Luo Yan had no habit of waiting until the parasites in the gray cocoons fully awoke before taking action. As his cultivation technique circulated, the temperature in the mining area suddenly rose sharply.
A moment later, Zhang Tianyi and the others saw flames suddenly flare up deep within the passage. Several sharp insect squeals followed, and then all sound ceased.
Luo Yan returned and explained, "It looks like there are still parasites in the mine, but these things seem to have entered a state similar to hibernation because they have no food."
"They only wake up when living creatures appear."
Xin Zeyang warily activated the Giant Beast Radar. After operating it for a while, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, there are no giant beasts inside the mine. That saves us a lot of trouble."
Luo Yan nodded. "But we still need to be careful."
He glanced toward the mining area. "Let's go. The parasites have been burned to death, so there's no immediate threat."
Along the way, they found several cocoon chambers, but Luo Yan and the accompanying soldiers dealt with them easily.
And so, they finally arrived at their destination.
A location closest to the silver mine passage.
Once they reached this place, it became Xin Zeyang's team's stage.
Luo Yan had the soldiers spread out and establish a security perimeter.
He and Zhang Tianyi stayed nearby to protect Xin Zeyang and the others. While everyone else was preparing for the construction work, Luo Yan noticed a middle-aged man with a large beard who was not taking part.
Seeing Luo Yan looking at the bearded man, Xin Zeyang said with a smile, "That's Old Hu, Hu Tianyi."
"He's an expert in Greek mythology. When he heard that we were looking for the Golden Apple, he pestered me