Chapter 121: Underground

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Kizh had previously seen something blurry underground in the sight of the Silent Ones, and there was indeed no danger there, but what was hidden underneath was absolutely terrifying, even more so than the piles of dead bodies Kizh had seen in the village.
"Go back to the lobby and get a few more fluorescent bottles!" Blanka ordered someone.
"Yes!"
Soon he returned with several fluorescent bottles in his hands and distributed them to those who didn't have any bottles.
After a few people got ready, they cautiously walked down through the swinging door. One person picked up a stone and threw it down, causing a clattering sound to echo continuously for a long time.
"Hiss! It's so deep!"
"Who dug this place? It doesn't look naturally formed, look at the chisel marks on the wall!"
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The people descending started whispering, their voices sounding particularly grating in the quiet space.
There is no breeze in the passage, but the black mist is thick. Even with plenty of fluorescent bottles, only a small section of the stairs inside is illuminated. Upon seeing this, Quiz furrowed his brows and emitted a super fluorescent flicker downwards.
The light sphere flew slowly down towards the bottom, illuminating the scenery along the way, but soon was engulfed by darkness, leaving only a hazy glimmer.
From the recently illuminated area and the faint virtual shadow, it can be seen that the staircase is very long, extending deep underground.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked, and Blanka even turned around and grabbed Chiz.
"Chiz, you go up! We'll go down and take a look, I'm worried if you go down!"
If we don't come up next time the white light flickers, you take the remaining people and run towards the gate! This is..."
She wanted Kez to stay and took out her own magic map, just when she was about to hand it to Kez, she was interrupted by Kez.
Chi Zi looked at her with a serious face, "Blanca! I know what you want to say! But I am not a child anymore! I am stronger than most of your subordinates! And I am also a wizard, I discovered this place, so if there are any problems, I can share a part of the responsibility!"
"Okay then! Let's go down together and take a look! Follow behind me and if we encounter any trouble, don't mind me and just run immediately, got it?" Seeing his determined attitude, Blanca no longer insisted and took his hand, continuing to move forward.
"It's alright! Really, it's alright. I just used magic to check, and there is no immediate danger below. I promise!" With Chiz's repeated assurance, everyone's uneasiness on their faces gradually subsided.
A group of people took out their weapons and followed Chiz and Blanca to step down into the underground.
While walking, Chiz sent a sparkling light towards the bottom. They were fast, and although the stairs were long, they quickly reached the end of the stairs - where there was a rusty iron fence.
Blanca nodded to the person next to her, and they stepped forward and gently pushed. The fence immediately fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Revealing the scene behind it, the staircase passage transformed into a straight corridor here. It was a slightly downward sloping ramp, along a pathway paved with bricks and stones.
They continued walking along the corridor.
It was very damp here, and the walls were heavily leaking. Every few steps, you could see a candlestick-style lighting fixture, but these candlesticks could no longer illuminate as the luminescent material on them had completely corroded away.
The ground is very slippery and has a sticky texture when stepped on. It can be seen that there were supposed to be some murals on the walls, but now they are completely unclear.
It is covered with moss, and all the plants have died and rotted, including the moss, which has turned into a sticky black viscous liquid sticking to the walls.
Somehow, Qizi felt very uncomfortable all the way.
He tried to pull his hand held by Blanca, but couldn't manage to.
"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
"It's nothing! I just feel a bit uncomfortable, maybe it's because I saw scenes that made me feel upset again!"
"What is that?"
"I can't say it out loud! It'll be there soon, you'll know in a little while."
“If you're feeling unwell, why don't you go up first and we'll go see by ourselves?”
“It's alright, we've come all the way here.”
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While they were talking, they reached the end of the hallway.
There was a narrow iron gate there, and the wet door was already rusty.
Everyone became more alert, Blanca waved her hand, and a person behind her stepped forward. He gently pushed the door, but it didn't open.
Then he took two steps back, gathered his strength and charged forward, lifting his foot to kick the iron gate.
"Bang!"
This kick was like kicking a huge rock. The iron gate remained unscathed, while the person was shaken back and caught by the person behind him, before regaining his balance.
That person wanted to try again, but was stopped by Cheez.
"Don't waste your energy! Let me do it!"
He stepped forward and pointed his wand at the iron door.
After a few harsh friction sounds, the heavy iron door opened a crack.
"Alright! A few people come and push it open!"
Another ear-piercing friction sound rang out, and the thick iron door, about a meter thick, was pushed open by the crowd.
On the other side of the door was pitch black, with an even denser black fog rushing out in an instant, and the field of vision instantly decreased by a large margin.
"Super fluorescence flicker!"
Inside, it is still hazy and completely unclear about the specific situation. Qizi issued several more in succession, but the effect is still not very good.
In order to see what's inside clearly, Qizi had an idea, "I'll go in first, and you guys wait for me here. I have a way to remove the black mist inside!"
"No, it's too risky!" but was immediately met with Blanco's firm opposition.
Feeling her grip becoming stronger, Chis hesitated for a moment, "Then come with me! We have to find out what's inside!"
Branca hesitated for a moment before nodding.
"Okay, but you have to stay behind me!"
"Hmm! Let's go!"
Branca took Chiz's hand and they walked in.
After walking a few steps beyond the gate, Chiz broke free from Branca's tight grip and took a few steps to the side. "Branca! Stay a little further away from me later, I'm afraid I might hurt you."
"I got it! Let go and do it! If there's any danger, I'll take you away immediately."
"Hmm!" Chi's silently recited the spell in his heart and transformed into the Silent One again.
Momo was immediately immersed in the environment here, and started to absorb a large amount of surrounding black mist as soon as she appeared.
A loud noise immediately startled Blanca, but she heard the sound coming from where Chiz was standing, so she didn't act rashly, and immediately asked him about it.
"Chiz! What's going on? Did you do it?"
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