Chapter 313

Above the ground, it was as if the water in the spiritual spring was boiling. Large ripples started to form. Boom! Boom! Rumbling sounds echoed under the ground, and the ground began to shake. Marshall and Macy couldn't steady themselves and fell to the ground. Thomas and his men used their vital energy to cling tightly to the ground, barely standing firmly. What was happening underneath the ground? Thomas' face darkened. Bang! Then, small rocks began to fall from above them. Something was terribly wrong. The water in the spiritual spring continued to ripple, each wave greater than the other. "Mr. Hanke, I'm afraid we'll have to retreat," one of Thomas' men said. Thomas stared at the spiritual spring intently and said hoarsely, "We've come a long way to get here. We've even lost some of our men. How could we leave so easily?" Boom! The stone wall above them fell, causing a loud echo. Thomas' face was slightly drained of color when he saw what happened. He was unwilling