Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 308 Stubborn Disease
Theoretically, there shouldn't be a huge hollow structure underneath Dunling. There is indeed a lot of precipitation here, but the main rock formation is not limestone, so there are no optimal conditions for the formation of caves.

What's more, this is not an overall elongated and partially enlarged structure like an ordinary cave, but a huge space that seems to expand infinitely.

Below the original hall is the edge of the water, and the collapsed part forms a rugged steep slope, diagonally inserted into the water.

All hope of retrieving the missing person was completely lost, and the thing should have returned to the lake.

It took a long time for the rear to completely open the passage, and the two dared to follow the landslide and approach the water with sufficient fuel and support cover.

The extremely dense water mist severely limited the visual range. Even if a torch was held high, the area could not be illuminated to create a sense of security. It was almost impossible to walk, but to crawl down among the rocks.

Fortunately, the slope becomes gentler as you go down, making it easier to move around. When they realized that the slow and rhythmic sound of water was close to their ears, they were already standing on a stone beach paved with smaller broken rocks.

The waves of the ground lake shattered into small streams of water on the stone edges, filling the gaps between them like breathing, and then receding slowly, emitting a low-key sound like sobbing, giving an indescribable biological feeling.

The water is incredibly clean, like flowing black crystal in the darkness, without a trace of impurities, and without the algae and decaying substances that are common in closed water bodies.

Looking up, I couldn't see clearly what the dome looked like, nor could I tell how high it was. There was only a simple gray and black chaotic color, as if there was another sky unique to this place.

The space between the water surface and the dome is not empty. Farther away, you can vaguely see some large and still outlines, perhaps the natural rock pillars supporting the dome, but some overly regular lines in the outline always make people feel... It has some characteristics of man-made objects.

The light source in his hand should be far from enough to illuminate that side. There seems to be some kind of extremely weak and dim light source in this space, but it is as dense as mist and is everywhere. Everything does not fall into complete darkness, allowing those who enter to glimpse its looming deep and terrifying corner.

An uneasy call came from behind. At this distance, they and the support staff could barely see each other's light from the torches in each other's hands.

"What should I do?" Before coming here, Brother Wading had never thought that it would be such a scene.

The most expected thing is to follow the traces in the sewers to find the lair of some kind of creature, and then rely on human wisdom to deal with it and bring back colleagues whose survival may be slim, or at least their relics. Finally, find clues about the earthquake.

But in front of them was an endless underground lake. Even if they were sure there was something wrong inside, what could they do?
Kraft was also a little confused by this situation. He was still thinking about how this place was formed and what it meant. Hearing this, he directly gave an answer that didn't go through his mind for a few times: "Row a boat."

"boating?"

In Kraft’s view, this plan is feasible: “Although it is difficult, we may be able to bring the ship’s parts below to assemble them, or use buckets and other things to assemble them to provide buoyancy.”

"Although it looks big, since precipitation in a part of the Dunling area can cause obvious changes in the water level, it means that the area should be relatively limited. No matter how big it is, it can't be much bigger... right?"

Vading almost believed it, but the last word of his voice still revealed that the professor was not sure about it. All statements are based on "I think" and "should be", and it is a bit difficult to convince people to start rowing in the water.

"That would be very dangerous." Feeling that just saying this seemed too cowardly, Brother Wadding added, "Not to mention the biggest problem."

"The bishops just ordered a ban on all exploration activities not long ago. Even if we can convince others to turn a blind eye, it means that we will get little support, whether in terms of manpower or resources." "They will change their minds." The two earthquakes should It's enough to make those in the know wary, but if that's not enough, another visit will make them realize that Notre-Dame Cathedral is no different than a sandcastle on the beach.

Such a positive attitude made the monks a little confused. Logically speaking, the person whose family territory is in the north and whose teaching position is in Westminster should be the most indifferent person here.

"Are you sure?" He felt that this enthusiasm for exploring further was somewhat difficult to understand. "I don't mean to doubt it, but... are you really sure you want to go?"

If you want to think about it objectively, Kraft feels that he is actually not that sure, and is in an ambiguous state of whether to go or not.

He can continue to explore despite the risks and find the cause of the earthquake. Try to see if, as before, we can strangle the source before the situation develops out of control.

The risks are clear. It is known that there is a large-scale civilization site below Dunling, which buried their last creation before they perished in irreversible madness. The royal family and the church only got a little bit of it, but they paid the price of forcing them to permanently seal this past.

Not to mention a few people, even if there are dozens or hundreds of people here, it may not be enough to fill the gap between teeth.

Of course, you can also turn around and leave, immediately dragging the entire academic tour group back to Westminster, away from the place of right and wrong. At most, you can find an excuse to invite a few acquaintances along the way.

Besides, this matter cannot fall on his medical professor. First of all, it is the church and the royal family who have kept this secret for hundreds of years to solve it themselves. Although it is still a question whether they have kept detailed records and passed it down, it seems that it is not possible now. Completely lost, or at least incomplete.

Objectively speaking, the best choice is the latter. He knew very well, and so did Vadin, that the monk waited silently for the answer as if he were listening to a confession.

But the answer was not given for a long time. The two stood side by side on the lakeside for a while. He turned to look at the professor, searching for the focus of those young eyes, and found that they were always staring ahead, lingering on the lake in the thick fog, with shadowy figures. Giant thing.

It seems that due to the endless busyness and busy running around, it is a little tired, like aquamarine covered with dust, and the complex emotional luster reflected in everything is slightly restrained.

The rationality of logical analysis, the care inherent in the profession, the imperceptible pride, and the irritability caused by urgency are all temporarily shallowed and dimmed.

Something rare was revealed and shimmered in it.

There is no doubt that Vadin is sure that he has seen that kind of thing, but he can't connect it for a while. No matter how he thinks about it, it's just not that close.

"I want to know what's going on," Kraft said, as if it was just a casual excuse. "Let me know if you have news."

Familiar memories were activated, and the monk remembered where he was. That was every time I visited medical school for a check-up and walked through the hallway.

The portrait hanging in the corridor had something like this twinkling in its eyes.

An incurable disease called "curiosity" spreads in every mind cursed by knowledge and cannot be suppressed even by the threat of death.