Chapter 268

But as Ning Chen and the others came into closer contact with the upper space,

those blue fireflies, too, feared strangers.

They scattered to the sides or deeper recesses to hide.

This caused the light to grow ever dimmer.

The path ahead resembled a deep abyss in the water.

It looked pitch black.

Once a person faces such a situation,

the ever-expanding sense of fear,

the wandering thoughts,

are all sources of concern.

Zhang Xiao now felt somewhat afraid.

Were there creatures swimming beneath the water?

Or perhaps some extremely terrifying entity climbing along the rock walls?

Ning Chen did not feel this way.

He simply thought calmly about solutions.

"Boom!"

"Ah!"

The bamboo raft encountered an underwater fault.

Splashing water, it plunged downward.

The people on the raft began to sway.

Ning Chen quickly had Zhang Xiao bend low.

To avoid falling off.

You must know,

what lies beneath this cave is not as beautiful as imagined.

If one were to fall down,

striking a stalactite with the body,

or some hard rock,

it would easily tear open a large wound.

If one were to lose consciousness,

the body would be swept away by the underwater currents.

Attempting rescue would be extremely troublesome.

Worse still,

striking a vital spot,

one could very likely die on the spot.

The space above grew smaller and smaller.

Now, they could only crawl forward.

Zhang Xiao's face was somewhat pale; she panted, "Big brother! Big brother!"

Ning Chen's voice remained calm, "In a little while, it will likely drown us directly."

"But according to this speed and distance, if we swim a bit longer, we will be able to see that exit at the top."

Ning Chen's hands constantly probed into the water surface.

Pushing water backward to glide.

Currently, he possessed brief SSS-level physical fitness.

This expenditure of stamina was nothing to worry about.

185. (1/5) No oxygen is a very painful thing.

The space above the rock wall was nearly gone.

The bamboo raft could hardly move forward anymore.

Given Ning Chen's strength and stamina,

wanting to propel a bamboo raft underwater,

was also a very difficult task.

Due to the terrain,

the resistance of the water current would grow greater and greater.

And buoyancy was nearly nonexistent.

So Ning Chen decided to go all the way.

Just as the current was about to submerge the bamboo raft,

he reached out, and the Black Knife appeared.

He directly chopped the bamboo raft in two.

"Pitter-patter."

The ropes tied to the bamboo raft were severed.

Countless bamboo poles floated up.

Ning Chen had Zhang Xiao and the Husky each grab a bamboo pole to advance.

He was holding the bamboo.

Swimming underwater.

Occasionally surfacing to catch a breath.

As they continued deeper.

The current situation resembled the state upon entering the cave.

There was also some space exposed at the upper layer.

Allowing for breathing.

But such space was gradually shrinking.

And from ahead.

Water currents kept striking their bodies.

This made swimming extremely difficult.

Inside the livestream room.

Watching the scene grow ever more dangerous.

The viewers could no longer sit still.

【Look! Brother Shiguang has gone into the water again!】

【Where's the bamboo raft? I just saw them riding it!】

【The raft seems to have been chopped off by something! Now Brother Shiguang and the others are only holding onto a single piece of bamboo to move forward!】

【Oh my god! The situation now is far more dangerous than when they entered the cave!】

【It's a whole lot more dangerous, okay! When they first entered the cave, they could at least find a place to breathe after swimming for a while, but look now—the space in the upper layer of the cave ahead is getting smaller and smaller; they'll soon be unable to catch their breath!】

【Come on, Brother Shiguang!】

【I don't know how much farther there is ahead!】

【Brother Shiguang, you absolutely must not get hurt! I still want to hear you sing!】

【Brother Shiguang! If you can come out safe and sound, I'll marry you!】

【I suspect the person above is taking advantage of the crisis!】

【The livestream got this thrilling right from the start; could it be staged?】

Just as the livestream room was filled with conflicting opinions.

Tianyin Music Company, which had been closely watching Brother Shiguang, could truly no longer sit still!

The professional staff responsible for monitoring the livestream were practically grinding their back teeth.

They nearly jumped up on the spot.