"We're going down?"
He Ao stood before the Deep Pool and glanced at the silent water surface.
A trace of chilling energy spread from the pool. Merely standing before it, He Ao felt as though that energy were covering his skin, seeping into his flesh, trying to freeze his entire body solid.
"It should be here,"
Li Cheng shook his head slightly. Under He Ao's puzzled gaze, he swept his eyes over the Deep Pool. "I didn't leave that research facility from here. In fact, until I left, I'd been heading deeper into the research facility."
As he said this, He Ao understood as well.
Ruin passages forcibly pulled people in. There was no normal way to return from a ruin to the Main World. Li Cheng had not found the exit to the research facility and returned to the Main World; he had been forcibly dragged back by the ruin.
At that moment, Li Cheng lowered his head to look at the Deep Pool before him. "But I can be certain that there's a Deep Pool identical to this one deep inside that research facility."
He paused, sensing the bone-piercing chill, then continued, "Exactly the same."
He stared at the calm surface of the pool. "Based on the information I collected, this should be a shortcut leading deep into the research facility."
He turned back to He Ao. "But I can't be certain whether this is really the place."
He Ao looked at him and understood what he meant.
Li Cheng was actually asking for He Ao's opinion. He had laid out every danger and uncertainty, leaving He Ao to make the decision.
If Li Cheng had been alone, he would definitely have jumped in without hesitation. He could also have deceived He Ao, claiming he was certain this