"I'll scout ahead," said Qian Cangyi as he continued upward, bracing his hands against the support points in front of him. Then, he stood in the midst of this dark space.
The water level was only up to his knees.
Qian Cangyi shone his flashlight all around but found nothing of note.
"Come up," he said softly, not looking back.
He believed that in this enclosed space, his teammates could clearly hear his voice.
The three people stood behind Qian Cangyi, each holding a flashlight in their hands.
Qian Cangyi started moving forward, his flashlight's beam sweeping continuously into every corner, trying not to miss any possible place.
"Is this place... the exit?" asked Qian Jiangyue.
"It shouldn't be," Qian Cangyi replied.
"Look, there's a path here," Hawkeye called out to the three people.
Qian Cangyi turned off his flashlight and looked in the direction where Hawkeye's flashlight beam was pointed; indeed, there was a path there, and it was one that led upward.
