161: Light in the darkness, savior has arrived!

"Are you stupid? Before, it was on land, so the Corpse Beetles were afraid. But this is a river. We're floating along the current. Wouldn't the blood just be washed away by the water? Even if Ye Bai drained himself dry, it wouldn't work."

Hearing Huang Zitao's words, Yang Chaoyue spoke up hurriedly.

Huang Zitao was choked up. He wanted to retort but felt she made sense, so he finally shut his mouth and stopped talking.

The Search and Rescue Team behind them saw the Corpse Beetles getting closer. Forced by necessity, they could only open fire, hoping to temporarily slow their approach.

But there were too many of these insects. Even with dense gunfire, some Corpse Beetles still managed to slip through the net.

These Corpse Beetles were all rushing toward their position.

Some Corpse Beetles even got onto the rubber dinghy, but the Search and Rescue Team eventually knocked them off with their backpacks.

This was a rubber dinghy. If it were damaged by a sharp object, things would become really difficult.

Now they could only fend off the Corpse Beetles' attacks; they couldn't kill them all.

The Corpse Beetles began to spread out over a large area, eventually launching a direct attack on the rubber dinghy ahead.

Seeing the familiar insects nearby, Cai Xukun's unpleasant memories flooded back into his mind.

Especially the Corpse Accumulation Ground; his stomach was still churning.

"Ye Bai!"

Yang Mi suddenly cried out. Seeing a Corpse Beetle about to climb up, she shouted in terror.

With a light swing of the black gold ancient blade in Ye Bai's hand, the Corpse Beetle was sliced in half.

While the Search and Rescue Team members sitting on the rubber dinghy let the current carry them along, they began to open fire.

A deafening sound rang in their ears. Yang Mi, Reba, and Bai Lu all covered their ears; the sound of the bullets made their eardrums buzz.

But none of them could say a single negative word right now.

The atmosphere grew heavy along with the sound of the bullets.

When the viewers in the Live Stream Room saw this scene, they were also incredibly tense and worried.

[Holy crap! Here they come!! Damn, they're here. These insects are back again!!]

[That's my nightmare. This thing is too terrifying, a truly horrific existence. Now it's back, and it's even hiding inside corpses. It's so disgusting. The way these Corpse Beetles propagate is so bizarre; they can come out in all sorts of ways?]

[I'm freaking done. Are these ancient kings sick in the head? Do they like researching these weird and especially cruel things?]

[Is it for immortality? I really don't know. What the hell does this thing have to do with immortality?]

[Putting immortality aside for now, this thing is perfect for guarding a tomb. With this around, who could possibly get in?]

[Damn! What do we do now? Young Master Ye Bai's blood can't be used either. A single drop would be washed away by the water. How are they going to manage?]

[All they can do now is row faster.]

Watching the scene before them, all the viewers grew tense.

At this moment, they were all worried that these Corpse Beetles would threaten the lives of the Archaeological Team, the celebrities, and the Search and Rescue Team.

Inside the Archaeology Academy.

The moment those Corpse Beetles appeared, the professors there grew nervous.

Professor Guo's prediction had actually come true; the insides of these Human Vessels were indeed filled with Corpse Beetles.

Now the Corpse Beetles were still chasing Professor Wang and the others.

Damn!

Is there no way out?

"What should we do? Aren't Old Wang and the others in great danger right now?"

"Bullets don't seem to be very effective. Will this work?"

"Whether it works or not, they have to hold on. We can only hope they can escape quickly now."

The other professors could no longer sit still and were watching Professor Wang nervously.

Especially when they saw a Corpse Beetle still trying its best to get close to his side.

Fortunately, Ye Bai noticed in time and knocked the Corpse Beetle down; otherwise, it would have been over if he'd been bitten.

Their hearts were filled with tension.

Inside the tomb.

Ye Bai looked at the Corpse Beetle he had just slain, his brow furrowing slightly.

What was going on?

Why hadn't those guys come out when they saw food appearing?

Could it be they weren't hungry?

"Ye Bai, what should we do? These Corpse Beetles are chasing us too closely."

After looking at the surrounding environment, Yang Mi looked anxiously at Ye Bai, who was sitting in front.

"Yeah! We'll get bitten easily if this continues."

Reba was still nervously clutching Yang Mi's hand as if it were the only way to feel safe. She actually wanted to grab Ye Bai's hand, but this wasn't the right occasion, and more importantly, the distance was a bit far.

Ye Bai looked at the Corpse Beetles and sensed a faint white light at the very back slowly approaching them.

"Stop firing. Full speed ahead."

Ye Bai suddenly spoke.

Professor Wang and the Search and Rescue Team members nearby were stunned. Stop firing?

Wasn't that just seeking death? The Corpse Beetles were all right there.

The Search and Rescue Team members at the very back suddenly noticed that the number of Corpse Beetles seemed to be decreasing, and the number of active ones was also dropping.

He was a bit dazed. Why was this?

A faint light appeared out of the corner of his eye. Looking at this faint light, the team member was stunned. Following the light, he saw a mass of something emitting white light approaching the Corpse Beetles.

"Look, are the Corpse Beetles decreasing?"

The team member hurriedly patted his teammate's shoulder, his tone filled with joy.

"Yeah! It seems there are fewer of them, but what is that thing? Why isn't it afraid of the Corpse Beetles?"

Another team member spoke up hurriedly.

While the two were still curious, the rubber dinghy's speed suddenly increased. Neither of them could see clearly what it was before they were carried away by the dinghy.

"There's something in the water. We should see what it is."

That team member hurriedly looked at his teammate and said anxiously.

"Stop talking nonsense. This is the order from above; they want us to leave quickly."

The other team member ignored his questioning and began rowing rapidly.

Just then—

The Corpse Beetles had disappeared without a trace, and that white light was closing in on the rubber dinghy's position.

"What's going on? Why is this light chasing us?"

The team member looked at the water's surface suspiciously, and the light's speed wasn't slow either.

He also took this opportunity to see the light clearly; he wanted to know what was emitting it.

So he looked into the water, and with one look, he was completely stunned.

They were fish, each about fifty centimeters long, with faint white stripes on their bodies. These stripes were emitting a white light.

And there was a protrusion near the mouth of these fish.

Just then—

One of the fish suddenly approached the surface.

In the next second, it suddenly leapt out of the water and snapped its large mouth open.

The jagged teeth inside its mouth were suddenly revealed as it lunged to bite him.