Chapter 426 Flowers Blooming Underground
"Put me down."
Haierbeis's voice came from behind, and Ronald immediately cooperated and put the mermaid down.
There was no obvious obstruction on the way up the passage a hundred meters away, so there was no need for him to carry the other person on his back.
The two of them walked side by side towards the entrance of the passage, and an idea coincidentally came to their minds.
——Go up from this place.
——Maybe you will see something incredible?
Looking at each other, one person and one fish walked upwards along this naturally formed passage.
The entire passage was actually a bit narrow. When they reached the middle, they couldn't even walk side by side. They changed into a formation with Halbers in front and Ronald behind. The two of them continued to advance along the passage with a slope of about 40 degrees.
Just over ten meters up, the previously brilliant 'jewel' completely disappeared, and the passage completely turned back into a damp and dark underground tunnel.
Four more turns passed.
When the passage was only wide enough for one person to bend forward, Halbers, who was walking in front, whispered to Ronald:
"I see the exit, be careful."
"No problem."
Carefully adjusted the light of the flashlight In the direction, Halbers and Ronald obviously slowed down their progress. Neither of them were sure of the specific situation at the exit of the passage, so they could only use this method to reduce the noise they made.
They advanced in silence for a little over a minute, and there were no accidents during the final stretch. Following the bent back of the mermaid lady in front of him, Ronald squeezed out from the exit of the passage.
Almost at the same time, Halbes, who came out first, asked Ronald:
"What... is this?"
"..."
After walking out of the underground tunnel, the view in front of the two people suddenly became clear.
In an underground space large enough to accommodate a regular stadium, scattered quartz crystals almost covered the ground, and a coquettish flower with a deep red color and a size as large as a house took root here.
The deep red plant texture is dotted with orange-yellow lines like blood vessels, and there seems to be vaguely flowing liquid inside. However, whether it is the red or orange part, the plant itself is emitting a bright light of the corresponding color.
Reflected by the quartz crystals all over the floor, this supposedly dark underground space is as gorgeous as a colorful world in a kaleidoscope.
Seeing the beautiful scene in front of him, Ronald lost his ability to speak for a moment.
Apart from the visual stimulation, he could clearly feel that this plant contained very powerful magic power, and at the same time it maintained a very high frequency of magic exchange speed with the outside world.
If you guessed correctly.
The central cause of this typhoon, or the core of this island, is the strange plant in front of Ronald.
Faced with this situation, Ronald naturally began to search for his own memory.
From the time he traveled until now, his understanding of this world has gradually deepened.
However, no matter in the normal world or in the records of some mysterious botanical magic schools, there is absolutely no mention of the existence of flowers with this appearance.
Is this thing... really something that exists in this world?
While feeling shocked, Ronald also quickly contacted his companions in the communication spell.
"This mermaid and I have now successfully entered the bottom of the island. There is a very unique plant here. It has a main color of red and a lot of orange on the surface..." Ronald passed on the information in front of him in as much detail as possible
.
However, a few seconds passed, but no feedback appeared in the communication spell, and all conversations were as silent as a cow in the sea.
This... is Claudia's communication spell blocked?
When leaving the ocean and entering the underground tunnel, Ronald also contacted his companions on the ground. Considering the situation of his companions above the island, Ronald was more inclined to believe that this phenomenon was the interference caused by the plants in front of him.
Of course, Herbes’ answer cannot be forgotten.
So Ronald replied in a serious tone:
"Sorry, within the scope of my knowledge, I have never seen or heard of such a thing. I think it may not be a normal product." "..." "
I
knew it wasn't like that. Simple."
Her eyes turned from solemn to helpless, and Halbes finally shook her head.
"There is a very powerful magic power inside this thing. Let me try to break it first, shall I?" "
Please -"
Ronald nodded slightly and backed away.
Walking all the way here, he also noticed the performance of the mermaid lady in front of him.
At this moment, the other party proposed to test this strange-looking plant, and Ronald naturally had no objection.
Then it was almost exactly the same as when he killed the hunter in the sea.
Halbes clasped his hands in front of his chest, lowered his head slightly and began to mobilize the magic power contained in his body.
Probably because some preparations have been made for the previous spell casting.
Miss Mermaid's spell was activated much faster this time. In just over ten seconds, a sonic attack that was no weaker than that in the sea came out of her mouth, and then hit the plant with a clear target.
Brush——
Helbeth’s spell is definitely working.
The sound waves hit the petals and stems, and the crimson flower immediately tilted in the opposite direction, and the orange-yellow texture on the surface also flashed for an instant.
However, after revealing this weak state.
This flower is definitely fast enough to respond to attacks.
Before the sound wave caused decisive damage, wisps of magic power began to secrete from the deep red parts of its body, and soon they connected together to form a magic shell that protected the flower as a whole.
"Ah~~"
Miss Mermaid's singing continued.
However, this plant was protected by a magic shell and simply ignored the sonic attack spell. Its upright posture was completely the same as before.
More surprising changes continued to appear before Ronald's eyes.
As if sensing that Herbes's attack would continue for some time, the blooming petals of this plant began to close toward the center, and then returned to a flower-like shape.
Brush - boom -
in just a breathless time, the gathered buds unfolded immediately.
Along with it, there are also the pollen that originally existed in its flower heart, as well as layers of powerful magic wrapped in it!
It was at this moment that Ronald realized that he had to take action.
Miss Mermaid, who maintains the spell, is still in the sound waves and magic fluctuations of the sonic spell, and her ability to respond to changes in the outside world has been reduced to almost a minimum.
If he doesn't help now.
When the magic-laden pollen blows onto Herbeth's face...
even if she is a mermaid from the ocean, I'm afraid she will not end well!
(End of chapter)