Following the leaky passage, Luo Fan's clone carefully advanced and soon arrived at the place where he had retrieved the stone.
There's nothing there!
Continuing to probe along the air pockets, they discovered several magic circles, all pointing towards the location of the rock they had just dug. After sealing off the large hole they had dug, they noticed a tendency for ice elements to gather at the center.
"Holy crap, it's something man-made. It's kind of like something that's been crafted." Luo Fan studied it for a while and recognized the key to it.
Just like in manufacturing, volatile cold air is introduced into it, and the energy is controlled by rotation, then condensed at the center. However, it's the reverse process; instead of loosening the crystal, it condenses it into a crystal, which is why the pressure is so high.
"Whoever made this thing is definitely a genius." Luo Fan looked around and was about to continue investigating along the air intake when, perhaps he touched something, the magic arrays suddenly stopped working, and the corresponding light gradually faded away.
"Damn, they even have an early warning system. Are they worried about it being used by someone?"
Luo Fan shivered and quickly retreated. Even after strengthening its ice resistance, it couldn't withstand the attack and had no choice but to leave. Fortunately, the air pressure had subsided.
After sealing off the ice hole they had dug together with Xiaoxue and no longer sensing any ice elements flowing out, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He then cleared away the broken ice while scouting ahead. Along the way, he found several ice sculptures of magical beasts that hadn't had time to escape, but Luo Fan didn't bother dealing with them.
"Brother Fan, the road ahead is all solid ice, and it will be very slow to break through!"
Luo Fan touched it; it had a salty taste.
"It's because of the seawater flooding in; everyone outside must be frozen to death!"
"Then what should we do?"
"Let's see if there are any other paths. I remember when we first came in, some of the monsters were fleeing upwards."
Returning to the cave, a chill was slowly seeping in through the ice.
After exploring upwards, they found another passage, and the ice wasn't as solid. However, they discovered some ice sculptures of magical beasts along the way.
They hadn't walked far when their path was blocked by ice, and a door was even faintly visible.
"What should we do, Brother Fan?"
"If we push through, this could very well be a secret passage."
"Okay." After saying that, Xiaoxue got to work, and Luo Fan cooperated by ramming the door. They quickly arrived at the door, broke the chains on it, and finally opened the door.
"Just as I thought! Xiaoxue, you froze the path we came from, along with that door."
"good!"
Following the passage upwards, several forks appeared, but these no longer affected Luo Fan's senses. He even sensed his clone outside and took the opportunity to let Ai Li know he was safe.
Before long, they came to a stone wall, which was blocked by a thick layer of ice.
Finally, with the help of Ellie and the others, the stone door was opened, and Luo Fan and Xiao Xue were able to walk out.
"Oh~, Xiaoxue, I'm so glad you're alright." Daisy hugged her pet tightly.
As for Luo Fan, he jumped into Lis's arms to comfort the little girl.
"This is actually a secret passage? I've never heard of it before." Joseph asked the vice president beside him, who seemed hesitant to speak.
“Well,” the vice president hesitated for a moment, then turned to Xiaoxue, “little girl, did you trigger any mechanisms down there? Did you find anything?”
Xiaoxue took out a few pieces of ice crystals and then stopped moving.
"Really nothing special was found?" The vice president stepped forward. "That thing is very important. If that person finds out that her hard work has been destroyed, we'll all be in big trouble!"
Seeing the vice president's aggressive demeanor, Anna stepped directly in front of Xiaoxue.
"Who is that person? What's the secret? Brie, if you continue to hide it, you know the consequences!" Joseph grabbed him and questioned him.
"Sigh, come with me. That slime and the snow woman are together." Brie sighed and led the four of them into a room.
"You've probably heard of Lissandra, the Ice Witch, right? That's her creation, supposedly to condense some kind of ice-based treasure, but I don't know exactly what it is."
“I used to be her servant. Ever since she entered the Demon Sealing Tower, this secret passage has been completely frozen.”
"The Frost Witch? The legendary strongest ice mage?" Joseph was taken aback, not expecting such a connection.
"What would happen if the magic circle were destroyed? She probably wouldn't be able to find out!" Anna pressed.
"I don't know what the consequences will be, but if this news gets out, the reclusive family behind her will definitely send people to investigate."
"Let's stabilize the situation first, and then restore the dungeon to normal operation as soon as possible. As for the rest, we can deal with it later, since we own the dungeon," Joseph concluded.
"Really no other ice-type treasures were found?" Brie was still unwilling to give up. If someone really came to investigate, he could at least give an account to make.
Xiaoxue shook her head against her will, after all, Luo Fan had been trying to reason with her, and besides, the stone was very useful to her.
Ellie didn't speak; she already knew Luo Fan's ulterior motive—he planned to keep it for himself. Besides, Luo Fan was right; why should he hand over something he found through his own abilities?
"That's right, that's my good Xue'er and my dear master!"
"Troublemaker!"
After the discussion, Joseph sent men to investigate the secret passage, which led to several frozen caves. When they asked Bree, he didn't know either; he only knew there was a secret passage, but he didn't know its exact location.
After all, who would have thought that the entrance to the secret passage was right next to the reservoir?
As they ventured deeper, breaking through the ice barrier left by Luo Fan and his companions, a wave of chill swept over them.
"Stop it quickly! It's too cold inside!" The mage who was following was a bit flustered, but he managed to block the door again.
Inside the room upstairs, Daisy and Xiaoxue were sharing the ice crystals they had discovered, while Ellie stared blankly at the large pincers that Luo Fan had made.
"Is this stuff really delicious?"
"Of course, the crab meat inside is absolutely delicious. Grill it up and dip it in sauce when you get back; it'll be absolutely amazing, and I'm sure Liz will love it too," Luo Fan praised.
"You wanted to eat it yourself, didn't you?"
"Of course. I fought that giant crab for three hundred rounds before I finally defeated it. This is my trophy."
Not long after, Anna walked in and looked at the slime.
"Is there another cold wave coming down?"
Xiaoxue nodded.
"What exactly is inside? Luo Fan, give me a straight answer. I know Xiao Xue can type!"
"A powerful cold current was sealed inside. I don't know what it is, but it almost froze Xiaoxue!"
"You can even freeze a snow woman? Why didn't you say so sooner! You bastard!"
"You didn't ask!"
Anna suddenly went berserk, grabbed the blue slime and roughly squeezed it a few times before hurriedly walking away.
"Sigh, another violent woman. President Joseph is so lucky, hehe~!"
"Is there really no problem?" Ellie was still a little worried.
"As long as it's blocked, there shouldn't be any major problems. The cold current is spreading very slowly, so the earth mage can just block it."
"Oh, then I'll go down and tell Anna." After saying that, Ellie hurriedly walked away.
"I never imagined that thing was created by the legendary witch. Luckily it was in the Demon Sealing Tower, otherwise we would definitely be in trouble."
Luo Fan suddenly realized that the Demon Sealing Tower was a really good place, and he would definitely go in and have a look if he had the chance.
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