The Collapsed Expedition Team

Juno hadn't expected Li Dan to step in at the critical moment.

When the cave entrance had collapsed just now, she felt like everything was over. Just how much strength did it take to use a trench shovel to prop up and hold back the collapsing cave?

Holly stared, stunned, before finally saying, "I take back what I said earlier. You're a real man."

Sam disliked Holly a little, thinking it wasn't Holly's place to judge whether Li Dan was a man or not.

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Li Dan paid no mind to their opinions. He broke free from Teacher Beth's embrace and said, "Teacher Beth, you and Sarah need to calm down. The most important thing now is how we get out. The path ahead is blocked."

He knew Beth was overly emotional.

Sarah still looked completely shaken.

It wasn't until Li Dan pointed out the problem that everyone realized the severity of their situation. The cave entrance had collapsed and was blocked, meaning they were completely trapped inside.

Rebecca spoke up then, "Everyone, let's calm down first. According to the tour guide's handbook, this rock formation should have three other exits. We still have hope."

Her intention was to comfort everyone; finding an exit among three caves still had a high chance.

Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Juno then revealed the truth.

"Rebecca, the tour guide's handbook and the strategy guide are useless."

Hearing this, a bad feeling surfaced in Rebecca's heart. She questioned, "Juno, are you kidding me?"

Juno's face was pale. "I'm not kidding. This isn't Bolehan Cave; it's an unfamiliar underground cavern."

As soon as she said this, the expressions of the others turned panicked.

Rebecca couldn't help but question Juno why she had done this.

"I'm sorry. I just felt that a cave system with a strategy guide beforehand lacked challenge, so..."

Rebecca finally couldn't hold back and started cursing.

Only she, as a professional athlete, knew how dangerous an unfamiliar underground cavern could be, let alone with the exit now blocked.

And then there were Sarah and Beth, who were clearly terrified.

Sam and Li Dan were both just novices.

This meant they might all be trapped and die in this dark, lightless underground cavern.

The only one present who was somewhat excited was probably Holly. She herself enjoyed thrills, and the current situation perfectly suited her.

Li Dan took advantage of the moment while the others were struggling to observe their surroundings.

There was only one feeling.

Suffocation.

The rock walls converged from all directions, further compressing their living space.

It was even darker and narrower here, with an unpleasant smell mixed in, and a faint sound like a mouse's.

After the argument.

They decided to face the immediate problem first.

That was to choose a cave and explore inside to see if there was a way out.

As the leader and filled with guilt, Juno took the lead. Li Dan was arranged in the second position, which was also a recognition of his abilities.

Ever since the collapse, Sarah absolutely refused to be in the last position.

In the end, Rebecca voluntarily offered to bring up the rear.

Thus, the group re-entered the narrow cave, constantly exploring. The further they went, the smaller the space became, coupled with the confinement.

Sam and Holly, as novices, had lost their initial liveliness and instead felt a sense of suffocation.

Fortunately, the predicament didn't last long.

The group soon reached an open area, but the path ahead was gone. The cliff below was bottomless, requiring ropes to cross.

This didn't stump them.

They still had rock anchors in their backpacks; with safety ropes threaded through them, everyone could pass safely. Rebecca accomplished this easily.

While setting up the safety rope, she suddenly discovered an old rock anchor, which meant a previous expedition team had reached this point, but they had failed and hadn't gotten out.

As Li Dan and the others passed one by one, Juno, who was bringing up the rear, decided to court death. When she retracted the rock anchor, an old one broke, causing screams to echo in the cave.

Rebecca's hand was also torn and bloody by the rapidly falling rope as she pulled it.

The screams and the sweet scent of blood gradually attracted some monsters living in the underground cave.

Li Dan glanced up. A dark shadow seemed to flash past from the cave above. He could confirm it wasn't his imagination; something had indeed been attracted.

He could have warned them, but with a few foolish women in the group who would likely start screaming before seeing it for themselves, he couldn't be bothered to mention it.

After crossing the cliff, the path ahead became relatively smooth and wide, and the group arrived at a fork in the road.

Several black patterns were carved into the rock face.

The information above shows that this cave has two more exits.

This is currently the only good news.

Li Dan looked at the patterns, feeling that they looked more like a nest than an exit.

Juno took out a lighter and tested the two cave entrances. After finding oxygen and wind, she was about to go ahead and scout when Holly rushed in first.

Impulsive as always. Initially, it was excitement, but now it was tinged with fear.

This rush, as expected, led to trouble.

Listening to the screams from inside, it sounded like her leg was broken.

Juno and Sarah rushed in to save her, while a Ghost Card quietly appeared in Li Dan's hand.

Deformed Person, the second one.

Without hesitation, he chose to fuse. Strength, senses, and vision all increased exponentially.

Only this feeling could give Li Dan a sliver of security in this oppressive environment.

Juno and Sarah carried Holly out. Holly had broken a leg. Given the current situation, she wouldn't receive any treatment, meaning the leg would be permanently disabled.

Sarah was still muttering about seeing a monster, while Juno insisted it was just a hallucination.

Sarah was on the verge of going crazy.

"Believe me, it wasn't a hallucination! That thing looked a lot like a person, it wasn't wearing clothes, its skin was dark blue, and it seemed to have fangs in its mouth."

The team was already on edge, and now two were injured, one on the verge of collapse.

Sam, who had the hardest time accepting this, hid in Li Dan's arms. She was truly crying. No one expected their adventure to turn out like this.

If Sarah continued like this, even if there wasn't a monster, it would become real. Just as Juno was about to stop Sarah, Li Dan spoke.

"I believe you."

Everyone looked at Li Dan.

Sarah clutched onto him like a lifeline. The feeling of being believed was something others couldn't understand. As the first person to discover the monster, no one wanted it to be a hallucination more than Sarah.

But it wasn't a hallucination; it was all real!

Li Dan's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Because I saw it too just now."

The cave suddenly fell silent.

If this were true, they would not only have to find a way out but also constantly guard against non-human creatures. The most terrifying thing was that they didn't know what kind of creature it was.

Just as the team was nearing collapse.

Li Dan took off his backpack, unzipped it, and took out several cold Equalizer of All Beings infrared sights and extended magazines.

Since they were already here, how could he not be prepared?