The man's ears felt a slight warmth. Gritting his teeth, he led the way into the cave.
The cave was indeed very small. Even Xu Qian found it a bit uncomfortable to crawl, let alone the tall Tang Zhishen. It was much more difficult for him.
Fortunately, the cave gradually widened as they progressed, making it easier to move. After about five minutes of crawling, they could finally stand up slowly and walk.
After a long while, a faint blue light emanated from the depths.
The two of them's eyes lit up. They had finally arrived.
The cave wasn't large. Blue proliferation stones covered the entire walls, in various strange shapes.
Xu Qian leaned closer to examine them. She noticed they weren't growing directly on the walls but seemed to have been intentionally placed there by someone…
Tang Zhishen reached out to touch one, intending to put it into his spatial ability.
"Wait."
The man paused upon hearing her voice and obediently withdrew his hand.
The young woman closed her eyes, her spiritual power enveloping all the proliferation stones. With a thought, she absorbed them all into her space.
The cave instantly plunged into darkness.
The man looked surprised. "You can absorb things into your space without touching them?"
Space ability users typically needed to touch an object to store it. He had never encountered a space ability user who could do so remotely.
"I have a spiritual ability. I can use my spiritual power to collect them."
After the proliferation stones disappeared, the entire cave felt eerie. A chill wind even swept through, and Xu Qian had a bad feeling.
"Let's get out of here first."
"Okay."
As the two turned to leave, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Being powerful and high-level ability users, they quickly stabilized themselves amidst the tremors.
Xu Qian's face darkened. "What's happening? A natural disaster?"
Tang Zhishen's handsome face grew even grimmer. "Impossible. I've checked the weather reports; there are no disasters scheduled."
Soon, the shaking stopped, lasting less than a minute.
The two quickly crawled towards the exit.
Suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted from the entrance.
The mountainside trembled, the earth cracked, and debris rained down from the ceiling, striking them and causing pain.
The two exchanged a glance, a suspicion dawning in their minds.
This kind of explosion could only be man-made.
The X Group had found them!
Xu Qian prepared to pull Tang Zhishen into her space.
There was no point in going out now. Someone was surely waiting outside, and the continuous explosions and tremors meant they would either be blown up or crushed if they crawled out.
Ding, system notification: From this moment on, the host cannot enter the space for the next 24 hours~
Xu Qian: Are you causing trouble at such a crucial moment?
Aren't you afraid your host will die here?
Ding, system: It's for your favorability points.
Xu Qian: ???
The explosions grew louder and more frequent, and the cave shook even more violently.
Tang Zhishen immediately made a decision. "We can't leave. We have to go back and see if there's another exit in the cave."
Unable to use her space, Xu Qian resigned herself to turning back.
The cave had already collapsed by more than half. It seemed another bomb would cause it to completely cave in.
The two quickly searched their surroundings for an exit. Suddenly, there was a loud bang.
The rocks above and around them loosened.
It was collapsing!
"Xu Qian!"
With that shout, a pair of warm hands grabbed her body.
Xu Qian's vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip—
Xie Shi jolted awake from his sleep. This was his boss's distress signal!
The message was simple and clear.
Lotus Mountain Cave, earthquake, come quickly.
In that instant, Xie Shi felt his head explode.
Why would his boss go to Lotus Mountain in the middle of the night? And why was there an earthquake there?!
Right, this wasn't the time for questions; it was time to save someone, damn it!