Chapter 196. An Unhidden Gem

LEE

A few minutes into the cave, I noticed that the inside wasn’t much different from what I remembered from the present time… when I first came here with Zac. But if I’m not mistaken… it seemed like there were fewer stalagmites and stalactites here? Or maybe I was just imagining things!

After all, the first and last time I visited the underground river was with Zac… and we never returned because Asher, Paige, Sarah, and I considered Siariwan a memory best forgotten and never revisited.

“So… why aren’t we dead yet if there’s poison, huh, Jackson?” I stopped walking and climbing over the rocks, turning to face the three of them who were behind me, also walking while glancing around the dark surroundings. The only light came from the sunlight streaming through the cave’s opening, and because this cave was so large, it didn’t illuminate the entire area, making it quite dark.

“What you read in your studies… that’s just a bullshit reason! A scammer’s excus