Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 388: Entrance

Every dozen meters, Drew had to return to the surface of the lake to breathe. After storing up new oxygen, he dived back into the lake. After repeating this several times, he had already swam across the lake. When he returned to the lake again, the scene in the lake was much the same. The ground was covered with moss, and occasionally, tree trunks that had sunk into the lake could be seen being brought here by the lake water. But this time, Drew could clearly feel the flow of water.

When he was still, he could feel the water flowing towards the lonely cliff opposite the lake bank. This meant that there was a gap in the cliff, causing the lake water to flow. Drew instantly regained his spirits and carefully searched the cliff.

At this moment, there was a faint loud noise from the lake. Drew looked up and thought to himself, "I wonder what happened to the battle on the lake bank?"

"Edward, Lucy, draw his attention for me."

"Garner, have your men attack its left side."

"Regis, aim for its right foot."

Allen mobilized everyone to attack as he leapt towards the monster's head. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the giant beast's attention was successfully diverted. Although one of the eyeballs saw Alan, it didn't pay any attention to him. In its eyes, Alan was no different from a mosquito, and the people who were harassing him were a swarm of evil bees. In contrast, it was more important to chase away this swarm of bees.

After successfully climbing onto the giant beast's head, Allen no longer attacked recklessly like before. Previously, he had already tried several times to use his life's killing intent to activate his Origin Energy, immediately attracting the attacks of his tentacles. So this time, Alan restrained his aura and silently observed the powerful tentacles on the monster's back. Only when all the tentacles were busy attacking the people below did Alan raise the devil's salute slightly.

Origin Energy erupted, and Allen stepped on the giant beast's head. He charged straight at one of its eyes like a cannonball. The beast was filled with killing intent. Only then did it realize that Alan was also an evil bee. However, it was too late to split the tentacles. Alan poured Origin Energy into the dagger, causing blood to flow out of the dagger. Under Ellen's control, the Devil's Praise activated its first rank posture, forming a dark red short blade. josei

Alan held onto the short blade and stabbed it into the giant beast's eyes. He almost pressed down, blocking the red light when the Blood Hymn ability was activated. The giant beast suddenly felt a strange force in its body. This strange force caused the blood in its entire body to boil. Almost uncontrollably, the blood arrows broke out from all parts of the giant beast's body and condensed into a blade-shaped shape in the air.

The giant beast let out a mournful cry, and its blood blade exploded, forming a second impact that violently tore apart its outer shell, flesh, blood vessels, and even parts of its internal organs. Alan succeeded and immediately drew his saber and flew back. The devil gemstones on the short blade flowed through the blood light. The abundant blood essence of the giant beast was absorbed by the Origin Tool, and a portion of it passed into Allen's body, replenishing his post-war consumption.

The Behemoth's blood essence was filled with powerful vitality. It quickly nourished Alan's Origin Energy and quickly recovered. In just a short moment, Alan had recovered half of his Origin Energy, which surprised him greatly.

When he landed on the ground, Alan called for everyone to retreat. The giant beast was severely injured and fell into a state of madness. The tentacles on his back were wildly whipping his surroundings, causing the earth and rocks to shatter, the gravel to fly about, and a cloud of dust and smoke to billow endlessly. It only took a moment for the beast to stop. It became very weak, but it did not die. It seemed that the Devil's Praise had only released half of its blood essence, but its vitality was too tenacious, yet it still survived.

However, it no longer had the strength to fight, and looked at the crowd with hatred. Especially the gaze that was staring at Allen was filled with resentment. The giant beast let out a few low cries, then turned around and staggered away. Everyone watched it leave, but no one stopped it. In fact, now that everyone was half-dead tired, who would have the strength to intercept this big fellow?

Being able to expel it was already quite good.

The beast moved slowly, but its pace was extremely fast. In a few minutes, its figure had already disappeared into the forest, but its cries came from afar from time to time. Every time it sounded, a flock of birds would be alarmed. Seeing that the monster had already gone far away, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did they rest at ease.

Naturally, Alan and Garner were on each side. At this moment, Alan realized that Garner was missing a fatty. He looked thoughtfully at the surface of the lake, and Drew came back. When he surfaced, he could feel Alan's gaze and felt a little embarrassed.

The fat man walked silently to Garner and whispered something into his ear. '"Mr. Garner," said Alan coolly, "this is a little different from our previous agreement. We agreed to join forces to defend against the enemy, but you took the opportunity to let your men explore the lake. Do you have to explain something to me?"

Garner snorted, "Drew isn't good at fighting, so there's nothing I can do about him staying on shore. So what if I let him explore? You have to understand that this lake isn't yours. The remnants of the lake aren't yours, and our fighters have participated in the battle according to the agreement. As for the rest, I don't think you have the right to interfere, right?"

'"That's right, but I doubt your integrity. If we enter the ruins together, will you stab us in the back?"

"What do you mean?" Garner asked with a frown.

Ellen spread out his hands and said, "The obvious meaning is that I don't believe you. Since you broke the agreement first, then the previous agreement is null and void. Please leave now. Otherwise, we can only expel you by force."

Garner said angrily, "Isn't Your Excellency too domineering? Although we were exploring the path first, we were at least working together just now. How can you go back on your word?"

"Let's continue with the previous agreement. Mr. Kejana, you must show sincerity."

Garner rolled his eyes. He had also paid attention to Alan's side in the battle earlier. Apart from Alan, his men had their own strengths. The weaker ones were the twins, and the strongest one was naturally Allen, the leader. Without mentioning anything else, Garner knew that he couldn't severely injure the giant beast with a single blow like Ellen's. The blood blade that sprayed out was definitely some kind of tyrannical ability.

Once the war started, Garner knew that he had no chance of winning. He and Red Leaf, who had the highest combat strength, were a bit weaker than Alan and the other youth. Not to mention Alan's tyrannical ability to severely injure beasts, Garner sighed after thinking for a while, "How about this, Drew did find something in the lake." If nothing unexpected happened, he should have found the entrance to the ruins. I can tell you where you are, which saves you a lot of time. After we entered the ruins together, we went our separate ways according to the previous agreement. "

"If you don't agree, we will leave immediately. But we will definitely find an opportunity to repay what you have given us today!"

Alan nodded and said, "Let's do this."

After resting well on the shore, everyone prepared to dive into the lake. According to Drew, there was water flowing in from below the cliff on the other side of the lake. He had found the gap, and tidied up the moss that was attached to the cliff, and found it to be a regular circle. Judging from his description, it should be the exit of some kind of pipeline, because naturally, there would be no regular shape. Everything that was regular was the result of man-made actions.

However, the current flowing through the circular gap was slow. If it weren't for the fact that it was very close, and if one carefully sensed the current in the lake, it would be very difficult to discover it. Ellen guessed that there should be something blocking the pipeline, so the lake water didn't pour in quickly. Therefore, the first thing to do after entering the lake was to remove the blockage from the pipes. So he discussed it with Garner and decided to let the two of them go into the water first, plus Drew, while the others waited on the shore.

After bringing the necessary tools, the three of them went into the water. Drew swam in front of them with ease. They swam to the other side of the lake and then dived to the bottom. The water was another wondrous world, and Alan saw the little fish swimming by him from time to time. They were like birds in the sky swimming freely in the world below the lake. As they went deeper and deeper into the lake, they no longer saw the silver fish above them. Instead, they saw some strange creatures living at the bottom of the lake.

They feed on moss and microbes in the lake, some like shells and some like hermit crabs. However, without exception, they all had tentacles that glowed with light. These antennae can sense the flow of water sensitively and thus distinguish between danger and danger. As Alan and the others swam closer, the little creatures scattered like bees and ran cleanly for a moment.

Drew couldn't speak in the water, so he could only point his finger in the direction of the cliff, signaling Allen and the others to follow him.

Swimming near the cliff, Drew pressed his hand against the rock and leapt up. A moment later, Alan saw a round shadow. When they got closer, they could clearly see that it was indeed the exit of a pipeline. The surroundings were covered with green moss, and large patches of fan leaves could be seen inside. However, there were many water plants wrapped around the fan blade, and there was something blocking the flow of water behind it, so that the speed of the flow of water was not fast.

Garner tugged at the fatty, signaling him to take care of him outside. He then glanced at Alan and swam into the pipeline. Alan followed, and the two of them quickly arrived near the fan blades of the pipeline. Garner reached out and knocked on the leaf. When he discovered that it was actually metal, an expression of surprise appeared on his face. He stretched out and pulled again, and the fan blade naturally did not move at all.

Alan wiped his hand across the fan wheel and tore off a large patch of green moss, exposing the thick screws around the fan wheel. Alan pointed at the screw and made a hand gesture. Garner understood and went with Alan to turn the screws. These things had been soaking in the lake for a long time, and they had long been covered in rust. Ordinary people found it difficult to turn them around, but it was not difficult for them to do so.

They turned the screw hard, and after a moment, they turned the screw down. After removing the fan wheel and losing its fixed position, the fan blades would naturally be removed easily. However, after the exhaust fan was broken, the problem was still unsolved. Behind the fan, some stones blocked the pipe, leaving only a few palm-sized cracks. Forget about humans, I'm afraid even the bigger fish won't be able to swim over.