klisemfg Chapter 262 Even if it's a corpse, we have to take it back
Chapter 262 Even if it's a corpse, we have to take it back
"Lucas!" Lulu was about to cry. She climbed to the edge of the corridor and saw only darkness.
A deafening rumble was heard, like a muffled thunder in the sky. The aging underground city could no longer withstand the repeated impacts of the giant snake. The entire floor broke and collapsed, collapsing towards the side without guardrails where the giant snake was.
Now it wasn't just Lucas. All of them were sliding towards the abyss outside the corridor due to the tilt of their feet, and no one could escape.
"Lilith!"
Before falling, Ian rushed to Lilith's side and tried to grab her, but because his hands were wet with snake blood, he had no strength at all. He could only cushion himself under Lilith and slide down with her.
Lilith didn't care about herself anymore. She chanted Thorns madly. Even if this spell would hurt people, at least she could save as many people as she could.
The wood element was surging wildly beside her. She felt that she could almost hear the roar of the elemental power. The continuous casting of spells almost exhausted Lilith's mental strength. Fortunately, before falling, she saw some figures successfully dragged by thorns, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But he and Ian lost their footing and slid into the darkness.
"Lilith!" Hannah was so shocked by the series of sudden changes that her eyes were blurred with tears. She looked at the two overlapping figures in despair among the thorns, and they disappeared from her sight together.
……
"Don't be afraid, Lilith, don't be afraid." Ian kept whispering in her ear.
He held Lilith with one hand and didn't dare to let go, while the other hand was still tightly holding the sword, constantly trying to find an obstacle that could slow down the momentum of falling.
"Wow—"
A series of crackling sounds were heard, and Lilith's face was immediately scratched and felt a sharp pain. Is this - a tree branch?
They were lucky enough, as there were branches of the giant tree extending beneath them. After breaking several twigs in succession, Ian finally managed to climb up the tree trunk under him, endured the pain all over his body, and threw Lilith up first.
Lilith didn't dare to hesitate. She quickly climbed up the branch following the force. She immediately turned around and pulled Ian up. The two of them sat in the dark, gasping for breath.
Lilith touched her face, one hand was wet and slippery, and she realized that she must look miserable now. The branch just now scratched her face, and she was like this on top of it, and Ian who was blocking her...
She raised her hand to grope, and first touched Ian's leg, who shrank back and groaned.
"How are you?" Lilith asked quickly.
"I'm fine." Ian said in a normal tone, but he couldn't control the spasms caused by the pain.
Lilith felt the slight tremor in her hands. She gritted her teeth and began to use healing magic. The orange-yellow light shone, barely illuminating the faces of the two people. Both were covered with fine scars, looking very miserable. Ian's legs were bloody and the angle of the bend was not quite right. But the light did not last long before it slowly dimmed...
"Sorry, let me take a break." Lilith covered her head in pain. After continuous spell casting, her mental strength was almost exhausted. Her body was warning her with the pain. She trembled as she took out a bottle of energy potion and quickly drank it.
"Don't use magic anymore. It's dangerous to exhaust your mental strength." Ian didn't care about his injuries at all. He whispered in the darkness, "It's not safe here. There may be other dangers. We should go back to Goletia—"
“Not yet—” Lilith touched the slug flower on her chest, remembering the scene when Lucas fell into the abyss, gritted her teeth and shook her head, “We came here together, so we must go back together, even if…”
Even the corpse must be brought back.
"Maybe I should really pack a few bottles of those expired potions. Maybe they will work much faster than what I made. Just look at that snake." In the silence while waiting for her mental strength to recover, Lilith forced a laugh, unwilling to indulge in the sadness of possibly losing her companions.
But Ian covered her eyes in the dark, "Take a rest, Lilith."
Lilith finally calmed down and didn't speak for a long time. Her eyelashes brushed lightly against Ian's hands, bringing a slight itch.
"I should have been more careful..." Lilith muttered in the darkness, her voice choking. "I clearly realized that this place might not be strong, but I still didn't take it seriously. I should remind everyone more."
Apart from Lucas, she didn't know who else had fallen, and whether they were as lucky as them to be blocked by the tree trunk.
"It's not your fault. It was the snake that acted recklessly." Ian paused, "It's my fault. I should have made sure it was dead before I let down my guard."
The relaxed and lively atmosphere made him slack off. Teacher Wolf was right. There was no point in practicing hard. He still lacked practical experience.
"What you need to do now is to rest well and recover your mental strength so that you will have the strength to help others." Ian persuaded Lilith.
"You're right, there's no point in thinking about these things at this time." Lilith sniffed and took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on herself and Ian. These were effective for external injuries, but Ian's leg could only be treated after her mental strength recovered.
Then he closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Ian didn't dare close his eyes in the darkness. He stood quietly beside Lilith, waiting for the night to fall.
……
Deep in the dim underground, there was a sound of gurgling water. It was a dark river hidden deep in the earth. Unlike the lifeless darkness next to it, it was flowing forward, washing away the jagged rocks on both sides. Faint light sprinkled from an unknown corner, illuminating a corner of the lake.
A tall figure silently landed on the river bank. After observing the river surface for a while, he stretched out his dark blue claws, fished out the floating figure in the river, and threw it into the pile of bones nearby.
When Lucas shivered and opened his eyes from his coma, what he saw was a skull face to face with his.
"Ahh——" He retreated suddenly, but moved his broken leg. The scream turned into a wail, which created a huge echo on the water.
"Damn it!" He remembered that he had fallen unconscious after falling into the water and had been separated from his companions.
Where is this? He seemed to be floating down the dark river, and was washed to an unknown place. There was actually light coming in from here. Looking at the dim color, it seemed that he had been unconscious for quite some time.
He calculated the time, trying to estimate how far he had drifted. He wanted to look back at the river, but was met with a green-faced, fang-like face, and shuddered with fear again.
"It's you!" Although she looked scary, Lucas' body softened and he immediately relaxed, moving closer with his teeth bared.
"You were the one who fished me out? Hehe, I knew you remembered the favor I did for saving you. You are much more reliable than your master!" With the gargoyle by his side, Lucas suddenly felt that the darkness was not so scary anymore.
"My leg must be broken..." Lucas bared his teeth and moved a little with his hands on the ground. He had been soaked in the cold dark river and lost consciousness. Now that it had warmed up, the pain returned.
"Take me to find your master, big fool." Lucas looked listless. He thought he was here to help, but in the end he still had to rely on Lilith.
The gargoyle looked down at him for a long while, finally picked him up, flapped its wings, and flew high.