Chapter 2743: The God Under the Water

The black-haired human witch had no objections to the sudden start of the operation, nor did she mind being left alone. She simply worriedly urged the four of them to be careful and never to take unnecessary risks.

They were currently on the fourth floor, and to reach the underwater area on the second floor, they first needed to go to the third. The distance was not far, and once the group of four had walked some distance away, Xia De spoke up to inquire:

"Was that campfire lit by one of you? Or was it already there when you found this place? I can feel an extraordinary power in those flames; it is protecting us."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na shook her head to indicate she didn't know, while the werewolf girl and the green dragon girl, who had arrived earlier, thought for a moment before answering:

"It must have been Miss Mei Zi who lit it. We were all brought here by her, and she had already been living here for some time before we arrived."

Miss Wei Er De, who had dragon wings, asked curiously:

"Why, is there something wrong with the fire?"

"No, I just feel there is something wrong with Miss Mei Zi."

Xia De answered cautiously and immediately added:

"I don't mean she is a bad person, just that she doesn't feel ordinary... Don't worry about it for now; perhaps it is just my imagination."

"Xia De, could Miss Mei Zi be..."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, walking beside Xia De, asked half-expectantly and half-surprised. She had heard Xia De summarize his adventures, and every time he went on a time-travel adventure, he encountered a god.

"No, no, of course not. Miss Mei Zi is definitely not."

Xia De immediately denied Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's bold conjecture. Although the god this time had not yet appeared, he felt that the four girls by the fire were definitely not disguises of that god.

This ancient building, whose original purpose could no longer be discerned, even if only its walls remained, still showed through the remaining carvings and decorations that it would not have been inferior to the peak of Saint Byron's in the Sixth Era.

The corridor was extremely wide, but the four did not walk abreast. Instead, Xia De and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na walked in the middle, while the green dragon girl and the werewolf girl guarded the rear. According to them, there were no completely safe areas here other than by the fire.

It was not just the monsters lurking in this dilapidated castle; sometimes, strange entities from the outside world would briefly hover here, making every trip outside a challenge.

Fortunately, the four encountered no danger on the way this time. They even took the opportunity to exchange information about their respective strengths—mostly Xia De, the newcomer, sharing his intelligence and listening to the girls'.

He honestly said he was skilled in moon-related spells and had space-time talents. Miss Bi Si Te, the werewolf girl, told Xia De that she was also skilled in moon spells and understood some spatial abilities.

Moreover, as a werewolf, she preferred melee combat, and she was best at imbuing moonlight onto her already sharp claws to inflict damage on enemies.

This werewolf girl was rare in that, like Xia De, she was a moon-system spellcaster skilled in the powers of all three moons, unlike Miss Dan Ni Si Te or Miss Ou Lan Nuo De, who were only skilled in the powers of the Red or Yellow Moon.

As for the green dragon girl, Miss Ai Er Fei Na Wei Er De, as a pure-blooded dragon, she naturally fought in the manner of dragons and dragon-kin. Besides the powerful abilities brought by her race, such as dragon breath, and the time power she mentioned earlier, she also had some insights into manipulating plants and trees.

It was a pity that in the current environment of the "Ash Valley," although there was gray moss and lichen-like things everywhere, Xia De hadn't even seen a single normal blade of grass.

The four soon arrived at the third floor, then jumped into the water on the second floor through a hole hidden under the podium at the bottom of a tiered room. They all had the ability to breathe underwater, but Yin Yi Yi Lu Na stopped Xia De from trying to summon a light orb:

"Underwater indoors is only safer than outdoors, but we shouldn't easily expose ourselves with light."

Miss Wei Er De distributed a small piece of tea stem to everyone to hold in their mouths. After entering the water, everyone could clearly perceive the positions of their companions and speak directly underwater.

Then, with the werewolf girl leading the way, Xia De and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na in the middle, and Miss Wei Er De bringing up the rear, the group quickly swam downward in the dark, cold water. The werewolf girl's tail appeared for some reason while she was diving, but she swam very fast.

Something underwater seemed to be watching the four, and occasionally, long, whale-like roars came from the distance in the water. Every time this happened, Xia De noticed the werewolf girl's tail bristling slightly in the water. He knew this "peeping" was wrong, but when he tried to look away, he found Yin Yi Yi Lu Na was also looking.

After passing through room after room underwater and bypassing a giant fish skeleton with human teeth in the corridor, they finally saw the floor gap leading to the first floor after the werewolf girl puffed out her cheeks to blow a bubble, melting a wall that looked impassable.

The gap was indeed not large; not to mention the three girls, even the petite Chloe or the Grace and Helen sisters could not have passed through.

Xia De waved goodbye to Yin Yi Yi Lu Na and Miss Wei Er De. Since he couldn't transform into a Red Butterfly underwater, he turned directly into a cat, and everyone noticed that the silver cat's fur was faintly glowing.

The werewolf girl shook her body and turned into a small gray wolf. Although the wolf was much larger than Xia De the cat, it could still be described as "petite," which again showed that Miss Bi Si Te's true age was definitely not large.

The little wolf squeezed through the gap first. After confirming it was safe below, the silver cat swam in. Xia De immediately turned back into human form behind the gap to maintain a combat posture, but the werewolf girl did not; she was probably more comfortable in wolf form:

"Let's look around first."

She asked for Xia De's opinion, and then the man and the wolf disappeared into the dark water under the gaze of the two people above the gap.

Xia De had been worried that there wouldn't be enough time, but in fact, they easily found something unusual on the first floor.

After swimming downward for a while, the werewolf girl suddenly stopped. She shook her body, and the "Wolf of Ancestral Spirits," which had been restored to the appearance of a stone slab, jumped out of the wolf fur and began to emit a faint golden light in the water.

The light soon formed a dim golden line pointing into the distance. The man and the wolf looked at each other, and with the werewolf girl in front, Xia De grabbed the book and followed behind her.

The water ahead surged, as if something was being attracted by the glowing book. Before Xia De could see clearly, holy silver and blood-red moonlight appeared on the two front paws of the petite gray wolf.

While continuing to swim with her hind paws, she crossed her front paws in front of her chest and slashed forward violently. The two crossed beams of moonlight flew into the deeper part of the water, and the surging water calmed down again.

"A spell similar to Moon Slash."

Xia De thought to himself, roughly understanding Miss Bi Si Te's fighting style.

The golden line guided them to swim deeper into the water, and finally, they turned into a quite remote small room and were immediately attracted by the layout inside.

The light provided by the book illuminated the room, as well as the blackboard floating against the wall, rows of rotten wooden chairs floating in the water, and the blurry but still existing paintings on the walls.

Only the last few lamp holders for glowing crystals remained on the ceiling chandelier, but most of the wall lamps on the side walls survived, and it could be seen that those black metal lamp holders were flower-shaped.

Although Xia De had seen tables, chairs, and decorations remaining in other rooms along the way, only this room retained the most complete "classroom" style.

The final destination of the golden line that guided the two was the stone podium fixed to the ground in front of the blackboard. The werewolf girl swam over voluntarily to see what was there, but after getting close, a bubble silently emerged from her mouth—Xia De guessed she wanted to scream—and she immediately turned and swam back.

The light underwater was very dim, so Xia De only then noticed that there was a black-robed figure standing in the water between the blackboard and the podium.

And when he realized the existence of that figure, the genuine pressure from the god directly interfered with reality. Even though Xia De didn't make any move, he was pushed back two meters in the water before stopping.

He reached out and grabbed the werewolf girl, who seemed to be having a stress reaction, and threw her behind him. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, ignoring the meaningless "this, this, this..." sounds from the girl behind him, and said respectfully to the figure in the water:

"Lord of the Black Robe, God of Knowledge and Inheritance, greetings."

The black-robed figure turned to look at them at the classroom door, and Her face became clearer underwater with this movement. Although looking directly at a god's face was quite impolite and unsafe, Xia De couldn't help but look at Her face.

The gentle black-haired lady wore a pair of small glasses; this was the image the god displayed to the naked eye. The golden light traces refracted in the surrounding water indicated that Xia De's "Divine Radiance" state had also appeared at this time.

The werewolf girl who had been frightened just now had stabilized a bit, but Xia De clearly felt that the gray wolf was lying on his back, as if he were carrying it.

The god gave a response:

"Guests from afar, welcome to this place."

"I am entrusted by the Tree Father to come and assist you in completing the final lesson."

He said again, this time in Delarion Common, and the black-haired lady revealed a smile:

"Yes, the final lesson. After completing this final course, I will also have to leave." ===== CHAPTER 2744 =====