Two hours passed. The black vortex did not appear again, nor was anyone else selected.
No one said much, and they continued on their way.
Before long, they reached the outskirts of the city. Learning from last time, they deliberately chose a more distant location with a more complex underground structure to settle in.
There were still many traces of rat swarms crawling across the ground, and a foul smell lingered in the air. Under the blazing sun, it became even more unpleasant. Fortunately, the airflow was good, so it was not too serious a problem.
From where they stood, they could see the large holes in the ground where vines had burrowed out. Occasionally, they could even spot one or two rats running in and out.
The middle-aged glasses man controlled the tunneling machines toward the caves. Rather than going directly down through the existing openings, he drilled new holes nearby.
They had avoided using the existing caves because they were worried about disturbing the vines buried underground. Unexpectedly, the tunneling machines were too loud. After going only two or three meters down, two vines twisted up from below and smashed two tunneling machines to pieces.
Fortunately, the third tunneling machine was not dug out. The two vines stretched briefly before shrinking back underground, and the surface returned to calm.
While they waited, one of the sisters who had deliberately separated from them earlier came over alone.
The moment Xu Huo saw her, he understood. Once the Dungeon had been triggered, even voluntarily leaving the group could not avoid the Survival Minigame.
"Then stay here," Xu Huo said.
She showed no extra emotion, merely nodded and found a place at the side to sit down.
The driver brought her some hot water and dried rations.
The female Player silently