"I have an idea."
Wu Haibo said, "We go in one after another, keeping no more than three to five meters between us, making sure everyone remains within the line of sight of the person behind them.
"Once the rear person notices something wrong with the person ahead—dullness, convulsions, twisting and writhing, grotesque mutations, or any such signs—they retreat immediately.
"That way, at least we can ensure the entire team won't be wiped out, with everyone perishing inside the crevice."
Strictly speaking, Wu Haibo's plan was still far from perfect.
No one knew how long this crevice truly was. Estimating by the three-to-five-meter spacing between each member, their thirty-two people could at most form a Single File Snake Formation less than two hundred meters long.
If the crevice stretched beyond two hundred meters, then once the whole team had squeezed inside and discovered something was wrong, retreating might not be as easy as they imagined.
But in such a treacherous and unpredictable environment, this was already the best plan that those unwilling to give up could devise.
"I'm familiar with the situation."
As the one who had proposed the plan, Wu Haibo volunteered. "I'll take the lead."
"No, I should do it."
Meng Chao shook his head. "I can sense the Spiritual Energy ripples deep inside the crevice more clearly than you can. And if a mutation occurs, I can hold out longer than you."
"Then I'll go second."
Lü Siya immediately said, "I'm an ordinary person. If even I can get through this crevice without mishap, then it should be safe and passable."
Time was pressing, leaving no room for discussion. Meng Chao, Lü Siya, and Wu Haibo quickly formed the first echelon, tied the severed rope around one another's waists, and crawled into the crevice in sequence.
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