It really was a sewer.
Liver Emperor silently stared at Alice's disappearing figure ahead, as well as the corner entrance where she had vanished. The corners of his mouth twitched despite himself.
Gou Dan and the others also fell silent at the entrance. After Grandpa had led Liver Emperor and Dog Bro through the sewers to find the instance, the base's sewers had been especially lively for some time. Some players had even gone into the septic tanks to search for treasure.
The Lord had finally had enough and issued a ban. The sewers had become a Forbidden Zone. Now, after so many years, Liver Emperor suddenly felt as if he had awoken from a dream upon returning here.
The group hesitated only briefly before entering one after another. After all, they had already made up their minds to follow this through to the end.
But once everyone entered the sewer system, the sight before them left them rooted to the spot again.
"What is this?"
The entire sewer was completely different from before—magnificent and resplendent! It felt even more luxurious than the interior of Hua Xia City, like an Underground Palace. Every inch of the floor and walls was covered in an unknown material, crystal-clear and even more beautiful than the finest white jade. Blue-green tendrils covered the walls, spreading like branches and roots. In the places where those roots were densest, a kind of jellyfish-like spore fungus would grow. Its colors were dreamlike, and it brimmed with vitality!
Gou Dan and the others stared at the fantastical scene in amazement, while Isabelle wore a solemn expression.
Everything before them was clearly not the work of a single day. In other words, someone had set things up inside the base long ago, and Alice had likely colluded with that