Amid their tangled thoughts, Fris and the other Combat Team members did not wait for Yuan Wuwei and Tu Ge to arrive—how could a guy who sounded like nothing but trouble obediently come rendezvous with them?
Less than a fifth of the estimated rendezvous time had passed when another incident occurred on Yuan Wuwei's side.
Strictly speaking, it was not that guy deliberately causing trouble. Rather, the collapse in the Underground Labyrinth had produced an unexpected effect.
"Did someone open a skylight?"
As the Imbalance of time continued, the aftereffects of the Underground Labyrinth's collapse seemed to be expanding.
For example, at this very moment, changes in the underground structure had caused a massive cave-in at a point in the central region of the Poison Swamp Zone, directly opening up a huge hole to the surface.
This sinkhole was remarkably deep and appeared to lead straight to the target location.
With such a clearly marked entrance passage, only an idiot would keep tunneling through the deeply buried plain soil layers, where the structure was both exceedingly complicated and relatively fragile.
Looking at the Toothed Crocodiles moving in and out of the cramped space around them, along with the various Aberrant Species constantly poking their heads out, the surface of the Poison Swamp Zone was practically an amusement park by comparison.
Even Fris, who felt offended, had no objection to the route adjustment proposed by the Aerospace Force Observation Group. He merely voiced his suspicion:
"Had you been planning this all along?"
Yuan Wuwei replied, "I think shelling it with naval guns would better address your concerns. If you can get authorization, I have no objections at all."
The route change was finalized amid the remote bickering between Fris and Yuan Wuwei.
When they left the excavation point, Cat's Eye hesitated