Chapter 81 Tunnel Exploration (Part 2)

"I won't hold you back! Don't look at my low rank, but I have these, all of which are magic ornaments above level three!"

Knowing that she was the weakest, Pekara quickly spoke and raised her hand to indicate the rings on her right hand.

"All right."

Upon hearing the choices made by the two, Claire nodded slightly.

She has already reminded everyone she needed to, so even if something really happens next, it won't make her too uneasy.

She relit the brass lantern and made it float in front of her. Then she took out another identical lantern, lit it, and handed it to Avis.

"Let's use this to illuminate. In this corridor environment, the range lighting effect of candlelight may bring hidden dangers to us."

"certainly."

Avis readily extinguished the ball of light and added a dark vision to himself.

Afterwards, the team of three continued to advance deeper.

Claire was still leading the way. Since Pecora was the weakest, Avis chose to walk behind, leaving her in the safer central position.

This very gentlemanly behavior earned the girl a grateful smile and made Claire look at him extra.

The dark corridor is very long and has many twists and turns. The walls on both sides are made of a solid blue-gray rock with slight ups and downs.

The three of them explored forward cautiously, but apart from a blind snake that slipped in from a crack in the wall, there were no other mechanisms or traps in the corridor.

This indirectly proves one thing: this corridor is likely to be some kind of emergency passage.

"From the direction, this passage seems to lead to the aristocratic area of ​​the city."

As they walked forward, perhaps because she felt the atmosphere was a little quiet, Pekara took the initiative to speak.

"The noble district?"

Claire looked at her with a little surprise.

Nobles? Underground passages? It sounds so familiar. I feel like I have heard many similar stories in castles.

Pekara's words aroused Avis's associations, and he almost instantly came up with a slightly bold guess.

"I have a guess—"

Under the gaze of the two women, Avis gently tapped the blue-gray rock wall on the side of the corridor with his staff and spoke slowly.

"Perhaps, this passage was used by a high elf noble in ancient times to meet with others in private."

"In order to avoid certain factors, he had no choice but to secretly open up this tortuous passage."

“It’s very likely!”

Pekara nodded in agreement and continued what Avis was saying.

“Perhaps, the other end of the secret passage leads to the residence of a young noble elf.

When the handsome man went out one day, he met another beautiful and kind elf girl.

But due to their different backgrounds, the elf youth's family forcibly separated them!

Unable to defy the will of his family, the helpless young man had to quietly open up this underground passage while his family was not paying attention.

Every night, this pair of lovers who were separated would meet quietly through this winding passage. Just like their love that had withstood many twists and turns..."

As she spoke, Pekara couldn't help but hold her slightly red cheeks with both hands, her amethyst-like eyes showing a hint of reverie, as if she was an ordinary girl in love.

...How many melodramatic love stories written by Itel Federation authors have you read?

Avis twitched his lips. His original guess was:

Because there is a defensive array with inscriptions prohibiting teleportation in the city.

In order to have a tryst with his mistress without being discovered by his wife, an elven noble in ancient times opened up this passage.

Although the high elves practice strict monogamy, it is ultimately impossible for all individuals to abide by this rule.

After looking at Pekkala and then at Claire who was also somewhat absent-minded, he wisely swallowed this idea.

At this time, the three people who were moving forward encountered the first obstacle on the road.

Due to changes in terrain over a long period of time, part of the corridor collapsed and the road ahead was blocked by earth and rocks.

“「Soil and Rock Manipulation」——”

Claire, who was walking in front, calmly raised her right hand, with her slender white fingers pointing towards the silted earth and rocks.

A pale yellow fluorescence emanated from her hand, and under the effect of magic, the dirt and rocks blocking the road separated to both sides like soft water and slowly flowed past the three people.

After clearing several obstacles in the same way, the three finally reached the other end of the corridor.

A dark metal gate blocked the way. After exploring around the gate, the three did not find any inscription circuits or devices connected to the gate.

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Obviously, the opening device for this door should be at the other end.

Claire reached out and touched the surface of the gate. When her tender white fingers touched the cold metal, the magic power attached to her fingertips felt a strange barrier and could not penetrate.

"This door seems to be made of a magic-hating alloy. I can't sense its thickness..."

Claire pursed her moist lips slightly and said hesitantly.

"What should we do? Sister Claire, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to break through this door with our attack."

After hearing Claire's words, Pekara was stunned, and a trace of difficulty appeared on her cute little face.

"If they are senior students of the Construction School, they may be able to force open this door."

Claire thought for a moment, then turned her beautiful green eyes to Pekara and Avis.

"Stand back a little, I'll test its sturdiness."

The two of them took a few steps back as instructed, and the blonde girl also retreated beyond a safe range. Then, she took out a conical alchemical flask from the small bag on her waist and threw it directly on the surface of the door.

With a crisp cracking sound, dark green alchemical liquid with strong corrosiveness splashed everywhere.

Most of it splashed onto the surface of the gate, and a small amount of liquid splashed onto the surrounding rock walls and the ground, emitting bursts of thick smoke and a hissing sound of intense corrosion.

But when the liquid had drained away, the corroded areas on the surface of the door became slightly lighter in color with no other changes.

Avis even had a feeling that the places that were corroded by the liquid were the original color of the metal of the gate.

Looking at the almost intact black metal gate, Claire couldn't help but frown.

"Metal corrosive agents are almost ineffective against it. It should be some kind of high-level magic-averse alloy."

"Perhaps, we can try to use the fossils as mud to dig through the surrounding walls to bypass this door."

As she spoke, the girl took out a yellowish-brown crystal and held it in her palm, then turned her head slightly and looked at the two of them.

A faint light shone in her blue eyes, adding a strange charm to her delicate face.

"Avis, Pekara, come together! These blue-gray rocks are too solid, and my magic power is not enough to complete these--"

At this moment, she took off all her disguises and veils, completely revealing the demeanor of a future legendary explorer! 　Thanks to Yofanren, Mo Shaoyan, and Random Code for the rewards -

Thanks to the book friends 160212163537939, Fang Xin Zichen, the Fallen Kamo, wwangmengren, He Yukun, Gui Haiqi? for the reward.

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(End of this chapter)