Chapter 1183 Deep Underground

On the day of departure, early in the morning.

All the people who participated in this investigation gathered at the logistics dock on the first floor of the Xingchen stronghold.

Feng Ying thought that the commander-in-chief was going to give a lecture or hold a simple mobilization meeting. When he was in Yanhuo Village, Village Chief Puxian always liked to do this.

Many people had similar guesses, but they were all wrong.

When they saw the flying research base falling from the sky, they realized that the investigation team attached great importance to this investigation.

The research on the Coral Plateau and the Miasma Valley was interrupted, and the research base was directly transferred from afar.

The research base is not a cargo airship, and it is impossible to use it as a means of transportation to transport personnel.

It seems that the research base and the scholars of the third phase group will have to stay at the entrance of the crack for quite a long time.

Sixteen hunters, several compilers, and their hunting partners, a large group of people, cats and dogs, with their luggage, squeezed into the research base.

This mobile research room suddenly became crowded, and the take-off speed was much slower than before.

Some curious hunters like to secretly take a look at the scholars' research materials and touch those delicate and fragile research equipment.

The clumsy appearance made the leader of the third-term group look angry.

She had to send scholars to keep an eye on the hunters to prevent them from messing up or even breaking anything.

After flying for most of the day, which was interesting for the hunters but a headache for the scholars, the research base gradually approached the crack in the northeast of the Great Ant Mound Wasteland.

The navigator held up a telescope and confirmed that the surrounding terrain was suitable for landing. The driver controlled the research base to begin descending and finally landed steadily at the edge of the crack.

"Move! Move! Don't look around, get off the boat and disperse, and set up a warning circle!" Anxier shouted, waving his arms to urge the hunters.

This kind of work is usually done by Gordon, the leader of the investigation team, but Gordon has touched it recently, so he, an eight-star hunter, can only take over temporarily.

Under the command of Anxier and the leader of the third-term group, a camp surrounding the research base was quickly established.

This is great news for hunters and other investigators.

They can carry a small amount of supplies and travel light. When they need to rest or replenish supplies, they can return to the camp at any time to maintain the best condition.

The craftsmen also erected a wind-driven crane next to the crack.

This seemingly crude machinery proved its convenience and reliability in the investigation of the Miasma Valley.

At least the hunters don't need to climb up and down with their hands anymore.

With such a camp and research base to rely on, the hunters are more confident in investigating the unknown underground.

After a night of rest, the hunters adjusted their status and packed their luggage and gathered in front of the crack.

An Xier glanced at everyone.

"I won't say any more nonsense. Just remember one thing. There are all unknown dangerous areas ahead. Don't be blinded by the treasure and stay cautious!"

After saying this, he put on the mask and led the Golden Edge team to grab the rope of the crane and descend into the crack.

The crack looks long from the outside, but it is narrow and winding inside. Fortunately, there is a nearly vertical passage with a diameter of nearly ten meters.

Alva, who was descending on the rope, observed the formation with the faint light of the insect cage on his waist and said: "This should have been a narrow crack that was cracked during earthquakes and other geological changes.

Xuanhuilong discovered this place and dug it to expand it to a degree that it could easily pass through.

Fortunately, it did not collapse the passage while passing through like many animals, otherwise it would not be easy for us to enter the underground from here."

Fengying, who was hanging below Alva, asked: "Are there any creatures that would collapse the tunnels they dug? Why?"

Gail, who was hanging below Fengying, answered casually: "To avoid predators such as snakes entering the nest through the passage."

Ansir, who was hanging below Gail, added: "For Xuanhuilong, there is no so-called 'predator', so it doesn't need to spend that effort."

During the conversation, they descended more than a hundred meters.

Fortunately, there are wind-driven cranes and ropes, otherwise climbing up and down barehanded would not only be laborious, but also prone to danger.

After a long time, their feet finally touched the ground again.

There was no expected gorgeous scenery of golden glittering. This was just an ordinary underground cave with a huge space and almost no lighting.

They did not start exploring immediately.

Alva took out the gas lamp and dispelled the darkness within a few dozen meters around.

The hunters drew their weapons and stood guard.

The last one to land, Abo, pulled the rope hard and sent a signal to the upper part. Then the group carefully guarded the rappel point.

After a while, the second team landed and joined their guard team. Ansel did not order the alert to be lifted until all the people involved in the investigation landed safely.

"Each group should disperse, pay attention to the details and clues, and the distance between each other should not exceed 50 meters. Stay alert and provide support at any time in case of accidents." Ansel issued a series of instructions.

In the dark and dull underground tunnel with no visible edge, the atmosphere of uneasiness and vigilance broke the hunters' excitement in searching for the treasures of the ruins.

The hunters of each team surrounded the compiler in the middle, and their hands were placed in the most convenient position to take out weapons, so as to deal with the monsters that might emerge from the darkness at any time.

The guide insects emitting fluorescent blue light were flying in the turbid air underground, clearly pointing to the depths of the cave that could not be illuminated by the lights, but the hunters did not dare to move forward quickly.

It was not until their eyes and other senses were completely adapted to the environment in the underground cave that they dared to speed up a little.

As the strongest team among all the teams, the Golden Edge team was naturally walking in the front.

As they walked, Feng Ying, who was responsible for clearing the way, suddenly stopped and raised her fist to make a "warning" gesture.

The whole team stopped immediately.

Feng Ying squatted down, and on the uneven ground in front, several guide insects landed here, as if they had discovered something.

Anxier, who was on alert with a crossbow, tilted his head to Alva. The experienced scribe team member understood and walked a few steps to Feng Ying's side, and observed the trace with her.

It was just a rock crack that can be seen everywhere, palm-length, and only two or three millimeters wide.

Feng Ying, half lying on the ground with her nose almost touching the crack, raised her head and said to Alva who had just walked over, "There is a little gold left in the crack."

Her tone was very serious, not the kind of excitement that comes from seeing money, which made Anxier give up the idea of ​​beating her up.

Alva held the light above the crack and shook it at a suitable angle, and the crack immediately reflected a touch of the gorgeous light unique to gold.

"Hmm? Interesting." Alva showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"What's the matter?"

Faced with Feng Ying's question, Alva did not answer immediately.

Instead, he took out a knife and chiseled at the crack to expand the crack so that Feng Ying could see the gold hidden in the crack more clearly.

"These golds are not scattered in the form of debris, but melted in the crack."

Feng Ying didn't quite understand, "So what?"

Alva looked back at Anxier, "Notify other teams to focus on finding cracks in the rock wall and the ground to see if they can find gold melted in them."