent. Please—respect me."
"Belia, tell me, what do you see?"
The boy asked another question.
"Eye."
Liu Yu looked at those hazy blister-like things in the dark, almost suffering from trypophobia.
"I saw a lot of eyes. A lot, a lot."
She compared the plot in the book.
After Nataxi and Prince Carlo fell into the lake and fell into the crevice, they were directly attacked by those dark creatures wave after wave, and they never stopped—if it wasn't for Louis' secret help, the two would have died at the bottom of the river long ago.
But at this time, these dark creatures seemed to be worried, and they only dared to linger nearby. They stared at them intently, not daring to approach them.
Why
Could it be that the light power belonging to the gods in Gaia's body is too pure, so that it has a level of suppression on these dark creatures, making them eager to try, but dare not approach
… No, this is not okay.
... She risked her life to pull him down, not for the sake of peaceful coexistence and friendship with these dark creatures.
… Gaia has to get hurt.
How can these dark creatures be excited and attack.
"Eye?"
"Yes, eyes. But I can't tell what they look like, it's too dark... a wolf?... Why is this lake bottom again? How should we get out?" The girl seemed to have regained some calm, no longer resisting the boy's approach, Start thinking about something else.
"I think that the ground fissure formed by the eruption of Nasi Snow Mountain has created an extra lake here. This is a fissure at the bottom of the lake, which should lead to... the center of the earth."
Liu Yu was startled by the young man's sharpness.
He obviously couldn't see anything, but he had pieced together the reasons closely.
"Crack?"
"Yes, I smell a strong dark breath, and dark creatures from the ground surge up..." The boy suddenly changed his subject, "Belia, let me turn you into a sheep."
Unexpectedly, the girl jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hit the top of her head, and let out an "ow".
She covered her head and said angrily:
"Gaia, don't even think about it! I won't become a sheep."
A bloody smell quietly dissipated.
"Belia, are you hurt?"
The boy also stood up.
"Do, want you to take care of it?!"
The girl pressed down heavily on the wound that had been intentionally cut just now with a blank face.
Blood dripped onto the ground drop by drop.
Human blood will excite and boil these dull, dark creatures that only have instincts left.
Just like the broken window theory, as long as one dark creature attacks, the others will follow.
Sure enough, after a sharp scream, the dark creatures couldn't hold back anymore.
They seem to be stimulated by something, and they rush one after another.
Only then did Liu Yu see their appearance clearly.
With a bare head and body, eyes as big as copper bells, and wrinkled black skin, it looks like an enlarged version of a mouse. The sharp fangs are open, as if to tear them into pieces and swallow them. belly.
"Be careful!"
Gaia drew out her sword and blocked it.
Fortunately, when he was involved in the lake, the saber around his waist was not lost, and the white light representing the power of light exploded, like boiling water, making these dark creatures make a "sizzling" sound like roasting meat .
Unexpectedly, they became crazier.
Gaia's move seemed to arouse their extreme hatred for the light, and the "rats" jumped up and attacked like crazy, pouring in continuously like a tide.
Where there is a gap, it will be filled immediately.
Liu Yu's slender waist was embraced by Gaia, following him in the narrow corridor.
Even if she didn't want to, she had to admit that when the silver-haired boy swung his sword, there was a beauty full of rhythm of life.
Unhurried, elegant and charming.
The sword in his hand, like the sickle of death, continuously harvested the lives of these dark creatures. The coldness on the young man's face unexpectedly coincided with the god on the throne at this moment.
dirty.
evil.
A life that shouldn't exist.
Even with the continuous supply of dark creatures, they couldn't even get close to his body.
Can't leave a wound, so how...
No, it can't be like this.
If it continues, it will be nothing.
Liu Yu subconsciously touched the glass bottle that Louis gave her in his arms—
It's filled with vampire blood.
Fortunately, still there.
But…
Do you want to use it
Liu Yu asked himself, are we going to get to this point
He hesitated even here, Liu Yu felt that he was very hypocritical.
"Belia, there are more and more dark creatures... we have to go quickly."