Long Live the King
Chapter 419

The Mystery of the Waters

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Unfortunately, Sun Fei's Spiritual Power exploration range was limited to a radius of 1,500 meters.

Further down, there was still endless cold water, making it impossible to perceive what existed in the deepest part of this body of water, or what force was stirring this frigid body of water that had been calm for more than twenty years.

The shock Sun Fei felt was indescribable.

Beneath the walls of Twin Flag City lies an incredible body of water.

Twin Flag City is actually a colossal city built upon an endless underground waterway?

Why is there such a vast ocean beneath this boundless desert?

Did Emperor Yassin know about this boundless body of water underground when he built the Twin Flag City twenty-six years ago?

In an instant, a thousand questions swirled in Sun Fei's mind like countless flies.

Outside the Twin Flag City.

The Ajax Barracks.

"What's going on? What happened?" Prince Fairenton's loud shout echoed throughout the camp.

The five newly dug wells all emitted a deep rumbling sound, and the towering water columns drenched the entire camp. The sweet well water fell into the Shamo and, before it could seep in, even began to form small streams on the ground... This was simply an unbelievable thing.

The same thing happened in Ajax's camp, just like in Twin Flag City.

In fact, if the Ajax had sent scouts to observe, the six deep wells in the former camp that they had abandoned would now be gushing water out of their mouths like a drunkard trying to vomit all the liquid in his stomach.

Unfortunately, Fairenton does not possess the same level of Spiritual Power as Sun Fei.

So the Ajax people could only retreat a distance, waiting anxiously for the well to stop its madness.

"Your Highness, perhaps something is causing trouble in the underground river beneath the well." The middle-aged man, dressed in Zenit noble attire throughout the Ajax Empire's Barracks, suggested after a moment's thought, "Perhaps it's some kind of aquatic magical beast causing the disturbance. We could try sending some of our army's best warriors to dive down and investigate."

"A water-type magical beast?" Fairenton shook his head, his expression grave. "There are very few water-type magical beasts that can survive in an underground river three or four hundred meters deep. Besides, to cause such a commotion, if it really is a monster, it's probably a King Class magical beast! Sending people down rashly is far too dangerous!"

"But Your Highness, such a situation has never occurred in the Shamo before. This is not a good omen. I think we should find out what's going on." Surprisingly, the middle-aged man seemed less afraid of Fairenton than the other Ajax generals, and insisted on his opinion.

Even more surprisingly, Fairenton seemed to value this person's opinion highly, and after a little consideration, he actually followed it.

His Highness the Prince turned around and called over a tall, strong man.

Men of the Shaomo ethnic group are generally short, with strong limbs and robust frames. It's quite rare to see someone as tall as this man, who is nearly two meters tall. The desert night is frigid; even a spit can freeze into ice crystals. Yet, this man is shirtless, his sharply defined muscles gleaming with a dark luster, like armor, covered with numerous scars that make him appear even more ferocious.

" Inler, you're the best swimmer. Do you dare go down into the well and check it out?" Fairenton patted the shoulder of the big man who was a head taller than him and asked with a smile.

" Inler fears nothing, Inler is willing to do anything for Your Highness," the burly man replied in a deep, booming voice, pounding his chest.

"Okay, tie the rope. Remember, if things get bad, come up immediately. Don't try to tough it out."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Grown ups!"

"Your Majesty, we've arrived. What happened?"

After the security in the eastern well area of Twin Flag City was slightly relaxed, Shevchenko, Čech, Ribery and others rushed over. Like Sun Fei, they had long recognized the importance of these more than one hundred deep wells to Twin Flag City and were naturally extremely anxious.

"I'm not sure yet, but I've discovered something very interesting." Sun Fei slowly opened his eyes, shook his head, and said, " Frank, you've been stationed in Twin Flag City for many years. Do you know anything about what happened when Twin Flag City was built?"

"I am a native of Twin Flag City. I wasn't even born when Twin Flag City was built, but I heard my parents say that the construction of this giant city went very smoothly without any accidents. Sir, what do you mean?" Ribery answered honestly, but he didn't know why Sun Fei would ask such a question.

"Oh, it's nothing." Sun Fei had a gut feeling that he had discovered some secrets unknown to others. With so many people around, he hesitated to speak, then asked, "Are the archives and documents from the construction of Twin Flag City still preserved?"

"All the documents and files are kept intact in the city lord's mansion. You can access them at any time if you need them, sir."

"Okay, good. The well area will be temporarily closed off. Entry is permitted, but exit is not. Send someone to post notices throughout the city, informing the residents not to panic, that there is no problem with the city's water source. You few stay here and guard the area; I'll go down to the well to take a look."

Shevchenko, Čech, Ribery, and others were alarmed and urged, "Sir, the situation below the well is unknown and may be dangerous. Your safety is the responsibility of 140,000 people in the entire city. How can you take such a risk? You mustn't!"

Several people urged him on, their expressions excited, and they were about to volunteer to go down and investigate for Sun Fei.

Seeing the argument between the group, Sun Fei felt a touch of emotion.

If it were Drogba Pierce or Čech, the Heng and Ha Generals, doing this, it would be understandable because they had followed him for a long time and were vassals of Chambord City. However, Shevchenko and Ribery had only been with him for a few days, and they were clearly genuinely concerned about his safety, not pretending.

With these people around, Sun Fei suddenly felt more confident in defending Twin Flag City.

"Stop fighting! Since I'm going down the well, I know what I'm doing and I'm sure I'll be safe. You all stay here and guard carefully. Also, send orders to all parts of the city walls to be on high alert and not let the Ajax take advantage of any gaps!"

After Sun Fei finished speaking, he swayed and leaped into the well.

Shevchenko and the others were shocked, but it was too late to stop them. They rushed to the well and stared intently at the opening through which Sun Fei jumped down, their expressions tense.

The well water was ice-cold.

As soon as Sun Fei Feipu entered the water, he immediately released the Barbarian force field slightly. The azure-colored power created a circular shield with a diameter of three meters, enveloping him within it and separating him from the cold well water.

While controlling the speed of descent, he continuously used his Spiritual Power to explore the movements a thousand meters below, so that he could react immediately if he found anything amiss.

Sun Fei could feel that the immense, invisible force was still raging in the underground waters, constantly stirring the water to surge upwards.

Sun Fei descended rather slowly, and after about ten minutes, he suddenly felt that the surroundings had become wide and open. Looking around, he realized that he had left the well wall and entered the vast, mysterious, and deep underground waters.

It was pitch black here, as dark as ink that hadn't yet dissolved.

With Sun Fei's current level 90 Barbarian strength, his vision could only reach a distance of a dozen meters. Beyond that, he couldn't see anything at all. The surrounding darkness seemed to devour light, swallowing everything within it. The rumbling sound of the crisscrossing water echoed in his ears like thunder.

Fortunately, Sun Fei could use his Spiritual Power to replace his eyes and observe the movements within a radius of 1,500 meters around him.

However, a range of 1,500 meters still seems a bit insufficient for this vast body of water.

Because apart from the thick, cold, and hard stone wall overhead, all other directions were filled with boundless cold water. There was nothing else besides water, and no signs of any living creatures in the water. It was a cold, desolate, deep, dark body of water filled with the unknown, like the kingdom of death.

"Perhaps the water temperature is simply too low, making it unsuitable for life."

Sun Fei thought for a moment, then instead of exploring to the left or right, he memorized the location of the wellhead and continued to sink. No matter how deep the water was, it would eventually reach the bottom, and perhaps he could find something there.

Maintaining a certain descent speed while keeping his balance in the turbulent water, after about ten more minutes, when Sun Fei calculated that he had sunk about 300 meters, the pressure on his body was increasing.

At this point, Sun Fei had no choice but to unleash the full power of his level 90 Barbarian, doing everything in his power to open the glass shield and Resist the ever-increasing water pressure.

After descending another hundred meters or so, the pressure increased significantly.

Later on, Sun Fei even had to Summon the Barbarian Armor and the [ Children of Bukathos ] set of dual swords, using the power of the equipment to push his strength to the limit and resist the ever-increasing pressure of the icy water.

At this point, if we consider the depth of the well from before, Sun Fei had already dived more than 1,500 meters underground.

"We can't dive any deeper, the water pressure is too high, and going any further would be life-threatening..." Sun Fei shook his head, his curiosity growing stronger. "This body of water is so vast, it's practically an underground ocean, but it seems there's no sign of life. The wonders of nature are truly amazing!"

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