Although we still don’t know what this crystal stone is, everyone unanimously agreed that it’s not simple.
If Lin Yi’s guess is correct, many years of absence of beast traces here might be related to this stone.
Jiang Zhengnan put the stone away.
"We have the item now, continue checking to see if there’s anything we missed."
"We need to be quick, we can’t drag this on. If the guess is correct, the beasts outside might co in, we must be cautious," Lin Yi said.
"Let’s decide according to the situation then."
"Alright."
After much fuss, it was already dark outside, but Lin Yi and the others had no intention of leaving, planning to stay here for the night.
Because here, nightti is safer than the dayti, after all, even animals need rest.
Then, Jiang Zhengnan arranged for a group to keep watch during the night to prevent unexpected incidents.
The rest of the people continued to work inside.
But after a whole night, they found nothing.
A little after five o’clock in the morning, the sunlight pierced through layers of fog, shining on this mysterious land, and the sky outside was already bright.
Sui Qiang and Zhang Chaoyue went out to replace the Yanlong Team, continuing to guard outside.
"I guess there’s probably nothing here. After checking a few more tis, we can give up," Jiang Zhengnan said.
Lin Yi nodded in agreent with his viewpoint.
Even though this place is very mysterious, we can’t waste all our ti here.
"Brother Nan, let’s also take pictures of the murals in the passage," Lin Yi said:
"I feel like this place is different, like an integral whole, the murals on the wall might have other anings."
"Whether they do or not doesn’t really matter, exploration is like that, finding a hundred things, if one of them is useful, it’s considered a blessing."
Jiang Zhengnan called out:
"Let’s get to work, then leave this godforsaken place."
"Alright."
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
At this mont, the communicator in Lin Yi’s hand rang.
"Boss, sothing’s not right outside," Sui Qiang said:
"Lots of bugs have appeared at the entrance, they seem to be crawling into the cave."
"Bugs?"
Lin Yi was startled at first, then reacted and said:
"Keep watching, keep a close eye on them."
"Understood."
After ending the call, Lin Yi looked at Jiang Zhengnan and Lu Yu and said:
"My guess has been validated, now there are bugs coming. It won’t be long before other beasts start coming one after another. Let’s go, this place is not safe to stay."
Jiang Zhengnan and Lu Yu nodded, agreeing with Lin Yi’s point.
Moreover, there’s no need to continue checking here.
After that, everyone sped up their photographing.
When all the work was done, and after checking around and ensuring no traces were left, they exited the ruins.
"Let’s go back, your mission is considered complete, go back and rest well," Jiang Zhengnan said.
"We can’t leave now; let’s stay and fish for a while."
"Hmm? Fishing?"
Lin Yi nodded, saying:
"Didn’t we encounter a group that ambushed you before? I guess they might co here too, but since they succeeded in their ambush, they ran away. I’m guessing these people will definitely co back, so let’s wait around to check the situation, we have nothing to lose."
"Haha..."
Lu Yu laughed, "You’ve always got crafty ideas, let’s find a spot outside and ambush them."
After arranging the subsequent plans, two groups went out one after another.
The Black Snake that Lin Yi had killed previously had been completely consud, revealing a pile of white bones.
Large maggots were still eating the remaining flesh, emitting a strong stench.
After coming out, Lin Yi and the others hid in the dark, blending seamlessly with the surrounding environnt.
About half a day passed, and Lin Yi’s guess was thoroughly confird.
Another giant python slowly moved towards the entrance of the cave.
After lurking for a mont, it crawled into the entrance of the ruins and didn’t co out for a long ti.
"It seems the crystal stone we got is indeed unusual, now all these things dare to enter."
"In my opinion, it will be difficult to investigate here again in the future," Lu Yu said:
"The beasts in the forest will gradually settle in, unless soone on par with his dad cos, otherwise any force that cos here will suffer no good."
"That’s right, we’ve searched all night and found no other clues, presumably there’s no secret chamber," Jiang Zhengnan said:
"Even if my guess is wrong and there are overlooked places, others may not find them, and with these things guarding, this place will be forbidden, and neither side will benefit."
"That’s pretty much the situation."
Before long, another half a day passed.
Everyone saw several more big snakes crawling in through the entrance of the ruins, not coming out afterwards.
It’s as if they’ve made it their new ho.
A day passed, and dusk fell.
The group still had no intention of leaving.
Firstly, nightti is safer than dayti, the chance of encountering large beasts becos very low, and ordinary large mosquitoes don’t pose a threat to them in their nano protective suits.
Besides, for people like Lin Yi, going days without sleep or food is completely manageable, so no one complained, otherwise, they wouldn’t deserve to be in the Central Guards Brigade.
"Boss, sothing’s happening."
A voice from Sui Qiang ca through everyone’s earphones.
By this ti, they had already retreated to the Kandaya Forest, conveniently monitoring the surrounding situation.
"The people who attacked Captain Jiang yesterday seem to have appeared, but it’s hard to determine their exact identity, yet judging by their posture, they seem ready to cross the river."
"Alright, keep watching, report any issues imdiately."
After the communication ended, Lin Yi said to the others:
"Let’s eat sothing first, we might need to get to work soon."
No one asked why, they all quietly took out their supplies and ate in silence, as Lin Yi suggested.
Around midnight, a faint noise approached, advancing towards the direction of the ruins.
"Captain, the Yanlong team hasn’t made any noise, could they have let them escape?"
The speaker was Jing Hongsi, a mber of the Skull Squad.
"Even if they escaped, that’s normal, don’t forget, they are the Yanlong Team, not weak in strength."
The speaker was the captain of the Skull Squad, nad Junno Tai.
At this mont, the twelve mbers of the squad were cautiously advancing towards the direction of the ruins.
Aside from slight noises, they seed to have rged into the darkness.
"But I estimate that even if they aren’t dead, they would be injured."
"Yes, as long as they’re injured, they’ll retreat to recuperate, and our purpose is achieved," Junno Tai said.
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