Absolute Gate

Chapter 24 Trapped in the Cave
Xunyang City is located in the northwest corner of Jiangxi Province, not far from the province.

According to Yang Chunsha, even if you go through many twists and turns underground, you can reach the neighboring Hunan Province in four hours.

“I have a safe house in the next county. I’ll send you there and find a way to get you new documents.”

"You can take a plane and leave on your own when the time comes, then my mission will be complete."

Endless Summer frowned slightly: "Identification? Real or fake? What's the connection?"

Yang Chunsha said with no small amount of pride, "It's a genuine document, not a cheaply made one. I naturally have my own connections."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing that it was true, Endless Summer sneered: "Really? If it's true, then don't use it even more."

"I don't care what your connections are, they're all connections to 985 universities."

"Huh?" Yang Chunsha asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Endless Summer scoffed: "I don't care how you got the documents. The reason you weren't shut down is because everything is under the control of 985."

“It’s better to guide than to block. They’re deliberately keeping it open, and even secretly acting as a way to provide outsiders with new identities.”

"In this way, the special documents used by people from the supernatural world to act in the country will be known to 985."

"No matter where you go or what you do, there are always traces to follow."

"They won't easily alert you; they'll deliberately let you exist."

"But actually, getting these documents is like registering with the 985 unit. If you get involved in a major incident, they will come after you directly, and you won't even know where your whereabouts were leaked. You'll think there's a mole among your people."

Yang Chunsha's pupils were trembling; she was completely unaware of this.

Don't say he doesn't know; in fact, the vast majority of those who experience apocalypse don't know either, because they've used many of their identification documents for years without any problems.

Unexpectedly, behind this were all the "fishing lines" of top universities, just waiting for the big fish.

"Huh? This...is that so? Really?" Yang Chunsha couldn't hold back anymore. Did this mean that all these years, she had been doing missions right under the nose of a 985 university?
Is the reason she wasn't arrested because she's too low-profile?

Wu Zhong was also surprised. Good heavens, if the authorities themselves fabricate something, it's more convincing than the real thing. Most people still think they're being very discreet.

He actually became an informant without realizing it.

Yang Chunsha took a deep breath: "Then... then we don't need any other documents, right?"

"According to your mission, I'll send you out of the province and to the safe house. Is that enough?"

Endless Summer nodded slightly.

Yang Chunsha pressed further: "Then let me confirm one thing, you didn't kill anyone from 985, did you?"

Endless Summer raised an eyebrow slightly: "No."

Yang Chunsha nodded: "That's good, otherwise if the 'Skyfire Squadron' were to be dispatched, we wouldn't be able to escape even if we dug three feet into the ground."

Wu Jinxia smirked: "Those psychic users? Heh, whether I killed anyone or not, they'll eventually be sent to Mount Lu."

Yang Chunsha was startled: "Why?"

Wujinxia simply said, "They will be needed to guard Mount Lu for a long time."

Yang Chunsha's eyes darted around: "Could it be because of Best Metal... You mean, the Lushan Incident needs Best Metal to guard it? Or is it a long-term measure?"

"Then...then...sigh, business will be even harder in the whole of northwestern Jiangxi from now on."

She was very uneasy when she heard the news.

After all, she was the local tyrant in this area, but no one would be happy if they knew that a group of outsiders would be staying here for a long time.

"The Skyfire Squadron shouldn't have arrived yet, right?"

Wu Jinxia shrugged: "It wasn't here when I left, but it should be here soon, so I have to leave Jiangxi Province as soon as possible."

Yang Chunsha took a deep breath: "Don't worry, my dark tunnel is too deep for them to detect with their spiritual power."

"Unless you happen to be above them and your mental energy is extending downwards to probe them."

Endless Summer said softly, "Anyway, let's hurry up and speed things up."

"..." Yang Chunsha was taken aback. The tunnel was narrow and had many forks, so the car was already going very fast.

Since Wujinxia had said so, she immediately became extremely alert and sped up.

The car navigated the tunnel with ease, but Wu Zhonghuang almost threw up.

It was the middle of the night, and he was already exhausted and sleepy.

Seeing that Yang Chunsha had already made arrangements and Wu Jinxia was by his side, Wu Zhong could no longer hold on and finally fell into a deep sleep.

In his deep sleep, he vaguely seemed to be having a dream.

A sudden chill and suffocation jolted him awake!

Wu opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by water.

The car was still in the tunnel, but the windows were broken, and dirt and water were rushing in.

"The tunnel has collapsed! Groundwater is flooding in!"

Yang Chunsha shouted, holding the book in his palm, his chest glowing.

The surrounding soil and rocks suddenly writhed violently, surged upwards, and blocked the opening at the top.

The blockage has been completed, but the water level is still rising.

Because the passageway in front of it collapsed! And the one behind it collapsed too!
"Boom!"

It appears there has been a series of mudslides, and the small car is stuck in the narrow passage, surrounded by floodwaters and mud!
When Wu looked at the front of the car again, he found that a large rock had already fallen and smashed the front of the car flat.

"Holy crap!" Wu Zhong shouted, not knowing what to do.

Endless Summer had already activated the Multidimensional Moment, clad in a nano-organic suit composed of purple liquid.

"Pfft!"

He tore open the deformed car door and hood with his bare hands, dragged Wu Zhong out, and stood on the roof of the car.

But then, he didn't know what to do next.

Clearly, his skills weren't enough to stop the flood. Should he fire a few shots to make the rock top collapse even more violently?
"Yangchunsha! Quickly use your magic to block up both the front and the back!" Wujinxia shouted.

Yang Chunsha climbed out of the window in a disheveled state, soaking in the water and covered in mud.

The passageway was collapsing in a chain reaction, but thankfully she had already held it up and repaired it from above.

But somehow it connects to an underground river. The floodwaters and sediment are fierce, and in the narrow passage, the high-pressure spiral advances with tremendous force!
"Boom! Crash! Crash!"

The entire passageway resounded with a terrifying roar.

At the critical moment, Yang Chunsha waved her hand: "Earth Release: Earth Formation Wall!"

Bang!
The thick rock walls rose up, blocking both ends of the passage and immediately keeping the floodwaters out.

The scene was plunged into complete darkness.

Only the endless purple light of summer remained, illuminating the environment in a dark and eerie atmosphere.

"Heavens, isn't this tunnel of yours a huge safety hazard?" Wu Zhong was covered in a mess and soaked to the bone.

They are now in a very small cave space.

The width on the left and right is only enough to accommodate one and a half cars, and the front and back can accommodate a maximum of three cars.

The car was surrounded by rough, irregular rock walls, and the accumulated water level was more than halfway up the car.

"That doesn't make sense, it's impossible."

Yang Chunsha never expected such an accident to happen. She climbed onto the roof of the car, her hair stuck to her face with mud.

"My passageways are all inside the rock strata, how could they collapse so easily?"

Wu Zhong said, "You have to reinforce the tunnel layer by layer. If you just dig out a road and don't fix it, of course it will collapse."

Yang Chunsha wiped her face: "I reinforced it! I used magic to reinforce it!"

Wu Zhong was stunned, then said, "That means it was too deep, the pressure from above was too great, and it just collapsed."

"What bad luck!" Yang Chunsha gritted her teeth, not daring to say that the tunnel would definitely not collapse, and could only accept her fate.

But she still muttered, "That doesn't make sense. Even if it collapses, it will only be a small area at most."

“I specifically investigated when I was digging, and the nearest underground river is at least a hundred meters away. Even if the rock strata are cracked, the fissures shouldn’t extend that far…”

Endless Summer said, "Stop talking. Now that the underground river is flowing in, won't your dark tunnels be completely flooded?"

Yang Chunsha put on her glasses and shook her head: "That won't happen."

"The dark tunnel is very large. According to my estimate, the groundwater in this area could fill up the passage within a hundred kilometers at most."

“The different sections of the tunnel have varying elevations. Our section happens to be in a low point, so we can open a new passage to bypass the flooded area.”

Endless Summer urged, "Then hurry up and use your magic to clear a path!" Yang Chunsha, holding her book, shouted, "Earth Release: Earth... What?"

She flipped through the book in her hands quickly, but it was already soaked in water and mud.

The sudden movement caused everything to turn to mush!
The light on her chest disappeared, and she stood there stunned.

"what?"

Yang Chunsha was stunned for a moment, then felt fear.

She glanced timidly at the two of them, her glasses slipping down to the middle of her nose.

Endless Summer's purple armor was imposing, and the light and shadow cast shifting shadows on her face.

"What's wrong? Your book is ruined, so you can't cast spells anymore?" Endless Summer said coldly.

Yang Chunsha hurriedly said, "How could that be! I have other spellcasting methods!"

She couldn't help but tremble.

"Why are you trembling?" Endless Summer asked in a chilling tone.

Yang Chunsha stopped shivering: "It's too cold. Look, even this ordinary person is shivering."

Wu Zhong was indeed trembling, even though it was summer, this was underground.

The temperature was very low, and it was soaked in water, so it was extremely cold.

"Stop wasting my breath, use your methods to clear the way," Endless Summer said sternly.

Yang Chunsha touched herself, then, ignoring the icy water, jumped down and crawled into the car to search.

She searched and searched inside and finally found another book, but without a doubt, it was soaked and ruined.

The woman was half-submerged in water, her face covered in mud, her whole body soaked, and her hair sticky.

Holding a book with tattered pages, he waved his hand and muttered something in a pretentious manner while his eyes kept glancing at the people on the roof of the car.

"Stop pretending! If you can't cast spells, just say you can't!" Endless Summer shouted.

Yang Chunsha was startled, her glasses drooping on her nose, looking pitiful.

With a sob in her voice, she said, "I...I have no more books."

Her medium for casting spells is a book; she cannot cast spells without a book.

Even Wu Zhong noticed this, yet she still tried to pretend to cover it up.

Wu Zhong shook his head slightly. Clearly, this woman was very scared. On the one hand, without her earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape) technique, they would all be trapped here and die.

On the other hand, she was also afraid that Wujinxia would get angry, and since she had no means of protecting herself, something unexpected might happen to her.

Endless Summer coldly replied, "You're just a Multi-Awakened One; don't you have any other characteristics?"

Yang Chunsha said with a long face, "I would like to have it, but I am not the kind of person who is born rich."

Her only ability is the power of multiple forces.

The result is that there is still the medium for casting spells. Without the medium, one becomes a complete novice, who is directly at the mercy of others.

Endless Summer frowned as she examined the surrounding rock walls, then asked, "How many meters underground is this?"

Yang Chunsha said in a low, trembling voice, "It's very low here..."

Endless Summer shouted, "How much exactly!"

"Four... four thousand meters underground..." Yang Chunsha herself was terrified. She knew how difficult it would be to dig out, and that being trapped here meant certain death.

Upon hearing this number, Endless Summer abandoned her plan to dig it out.

Even if he had the strength to break iron and the power to clear a path with his steel arms, he couldn't possibly dig four thousand meters upwards... that would take an extremely long time.

"Is there anything special about the magic book?"

Yang Chunsha honestly replied, "The paper from that other universe is no different from ours, except that it must be wrapped in cowhide and there must be no words on it."

Endless Summer was initially quite tense, but upon hearing that the magic book was nothing special, she immediately relaxed.

"Humph"

Of course, Endless Summer had a way to leave, just as easily as he left the Lushan base... In a crisis, this was the only option.

After hesitating for a moment, Endless Summer seemed to throw something into the water, and then in a flash, she disappeared into the cave.

With the only light source gone, the surroundings were plunged into complete darkness!

"Ahhhhh!" Yang Chunsha screamed in fright, thinking that Wujinxia was going to kill her and that her body had suddenly disappeared because she was too fast.

"Glug glug." She pinched her nose and squatted down to dive into the water, trying to crawl under the car.

Wu Zhong was also shocked. It vanished into nothingness? No, that was teleportation, wasn't it?

As expected, he was right.

No wonder Endless Summer was unusually calm in the cell, not afraid of being trapped at all. After all, she could teleport away at any time after being captured.

He even went to another hiding place after escaping, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to the funeral hall to meet up with himself. He was incredibly cool!

After Wu finally understood, he wrung out the water from his clothes in the dark, making a splashing sound.

He knew that Endless Summer had teleported away to get the book, but he didn't know where she went. However, since a blank leather book would do, there must be a way, and she would be able to come back soon.

All I can say is that this ability is incredibly convenient. It's fortunate that Wujinxia has this trick up her sleeve; otherwise, being trapped in this deadly spot deep underground would have meant certain death.

"Kaka...kaka..."

Besides the sound of water, Wu Zhong also heard the sound of rocks cracking, which was particularly clear in the silent chamber.

"Huh? The rock wall is about to break?"

Wu Zhong was shocked: "Is the water pressure really that high?"

He hurriedly went into the water, followed the sound, felt around on the rock wall with his hands, and listened carefully.

Sure enough, a hole appeared in one place, and water was gushing out.

"Oops!"

Wu hurriedly waded through the water and ran back to the car in the dark to look for the items.

"Come out quickly, stop hiding."

Wu called out to Yang Chunsha, but this woman was really good at holding back. He didn't care about anything else, so he casually found a skirt and a pen in the passenger seat drawer and hurriedly took them to paste on the wall.

He busied himself, pasting the clothes on, then stuck the pen in, blocking it.

Logically, the water pressure should have been able to break through this broken blockage, but what kind of ability does Wu Zhong have? Blocking the door? That's his specialty.

He determined that the hole was a doorway and that he was patching up a door, so he welded it shut on the spot.

Even if you just paste it on a skirt, no amount of water can wash it off.

The sound of water was no longer audible, but you could still feel water flowing out with your hands, since the clothes were leaking.

But at this rate of flow, it would take a very long time to fill the cave. Wu Zhong was afraid that the magically shaped rock walls would not be able to withstand it, and that the thousand-mile dike would be destroyed by an ant hole, collapsing with a roar.

"call……"

Just as Wu Zhong was worried that the rock face was not solid, a sudden gust of cold wind swept in.

He felt a chill on the back of his neck, as if he were enveloped in a heavy, damp atmosphere.

This feeling... it's so familiar!
"Damn! Glug glug..."

His body was instantly pushed down, as if someone in the darkness was pressing him down forcefully.

He was immediately submerged in the water, feeling suffocated by the cold.

There's a ghost! No... there's a god, a damn night-wandering god!
"Holy crap, it's everywhere."

His eyes were bloodshot as he struggled frantically in the water, but this time, the Night Wanderer's power was clearly greater.

They are getting stronger every day. Last time they were able to lift themselves up, so this time it goes without saying. Wu Zhong felt that they had the strength of at least two adult men.

"It's over!"

In the darkness, he was pinned down in the water, and no matter how much he pounded on him, trying to open the door with his iron fist, it was all in vain.

He couldn't touch anything, he couldn't grasp anything, he was completely suffocating!
Fear, anxiety, cold despair.

……

　P.S.: Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)