Instructor

As the commander of this operation, Zhao Xirui—

when he heard that even Ye Yuan had no way to treat the Snake Venom, a deep sense of guilt welled up inside him.

If he had not underestimated the giant python in the cave, the outcome would not have been so severe—two dead and four injured.

Xu Hang had originally said that as long as Ye Yuan stepped in, those injured men would definitely be fine.

Although Zhao Xirui did not quite believe it,

Xu Hang's confident manner had still given him considerable hope.

But now that Ye Yuan had personally said he had no solution either, the two fell silent.

The reason for their silence was that they were considering how to deal with the mysterious giant python inside the passageway.

It was not that they truly had no way to handle the python.

Rather, conventional weapons were basically incapable of causing it much harm.

But because it was an underground passageway, using high-damage weapons could very likely destroy the structures belowground.

They had previously invited archaeological experts to survey the passageway.

The experts' conclusion was that there was likely a tomb within this passageway.

After learning of that conclusion, both Xu Hang and Zhao Xirui were in a difficult position.

Without damaging the passageway,

it would be hard to subdue the giant python hiding inside the cave through individual combat alone.

If they used destructive weapons, they would damage the passageway and very likely destroy the cultural relics inside.

It could be said that they had reached a point where they could neither advance nor retreat.

That was also why Xu Hang had quickly agreed when Ye Yuan wanted to come over.

Xu Hang had believed Ye Yuan could treat that terrifying Snake Venom.

If that were the case,