Fortunately, I know Flight Magic. I would fly for a bit, rest, and then finally reach the summit.
At first, she was unwilling to let me carry her, but after being utterly exhausted, she finally clung to me with a 'true fragrance' realization. I got a bit of a feel for what 75B was like; I can only say that 'little bun' still has a lot of room for development.
But what surprised me most was that after she couldn't climb anymore, she didn't choose Orsted to carry her up the mountain, but me instead. Perhaps Orsted didn't carry her, but simply lifted her up the mountain like a little chick?
After reaching the summit, we descended and then walked through the valley paths within the mountain range for another four days.
The valley paths in this mountain range are completely different from the flat ground of the Demon Continent. Perhaps because many high mountains have snow, the melted snow flows into the valleys, causing the vegetation here to grow exceptionally dense—lush and verdant, a completely different world from the outside.
Although the greenery was much better, the danger level hadn't decreased at all. In the middle, we encountered a giant tree with a diameter of several hundred meters.
From below, we couldn't see the top of the tree at all. When a gust of wind blew, the entire tree rustled, sounding like a living creature.
When we were about 500 meters away from this giant tree, Orsted led us around it.
Orsted told us that this was an S-rank monster, the World-Devouring Haomu. It uses its tendrils to kill any creature that approaches it, then buries the prey's body in the nearby soil to serve as its nourishment.
The World-Devouring Haomu has no upper limit to its height; as long as it has enough nutrients, it can grow up into the sky.
However, its core wood is the finest material for wand hilts. All legendary wands in history were crafted using its core wood. Although it is terrifyingly powerful, as a wood that cannot move and has no ranged attacks, it is basically destined to become sacrificial lamb meat once targeted by any faction.
So, this is actually a rare plant—a nationally protected first-class plant.
After bypassing this towering tree, we finally arrived at our destination: a crescent-moon-shaped lake in the middle of the valley. Because it was deep in the mountains, no one had named this lake, so we tentatively called it Crescent Lake.
We set up camp by the lake, leaving behind the hardworking Big-Foot Birds and non-essential luggage in the camp.
We rested in the camp until late at night before officially beginning our operation.
Orsted handed me and Shichisei a necklace each. After putting them on, a thin film of water formed over our clothes, meaning we wouldn't have to worry about breathing or getting soaked while underwater.
As expected of the Dragon race, their solution for entering water is much more convenient than the Elves' method.
We walked along, and surprisingly, there were no aggressive monsters in this lake. We safely reached the center of the lake.
When the moon in the sky reached its highest point, a faint glow illuminated the lakebed in the center of the lake.
Following Orsted's instructions, I used Earth Magic to clear the silt from the bottom, revealing the gate to the ruins.
Carved on the gate at the bottom of the lake were two unknown sea demons resembling fish, circling each other in a circular loop like Taiji Yin-Yang fish.
Orsted took out two gems. He placed the one emitting a blue light into the eye socket of the sea demon that looked relatively benevolent, and the other, a red gem, into the eye of the other sea demon, which was baring its fangs with a ferocious expression.
Subsequently, an S-shaped crack split open in the center of the circular gate, and the stone door separated to reveal a mirror-like curtain of water.
Orsted glanced at us, then plunged straight into the water curtain.
This scene was eerily familiar, highly resembling the Luminous Temple in the Tear-Stained Holy Land.
After stepping into the water curtain, it was as if we had entered another dimension. Although we entered the water curtain from top to bottom, after passing through it, we found ourselves standing on a set of steps.
What greeted our eyes was a huge plaza resembling an ancient colosseum, surrounded by a circle of elevated platforms.
Orsted turned back and told us: "This is the tomb of the first Water God, the 'Eternal Night Abyss.'"
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