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Chapter 1125: An Exit

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"Ah finally," Simbady muttered in relief after they retreated to the pond

He expressed his gratitude to Three God, the Son of the Earth and the Mother of the Ocean within himself The cave was now completely lit up, which enabled them to successfully escape the attack of the scorpion As the cave was narrower around the mouth, the Giant Armored Scorpion did not come after them all the way from the depth of its lair

However, this did not er

Siruesome clink and clunk, and believed that all the desert scorpions at the Endless Cape had probably gathered there, bidding their time to tear apart hunters who climbed over the tablet wall

Fortunately, scorpions could not swim Simbady sprinted up to the sea

"Hurry up Put on the hel helround and anchored it to his head

But then he noticed Rex was not

"Oi, what are you waiting for?"

"You go first," Rexhis back to hi if Rex was still thinking about those daer, he strode over to Rex, forced him to face him and bellowed, "Are you crazy? Do you knohat our situation is — "

His growl stopped abruptly as he caught sight of Rex's bloodstained chest — The diving suitsuit"

"It's broken," Rex ed to summon a twisted smile which Simbady hoped he would rather not "The last desert scorpion didn't get me, but its clamps scratchedsuit was broken, seawater would seep through the crack of the suit and soak the helh Rex just sustained aa broken diving suit

After a long silence, Simbady said, "If we abandon the suit and use the hoses only"

Rex shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "That will only e're close to the surface of the water Hoses won't help unless you can suck in air like a vacuum pump"

They needed two hoses to keep their balance

Rex had told hi

That hy he had been hesitant earlier

Perhaps, he had already known it back in the cave

Rex put down his bag, handed it to Siive it tothat could possibly rival Sir Thunder's"

Si

"Does your assistant have a spare diving suit?"

"We've only got two It took us half a year to selectto control his eht about every possible way to get out of here It's i suit Perhaps, that's my fate"

"Your fate?"

"Members of the Society of Wondrous Crafts could never be a real explorer," Rex said while biting his lip "Go, before the scorpion gets here! Let people know that this is my discovery In that case, even if I can't become an honorary explorer, my name will be permanently associated with this invention and be remembered by every Fjords citizen — "

Simbady turned away and stared at the pond After a moment of silence, he answered slowly, "No, I can't do that"

"Huh?" Rex gaped at hiold royals If you're dead, ill pay runted "Only Mulley and I know our deal, and I don't think your assistant would pay me I can tell from what they wear They're just as shabby as Sand Nationals"

"We're just in short of nantly "We went a little beyond our budget when purchasing the stea suits, the Chambers of Commerce will line up to buy my product By that time, on't have any financial proble to do with those money, and probably nor will you by then," Siround "Do you really think people will believe you're the real inventor of the suit after you die here? A little bit retelling could make the whole story awry They could take the credit fro profits froold royals but your a to do then?"

"Accept the unknown and overcome myself"