Underground Mist

Click click click—

Deep underground, two pickaxes, one white and one red, are working in turn.

Linsey and Red were digging a tunnel, and while doing repetitive work, Red couldn't help but complain about their current situation:

"Linsey, I thought we had a better way to deal with this kind of problem!"

Linsey retorted without mincing words, "Unless we can fly over there!"

"Otherwise, the only options besides going underground are to swim across that river."

"..."

It's an obvious trap, so there's no reason to jump in.

However, Hong raised another question, "What if we start digging and water starts leaking from above?"

Linsey replied decisively:

"Then I'll turn around and run, hoping you can get out before I block the tunnel."

"Hey, couldn't you have waited for me at a time like that?!" Because nothing had actually happened, Red wanted to kick Linsey again. But just then, she felt something soft under her feet.

"Wait! Linsey, the soil here is a bit wet."

"Back up, I'll block it up!" Linsey pulled Red back a few meters, shoving several clods of earth in front of them to completely seal off any potential leaks. Then she pointed downwards, "It's still not deep enough. Let's dig deeper!"

In the dark, cold underground, Linsey and Red continued digging downwards.

Solve the problem.

Sometimes, this kind of method, which is both simple and troublesome, is just what you need.

The melting snow from the glaciers has formed wide rivers, undoubtedly a result of the Dragon Beast ' actions; they absolutely must avoid contact with these bodies of water!...

Beneath the riverbed, a tunnel stretches silently forward.

With two powerful Awakened Ones working tirelessly, the mission is progressing at a decent pace.

Half a day later, the two had already reached the other side of the river.

Linsey would also occasionally open a map to check their distance from the water above them, always on guard against any potential trouble.

Between repetitive tasks.

Hong also began to think about other things, and then raised a question, "Linsey, do you think this river is the only way the Dragon Beast can stop us?"

Linsey thought about it carefully before replying:

"I think that's possible."

Red raised an eyebrow, his surprised tone tinged with a hint of displeasure. "You mean it's really resigned to its fate? It doesn't even want to stop me from going?"

Linsey shook her head in denial:

"It's not that they've given up; I'm more inclined to believe that the Dragon Beast has focused its energy on other things."

"We have been away from Thousand Mountain Stone Ridge for quite some time."

"With its capabilities, it could certainly create some troublesome obstacles. But the fact that it's completely silent means it must have other plans."

At this point, Linsey pointed to the girl in front of her. "For example, how to devour you, or how to get rid of the Dark Abyss that is plotting against it."

Hong wasn't scared at all; instead, she rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Alright, so you're going to start scheming against things you can't see again, huh?"

Click—

Suddenly, a different sound came from in front of the swinging pickaxe.

Linsey and Red stopped almost simultaneously, their two heads following a torch as they moved closer.

A crystal-clear, cold surface appeared before them.

The chill emanating from it immediately lowered the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

"It's ice!"

"Have we dug down to the bottom of the glacier?"

Linsey immediately opened the map to check.

Above the surface, there is actually a distance from the glacier.

But the glaciers near Black Mountain have an even larger volume beneath the surface. He and Red dug too deep and bumped into the underground part of the glacier prematurely.

Beside Linsey, Hong had already begun analyzing the next move:

"Linsey, shall we dig our way through?"

"Didn't those Revivalist say they were hiding some tricks beneath Black Mountain? We can sneak in without anyone noticing!"

Linsey nodded in agreement. "Okay, let's continue."

Going back to the surface now is definitely not a good idea.

This place is too close to Black Mountain; the moment we appear on the ground, we risk being immediately detected by the Dragon Beast.

Furthermore, based on the analysis of the Dark Abyss's underground setup, the Dragon Beast ' surveillance of this place should be greatly reduced.

Digging tunnels is definitely the best option right now! The two pickaxes continued to swing, and the digging in the soil turned into advancing through the glacier.

This is a completely different experience from digging tunnels.

Not only did the surrounding environment become bone-chillingly cold.

While digging, they would inexplicably break through some crevasses in the glaciers, and sometimes they could even find frozen corpses inside the ice.

Wait until they have advanced about 500 meters.

Something unfortunate happened.

Linsey's pickaxe struck the ice wall in front of him, and the corresponding block of ice fell down naturally.

Whoosh! In an instant, a violent torrent of water gushed out.

What appears behind the ice wall is not the glacier itself, but a stream of cold water!

Red instinctively rushed forward, trying to block the area with her body. "Huh? Linsey, did we dig in the wrong place?"

"Gulp—burp!"

The girl accidentally gulped down a mouthful of ice water and couldn't help but burp.

"Get out of my way!"

Linsey pulled the red cloth open, and the Resource Conversion ice block was shoved into the gap.

Sizzle sizzle—

There were some subtle sounds coming from the glacier, but the water flow was finally blocked.

At this moment, Linsey and Red exchanged a glance, both of them now soaking wet, as if they had just taken a shower while still dressed.

"Call--"

"Hehe..."

Under each other's gaze, Linsey and Red breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the glacier beside them.

Because the worst-case scenario did not occur.

This water flow is different from the surging, powerful river on the surface.

It is meltwater from a genuine glacial environment and has not been affected by Dragon Beast skills.

The moment the water gushed out, both of them were truly on edge.

Once these water flows are associated with Dragon Beast.

Their previous concealment would have been in vain, and they might even face a huge threat from above at any moment!

After a few seconds of pause, Linsey analyzed the situation. "This is probably the meltwater flow system inside the glacier. Red, let's dig upwards."

As soon as she finished speaking, Linsey swung her Meteorite Pickaxe again and began digging upwards.

Hong joined in to help, casually probing, "You seem to have another idea?"

Linsey nodded in reply:

"There are indeed such water systems inside glaciers, and their existence often means relatively large ice caves and tunnels."

Red immediately understood Linsey's thoughts:

"So once we find a place like this, we can follow the tunnel instead of continuing to dig here!"

Linsey neither confirmed nor denied this.

"Let's save as much effort as we can."

The next few minutes.

Linsey and Red were forced to take several more showers while still fully clothed.

But they also managed to find a tunnel in the ice filled with meltwater, and found a place to stay inside.

The two groped their way forward, stepping on the ice mixed with meltwater.

Upon arriving at this new location, Linsey naturally opened the Map Scouting the surroundings. "Hmm?"

Once the skill panel is opened...

Linsey's face darkened.

The map, which has always worked perfectly, is suddenly becoming blurry ahead, as if shrouded in a fog! Something is preventing the map from being explored!