Pursuit and Interception

Are there any friendly forces nearby?

After the thought crossed her mind, Linsey immediately shook her head, denying it. "How could that be!"

"This is clearly my first time here, and the creatures of the Black Mountain World..."

Thinking of this, Linsey couldn't help but laugh.

To put it bluntly, most of the intelligent creatures in this world are Devil Beast.

And as Devil Beast possessing Essence.

Given the current situation where Dragon Beast forcibly advance by plundering Essence, nine out of ten of them are subordinates who obey their commands.

The green areas on the map can be used as a reference.

But this is ultimately just an attitude, and one that can change at any time.

It's impossible for Linsey to immediately contact the other party after just encountering the threat of Sixth Stage Devil Beast.

"Even if you have such an idea, you should at least do some preliminary research first."

Linsey picked up the Meteorite Pickaxe again.

He dug an upward path, preparing to rejoin the Red.

Having a bat summon that follows the opponent for location tracking isn't too difficult.

More than ten minutes later.

Linsey stood in the dark, sloping tunnel and vigorously shook her cuffs.

Each piece of soil excavated by the Meteorite Pickaxe was perfectly neat, but the soil itself would scatter during Linsey's digging.

A period of time has passed.

Linsey was not only covered in dirt and grime, but her clothes were also covered in dirt and small pebbles.

Do some quick cleaning of your clothes to make yourself feel more comfortable.

As Linsey prepared to continue digging the tunnel, she couldn't help but think of the groundhogs at Three Pillars Lake:

"Well--"

"If only they knew more."

After Linsey rescued that Devil Beast tribe, they became very close.

However, the death of their strongest member led to the loss of a large amount of internal information, making it impossible to obtain comprehensive information.

Linsey also found it inconvenient to tell the other party about the purpose of hunting down the Dragon Beast.

In the end, all they could do was inquire about the general situation, and then they were relegated to the situation of being underground miners here.

"Still more than ten meters from the ground... Hmm?"

Just as Linsey had adjusted her mindset and was preparing to continue digging...

He suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet change.

The tunnel that he had dug up step by step had become incredibly smooth.

Then his foot slipped, and he fell to the ground, uncontrollably sliding downwards.

How could that be?

Linsey looked bewildered.

His current Constitution and strength have long exceeded the norm, and his balance control has also improved accordingly, enabling him to make some exaggerated and bizarre reactions and maneuvers.

If he can't even control his two feet, he might suddenly slip and fall.

This is truly unbelievable.

"It must be related to the Source Material Skill!"

"Did those Lizard Dragon find me and try to drag me back this way?"

Linsey made this inference instinctively.

Having just escaped the tiger's den, he was unwilling to fall back in such a muddled way.

However, he could not control his body's fall.

If we're talking about using the Earth Escape ability of the [Mountains Crest] to escape, it hasn't even been half an hour since the usage interval.

"Then that's the only way!"

Linsey immediately opened his bag, pulled out a spare spear, and thrust it directly into the wall above his head.

Click—

One end of the spear pierced the ground, while the other side was pressed against the opposite side.

With the help of this 'horizontal bar' inserted in the passage, Linsey finally had time to observe what was going on.

In the pitch-black underground environment.

The bottom of the tunnel Linsey dug was covered with a greasy, slippery substance.

They appeared a bright yellow color under the torchlight.

Linsey could not smell anything when she got close; only when she touched it with her palm could she confirm its slippery texture.

What is this?

Linsey frowned and switched the product information.

Zero-Sense Grease

[A type of grease that can significantly reduce friction.]

Items created by the Essence Ability will quickly disappear and cannot be kept or sold.

It is indeed something created by the Essence.

Linsey felt a little nervous. Since those Lizard Dragon could find their way here, it clearly proved that his escape strategy had failed.

Once the other side catches up...

No! You don't even need to catch up with yourself.

If that Sixth Stage leader were to unleash the scorching airflow once more, Linsey would have no time to find a place to hide! Thinking of the possible fate he might face, Linsey swallowed hard.

However, during those few seconds of contemplation, he did not receive the expected attack.

Within the torchlight's glow, yellow grease lay quietly covering the surface, as if it possessed a slow, flowing quality.

But outside the range of the torches.

The tunnel was pitch black; there was almost no sound and no one could see anything approaching.

Linsey turned her head and looked at her sides.

The tunnel he dug was the size of one that could be used by humans, but it was too high and too narrow for Lizard Dragon to enter, and was not a convenient terrain for it to get into.

"So this lubrication method is to slide me all the way to them?"

Linsey had another idea.

Once an idea is born, action is the next step.

He gripped the spear stuck in the passage with one hand and began to swing the Meteorite Pickaxe with the other.

This lubricant cannot be ignited by flames, so it does not affect the excavation work.

Linsey first filled the tunnel with soil to seal it off, and at the same time dug a large pit downwards. With the source of the yellow lubricating oil cut off, it flowed into the pit automatically.

"Without a subsequent source of funding, the road above will no longer be lubricated."

Linsey was quite satisfied with how she handled the situation.

He took out another spear from his baggage and, alternating with the previous one, moved upwards again in a slower but more secure manner.

Click—

But before Linsey could return to her peak.

Just as he had moved two or three meters, the spear in his palm began to feel strange.

"Well?

Linsey turned her head to look.

The spears that were firmly embedded in the soil were found to have inexplicably slipped out!

What's going on?

"Do those Lizard Dragon have other methods?"

Snap!

The next second, Linsey's feet landed back on the ground.

But he didn't stand firmly in place, nor did he slide down like before.

Because we don't know when.

The soil beneath Linsey's feet had become so soft that it could not support the weight of a person.

The moment he fell, he landed on the soil with a 'whoosh'.

Like a high dive, Linsey plummeted downwards, almost as if she had been forced to activate her Earth Escape) ability, and the duration of her fall was infinite.

"What exactly are they trying to do?"

Linsey's pupils contracted slightly.

He tried to swing the spear in his hand to slow or stop his fall.

But such measures were in vain; the loose soil around them offered no foothold whatsoever.

It remained there for some time.

The moment Linsey felt her falling speed slow down, and at the same time her feet finally touched the ground.

He saw a creature with long, thin limbs and a swollen head.

The other person's skin was a rough, earthy gray, and their head had all the organs of a normal human, except for the eyes.

Upon seeing this, Linsey immediately understood the other person's identity—

"Eyeless People?"