Book 5: Chapter 195: Commencing The Siege
To avoid causing more commotion, Ness tried to stay close to the bottom of the lake and followed its undercurrents as he carefully swam southward.
He recalled that the southern shore of the lake was where the Ballmer were gathering their forces. If he could reach there, they might stand a chance against whatever demon the blonde girl was.
After passing through a dense thicket of unnamed plants at the lake bottom, Ness’ vision opened up, and he could see a glimmer of light reflecting on the surface.
Almost there!
Ness couldn’t help but feel relieved, subconsciously accelerating his speed.
At that moment, he spotted two other figures swimming together. The two figures noticed him simultaneously and swam toward him with relieved expressions.
Ness hesitated briefly, then took out his fountain pen and released its ink into the water. He controlled the ink with his magic, quickly forming words.
“Have you two encountered the blonde monster?”
The innovative method lit up the eyes of the other two. Communication at the lake bottom was extremely limited, confined to simple gestures and sign language. More complex communication requiring words was beyond their capabilities.