Zhou Xuan nodded and guessed.
"Hmm, I suspect it started dying the moment I took the first one, and taking a few more accelerated the process!"
After saying that, he looked at Shen Heng somewhat guiltily.
Will this have any impact?
Shen Heng's brows furrowed slightly, and he slowly shook his head.
Even if the branch isn't dead, he'll still kill it.
After all, this branch clearly plays a significant role in the entire crystal manufacturing process.
Its size, covering the entire Crystal Melting Zone, meant that Shen Heng and his group currently lacked the ability to take it away.
In this situation, destruction is the only option!
The only regret is that we couldn't take any living branches back with us, which might diminish their research value considerably.
Seeing this, Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that he had killed the branches by messing around with them and that he would be punished!
After confirming this, Shen Heng turned his gaze elsewhere.
Ignoring the protruding stone pillar and the extra pit, Shen Heng looked at the people who had gathered there.
Then, the last three inspectors came running from a certain passageway.
Following closely behind were two Fourth Tier Calamity Beast.
Seemingly frightened by the large number of people gathered in the Crystal Melting Zone, they, like the other Calamity Beast, lingered near the entrance.
However, the locations of the other passage entrances still caused them to become restless.
However, the faint sound of numerous footsteps coming from behind made them temporarily suppress their anger.
Shen Heng didn't pay any attention, and glanced at the people who had gathered at the scene.
Except for Han Ling, everyone else entered the Eye of Earth Marrow, a total of 44 people!
Excluding Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao who are still in some passage, there should theoretically be 42 people left, but right now, there are only 31 people here!
The remaining amount that has not yet arrived...
Many inspectors who had been closely monitoring the situation and quietly directing people through the passageway also realized this.
11 people...
This operation resulted in the loss of 11 inspectors!
This was the first time they had suffered such heavy casualties since entering the Erosion Zone!
Even during the first beast tide attack on the base, only nine inspectors were killed!
Shen Heng quickly scanned the crowd and said:
"Everyone's here, let's go!"
One after another, the figures who had been standing still with tense expressions began to move, running towards the only passage where no inspector had yet emerged.
After entering the passage, hearing the commotion behind him, Shen Heng looked at Shi Ruiyuan behind him.
"Use all the remaining Origin Power to build a wall behind us!"
Shi Ruiyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't have much Origin Power left, and those following behind are all Fourth Tier Calamity Beast. I can't hold them off for long!"
"It won't take long, half a minute will be enough!" Shen Heng said expressionlessly.
Upon hearing this, Shi Ruiyuan took a deep breath and nodded.
He turned around, glanced at the beastly figure not far away, squatted down, and placed his hands on the ground.
With a loud rumble, a thick rock wall quickly appeared behind them, separating them from the Calamity Beast.
The footsteps paused slightly, then suddenly quickened on the other side of the stone wall.
Soon, a tremendous bombardment came from the other side.
But all of this no longer affects the people on this side.
Shen Heng led the group forward quickly.
Soon, three figures appeared in front of the group.
The Scalearmor Lizard, which had been pressing Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao, was slightly taken aback when it saw so many people arrive. It then immediately stopped its attack without hesitation and quickly stepped back.
It didn't go far away, but maintained a safe distance, looking at everyone with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
" Brother Hu, you didn't...?"
"Team leader..."
The teammates from the Taowu Squad and the Flowing Fire Squad quickly walked over and inquired about their captain's condition.
Shen Heng simply glanced at the Scalearmor Lizard, Wang Hu, and Liang Yanhao.
Both sides had serious injuries, but Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao's injuries were clearly much more severe than those of the Scalearmor Lizard.
Even though both of them are A+ level in ability and have reached the Late Fourth Tier, they are still at a disadvantage when facing a 5th Tier Calamity Beast.
Shen Heng glanced at Zhou Xuan, gesturing towards the side.
Zhou Xuan nodded, handed the branch he was holding to Qin Yu, and then walked to the rock wall on the side, where the wall began to split open to both sides.
Shen Heng turned his gaze to the others, then waved his hand, signaling everyone to begin evacuating.
" Brother Hu?"
Shi Ruiyuan subconsciously looked at Wang Hu.
You guys go first!
Wang Hu had not yet returned to human form, said in a deep voice.
After saying that, he turned to look at the Scalearmor Lizard.
The Scalearmor Lizard shifted slightly, seemingly aware of the group's purpose, but it remained rooted to the spot, hesitating and contemplating whether to attack.
Although Shen Heng didn't say anything, he still stopped.
After all, they had to guard against the possibility of the Scalearmor Lizard suddenly attacking them.
Like him, Liang Yanhao also stayed.
However, to their surprise, a figure took two steps forward from their side.
Then, a hoarse, mocking voice rang out.
"Just grab my thoughts and love it..."
The two were slightly taken aback, their gazes instinctively turning to the figure.
At the same time, they also noticed that the Scalearmor Lizard was also momentarily stunned.
It hesitated for a moment, then opened its mouth and said:
"Zhang, how do you find the master..."
"Putting braids..."
A moment later, Shen Heng turned around and said:
"Alright, let's go!"
After saying that, he strode towards the rock face that was already closing in.
Wang Hu turned his head and saw the Scalearmor Lizard standing still. Although he could sense its annoyance, it seemed that it really had no intention of attacking them.
With a sense of caution, the two followed towards the rock wall.
After moving forward for a while and confirming that the Scalearmor Lizard couldn't catch up even if it wanted to, Wang Hu's figure slowly shrank.
He glanced at the dimly lit cave, then turned his gaze to Shen Heng, who, like himself and Liang Yanhao, was walking at the very back.
"How did you manage to stop the Scalearmor Lizard from attacking us?"
Shen Heng walked forward calmly.
"I silenced the other Calamity Beast behind us, making it think that we had dealt with Calamity Beast."
"In this situation, it would be very difficult for one beast to continue chasing us!"
"Then, I also told it that if it weren't for being Fifth Tier, it would have died today, to create the impression that our goal was to kill the Calamity Beast, not to destroy the Crystal Melting Zone."
"But we still came from the direction of the Crystal Melting Zone. It's unsure whether we've damaged the Crystal Melting Zone Crystal Melting Zone, so its priority is to go there and check on the situation."
"With these factors combined, it stopped pursuing."
After he finished speaking, Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao remained silent for a long time.
They glanced at Shen Heng instinctively, a sense of fear rising within them—a fear of someone who could manipulate people's hearts.