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Chapter 1064 Familiar Tunnel
"..."

Wa La Wa La floated in the seawater, blinking somewhat bewildered.

She certainly understood what Lindsay meant.

After all, two days had passed, and the girl had become familiar with most of the opponent's equipment and skills.

But then he thought of the malice that had just swept over him, and the special nature of the Sea of ​​Lost Souls and the City of Law.

Unreal and absurd emotions crashed against her heart like waves.

Wala Wala: [Lindsay...]

Wala Wala: [Generally speaking, in the case of a play or opera, we should go through some trouble to find a way to enter the core of the Sea of ​​Lost Souls. Then we need to face some dangers before we can truly reach it.]

Lindsay: [We gamers have a term for this kind of thing.]

Wala Wala: [What?]

Lindsay: [Skip level.]

Lindsay: [Alright, hurry up and catch up. Since it's a quick and easy way to achieve our goal, why not?]

Lindsay: [Right, stay in stealth mode. The enemy didn't spot us just now, but we can't let our guard down.]

Wala Wala: [Okay—I know, don't worry.]

The conversation in the friends channel has ended.

Lindsay and Walawala moved their bodies and continued deeper into the Sea of ​​Lost Souls.

However, the [Exploration Guide] did not lead them around the [City of Law] to continue their dive from elsewhere and reach the real seabed.

The two followed the pointer and instead descended along the curve of the hillside.

All the way to where the moat originally was.

On the river channel filled with the sea of ​​the lost, they were blocked by a grating-sealed waterway entrance.

Wala Wala: [Uh...are we going to crawl through the sewers?]

Wala Wala: [Aside from when I was homeless, I haven't been to such a dirty place in a long time.]

Lindsay: [The moat isn't a sewage channel, and the water here doesn't rely on rainfall; it must be connected to an underground river or other secret passage.]

He was explaining as he went.

Lindsay stretched out her right hand, gripped the railing tightly, and with a little force, pulled the grille out.

Lindsay: [Keep moving forward.]

The two swam forward along the waterway.

A few seconds later, Lindsay saw the 'scenery' in the darkness, and the corners of her mouth began to twitch.

Following the underground waterway, the two arrived at the very center of the [City of Law] mountain.

Ahead lies a road that continues to stretch out.

But the [Exploration Pointer] stopped moving forward and instead turned, pointing to the waterway floor beneath their feet.

Wala Wala: [Lindsay, why did you stop?]

Lindsay: [This is...]

Wala Wala: [Let me check the map—wait! How come there's an underground tunnel here? And it seems to have leaked before, so it was specially isolated from the waterways to prevent flooding.]

Wala Wala: [Hmm... I get it! This must be a righteous person from the [City of Law] who did something shameful, which is why they hid a secret space here.]

Lindsay: [Okay, stop guessing, I did it!]

Wala Wala: [……]

Wala Wala: [Huh? You did this? Lindsay, you've only been in the [City of Law] for a short time, and you've already dug a tunnel like this beneath their royal city?]

Wala Wala: [I've heard that thieves who steal from vaults do things this way, but what are you planning to do? Could it be... you're really going to have a secret rendezvous with a princess like those legendary heroes?]

"..."

Lindsay's swimming movements were choppy and not smooth.

Lindsay: [The princess thing—that's a long story! I dug this tunnel because the Abyss School launched a surprise attack on the City of Law…]

Wala Wala read through Lindsay's explanation very carefully, word by word.

Wala Wala: [...] Wala Wala: [Saving a princess and thwarting an evil force's plot against the city. This story alone could be the subject of several plays.]

Everything is normal.

But Lindsay inexplicably felt a chill down her spine.

While chatting in the friends channel, he led the way, breaking through the wall he had blocked to enter the tunnel.

The underground tunnel that was originally dug in the City of Law.

Instead, it became the path forward.

Lindsay was very familiar with the route.

After descending vertically and turning two corners, there was a pitch-black tunnel leading straight down.

Lindsay: [Waaaaah, slow down!]

Lindsay: [When I was digging the tunnel, I didn't dig this deep.]

While giving instructions to her companions, Lindsay opened the [Adventure Map].

He increased his investment in the source material and focused his exploration efforts on the lower levels.

But not long after, the map's imagery changed, like a television signal suddenly cut off, leaving only a dark, unfathomable fog.

"..."

"A powerful ability to block detection."

"That's right. It's precisely because of this characteristic that the Awakened Ones of the Abyss School treat this place as an ordinary waterway of the [City of Law], which is why they haven't discovered its secrets."

Linsset braced his right hand against the tunnel wall, halting his momentum and hovering in place, searching for tools that could be used to carry out the exploration mission.

Wala Wala, who was standing next to her, immediately realized what was going on.

So before Lindsay could even make a move, the girl swam forward on her own initiative, and the power of her emotions merged with the ripples of the sea, surging forward.

Wala Wala: [Lindsay, there are no signs of life in the waterway ahead.]

Wala Wala: [I can feel the ultimate power there, stronger than ever before! This place is extremely close to the core of the Sea of ​​Lost Souls, the end of all things. Therefore, under no circumstances should you rashly explore it!]

The girl was unable to speak.

But her concern for Lindsay was still conveyed through her writing.

Lindsay: [I won't take the risk this time.]

Lindsay: [And, I actually have some props here that would suit this scene!]

As she said this, Lindsay posted the equipment she had just taken out of her bag in the friends channel.

[Equipment: Piranha Staff]

The holder can contribute Source Matter to summon a piranha to work for them; the summoning lasts until the piranha dies, or the holder cancels the summoning.

A staff capable of summoning piranhas, of moderate value.

Wala Wala: [The piranha staff, is it the same tool you use to summon bats?]

Lindsay: [That's right. Although this thing is for combat and can't share intelligence like bats, as a summoner, checking its health status is never a problem.]

With that said, Lindsay paid the source.

Two blood-soaked piranhas, resembling barracudas but with everted lips and teeth, and extremely ferocious appearances, appeared in the seawater.

whoosh-

Lindsay had a thought, and the two piranhas immediately charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, they vanished into the darkness before her, allowing Lindsay to detect any potential dangers.

"The equipment obtained from the pool of flesh and blood of the Resurrected is used to deal with the Abyss School."

"Enemies and foes share the same origin?"

"Heh, this can be considered a fitting and appropriate arrangement."

Lindsay was still lost in thought.

But in the next instant, he felt the two piranhas lose contact.

The final feeling conveyed was that they had been burned to ashes by the flames!
(End of this chapter)