I'm a Stingray?

Chapter 262: Eruptive idea

With that marvelous little barb, he began digging around the white-gem that had been implanted in the ceiling. Well he was mostly scratching the dirt, but it was useful anyway.

His tail wasn't strong enough to break the gem, so that was one thing less to worry about while handling this idea. Because he won't be blown to bits in the process.

The prime plan was to loosen up the gem's inverted foundation. If he dug enough dirt around the gem's corners, gravity would help bring this heavy thing down.

It took quite a while to achieve minor progress, but it was fair to say that he had motivation to continue with this plan.

One detail that he noticed, could be labelled as quite uncomfortable. It was anxiety raising at least, because it was solely related with his own safety.

The very ceiling that he was working on, was unleashing a crackling sound that didn't interject the root of any good news. The last time when he had heard such a sound, a great portion of the cavern had utterly collapsed!

But what motivated him to work further, was the fact that the cavern had not collapsed yet; so since it didn't, there wasn't a reason to stop.

This procedure continued for a good, long and tiring hour! The progress he made was tremendous, even though the crackling sounds between all that bit of work, were countless.

Timothy was exhausted for sure, but he wasn't demotivated in any recognisable aspect. Especially since no enemy had approached him so far, that had managed to build his confidence bit by bit.

He didn't have the slightest clue of where all those guards were, and why did they suddenly disappear, but it gave the advantage of peace.

And now, with a few more swipes against the ceiling, he managed to hear the largest crackling sound yet!

His anxiety spiked up higher than ever before, and he easily expected for the whole ceiling to fall down; but a different result came along instead.

The white-gem that he had been working to loosen up, began falling towards this cavern's flooring with speeds that should not be taken lightly.

It only took a second for the gem to reach the floor, which gave a good hint regarding weight!

Once this gem had collided with the other that was underneath, an ear piercing sound erupted! It was enough to make Timmy leap backwards, as he expected for unbearable pain to follow along!

But, the finishing result was quite anticlimactic. The gems just clashed against each other, unleashed that loud sound but that was about it.

And since the plan ended up like that, his throat felt a bit tight; because any plan that he managed to build up an hour ago, wasn't as good as this one.

But... that was when he heard a soul shattering crack! It didn't take much effort to figure out where it came from, his eyes instantly darted towards the flooring; right where the two gems had clashed.

The scene there was once more unfulfilling. Those gems were still standing still, so he didn't really expect anything from them.

But that was when he heard the same cracking sound erupting through the waters! And it wasn't just one crack, but several of them who broke out instantly one after the other.

It felt like something was piercing the hero's heart, by every ticking second thanks to that high pitched sound!

And finally, another scene broke out that surely showed greater importance. A plate of white-light broke out in all directions!

It was thin, so it didn't exactly manage to target every fish that was swimming around here. However, it did manage to hit a few and the impact was strong enough to slice a handful of them, in half!

The blood that came along with such a result was graphic to say at least, but what happened next managed to draw the most attention!

That same thin light, managed to hit the cavern's walls, each of them! It was difficult to understand how a simple gem could unleash light that reached so far, but its use was swiftly proven!

Because once it managed to hit the walls, a truly heart-shaking rumble erupted across the whole structure!

His eyes instantly darted towards the exit that had brought him in this cavern to begin with, it was obvious that the time to leave was now!

What gave him motivation to head towards the exit, was the fact that these same gems unleashed another ear piercing sound!

And this one was stronger than ever! For a second he wished that he was a stingray with human arms, just so he could cover his ears!

But that could have proven useless so to say, because his entire body shivered along with the screaming rupture!

By the time this commotion had exploded, he was already halfway there towards reaching the exit; so he didn't have a chance to turn around and observe the details.

That was why it was impossible for him to predict the waves of light that were heading his way. Perhaps it was a good fate that he didn't see them whatsoever, because the scene was terrifying as much as it was amazing.

Especially after yet another crackling sound broke out! But this time, it was more of an explosion than anything else. Because the gems had cracked enough to dig into each other, and for whatever reason that was difficult to understand, the eruption became stronger because of it!

For a second, Timothy was a tad unaware of just what was happening behind him. But right after, he could see waves of white-light flashing in front of him.

Some bits of light were curling, some seemed sturdy and sharp. While half of the portion of this white-shade, had mixed up with the cavern's colours; so ultimately, he received a once in a lifetime scene.

Yet the prime question was raised, will there be a life to experience after this tremendous explosion?