Hearing Jun Zichen say this, the curiosity of Su Fanjun, An Ran and An Yu was aroused. They all looked at Jun Zichen, expecting what he would say next.
"Then what?" Xu Errong asked indifferently.
"After walking down so many steps, their combined height is definitely higher than the castle we saw when we came here, but we still haven't reached the end. Could it be that it is underground?" Jun Zichen frowned and thought, then slowly expressed his thoughts.
An Ran didn't take it seriously. You know, there are basements everywhere, and in this world, basements definitely exist!
She said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? He has a basement, that's all! Everywhere has a basement. Don't tell me your family doesn't have one..."
Jun Zichen's brows were still furrowed. He looked at An Ran and explained, "But we've gone down so many stairs that we've already exceeded the distance of the basement..."
Anran looked at Jun Zichen blankly, not knowing what he meant. Logically speaking, shouldn't basements be built continuously downwards?
In this world full of magic, things like groundwater should be avoidable as long as there's a magical barrier. Furthermore, the changes in soil and rock from the ground to the underground shouldn't pose any problems for them...
An Yu looked at his sister in such a bewildered state, chuckled and explained to her, "Every basement has a distance limit!
We don't know what's going on, but when you build a basement deeper than a hundred meters, it will naturally form a wall. No matter what magic skills or weapons you use, there's no way to break it, so..."
An Ran nodded in understanding, looked at An Yu and said, "So the deepest distance of each basement is only one hundred meters underground?"
Xu Errong nodded and continued, "In fact, most basements are only about twenty meters deep, because there is no need to go any deeper. Moreover, although the soil and rocks below twenty meters can be broken, it requires a lot of effort. Generally, no one would build a basement that deep, unless they are wealthy and have a reason to build a basement so deep."
Su Fanjun raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Errong and the others, asking uncertainly, "So... what you mean is..."
Jun Zichen frowned in thought and did not answer Su Fanjun's question. Xu Errong, An Ran, and An Yu shrugged, saying that they didn't know what had happened, but just felt a little strange...
After thinking for a long time, Jun Zichen still couldn't figure it out. Perhaps it was just his own illusion. He found a random excuse to comfort himself, and then said to An Ran and the other four: "After we have a good rest, let's continue walking down. I think we should be almost at the end..."
After walking down for about half a day, the steps finally stopped going downhill and the ground began to become flat. However, sometimes there were uphill and downhill routes...
Jun Zichen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn't have to walk on the stairs anymore. It was really crazy for people to walk on the stairs all the time. The scenery in front of them never changed, making them really not know whether they were walking or not. They always felt that everything they did was in vain!
Now the situation in front of her has finally changed, which makes her feel a little comforted. At least, she has hope for the future and a little expectation that they can find their destination.
The road ahead was no longer steps made of bluestone slabs, but an ordinary dirt road. The feeling of being down to earth made An Ran, An Yu, Xu Errong and Su Fanjun feel relaxed, and the restless atmosphere that had been lingering over their heads was also dispelled.
"Hey, have we reached the end? Are we almost there?" Su Fanjun asked with a happy look on his face.
At this point, they were all in the mood to talk. An Yu replied cheerfully, "We should be almost there. We're not even going down the stairs anymore, so we should have reached the end!"
Jun Zichen also smiled and said, "We are finally almost there. Everyone can look around while walking to see if there are any valuable discoveries."
"What are we waiting for? Let's go inside." Su Fanjun said, rubbing his hands eagerly.
Sure enough, not long after they walked, they saw another cave entrance!
There was nothing blocking the entrance to the cave, and there were no words engraved on it. It looked like just an ordinary cave entrance. If he was outside and not on the road they had to pass, An Ran thought they would definitely ignore this ordinary cave!
"I'll go down first."
Seeing the entrance open, An Ran naturally rushed forward happily, wanting to jump directly into the cave.
However, seeing how excited he was at this moment, Jun Zichen suddenly kicked him with his leg sideways, tripping An Ran and causing him to slide into the tree hole before the two of them.
Who knows what's down there? It's not like everything will go smoothly just by opening the entrance to the secret realm.
Jun Zichen fearlessly took the last place among the three. Seeing Jun Zichen disappear in the blink of an eye, An Ran, Su Fanjun, An Yu and Xu Errong immediately followed closely behind him and also dived into the tree hole neatly.
The tree hole was very narrow, with no space for flying in the air. Moreover, the long hole was stained with some slippery liquid, which directly accelerated the three people's fall to the ground!
Although he couldn't use his flying ability in such a small space, Jun Zichen could still easily distinguish up, down, left and right.
He carefully distinguished the scene under his feet, and soon some faint light spots appeared in front of his eyes, so he immediately opened his eyes wide and looked down. Only then did he distinguish the source of those lights at the critical moment.
Where is the soft underground lighting?
It was clearly the cold light emitted by the tips of countless sharp spikes rising from the ground under the illumination of the underground pyroxene!
"It turns out to be a trap!" Jun Zichen sighed. If he fell on those sharp spikes, even if he didn't die, he would be pierced with several large holes!
With a twitch of his mouth, Jun Zichen quickly took out a dagger and stabbed it into the mountain walls on both sides with all his strength!
Hearing the roars of An Ran and the others coming down from behind, Jun Zichen hurriedly shouted, "Stop immediately, it's dangerous down there!"
Hearing Jun Zichen's cry, Su Fanjun, An Yu and Xu Errong hurriedly took out a dagger and stabbed it hard on the mountain wall to stabilize their bodies. However, An Ran did not have enough strength, and her dagger was not stabbed tightly. Unable to bear his weight, An Ran slid down rapidly!
(To be continued.)
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