CHAPTER 1075: CHAPTER 1072: XIAJING (PART 3)

"Miss Luoxi is really amazing. I heard that people who can hold their breath for a long time are also great at kissing." Lin Tian teased.

"You don’t need to deliberately distract me. I have no fear of the Dragon-locking Well." Ning Luoxi said lightly.

Lin Tian sighed. Ning Luoxi is indeed not to be measured by the standards of an ordinary girl. In the legendary Dragon-locking Well, surrounded by darkness, even the bravest girl would be scared.

So Lin Tian wanted to break the atmosphere a bit, but Ning Luoxi seemed innately strong, completely unbothered by this eerie environment.

Then Ning Luoxi said something that made Lin Tian sweat: "I’ll go down first, you follow behind."

Usually, it’s the boys who say this to girls, but now it’s reversed. However, Lin Tian knew she had been down the Dragon-locking Well before, so he just sighed "fierce" and let her arrange it.

Ning Luoxi put on her diving goggles and swiftly slid down the chain, with Lin Tian closely following behind. The closer they got to the water, the heavier the moisture and a metallic smell filled the air. This was the peculiar smell of the chain soaking in the water for centuries, rusting.

Just as she was about to reach the water, Ning Luoxi suddenly let go of the chain, plunged headfirst into the water, and the sound of the splash echoed dully inside the enclosed Dragon-locking Well.

Lin Tian wondered, if someone outside heard this, would they think another mysterious event was happening at the Dragon-locking Well, as often happens when the truth is distorted.

Once Ning Luoxi disappeared underwater, Lin Tian also let go of the chain and jumped down. Using the momentum, he swam vigorously and soon disappeared beneath the surface.

The water in the Dragon-locking Well wasn’t clear, but it didn’t obstruct Lin Tian’s vision. Upon diving in, he saw Ning Luoxi had already reached a great depth. No wonder she’s an Ancient Martial Artist; she didn’t bother to conserve energy, diving with full force. Lin Tian couldn’t bear to lag behind and chased closely.

The deeper they went, the greater the resistance, yet the water became clearer. Moreover, Lin Tian could distinctly feel the water temperature decreasing as they dived deeper. He glanced at his diving watch and saw they were already at a depth of 223 meters, with the water temperature at only 18°C.

Most divers can’t endure such low temperatures for long because body heat is lost too quickly, severely draining stamina.

Nonetheless, this hardly affected Lin Tian. In the water, he was agile as a fish, because zombies don’t fear stamina loss. More importantly, zombies can breathe without using lungs, even more efficient than fish, which need gills to breathe.

Ning Luoxi seemed unhindered as well, swimming through the water faster than a fish. If any diving champions were to witness this, they’d be dumbfounded; is she human or a mermaid?

Even the deepest well can’t withstand the speed at which Lin Tian and Ning Luoxi swam. They soon arrived at the point where the well walls narrowed.

The space there shrank significantly, and most of it was occupied by the thick chains. Moving and diving became difficult in such a confined space.

However, Ning Luoxi seemed prepared. She signaled Lin Tian to look, reached out to grab the chain, and alternately pulled herself forward, naturally moving ahead.

Lin Tian’s eyes lit up at this clever method and responded with an "OK" signal to assure her he understood.

Ning Luoxi went in first, grasped the chain, and alternately pulled herself forward. The chains clattered, releasing countless bubbles as she shot forward like a torpedo due to her speed.

Lin Tian followed suit, quickly advancing and soon reached the turn he had seen before, leading to a horizontal waterway.

Since yesterday’s observation had been interrupted by Ning Luoxi, Lin Tian hadn’t seen beyond the horizontal waterway. As Ning Luoxi forged ahead, Lin Tian felt an illusion that the Dragon-locking Well might go on forever, never-ending.

Just as this thought arose, a sudden light appeared ahead. As they progressed, the light grew brighter. Lin Tian noticed it wasn’t from Ning Luoxi’s illumination but rather a genuine light ahead.

An underground enclosed area having light seemed ominous, indicating a change ahead. Lin Tian became extremely alert to guard against unexpected occurrences.

Underneath the earth is different from above ground. If the entire underground space collapsed, it would be akin to the sky falling, and no matter how strong Lin Tian was, he couldn’t resist the forces of nature. Being buried alive was inevitable.

Even if a zombie is buried, it doesn’t die. But being entombed would trap a zombie underground, possibly for millennia, just like the female zombie.

In a few millennia, everything might have changed, people and objects long gone, the willful Second Miss no longer existing, and even the Miss, an Ancient Martial Artist, disappearing into the dust of history.

No familiar faces, no familiar places, and one’s disappearance leaving no trace in history. Lin Tian shuddered at the thought.

Of course, if the Underground Void collapsed, Ning Luoxi would be buried as well, dead first.

Yet, Ning Luoxi seemed oblivious, still speeding ahead. Lin Tian had to speed up to stay closer, ready to assist quickly if problems arose.

The light drew nearer, distorted by the water, becoming bizarre. As they swam, Ning Luoxi abruptly vanished.

She disappeared without a trace or warning, leaving Lin Tian truly shocked. The Dragon-locking Well was already a strange place, and such occurrences stirred doubt and fear.

If something happened to Ning Luoxi...

The thought pained Lin Tian unexpectedly, unwilling to imagine the worst.

Typically, seeing someone suddenly disappear would terrify most into retreat. Yet Lin Tian charged forward without hesitation, his speed almost doubling.

He clung to the chain, racing ahead, reaching the spot where Ning Luoxi vanished in a single breath. And then something eerie occurred: Lin Tian felt his body lighten as if weightless, surrounded by peculiar lights, as if traversing a time-space tunnel.

Damn it, could the Dragon-locking Well really hold a time-space tunnel, leading to another world? Was it the Dragon Palace or Hell? A world with suppressed old dragons? Immortal beings? Would there be the Second Miss or Miss? Lin Tian’s mind spun wildly.

In a daze, Lin Tian seemed to see Ning Luoxi waiting in that world, offering slight solace. If he truly had to cross over, at least there would be a fellow modern soul, a beauty no less, dispelling loneliness. Lin Tian felt luckier than the protagonists in those stories; destiny was kind to him, he thought.