Liu Da smiled and said there was no problem. After saying goodbye to his wife, who had trouble moving, and his injured daughter, he immediately took Xu Huo outside.
Seeing him head down the stone steps, Xu Huo asked, "Wasn't Butterfly Bone Town mostly destroyed because of that fungus? How come it's growing under the cracks in the stone now? Can people still live here?"
"Those who survived adapted to it. It won't kill them. Besides, even if they wanted to leave, where could they go to find somewhere suitable? Even many mutant beasts don't last long in the forest."
Xu Huo didn't ask any more questions. He followed Liu Da to the bottom of the steps, where they came upon a layer of something black that looked like moldy ash. Liu Da warned him not to touch it, then stepped onto a hollow carved into the stone wall nearby.
Even with his Protective Suit on, Xu Huo didn't touch it directly. He used a specialized container to collect a sample. Crouching down, he suddenly asked, "Why is this place called Butterfly Bone Town?"
Liu Da pressed himself against the hollow and suddenly shouted, "Watch out above!"
Xu Huo looked up and saw a huge boulder, as if chiseled out of the narrow crevice, crashing down. Beside him, Liu Da was still yelling, "Get up here!"
The hollow wasn't very deep, but it was wide enough for two people. It seemed like their best option.
Xu Huo leaped up, but as soon as he landed, a force suddenly tightened around the outside of his Protective Suit. Then the stone beneath his feet gave way, and he slid down.
The opening had collapsed in just the right way to let one person fall through, while the stones above fit tightly together