166: Gunshots in the woods

At the very least, there was some jerky, sausage, and the like. Although it didn't taste great, it was better than having nothing at all.

Everyone sat on the ground, eating heartily.

Captain Zhao was busy bandaging his team member's wound. When he saw the injury, he immediately gasped.

The Saber-toothed Salmon are truly terrifying; just one bite and the shoulder bone was already visible.

The team member was sweating profusely from the pain, his breathing becoming rapid.

"Captain, I can still hold on."

"Just give me some painkillers, or a painkiller shot."

The team member was still gritting his teeth, persisting.

Captain Zhao took a syringe and medication out of his bag and injected him directly.

Ye Bai gazed at the forest, saying nothing and not eating. Instead, he was listening carefully, trying to hear if there were any abnormal sounds in the forest.

"Ye Bai, I have some jerky here. You should eat."

Reba took out the jerky she had retrieved back in the Forbidden Ground and offered it to him.

Ye Bai looked at the jerky in Reba's hand, reached out to take it, and finally expressed his gratitude. "Thank you!"

Upon hearing the word "thank you," Reba thought of what she had heard back in the Forbidden Ground. A flash of shyness crossed her face, and her heart skipped a few beats.

"Y-you're welcome."

With a flushed face, Reba walked over to Yang Mi's side and stood behind her, trying hard to calm her racing heart.

Professor Wang and his group were waiting for the miasma to disperse. Meanwhile, they were being baked under the scorching sun. The midday sun was always brutal, and within a short while, their bodies were soaked in sweat.

The audience in the Live Stream Room watched them drenched in sweat and felt heartache for them.

【Archaeology really isn't something an average person can do; this is simply suffering. Southern Yunnan is very hot at this time of year, and the sun is so brutal. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache.】

【But they have to wait. If the miasma doesn't clear, they'll die if they go in.】

【I'm thinking about one thing. Have you forgotten about the team that appeared before the Archaeological Team? What about that team? Where are the people?】

【Could they have already come inside? Damn! That can't be, right?】

【Then that team must be truly formidable to have escaped from those Corpse Beetles and Saber-toothed Salmon. We haven't seen any corpses along the way.】

The audience suddenly remembered one thing: the team ahead. Could it be that they had someone familiar leading the way, so they were fine? Thinking of this possibility, the audience felt a rush of panic, and they were very worried.

The other professors from the Archaeology Academy shared the same thought. Where did those people who pretended to be from the School of Biology go? Could they have really gone missing?

"I suspect there is a mole inside the Zhelong Village! Those people were likely taken away by someone within the village. Perhaps there are other routes."

One of the professors spoke up first, looking very grave. For them, this was not good news.

"Indeed, this is not good news. With the help of outsiders, it will increase the difficulty for the Archaeological Team, and it is very likely that it will cause damage to the artifacts or the Treasure Trove."

"That's right, and I'm afraid those people are not good folks!"

"Doesn't that mean we are a step behind them? If that's the case, it's dangerous."

The other professors were very worried now, not just about the artifacts, but also about the safety of the Archaeological Team. Although there was a Search and Rescue Team and a security group, who the opponents were and how many there were remained an unknown. Now, they could only rely on luck.

"With Ye Bai there, there is nothing to worry about regarding this matter." Professor Guo was full of confidence in Ye Bai.

Just at this moment—they heard gunshots coming from the Live Stream Room.

"Hmm? What sound is that?" Professor Qian hurriedly put down his water cup and looked at the situation in the Live Stream Room.

"It sounds like gunshots? Could those people have killed their way back?" One of the professors suddenly sat up straight, watching the Live Stream Room with nervousness in his eyes.

Inside the Tomb. Upon hearing the gunshots, Ye Bai and Captain Zhao and his team immediately became alert.

At this moment, the miasma in the forest had already disappeared. Subsequently, the sound of bullets and bursts of screams came from within the forest.

"Let's go in and take a look." Captain Zhao and his team took out their weapons and were the first to rush in, leaving the security group arranged by the production team with the Archaeological Team to protect their safety.

Not long after Captain Zhao and his team had left, Ye Bai also rushed in ahead. Seeing Ye Bai rush in, Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi followed closely behind him.

"Wait for me!" "I'm going too!" Saying this, they followed and rushed in, while Wu Jing was silent for a moment before also following inside.

Zhang Dada, Cai Xukun, Hua Chenyu, and Huang Zitao, the four of them, immediately stomped their feet in anxiety after seeing Wu Jing, Ye Bai, and the others go in. Why go in when there's nothing to do?

This was a gunfight; they didn't know how to use guns, so going there was useless, and they might even end up dead.

"No, are you guys crazy? What can you do by going now?" Zhang Dada was so anxious he kept slapping his thigh. Going there at this time was just asking for death, wasn't it?

"Exactly! I'm not going." Cai Xukun crossed his arms, wearing an expression that said he definitely wouldn't go.

"Let us go and take a look, too. The gunshots just now might be from Tomb Robbers." Professor Wang was silent for a moment, then finally looked at the security group behind him.

The people in the security group first glanced at the male celebrities on the side, then looked at Professor Wang. The captain of the security group nodded at this moment.

They had absolutely no good feelings toward Zhang Dada and Cai Xukun and their group. Their behavior back in the Forbidden Ground had already made them feel disgusted; rather than staying here to protect the celebrities, it was better to go and protect the professors, which at least had some meaning.

"Alright, we will go in with you." After the captain of the security group finished speaking, he didn't forget to look at Zhang Dada, Cai Xukun, and their group. "If you few are afraid, just wait here for us. We will come back to pick you up after we handle the situation."

After saying this, he took out the pistol from his waist and rushed into the forest together with Professor Wang and the other members of the Archaeological Team.

Zhang Dada, Hua Chenyu, and the Camera Crew were stunned to see them all leave.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't you know who you are supposed to be protecting?" Hua Chenyu watched them all leave, and his heart grew frantic. Now, he had no choice but to go in.

"Are we going or not?" Huang Zitao turned to look at them, seeking their opinion.

"What else can we do? Of course, we have to go. Who knows if those people might rush out and shoot us? If that happens, we'll be dead whether we want to be or not."

Zhang Dada's face was sullen and ugly; he was even more unhappy with the security group arranged by the production team. This was simply infuriating.