Submerged in the water, Lei Meng could not speak.
As they sank deeper and deeper, the pressure on their bodies grew ever greater. Xiao Chenyu had long since succumbed to it and passed out.
Lei Meng's consciousness gradually began to blur. He had already prepared himself for death.
But soon, a chance appeared.
The group of Spirit Emperors kept unleashing Soul Skills. Their powerful attacks shattered the massive rocks at the bottom of the lake, revealing a passage beneath them. As water surged into it, swirling currents formed and swept the two men inside.
On the shore.
Watching three corpses float to the surface, the Spirit Emperors finally stopped attacking.
"There were five of them altogether. Three are dead now, but there are still two more!"
"General, let's not rush down to retrieve them. I've heard a coroner say that, under normal circumstances, bodies float to the surface after someone dies in the water. We should wait patiently, just in case this is a trick."
Days passed.
After waiting by the shore for a long time, the Spirit Emperors still never saw the bodies of Lei Meng and Xiao Chenyu.
Of course, conditions underwater were complicated, and the bodies might have been washed away. They kept watch around the lake for a long time without seeing anyone surface, so they naturally abandoned the pursuit.
After all, even a Sea Soul Master could not hold their breath underwater for days without coming up for air.
For all they knew, the two men's bodies had already been blown to pieces.
They had three corpses, and they did not know who the leader was anyway. They could simply pick one, call him the leader, and take him back to report the mission completed.
Meanwhile, in an underground cavern.
Lei Meng slowly opened