Our Family Has Fallen

Chapter 1045: Chapter 582: Bay 4

Lance finally understood why he hadn’t encountered any monsters along the way; it turned out they knew he had infiltrated and realized they couldn’t defeat him, so they chose a favorable location to ambush.

They wanted to lure Lance into the water, and once he was inside, the shaman could stir the currents, easily dragging him into the bottomless ocean abyss—a certain death.

Who knew the scent in the air would betray them, and Lance blasted them all out with a bomb.

The shaman wanted to stir up waves to engulf the entire space, and those warriors rose with the waves, reminiscent of the ten thousand heavenly soldiers besieging Sun Wukong at Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Unfortunately, Lance made a decisive escape, using space to trade away their advantage, dragging the battle to the ground.

In the passage, they could charge together three or four at a time, but the consequence was they were cut down by Lance, and now in this vast area, they could fully exert their collective power.

Though they were also cut down, the few hits they managed to land drew blood from Lance.

But all of this was over...

Lance swiftly adhered to his excellent frugal qualities, quickly cleaned up the scene’s flesh, and conveniently left a few intact salty fish for research later.

After finishing his task, he called back Wang Cai, then used the helmet’s view to observe the surroundings.

Lance’s gaze fell on the building across the pond, and as he stepped forward, his figure was instantly engulfed by the dark flame; when the fire faded, only the slight ripples of a puddle remained.

Void Striding!

The next moment, Lance’s figure appeared on the opposite bank, and the meteorite armor also transformed into dark flames, dissipating to form a unique ring, with its strange glow appearing somewhat sinister.

Lance’s skin was covered with strange burn-like scars, with tiny dark flames refusing to extinguish—this was why Lance disliked using this move.

The slaughter just now didn’t satisfy it; when he stopped, he could even feel it constantly urging him. If not for his soul being under the protection of ”Sanctuary,” it would have been difficult to break free.

Under flesh reconstruction, wounds heal, and Lance’s attention turned more to those buildings.

They were mostly constructed relying on the mountain body, even directly carved out of it, and for this reason, they hadn’t been completely destroyed by the erosion of history’s long river.

But some had already collapsed, some were buried, some submerged; fortunately, most were preserved.

Entering inside revealed traces of Deep Divers living here, breaking Lance’s previous assumption that they lived in the sea.

If that’s the case, they should be amphibious, leading a hunting lifestyle, usually resting in such an environment...

So is this their collective dormitory? Or town?

Unfortunately, due to its habitation, Lance couldn’t find anything valuable other than debris; the only traces of the past were preserved in the rocky architecture—all else was destroyed.

Lance knew there should be a part under the pond because he noticed some buildings emerging, hinting the lower parts were still underwater.

The water level back then wasn’t like this, but who could know what happened over time?

The risk of diving was too high, so Lance dared not explore rashly, only having a chance after clearing out the Deep Divers.

Lance was just an ordinary archaeologist; without a research subject, he could only focus on the buildings exposed above water.

After walking around, Lance chose some characteristic patterns and textures to sketch, planning to consult Alhazred or Amanda for professional research.

What was the reason for an ancient civilization to choose to construct and carve so many buildings here?

If this is a normal residential area, based on humanity’s habitual regional division, there should be deeper areas akin to affluent zones or religious zones.

Driven by strong curiosity, Lance decided to leave here and delve deeper.

Following the black winding path through this building cluster, Lance quickly sensed something was wrong.

He soon felt the sea breeze—not the kind stirred by Deep Sea Shaman, but natural sea breeze—and faintly heard the sound of waves crashing.

This discovery made Lance change directions, heading toward the sound and breeze.

Soon, he saw the blinding mouth of the cave leading outside!

Having been inside for too long, Lance couldn’t help but accelerate toward the light, and as he approached, the light grew larger until that moment finally arrived, breaking through the light curtain.

The intense brightness made him close his eyes and raise his hand to shield his eyes, taking a moment to adjust before slowly opening them to see the vast, endless ocean.

The sea breeze carried away the salty moisture enveloping him, making him feel inexplicably refreshed.

”I’m out! I’m finally out! Hahaha!!!”

Lance raised his hands high toward the sea, letting out a frenzied laugh.

Like a prisoner locked up and out of daylight suddenly escaping prison, like Sun Wukong breaking free from Five-Finger Mountain...

It must be said that inside the bay, dark and damp, filled with enemy traps and ambushes in such a complex environment; being alone for so long, Lance not breaking down only showed his strong will.