Legendary Traveler: By Earning Progress Points I will Become Supreme!-Chapter 204: Operation Set Up Cavern (2)

Wrapping the rope around his waist three times, Aoni finished it off by tying a sturdy knot and looking over his shoulder at his summons.

Unsurprisingly, after informing them about the danger that lay ahead, neither Glacia nor Nyria was taking any chances and was holding the slackened rope on different sides; in this way, even if one of them missed a sudden tug, the other wouldn't.

"See you guys in a bit," nodding his head and turning around, Aoni knelt on one knee and placed a closed fist against the ice.

'Since Nyria is a subordinate under my LoS, her manipulated Energia can be wrangled by me, so with that being the case, let's open this bad boy up in such a way that it doesn't cause a film collapse.' Closing his eyes and extending his perception out to the tetther connecting himself to Nyria, in his mind's eye, Aoni could see a glowing layer of ice spread out all around him.

At that moment, once the connection was established, Aoni felt that he had full control over the ice created by his birb. With a simple gesture, he could reduce the lake back to its original state…however, that wasn't his intention.

'It would be better for me to burrow down, creating a tunnel, and open a hole into the water; that way, not only can I keep the contaminated water in check, but I won't run the risk of suddenly flooding myself under all this water.' Slowly opening his fist and replacing it with an open palm on the ice, Aoni began imagining a downward yet angled tunnel opening up, similar to a playground slide.

However, that was his first miscalculation of the day because instead of being smart and placing it a bit in front of himself, he instead opened up a 3-foot circle in the ice directly below his feet, meaning…

"Oh shitttttt!" he disappeared from sight, swallowed up by his creation.

"Chee!"

"GAO!"

Surprised by the fact that Aoni had fallen suddenly, Nyria and Glacia nearly dropped their portion of the rope when it began rapidly sliding out of their grasp; however, when the slack disappeared and the rope went taut, they found themselves holding on and sliding a bit on the ice.

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Several dozen feet below the ice, Aoni could be seen with all four limbs splayed out and clinging to the walls of his fabricated tunnel like a monkey, heart racing and a wild look in his eyes.

Thanks to the Energia crystals covering the edges of the lake, he wasn't bathed in darkness, but had he not caught himself a few seconds later, he'd have been underwater already.

'Fuck, dumb, that was dumb, okay, calm down!' taking a few slow breaths to calm his heart and leaning forward a bit, Aoni got a good look down and noticed there was about 10 feet between him and the bottom of the ice, where a circular pool of water resided.

{'I'm good, just a little oopsie; you guys can loosen up on the rope and let it dangle.'} Not forgetting to speak through his LoS to Nyria and Glacia, Aoni felt the rope biting into his hips go limp, indicating his summons had listened properly, and began slowly climbing down until he was just above the water.

'Ah…shoulda stripped down first, tsk, man, I'm totally out of it, well, a little shimmying here and there, and I could probably get my clothes…sigh…the hell is wrong with my HEAD TODAY!' Left eye twitching and gritting his teeth, Aoni focused on his connection to Nyria, and within seconds, he transformed the ice behind him into a small pocket large enough for him to sit and change his clothes.

Stripping off his jacket, boots, socks, pants, and lastly, his shirt, the only article of clothing remaining on his body was a pair of brand new boxer briefs bought back in Terra, and apart from those, he was practically naked.

Or that would have been the case if he hadn't remembered the key part of his plan.

The final thing Aoni did was reach into his inventory, withdraw a special diving belt —one with multiple pockets and pouches —and clip it over the top of the rope.

Stored in each pouch were numerous items that could make this whole endeavor more bearable.

With the belt attached and stripped down, Aoni's eyes drifted down toward the hole in the bottom of the ice bed, and he sighed heavily.

'This is gonna SUCK, foooo, okay, Pain resistance, Cold Resistance, don't fail me now,' Sliding off the ledge feet first, Aoni said a little prayer to no one in particular, and slipped down, plunging into the bitterly cold water of the lake.

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Pain was the first thing Aoni thought about when submerging in the Arctic water.

Not only did it feel like millions of needles were stabbing into every inch of his body, but he felt as if all the air had left his lungs while his body tensed up.

'Don't panic, don't panic, just a little cold water…' closing his eyes and allowing his body to sink slowly, Aoni began counting down the seconds in his mind.

To be honest, he was quite curious about how long he could hold his breath now that he was a Traveler, but given the fact that the Lad was trying to play it safe, he wasn't about to take unnecessary risks.

Drifting forward and slowly opening his eyes, Aoni was greeted by one of the most beautiful images he could ever hope to see.

All around him, the water was crystal clear and shimmering with Energia light, and there were even some weak Gradeless fish swimming around, going about their day.

Sure some would occasionally stop and look at him, but due to their lack of any semblance of intelligence, they soon lost interest in the intruder in their land and swam off.

Righting himself in the water, Aoni brought his arms to his side and began rhythmically kicking his legs while descending toward the bottom of the lake, and with each kick, he drew closer to the darkest part of the lake, near what he believed to be the bottom.

However, after a couple of minutes, he felt the pressure on his lungs getting worse by the second, so he made a big brain move, one that honestly was the sole reason he'd even gone through with this dumb idea.