Chapter 522: Chapter 384 Retreat and Total Exhaustion_2
Actually, if there were no accidents, it would have been very easy for them to avoid the smoldering areas, and Yara’s reminder was mainly to prevent the possibility of being surrounded by Soldier Bugs halfway through. If such a situation really occurred, they could use the still smoldering embers underground to create a disturbance.
Upon glancing over, they noticed that the Soldier Bugs that had retreated into the depths of the tunnel began to move closer to their side, unable to resist after seeing Dong Tianyu and the others descend.
After detecting this, Yara didn’t hesitate to say to the eldest member of the Simon Family, "Big brother, you cover our retreat, everyone else follows me and charges."
At this time, Yara didn’t take up the suggestion just now made by the third eldest of the Simon Family to lead the way. Instead, she immediately chose the most dangerous option, leading the way herself.
Seeing Yara’s action, Dong Tianyu actually understood why Yara would do this, and the reason was very simple, it was because he had made the wrong choice himself.
Originally, they had all left the cave and returned to the safety of the surface. However, it was his insistence that led the others to re-enter the cave, putting everyone into danger.
Among the team, except for Dong Tianyu, the others were his subordinates. Yara could admit mistakes in front of his subordinates and in front of friends, but he couldn’t admit mistakes when both subordinates and friends were present.
Under Yara’s leadership, the Hunting Team members quickly passed through the area that had been engulfed in flames and reached the passage they had come through.
At that moment, the passage was packed with swarms of Soldier Bugs, and the sight made everyone’s complexion instantly turn pale.
The scenario was like the most common line from the movies: facing ten thousand pigs arrayed before you, it would take half a day to kill them all.
Now, with the Soldier Bugs densely filling and clogging the tunnel passage, it was nearly impossible to make it through safely in a short amount of time.
Seeing this, Yara, the team leader, didn’t hesitate and directly told Xzavier, "Create an air wall to completely block the entrance. How long will it need to take?"
After hearing Yara’s question, Xzavier glanced at the height of the cave entrance and estimated the area in his mind, did some quick calculations, and finally responded with some uncertainty, "I need at least two minutes."
Upon hearing Xzavier’s response, Yara directly said, "I’ll give you five minutes. Make sure you seal the entrance tightly."
When Xzavier heard Yara saying this, he immediately replied, "It’s possible, but even if I seal off the entrance, it won’t hold for long if the Bug Race inside keeps attacking."
"How long can it last at most?"
"If you let me continue repairing it, I estimate it could last for about half an hour at most."
"Half an hour is enough. Big brother, take the brothers and assist Xzavier in sealing the entrance. Zachary, the two of us will hold off the attacks from the Soldier Bugs in the rear. Do you think that’s okay?"
Hearing Yara’s question, Dong Tianyu looked back at the approaching Bug Race and thought that without his help, it was impossible for Yara and the others to all die in this cave, so he didn’t hesitate and nodded, agreeing to the task.
Because they needed to leave enough room for the people behind them, Dong Tianyu and Yara didn’t wait for the Soldier Bugs to get close before counterattacking. Instead, they faced the Soldier Bugs preparing to attack them and engaged them directly in battle.
Since the area to defend was quite large, they both initially used firearms to hold back the onslaught.
Unlike Dong Tianyu, who hit the Bug’s eyes with every shot, causing lethal damage, Yara’s shooting accuracy was not high, and many Soldier Bugs were wounded but not killed. Fortunately, the leg joints of the bugs were relatively weak. The bullets Yara shot occasionally hit these joints. Although the Soldier Bugs with shot knees didn’t die, their inability to proceed turned them into obstacles for the other advancing Soldier Bugs.
Just when the Soldier Bugs were getting close and there was no time left to reload their firearms, Xzavier and the others finally sealed the cave with an air wall, trapping the bugs inside the tunnel.
Watching the Simon family brothers come over to help, Dong Tianyu and Yara’s pressure was significantly reduced. Yara took the last box of ’Cleaners’ from the oldest Simon brother’s hands and turned to walk towards the cave entrance.
Although the Simon family brothers had joined them, Dong Tianyu did not follow them out of curiosity to observe. Instead, he stayed where he was, working with the Simon brothers to fend off the Soldier Bug attacks.
Despite Dong Tianyu staying put to combat the Soldier Bugs, he kept an eye on Yara through Divine Sense.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the cave, Yara said to Xzavier, "Make me a small hole above. I’ll send this thing through to help us clear a path."
Hearing Yara’s words and seeing the box in his hands, Xzavier instantly understood Yara’s idea. Although he wholeheartedly approved, Xzavier explained to Yara with a troubled look:
"Boss, I’m somewhat powerless right now. It’s not that I don’t listen to you, but under these circumstances, it’s like dealing with a computer that has accumulated dust for three to five years. Despite looking dirty, it can still function normally.
If all the dust on the computer is suddenly cleaned off, it might not start up properly anymore.
I think you understand that, for the sake of convenience in repair, I have now balanced myself with this air wall. As long as I don’t move, I can maintain it. But if the air wall breaks down for some reason, we wouldn’t know the best way to fix it.
However, if the air wall loses its effect, I know you have treasures on you, so if it really comes to that, I hope you won’t abandon me."
Hearing what Xzavier said, Yara understood that he really did want to follow through with Yara.
After hearing Xzavier’s thoughts, Yara immediately gave him a promise. However, both of them understood that verbal agreements weren’t terribly effective. Yet in situations where the powers were balanced, or one of the stronger parties voluntarily complied, there probably wouldn’t be a big issue.
After hearing Xzavier’s explanation, Yara did not exert any pressure. Instead, he went directly to the entrance of the cave.
Once Xzavier had finished persuading him, Yara clearly thought of another method.
The light screen blockade only existed at the entrance of the cave, so it did not cover other areas. Faced with this situation, Yara did not continue to make things difficult for Xzavier. Instead, he began to work from the mountain side, since making a hole from there just large enough to pass the box into the cave was not hard.
Having decided on this method, Yara quickly began to act. Although he didn’t have the right tools, he found using inappropriate tools to enlarge the hole more convenient than making it smaller.
When Yara made a small skylight for the passage, the Soldier Bugs on top instantly looked up to see a box falling from the sky.
Accompanied by the sound of the box automatically opening, white granules once again appeared inside an underground passage.
Seeing this scene, which had already occurred twice, even fools understood what would happen next. The Soldier Bugs, although not highly intelligent, possessed the instinct to seek benefit and avoid harm that all creatures have.
Seeing so many of the Bug Race inside the passage, a few of the smarter Soldier Bugs came to the entrance of the cave, hoping to appeal to Yara’s mercy and be spared.
But Yara, who had seen how these Bug Race could harm people, did not care about the death of these Soldier Bugs. After all, they needed to eliminate these obstacles to leave safely.
As the white fog in the passage gradually dissipated, Yara didn’t even aim and fired three shots at the cave entrance, ’Bang! Bang! Bang!’
Just like the previous two times, after the three shots, the cave was once again engulfed in flames. With the emergence of the fire, the crying of the Soldier Bugs inside the cave went from a loud beginning to a sound that gradually grew fainter and fainter.
