Chapter 67: Tritons in the Dark River

"I just don't think it's safe for us to go on like this," Ivy muttered, "especially since I have to leave my armor and shield."

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"Don't rely too much on external things, Ivy," Victoria said with a sacred expression, "Look within for strength."

"I'm not going to believe in Heim." Ivy sighed resignedly and began to unpack her equipment.

Driver looked at this, then at that, then took two steps back with a little flinch, and said with an awkward smile: "Um, I'd better show you my clothes here...so as not to be stolen by it!"

Aksuri:? ? ?

You goblin is afraid of water, so what are you doing with me?

"Am I that kind of dragon?!" Exuri snorted Driver in displeasure, and the strong sour smell made the goblin sneeze. "But I really can't go down with you - 'teacher' I was told specifically that that creature is not very friendly to dragons."

"I'd better not get into trouble."

"Okay, but let's agree on a time." Ron stretched out his foot to touch the underground river water, and then quickly pulled it back due to the ice. "How about three hours. If we can't come up, we'll be in trouble." You go find us.”

"Don't worry!" Aixuri nodded, "I will abide by the agreement."

Although Ron was the first to start taking off his clothes, he was the last to jump into the water. This is not because he wants to admire the figures of three girls on the shore - a heavily armored warrior, a barbarian, and a guard. Those muscles and scars are not so pleasing to the eye, even if Ivy and Victoria are in Ron's aesthetic view All quite remarkable.

Mainly because the water was too cold and he had to get used to it.

"puff--"

Sera, who plunged into the water first, squirted out a mouthful of water and laughed at Ron, "You mages are too sensitive! When you enter the water at our place, you have to jump in immediately after cutting a hole in the ice. Otherwise, your head will hit the re-frozen water!”

"Hey -" Ivy exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Every time I hear you tell stories about the north, I always feel like you are bragging."

"Hey, if you don't believe me, just try it yourself when you have time and you will know!"

After a while, Ron finally "slipped" into the water. The temperature under the water was relatively warm and not as cold as when he entered the water.

"Dive deep from here. If that creature is not a purely aquatic creature, you may be able to find a hidden cave where you can breathe!" The voice of the black dragon Eksuri came from above their heads and on the other side of the water. Came from one side.

This is underwater underground. Although Ron opened his eyes, his vision was almost the same as with his eyes closed.

And since he couldn't speak here, he couldn't use the dancing light technique.

"Uh-huh--" Ivy confidently approached the three blind humans and gestured to indicate that she could lead the way.

Following the half-elf girl, as she dived deeper and deeper, some light began to appear under the deep water. That is the fluorescent light emitted from the body surface of various aquatic creatures.

Apparently humans are not the only ones who can't see clearly underwater.

In the relatively brighter underwater world, Ron and the others quickly found the underwater entrance to the cave that Exuri mentioned.

But when they filed in and swam towards the entrance of the cave, they found that this breathing place was not so easy to enter.

A pair of huge orange-yellow eyes appeared above their heads. There was no emotion on the huge blue fish head. The strange creature just floated above them, staring coldly at Ron and his party.

What can we do? !

The other three may be okay, but Ron is not an athlete, and he has not undergone systematic training. In such a silent confrontation, the oxygen in his lungs is rapidly being consumed - he can no longer hold on.

At this time, the companions obviously noticed Ron's situation and began to gesture wildly at each other, hoping that the creature with a fish head and a human body would be open to the situation, or at least be humane and let them hurry up.

With such a stalemate, even they wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

Finally, when Ron started to show signs of drowning, the creature finally gave in and turned around and swam upward. Ivy and the others quickly grabbed Ron and followed them.

"Ha ha!"

As his head emerged from the water, Ron began to breathe heavily. He was finally alive.

The short but long dive almost put him on the verge of death!

The culprit of all this was the "mermaid" in front of them who had jumped onto a raised rock and began to tilt his head to look at them again.

Its scales are very beautiful, and the blue fish scales reflect colorful iridescence under the light after Ron released the light. Just from the appearance, it seemed to be quite different from the mermaids Ron had heard of.

To put it simply, the fish part is its head, and the human part is the body.

"This is not a mermaid," Ivy whispered, "it's a fish-man."

"But I don't understand. No matter which fish-man race it is, it should be in the sea. Why does it appear here?"

"All bodies of water are connected to oceans, all oceans are connected to the elemental plane of water, and the elemental plane connects all worlds."

The fishman suddenly spoke in fluent Common Language, and he started with a long sermon.

"It's not strange that I'm here, it's you who are strange."

This fishman probably learned an outdated version of Common Language, so the choice of personal pronouns is a bit strange.

"Sorry?" Ivy was stunned. She looked up at the other party in confusion, "How could you... No, since you can, then you must be-"

"Triton, you land people call me like this," the fishman nodded, confirming Ivy's thoughts, "My name is Devin Booker, the centurion of the Fourth Army of the Freshwater Legion."

The fishman seemed to deliberately swallow a small part of the pronunciation to make his name easier for Ron and others to understand: "I have been guarding here for ninety years."

"Guarding here?" Ron looked at him curiously, "Why guarding here?"

"Didn't he say that the Freshwater Legion," Sera said, "I think the underground river should also be considered fresh water."

"That's not what he meant," Ivy explained, "Tritons guard the depths of the ocean, building small settlements near trenches, portals connecting to the elemental plane, and other dangerous places far away from the sight of land residents. Although it is a bit far away from us, they are indeed respectable fighters who have made outstanding contributions to preventing the elemental plane from invading the material world."