3:00 a.m., by the lake.
De Gaulle had already donned his diving gear; he was going to personally take a look at the city under the lake.
Initially, Qi Yun also planned to go down for a look, but he was unanimously opposed by Brother Quan and Xiao Wu, as he had no prior diving experience, and the depth of thirty to forty meters posed a significant danger.
Moreover, there was only one set of diving gear left; they couldn't go with him and couldn't ensure Qi Yun's safety.
After some discussion, they finally decided that Brother Quan would go instead.
The spotlight by the lake illuminated the water's surface brightly. With the experience from the previous night, De Gaulle didn't wait for the moon to shine on the center of the lake and submerged into the water ahead of time.
Once the two swam a certain distance, sure enough, the lake surface began to rise with a bluish mist that spread slowly along the water surface, soon enveloping that area.
