Rebirth of the Star God Agent

Chapter 161 Outside the exit of the passage is a huge underground cave

Zhai Anle's mentality was a little numb, but he was not nervous. Instead, he instructed Qi Ji.

"You continue to clean up the worms. Once the tunnel is reinforced, I'll start the vacuum cleaner. Let's observe the situation inside first and then make a judgment."

Qi Ji's teeth were nearly broken. He was the first person to face such a swarm of insects. The thought of vomiting was his only thought.

But for nearly half an hour, he had been operating the vacuum cleaner to remove the worms, and his condition had eased slightly. He could only grit his teeth and force out a "hmm".

They are not gods, but they do things that even gods don't want to do.

The closer they got to the exit of the tunnel, the denser the worms became, and the slower Zhai Anle and Qi Ji moved.

Because the worms were endless, Qi Ji sucked the worms back and forth to ensure that they were cleaned up thoroughly. However, there were always new worms spreading to the places where he sucked them.

Although the worm's movement could not keep up with the speed of the two people, it still slowed down their pace.

Finally cleared the exit of the passage.

Qi Ji also cleared out a small area inside. After Zhai Anle finished spraying the expanded metal in the passage, he stood on the ground cleared by Qi Ji.

There is no stone brick reinforcement here, but it is a relatively solid layer of soil and rock.

Qi Ji's space vacuum cleaner did not stop at all.

Zhai Anle also turned on the light on the head of his protective suit, took out his vacuum cleaner and turned it on.

Only then did Zhai Anle ask Mo Linfeng, "Old Mo, how long will it take for the expanded metal to harden?"

Mo Linfeng glanced at the time on his computer screen. "From the time you started spraying, the expanded metal near the entrance should have hardened. It only takes another half an hour for the entire tunnel to be completely hardened."

Zhai Anle nodded, "Let the team members using the vacuum cleaner come in first. Let the rest of the people come in after the expanded metal has completely hardened."

Zhai Anle and Qi Ji were clearing worms underground, outside the passage on the ground.

The only ones assigned to the same group as Zhai Anle and Qi Ji were Zhou Zhou, Yin Yuanbao and Qi Zhongyuan.

Yes, Zhou Huaichen is from another team.

This time, Zhou Huaichen did not follow the other team back to rest and wait for dispatch, but stubbornly stood at the entrance of the passage. He didn't know what he wanted to do, he just didn't want to leave here.

Mo Linfeng quickly notified everyone waiting outside the passage.

Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao rushed into the passage carrying vacuum cleaners.

Qi Zhongyuan also wanted to follow in, but was stopped by Zhou Huaichen.

Qi Zhongyuan looked back at him in confusion.

Zhou Huaichen had already made a gesture to Qi Zhongyuan, indicating that he would go down in his place.

Qi Zhongyuan frowned and shook his head slightly.

Zhou Huaichen didn't say anything, but pulled Qi Zhongyuan's arm a little harder.

Qi Zhongyuan sighed and slowly took a step back.

Zhou Huaichen knew that Qi Zhongyuan agreed.

Zhou Huaichen did not delay any longer, but quickly chased into the passage.

Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao's journey had been handled by Zhai Anle and Qi Ji. Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao arrived at the exit of the passage smoothly and at the fastest speed.

Zhai Anle heard footsteps not far away and warned on the multi-person chat: "Be careful when you come in and turn on all the flashlights."

Sure enough, the footsteps slowed down a bit. When Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao saw the light outside the passage, they knew they had arrived.

But the scene before them made Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao shudder and feel numb all over. The two wanted to turn around and run...

Outside was a vast, empty underground cavern. The space was enormous, at least twenty meters from the top to the ground. It was a massive cavern, surrounded by some dilapidated buildings, with only low walls and ruins remaining, covering nearly a square kilometer.

From a place they couldn't see, a clear, sticky sound could be heard.

That direction seemed to be where the worms swarmed out.

In the entire space, all the scattered worms, as well as the place where their location could not be seen clearly, kept coming towards the four of them.

Zhai Anle and Qi Ji were facing each other with their backs facing each other, four or five meters away, each cleaning the worms in the direction they were facing.

Zhai Anle glanced at the two of them and didn't wonder why only two had arrived, because he could already hear the footsteps of someone else running down the passage. The two who arrived together were undoubtedly Zhou Zhou and Yin Yuanbao.

Zhai Anle said coldly, "Zhou Zhou, Yuanbao, you two should fill in the gaps between Brother Ji and me. We will advance in a fan-shaped formation."

Neither Yin Yuanbao nor Zhou Zhou said anything, but stood directly between the two of them and moved forward little by little.

Zhou Huaichen also arrived at this time. He had already heard Zhai Anle's arrangements on the multi-person call. As soon as he exited the passage, he ran towards the four people and found an angle at the outermost edge.

Zhai Anle and the others didn't say much, they just cleaned up and advanced step by step according to their own perspectives.

The pressure on both sides seemed to ease temporarily as progress was made.

They had been cleaning for more than ten minutes, and Zhou Huaichen's pressure was relieved a lot. He would occasionally focus his attention on the other people.

However, because of the advancement, the distance between them became farther and farther.

Zhai Anle noticed that the distance between the five of them was nearly ten meters between each of them.

Zhai Anle then spoke again.

"Lao Mo, send a batch of suspension lights and have the other team members bring them down together."

Zhai Anle didn't intend to completely clean up this underground cave, because he had already confirmed that worms were pouring in from a distance. He had also confirmed that direction.

Now, when the team members outside the cave come over, he will take the other four people and go directly in the direction where the worms are pouring out.

"After you get down, pay attention to your surroundings. It's dark here. Divide into two groups. One group will place the suspension lights first, and the other half will be responsible for the safety of the teammates who are placing the suspension lights. There's a lot of space down there, so try to bring as many suspension lights down as possible."

Each suspension lamp was only the size of a plate. After setting the height and brightness, it would rise from its original position and emit sufficient light once it reached the predetermined height. The suspension lamps were recyclable and could be used again after being recharged. Therefore, Qi Ji had instructed Qi Mu'an to prepare a small number of them. After all, no one had expected such a large space underground.

The logistics supplies had already been handed over to Mo Linfeng upon arriving at Zhuchen. He quickly took out a compressed space box and handed it to the technician beside him, "Go, take it to the team members in the hatch hall and have them take it downstairs."

The technician dragged the box and ran out quickly.

Mo Linfeng then turned around and continued to talk to Zhai Anle, "I've already sent them down. When we counted the supplies, there were two hundred floating lights in total. Anle, I can't see the area below clearly. Can you estimate the approximate range?"

Zhai Anle paused and looked around. "It's estimated to be close to one square kilometer. Please calculate the appropriate distance for the suspension lights to be deployed."

Mo Linfeng said nothing more. He flicked the screen of his computer with his fingers and quickly gave Zhai Anle and the team members a data set. He had already calculated the distance of each light for them.

After the team members entered the passage, Zhai Anle added worriedly, "We have advanced several dozen meters. We are advancing in a fan-shaped pattern. Those coming in later, please pay attention to the environment. I am afraid those worms will appear in front of you again. Don't be careless."

The team members responded in unison without slowing down, but moved quickly towards the exit of the passage.