Meanwhile...
Ye Qianfan and Shen Lang naturally knew nothing about it.
The pit was simply too dark, and their only source of light was an oil lamp they had pried off the wall. How much could that tiny flame possibly illuminate?
Besides, both of them had been watching the monsters the entire time. Who had the time to study the color of the dirt beneath their feet?
And so, when that black strip vanished right under Ye Qianfan and Shen Lang's noses, neither of them noticed a thing.
"Huff!"
At last, Ye Qianfan hauled Shen Lang out of the pit. Once again, Shen Lang lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
It wasn't exhaustion. The immense pressure down below had kept his nerves stretched taut, and Ye Qianfan had even made him close his eyes. With things getting that hair-raising, how could Shen Lang possibly relax?
Only after he reached the top and felt solid ground beneath him did he gasp, "B-Brother Ye, you're incredible!"
"How did you do that? How could you pull me up so easily?"
"You're not much more muscular than me, but I feel like you're at least several times stronger. You really are suited to being on top..."
"Stop!"
Ye Qianfan hurriedly cut off Shen Lang's "filthy talk." It was terrifying!
Especially when Ye Qianfan realized that Shen Lang's words sounded an awful lot like dialogue from that kind of fiction, he felt goosebumps rising all over him.
He knew Shen Lang had no idea, but there was no way he could explain it!
So...
Ye Qianfan could only hastily change the subject. "Let's get moving. We still have three pits left!"
"If we waste any more time, Li Pu might really be in trouble."
"Right, right."
Shen Lang hurriedly scrambled up from beside Ye