Jiang An poured out three ordinary-quality Purple Gold Pills that emitted a purple light from the bottle.
She first handed two of the pills to the two little creatures beside her, watching them take the pills and swallow them.
Then, Jiang An put the last purple-gold pill in her hand into her mouth, feeling the pill turn into a warm current that quickly flowed to her limbs and bones, and her pale face gradually became rosy.
After a while, she calmed her breathing slightly, turned to look at Ash beside her, and asked weakly, "Ash, after we fully charge the energy shield, how many energy stones do we have left?"
"Master, there are 58 energy stones left!" Xiao Zhi's voice rang in Jiang An's ears.
Upon hearing this number, Jiang An sighed slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.
She seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and simply nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.
At this moment, the once neat and orderly living room of the underground safe house has become a complete mess.
The corpses of all sorts of bizarre and ferocious beasts lay scattered on the ground, their blood staining large areas of the floor, creating a shocking and bloody scene.
The strong, pungent smell of blood filled the entire space, making people nauseous.
It was only then that Jiang An, who had been in a state of high tension, noticed the strong and undeniable aroma.
"Xiao Zhi, turn on all the ventilation systems in the safe house!" Jiang An frowned and covered his nose as he gave the order to Xiao Zhi.
As the ventilation system slowly started up, a whooshing sound of wind suddenly arose.
The strong wind seemed to carry a mysterious force, desperately trying to dispel the pungent, almost suffocating smell of blood that permeated the air.
Jiang An keenly sensed a wave of heat from the outside continuously pouring into the room. She couldn't help but frown slightly as her gaze swept over the corpses lying all over the floor.
These corpses varied in appearance, but all exuded the aura of death and the lingering smell of blood.
[Fiery Jackal: This creature inhabits hot, arid tropical desert regions year-round. They are adept at digging deep burrows and typically choose to operate deep underground. Feeding on various carrion, they have unique food preferences. They are keen on hoarding all sorts of precious ores and habitually pile them up in large quantities within their burrows!]
At this moment, Jiang An finally realized what these ferocious beasts that launched their sneak attack from underground in the dead of night were all about.
At the same time, she also learned that these fiery jackals had a peculiar hobby of collecting minerals.
Jiang An's gaze shifted to the unrepaired hole in the ground, and he thought to himself: This group of Flame Hyenas sneaked into the safe house through this hole.
If everything goes as expected, at this very moment, there must be a sneak attack tunnel opened up by them underground.
If you follow this passage, you are very likely to find their hiding place—the location of the cave.
Since it's come to her doorstep, she certainly can't let it pass her by.
"Decompose!" Jiang An whispered.
[Ding! Decomposition successful! Total harvest: 30 kg of Flaming Jackal Meat (Excellent Grade), 50 Animal Hides (Excellent Grade)]
Three bronze chests were also found at the same time.
Jiang An put the spoils directly into his backpack.
Next, they went to the small living room inside the bedroom, repaired the damaged safety suit, and then went to the storage room, where they found the long-unused miner's lamp.
Wear it on your head.
"Little turtle, little mouse, your task is to guard our safe house and these two entrances!"
Jiang An gave the instructions, then leaped up and entered the underground cave.
As expected, Jiang An was immediately stunned by the sight before him as soon as he stepped into the cave.
The area beneath the safe house had been completely hollowed out, revealing an enormous void in front of her!
Surprisingly, the safe house now hangs alone in this deep underground abyss, as if it could fall at any moment.
Clearly, this huge hole was dug out by this group of fiery jackals.
Time was of the essence, leaving Jiang An no room for hesitation or delay in exploring why the safe house had not sunk.
Knowing that this passage might be fleeting, she quickly turned her gaze to the other passages in front of her.
To her surprise, the group of fiery jackals had not only dug one tunnel, but a total of five!
These passages vary in size.
Jiang An glanced at it briefly without giving it much thought, and then walked straight towards the central, most spacious and grand passageway.
As she stepped into the passage, she was immediately plunged into a deep, inky darkness, with only the light from the headlamp above illuminating the path ahead.
Jiang An turned his head and looked around. He saw that the ground on both sides and even the top of his head were covered with soft, loose yellow sand. He didn't know what force was supporting the sand and forming such a winding passage.
However, relying solely on his keen intuition, Jiang An knew deep down that the passage before him was definitely not a safe place.
It could collapse unexpectedly at any moment, ruthlessly burying her deep into boundless darkness and swirling dust.
With this in mind, Jiang An immediately used the Flying Cloud Boots and Cloud Steps skills, his figure flashing like lightning as he sped deeper into the passage.
Looking around, all that could be seen was a sea of yellow sand, and this sand was radiating intense heat, making the entire passage feel as unbearably hot as if the sun were high in the sky during the day.
Before long, Jiang An's forehead was covered in sweat, with large beads of sweat rolling down one after another.
She stopped abruptly.
"Ugh, it's so hot!" Jiang An muttered as she quickly took out a snow-white towel and hurriedly wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Immediately afterwards, she reached into her storage ring and took out a small, exquisitely crafted wooden box.
Upon closer inspection, one could see several large, elegant characters engraved on the surface of the wooden box: "Ice Crystal"!
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