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I think Hakka People didn't let us go down immediately. They must be waiting for someone. There must be more Hakka People going down with us. . However, as Wu Bo shouted loudly, the two Hakka People who appeared were not fully armed. These two people were obviously only responsible for opening the iron plate lid. So who are they waiting for? Within the scope of the fire, only our people were newly added. I had a bad feeling in my heart, so I turned to Elder Wu with a cold face: "How many people do you plan to go down?" "Four of them." Elder Wu pointed Pointing to Tang Yumo and three other Hakka People. "With you." "Us? Me and Fatty?" I pointed at Fatty who came to me. "No, all of you go." '哢哢' With the sound of bullets being loaded, four guns, two long and two short, were pointed at Wu Bo at the same time. When Fatty saw this, he started scolding him directly. "He's going to bury us all in this. Believe it or not, I will kill you Village with blood. At worst, we will fight to the death." Facing a few black holes of Muzzle, the flesh on Elder Wu's face trembled It took a few times, but the old fox withstood the pressure. "Our people will accompany you down, do you think I will kill them? Let you all go down because we are worried that the people staying on Ground will threaten the people in Village due to suspicion. We are not equipped to deal with you. Firearms. You don’t have a choice, and neither do I.”
The combination of coaxing and intimidation was utterly ineffective against me. I stared unblinkingly and said, "Don't try to fool me with these words. You have repeatedly broken your promises and have lost all credibility. I know it's hard to hear any real information from you, but I won't let you manipulate me. If it's just to find that Specimen, there's no need for us to all go down there. What exactly is your purpose? I don't believe that killing us would benefit you in any way, especially with our second team on the way."
Tang Yumo glanced at Elder Wu, seemingly unconcerned about our backup, then turned back to me and said, "I'll wait for you in the transitional space below for five minutes. I won't wait a second longer."
With that, Tang Yumo turned and jumped into the hole behind her. The other three Hakka People followed closely after her. In the blink of an eye, only Wu Bo remained under Muzzle.
Elder Wu pulled out a pocket watch from his coat and sighed. "Alright, since Yumo has agreed to give you five more minutes, we'll wait those few minutes. You have five minutes left—no, four and a half minutes—to decide. Either go down or..."
Elder Wu let his words hang meaningfully in the air. I thought that as long as he wasn't completely out of his mind, it was clear what Bai Ta had left unsaid. This was a blatant threat.
We all nervously stared at Elder Wu, yet not a single one of us could withstand the pressure to run away. In truth, once we entered the Hakka People's Village, there was no chance of escaping. Especially now, in the darkness outside the firelight. Shadows lurked more densely in the dark; some figures had already stepped out from the shadows, each holding a drawn bow, waiting for the command to turn us into porcupines.
"Damn it."
Fatty cursed under his breath as he turned and rummaged through Jack's backpack for a few grenades.
"Let's do this."
I knew that Fatty wouldn't wait for the Hakka People to make the first move; even if it meant dying, he would drag a few people down with him. But I wasn't mentally prepared for that, nor did I want to lead the entire team to their deaths here. The Hakka People were already poised for a fight to the death. Although they were armed with cold weapons, they had the advantage of numbers and were hiding in the shadows. Even if we fought desperately, it would only result in our annihilation, at best taking a few of them down with us.
The most crucial thing was that I didn't want innocent people to die alongside me. Specimen was something I had thrown into the Underground Cavern, and the Hakka People were targeting me both openly and covertly; it seemed everyone else was innocent, especially Xiao Ting and Lao People.
Fatty's hand was already resting on the grenade's safety pin when I suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm.
"We're going down."
"Are you crazy? Do you think we can come back up after going down? I don't want to die in vain."
I held onto Fatty tightly, looking him in the eye. "Who said we are definitely going to die? Trust me just this once; let's go down."
I turned and took a deep look at Elder Wu before jumping into the entrance of the Underground Cavern. So many people hoped I would enter the Underground Cavern again, including Cao Mingzhe. The allure of this alone was significant for me. If death awaited us either way, I would rather know the truth before dying, and that truth undoubtedly lay within the Underground Cavern. Moreover, according to Cao Mingzhe's hints, there wouldn't be any danger this time; I chose to believe him.
It was dark below, with the only light source coming from torches on the ground. I could sense a few people in the stone chamber, but their faces were obscured; all I could see were vague silhouettes. The moment I jumped down, an inexplicable chill ran through me, prompting me to quickly turn on my flashlight and shine it toward the source of my unease.
Under the beam of my flashlight stood a masked Hakka person. The bright light forced him to turn his face away and raise his hand to shield himself from the blinding glare.
A tall figure landed between me and Hakka Man. It was Jack, who immediately turned on the flashlight and leaned against a wall.
Next, one person after another jumped down, with Fumi being handed down. The last to jump was Fatty, who grinned at me after landing, though it was unclear whether he was grimacing in pain from his injury or expressing his dissatisfaction with my decision.
However, there was no turning back for him now. As Fatty jumped down, a piercing sound echoed above us. A massive, heavy iron lid slowly shifted under the pull of the winch, and the light from the torches outside quickly vanished.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, I heard Vietnamese let out a startled cry. Then A San jumped up as if bitten by a snake.
"What is that?!"
A San leaped in front of me, turning back to shout in panic.
Fatty and I both pointed our flashlights toward A San's back. The stone chamber was quite cramped; we nearly filled it to capacity. A San had squeezed out from one corner of the chamber, clearly terrified.
A figure wrapped in a cotton robe appeared under the flashlight beam.
"Lao!"
"Luo Jin."
"How is it you?"
Different voices echoed, all filled with astonishment.
I was the first to jump in. But my attention was instantly drawn to Hakka Man, and soon others began to leap down as well. I barely had the energy to focus on Hakka Man, as I had to keep receiving those who were jumping down. There was no way I could pay attention to the old man sitting in a corner.
The moment I saw Lao, I suddenly recalled the warning Cao Mingzhe had given me. To be honest, when I first heard Cao Mingzhe's words, I was more incredulous than anything else. But upon witnessing this reality, a sense of fear washed over me—a fear of Cao Mingzhe.
He actually predicted that Lao would come down. What else did he know? (To Be Continued...)
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