Is something not quite right?

When Ronald detected a trace of anomaly, he had already been sliding down the 'Children's Joy Slide' for a considerable distance.

As for what made him feel something was off...

It wasn't because an enemy launched an attack on him.

Instead, it was the continuously extending downwards pipe itself, the environment Ronald was in at the moment—

The temperature wasn't right.

Keep in mind, even though Ronald was currently on the polar continent.

But with the continuous descent, the underground temperature, influenced by the inherent characteristics of geographical factors, could never possibly remain as cold as the surface.

As you go deeper, the atmospheric pressure will definitely change, and the temperature will definitely rise.

It's almost unavoidable.

But in reality?

Ronald was completely certain that the temperature around him remained quite low, such that any ordinary person without adequate warmth measures would surely have their life taken by the continuous low temperatures here.

Placing such a situation on Earth.

Ronald might still try his best to analyze the situation from a scientific viewpoint, trying to concoct a reason to explain this occurrence.

But he was not on Earth now; he was in a magical world where spells existed. Ronald himself was even investigating a lurking entity in the polar continent that posed a significant threat to the world.

In contrast, is there any need to ponder further?

With just a change of gaze, Ronald's main suspect for causing this phenomenon shifted to the dusty beast reputed to change the weather.

Of course, other possibilities also existed.

It might be something like an absolute sea lantern as a top-tier divine artifact, continuously absorbing heat underground to alter the surrounding environment, or some other special existence or original text could also be the cause.

But compared to these assumptions.

Ronald still hoped in his heart that he had indeed found the right place today.

"..."

In silence.

Ronald continued downward, his expression growing increasingly serious.

Using the [Star Plate] spell for terrain detection, after avoiding several dead-end routes, after over ten minutes, Ronald finally reached the end of this '3D maze' at the bottom of these spiral tunnels.

It was an extremely broad horizontal underground fault.

No matter which direction he tried to guide the spell detection range, Ronald could not find where its boundaries lay.

Based on its height and extension angle, Ronald estimated the real area of this place could probably accommodate a large city.

Upon discovering this.

A thought flashed instantly in Ronald's mind—

Could there be ancient city ruins hidden here just like those beneath Springs?

And is that dusty beast just sleeping here?

Yet before Ronald could make a more accurate assumption, that last bit of distance came to an end. Ronald slid out from the entire fault's top pipe outlet with the original slope.

Crash—

With quite a significant impact, Ronald landed on the ground.

His body certainly wouldn't get injured from such an impact, but at the spot Ronald landed, the ice surface exploded due to the sudden external force.

The impact noise was definitely not small.

The direction the fragments scattered away created an impact-shaped crack.

And Ronald stood up in the center, as if standing in the middle of a blooming ice flower.

"..."

"More ice blocks?"

Faced with such a scenario.

Ronald, however, scratched his head with a helpless expression.

Above here was the ice cap of the polar continent, and the middle was the soil of the polar continent, then at a further depth turned into cold solid ice.

This accumulating layer upon layer arrangement...

Could the entire underneath of the polar surface really be sandwiched layer by layer like a sandwich?

Ronald felt somewhat at a loss to explain such a phenomenon with all his knowledge.

A bit of surprise at what he discovered in front of him, he began assessing the surroundings.

Arriving in a new environment, terrain reconnaissance was naturally the primary task.

Looking around.

At a glance, Ronald immediately saw a flickering, inconspicuous light dot far away to the east of his position.

The distance between both sides was vast.

If not for Ronald's excellent eyesight, he would probably find it hard to notice this faint light.

...

So, what on earth is this?

If one had to describe Ronald's current state, the term 'clueless' would be a very apt description.

He wasn't sure what was emitting light over there.

Some kind of mineral, another peculiar underground structure, or had he found the land's owner?

Regardless of the truth.

Going over to confirm the situation firsthand was the only way to get the most precise result.

So thinking, Ronald reconfirmed the spells on his body, ensuring he was fully prepared, before heading towards the light source.

Simultaneously, the [Star Plate] spell kept recording everything.

But the range of this fault was excessively vast, even several times larger than the flat glacial field overhead, making it impossible to confirm all the details quickly.

Ronald maintained the state and continued moving forward.

However, before he could reach the light source.

Or see the specific situation there, the power of 'Fury' that had been sustained the whole time started alerting Ronald—it detected signs of human activity ahead, and more than just one!

Receiving this information.

Ronald was instantly thrown into confusion internally.

He had just dealt with those classical territorial pioneers from Lürsania, and then, arriving underground, what on earth would he encounter?

Ronald couldn't imagine, with his aggressive approach, anyone could arrive here faster than him.

And based on the analysis of these individuals' conditions from the 'Fury' power, one of them seemed agitated and nervous, trapped in some dilemma, while the others were low-spirited, with some even in a comatose state.

The result was evident.

Not only had these humans reached this underground world before Ronald, but they had also encountered some crisis, thus falling into such a situation.

"What's going on here...?"

Muttering his tangled feelings softly.

Upon realizing the situation they were in, Ronald naturally sped up, heading towards their position.

Yet as the distance gradually closed.

Ronald's sight progressively unveiled the scene shrouded by the light.

Right before completely confronting them, Ronald's steps suddenly came to a halt.

Because within the group of people under the light, he actually recognized one, and it was a familiar face!

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