The spreading fire element domain was actually a fully automatic heat detector; the temperature of all items affected by the domain would be fed back to the Next Generation Species, and the temperatures of Lu Mingfei and the two others could not be hidden from the Next Generation Species's domain.
What's with this melody? How did it suddenly synchronize and resonate?
Lu Mingfei was startled. He looked around, ruling out the possibility of Lu Mingze suddenly appearing, and immediately understood who the culprit was.
Is this a Next Generation Species? Its abilities are completely on a different level from a Three-Generations Breed.
The river water grew hotter and hotter, and the speed of Lu Mingfei and the two others began to be affected. The ring of fire got closer and closer to them, and every time their bodies floated, what they brought back was the dryness contained in the heat.
Old Tang still hadn't led them into a dead end, but if they couldn't find a place to hide, whether it was a dead end or not wouldn't matter, because they were about to be cooked!
“Damn it, no one told me the fantasy world was so dangerous! Isn't it all about falling in love with elves or something?!” Old Tang muttered to himself, cursing.
He led Lu Mingfei to squeeze into the gap between two bronze walls. His intuition told him that this path could alleviate their current situation. The brass pot was tied securely to his back, without a single extra sound.
Sometimes Old Tang would also wonder if dragon eggs tasted good, but considering "Mingming's" serious face when he handed this thing over to him, he had to give up on that idea.
Here!
Old Tang felt a sense of Inspiration, saw a passage, and quickly gestured to Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei nodded, and the three of them jumped into the passage without hesitation. After a few seconds of darkness, their eyes suddenly brightened.
13's luck is very good, 13's luck has always been very good; this is the website's evaluation of Old Tang.
Beyond the dark deep water were bronze pillars, each ten meters high, carved with intricate and mysterious dragon script depicting dragons and phoenixes.
The underwater flare was re-lit, and bubbles floated up like tears behind the firelight, revealing Lu Mingfei and Old Tang's faces.
Countless spiraling bronze colossal pillars connected the dome and floor of this space. Within the constantly changing bronze, this place was surprisingly unaffected.
“This is Norton's study,” Zero whispered beside a bronze pillar. “The deciphered stele records mentioned it. We've broken in.”
The water temperature was also normal, unaffected by the fire element domain outside, which meant that the space here was sealed. The only chance to enter was through a door opened by a mechanism, and Old Tang had stumbled upon this opportunity by accident.
If he hadn't followed Old Tang, Lu Mingfei felt that he probably would never have been able to find Norton's study within the Bronze City in his entire life.
Now they had a short break. With Old Tang present, they weren't worried about how to leave here; they should be more concerned about the lack of oxygen.
“I can probably last another 13 minutes,” Zero said. When she activated her ※_13_⛬ earlier, she consumed a lot of physical strength, so she used the most oxygen.
I still have 24 minutes.” Lu Mingfei glanced at the gauge on his oxygen cylinder.
Old Tang was stunned, looked at Lu Mingfei's actions, understood his meaning, and then pointed to one of his three oxygen cylinders, indicating that this bottle had not been used yet.
Lu Mingfei gestured to ask if he could borrow it.
Old Tang did not refuse; he still had to rely on his brother to escape with his life. If his brother died, he wasn't confident he could escape from that monster. He remembered clearly the scene where Lu Mingfei shocked that monster earlier.
A new oxygen cylinder was attached to Zero's back, while the remaining cylinder with little air was taken over by Lu Mingfei.
Now the time remaining for the three of them was about the same, but judging by the oxygen cylinder gauges, Old Tang still had a bit more left.
Lu Mingfei decided that, based on this oxygen cylinder, he must treat Old Tang to a good meal after they got out, even a Manchu Han Imperial Feast wouldn't be a problem, since it could be reimbursed anyway.
After stabilizing the oxygen cylinder, Lu Mingfei searched the study while also keeping an eye on their surroundings. This secret room was filled with countless strangely shaped bronze pillars, each with a different style. He remembered the Inspiration Lu Mingze told him to find, which was either in the sleeping quarters or the study.
They had already been to the sleeping quarters, so it must be in the study.
But if he couldn't find it, Lu Mingfei might have to question Lu Mingze's intelligence level.
It is said that the “Ice Sea Remnants” in the forbidden section of the academy library were also found in the territory of a noble Dragon King. For this, Professor Schneider, the head of the Execution Department, paid a heavy price, being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and almost losing his voice.
On the Night Watcher Forum, there is still a picture with over a million views, showing a strong man holding a black umbrella standing beside Professor Schneider. Both are in the cemetery on the back mountain, silently looking at several gravestones.
Professor Schneider's desolate back was a point of discussion, and the strong man was also a point of discussion. To this day, no one has found out who that man is, not even Fingel, the head of the news department.
Lu Mingfei looked at the dense dragon script on the bronze pillars. Lu Mingze said he could learn some Alchemy here, but if he wanted a complete inheritance, he still had to rely on that Inspiration.
Sighing, Lu Mingfei continued to search for the mysterious Inspiration Lu Mingze spoke of.
Zero also didn't just sit idly by, but observed the bronze pillars one by one. Thanks to her mirror pupils, her memory was very good. She could basically retain 90% of the memories of the records on the pillars after leaving the Bronze City.
Old Tang sat on the stairs next to the spiraling pillar, recovering his strength. Compared to these two people's desire to explore, he had no ideas at all. His only purpose in coming here was to rest and see if the monster outside would lose patience and stop looking for them.
Sitting here always gave him a vague sense of familiarity, as if he had been here sometime before.
The brass pot lay obediently behind him, without a single sound along the way. It seemed there was still a long time before the dragon egg hatched. Old Tang felt lucky in his heart; if the dragon egg hatched halfway, they would be in trouble.
Fortunately, his luck had always been good.
Sitting here, his emotions were unprecedentedly calm, his thoughts churning like ocean waves, and many interesting ideas appeared in his mind: what to eat when they got out, whether to repay the 200,000 dollars, whether to ask someone to play StarCraft today...
He thought more and more, until a chill permeated his wetsuit at the back of his head, seeping into his heart, and many voices came in.
“But dying is truly very sad...”
“The fate of the abandoned race is to cross the wasteland, raise the battle flag again, and return to their homeland...”
“Raise the battle flag, devour the world... eat me...”
“Rather than traverse alone, it is better to sleep peacefully. We will eventually awaken...”
“Constantine...”
“Brother!”
What is this about?
Am I being assimilated by the fantasy world?
What kind of strange settings are these? Am I some kind of villain?
Old Tang was dazed, and he reached out and patted his head.