236: Chapter 236 The Whispers of the Lake Monster!

The sudden surge of the lake's surface caused the savages' expressions to change drastically.

Subconsciously, they all took a few steps back.

However, An Ke and the group of animals did not retreat; instead, they stared at the churning surface of the lake.

[Spider Foresight] showed no reaction.

This meant that no attack would occur.

As expected, the surging quickly subsided.

Savage Yi and several other savages breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, they felt both guilt and admiration.

They hadn't expected An Ke and his group to be so bold.

The recent surge of the lake hadn't made them retreat even an inch.

They were so brave.

"Chi—Chief, I'm truly sorry..."

Savage Yi bowed and apologized to An Ke.

They had just retreated, failing to fulfill their duties as warriors.

An Ke chuckled softly, his voice turning solemn:

"Don't let it happen again, or don't blame me, your Chief, for punishing you."

Although An Ke's physique was much, much smaller compared to the savages.

His words caused Savage Yi and the others to break out in a cold sweat.

"U—Understood, Chief..."

Savage Yi and the other savages immediately responded, not daring to be even slightly negligent.

One could be generous in some matters.

But one could not be generous on the battlefield.

There must be discipline on the battlefield to win wars.

Without discipline, what difference was there from a mindless mob?

If a battle had truly broken out just now.

And if Savage Yi and the others had gotten scared and fled.

An Ke would certainly have held them accountable.

And there was only one fate for deserters—

Execution!

An Ke withdrew his gaze.

Only then did the savages feel as if they had been granted a grand pardon, sighing in relief.

An Ke ignored them.

He checked the distance to the lake's surface; it was about ten meters.

Because of this, the Old Crocodile Couple and the Giant Python still had parts of their bodies inside the cave they had come from.

"You few, dig a square pit about two meters wide right beneath our feet."

"As for the depth, that's up to you, but it needs to be at least two meters deep."

"As you command, Chief!"

Savage Yi and the other savages replied.

Then they immediately began digging.

They didn't even need tools, digging with their bare hands.

Because the soil was relatively moist and the savages were physically strong.

Digging by hand wasn't particularly difficult.

About ten minutes later, a pit two meters wide and three meters deep had been excavated by the savages.

Ignoring his mud-covered hands, Savage Yi hurriedly reported:

"Chief, the soil layer further down is too hard; it's difficult to dig without tools."

"Currently, it's about 3 meters deep."

"That's enough," An Ke replied calmly.

"Next, I will take out the containers I prepared beforehand. You just need to fill them with the water that flows into this pit."

"Understood!"

The savages all accepted the order.

An Ke took a rope out of his Portable Space.

He called it a rope, but it was actually a vine, which he then tied around Three Hairs.

"Three Hairs, I'm counting on you next."

An Ke smiled at Three Hairs.

Three Hairs stood on the ground, raised a paw, and spoke very seriously:

"Master, you can rest assured and leave it to this Little Mouse!!"

Saying this, Three Hairs began digging a hole.

As long as a tunnel connecting to the lake water was dug, the lake water could surge into the pit they had just excavated.

Once filled, the pressure difference on both sides would equalize.

There would be no need to worry about a cave-in.

With a Hardness of 500, Three Hairs was like a solid drill; almost no hard object could stop him.

So his digging speed was extremely fast.

About ten minutes later, lake water surged frantically into the excavated pit.

Three Hairs was tossed about by the massive current.

He tried to climb out of the pit.

But because the current was so swift, Three Hairs was kept underwater, unable to surface.

The Hardness attribute made Three Hairs indestructible, but he could still suffocate to death.

"I'm doomed, I'm doomed~~~ Master, Master, hurry and pull this Little Mouse up!!!"

Three Hairs shouted in his heart.

He finally understood why his grandfather had died back then.

Good grief!

This was way too dangerous!

At this moment, the rope tied to Three Hairs served its purpose.

An Ke with a forceful tug, directly pulled Three Hairs out of the turbulent water.

Soaking wet, Three Hairs lay sprawled out on the ground.

Panting heavily: "This Little Mouse~ is finally saved~"

An Ke chuckled; this could be considered training for Three Hairs' courage.

To the side, the savages were overjoyed to see the pit filled with water.

"Chief, you are truly a Big Brain!" Savage Yi praised in surprise.

"Yes! Chief, your wisdom is unmatched."

The other savages chimed in.

Digging a pit here and letting the lake water flow in.

It was equivalent to digging a well next to the underground lake.

They wouldn't have to go near the lakeshore to fetch water in the future.

The danger was greatly reduced.

Why hadn't they thought of this before?

Every time they had foolishly risked their lives, resulting in nearly ten lives being lost here.

"Big Brain?"

"Why does that sound so strange?"

An Ke's eyebrows twitched slightly.

However, he didn't say anything.

After all, these savages were sincerely praising him.

"Alright, enough talk.

Hurry up and fill the containers."

"As you command, Chief!"

The savages excitedly began filling the water.

They filled all sorts of containers.

There were bamboo tubes, ceramic jars, and water vats.

The water vats were made by the savages themselves.

Once a batch was fully filled, An Ke would put the water-filled containers into his Portable Space.

Then he would take out another batch of empty containers.

In this way, they filled a large number of containers back and forth.

They only stopped when the total amount of water was enough for the animals, savages, and livestock to drink for two weeks.

"This much water should be enough..."

To be honest, An Ke wasn't very confident.

After all, no one knew what was actually inside the "Unknown Cave."

Or how long it would take to reach 100% exploration progress.

Anyway, he would just take it one step at a time.

The savages were still happy about not needing to go near the lake in the future, continuously thanking An Ke for his wisdom.

An Ke just smiled and said nothing.

Perhaps they wouldn't even come here to fetch water in the future.

The only thing An Ke regretted was the waterfall before him.

If they were to stay here for a long time, they could set up a hydroelectric power station here.

That way, they would have electricity at night and wouldn't need to rely on campfires.

However, to set up hydroelectric power, they would have to face that monster at the bottom of the lake.

Pulling his thoughts back, An Ke said to the animals and savages, "Let's go!"

The animals and savages looked relaxed.

Only Old Crocodile was still regretting that he couldn't go into the lake to catch fish.

He wondered if the fish here would taste good after being grilled until they were charred black.

"Ah well, ah well! Crocodiles have their joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, just as the moon waxes and wanes; perfection has been hard to come by since ancient times."

However, just as An Ke and his group turned to leave.

The lake water suddenly surged once more.

Along with the continuous bubbling, a voice drifted out.

The voice was ancient, filled with the vicissitudes of time.

"So hungry! So hungry!"

"So hungry..."

This voice echoed continuously in the vast underground cavern, jolting everyone's nerves.

The savages' hair stood on end.

"Is—is it that monster?!"

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