White light shone around the corner ahead, casting the shadows of several Gugas onto the wall as they dug away, shovelful after shovelful.
"What are you digging for?"
"Waaah!!"
The sudden voice startled the Thief Gugas into shuddering all over, and they turned to look.
A handcart was knocked over, spilling dirt and rubble all over the ground.
Only after recognizing Lin Xiao and the others did the little creatures pat their chests and let out long sighs of relief.
"Boss, you can scare a goose to death sneaking up like that!"
Thief Guga #1 glumly picked up the Dragon-Seeking Ruler from the ground and wiped it against her belly.
Xiao Wu tilted her head and asked curiously,
"So what are you digging for?"
At that, Thief Guga #1 perked up.
"Hehe~ I was wandering around the Back Mountain with nothing to do when my keen sense of smell led me to some treasure, Guga!"
"Treasure?!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.
"Yep, yep!! It's buried underground, Guga!"
She reached out and pointed toward the entrance to the unfinished tunnel ahead.
"Then what are we waiting for? Keep digging! Your way's too slow. Use this!"
Ning Rongrong immediately took a head-sized explosive out of her Soul Tool.
"!!!"
The Gugas went pale with fright and backed away, pressing themselves tightly against the walls.
Thief Guga #1 frantically waved both little hands in the air, her voice shooting up five pitches.
"There's no need! There's really no need! I still want to live a few more years, Guga!!"
The rest of the Gugas nodded furiously, trembling in terror, afraid she might refuse to heed the warning and light the fuse anyway.
Lin Xiao's scalp prickled too. He grabbed her wrist and snatched the explosive away.
"You're stirring up trouble again, huh?"
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