Below the iron gate, about three or four meters above the ground, Xu Xin landed very easily.
There was actually a metal ladder, but it wasn't necessary for him.
"Boom..."
The surroundings were still shaking.
Below, exactly as Ji Chaoyang had predicted, was a staircase passage about three meters wide, spiraling all the way downward.
Because there is no gap at the center of rotation to look down like an ordinary staircase, it is impossible to see what is below.
“Hmm…” Coco raised her little head and looked up.
The vibrations around us have begun to gradually subside.
From the soil all around, there was a sound of something being pulled out of the soil.
Then, the underground entrance that was originally blocked by vines suddenly opened wide.
Immediately, light came in from outside, illuminating the small area of the entrance.
It seemed that the vine bundle above his head had also been pulled out from the ground and began to retract towards the gap in the air.
He no longer focused upwards, but looked toward the staircase that spiraled downward.
So, is he now equivalent to...
Has the door to the vine branch prison been opened
Since the vines have been retracted, does that mean...
Even if they didn't enter this underground prison, they should have completed the requirements of their own activities, right
Forget it, don’t think about it too much, just move on.
Even if he had not made an agreement with Chang Yin, he still wanted to see what was in this underground prison.
He immediately stepped into the passage and began to walk down quickly.
"Ah!" Coco jumped off his shoulders.
Just like it had done in the dungeon, it ran ahead of him and led the way.
However, now Xu Xin no longer needs to walk slowly and carefully like before for fear of slipping.
The underground city at that time was not only slippery, but also straight up and down. If you fell, you would roll straight to the bottom. And this spiral staircase was indeed unusually dry, and the stairs were even covered with dust.
In addition, his physical fitness has also been greatly improved, so he started jogging directly on the spiral staircase.
In Ji Chaoyang's prediction, he ran down for at least fifteen minutes before reaching the bottom. Therefore, this passage was very long and he had to speed up.
"Hmm!" Seeing Xu Xin running so fast, Coco was not willing to be outdone and sped up.
While running, he did not forget to observe the surroundings of the spiral staircase.
Unlike the main underground prison in the center, the passage to this branch underground prison is not made of special metal, but is simply a passage dug out underground.
Stone passage.
The stone was covered with dust, but on the dust there were footprints other than his and Coco's.
Up and down, quite a lot.
Even on the stone walls, there were a few dirty handprints from time to time.
However, this was within Xu Xin's expectations.
This is normal. After all, this place is managed by those hairy monsters. Moreover, Xue Lan is probably imprisoned down there, so it is normal for people to come in and out.
But looking at this, it seems that this place has not been used for a long time and was only recently opened, so there are so many footprints on the thick dust.
Xu Xin and Ke Ke continued to run down.
Circle after circle.
He quickly spiraled down along the inner side of the spiral staircase, taking the fastest route.
The speed was so fast that he felt a little dizzy after spinning around in circles.
Coco's speed was faster than his and she had disappeared without a trace.
However, his enhanced hearing still allowed him to hear the sound of Coco running below.
Although it was light, he could still catch it.
"Bing!"
I don’t know how long it took, but I heard Coco’s cry from below.
Xu Xin spun twice again and finally stepped on the end of the spiral staircase.
"Huh... I'm finally down." He rubbed his temple.
I feel a little dizzy.
He calmed himself and looked forward.
Ahead, there is a flat passage.
The passage here is no longer made of rock, but like the previous prison, it has become that hard metal again.
Moreover, it emits golden light.
It is a gold-level prison. It seems that there must be important people being held in this prison.
Xuelan, are you in there
The passage turned a corner about ten meters ahead and he couldn't see any further, so he had no idea what was inside.
“Hmm…” Coco climbed down his body and onto his shoulder. Her big tail drooped behind his back, her little head also drooped, and her little chest rose and fell as if it was trembling.
This is obviously tired.
"You're running so fast even though you're tired."
Xu Xin rubbed its little head.
"Hmm..." Coco cried weakly.
It seems that he is really tired.
If it were its normal self, it would have rushed directly into the depths.
"It's safe in here, right, Coco?" Xu Xin walked deeper into the passage while asking Coco, whose body had gone limp on his shoulder.
“Hmm…” Coco responded, indicating that there was no danger.
Xu Xin nodded.
His hearing had increased, and he could already hear some sound coming from the other side of the passage.
Is that... footsteps
There is indeed someone inside!
He walked quickly to the corner of the passage, turned and looked inside.
Then, my eyes immediately lit up.
In front of him was a small cell that was about the same size as the survivor cell at the bottom of the main underground prison, and inside the cell...
A stone statue of a woman in gorgeous clothes was holding onto the metal bars of the prison and looking out.
Xu Xin is very familiar with this stone statue!
"Xu Xin?! It's really you!" Xue Lan's eyes flashed red when she saw Xu Xin. Her expression immediately became delighted. She held the railing tightly with both hands, "You... How did you get here!"
Although she and Xu Xin had only met once and spent only a few hours together, Xu Xin was the one who rescued their family from underground, so she naturally remembered him clearly.
Xu Xin also laughed.
Ji Chaoyang’s prediction was correct!
"We finally found you. Changyin asked us to take you out."
He immediately walked outside the prison and spoke to Xue Lan who was inside.
"嘤!" Although Coco was very tired, she still waved her little paws and said hello.
"Have you seen Chang Yin?!" Xue Lan was a little excited when she heard Xu Xin's words, "How is he now? Where is Xiao Hong? Is Xiao Hong with him?"
Xu Xin looked at her and frowned slightly.
he…
Why can’t I hear Xuelan’s inner thoughts
Isn't Xuelan a native creature of this world
Or is it that the stone creature is no longer considered a normal creature, so he can't hear at all
Xue Lan saw Xu Xin staring at her with a slightly frown on his face, and the excitement in her heart slowly calmed down. She explained with an apologetic look on her face: "I'm sorry, I was too excited. I'm imprisoned here, without day or night, and I can't feel the passage of time. I don't even know how long I have been imprisoned. When I heard the little guy's cry just now, I thought of you. I didn't expect that it was really you."
There was a hint of fatigue in her voice.
Even more tiring than the long seal feeling.
Chang Yin explained that their mental power was not strong. After being awake for a long time, they had to enter a longer period of hibernation to make up for the lost mental power.
It is obvious that Xue Lan's mental energy has been greatly consumed in this underground prison.
"Hmm." Coco raised her little head and cried out.
"… You misunderstood. I was just thinking about other things, related to my own abilities."
Xu Xin explained casually, and once again tried to use his subjective consciousness to read Xue Lan's heart.
But without success.
It seems that Xue Lan’s inner thoughts really cannot be read by someone’s mind.
"Then..." Xue Lan's face showed a trace of anxiety, "The matter of Chang Yin..."
"Wait a minute, stretch out your hand. I'll try to see if I can put you into the bracelet and take you out." Xu Xin pointed to the bracelet on his right hand.
Although the cage here is also of gold grade, it is different from the one over there. It is called a branch prison, which sounds a level lower. Perhaps people can be brought out directly.
"This bracelet is... good!" Xue Lan recognized that this was a bracelet made by Chang Yin, and a genuine expression of joy appeared on her face. She also believed that Xu Xin had really seen Chang Yin, and immediately stretched out half of her hand.
Xu Xin touched her hand, then shook his head in disappointment and said, "No, I can't take him out. I have to find a way to open this cell door. Do you have any ideas?"
Xue Lan also showed a disappointed expression, then shook her head: "No, I said I was brought here by four hairy monkeys. At that time, the door of the cell was open, and they pushed me directly into the cell door. Before I could stand up, the cell door was directly closed. I didn't see how they operated it."
Hairy monkey...
They are indeed a couple, even calling the furry monsters the same way.
But speaking of which, this cell door can’t be opened, right
"That" Xue Lan spoke again, with a hint of pleading in her tone, "Can you... tell me about Chang Yin and Xiao Hong?"
"Oh... OK."
Xu Xin briefly told her about his experiences after coming to this underground world and Chang Yin's current situation.
At the same time, he also walked around here, touched and observed the surroundings.
This is the end of the passage.
At the end of this rotating passage, there was only the prison where Xue Lan was imprisoned.
There are no other prisons besides this one.
He looked at Xue Lan with some sympathy in his eyes.
A person, imprisoned in an underground prison in the underworld, is accompanied by darkness and loneliness every day. He doesn't even know how long he has been imprisoned and can only wait silently in the darkness.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have gone crazy long ago.
"So that's how it is..." Xue Lan muttered to herself, "Fortunately Chang Yin is fine, but Xiao Hong..."
After receiving the information that Changyin was safe, her expression was obviously relaxed a little, but her brows still showed worry about Xiaohong.
Although it is a stone face, the expression is still very delicate.
"Xiaohong doesn't need to worry. Since the Blood Mark Clan needs the ability of the Long Seal and needs to use you as a restriction, they won't do anything to Xiaohong." Xu Xin comforted her while looking around for a mechanism to open the cell door.
"That's good..." Xue Lan slowly sat down on the edge of the prison railing, hugging her legs.
"Speaking of which, since you were imprisoned, why didn't you, um, just... fall into a deep sleep?"
Xu Xin asked curiously while looking for possible mechanisms.
Just like Xiaohong did when he was in the treasure chest monster's belly, he fell into a deep sleep and will no longer have to suffer this soon.
"... falling into a deep sleep, if you want to wake up, you need special conditions." Xue Lan explained quietly, "If I fall into a deep sleep, I don't know when I will wake up next time. Chang Yin and Xiao Hong are both missing, I... I can't fall into a deep sleep."
As she spoke, she laughed: "Fortunately, my persistence was effective, and I finally got someone to save me. To be honest, now that I've relaxed like this, I feel like falling asleep."
Her tiredness deepened as she spoke.
"I see..."
Her fears were indeed justified.
At first, Xiaohong just wouldn't wake up no matter what, and the timing of his waking up was a bit strange.
Although we don’t know how they will wake up, they have fallen into a deep sleep underground and may even sleep here forever and never wake up.
He looked around and patted Coco, who was dozing off with her head drooping, on his shoulder: "Help me find something around here that can open the prison."
After searching for so long, he found nothing.
“Hmm…” Coco raised her little head and shook it a few times, then looked around.
Then it jumped off Xu Xin's shoulder and ran to the corner in two steps.
"Bing!" Coco pointed at the corner and called out, then raised her head and tilted her head, "Bing?"
Corner
Xu Xin walked over.
"Ah." Xue Lan, who was standing by, suddenly covered her mouth and cried out softly, "That location...ah, maybe the switch is there!"
"Oh? Do you know where the switch is?" Xu Xin turned around and looked at her.
She nodded and said, "That should be right. I remember that when I was pushed into the cell and the door was closed, there seemed to be a click from that direction. Now that I think about it, it should be... the sound of the switch, right?"
She had never paid much attention to the strange sound, but when she saw Coco and Xu Xin walking over there, she recalled the incident and connected the sound with the cell switch.
organ
Xu Xin reached out and touched the corner of the wall.
He had just explored here and found nothing.
"That sound should have come from above." Xue Lan pointed to a position three or four meters above the corner of the wall. "Among the hairy monsters who brought me here, there was one who was very tall, more than three meters tall, with long arms. It shouldn't be a problem for him to reach a position more than four meters away. Perhaps the mechanism is up there?"
above
Xu Xin raised his head and looked upwards.
The height here is about four meters.
He has never touched it.
“Boo!” Coco raised her little head, “Boo, boo, boo!”
It waved its little paw to indicate that it was right above.
Xu Xin stepped lightly, easily jumped to a height of two meters, and reached out to press the corner of the wall.
"Card!"
You can press it!
He actually easily pressed the corner of the metal room diagonally!
Then, the sound of mechanisms and metal friction came from behind.
“Oh!”
"Click." Xu Xin landed and turned around, only to see that the cell doors behind him had been opened, and Xue Lan walked out from inside with a happy look on her face.
"Finally out!" Her voice was slightly choked with sobs, "Are we going to see Chang Yin now?"
Xu Xin nodded: "Yes, I am going to see Chang Yin. You also know that you may be in danger outside. I will put you in the bracelet first. There is also a person in the bracelet. You can get details from her."
Xue Lan nodded: "Okay, take me in."
She now trusts Xu Xin very much.
Putting Xue Lan into the bracelet, Xu Xin walked into the prison and took a look.
There was nothing there, just a square cell, without even a bed.
Really penniless.
He also used his increased jumping ability to touch the ceiling all around him.
There are no other mechanisms.
Looking at the corner of the wall that was pressed in, Xu Xin thought for a moment.
Based on what Xue Lan just said, it can be inferred that the person who pressed the switch was a three-meter-tall furry monster.
Three meters high...
Isn’t it the same kind that Lou Feier encountered before
It seems that this is a kind of furry weirdo
He looked around again.
In this underground prison, there is nothing else except Xue Lan.
It's time to go up.
"Let's go Coco, let's go upstairs."
"嘤!" Coco immediately climbed onto his shoulders upon hearing that.
"What? You don't want to run away by yourself?" Xu Xin laughed.
“Hmm…” Coco rubbed Xu Xin’s face.
With Coco, Xu Xin returned a long way.
He didn't encounter any problems while climbing up, and soon he was above the ground.
As soon as he came out of the ground and saw the scene outside, his eyebrows raised slightly.
The vine branches here have completely disappeared, and the ground around him is as chaotic as a farmland that has been dug up by pigs. Many of the underground creatures that were scared away by the giant python have also returned.
"tasty… "
"sleep… "
"What is that..."
He also heard what these giant insects were thinking.
And the most important thing is that at this moment, there is only one last vine left in the sky.
That is... the second vine that Wen Guixin is responsible for, and the prison over there has not been opened yet.
It was normal that after opening the first underground prison, she had to go into the underground to explore, and could only go to the other side after the exploration was completed.
If her exploration speed is similar to Xu Xin's, she should have come out by now and is heading towards the second vine, right
He touched the bracelet, wanting to release Xue Lan to see if she would attract the attention of the surrounding creatures.
And just then, the situation arose.
To the west of the main vine, a bright flash rose up faintly, accompanied by thick red smoke.
Then it suddenly exploded, turning into white spots of light all over the sky!
… !
There's a situation over there!
Could it be that Xiaohong has been found