Chapter 71: Guyin Worm 2
Ye Heng's eyes swept over the groaning wounded in the temporary first aid area, and then looked at the bottomless bloody hole.
His voice was very low, but with unquestionable strength, "There are two ways now."
He raised his hand and pointed to the inner wall. "Let's dig a hole from here, but the soil is mixed with gravel and steel bars, so it will be very loud when we knock on it."
Everyone here was very keenly aware that the black energy layer could disguise the breath, but it could not stop the sound coming from it.
Once the sound is too loud, it will cause the Guyin insects to become agitated.
If the bugs started attacking because of the sound, not only would their disguise fail, but the people in the camp above would also be implicated.
As soon as he finished speaking, the rustling sound of the Guyin insect's shell rubbing against the ground was heard outside, and everyone held their breath instantly.
He discovered that it was just the Gu Yin Bug moving randomly before continuing to speak, but his voice was lowered even more.
"Once we alarm it, this layer of black energy may not be able to protect us."
Cang Lie followed his gaze towards the inner wall, his brows knitted into knots:
"Should I take two guards and try? Using my mental power to slowly cut it, maybe I can lower the noise."
He condensed a spiritual blade in his hand, and the blade hummed and glowed faintly. "But the progress will be very slow, and I don't know how much soil is behind it."
"Another way." Ye Heng did not continue to discuss the possibility of digging a hole with Cang Lie. Instead, he pointed to the crack. Outside the black energy layer, one could vaguely see the darkness deep in the cave.
"Theoretically, you can climb up by following the slope from here, but you see," he pointed to the nearly vertical slope outside.
"It was all loose gravel and dirt. There wasn't even a place to stand."
Cangye's face was solemn: "It's impossible to carry the wounded with us. Even if we are empty-handed, we will fall if we are not careful."
He looked at the people lying on the protective mats. Five of them, who were severely poisoned, had already begun to convulse. "They can't withstand such a bumpy ride."
Yun Ling was injecting a mental stabilizer into an unconscious soldier. Upon hearing this, he looked up and said, "Prioritize the transfer of the seriously injured."
He pointed at the unconscious sentries on the ground, "The poison from these five is spreading quickly. We must get more potions as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to hold out for long."
Ye Heng was silent for a moment, and his fingertips gently stroked the ice-blue light film.
"Let's prepare for both situations." He made a decision, "Uncle Cang, take your men and make a small opening in the corner of the wall. Move gently and test the thickness of the soil inside.
Yun Ling, take inventory of all available medical supplies and give priority to treating the seriously injured.
Cangye, find all the ropes and alloy plates that can be used. I'll try to build a temporary foothold on the edge of the cliff, even if it can only accommodate two people."
Cangye was stunned: "Set up a foothold? Wouldn't that be more dangerous?"
"We have to try." Ye Heng looked at the crack. The bone spurs of the Gu Yin insect outside the black energy layer were shaking constantly.
The risk of drilling a hole is too high, and failure means death.
Although the cliff is dangerous, at least there is a clear direction.
He paused and added, "Let's reinforce this area first. Place all usable metal supports around it. If drilling causes a collapse, it will at least last a few more seconds."
Everyone took action immediately.
Cang Lie and his guards squatted in the corner, cutting the wall slowly with the blade. The dirt fell down with a barely audible sound.
Yun Ling was using torn strips of protective clothing to fix the injured person's broken calf, and his movements were quick.
Cangye brought his men to find the broken alloy.
Ye Heng, Ye Mang and others were piecing the alloys together to shorten the time for their future settlement.
But at this moment, the sound of the Gu Yin insect was heard again outside, this time it was closer, as if it was hovering outside the black energy layer.
The crisp sound of the knife cutting the steel bars, although deliberately suppressed, still seemed particularly harsh in this dead silent space.
Ye Heng suddenly raised his hand to signal to stop, and everyone froze in place.
I listened to the sound of the shell scraping against the ground, approaching and then moving away.
Only after everything was completely quiet did Cang Lie wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's only cut less than ten centimeters. This damn thing is too sensitive."
Ye Heng looked at the small opening that had just been opened, and the outline of a metal pipe was faintly visible under the soil.
He took a deep breath and made a choice: "Stop and focus on building a foothold on the other side of the cliff."
Ye Heng was directing Xu Li and the others to push an alloy plate out of the cliff.
The board was three meters long and was removed from the collapsed support.
"Slow down, move a little further out." Ye Heng lay on the edge of the cliff, tightly gripping the rope that fixed the alloy plate. His hands were red from the rope because of the force he exerted.
Xu Li and Ye Mang squatted behind him and pushed out little by little. The front end of the alloy plate drew faint ripples on the black energy layer, like a paddle breaking through the water.
The front end just poked out of the edge of the energy layer, and a sudden change occurred.
"Buzz—"
As soon as the tip of the alloy plate left the flowing black light curtain, a sharp insect chirping suddenly came from outside.
Immediately afterwards, with a loud clang, a small bone spur of the Gu Yin Bug shot out and pierced the front end of the alloy plate. The huge force instantly lifted the plate upwards.
No one even dared to shout, they could only let go quickly.
The alloy plate was twisted and deformed by the impact of the bone spur, and the fixing rope broke.
The entire steel plate fell towards the depths of the cave like a leaf blown by a strong wind, and a dull sound of landing was heard after a few seconds.
Ye Heng was thrown back by the reaction force, and his lower back slammed into the broken metal bracket.
A piece of raised steel bar pierced his abdomen without warning.
“Hmm—”
He bit down the muffled groan that escaped from his throat, and the smell of blood instantly exploded in his mouth.
He could clearly feel the warm blood flowing along the steel bars, soaking his combat uniform and forming a warm pool in front of and behind him.
My internal organs felt like they were stirred into broken glass, every breath was accompanied by a tearing pain, and cold sweat streamed down my forehead.
But his eyes were fixed on the black energy layer, and the compound eyes of the Guyin insect were rotating against that energy screen.
The pupils reflected a lavender light, as if scanning the movement behind the energy layer.
The eyes were so close that one could clearly see the patterns on the compound eyes and the alertness flashing in them.
"Don't move!" Ye Heng mouthed, his fingertips clenched into fists at his sides, his nails almost digging into his flesh.
He saw Ye Mang's face turn pale instantly, and he tried to rush over in a panic, but was held down by Cang Lie.
Yun Ling's hand, which was injecting medicine into the wounded, stopped mid-air, and the liquid in the syringe made tiny ripples.
Everyone's movements froze in place, even their breathing became lighter.
The pain in my abdomen was still getting worse. It felt like a fire was burning where the steel bars had penetrated, or like countless ice needles were drilling into it.
His body trembled uncontrollably, not because of fear, but a physiological reaction to severe pain.
But he had to endure it. As long as his body shook even a little and his shadow fell on the energy layer, he would be captured by the Guyin insects outside.
Ye Heng forced himself to slow down his breathing and used all his strength to steady his body. His vision went dark, but he managed not to let his body shake.
Blood was still flowing, quickly soaking the black and red combat uniform through the wound.
Yun Ling was extremely anxious, her fingertips tightly gripping the edge of the medical kit.
The hemostatic agent is in the third compartment of the medical kit, and the analgesic is on his left.
But he didn't dare move, because the pair of compound eyes were staring inside.
The wound caused by the steel bar was gradually taking away Ye Heng's body temperature, and his vision began to blur.
Time is life, but the Guyin insect is still watching outside.
Yun Ling watched as Ye Heng's lips turned white, a sign of excessive blood loss, but he still kept his back straight.
The compound eyes outside turned and finally slowly retreated, and the rustling sound of the Guyin insect's shell rubbing against the ground gradually faded away.
Cangye was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when Canglie covered his mouth fiercely.
really.
The distant rustling sound suddenly stopped.
The next second, a dull sound of shell collision was heard outside the energy layer, and the Gu Yin insect suddenly turned around.
Then, the pair of compound eyes came closer again, this time even closer, so close that one could even see the outline of the command center reflected in the pupils.
"It's confirming." Cang Lie mouthed, cold sweat dripping down his jawline and hitting the controller on his chest.
This Guyin insect seemed to have evolved. It not only had the ability to hide, but could also strike back with a surprise attack.
This time, the patterns on the compound eyes of the Guyin insect trembled slightly, as if capturing the subtle sounds behind the energy layer.
An injured guard couldn't help but groan in pain, but the sound was caught by his own teeth as soon as it came out.
But the compound eyes outside moved suddenly and turned towards the source of the sound.
Ye Heng's heart was in his throat, and the pain in his abdomen seemed to ease a little. All his attention was focused on those eyes.
He could even imagine the posture of the Gu Yin insect at this moment, with its tentacles slightly raised, sensing everything behind the energy layer.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe a minute, maybe ten minutes, the pair of compound eyes finally began to slowly retreat.
This time there was no pause, no hesitation. The sound of the shell rubbing against the ground gradually faded away, becoming lighter and lighter until it disappeared completely.
Another full half minute passed before the people inside dared to move.
After relaxing, Ye Heng's body began to shake uncontrollably.
Ye Mang and Yun Ling rushed over at the same time, one supported him while the other tremblingly opened the medical kit, cut open the combat uniform at the injured part, and applied hemostatic agent to the skin around the steel bar.
Seeing that the blood flow had slowed down, Yun Ling quickly took out the painkiller and injected it.
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Ye Heng leaned on Ye Mang's body. The severe pain in his abdomen made cold sweat on his forehead, but he still forced himself to look towards the first aid area to distract himself.
Cangye was clumsily injecting serum into the poisoned soldier. He missed the needle several times and was snatched away by Canglie.
"I failed to save myself and ended up getting hurt more..." Cang Lie cursed in a low voice, but didn't dare to speak too loudly. His eyes were always fixed on the black energy layer.
"If we keep wasting time, we'll collapse on our own without the Guyinworms even having to do anything."
Ye Heng apologized and said that it was his wrong decision.
Cang Lie spat and said that it was obviously that bug that wouldn't let them go, and both roads were blocked.
Yun Ling's gaze fell on the hideous piece of steel bar on Ye Heng's abdomen. Even with the blood coagulant, the blood had already soaked through three layers of gauze.
He knew that the steel bars had to be removed and the wound had to be cleaned and sutured, but not only did the environment here not meet the standards, even the most basic anesthetic was almost gone.
Ye Heng couldn't wait, and those poisoned sentinels couldn't wait even more.
Just then, there was a rustling sound outside.
Like the rustling of something moving through the soil.
Ye Heng immediately raised his hand to signal, and everyone fell silent instantly, even the wounded bit their lips tightly.
Cang Lie suddenly condensed a blade, Yun Ling's horn eagle also took attacking stance, and Mo Yun stared at the source of the movement.
The sound was getting closer and closer, hovering just outside the black energy layer, with a sticky, creeping feeling.
“It’s coming back again?”
Cangye's voice was filled with anger, his eyes fixed on the flowing black on the energy layer.
Ye Heng frowned.
No, the movement was too light, and there was a faint familiar fluctuation.
Suddenly, violent ripples appeared at the edge of the black energy layer, as if something was penetrating the barrier from the outside.
Immediately afterwards, a dense black light stream poured in through the cracks in the energy layer and successfully broke through the innermost ice-blue layer.
What came in was a thick black vine, with a black toxin simulating the pheromone of the hive beetle flowing on its surface.
A tiny icy blue light suddenly appeared at the top, which was particularly eye-catching in the dim light.
"What is this?" Yun Ling asked in a low voice. The harpy eagle's wings opened instantly, and its sharp beak was aimed at the vines, ready to pounce at any time.
Cang Lie's blade was tightened again, and Cangye even took half a step back to protect the wounded behind him more closely.
The vine didn't care at all. It touched Mo Yun's head in front of it, then swung violently and drilled into the command center.
Mo Yun did not launch an attack, but responded in a friendly manner.
"Mo Yun knows it?" Cangye was stunned, and his guarded posture relaxed a little.
Then the rolled-up medical kit fell to the ground with a thud, and the smell of disinfectant instantly spread.
It seemed as if it had completed its mission. Without waiting for anyone to react, the vines headed straight for Ye Heng.
The ice-blue tip swayed in front of him and suddenly stopped, obviously noticing something was wrong.
The blood on Ye Heng's abdomen had soaked through his combat uniform pants. The piece of steel bar that pierced his body was still oozing blood, and his face was as white as a piece of paper.
Shasha was so anxious that he kept making a question mark on the spot, as if asking "What's wrong with you?"
Ye Heng looked at its anxious appearance and was about to raise his hand to comfort it, but Shasha gave it some healing power.
Then a leaf gently brushed across the wound on his abdomen, picking up a little warm blood.
"What does it want to do?" Yun Ling's voice became tense. The horn eagle's eyes never left the vine.
Before they could figure it out, Shasha suddenly turned around and quickly retreated through the gap in the energy layer.
The moment the black vine disappeared behind the barrier, the ripples quickly closed and the color became richer, as if no one had ever broken in.
The medical kit on the ground still smelled of disinfectant, proving that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.
Yun Ling and Cang Lie looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
"Is this vine so human-like?" Cangye scratched his face and looked at the black energy layer that had returned to calm.
"Come in, throw a medical kit, touch Mo Yun, take a look, and then you leave?"
"He's one of us." Ye Heng slowed down and answered Cangye's question.
"One of our own?" Yun Ling frowned. "They're carrying the pheromones of the Broodmother..."
"Lin Yao's spirit body, kill, kill." Ye Heng's voice was a little weak, but with unquestionable certainty.
Cang Lie then put away the blade, bent down to pick up the medical bag on the ground and opened it. There were indeed various medical supplies inside, which were just enough to solve the urgent problem.
Quickly take out a few medicines and inject them into the wounded.
"Then why didn't it stay a little longer?" Cangye still couldn't figure it out. "Just left like that. Was it going to get help?"
Ye Heng looked outside the energy layer and smiled. The pain in his abdomen made the smile look a little pale. "Indeed! It's going to call for help. We are going to be saved."
Outside the energy layer, the murderous vines were wrapping up the drop of blood and quickly drilling back to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao looked at the glaring red on the leaf and clenched his fingertips instantly.
Ye Heng was injured.
Lin Yao didn't think about it, because Shasha was going to find Ye Heng.
He thought about the medical kit he had just asked Shasha to bring in, and after confirming that it contained hemostatic agents and analgesics, he felt a little relieved.
Since Shasha found Ye Heng, it means Lin Yao can go.
He asked Shasha to camouflage himself, and a black light film wrapped around his whole body, with the pheromones of the mother beetle flowing on the surface.
Killing his way through, he carefully moved through the ruins and soon arrived above half of the command center.
The killing vines swayed gently, indicating that Lin Yao, Ye Heng and the others were right below.
Lin Yao walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.
It was dark below, and only the outline of the black energy layer could be vaguely seen.
Shasha sprang into action immediately, swung out a thick vine, and the top of it dug into the soil as precisely as an anchor, firmly holding it in place.
Then, the vines hung vertically down the cliff, extending to the vicinity of the black energy layer. The top pointed inside, indicating that Ye Heng was there.
Lin Yao looked in the direction indicated by the vines, and without any hesitation, Lin Yao decided to go down.
Shasha wrapped another vine around Lin Yao's waist twice and tightened it gently, as if to secure it.
Then, the vines began to move downwards automatically, carrying Lin Yao slowly down.
The cliff walls were covered with loose gravel. In order to ensure that Lin Yao would not be hurt, Shasha extended the vines outward for a distance.
Just then, Lin Yao felt something brushing past him.
He subconsciously glanced to the side, his heart suddenly shrank. A bone spur of the Gu Yin insect was right beside him, only half a meter away from him.
The bone spur was dark brown, and its surface was covered with fine lines, like a rock eroded by time.
The tip was glowing with a cold light, and you could vaguely see traces of blood remaining on it, emitting a fishy smell.
There are many tiny barbs distributed on the bone spur, densely packed. Fortunately, he did not have trypophobia, otherwise he would have died on the spot.
Lin Yao held his breath and dared not move at all, for fear of alarming the owner of the bone spur.
The body slowly descended along with the vines, and every second seemed like torture.
Shasha seemed to have sensed the danger as well, slowing down the speed of transportation and tightening the vines, carefully avoiding the bone spur to ensure that Lin Yao would not touch it.
Cold sweat oozed from Lin Yao's palms. He knew that he was in extreme danger at the moment. If he was not careful, he might become the next target of the Gu Yin insect.
He could only place all his trust in Shasha and pray that he could reach a safe place quickly.
Finally, Lin Yao arrived near the black energy layer and could hear faint sounds coming from inside intermittently. It was the voices of Ye Heng and others.
"We're almost there," Lin Yao muttered to himself, watching as he got closer and closer to the energy layer.
Finally, he saw a crack in the energy layer, which was exactly where Shasha had entered and exited before.
The killing vines gently touched the gap and then sent Lin Yao in.
Before the people inside could react, they saw a large black mass coming in, and that large black mass called Ye Heng's name.
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As soon as Lin Yao came in, his eyes were attracted by the steel bar inserted into Ye Heng's abdomen, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
On that glaring red, the combat uniform was soaked with blood, and blood was still oozing out from the edge of the wound.
It made him feel as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and even breathing was painful.
"How did you get injured like this..." His voice trembled as he walked quickly towards Ye Heng.
Lin Yao grabbed his wrist, and the warmth from his palm came with an uncontrollable trembling.
Bright green healing energy flowed slowly along the clasped palms, gently covering Ye Heng's wound like a layer of gauze.
The moment the energy touched the wound, Ye Heng clearly felt that the burning pain in his abdomen eased a little, and even his tense nerves relaxed a little.
"Does it hurt?" Lin Yao stared at his face in the black light film, the worry in his eyes almost overflowing, and his thumb unconsciously stroked the blue veins on the back of Ye Heng's hand.
Because of the black film, Ye Heng couldn't see his expression clearly, but he knew from his voice that Lin Yao must be very worried.
He held Lin Yao's hand with his backhand, and the strength of his fingertips was soothing: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt as much as you think."
"You're still saying it's okay." Lin Yao frowned, and the speed of transferring energy increased. Green light flowed between the two of them like an invisible bridge. "The steel bars have been pierced. How can it not hurt?"
A faint smile appeared on Ye Heng's lips. The pain in his abdomen seemed to be alleviated by the warm energy. "Isn't it okay now? I'm glad you're here."
Ye Mang, who was standing by, quietly moved to the side, trying to minimize his presence.
He looked at the two people's clasped hands and suddenly felt like a superfluous decoration.
Ye Heng, who had been leaning on him for support just now, straightened his back the moment Lin Yao held his hand, and no longer looked weak at all.
"Ahem." Yun Ling cleared his throat, interrupting the warmth: "How about we treat the wound first?"
Cang Lie watched from the side and shook his head, muttering to the guards beside him: "Tsk tsk, this is too shameful to watch, too shameful to watch."
There was a hint of ridicule from an elder to a younger person in his words, but his eyes showed a sense of relief.
When Cangye heard this, a teasing smile appeared on his face.
Lin Yao was reminded by Yun Ling and immediately took Ye Heng's hand to make way for him: "Thank you for your help."
As he spoke, his hands continued to generate energy, "I'll transfer energy to stabilize the wound, so it will be more convenient for you to do it."
Yun Ling nodded and took out a sterile scalpel and hemostatic forceps from the medical kit.
Ye Mang and the uncle and nephew of the Cang family came over, and several of them skillfully held down the parts that were prone to struggle: "Bear with it."
"Yeah." Ye Heng's gaze fell on Lin Yao, who was concentrating on guiding energy.
Although he didn't know whether Lin Yao dared to look, Ye Heng gave Ye Mang a look, and Ye Mang immediately stood in front of Lin Yao:
"Guide Lin, let me adjust my position!"
Lin Yao said okay. Ye Heng’s wound was blocked from his sight, so he could only look down at their clasped hands.
"Let's begin." Yun Ling's voice was steady and powerful. He first rinsed the edge of the wound with saline solution, and then signaled Ye Mang to hold Ye Heng's waist.
"On the count of three—"
Lin Yao immediately increased the energy output, and the green light condensed into a translucent barrier on the surface of the wound, slowing the bleeding rate to the minimum.
"one two three!"
Yun Ling exerted force with his wrist and the hemostat accurately clamped the end of the steel bar. At the same time, Ye Mang held down Ye Heng to prevent him from shaking.
With a muffled groan and his hand clenched in an instant, Lin Yao, who was very strong, felt that his hand was not far from being broken.
The bloody piece of steel bar was pulled out forcibly, and blood splattered all over the people.
"Quick! Gauze!" Yun Ling shouted.
Cangye had already prepared sterile gauze and handed it over. Yun Ling pressed the wound quickly and steadily, and Lin Yao took the opportunity to inject energy deep into the wound to help stop the bleeding.
Ye Heng groaned, cold sweat oozing from his forehead, but he kept staring at Lin Yao, whose expression he couldn't see clearly.
"Okay, the bleeding has stopped." When Yun Ling let go of his hand, most of the gauze had been stained red, but the rate of bleeding had obviously slowed down.
"I leave it to you."
"Yeah." Lin Yao responded, the light flow at his fingertips remained stable.
Seeing that Ye Heng was suffering from hypothermia, Lin Yao took out the alpaca aurora blanket that he had taken from the counseling room in the White Tower.
The other things could be left to Yu Ke, but this blanket was too personal, so Lin Yao took it away for himself.
A cream-colored blanket wrapped Ye Heng.
"Puchi" Yun Ling was the first to chuckle. The contrast between the cream-colored color and Ye Heng's usual stern image was too great, and it was particularly interesting to watch.
Cangye couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, Canglie even smiled and shook his head, while Ye Mang and Xu Li held back their laughter.
Ye Heng looked down at the blanket on his body, then looked up at Lin Yao, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, but more of warmth.
After laughing enough, everyone started discussing how to get up.
"Shasha can take everyone upstairs." Lin Yao carefully looked at Ye Heng and saw that he was indeed wrapped tightly in the blanket before speaking.
"But, we all have to be Broodmothers."
Everyone was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
Lin Yao explained that Shasha would use vines to send them up, but before that, everyone had to be a black mass like him.
The pheromones of the mother worm wrap around them, making the poisonous insects outside mistakenly think they are of the same kind, so that they can pass safely.
For the sake of safety and to avoid making any noise, Shasha would keep a distance from the cliff when sending people up, and this distance would put them very close to the Guyin insect.
Therefore, it is best to have a sober person and an unconscious person go up.
The awake person can take care of the unconscious person on the way. More importantly, if the unconscious person wakes up in the middle of the journey,
If you see a Gu Yin insect appearing around you, if you panic and scream, you will easily be exposed and become the target of the Gu Yin insect.
At that time, not only the people on the vines will be in danger, but other people will also be implicated.
After hearing this, Cang Lie did not nod directly, but rubbed his chin and thought for a moment: "Words are not enough, I have to try it myself."
Lin Yao nodded and mobilized his killing energy without saying a word.
The black light film wrapped around Canglie's body as if it had life, and in the blink of an eye, it turned him into a second dark person.
Shasha took advantage of the situation and wrapped her arms around Canglie's waist, and with a gentle swing, she sent him out of the black energy layer.
Everyone's heart instantly rose to their throat, and they stared at the energy layer closely.
Ye Heng was wrapped in a cream-colored blanket, his fingers unconsciously stroking Lin Yao's hand. Lin Yao also touched back, telling him not to worry.
Time seemed to be stretched out, and every second seemed particularly long.
After a while, ripples began to appear in the black energy layer, and Shasha came back with Canglie.
As soon as he entered, Cang Lie's black disguise faded away, revealing his true appearance.
There was still some excitement on his face, his eyes were shining, and his breathing was faster than usual.
"How is it?" Cangye asked quickly.
Cang Lie grinned, a little excited: "I have to say, it's quite exciting!"
He patted his thigh, his tone full of curiosity.
This was the first time I had looked at the Gu Yin insect so closely and carefully.
I never had this opportunity before. I would just chop them up as soon as I saw them, and the only thing in my mind was how to chop them into pieces. I never thought I would be able to observe them from such a close distance.
He recalled the scene just now, with a look of amazement in his eyes, "Your disguise is really effective."
Cang Lie looked at Lin Yao with approval.
"I just stayed next to it for a while, and it didn't notice me at all. It thought I was one of its kind and just wandered around there on its own. It seems this method is feasible. Let's do as you say!"
Everyone's anxious hearts were finally put at ease, and a relieved smile appeared on their faces.
Lin Yao also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Everyone, check again and we'll be ready to go immediately."
Cangye supported an unconscious wounded man and said to Lin Yao, "Everything is ready. You can leave at any time."
Yun Ling also nodded: "There's no problem on my side either."
Ye Mang and the others also each found an unconscious person. Lin Yao hugged Ye Heng, and the black light film instantly swallowed everyone.
Lin Yao looked at Shasha, and Shasha immediately understood. Countless vines quickly extended out, tying everyone together in pairs.
"Hold on tight." As soon as Lin Yao finished speaking, the killing vines suddenly tightened and slowly lifted everyone up.
The moment they passed through the black energy layer one by one, the damp fishy smell from outside hit them in the face, mixed with the unique rust smell of the Guyin insect's shell, making people feel stomach tight.
The ascent was not rapid, and the vines were surprisingly steady.
The command center below was getting smaller and smaller. Not far away, a huge Gu-sounding insect filled the entire cave entrance, with bone spurs inserted into the rock wall, fixing its body.
The compound eyes that had just spied on them moved slightly, and the dark brown shell glowed coldly in the dim light.
Just this one Gu Yin insect was enough to make them fall flat on their faces.
"Here it comes," Cang Lie kept repeating in his mind.
They were getting closer and closer to the bone spur of the Gu Yin insect, and everyone subconsciously held their breath.
Cangye could feel the person in his arms move slightly, and he was so scared that he immediately stared at the other person, fearing that the other person would suddenly wake up and disturb the monster nearby.
Yun Ling stared at the bone spurs of the Guyin insect. These dense thorns reminded him of the painful looks of the poisoned soldiers.
Lin Yao looked down at Ye Heng in his arms. He was wrapped in a blanket and leaning against his shoulder. The wound on his abdomen made him frown slightly due to the bumpy ride, but he remained quiet.
Ye Heng's eyes never left the Gu Yin insect.
It was the first time I saw it so close. There was no fighting, no blood, only pure biological forms with primitive wildness.
Its compound eyes turned, as if it sensed something, but the moment it came into contact with the pheromone of the mother brood beetle, it relaxed and lazily lowered its tentacles.
"call--"
Until the vines brought them to the top of the cliff, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, their backs already soaked with cold sweat.
The few seconds just now felt like centuries. Even though I was wearing a disguise, I felt like my skin was being burned through by that cold gaze.
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Because there is only one passage leading to the outside on the cliff, which was opened by Lin Yao when he came over, making it difficult to transport the wounded.
So when Lin Yao got to the top, he didn't let everyone go, but asked Sha Sha to send everyone away from the cliff one by one.
50 meters away from the cliff, several figures walked out quickly from behind a makeshift shelter.
The leader was a sentry wearing the White Tiger Team uniform, holding a signal flag in his hand. The bright color was conspicuous. It was the pick-up signal agreed upon by Lin Yao and them.
Lin Yao made a killing gesture to the man, indicating that the wounded should be sent first.
Shasha gently pushed Canglie and the unconscious soldier he was escorting over.
The White Tiger Team sentry quickly stepped forward to catch it, his movements as light as if he was holding a fragile object, and even the sound of his footsteps was kept to a minimum.
The other party was not curious at all about who was under that dark disguise.
Only after they walked away did the murderous energy slowly fade away, revealing Cang Lie's dusty face.
Next came the others, who were killed one by one.
Lin Yao and Ye Heng stayed behind, with Sha Sha still wrapped around their waists, holding them up.
Ye Heng was wrapped in a cream-colored blanket, leaning on Lin Yao's shoulder, and could clearly hear the other's steady heartbeat in his chest.
Lin Yao and Ye Heng were the last to exit the passage. As soon as their feet touched the solid floor, they had no time to sigh that they had finally made it out.
Suddenly, I heard a cry coming from far away, and someone was crying and shouting:
"Cangye! Cangye, where are you——!"
The sound was sharp and bright, like a rusty awl piercing the silence on the top of the cliff.
Lin Yao's arms around Ye Heng suddenly tightened, Ye Heng's body stiffened, and both of them subconsciously looked up.
Sure enough, two tentacles appeared in the sky where there was nothing originally. They were the tentacles of the Guyin insect.
"It's bad!" Lin Yao's heart skipped a beat and he turned his head sharply to look at the source of the sound.
A young girl in the White Tigers' combat uniform was stumbling forward, her hair disheveled and her face wet with tears. She scanned the crowd frantically, shouting:
"Cangye! You promised me you would be safe! Come out--!"
Cangye had just helped the wounded man to stand up when he heard the voice and his whole body froze and his face turned pale instantly. Why was she here?
"Shut up!" Lin Yao shouted, and energy instantly condensed into a barrier in front of the girl, trying to prevent her from getting any closer. "Don't shout if you don't want to kill everyone!"
The girl was blocked by the barrier and cried even harder, beating the light film and shouting:
"Let me go! I want to find Cangye! Is something wrong with him? Let me see him!"
Sun Yun also became anxious and rushed over to hold her back. Even though she was anxious, she kept her voice low:
"Calm down, little girl! You can't talk loudly in here!"
"Why can't I say it?" The girl struggled and cried even louder.
"My man is down there! Did you lose him?!"
Lin Yao's brows were twisted into knots, and the two whiskers in the sky were getting closer and closer.
He glared at Cangye, removed his disguise, and signaled, "What are you still standing there for? Take him away!"
Cangye finally came to his senses, rushed over, pulled the girl into his arms, covered her mouth tightly, and whispered:
"Stop yelling! I'm here! I'm fine!"
The girl struggled twice in his arms, but suddenly became quiet after seeing his face clearly.
But the tears flowed even harder, but because her mouth was covered, her crying turned into choked sobs.
Everyone around was shocked by this sudden change and broke out in a cold sweat. Cang Lie glared at his nephew, then directed people to go back and quickly away from the cliff.
Lin Yao looked at the girl who was half-dragged and half-carried away by Cangye, and then looked at Xuxu who was getting closer and closer. The black light film instantly stopped everyone.
Lin Yao gestured to everyone to look at the sky. The Gu Yin insect was approaching, and its huge head came down.
The compound eyes of the Guyin insect flickered in the dim light, obviously attracted by the movement in the shelter just now.
It seemed quite dissatisfied with the pheromones of the hive bee that permeated the surrounding area, especially the presence of the hive bee that made small movements from time to time at the edge of its territory, which completely aroused its irritation.
Before everyone could react, the barbed bone spurs of the Guyin insect suddenly stabbed towards the black energy layer.
With a dull "clang" sound, the light film vibrated violently, and ripples appeared on the surface.
This attack was clearly a demonstration, more like a display of its absolute status and a warning to its peers not to cross the line.
Lin Yao's heart tightened, and he forced himself to calm down, signaling everyone not to act rashly.
He knew that any counterattack or riot at this moment could lead to more terrible consequences.
The Guyin insect's 'kind' showed no signs of counterattack, and the fierceness in its compound eyes faded slightly, as if it had determined that the other party had admitted defeat.
But it still did not leave. Instead, it inserted the bone spurs into the black energy layer several times in succession. Each impact made the light film vibrate more violently, as if it could break at any time.
Such an oppressive attack was too scary. The girl who was held in Cangye's arms was already in extreme fear.
She could no longer bear it and suddenly broke free from Cangye's hand, letting out a shrill scream.
This scream was like a fuse, completely igniting the anger of the Guyin insect.
It suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp hiss, and the dim light in its compound eyes instantly turned scarlet.
Obviously, this scream full of fear and provocation made it completely lose its patience.
Lin Yao cursed in his heart and really wanted to give Cangye and that girl the middle finger. This was simply courting death!
The Guyin insect was serious. Its huge body rushed forward suddenly, and several bone spurs stabbed towards the black energy layer at the same time, determined to tear the mother insect into pieces completely.
Lin Yao did not dare to hesitate at all, and instantly released the black barrier that blocked everyone. At the same time, he mobilized the killing energy and strengthened the ice-blue layer under the black energy layer.
Almost at the same time as the black barrier was shattered by the Guyin insect, the camouflage completely lost its effect.
The big head of the Guyin insect suddenly stopped, as if it realized instantly that it had been deceived!
The so-called scent of the same kind is nothing but a false disguise!
Realizing that it was being fooled, the Guyin insect's anger reached its peak in an instant.
It let out a deafening roar, which was several times harsher than the previous sonic attack, as if it was going to shatter the surrounding air.
The scarlet light in the compound eyes grew more intense, locking onto everyone behind the ice-blue barrier. His eyes were filled with a crazy desire for revenge after being fooled.
The Guyin insect suddenly raised its forelimbs covered with bone spurs and smashed hard at the ice-blue barrier.
This time the force was stronger than any previous time. The barrier suddenly caved in violently, and the ice-blue light on the surface flickered violently, as if it would completely shatter in the next second.
Lin Yao only felt a huge impact, as if his chest was hit hard by a sledgehammer. He couldn't help but groan, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
He gritted his teeth and tried his best to mobilize the killing energy and inject it into the barrier, but the cracks on the barrier were still spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ye Heng looked at this scene, his worry evident on his face.
He no longer hesitated and quickly put the cream-colored blanket on his body into the storage ring. Then, Mo Yun was released.
A fifty-meter-long anaconda appeared out of nowhere, its huge body emitting a terrifying aura.
Lin Yao originally wanted Ye Heng to take the opportunity to leave as he was still injured, but Ye Heng's eyes were determined, and it was obvious that he wanted to stay and fight side by side.
Seeing this, the Guyin insect attacked even more fiercely.
It constantly struck with its bone spurs, bit with its huge mouth, and even sprayed out corrosive mucus, vowing to completely destroy this barrier that prevented it from taking revenge.
The ice-blue barrier was crumbling under its frenzied attack, making crackling sounds, as if it would collapse at any time.
Lin Yao could clearly feel that Shasha's energy was being consumed rapidly, and his own mental strength was about to reach its limit.
He knew that he couldn't last long like this.
Since this is the case, there will be a battle sooner or later, so why not do it now?
Lin Yao looked at the fighting spirit burning in Ye Heng's eyes and said nothing more. He immediately took out his deadly attack vines.
As soon as the gilded scarlet vine appeared, it blocked the bone spur that fell after the ice-blue barrier shattered.
When the two collided, there was an extremely harsh sound of metal friction.
The sound was so sharp that it seemed to penetrate the eardrum, like the wail of metal being forcibly broken, making people's scalps numb and goose bumps appear all over their bodies.
The barbs on the bone spur collided with the gilded barbs on the surface of the vine, emitting tiny sparks, which made the harsh sound even more hideous.
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