Deep in the Tunnel

Click! Click! Click!

"Ah?"

Ka Ji had only dug twice with the Iron Pickaxe when he was startled by the commotion in front of him.

This Iron Pickaxe feels exactly the same as a regular pickaxe when you hold it.

But when it was struck on the ground, it made a strange sound, and the tactile feedback was not what a normal tool would provide.

What happened next was even more incomprehensible to Ka Ji.

The strange pickaxe struck the ground beneath his feet twice, and inexplicably, a perfectly square clod of earth rose up, as if it had been neatly cut with a knife! This phenomenon was beyond Ka Ji's common sense as an awakened being!

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo?"

Card looked at Linsey blankly.

At this moment, he noticed that the man next to him had pulled out a pickaxe.

However, unlike Ka Ji's pickaxe, Linsey's Iron Pickaxe pickaxe gleamed with a deep, fiery red light, clearly indicating it wasn't an ordinary item! Linsey explained calmly:

"Don't make a fuss, keep digging."

"This pickaxe is a new technology developed in Volcano City."

"If you leak this out, don't blame me for not warning you."

"..."

Hearing this reason, how could Ka Ji dare to ask any further questions? Then, under Linsey's command, the Perceptor swung his pickaxe downwards, digging out clods of mud one by one, which were then collected by Linsey into his bag.

Ka Ji was secretly surprised.

Items with storage functions can only be made by highly skilled craftsmen, and they cost at least a hundred gold coins.

The more items a container can hold, the higher the price will be.

Just look at the exaggerated extent to which Linsey collected clods of dirt...

Ka Ji swallowed hard, and an image immediately came to mind.

This is a young man from Volcano City who is knowledgeable, fearless of Seventh Stage awakeners, and has abundant wealth!

All these factors combined suggest that the other party's identity is definitely not simple.

Ka Ji then thought of himself.

If he could please this man, perhaps his unfortunate experience tonight could turn into an opportunity! With this thought in mind, Ka Ji became truly motivated.

He swung the Iron Pickaxe more frequently and became more focused while working.

The tunnel the two were digging was not a vertical cave, but a downward-sloping ramp that deflected 90 degrees to the left at intervals to ensure accurate direction.

A few more minutes passed.

With this serious and earnest attitude, Ka Ji's perception skills suddenly allowed him to discover some clues.

They went more than 100 meters underground.

The surrounding soil was noticeably more yellow than the soil above, and it felt slightly softer to the touch.

It felt as if someone had recently hollowed out the mountain and then filled it back in with soil! Ka Ji jolted awake and immediately looked at Linsey beside him. "Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, may I ask? Where are we digging to?"

Linsey retorted, "Have you forgotten who we're tracking?"

"..."

Ka Ji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, forcing himself to control his emotions. "My lord, what exactly is the purpose of seeking out those two Seventh Stage Awakened Ones? They recently instigated a war in Nine Bends City. Don't you think it's too dangerous to go looking for them now?"

Linsey said:

"For the past month or so, the forest in the Courtyard in the Forest has been undergoing abnormal changes, which has trapped you and the other adventurers here. Do you know the real reason why all this happened?"

Ka Ji asked cautiously, "But... hasn't the Forest's Wrath been quelled?"

"Moreover, the situation in the forest has been getting better and better over the past week, and it is no longer as restless as before."

Linsey nodded:

"That's right, the last crisis is indeed over."

"But the root of all the problems has not been solved. If we don't want this to happen frequently again, we must talk to them."

"..." What Linsey meant was—

He was going to intervene and stop two Seventh Stage Awakened? Ka Ji instantly snapped out of his daze and forced himself to say:

"IMHO."

"Lord Di Ya Bo Luo, if they want to do something, it is absolutely impossible for us to stop them."

Linsey shook her head slightly:

"There are still many secrets to this matter; it's not as absolute as you see it."

"..."

At this point, the two silently stopped talking about it.

They continued digging deeper underground.

Its depth even exceeds that of areas where Echo Tunnel are distributed.

In the absence of air circulation, the air underground becomes stuffy and hot, making one feel dizzy when breathing it.

Linsey opened the map to take a look.

They were only about 10 meters away from the closed hole below.

"Ka Ji, I'll walk in front, and you follow behind me."

Ka Ji immediately and obediently retreated to the back of the slope, nodding nervously and asking, "Are we almost there?"

"That's right." Linsey confirmed Ka Ji's guess, then added, "Ka Ji, if you want to run away now, I won't stop you. What's coming next is very serious, so you'd better not do anything that could cause misunderstandings."

—I can run now.

Hearing this answer from Linsey, Ka Ji was naturally tempted.

But as he looked at Linsey's back as she continued digging downwards, he couldn't help but hesitate.

His hesitation was not because he wanted to save the safety of the Courtyard in the Forest.

Rather, it was only after realizing Linsey's identity as an "important figure in Volcano City" that he felt a little reluctant to sever ties with such a person.

For an ordinary awakened being.

To have the opportunity to meet such an important person is an extremely rare chance.

It's something you can even risk your safety to pursue!

Snap—

While Ka Ji was still hesitating, Linsey in front of him moved swiftly.

As the Meteorite Pickaxe flashed its fiery red light, chunks of soil disappeared rapidly.

They dug down another few meters.

Click!

With a sound of dirt being dug up, a section of the ground beneath Linsey's feet vanished.

What followed was no longer soft soil.

Instead, it was a pitch-black skylight leading directly to the cave below.

Buzz—

Almost simultaneously.

A faint golden light flickered from below, accompanied by a weak yet resolute figure. "Child, step back behind me."

"No matter what happens, don't come out!"

"..."

—It was Han Si Ke.

Linsey's past experience at Lookout Point City allowed him to immediately recognize the voice, and he quickly said, "Is that Mr. Han Si Ke down there? We mean no harm!"

"..."

After Linsey spoke, the Law Radiance below paused.

After a few more seconds, Han Si Ke's weak voice finally broke through the silence. "You... aren't Moon's people?"

Who are you?