The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 306 Hidden Route
After the banquet, the little witches left the hall one by one.

The procession of six fourth-grade witches and thirty fifth-grade witches was quite large and eye-catching.

The second-grade witch led the new students down the mountain on foot, the third-grade witch flew back to the dormitory, and the fourth-grade witch camped in the small square, ostensibly to participate in an astrological ceremony.

Moran then led the team behind her and flew towards Crescent Lake.

Bertha, a third-grader, saw this and said to Anna and Anne in a serious tone, "The fourth and fifth graders are all heading towards Crescent Lake. Doesn't that prove that it's more convenient to go that way to get to the inner area?"

“It might really be true!” Annie said. “We saw that Senior Moran came from over there today.”

“Then when we explore the inner area this year, we can try going this way. Maybe we can even find where Senior Moran and the others live!” Anna said.

It has to be said that this is a huge misunderstanding.

The little witches following Moran were not as naive as the fourth-grade witches.

Vasita caught up with him and asked, "Moran, are you going the wrong way? Why are you heading this way? Did you really move?"

"No! You'll find out soon enough." Moran led them to the airspace above Crescent Lake and waited until everyone had flown over before saying, "It's right here."

"Here?" The little witches were all bewildered.

The view from Crescent Lake is expansive; there are no roads at all, let alone roads leading to the inner area!

"Could it be underwater?" Lilith said, looking at the lake surface.

It seems like this is the only possibility.

“That’s right!” Moran said, “Has anyone learned the Water Shield spell? I need to know how well everyone has learned it.”

“I’ve learned it,” Lilith said, “but I’m only at the beginner level.”

“I learned it too!” Vasita and Sylph said. “We are trainees.”

In addition, there are two witches in the fifth grade who are skilled in water magic, and their water shield spells are already at the beginner level.

However, none of them knew the technique of using the water shield for underwater breathing.

None of the other little witches learned defensive magic from a faction they were not good at.

"Okay, that's enough!" Moran said. "Now I'll teach you some tips on making water shield bubbles. It's very simple and easy to learn. If you're at the beginner level, you can make bubbles that cover your whole body. If you're at the apprentice level, you can just make bubbles that cover your head."

"I'll take the rest of you down in batches later."

There is no danger underwater in Moon Lake, so she can sacrifice her defense to maximize the water shield spell and envelop as many people as possible.

Her magical control was sufficient for her to do this.

The little witches: "I have a feeling this path will surprise us!"

The entrance was already so bizarre, so nothing else we encountered afterward was surprising.

But since we're already here, we might as well give it a try!

Those who knew the Water Shield spell all followed Moran to learn how to make Water Shield Bubbles.

Although the other little witches haven't systematically learned the Water Shield spell, they all have a talent for water magic, just not a high one, so they usually learn it later in the course of their studies.

Since I had nothing to do at the moment, I started learning as well.

If any little witches were to look towards Crescent Lake right now, they would see little witches hovering above the lake and blue water-based magical light.

After Moran finished explaining the techniques for using the water shield bubble, he took the little witch who didn't know how to use the water shield spell into the water first.

She expanded the water shield bubble to its maximum size, and everyone stood a little closer together, which could envelop five little witches at once.

"gone!"

Inside the giant bubble, five little witches surrounded Moran, who led them as they sank to the bottom of the water. A small steel door opened, and the little witches quickly filed in. After reaching the end of the passage, another small steel door opened, and a bright and open space appeared before them.

Everyone exclaimed in amazement.

"My God! Is there really such a large space down there?"

“This looks like an underground riverbed beneath the isolated peaks?” Amelia said.

When they were in third grade, they were also thrown into the cave in the Lonely Peak Forest and saw the river below.

However, after the fourth year, apart from witches who were good at alchemy, very few witches still came to Lone Peak Forest to mine. After all, there were some common ores in the mountains and forests, just not as dense.

“That’s right. Seniors, you can wait here for a while. You can set up camp here and rest for a few hours before continuing your journey. Don’t worry, there’s no danger here.”

After Moran finished speaking, she jumped into the river and quickly floated downstream to meet the other little witches.

After six trips, all the little witches stood on the banks of the underground river.

Lilith, Vasita, and the others who knew water shield magic used water shield bubbles to wrap themselves up and follow Moran in on the last trip.

Every little witch who enters here marvels at how well hidden the entrance is.

"Who would have thought there was a road here that could run through the underground of the solitary peak forest!"

"Of the four major dangerous areas in the inner region, three have already been conquered. Only the Green Swamp remains."

"Perhaps Moran will discover another way to get through the Green Swamp another day."

"The design of this passage is ingenious! There are two doors. When one door is opened, the water that flows in when the other door is opened is drained out."

"Then why not just use one door?"

"Of course we need to prevent too much water from getting in!"

"There really aren't any wild animals around here! I haven't seen a single animal dropping!"

"Everyone can get a good night's sleep tonight."

……

The little witches chattered excitedly, and the area around the underground river became lively.

Moran was also surrounded by the little witches.

"Moran, how did you discover this passage?"

"Is it really possible to fly through the entire Lone Peak Forest from here? How long would it take to fly out from here?"

Do you know where the underground river flows from? If we follow it, can we reach the inner area?

"Moran, you're amazing! This passage is so convenient! It's so well hidden, I doubt any little witch has ever discovered it before!"

……

Moran basked in the little witches' praise while patiently answering their questions.

"Discovering this place was just a coincidence!"

"We can get through, we can get through! There are quite a few ores in the caves around here! Anyone who needs some can dig some up tonight. If we're lucky, we might find some magic ore, which could be a great help!"

However, magical ores are scarce, while ordinary ores are readily available.

"I don't know where the underground river starts either. Maybe it really does come from the outer area. I'll explore it when I have time, but I don't recommend that you seniors explore it. If it doesn't, it would be bad to waste time in the survival trial."

"Maybe! The headmaster said it's a hidden route and forbade me from telling any witches below fourth grade!"

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