Whether it was Ta, the team leader of the hunting team, or Ao, the chief of the tribe, they both knew how precious the Fire Crystals were. That was why they felt so conflicted. Their faces were twisted, and they resisted the temptation of the Fire Crystals.
Ao suppressed all the emotions in his heart and said, "Let's go up first!"
Since the chief had spoken, the others had to do it even if they were unwilling.
When they came out of the giant pit, the two moons in the night sky cast light on them, so that they could see the surrounding situation.
Although the moonlight allowed them to see the objects around them, they were still used to lighting their torches.
"The chief is out!"
"Team leader Ta is out too!"
"Xuan, are you all right?"
Those who were guarding outside the giant pit swarmed up.
Among the eight people who entered the giant pit, seven were senior totem warriors, and one was a middle-level totem warrior. The first seven were all injured, but the latter was the only one who was not injured.
Some people attributed it to the protection of the seven senior totem warriors, while others were confused. How could the seven of them protect others when they were injured like this?
Even if they were confused, they did not dare to ask when they saw the chief and team leader's faces.
"It seems that things are not going well." Keke whispered to Tuo.
Eight people went down, seven were injured, and none of them brought out a piece of fire crystal. Everyone knew that things were not going well.
There were many people who came this time, and they gathered around the giant pit.
Fortunately, there was poisonous miasma everywhere, so other creatures did not dare to come here. Except for the vampire bats, no other creatures would appear. Therefore, from dusk to now, no dangerous ferocious beasts had come.
The most dangerous one was not in the pit now.
"It's already night. Shall we find a cave to rest? But the mountain is full of poisonous miasma. We have to go down the mountain. "Ta was talking when he found that Shao Xuan suddenly stopped and stood there. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Xuan?"
Shao Xuan raised his head and saw that the people around were looking at him with doubts. He shook his head to show that he was fine, but he just thought of something.
"What did you think of?" Ao asked.
Shao Xuan looked at the foot of the mountain and then looked at the sinkhole at the top of the mountain. He said, "I was thinking, if we can't dig from the sinkhole, can we start digging from the foot of the mountain?"
"What do you mean?" Tower was confused at first, but then his eyes lit up. "Dig a hole!"
Just like the wild beasts in the forest who were good at digging holes, they could dig a long way from one place. Even if they couldn't dig at the top of the mountain, they could still dig a hole at the bottom of the mountain.
If this was really a Fire Crystal Mine, there must be some Fire Crystals that had not been dug out by the bat leader.
"That's right! We can dig holes! "
The leaders and team leaders, who had not wanted to give up until now, felt that this idea was feasible.
Ao led his men down the mountain and found a suitable place. "Let's start digging from here!"
This place was not covered by the poisonous miasma, so it was not within the range that the bat leader would pay attention to. They could dig without worry.
"Divide into two groups. Ta and Guigou, you lead your own team and take turns to dig and rest." Ao assigned the tasks.
"Yes!"
With hope, Ta and Guigou calmed down. Now they were full of energy and didn't care about their injuries. They just wanted to dig a hole that extended to the foot of the mountain and the sinkhole as soon as possible.
"Let Caesar help. He is good at digging holes." Shao Xuan said.
Caesar's strength and claws were superior. Soon, he dug a vertical pit at the place chosen by Ao. Then, he dug from the pit toward the direction of the sinkhole.
While Caesar was digging in that direction, the others were also tamping down the sides of the pit that they had dug in the beginning and building steps.
The stone and soil that Caesar dug out also needed to be transported out.
"Xuan, you take a rest first. They are enough here." Ao said to Shao Xuan.
Although Shao Xuan was the only one among the eight people who didn't seem to have any trauma, Ao felt that Shao Xuan might consume more energy than them. It also took a lot of physical strength to draw out the energy in the fire crystal.
Looking at the progress of Caesar, Shao Xuan didn't refuse. "Well, I will take a nap. Call me if you need me."
"Well, don't worry. Go to sleep. The bat leader should be looking for food. It won't come back for a while. We are not in its territory now, so it should be okay." Ao said.
Shao Xuan really felt sleepy. He went to the side, leaned against the wall of the pit and closed his eyes.
He planned to rest for a while, but when he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright. He didn't know if it was because he had consumed too much energy yesterday. This night, Shao Xuan slept very soundly. All the movements around him seemed to be isolated. This sleep also made all the fatigue and muscle pain disappear. He felt very comfortable all over.
Yang Guang's light shone into his pupils through the slits of his eyes. Shao Xuan couldn't help but squint. He planned to rest for a while and then open his eyes again. But the next moment, he felt that something was wrong.
It was strangely quiet around him.
There was no sound of digging, no discussion, no sound of walking.
Crackle!
The sound of the firewood burning in the bonfire was very clear in the forest this morning.
The surrounding area was filled with the smell of burnt meat.
But it was not that there was no one here.
Everyone was here, including Caesar and Chacha. No one was missing. Shao Xuan could feel it.
But none of them made a sound.
But from their breathing, he could hear that their hearts were not calm. They were even extremely nervous. The frequency of their breathing seemed to be deliberate. It was not casual, and they didn't dare to be casual. It was as if they were facing a great enemy.
As if they were facing a great enemy?!
Shao Xuan didn't care whether it was dazzling or not. He opened his eyes.
Sensing something, Zhang Xuan turned his head around, and the first thing he saw was a bizarrely large nose.
Shao Xuan: "…"
Damn you!
Shao Xuan suddenly woke up.
The bat leader was silently hanging upside down on the wall of the pit that had just been dug. It hung there steadily as if it was weightless. The bat's head was right next to Shao Xuan.
Around them, Chacha, who was standing on the edge of the pit, felt the hair on his neck stand up. Caesar wasn't much better. He bared his teeth and his whole body was tense. He looked like he was going to pounce over in the next moment.
The people who were digging the hole, barbecuing the meat, and drinking water all stopped what they were doing.
The people who were barbecuing the meat had already thrown away the meat skewers on the wooden sticks. They didn't even care that the meat was burnt. The people who were drinking water had already thrown the kettle aside, letting the clear water flow out of the kettle.
Everyone was holding stone picks, knives, axes, and so on in their hands, nervously looking at the creature that had appeared here without any warning.
The reason why they hadn't taken any action was that their leader, Ao, had signaled them not to act rashly.
Only God knew how Ao's heart had trembled when he found that the bat leader had appeared here. He just drank some water. When he turned his head, he found that the bat leader had appeared there silently. He was so scared that he threw away the kettle.
Ta, Guigou, Dai, Wei … Every one of them who had been beaten by the bat leader didn't react better than Ao when they saw this scene. Their hair almost stood up together with the hair on their backs.
At this moment, everyone's expression was almost frozen.
The slightly twitching muscles on their faces and the sweat coming out from their foreheads and arms … all showed their nervousness.
The situation was so tense that it was on the verge of breaking out.
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