Nothing was said that night.
Luo Fan was relieved to learn that Xianxian had absorbed spiritual materials more than twice as fast, her condition had remained stable, and she had even grown considerably.
Freya, who was also awake, sensed the changes in Xianxian and pondered for a long time.
"So, you simply transferred the water-attribute inscriptions to Xianxian's inscriptions, and the fusion was completed naturally?"
"Yes, you're really smart!"
Freya glanced at him but said nothing more. After all, it sounded simple, but if she were to do it herself, she wouldn't know how to do it at all.
She had absolutely no idea how to extract the first step.
The large ship set sail, heading towards the underground city of Tianshui. The cargo ship from last night had been replaced by another vessel.
On the deck, Freya kept clinging to Luo Fan, wanting to know more details, but Luo Fan's mind wasn't on that, and he just gave her a perfunctory answer.
"Toria, are you really prepared? Those people probably left last night, there will definitely be an ambush." This time, Ellie and Daisy are two newbies, I need to focus on protecting them.
"Don't worry!" Toria lowered her voice and whispered an explanation to Luo Fan, making Luo Fan's heart itch.
"You can make the arrangements. Caitlin went to find Xianxian, right?"
"Well, you should at least have told the princess about using Xianxian for experiments last night!"
"It's too late, I'll definitely do it next time!"
Not long after, Caitlin arrived with Fairy, and gently thanked him. The changes in her pet were reflected in her, making her gather magic faster.
"No need to be so polite, I'm just trying to help Xianxian grow up quickly." The mature Narcissus is quite beautiful, no less so than Freya on the side.
Moreover, Xianxian is so well-behaved, so I can do whatever I want when the time comes. Just thinking about it makes me happy.
About an hour later, the large ship finally arrived near the Tianshui Underground City.
There was a huge crater at the bottom of the lake in front of us, and we couldn't tell how deep it was. Several large ships were moored nearby, but we couldn't see any corresponding signs.
The Tianshui Underground City is located at the bottom of the lake, so you can often see adventurers jumping into the water with something in their mouths.
Upon seeing them approach, the guild's management flew over to verify their identities. Only after discovering that there was a high mage in the group did they turn and leave.
High-level dungeons have specific entry requirements; they are not places that can be entered casually.
Caitlin also inquired about the situation last night but found nothing unusual, since the operating mode of this underground city is very different from others.
Toria summoned Xuanwu and, along with a group of girls, dived into the water.
"I didn't see those people's boats. Could it be that they've already gone inside?" Luo Fan asked.
"I don't know, let's go in first and talk about it."
Upon entering the underwater cave, traces of magical beasts can still be detected in the surrounding rock caves, but their levels are not very high.
After winding and turning several times along the cave, we finally left the water and entered the Tianshui Underground City at the bottom of the lake.
As soon as we emerged from the water, the view in front of us opened up considerably, revealing a huge cave with countless puddles of varying sizes on the ground.
The concentration of water elements here is several times higher than outside, but not as concentrated as in the secret realm.
In a corner of the cave, some meditating mages could be seen, all at least at the level of high-level mages. Noticing their presence, they merely glanced at them but didn't approach to speak.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Toria led the way, and the group rode on the back of the Xuanwu, continuing to venture deeper into the territory.
Luo Fan vaguely sensed someone sending a message; although it was very subtle, it did not escape his perception.
He left spatial nodes as he walked to prevent any unusual situations from arising, and even gave the girls some defensive scrolls and magical items.
After passing through the cave, a small lake appeared ahead, and there were quite a few people hunting around it.
"This area has been taken over by our corps. You should move on to the next location!" someone stepped forward and reminded them.
Toria nodded and continued deeper into the water, searching for other pools.
After traveling a considerable distance, the group finally stopped beside a lake.
"Am I going to have to go into the water?" Looking at the calm lake surface, Luo Fan's divine sense was still scanning the surrounding environment, only managing to spot a few hidden magical beasts. As for the water, he didn't find any magical beasts.
“The powerful magical beasts here are all underwater. We need to use spiritual materials to lure them out,” Toria explained, then looked at Caitlin, who had been silent all along.
"Wait a minute, everyone get ready for battle!" She glanced at the crystal in her hand and found that nothing had changed; the people she had arranged hadn't arrived yet.
"What's wrong?" Luo Fan leaned closer.
"The resonance crystal isn't responding, and the people I arranged aren't nearby."
"What should we do? The enemy has already gotten in!" Luo Fan expanded the search area, and soon discovered rats approaching from the shadows.
“They must have run into some obstacles; now it’s up to us to hold them off.” Caitlin took out her staff.
The shimmering lake surface, dotted with scattered fluorescent lights, made the caves here seem less dark.
The girls all took out their weapons and waited patiently; Freya even summoned her Thunderbird.
Before long, figures in black appeared one after another from the caves in front and behind, accompanied by arrogant laughter.
“Princess Caitlin, it’s been a long time!” A middle-aged man spoke first, looking at them with great interest.
"Roy, I didn't expect to run into you here!"
Roy Lemons is the criminal the princess has been pursuing. He is the eldest son of the Lemons family and a powerful magician.
"Haha, I didn't expect to lure you out with just a few clues. It wasn't challenging at all." Roy laughed heartily. "By the way, I also sent people to intercept your backup plan. Don't count on them coming to save you."
"Dozens of high-level demonized martial artists and generals, plus several archmages, will definitely keep those people busy for a long time."
"Roy, you actually colluded with the Abyss, wanting to become sinners against humanity?" After receiving Luo Fan's reminder, Caitlin tried to stall for time.
Those demons must include those guys from underwater last night. He sensed that familiar aura emanating from Roy's men.
"Haha, what do you mean by collusion? Don't you know that the future world should belong to demons? Only demons are the future of humanity!"
“Caitlyn, stop resisting. Join us, and when the Gate of the Abyss is opened, we will all have a chance to enter the realm of the gods.”
Hmm, isn't this villain talking a bit too much?
Luo Fan silently complained; they were already surrounded. If they didn't make a move now, did he have some other scheme against Caitlin?
"As long as you kill Daisy and Ellie with your own hands, I can guarantee your safety and even help you seize that position. How about it, this deal is quite reasonable!"
Wait, it wasn't Caitlin's looks that caught his eye? Killing Daisy was probably to turn Simmons against him, and killing Ellie was perhaps to lure out that old witch.
Luo Fan realized that someone was secretly using a recording stone, a trick he had used before.
Ugh, what a headache. How did these villains learn this trick too?
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