Shangguan slashed forward with all his strength, carving abstract little figures, and various mysterious patterns and murals like ghost paintings cracked from it.
A brand new passage appeared in front of them, and everyone's eyes showed the desire for life.
"Hurry in." This time, Gao Shan didn't need to give any further instructions. The superior immediately waved his hand and ordered his men to rush in.
Everyone rushed into the new corridor. Although it was dark inside, at least there were no roaring beasts or dangerous atmosphere.
Gao Shan stayed at the last one. Seeing that the black-armored earth beast was about to catch up, he rushed into the corridor and suddenly raised his hand and slapped it above his head.
He slapped his palms heavily on the sharp rocks above his head, and the cave about 2 meters high suddenly shook and boomed...
A crack appeared above the cave, and then it suddenly collapsed, and the charging black-armored earth beast crashed into the scattered stones.
Dust and smoke billowed, and the top of the cave that had just been opened by Shangguan completely collapsed, and all the black-armored earth beasts were blocked out.
"Hoo Chi, Hoo Chi..." The sound of heavy breathing sounded in the dark cave. At this moment, Gao Shan was like a runner who had experienced a marathon.
His whole body was dripping with sweat. If anyone could see clearly, they would find that his body was shaking and his face had an abnormal waxy white color.
Killing 3 black-armored earth beasts before and blocking the attacks of other black-armored earth beasts was not as easy as it seemed.
He had to use all his strength every time, and the consumption of his true energy was like a collapsed dam, pouring out without leaving any room.
"Is it okay?" A strong arm supported his body that was about to collapse.
"It's okay, let's go quickly. I'm not sure how long we can block them here." Gao Shan smiled in the direction of the sound, hoping that the collapsed stone barrier behind him could support him for a while longer.
Supporting Gao Shan, Shangguan asked other soldiers to explore the way in front, while he was behind to ensure that the black-armored earth beast would not catch up.
As they groped forward in the dark stone path, all the flashlights they carried were lost in the previous battle, which made their movements extremely slow.
The only good news is that so far I haven't heard any movement from behind.
There was some moisture in the cave, and the walls on both sides felt wet, as if they were smeared with butter, or some kind of greasy mixture, such as the intestines of some kind of creature.
"Major, there seems to be light ahead!" a soldier exploring the road ahead said excitedly.
Shangguan squinted his eyes and looked forward, and sure enough he spotted a faint light that was about to disappear, and the team accelerated forward.
The bright light became clearer and clearer, and several people couldn't help but get excited. When they broke out of the bright light, the survivors couldn't help but cheer.
This is a brand new underground space, with no trace of the existence of earth beasts. When you look up, you can see the sun shining on you through the rift valley above.
It was this sunshine that attracted them before!
"This fresh air... we are still alive, haha!" A soldier raised his arms excitedly.
"Yes, we are still alive." Shangguan Ergou was equally excited.
But when he looked around, he suddenly realized that the sergeant was nowhere to be seen. No one had seen him at all.
Thinking of his injuries when he walked into the cave, the joy of escaping turned into heavy silence. Everyone knew what he would go through.
In the dark stone passage, no one noticed him, sliding against the wall and sitting on the ground, quietly waiting to die.
Even the comrades beside him did not notice his disappearance, and he silently accepted death because he knew very well how high the risk of escaping with him was.
"How should we go up now?" After half a day's rest, the situation on the mountain was better.
At least he no longer looks sickly, like he is going to die in the next second.
He was also sad about the 'disappearance' of the sergeant, but the first thing he had to consider now was how the living people could continue to live.
"Try to see if you can contact the ground." Shangguan said to his subordinates.
A soldier took out his walkie-talkie and tried to contact the surface. Fortunately, he succeeded.
Fifteen minutes later, the sound of propellers was heard from above.
Soon the two ropes were lowered. Time was tight and they had no chance to build the lift. The most important thing was to bring people up.
Since the team suddenly cut off communication 4 hours ago, the surface has been in chaos. A new team was sent down from above, but they soon encountered a bad situation.
The tunnel that was first discovered seemed to be filled with earth beasts again.
These damn monsters have no idea where they came from. They seem to be omnipotent underground.
Perhaps they have built a huge transportation network throughout the underground, but it is covered up in some way and will be 'opened' when needed.
The moment he was caught on the surface by a rope, Gao Shan felt that his brain was light, as if something was trying to break free from his body.
However, this feeling went away just as quickly as it came. The 6 survivors were sent to the temporary position hospital for examination and treatment.
Although they were lucky enough to escape, everyone suffered from large and small injuries, as well as a sense of mental stress and oppression.
The most important thing was fatigue. Several soldiers had just been sent to the hospital and fell asleep while lying on the uncomfortable stretchers.
Gao Shan rested his head on the soft cotton cushion and struggled to raise his eyelids. When he saw someone opening the curtain and walking in, his consciousness completely fell into darkness.
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"Everyone back off...make final inspections."
"Ready to start."
"Over there, drive away, back up, back up..."
"Countdown to detonation, 5, 4..."
A hazy sound echoed in his ears, and with a loud bang and violent vibrations, Gaoshan woke up from his sleep.
"What happened?" There was a nurse beside him observing his condition. Gao Shan asked, looking at the instruments beside him and the infusion tube in his hand.
His voice was a little hoarse and his head was a little dizzy, but it did not affect his normal thinking.
"You're awake...the military is blasting, trying to blow up the cracks you dug out before, and build workbench and new stronghold, that's about it."
The nurse was not aware of the military's actions. She only came to this conclusion based on the information she had occasionally heard from the soldiers.
"Thank you, can you take out the needle now? I think I'm fine." Gao Shan took off the patch on his body, propped up his hands and sat up.
"Of course." The nurse looked at him with admiration and said while pulling out the needle: "I know what you did, Professor, you are really amazing."
"I'm just trying to survive. If you were here and had the ability, you would do the same." Gao Shan didn't think he was great, and in fact, what he did was not great either.
Many people died in front of him, as well as the soldiers who used their bodies to hold out a way for them.
If there are really great people, then they are truly great.