Knowledge is indeed power.

"Ah... Right you did ask, we were a bit caught up and forgot to answer... Um I can swim. There used to be a river I would swim in. I wasn't a very strong swimmer obviously, but I was capable," Yulia answers.

"Never had much cause for swimming personally... Don't really know how," Cherchiel answers, "I can float though! I learned that in the pond on the last floor!" she adds excitedly.

"Goma swim like fish! Lots of practice at..." she hesitates, "Cah-loo-Mee-ah" she words out carefully. Isalia, Yulia and Cherchiel all look confused at what she's trying to say and Goma looks annoyed, "big ocean place!" she says and everyone continues to look confused, but decides they aren't going to figure this out.

"Well... The only water I've known most of my life is the water we're looking at right now... Not many options to learn how to swim safely so... I actually don't know how to swim..." Isalia admits.

"Okay then... Don't let Isalia fall in the water," Yulia says.

"I'm also going to veto the middle bridge entirely. It's possible that with enough strength we could toss Goma the entire way, but there'd be no way for the rest of us to safely cross. I can't stop the mechanism from above the water and I'm definitely not going into the water just to stop it," Isalia explains.

"I've been looking at the ceiling and there's no sign of any of the slugs," Cherchiel adds.

Isalia goes to carefully check the left bridge and stops after getting close, "I see bumps on the water..." she whispers to the others, "they're watching this bridge," she explains and the group nod quietly and head to the right bridge. There's no sign of anything near this bridge, "it doesn't appear to be trapped," Isalia adds and so the group crosses carefully making it to the other side without incident.

On the other side Goma carefully gathers up some of the plants, they have a rubbery texture to them. As Goma gathers them, Isalia, Cherchiel and Yulia examine the lantern. It is indeed a normal lantern and shows a small nearly hidden tunnel in the wall, however there is also a second lantern visible from here. It's under the water of a nearby pond. Sitting at the mouth of what seems to be an underwater tunnel.

"That's almost certainly a Mortis Lure, right?" Cherchiel asks and Isalia and Yulia both nod. Goma comes over carrying a bunch of the plants.

"So, do we check out this lantern?" Yulia asks pointing to the terrestrial lantern, "we're not risking the underwater one obviously," she adds.

(Health: 200%

Mana: 100%

Equipment: Ceramic Beaked Mask, Reinforced Monastic Scapular, standard bra, Standard Panties, 3 poison gas grenades, 3 healing kits, 1 syringe of poison, 1 syringe of adrenaline, 1 syringe of poison antidote, 1 sewing kit, 1 vial of strong aerosolizing aphrodisiac, 8 days worth of rations, 3 two liter water jug, 1 health potion, 8 mana potions, A boar mask, 4 vials of sticky white liquid, Ornate Rapier (-5), 4 arrows, Quiver, God's Favour (Halo. Prevent **** one time), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Apples), Bone Spear (-1), Demonic Spellbook, Ash's Quiver, 6 charm arrows, Smithing Ingredients (6 steel ingots), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Vegetables), Grenade Launcher, Empty Bandolier, Silver Staff (-2 added to the effect of all spells), Spidersilk gown, Smithing Ingredients (3 silver ingots), 10 silver throwing knives, One Grenade, One Adrenaline, Black Leather Armor, twenty feet of Spidersilk rope, Rubber Plants.

Spells known: Great Heal (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 25%)

Great Cure (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 15%)

Energize (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 25%)

Icicle (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 15%)

Unlock (Lvl 1, Unmastered, Cost: 15%)

Repair (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 5%-20% depending on factors)

Undermine (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 25%).

Life Drain (lvl 1, unmastered, cost: 5% per 1 Hp healed)

Fetish: Bondage Rank: 2, Masochism Rank: 1, Lesbian rank: 1, Submission Rank: 1

Status Effect: Permanent increase to physical attribute. Combat level raised to medium

Psychosexual Break: In order to deal with her trauma, Yulia has begun to subconsciously fetishize her experiences.

Deflowered: Virginity Lost, sexual experience changed to: Inexperienced, non-virgin.

Marked by The Abyss: Searching.

Companion: Cherchiel, Martin, Goma, Isalia.

Cherchiel Equipment: Ultra Durable Spear( -3), Ultra Durable Shield (-3), Solanium Reinforced Bodysuit (add -1 to all physical actions).

Goma Equipment: Runed Dagger (-2), Hunting Horn (-2 for each ally affected), Reinforced and Nethicite Augmented Thick Hide Outfit (Negate most physical damage)

Goma Mana: 100%

Goma spells known: Heal (Mastered, 15%)

Isalia Equipment: Isalia's Sword (-3), Isalia's Shield (-3), Black Leather Armor

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