Chapter 42

"Hey, what kind of expressions are you all making? My butler grandpa is just sleeping, he's not gone."

Nalasha pouted, understanding what others were thinking, but her butler grandpa was really just sleeping. He could wake up again once they found the right energy source in the future.

Seeing everyone with an expression of understanding her feelings, Nalasha was completely speechless.

"Hey, look at this fish. Doesn't it seem familiar?" Nalasha tried to change the topic, "Xiangge and I saw it in the Soul Swinging Lake and even caught a few to eat. It has a lot of thorns."

Butler Stover immediately chimed in, "Yes, Miss, it's called the Tricolor Fin Short-tailed Fish. Look at its fins, they have three colors, and its tail is smaller than usual fish. As you mentioned, it grows in the Soul Swinging Lake and is rarely seen outside."

"I've already seen hundreds of them here, which means... Xiangge, it looks like we don't need to go through the land anymore."

As Nalasha spoke, she suddenly thought of an important reason.

Gongsun Xiangge, who had been silent, was stunned. After a moment of thought, he said, "There must be an underground river connecting to the Soul Swinging Lake."

Nalasha continued, "And the Mitchell Empire's spaceship also came from the Soul Swinging Lake."

"Can they come to your house, right, Nalasha?" Lucia added.

"It seems we need to go down there, Xiangge." Nalasha didn't want enemies to suddenly appear behind her, especially when she was in class.

Gongsun Xiangge immediately started taking out his equipment, a deep blue glow appearing.

Nalasha quickly changed into her gear.

Headpiece, earrings, necklace, brooch, bracelet, ring, belt, anklet, and a large blue flower.

Gongsun Xiangge checked the supplies in his soul space and quickly left, returning a few seconds later, nodding to indicate he was ready.

"Lucia, take care of my family. I'll bring you something nice when I come back." Nalasha left a message and sat on Gongsun Xiangge's shoulder.

The two disappeared into the water-filled cave in the blink of an eye.

It took a full ten seconds for everyone to recover from their shock.

"Nalasha, why didn't you take me with you?" Lucia stomped her foot, very unhappy.

"Those are... magical items?" Moses swallowed, unsure.

"Yes, Uncle Moses. They feel like water-type magical items, of very high quality, and they are a set, the hardest to match, as the teacher said. Father, is the Soul Swinging Lake very dangerous? Miss put on the entire set of magical equipment. Those accessories are so beautiful, I never thought Miss had such equipment."

Nigel stared at the place where the water jet had come from, surprised.

That deep blue color was almost blinding.

"I finally understand why Miss never bought magical accessories. I thought she was saving money, but it seems I was too simple-minded."

Moses felt depressed, always unable to understand the true strength of the young master and Miss. That deep blue set on Miss was truly terrifying.

"I need to go tell my grandfather." Lucia flew off as she spoke, heading outside.

She wasn't going to tell the Duke about Nalasha's equipment, but to inform her grandfather about the possibility of the Soul Swinging Lake being connected to the city via an underground river, and that Nalasha and Gongsun Xiangge had gone to investigate.

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Nalasha and Gongsun Xiangge were already in the water.

This underground river seemed to be in the flood season, filling the entire river channel, which explained the high water column.

The diameter of the underground passage was quite large, about fourteen meters, in an irregular oval shape.

Gongsun Xiangge took out a magical item to determine the direction.

The two quickly moved in the general direction, not much slower than a magical spaceship, even in the water.

"Xiangge, if the Mitchell Empire can attack us, can we also counter-attack?" Nalasha asked while maintaining a steady speed.

Gongsun Xiangge, who usually spoke little, only opened up to Nalasha, including in conversation.

Hearing Nalasha's words, he thought for a moment and said, "The enemy will certainly set up many obstacles and gather countless troops. What do you think of the combat group of forty Great Mages sent by our Principality recently?"

"Pretty good. I or you, using eighty percent of our strength, should be able to take them out. If we both go all out, we could kill five such groups."

Nalasha estimated their strength and answered.

Gongsun Xiangge continued, "It's just a Principality. I believe there are other Great Mages in the Principality. If we fight a guerrilla war against a Principality, we might be able to hold out for a while by constantly moving. But the Mitchell Empire is an empire. If we rush in, kill some people, and then get surrounded, what do you think? If they use the forbidden techniques and battle auras described in the books, I would have to attack. If I use all my trump cards, we can survive and escape, but what if we encounter danger again within a year? We'll have no trump cards left."

"You're right. Your ultimate ability is self-destructive and energy-consuming. It can't be used casually. As the butler grandpa said, an unsheathed knife isn't as scary. I dare to expose so much strength because I have you behind me. Once your strength is also revealed, they will surely find ways to target us. But our home is connected to the Soul Swinging Lake. If we don't give them a lesson, they will keep coming. If they attack while we are in class, and we get the news and rush back, will we end up mourning for our family?"

Nalasha complained.

She hated it most when enemies attacked her family's weak points. She couldn't make her family as strong as her, and she wanted their company. But this would become a burden. She had heard from the butler grandpa that many people went crazy or even committed suicide under such pressure. She didn't want to go crazy or commit suicide, so she had to make the enemies fear her.

Gongsun Xiangge's expression wasn't good either. He could think of similar problems.

This无形的压力比厮杀更让人难受，而且还没法去论证哪个对、哪个错。

人活着就要面临这种情况。

想了想，公孙慕容对娜拉莎说道：“咱们换个想法，人其实对杀戮并不是最恐惧的，人们最害怕的是未知。

要是发现敌人，咱俩想办法让对方觉得有人死去是个很恐惧和找不到根源的情况，或许能吓住他们，比如说用毒，或者是咱俩冒充他们的人把其他人伤害一下。

让他们形成心理上的恐慌，估计比直接说我是谁，你是谁，有多么多么厉害的作用更大，是不？”

“好啊，我听慕容哥哥的，咱们吓死他们，前进，向着吓死人的地方前进。”娜拉莎又高兴起来，挥舞起小拳头叫喊着。

两个人快速前进，公孙慕容也拿出了他的粒子炮。

其实这东西也不是他最后的手段，虽说狮子搏兔，尤进全力，但他也不能一遇到敌人就把自杀式一样的东西拿出来用。

两个人此时的状态可以说是将要使出五成的实力。

当然，最后的手段是别人想象不到的，是很无赖也很无奈的手段，而且还是逃跑用的，损失会很大。

从荡魂湖到王城门口用了将近四天。

两个人从水中竟然只需要三个小时，这还是放慢了速度，保存最佳状态的情况下耗费的时间。

要是玩命逃跑会更快。

公孙慕容和娜拉莎从不认为逃跑可耻，或者说是不应该。

他俩在沙漠中遇到过，一群飞蚁，每一个都是最少五阶一级的实力，铺天盖地啊。

当时二人交换了一下眼神，转身就跑。

娜拉莎用出了各种辅助手段，公孙慕容把功法提升到了极至。

跑了七个多小时，最后遇到一个绿洲的湖才算摆脱。

但两个人活的依旧很开心，从不认为没杀掉谁就是不对的，打不过咋办？跑呗！

现在二人的速度变慢就是因为作好了随时逃跑的准备。

娜拉莎放出了不少辅助术法给公孙慕容。

公孙慕容用他的武器测量头顶到地面的距离，以及爆破成功率。

他们想好了，一旦遇到危险，就冲出去，不跟敌人玩了。

至于会不会有人骂他们是胆小鬼，他们不在乎，谁胆子大谁去死。

两个人就这么一路警惕着来到了荡魂湖中。

果然是连通的。

“可惜没有向阳花给他们采，慕容哥哥，多亏咱俩儿第一次下来得及时，你猜是咋回事儿？”

娜拉莎支起了空气罩，表情轻松地问道。

“我琢磨着吧，应该是有个多爪的怪物在米契尔帝国的某个有水的地方出现过，那个地方正好有人尝试迈克战争挂件在水里应用的情况。

这个怪物呢就把东西给卷走了，于是被追杀，一路跑到了咱们这边。

米契尔帝国的人便知道有一条通道过来。

再经过一段时间的尝试，他们就成功地把飞船通过术法的手段给派来了，正好能配合希拉里·弗朗西斯侯爵他们行动。”

公孙慕容分析着，说出自己的猜测。

他此时的表现要是让摩西等人见到一定会被吓到，少爷什么时候如此爱说话了？说起来还一句接一句的。

公孙慕容很少在外人面前这么出声，只有面对娜拉莎时候才无所谓。

他也是个人，也需要和别人交流，他不喜欢说话是因为他觉得害怕，怕说错了什么，从而给自己带来危险。

不过跟娜拉莎在一起时就没关系了，他信任这个依赖着他的妹妹，正如娜拉莎把他当成依靠一样。

“慕容哥哥，你猜我现在最想做的是什么？”娜拉莎撇下嘴，问。

“不会是干掉鲍博和德里克吧？”公孙慕容想到了曾经有交集的两个人。

“慕容哥哥你说对啦，现在他们家族还有什么势力？当初他们不在飞船上，咱俩是不是能更好地在湖里多转转？我都想把他家的所有人杀掉了，咱俩儿回去杀，你看成不，慕容哥哥。”

娜拉莎在公孙慕容的面前丝毫不掩饰她对那两个贵族子弟的愤恨。

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Invisible pressure is more distressing than combat, and it's impossible to argue which is right or wrong.

Living means facing such situations.

After some thought, Gongsun Xiangge said to Nalasha, "Let's change our approach. People are not most afraid of killing; they are most afraid of the unknown. If we find the enemy, let's make them think that someone dying is a terrifying and untraceable situation. This might scare them, for example, by using poison or pretending to be one of them to harm others. Creating psychological panic might be more effective than directly saying who we are and how powerful we are, right?"

"Sure, I'll follow Xiangge's plan. Let's scare them to death. Forward, towards the place that scares them to death." Nalasha became cheerful again, waving her little fists and shouting.

The two moved quickly, and Gongsun Xiangge also took out his particle cannon.

This thing wasn't his ultimate means. Although a lion uses all its strength to catch a rabbit, he couldn't use such a suicidal method every time he encountered an enemy.

At this moment, the two were about to use fifty percent of their strength.

Of course, the ultimate means were unimaginable to others, very ruthless and helpless, and used for escape, with significant losses.

It took nearly four days to travel from the Soul Swinging Lake to the capital city's gate.

The two only needed three hours in the water, even at a slower speed to preserve their best condition.

If they ran for their lives, it would be even faster.

Gongsun Xiangge and Nalasha never thought fleeing was shameful or wrong.

In the desert, they once encountered a swarm of flying ants, each at least a fifth-level strength, covering the sky.

At that moment, they exchanged a glance and ran.

Nalasha used various auxiliary means, and Gongsun Xiangge pushed his cultivation to the extreme.

After running for over seven hours, they finally escaped at an oasis lake.

But the two still lived happily, never thinking it was wrong not to kill anyone. What could they do if they couldn't fight? Run!

Now, their speed was slower because they were prepared to flee at any time.

Nalasha released many auxiliary spells for Gongsun Xiangge.

Gongsun Xiangge used his weapon to measure the distance from the top of their heads to the ground and the success rate of an explosion.

They had decided that if they encountered danger, they would rush out and not play with the enemy.

They didn't care if someone called them cowards; the brave ones could go to their deaths.

The two cautiously made their way to the Soul Swinging Lake.

Sure enough, it was connected.

"Too bad there are no sunflowers for them to pick. Xiangge, it's a good thing we came down the first time. What do you think happened?"

Nalasha set up an air shield and asked with a relaxed expression.

"I think a multi-clawed monster appeared in a water area of the Mitchell Empire. Someone was trying to use the Mike War Pendant in water, and the monster took it and was chased, running all the way to our side. The Mitchell Empire people then knew there was a passage. After some time, they successfully sent a spaceship through magical means, coordinating with the actions of Marquis Hillary Francis and others."

Gongsun Xiangge analyzed and shared his guess.

If Moses and others saw his current behavior, they would be shocked. When did the young master become so talkative, speaking one sentence after another?

Gongsun Xiangge rarely spoke in front of others, only being open with Nalasha.

He was human and needed to communicate with others. He didn't like talking because he was afraid of saying something wrong and bringing danger to himself.

But with Nalasha, it was different. He trusted this sister who relied on him, just as Nalasha relied on him.

"Xiangge, what do you think I want to do most right now?" Nalasha pouted and asked.

"Would it be to kill Bob and Derrick?" Gongsun Xiangge thought of the two people they had encountered before.

"You're right, Xiangge. What power does their family have now? If they weren't on the spaceship, we could have explored the lake more. I want to kill all of them. What do you think, Xiangge?"

Nalasha didn't hide her hatred for those two noble heirs in front of Gongsun Xiangge.