As a Karez well, it naturally relied on the underground water level in the desert for its water supply. Therefore, the well was rather deep, about ten meters or so.
Though he held a torch in his hand, he still could not see anything at the bottom of the well. It remained pitch-black.
So Zhou Ke reversed the rope attached to the bucket, tying one end around the middle of the torch to keep the flame from burning the rope, then slowly lowered the torch into the well.
Everyone's gazes gradually focused as the torch descended.
The flame on the torch flickered, but its light was enough for them to see the water surface of the ancient well in the darkness.
The moment they looked, everyone drew a long breath.
Floating on the water nearly ten meters below was a desert Earth Wolf. More importantly, the entire Earth Wolf had bloated and swollen much larger.
Clearly, the Earth Wolf's corpse had contaminated the entire well.
And that was not even the most important part. The Earth Wolf's exposed features were all blackened. Its fur, its eyeballs, even the teeth protruding past its lips were black.
Yet that black coloration had not dyed the water black, which was rather strange.
Still, that abnormal color made all five of them suck in a breath.
Damn it, one look at this water was enough to tell anyone it could not be drunk. If they drank it, they would definitely float straight up to the heavens without any discount.
Even Zhou Ke and the other Martial Artists were no exception.
They were Martial Artists, yes, but their bodies were merely stronger than those of Ordinary People. They were not immune to all poisons; after being poisoned, they could only hold on a little longer.