For fear of upsetting his long-time friend, he didn't say the second half of the sentence.
But the fact is - during this hour they were certainly not busy rescuing those rough guys, the two young ladies were the top priority of everyone's attention, and even so they could not find the two people underwater, which is why the atmosphere in the fleet was not high after the danger was over.
It was certainly gratifying to have escaped death, but when I thought about the high probability that there were twelve companions and two young girls who would die in the sea, that emotion was unconsciously suppressed.
"Um...can I mention something..." When everyone was silent, Lushier-Dreyerman timidly raised his hand.
"It's not just the two of them who are missing. Even Lily is missing..."
……
It has been a long time... a long time... a long time since Hitzfeld had experienced what it felt like to faint.
She hated insomnia very much, but it was also true that insomnia often helped her in times of crisis and helped her keep a clear head and not faint.
Just like at this moment, she still remembered that she lost consciousness briefly because she was knocked away by the giant eel that came from the bottom of the sea. She rolled in the sea for who knows how many times, and then it seemed that someone hugged her and dragged her upwards.
Her consciousness quickly regained, and then she felt her ascent rate decreasing rapidly.
The reason was simple. Xia Yibing, who was dragging her, could no longer hold her breath.
The woman jumped into the water too hastily and did not bring her gill airbags to extend her diving time. From the time she jumped down to the time she encountered this series of shocking events, almost three or four minutes had passed. The limit of most people's breath holding is not that long.
So of course she was out of breath, and the problem was that she still had to swim for at least another thirty seconds before she could surface.
Let alone thirty seconds, Xia Yibing couldn't even last three seconds.
“Um, bang, bang, bang…!!!”
She wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she did see a string of bubbles appear in front of her eyes. She knew she couldn't help breathing in the water, she was choking, and the seawater was invading her nasal cavity, throat, and lungs. If she continued like this, she would drown.
Years of training had allowed her to suppress her survival instinct and not scratch around, but what was the point? Both she and Aisuen would die in the sea.
Then she felt something - something other than her and the girl - rub against her.
Not sure what it is.
Other sea monsters?
A monster that dares to come closer after the giant eel leaves.
That probably wouldn't be a small role, but she really had no strength now, and she couldn't even see clearly.
Xia Yibing couldn't see clearly, but Hitzfeld could see it very clearly.
The thing swimming over was a furry white ball - wasn't that the silly dog Lily?
She can swim now. Xia Yibing didn't notice that their roles had been reversed and now it was Hitzfeld who was dragging her to the surface of the water.
But Hitzfeld was not a good swimmer, at best she could only "swim". It would be a miracle for her to float up to this distance by herself, and dragging the woman made her extremely tired.
Just at this moment, Lily came.
The pure white Sheldon bit the woman's right shoulder. Seeing this, Hitzfeld immediately held the woman's left shoulder. The man and the dog cooperated with each other and quickly floated the woman up.
...Hitzfeld thought this was how it was going.
What on earth does this stupid dog want to do?
Some were surprised, some were angry.
The girl discovered that the direction Lily was pulling them in was not towards the sea surface, but was almost parallel to the sea surface.
No... Lily is not smart but she is not seeking death. She must have done this to make sure there is an escape route. Swimming like this is closer than going to the surface.
Hitzfeld chose to trust Lily and let its force push the woman forward.
About ten seconds later, she suddenly saw a large shadow appear in front of her.
She was caught off guard and had no time to slow down. She could only quickly stand up and let her knees collide with the shadow instead of her head.
Severe pain in the knee.
At first I didn't feel anything, just like hitting something hard. But soon I felt waves of excruciating pain.
She wasn't sure if there were any broken bones...
Lily was still pulling them, and at this time Hitzfeld finally saw clearly that there was an even darker shadow less than a meter away in front of him on the right.
A guess came to her mind, she reached out to hold the edge of the shadow, pulled the woman in, and raised her upper body.
"Pfft!"
The water curtain slowly slid down from her face. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes, but still could only see darkness.
But the guess is correct... This should be an underwater cave with a hollow interior.
"Xia! Wake up!"
Without taking a break, Hitzfeld dragged the woman up and let her upper body float to the surface.
“Puff…cough cough cough cough——”
Fortunately, the woman didn't choke on much water. She slapped herself a few times and a string of small water splashes came out. Her body shook and she coughed violently.
"Ahem...where is this place?"
Xia Yibing looked around in confusion.
It's too dark.
She couldn't even see the girl's face clearly, and she recognized her entirely by touch and voice.
“That’s not clear at this time,” Hitzfeld said.
"But I guess this is what we're looking for."
Chapter 31: Abyss Nest 1
"You mean... the cave you saw in your ocean dream?"
Xia Yibing perked up and recalled the girl's previous description.
"Yeah." Hitzfeld nodded.
"But I remember you said that the location of the cave is roughly where you feel like you've dived 300 meters."
"That's right, but don't forget that after entering there, I passed through many complicated tunnels until I saw the tombstone... Maybe those tunnels penetrated the entire seabed and could extend all the way to this location."
"So, there must be a way leading to the tombstone cave here?" Xia Yibing splashed some water, sat up by touching the edge of the stone, and reached out to push all the hair that was in the way back.
My whole body is wet, it feels really uncomfortable.
You know, it's almost late autumn now. The late autumn in Bartlett is not as cold as in Wayne, but it's night and the cave is really damp and cold.
The small flashlight on her chest was lost during the journey, there was nothing she could do about it, but fortunately Xia Yibing was well prepared.
She reached into her inner pocket and rummaged around for a while, then pulled out a flashlight and a box of sealed matches.
Hitzfeld couldn't see her movements in the darkness. The girl sneezed first, then calculated: "We have found the place now... Most of the goals of this trip have been achieved... Then those sea monsters and the abnormal depth of the sea water can also prove where the missing people have gone. This discovery is enough to convince the most stubborn people. I don't think it's a good idea to continue exploring downwards. We'd better find a way to go up... A-choo!"
"Swish!" A crisp sound came from the side, and a ball of warm orange-yellow flame suddenly exploded, illuminating the outlines of the two people in the cave.
Hitzfeld was stunned: "How can the match still be lit?"
"I've wrapped it in many layers of waterproof cloth~" Xia Yibing grinned smugly and waved at her: "Come here quickly...it's time to build a fire together!"
"Who wants to join you!" Hitzfeld cursed in a low voice.
But she also knew that relying on a small box of matches to keep warm in this environment was far from enough. First of all, they lacked fuel - there were no branches or leaves to pick, and the only thing they could burn was probably clothes. But the clothes were all soaked, so they had to use fire to dry them first.
This has led to a vicious circle, and there is only one way to break it, which is the "combined sword technique" that they have experimented with many times before.
No, this name is too weird. Hitzfeld thinks it shouldn't be called that. It would be better to change its name, at least to "Dancing Sword Technique".
No matter what she thought, Xia Yibing didn't call her over this time to practice sword skills.
He put his arms around the girl's slender waist and embraced the cold body with a little warmth. Soon, Xia Yibing felt a unique and soft spiritual thought flowing into her body, and the outline of a long sword was stirring in the dark.
He raised his hand and summoned the Changxia Sword, watching it transform from an illusion into a solid entity. He quickly moved it closer before the match went out, using the heat to warm the blade.
The blade quickly absorbed the heat energy. Xia Yibing struck while the iron was hot. She gave the matchbox to the girl, held the knife herself, and let Hitzfeld strike matches one after another to continuously replenish the heat of the blade.
Gradually, the knife became very hot. Hitzfeld could feel the warmth heating his body from a close distance.
"Woof woof woof!" Lily had no idea what shame was, and she didn't care how this thing generated heat. Feeling warm, she quickly moved over to dry its fur.
"This stupid dog..." Xia Yibing glared at it unhappily.
It was because this thing sometimes seemed too smart that she always had the illusion that her private space was destroyed.
"Lily saved you," Hitzfeld reminded her, "I couldn't pull you out by myself. It was Lily who helped you get saved."
"Okay." Xia Yibing curled her lips, still reluctantly, "For the sake of this, just give it to it..."
"It's 'her'."
"Okay, she..."
Lifting his legs, he also moved his lower body onto the shore. Xia Yibing held Hitzfeld and a large Sheldon dog, surrounding the long knife, and began to dry the wet stains on his body.
After grilling for a while, Xia Yibing thought: "It's not good for the body to grill with clothes on... How about taking off the clothes first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the body in his arms suddenly stiffen.
She really didn't think much when she said this, but after being stimulated by the girl's reaction, she realized: it seemed that she finally had the chance to see clearly.
Will Hitzfeld agree?
Her heartbeat instantly tripled in speed, and Xia Yibing began to congratulate herself (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding Purple Sweet Potato Pudding) for not letting the other party notice anything unusual.
Hitzfeld was indeed in a dilemma.
But it was only a moment of embarrassment... She just glanced at the woman, then broke free from her embrace and said, "Hold me tight, don't let go."
The entity of the Changxia Sword requires two people to maintain contact in order to survive. She didn't want to just lose the sword after spending half a box of matches to warm it up.
Without waiting for the woman to nod, she curled up her right hand, pulled her arms out of the wide sleeves and into the skirt, then used this hand to pull the skirt up little by little, lifted it over her head and took it off, leaving it hanging barely on her left arm.
Then, even faster, he took off (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding) and (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding) from his body and stood calmly in front of the woman.
The outer contour of the Changxia Sword exudes a red-orange halo, and under the light, the girl's (purple sweet potato pudding) is clearly visible.
From (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding)'s (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding) to (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding)'s (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding)... the light and shadow gave birth to a completely different and strong contrast, which made Xia Yibing lose her mind for a moment and couldn't think of any words to praise her.
Divine work?
masterpiece?
No - this is my treasure!
"Have you seen enough?"
Hitzfeld took off his blindfold and shook his hair, looking unusually free and easy.
"It's my turn (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding), it's your turn."
"Woof?" Lily looked at her owner in confusion, and the next moment she was hit in the face by (Purple Sweet Potato Pudding).
"It's great."
Then came the orders.
"Don't drop it."
...After dozens of minutes, the two of them hugged each other for warmth, while the big white dog next to them was covered with all kinds of small (purple sweet potato puddings).
"Almost done." Hitzfeld exhaled slowly, breaking the quiet and awkward atmosphere. "Go up? Find a way out?"
"I was thinking." Xia Yibing looked a little strange, "After you wake me up, can we take a breath and then swim out?"
Hitzfeld was stunned.
This seems to be the case.
But after experiencing the drastic change just now, she subconsciously became somewhat afraid of the ocean and subconsciously ignored this option.
"laugh--"
The woman suddenly burst into laughter, then laughed louder and louder, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
"Isn't it funny?"
Hitzfeld's face darkened.
"I'm really not an ocean expert... I'm sorry to disappoint you!"
