In the dark sewer, Lu Yuan slowly raised a periscope.
The periscope was like a bamboo pole, four meters tall, allowing him to see much farther away.
Several Flower Buds seemed to have sensed the arrival of their group and sprayed out purple mist.
Lu Yuan cursed inwardly a few times.
The Purple Mist blocked his vision.
How was he supposed to find Seashell, who had no physical body, among these endless Flower Buds?!
This... was a very difficult problem.
Lu Yuan felt somewhat anxious.
He knew that every moment of delay increased Seashell's chance of dying.
"Can you sense that illusion?" Old Cat asked.
"Yes, there's a whispering in my mind..."
Old Cat said, "Then you need to hurry. Once the Ascension Ceremony begins, she'll definitely die."
He could not hesitate any longer.
Lu Yuan swallowed hard, steeled himself, took out the Little High Cannon, and aimed its pitch-black barrel toward the sky.
"Are you crazy? You're going to fight them head-on?!" Old Cat was instantly alarmed.
"There's no time to waste! This is the only way!"
"I'll use the cannon to let Seashell know that we've come to save her! Then she'll come out herself!"
"You use the cannon to draw their fire. I'll rush in and look for her."
Lu Yuan did not hesitate for long. After giving a few final instructions, he resolutely pulled the Little High Cannon's fuse.
With a thunderous boom, the shell shrieked through the air, becoming a blur as it shot into the sky and exploded with a deafening blast!
The enormous sound made every Flower Bud tremble in unison, like ten thousand horses falling silent.
They began opening one after another, flooding the air with Purple Mist and giving off a terrifying aura that warned the living away.
Shadowy figures awoke