Konoha: This Sasuke has Tivat

Chapter 165 Exploring Underground Mine Tunnels
Sasuke didn't see Wendy after putting it down, and then he met a member of the Adventurers Association named Zhiqiong and talked about it.

The light in the mine below is relatively dim, with basically only weak fluorescence making the mine in the dark appear blurry and quiet.

He came up as soon as he realized something was wrong.

After listening to this, Wendy put her chin in one hand and fell into deep thought.

"What about you? Wendy, why can't we see you after we go down?"

Paimon asked when he saw that Wendy hadn't spoken for a long time.

"Here's the weird thing."

Wendy spread her hands.

"I'm behind you. When you go down, you'll see the same mine, but without you."

"You were walking in front of me, and then after reaching a certain point, you suddenly disappeared from my eyes."

"Judging from the scene described by Sasuke, the scene we saw is the same, but the details are completely different."

"It's like... we entered different dimensions of the same place."

He said analytically.

"I didn't see you after I went down, nor did I see the Zhiqiong you saw."

"The old man also said before that he didn't find any abnormalities after entering the underground mining area, but his intelligence would be affected. He also said that it was related to the abyss, so..."

"I have a guess that this may be related to abnormal ground veins and is man-made."

"man-made?"

Sasuke was taken aback.

"Is it related to that Zhiqiong?"

Wendy shook her head.

"I haven't seen the Zhiqiong you mentioned, so I can't be sure."

"Do you still remember the Abyss Princess we met in Fengqi Land before? Did that Zhiqiong give you a similar feeling?"

Princess of the Abyss...

The yellow-haired girl who had fought with him and Wendy in Fengqi Land.

Zhiqiong didn't have similar feelings, but...

"You mean, the scene you saw after I went down is different from what I saw after going down, and it was caused by the Abyss Religion? They have such a powerful power that they can interfere with you and gods like Zhongli?"

"It seemed like they didn't have this kind of power when they fought against each other before, right?"

"The Abyss Order doesn't have it, but the Abyss can."

Wendy said.

"Eh? Aren't these two the same thing?"

Paimon was surprised.

"Not."

"The Abyss Order is an organization that follows the power of the abyss. These are related to the disaster that happened 500 years ago, but..."

Wendy said and raised her head.

Sasuke, who was already familiar with this action, understood.

"I see."

Seeing that Sasuke understood what he meant, Wendy continued:

"Well, so this trip to the Rock Abyss, I'm afraid I have to rely on you to find the truth alone."

"I will wait here for you to come up. If you get any news or have any troubles, you can come up to me."

"Even if I can't go with you, it's okay to provide you with some analysis."

"Besides, a certain old man seems to have followed me secretly. This matter may be more complicated than expected."

"Neither the old man nor I can see the real scene under the giant rock abyss. This may be a warning, or it may be a protection..."

"So Sasuke, I can only ask you, but as the old man said, don't be brave."

"If you feel something is wrong, come immediately."

When Wendy said these words, she changed from her usual casual tone.It was rare for Sasuke to see such a serious expression on his face, and he became cautious.

"I see."

In terms of general rationality, Sasuke could not have gone into this muddy water. He was not sure whether he could cope with the level of evil displayed by this rocky abyss.

It was only during this period that the various knowledge Sasuke learned from following Zhongli gave him great help in the ninja world.

You help me, I'll help you. Although there is danger here, it is located in Zhongli's Liyue territory, and now it seems that only I am more suitable to solve it.

Sasuke felt it was his duty to do so.

He looked at Paimon.

She has been huddled on her shoulders since just now, as if Wendy's words made her very uneasy.

Seeing her like this, Sasuke stroked Paimon's forehead and said softly:
"Paimon, if you feel reluctant, you can stay here with Wendy. I can go down alone."

"Huh? I...I'm fine."

Sasuke's words made Paimon immediately climb off Sasuke's shoulders and float beside him, as if he wanted to show that he was completely unafraid.

"Paimon said that he would always accompany you and be your tour guide. How could I leave you at this time and let you take risks alone? I must accompany you."

"It's okay, I just rested on your shoulder for a while, because...because I didn't eat enough today, well, I didn't eat enough, so I just took a rest."

"Let's go, let's go, Sasuke, let's set off, try to find out the cause as soon as possible, solve the problem, and then return to Liyue to eat delicious food."

With that said, Paimon took the lead and entered the secret passage again.

Sasuke felt a little funny when he saw Paimon, who was trembling in his calves but pretending to be calm.

But I felt a warm current flowing through my heart.

When did this little guy learn to be duplicitous?

……

As Paimon and Sasuke enter the mine again, a glimmer of life is brought to this place that seems to have been forgotten by time.

Zhiqiong, who was here just now, has disappeared.

After getting used to the dim light, Sasuke began to observe his surroundings.

There are railway tracks in the open road that have not been maintained for a long time. Under the light of some luminous ores on the walls, they look a bit dilapidated.

Sasuke noticed signs of slight digging on the rock wall.

There used to be a stone that glowed blue here, but now it is gone. It must have been dug up by the adventurer named Zhiqiong just now.

It is very dangerous to use open flames in the mines, but Sasuke was prepared for this and took out a flashlight from his folding bag.

This flashlight is naturally a product of the ninja world. It is battery-powered, cheap, stable in function and outstanding in effect.

The bright light of the flashlight dispelled the darkness in front of him. With the light source, Sasuke felt that Paimon's body beside him didn't seem so tight.

"You are still well prepared, Sasuke, let's go!"

Since there was no clear target, Sasuke and Paimon just explored along the winding railway track.

Not long after walking, Sasuke felt like he was being watched by something.

Paimon also exclaimed.

"Wow, it's a monster!"

Sasuke took a flashlight and shined it in the direction he felt. What caught his eye was a...dragon lizard whose whole body was covered with flowing black mud?
"It looks so weird..."

Looking at the approaching dragon lizard, Pamon hid behind Sasuke.

It is indeed strange that the young of this kind of dragon lizard, also known as the ancient rock dragon lizard, can be seen everywhere in Liyue, but this is the first time for Sasuke to see such a huge individual in front of him.

And what's even weirder is that with his current perception, he didn't sense the other party's existence at all just now, and he only sensed it when he was so close.

Is it because of the flowing black mud on its body?

Susanoo appeared, and the skeleton punched out, hitting the dragon lizard on the head.

The moment Susanoo hit the dragon lizard, a few drops of black mud splashed out from the opponent's body and bounced onto Susanoo's body.

The dragon lizard covered in black mud unexpectedly resisted the beating. After being punched by Susanoo, it didn't belch immediately. Instead, it jumped up and rushed towards Sasuke as if it was irritated.

Sasuke controlled the skeleton Susan with several punches with thunder attributes before he completely subdued the dragon lizard.

(End of this chapter)