Mu Qi and Zhang Zhao could not spare the effort to care about the invading rain, waving their shovels again to continue digging deeply. Every single stroke carried anxiety and anticipation.
They knew full well that time was of the essence in this perilous wilderness. Not only did they need to find the item as quickly as possible, but they also had to remain constantly vigilant against the potential dangers lurking around them.
Especially that unknown battle related to the third-order mutated beast not far away; once the fallout reached them, the consequences would be unthinkable.
At this moment, they could only race against time, seizing every fraction of a second.
"Whoosh..."
Just as the two of them were digging with great vigor, a piercing whistle sounded from afar.
At this time, a fierce gale and heavy rain were raging, and dense raindrops slammed against the ground, kicking up layers of water splashes and weaving together a deafening, chaotic roar.
Even so, Mu Qi and Zhang Zhao still managed to catch that faint yet unusual whistling sound with their extraordinary sharpness.
In an instant, as if sharing a tacit understanding, the two of them lifted their heads at the exact same time. Their gazes were like torches, piercing through the curtain of rain and firmly locking onto the source of the abnormal sound.
In the dim, rainy hue, they vaguely caught sight of an object emitting a pale golden light, tracing an eerie arc through the air like a shooting star.
In merely a few seconds, the object fell into the distance, carrying a powerful impact force.
Immediately afterward, a deafening "boom" rang out, as if a heavy artillery shell had exploded on the ground. Even the earth could not help but tremble slightly, and the dispersing impact made the