"Found the passage?" A smile appeared on Xiao Lei's face.
"According to the mercenaries surveying the terrain, what they found should be a passage leading underground. I came to get you so we could take a look together," Xiao Ding said.
"Then let's go." Xiao Lei did not stand on ceremony.
Xiao Ding nodded slightly. Then, together with Xiao Lei, he left the tent and headed northward under the guidance of a mercenary.
Seeing this, Qing Lin also jogged after Xiao Lei.
Before long, Xiao Lei saw a crowd gathered around a slightly sunken patch of sand, whispering among themselves.
"Move aside! Make way!"
The mercenary leading them shouted loudly and cleared a path. As Xiao Lei approached and glanced over, he saw that the sunken ground had already been dug into an opening roughly half a meter wide.
Looking into the opening, all they could see was pitch-black darkness, with faint heat rising from within.
Xiao Lei's thoughts stirred. He took out a Moonlight Stone from the System Space and tossed it into the opening.
The Moonlight Stone's faint glow rolled several times through the dark passage before gradually vanishing completely.
Watching the Moonlight Stone disappear so quickly, Xiao Ding frowned. "Looks like this passage isn't a straight path."
"Yes. We had people conduct a preliminary survey earlier. There are at least a dozen passages down below, each twisting and turning like the trails left by enormous snakes," the mercenary who had led them here said with a bitter smile.
"It's fine. You've already done well." Xiao Lei smiled faintly. "Next, I'll go down and investigate personally."
"I'll select a dozen or so capable members to accompany you down there," Xiao Ding said. "We can't rest easy letting you go alone."
"No need." Xiao Lei shook his head with