Dean continued: "Luna was about 10 meters away from you and I was about 15 meters away from you. Logically speaking, this thing should have attacked me first. It would be beneficial for it to retreat. But it took the risk to attack Luna who was closer to you. It means that it had observed the battle between Eugene and me. It didn't think that it would be able to attack me so it chose Luna. This shows that the intelligence of this thing isn't an ordinary monster! “
"If you really want to avenge Luna, then the only way is to burn down the nest. That way, you can definitely force it out. But if you do that, not only will you lose all the eggs, but the flame will also alarm the big guy above. When that time comes, no one will be able to leave alive."
Ian and others were startled as they looked at each other. Dudian's statement was reasonable and they couldn't refute it.
Especially Rosemary and Ian who wanted to leave. They were worried about this point but it wasn't clear. At the moment when Dean raised it, it was like a wake-up call. They realized the seriousness of the matter and knew that they couldn't be emotional here.
Martin was silent as he saw Ian looking at him. He knew that it was time for him to express his stance. He looked up and glanced around the dark cave. There was a trace of deep sorrow in his eyes as he whispered: "If you want to leave then wrap up Luna's body and take it out. I'm afraid that she will become the food of this beast if we leave her here."
Ian and Rosemary heaved a sigh of relief when they saw him relent. Ian nodded and said, "Of course." He took out a foldable storage bag from his backpack and covered Luna's body from head to toe. He zipped it up and sealed it.
Then he turned to Ruby and said, "Load the small one, we're leaving now."
Ruby nodded, carried the empty backpack, and walked to the previous broken egg. It was only a short distance of more than ten meters, but he suddenly became a little nervous as he walked, as if the monster on both sides of the darkness would rush out at any time.
Suddenly, something was placed on his shoulder.
Ruby jumped and turned around in fright.
Martin walked over with an indifferent expression and said, "I'll accompany you."
When Ruby saw that it was him, he breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile. In his heart, he wanted to say, "Are you trying to scare me to death?" But he felt that it would be too cowardly to say it, so he held back.
Soon, the two came to the broken egg. Ruby handed the torch to Martin, shook his backpack, took out the protective gloves inside and put them on. Just as he was about to take out the little monster in the broken egg, he was stunned when he bent down.
Martin urged, "Hurry up."
Ruby swallowed a mouthful of saliva and bent his body even lower. He moved his head closer to the broken egg and looked around, but there was nothing inside except the sticky liquid that emitted a strange smell! The little thing that had been sleeping inside was gone!
How was that possible?!
Ruby, somewhat alarmed, straightened up and said to Martin, "Lower the torch."
Martin saw his strange expression and was slightly startled. He suddenly realized something and passed the torch to the egg. When he saw the scene inside, his expression changed and he said, "It's gone? How is this possible?! "
Dean, Ian and Rosemary heard their words. They immediately rushed over.
Dean looked into the egg and found that in addition to the fishy egg liquid, he did not see the previous little thing. His face changed slightly, and there was a strange feeling of horror in his heart.
Rosemary stared blankly at the egg and said, "Could it be that this thing can move in that form?"
Ian was startled for a moment. His face suddenly became pale. "I'm afraid that's not all. Not only can it move, but it also knows how to camouflage. When we saw it, it was pretending to be dead. But when we left, it took the opportunity to run away. Could it be that the thing that attacked Luna deliberately did that? In order to divert our attention? "
Ruby was shocked, "How is it possible? It was cut by Eugene's sword. If it was a premature baby like us, it would be good if it didn't die. How could it pretend to be dead? This … … "
Dean stared at the ground next to the egg. He could vaguely see the traces of the egg slipping along the ground until it reached the rock wall. When he saw it, his expression changed slightly. There was an obvious mark left behind by the monster from before on the rock wall. This meant that this little one was most likely saved by that monster.
Rosemary came back to her senses and hurriedly said, "We can't stay here any longer. If these eggs hatch, I'm afraid …"
She was afraid that they wouldn't be able to leave.
Ian understood what she meant and made a prompt decision. "Pack up, we're leaving this place immediately."
Martin glanced at the eggs scattered all over the ground and said, "These things are a scourge in the end. Why don't we destroy them all before we leave?"
Ian was startled: "If we destroy them and report to the family, then we won't be able to get the medal."
Martin said: "But if we return to the family and report to the family, then we will have to wait for the pioneers to come and pick them up. It will take too long. If some of these things have hatched and we come to the wasteland again in the future to perform the task, then the possibility of encountering these things will be very high. It will be more dangerous."
Dean glanced at him. He didn't expect this man to not be blinded by greed, but to think very far. But it was obviously unnecessary. They were not the only team that came to the wasteland. With the growth and destructive power of these things, once they attracted the attention of the family, they would certainly send pioneers to clean them up. If they were destroyed, then they wouldn't get anything. For them, it would be the biggest loss.
Of course, the price of doing this was to put other teams in danger and pay a heavy price.
"Let's talk about the future in the future." Ian pressed on Martin's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "You've seen the potential of this thing. It's very likely to be a new type of monster. The family is likely to reward us with a lot of medals, which is equivalent to the sum of ten missions we've completed. We can also use this opportunity to get rid of this endless battle!"
Martin glanced at him. After a moment of silence, he nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
Ian no longer delayed: "Let's go up."
Dean looked at the more than 20 meters high hole above his head: "Who can jump up?"
Such a height had exceeded the jumping height of ordinary limitless.
Rosemary said: "I will do it." Her body shook slightly. Her bones made cracking sounds as she crouched on the ground in a strange posture like a praying mantis. Then she jumped up and directly bounced up to the top of the hole.
After climbing up the hole, Rosemary threw down the rope that Luna had used to climb up the hole.
Dean was not polite. He jumped up and grabbed the rope before it fell and quickly climbed up.
Ian and Martin were startled. They suddenly realized a problem. Their faces slightly changed. But it was impossible to stop Dean. At this moment, Dean was climbing up the rope to the top of the hole.
Ian and Martin were silent. They quickly climbed up the rope.
Ruby was at the back. He was a little nervous. He swallowed his saliva and climbed up the rope with both hands.
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