Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2380 - 2381: Deep Within the Cave

The misty cave is quite a hassle for the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, as the entire cave is relatively narrow; it has to squeeze itself to move forward.

The cave’s depth surpasses the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s expectations; it’s been crawling for a long time without reaching the end, while the white mist becomes even thicker, making the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound hesitant to proceed.

On the other side, Feng Yuan hasn’t seen the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound come out for a while, making him slightly puzzled. Could something have happened to it?

Thinking this way, Feng Yuan quietly senses the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s position, only to find that it is quite a distance away from him.

"Strange, I remember the Deepwater Cave pool is bowl-shaped, right?"

Swimming to the shore and climbing up, Feng Yuan looks at the direction of the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound with some confusion, and Veronia, soaking in the water, says

"Yes, what’s up?"

"The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound seems to be deep in that direction; how did it get through there?"

Pointing at the location of the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Feng Yuan is utterly perplexed, and Veronia, glancing in the direction Feng Yuan is pointing, slightly tilts her head and says

"Not sure, that direction should be beyond the Deepwater Cave’s area."

"We didn’t see it appear just now."

"Could something have happened to it?"

Feng Yuan is startled; he realizes it’s been a long time since he saw the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. Seeing Feng Yuan come ashore, Qi Chen swims over curiously asking

"Why? Are you ready to leave?"

"No, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound disappeared; I have to find it."

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan says, glancing around to quickly find the lifeguard’s position; Qi Chen is momentarily stunned watching Feng Yuan approach the lifeguard, who seems curious as Feng Yuan nears.

He’s been watching the entire Deepwater Cave pool, wearing specialized glasses that allow him to clearly see everything inside the pool despite the white mist, so he’s sure there hasn’t been a drowning incident.

After Feng Yuan elucidates his purpose, the lifeguard ponders uncertainly and says

"Are you sure your Beast Tamer didn’t leave here voluntarily?"

"Shouldn’t be; the exit is just this one route, and given the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s size, I don’t think there are cracks big enough for it to squeeze through inside the pool."

Nodding, Feng Yuan says, and the lifeguard contemplates for a moment before saying

"That’s strange; if it didn’t leave from the entrance, then where would it go? And in that direction... I don’t recall there being a path."

"Ah Lu, what are you doing?"

Seeing the lifeguard and Feng Yuan seemingly chatting, a middle-aged lifeguard nearby can’t help shouting, and the lifeguard called Ah Lu loudly responds

"Uncle Man! A tourist’s Spirit Beast got lost here! Seems to be in that direction!"

"There?"

Following the direction Ah Lu points, Uncle Man suddenly leaps from the lifeguard’s special seat and runs up to Feng Yuan saying

"Are you sure your Beast Tamer is there?"

"Yeah."

Not quite understanding why the other is excited, Feng Yuan explains the situation again. After hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Uncle Man contemplates momentarily before saying

"It might’ve squeezed past the path behind the waterfall; though narrow, it should pose no issue for the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound."

"There’s a path behind the waterfall?"

Ah Lu glances at Uncle Man in surprise, not having known of this. After a quick look at Ah Lu, Uncle Man irritably says

"You brat, probably didn’t pay attention during training; that path is the passage for Lucara to come and go. I recall it ends at a high-temperature pool; hmm, follow me, I’ll lead you to find it."

Shaking his head helplessly, Uncle Man is also surprised that yet another tourist’s Spirit Beast has gone to that place. It’s a pity a door couldn’t be added, otherwise locking it might prevent such incidents.

Still... why do Spirit Beasts with such curious minds always wander to places like that, neglecting more pressing matters.

Shaking his head, Uncle Man calls Feng Yuan and leads him towards a nearby staff cabin; as for directly taking the path behind the waterfall?

Forget it; not to mention that adults can only crawl through that place, its depth ensures that anyone with weak mental endurance would inevitably experience problems, and they have another route down.

Even Uncle Man does not wish to squeeze through the narrow path behind the waterfall.

Watching Feng Yuan leave with the lifeguard, Qi Chen doesn’t chase after to join in the excitement; to him, it’s not a big deal, there’s no need to follow Feng Yuan closely.

However, Veronia sees Feng Yuan leave and, out of curiosity, catches up, after knowing the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound squeezed into the passage behind the waterfall, Veronia suggests with some curiosity

"Maybe I should chase up from there?"

"That’s fine, once you catch up to the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, let it keep moving forward towards the exit, and not return."

Nodding, Feng Yuan agrees, given Veronia’s size, the passage poses no significant hassle; not only can she freely turn around inside, she might as well dance inside without any issue; since the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound could squeeze through, naturally, Veronia in her true form can pass with ease.

As for the prolonged cave environment potentially causing oppressive feelings or mental stress resulting in issues?

Feng Yuan does not believe that Veronia, who has endured the bloodshed of the Mythical Era, would fear this.

Having Veronia go was to prevent the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound from drilling back halfway; that would be troublesome, although he hasn’t seen what the cave looks like, according to Uncle Man’s description, the cave wouldn’t allow the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound to turn around inside.

After drilling such a long distance through the cave and then reversing out, Feng Yuan can imagine what the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound would look like.

Waving to indicate understanding, Veronia sits on Rainbow Bubbles, floating towards the waterfall, a spherical Crystal Barrier enveloping her, allowing Veronia to pass through the hot spring waterfall.

"It really is a passage neither too big nor too small."

Seeing the passage relatively narrow for humans, Veronia laughs lightly at it as she floats in quickly; although the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound has good willpower, staying too long in such an environment isn’t beneficial for it either.

Thinking this way, Veronia speeds up; unlike the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, although the size of the passage may vary occasionally, it poses no issue for Veronia.

Soon enough, Veronia sees the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s fluffy tail wagging back and forth.

"Little doggy, keep moving forward; there’s an exit ahead."

The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, hesitating whether to retreat, hears Veronia’s voice and whines uncertainly, suspecting that Veronia might be teasing it.

Upon hearing the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s doubt, Veronia snorts coldly and waves a small hand, sending a Crystal Rose forward; the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound yelps startledly, hurriedly drilling forward.

On the other side, Feng Yuan follows Uncle Man into the depths; along the way, Feng Yuan curiously inquires about the high-temperature pool, and Uncle Man doesn’t conceal much.

Because people generally can’t pass through that place, although they can drill through the passage behind the waterfall, well... given the length of that passage, almost no one can endure the psychological pressure.

As for the current route?

To pass through this path, one must go through the lifeguard’s cabin, and the door is locked, not being a lifeguard means having to find a way to unlock it to enter.

Regardless of the method, even if an accident occurred, Hot Springs Town isn’t liable.

After all, they’ve made all the necessary precautions; if that doesn’t prevent tourists from taking risks, what more can be done?

"So the high-temperature pool is a place for water source sterilization; but Lucara, as far as I remember, isn’t a heat-resistant Spirit Beast, right?"

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan comments thoughtfully, Tamur floating beside him suddenly speaks

"Ice Dew Mushroom."

"Huh? That place has those?"

Feng Yuan is surprised; he hadn’t thought that Lucara living in that region was due to this.

Ice Dew Mushroom is a rather special purifying plant; or rather than purifying, it’s better to say it has incredibly high water quality requirements; without a Spirit Beast to look after it, it’s typically found only in deep underground water veins.

As for its medicinal efficacy or the like, it’s merely wishful thinking; that thing has little medicinal value, and its only formidable aspect is its capacity to maintain temperatures.

Unlike common cooling methods, Ice Dew Mushroom’s environmental interference at Rule Level directly and constantly affects local humidity, temperature, elemental energy distribution, etc.

If Ice Dew Mushroom exists, Lucara living there makes perfect sense, as the environment created by the Ice Dew Mushroom is precisely what is most suitable for Lucara’s habitat.

Thinking this way, Feng Yuan eagerly anticipates what the end of the passage will look like.

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