The on-site exploration of the underground cave was, in truth, nothing special.
When it came to distorted, aberrant spatial structures and the so-called "collapse" state, neither existing instruments nor the senses of non-specialist Ability Users could provide any intuitive or definite conclusions.
Many on the exploration team called it a "bottomless pit," but to ordinary people, it still had a bottom. Whether by sight or touch, at the deepest reachable part of the cave there was still nothing but settled earth and rock. There were simply more gaps and pores, with currents of energy like faint breezes occasionally "blowing" out from between them.
Lanier and his group of four arrived fully equipped, but they did not remain inside for long. They merely experienced the conditions firsthand... then, at Lanier's suggestion, endured the impact of a high-energy Jet Stream before coming back out.
With their personnel arrangement, the danger had not been great, but they inevitably looked somewhat disheveled when they emerged. They automatically ignored the looks from the surrounding staff as though they had seen ghosts.
Compared to that, the gaze Mountain Lord cast over from afar was far more oppressive.
Mountain Lord was still at the construction site... It had been nearly ten hours, hadn't it?
Li Taisheng increasingly felt that something was wrong.
They said nicknames were never given without reason. This Lean Tiger was usually somewhat languid, like a feline, and kept himself exceptionally relaxed. A situation like today's was abnormal in the end.
Their gazes met.
In Li Taisheng's view, if they wanted to be properly courteous, it would be best to go over and exchange a few more words.
However, High Priest Lanier had no such intention. He merely raised a hand in greeting, made a gesture indicating they would contact each other by phone,