Shan, who was standing at the front, put down the heavy railing he was carrying and calmly turned to look at us: "Although I could try to pry the lamppost open with a stick, I still suggest we take a detour for safety reasons."
Sheng looked hesitant: "Although this is the shortest route... you're right. We need to prioritize safety over speed." He then turned to leave.
"How about I give it a try?" After confirming the distribution of magic power in my senses, I suggested, "I have a way to get to the other side safely without worrying about getting an electric shock."
"you……?"
"Are you going to use some new technique? Or is there some other unique method?"
The two newcomers showed a little panic and confusion, but Sheng's eyes lit up instantly, and he looked at me with anticipation and trust.
Even though I knew deep down he didn't know what I wanted to do, it was this simple trust that made me feel good.
I gestured for the others to step back a little, and then I threw out a condensed fireball that contained both flames and heat and only emitted light. After carefully observing the environment in front of me, I began to operate it.
This is just a slightly troublesome operation, but it is far from reaching the level of using a technique.
First, he commanded the wind to sever the other end of the unstable, swaying lamppost, rolled it up, and wedged it among nearby building debris. Then, he tried to summon lightning and fire, directing it to absorb the magic contained in the arcs of electricity that occasionally splashed from the pool in front of him. Once the lightning had mostly subsided, he tried to manipulate the remaining water element in the pool, forcibly flattening its surface and paving a path with a simple, temporary defensive barrier.
The entire process, apart from requiring extremely high levels of control over magic and the decomposition and manipulation of elements, presents virtually no difficulties.
I gently stepped onto the surface of the hexagonal, translucent defensive barrier, confirming its sturdiness and durability. Then I nodded and turned to the others, gesturing, "You can come over now..."
What's with those expressions on their faces?
I looked at the three people behind me with complicated expressions, somewhat confused.
Sheng's expression was the easiest to understand; you could tell from his sparkling eyes. Xiaoxi, on the other hand, looked like she'd seen a ghost, taking a slight step back, glancing at me and then at my feet. Shan, meanwhile, had a complicated expression. He opened his mouth, then closed it again, his empty hand clenching into a fist. I couldn't understand what he was trying to say or what he was thinking at all.
"That's why! Big Brother is indeed Big Brother. No wonder he's a mage who can cast spells right from the start. He's definitely the most powerful!"
Sheng hopped and skipped over to my side first, tugging at my sleeve and looking me over. I don't know what she was looking at, but her fine, dark hair rustled under the brim of her hat like new leaves being blown by the wind.
Following behind were Shan and Xiaoxi, who was just a step behind. The latter suddenly bowed to me and then stood aside, muttering something to herself, while the former quietly expressed his gratitude, strode confidently, and pulled the trailer, leading the way to the other side of the passage.
After that, I didn't encounter a similar situation again. Apart from the increasing amount of blood and sword marks, and the restless plant roots that seemed to be preying on nearby creatures, everything was as quiet as if it were dead.
"Didn't they say the giant rat's nest is in this direction?"
I crept closer to Sheng and whispered to him, "Do we have to go a little further in?"
“No, it’s nearby.” Sheng also seemed a little confused.
He looked around, occasionally reaching out to touch the nearby walls, tapping lightly with his fingers. But how could he possibly discover a place that even my senses couldn't detect using such a rudimentary method?
No, the facts tell me that it really can.
Accompanied by a strange sound, Xiaoxi, who had briefly fallen to the back and was cautiously looking around, suddenly let out a scream, attracting our attention.
Looking back, a huge crater suddenly appeared on the flat ground where we had just passed by without any apparent abnormalities.
No, how did this happen?
If it's a pressure sensor, it must have been triggered when Shan passed by with his trailer—he's the biggest and tallest of the four of us, not to mention he was carrying a trailer full of Molotov cocktails. If it's a people sensor, it would have also triggered an anomaly when Sheng and I walked side-by-side, since we were the only two of us walking side-by-side.
Is it based on who is the weakest? Or does even the triggering of this mechanism have a certain delay or necessary hidden conditions?
But now is not the time to think about this issue.
You have entered the hidden dungeon [Underground Rat Nest]...
I summoned the Featherfall spell again to envelop the three of us. Compared to the previous situation where we were only slightly lighter and could be considered as one because we were all together, falling from the overpass like Sheng, this time the operation of independently distributing magic power required more magic power and control than usual. If we were not careful, an accident could happen. I didn't want to experience a fire caused by a Molotov cocktail in a semi-enclosed, dark and damp environment.
Xiaoxi, who had fallen earlier, didn't seem to be seriously injured. The soft soil slowed down her fall, only causing a slight pain in her bottom. Fortunately, her tailbone wasn't injured, so she wasn't unable to move. Seeing us get down one by one, she sniffed, brushed the mud off her bottom, and got up on her own. Her eyes were blurry, but she didn't utter another sound.
The semi-enclosed underground space didn't smell good; the muddy, earthy odor mixed with the stench of rodent droppings, making it almost impossible to suppress one's nausea.
Moreover, compared to the passageways where lights occasionally illuminate the survivors, the underground is almost completely dark, making it difficult to see one's surroundings unless one has lighting or night vision.
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