"Chu Han..." Wang Cai had lost count of how many times he had spoken up. The implication was that they did not have much time left underwater!
By now, Chu Han had already dived several hundred meters ahead, with no intention whatsoever of turning back and going ashore. The flashlight's beam was pitifully weak beneath the water.
"What exactly are you looking for? A key? At a time like this, why do you still care about some key? Staying alive is what matters!" Wang Cai was practically on the verge of collapse.
"Quit yammering. I'm looking for the exit!" Chu Han replied helplessly.
Wang Cai was practically crying. "What exit could there possibly be? We're running out of time! Even if there really is a way out, why would it be underwater? At least the shore connects to the outside..."
"Use that pig brain of yours." Chu Han cut him off and analyzed step by step. "Didn't you think the water merfolk we encountered in that huge space earlier were extremely suspicious?"
"Yes, so?" Wang Cai could not follow Chu Han's train of thought at all.
"Please, that water appeared out of nowhere." Chu Han rolled his eyes. "After discovering the pool, I figured out that this place wasn't built by the merfolk. It was probably built by workers constructing the tomb. And why do you think the Aquatic People would let those people come and go freely?"
"And speaking of tomb raiders, any tomb would have anti-theft mechanisms, let alone one belonging to the Mysterious Family." Chu Han continued. "As Aquatic People, the targets they needed to guard against could naturally only be non-Aquatic People. So after we took those two boxes, the underwater space immediately collapsed. Think about it—humans would be doomed in that situation, but it would