After hearing this, Hill and Julian looked confused, as if they still didn't quite understand what it meant. But Otilia suddenly relaxed her brows and said with some understanding:
"Are you the messenger of the True Creator?"
Qi Ji straightened up, looked at her with a slightly appreciative look, and nodded:
"You can understand that."
"Um... Deacon, what is a divine messenger?"
Hill still looked confused and couldn't help asking. The great elder Julian also cast an inquiring look at Ottilia.
Otilia's blue eyes moved as she explained to the two of them:
"A special rank in ancient times, a general term for those favored by the gods who are appreciated by the gods, can communicate with the gods and receive oracles.
"In addition to being able to communicate with the main god they worship, every divine messenger can also request the will of the gods to possess them under certain conditions, thereby gaining tremendous power comparable to that of a 'divine being' in a short period of time...
“However, this ‘specific condition’ is often very harsh and difficult to achieve in reality.
"I read this in a very obscure and unpopular ancient book. It is normal for the Great Elder to have some shortcomings."
As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something, and she narrowed her eyes and glanced at Julian meaningfully:
"In a sense, the 'Pure White Pope' can be regarded as the messenger of God from the great 'Pure White Gate'."
For some reason, Julian's expression turned a little colder. He snorted and said nothing.
"I see……"
After listening to Ottilia's explanation, Hill suddenly realized: It turned out that the one who communicated with him in the abyss before was not the "True Creator" himself, nor was it the cloaked girl "One Zero Five", but One Zero Five who was possessed by the will of the "True Creator"!
No wonder... As a god, how could the "true creator" personally land on this cursed land?
Moreover, even if He really did this, He would not show Himself in such a dignified, tender and lovely image, right? This does not conform to the imagination of the public about "God"...
"Sir, I dare to ask a question. Is this explosion... the power of the True Creator?"
After finishing her explanation, Ottilia turned to look at Qi Ji with a humble tone.
"Maybe? I have no memory of being favored by my Lord."
Qi Ji shrugged and said ambiguously, then changed the subject:
“I was sent here by my Lord to carry out His will to bring good news and salvation to all living beings in this land, so I will do my best to help you.
“However, your situation here is indeed very special. Even the divine power of our Lord cannot penetrate the eternal curse, so the direct help He can provide us is very limited.
"When you were exploring the 'Abyss' before, the merciful Him had already descended upon me once in order to save your lives. For a long time to come... I'm afraid He won't be able to descend upon me again.
“Simply put, we can only rely on ourselves.”
"We understand."
The three of them nodded in understanding.
"Now that everyone understands the situation, let's go."
Qi Ji turned and looked in the direction of the entrance to the abyss. His dark brown eyes hidden under the cloak suddenly became deeper:
"If you go too late...something unforeseen might happen."
Chapter 468 First Floor
"Whoosh!—"
The dense darkness was suddenly pierced by colorful starlight.
Three nested translucent halos fell from above, and the billions of rays of light that bloomed illuminated everything around them, and in the blink of an eye they disappeared into the darkness below.
The halo was spinning and flickering dynamically and energetically, with four figures of different heights standing in the air in the center.
"…We still have some time before we get to the underground, so I'll briefly explain a few things that need to be explained."
Qi Ji, who maintained his aura, felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the three people around him remained in a very stiff silence. He spoke half in a teasing and half to strike up a conversation:
"Although according to your supernatural power system, my spiritual power should be comparable to that of a senior 'Requiem Master', I can't actually provide much combat power."
Hearing this, Julian and Ottilia both raised their eyebrows slightly, and Hill, with a somewhat stiff expression, also cast a curious look at her.
"To put it simply, if we encounter any danger later, I'm afraid I can only play a supporting role."
Qi Ji raised one hand and snapped his fingers lightly.
"Snapped!"
The next second, the three star-colored halos surrounding everyone suddenly increased in brightness, then immediately dimmed and returned to their original state.
A hint of surprise flashed across Ottilia's blue eyes. She looked down at her pale, slender hands, her five fingers clenched and stretched, as if she was carefully feeling some subtle changes happening in herself.
"The efficiency of utilizing spiritual power has been improved."
Julian said indifferently, but his tone was filled with surprise that was difficult to conceal:
"The effect... is very significant."
Hill also narrowed his eyes slightly and tried to meditate, and found that his mental and spiritual state had improved significantly. Not only could he concentrate more efficiently, but his spirituality was also more refined.
Before, I was only at the peak of the "apprentice" magician, but now I can cast some spells at the "real magician" level with relative ease. It can be said that I have entered the second realm.
With the blessing of the "105 Halo", she... in front of the two leaders of the Last Country, she finally has some combat power worth mentioning, so if she encounters danger, she will not have to hide behind the two of them and do nothing.
"This is one of my abilities. In addition, I can also restore your spiritual or physical fatigue. I won't demonstrate it for now."
Qi Ji put down his hand and smiled slightly:
"As for my personal safety, you can rest assured. If a fight really breaks out... don't worry about me. I have my own means of protection."
"Thank you for your help. Your ability is so unique that I have never seen it in my life."
Julian nodded to her, and Ottilia stretched her slender neck and observed the surrounding scene with the help of the strong light emitted by the halo.
From the time they entered the cave until now, they have descended at least a thousand meters in depth, but the surrounding vertical rock walls still show obvious signs of damage from burning, melting, and peeling.
It can be seen that the power of the explosion and the wide range of its impact are astonishing.
It has to be said that the elite team's mobility and efficiency were indeed very high. The four of them dived all the way down without stopping at all. In less than ten minutes, their position exceeded the depth that Team No. 3 took half a day to reach in the morning.
"Master 105, you said before that you entered our world from the bottom of the 'Abyss'."
Hill looked down at the darkness beneath his feet that was being dispelled by the starlight, and suddenly asked:
"But the last time I fell down, I didn't see any monsters or evil spirits, nor did I find anything like a passage or an entrance. Can you tell us what you saw and what happened after you came out of the bottom of the 'Abyss'?"
This question is also a common question in Julian and Ottilia's mind, but they have never said it before. They just felt that since 105 didn't say it on their own initiative, there was no need to ask it deliberately.
Now that Hill had asked the question, they were equally curious.
"Well... this is a bit troublesome to explain."
Qi Ji stroked his chin with one hand and pouted:
"When I first arrived, the scene I saw was no different from what Hill saw at the time, except that a space crack suddenly appeared on the ground, and then I crawled out of it."
"Then..."
As the three people looked on expectantly, she chuckled:
"The sandstone floor made of strange material suddenly shook, and then collapsed with a loud bang, revealing a deeper and larger space... Then, those monsters and evil spirits swarmed out of it."
She felt a little guilty when she spoke, because based on her description just now, Hill and others would most likely think that it was their "intrusion" that caused the sudden change.
Even she herself thought so.
However, the three of them did not blame her, as the accident did not cause them too many casualties. To be frank, if the Last Kingdom found a way to leave this cursed land because of the appearance of 105...
No matter how great the sacrifice, it is worth it.
"A deeper and larger space..."
Otilia looked up at Hill:
"In other words, the so-called 'bottom' that Hill reached before is not the real bottom of the 'abyss'?"
"probably."
Qi Ji didn’t go down to take a look at it at that time, so he just spread his hands.
Less than ten minutes later, she turned her head, looked around, and said:
"We've reached the same 'bottom' that Hill reached last time."
After he finished speaking, the three halos suddenly stopped and froze in mid-air very abruptly, and the four people in the middle also stopped at the same time.
The three of them carefully observed the surrounding situation and found a circle of obvious peeling marks on the rock wall, which was more than ten meters wide and circled the entire abyss cave horizontally along the circular rock wall.
Apparently, there once existed a plane about ten meters thick, but later it collapsed for some unknown reason, revealing a deeper space underneath.
They couldn't help but lower their heads, and saw that beneath the circle of peeling marks was a darker and thicker darkness, which made them shudder.
The starlight from the three haloes cannot illuminate the inner wall of that space, which means that the diameter of the space there is much larger than the upper part.
The abyss...is not of uniform inner diameter.
The deeper space has a completely different structure.
"Look."
Qi Ji pointed somewhere on the rock wall.
The three of them looked in the direction of her finger and saw obvious chiseling marks on a certain stone wall. The carvings formed a string of characters, which looked like some unknown text.
"This is the text of 'our side'. The translation means..."
Qi Ji spoke softly, with an uncontrollable smile on his face, and spoke word by word:
“The first floor.”
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Chapter 2 will be updated later.
Chapter 469 Second Floor
I couldn't make it to midnight... This chapter is considered the update on the 21th.
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"level one……"
This sentence was like a heavy bomb, exploding in the minds of the three people in an instant, instantly making their thoughts buzz.
"The previous part... is just the top layer of the 'Abyss'?!"
After a long period of silence, Hill murmured in shock and subconsciously looked up at the sky, which was a darkness that even the bright starlight of the halo could not illuminate.
The two leaders, Julian and Otilia, were much calmer. They quickly got over their initial shock. Julian asked calmly:
"So the space below... or the 'second floor' is where those monsters and evil spirits lived before?"
Qi Ji did not answer, but asked back:
"Are you planning to continue diving?"
Otilia looked up and down at the girl, who was covered in a large cloak, and after thinking for a moment, she said:
"I have no problem. How are you doing?"
The latter sentence was asked to Qi Ji.
In the eyes of the three, "God's Messenger" 105 is an auxiliary staff member who is not good at frontal combat. His strength level is not clear for the time being, but he is probably not much stronger than the two senior "Soul Masters", otherwise there is no need to bring the three of them along.
Before this, she had been using her own power to send the group down, and during this period she had also been using special means to continuously enhance the efficiency of utilizing their spiritual power.
She has maintained her output capacity for such a long time, and now they find that the known part is probably just the tip of the iceberg of the "abyss", and they don't know how much space there is further down... This makes the two of them a little worried about how long she can hold on.
It would be troublesome if something unexpected happened to her when she was exhausted.
Even though 105 had emphasized at the beginning that there was no need to worry about her safety, but as the messenger of the "true creator", if she really fell into a critical situation, how could the three members of the Last Kingdom just ignore it?
"Don't worry, I can hold on to this kind of load until the end of time."
Qi Ji gave everyone a look that said "don't worry".
Although her entire body was covered by the cloak and her facial expression could not be seen clearly, the three of them could tell from her relaxed tone and posture that this messenger from the "other world" was indeed in excellent condition.
