"Pah, pah, pah, you jinx," Yang Shiqi said repeatedly, "Don't boost others' morale and diminish your own."
Zhao Qiang said, "Why don't you two sisters continue arguing here? I'll go up the mountain by myself."
The two sisters caught up with him, one on each side. "No, let's go together," the two women said, linking arms with Zhao Qiang.
On the helicopter, Yang Shiqi asked Zhao Qiang, "How did you manage to win her over so easily after you and my sister went to America? My sister used to have no interest in men. You must be just too attractive to women, even my sister couldn't resist you."
Yang Shiyun blushed when she heard what her sister said, and she retorted, "Don't talk nonsense, things between Zhao Qiang and me are not what you think."
Yang Shiqi asked, "What kind of one?"
Yang Shiyun said, "It can't be explained in a short time, but you'll understand later."
The helicopter was very fast and arrived at Wulong Mountain in no time. It took a lot of effort just to get the communication signal working properly in this place. In addition, the mountain terrain was complex and foggy, so Xu Changhe and his team suffered a lot at first. Fortunately, the helicopter was powered by a modified super battery, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to handle it.
On the surface, it appears that the engineering corps built a mountain trail following the footsteps of the original expedition team. However, the large engineering machinery was all transported by helicopter to the caves at the top of the mountain, and the excavated rubble was directly filled into the cracks in the mountain, so it is extremely difficult to see anything from the outside.
Xu Changhe led the way, with Zhao Qiang and the Yang sisters following behind. They descended along the newly opened road and then rode in a gondola for several hundred meters to go deeper. Along the way, they saw many treacherous geological conditions and even an underground waterfall. Water gushed out from a crack and disappeared into an underground pool. The underground world was truly amazing.
The tanker was parked on a small platform where bright light could be seen. Several large barracks were lined up around the platform, and a dozen or so engineers were busy working on it. Beyond the platform was a bottomless crack, more than five meters wide, which widened as it went down. The crack was pitch black, and even with a searchlight shining down, it was impossible to see the bottom. Layers of mist swirled within it.
"We dug through the rock above to reach this spacious stone hall. After several days of preparation, we transported the engineering machinery down. Following the signal directions, we originally planned to continue digging downwards. However, the machinery's operation likely caused severe vibrations that disrupted the geological structure. It turned out the platform was even larger. One night while we were resting, most of the platform collapsed, plunging all the machinery into the cracks. Fortunately, our people were resting in these tents; otherwise, they would have fallen into the cracks along with the machinery," Xu Changhe explained.
Zhao Qiang strained his eyes downwards, but could see nothing but rocks and a large crack. The distance was too great, and the working range of the X-ray glasses was limited. He estimated that the crack was at least a kilometer deep.
Yang Shiyun asked Zhao Qiang, "What do you think?"
Zhao Qiang said, "I have a strong feeling that the target is right below here."
Yang Shiyun said, "Yes, this was the most intense moment. My heart was trembling. I wanted to go down right away."
Yang Shiqi said, "My people are waiting up there. Let's send them down to investigate. They're equipped with anti-gravity and propulsion systems. The crack is wide enough for them to fly."
Yang Shiyun said, "Why should we rely on others? What if we have secrets we don't want others to know? Are you going to kill them all to silence them?"
Yang Shiqi said, "What secrets could they possibly have? They are my soldiers, absolutely loyal to me. Even if there were secrets, they wouldn't leak them. Second sister, you don't understand soldiers at all."
Yang Shiyun said, "Then you make arrangements for them. Zhao Qiang and I will go down now."
Xu Changhe was the first to stop Yang Shiyun: "It's too risky."
Zhao Qiang said to Xu Changhe, "You stay up here, it's alright for us to go down."
Xu Changhe said, "Instructor Zhao, it's not that I don't believe in your abilities, but before this, we tried to put down the exploration equipment, but guess what?"
Yang Shiqi said anxiously, "What's wrong? Just tell me."
Xu Changhe dragged a pile of ropes out of an abandoned tent. "Instructor Zhao, take a look for yourself."
Yang Shiyun said, "It's a rope, what's wrong with it?"
Xu Changhe said, "This is the rope that was lowered into the crack. There were power lights and cameras tied to it, but when we pulled it up, we found that the rope had been neatly cut here." As he spoke, Xu Changhe pointed to the crowd.
The ropes, as thick as a thumb, are made of military-grade materials and cannot be easily broken by rocks. Moreover, the breaks are smooth and clean, not like they were broken by rocks or pulled apart, but rather like they were cut by something sharp.
Xu Changhe said, “We encountered this situation on our first attempt. Although we were scared, we still wanted to continue exploring, so we lowered another rope down. But it was the same. We then lowered the exploration camera down several more times. We managed to pull the camera up successfully twice, but we couldn’t get any signal from inside. The camera encountered strong interference down there and couldn’t work at all. So our progress was stuck here, and we dared not advance any further. This is the signal detector that Instructor Zhao made. As you can see, the signal strength is almost always at full strength.”
Outside the tent was a small instrument, guarded by an engineer. The signal indicator on it pointed deep into the crack, and the signal strength was always at full strength. This detector was developed by Zhao Qiang based on his and Yang Shiyun's sensing of underground signals, and it indicated the direction of the engineering corps' excavation.
Zhao Qiang said, "Since it's so dangerous down there, we can't let ordinary people go down and risk their lives. You all stay up here, I'll go down and take a look first."
Xu Changhe hesitated for a moment, "Instructor Zhao, I don't have the right to stop you, but I've been following up on the excavation progress here, so I know the situation better. The interference signals here are sometimes so strong that they disable all electronic devices. Our equipment is just electronic products, so do you think it might become useless due to the interference signals?"
Yang Shiqi said, "Xu Changhe, you're worrying too much. The equipment Zhao Qiang developed is definitely not ordinary. Its anti-interference capability is top-notch. Look, it's working well right now." Yang Shiqi tried out all the equipment she was wearing.
Xu Changhe said with a bitter face, "Commander, I'm still worried."
Yang Shiqi said, "I will follow orders."
Xu Changhe saluted: "Yes, sir."
At this moment, the soldier in charge of communication with the ground reported to Xu Changhe. Xu Changhe's expression changed, and he leaned close to Zhao Qiang and said, "Instructor Zhao, your American friend has woken up. She's up there making a fuss about seeing you."
Zhao Qiang was stunned. "This guy actually broke the agreement."
Yang Shiyun asked, "Is it Donna?" Zhao Qiang had already mentioned her to her on the phone before she came.
Zhao Qiang nodded, and Yang Shiyun said, "Forget it, don't make things difficult for her. She's just curious. Just let her come down."
Zhao Qiang said to Xu Changhe, "Have someone bring her over."
Xu Changhe glanced at Yang Shiqi and asked for instructions, "No way, this is our biggest secret, she's an American."
Zhao Qiang said, "It's alright, she will keep the secret. Besides, there are some secrets that she can't understand."
Yang Shiqi said, "No, I'm the first to object. Zhao Qiang, you're too good to my second sister. You just do whatever she says."
If Yang Shiyun were just Yang Shiyun, Zhao Qiang wouldn't care about her feelings. But now Yang Shiyun is also Xiao Wei, so how could Zhao Qiang not obey her every word? Back in the US, Yang Shiyun and Donna spent time together, and there was some affection between them.
Yang Shiqi couldn't argue with Xu Changhe, so she had to ask him to pick up the person. However, Zhao Qiang didn't plan to wait there; he wanted to go downstairs.
Xu Changhe said, "Instructor Zhao, I can't stop you if you insist on going down, but you should still bring some self-defense tools in case of emergency." Xu Changhe was referring to some fireworks, food, and ropes.
Zhao Qiang agreed, and Xu Changhe immediately had the soldiers prepare a bag. After Zhao Qiang put it on, he first tested the anti-gravity device around the area. It worked fine, and then he jumped into the crevice. Everyone only saw a bright light leaping downwards, and it disappeared from sight shortly afterward. That bright light was the headlamp that Zhao Qiang was wearing.
Zhao Qiang was not in free fall. The anti-gravity device was working intermittently, keeping his descent speed under control. Initially, Zhao Qiang observed that the surrounding rock strata were fractured. Analyzing the cross-section of the rock strata, the crack was not recently formed, at least not in the underground part, because many places had been eroded by water flow and were already very smooth.
As they descended deeper and deeper, the surrounding rocks disappeared, revealing a space many times larger than the stone hall above. The platform above resembled the tiles of a large dome, but what lay beneath that dome?
The surroundings were empty and filled with damp mist, limiting visibility to a limited distance. Even the descent speed had to be carefully controlled, otherwise, who knew if we would hit the ground in the next second.
Volume Two [731] In-depth
This kind of underground exploration was originally a very dangerous thing, but with the anti-gravity device, the exploration has become easier. The heavy and inconvenient ropes have been abandoned, and walking at high altitudes is not a problem as long as there is no water flow.
Zhao Qiang strained to look down. The searchlight hanging on his forehead used a super-powerful battery, with a power level far exceeding that of the large searchlights used by air defense forces. However, in the thick fog, the light couldn't penetrate the fog at all.
It seemed that the surroundings were no longer so empty. Occasionally, some dark walls could be seen. It was probably because a huge gap had appeared in the middle of the crack, and now the gap had reached its end. Perhaps it would soon touch the ground, because Zhao Qiang sensed a strong signal below.
Suddenly, Zhao Qiang's descent accelerated, as if he had been violently pulled. He frantically tried to control the anti-gravity device, but the descent speed didn't decrease at all. He didn't know if the anti-gravity device was malfunctioning or if the invisible pulling force below was too strong. Zhao Qiang could hear the whistling wind in his ears. There was no wind in the cracks of the rock; the whistling sound was obviously caused by his rapid descent. *Snap*, the searchlight on his forehead flickered a few times and then suddenly went out. Zhao Qiang was startled. This was no ordinary malfunction. He used the anti-gravity device almost every day without fail, but now it was suddenly not working, and the searchlight had also gone out. This proved that the influence below had affected his equipment, like a lowered camera that had stopped working. In the last instant before the lights went out, Zhao Qiang saw a rock nearby. He shot out the steel cable from his wrist, trying to drill a hole in the rock to catch his falling body. Of course, Zhao Qiang could also use his energy to protect his body and absorb the impact upon landing, but that would be too dangerous as the situation below was still unknown, so Zhao Qiang could not take the risk.
Zhao Qiang's wrist guards were designed to transform at will. When fired, a sharp barb at the tip would pierce the rock under the powerful thrust, securing it for Zhao Qiang to pull on. However, to Zhao Qiang's surprise, the barb made a sharp contact sound against the rock, but when he pulled hard, it missed. Just as Zhao Qiang tried to use his night vision glasses to see why he missed, everything went blurry – the glasses had stopped working. At the same time, Zhao Qiang's body continued to fall violently. When Zhao Qiang tried to throw the barb again, he found that even the device could no longer receive his commands; the interference signal was too strong, and the equipment had malfunctioned!
Zhao Qiang had no time to think. His body was falling too fast, so he could only activate the energy within his body to form a powerful protective shield around him. With a loud bang, Zhao Qiang landed. Judging from the time, the depth of this crack was definitely more than two thousand meters, which was astonishing. Moreover, there was a huge gap in the middle. Humans thought they had conquered the earth, but how much did they really know about the earth beneath their feet?
Zhao Qiang's body was filled with a large amount of energy. The energy shield formed a rebound force when he landed, and Zhao Qiang's body was sprang up again. He hit the object next to him and bounced away again. By the time Zhao Qiang stabilized his body, he had been bounced up and down several times. He was no longer at the original landing site.
Zhao Qiang took off his backpack, turned on a flare, and held it in his hand. Luckily, Xu Changhe was prepared; otherwise, Zhao Qiang would be in dire straits now. All his equipment was ineffective, and it was pitch black all around. He was about to collapse at the thought. The ground was covered in rubble, and surrounded by massive, thick stone pillars, like a towering forest of stone pillars. If Zhao Qiang hadn't had an energy shield protecting him when he landed, he would probably have been pierced through by the pillars and left to rot there, only to be discovered tens of thousands of years later.
Zhao Qiang took off his X-ray glasses; the lenses were opaque after they stopped working. While traversing the stone pillar forest, he tried to repair the glasses, but found they weren't faulty at all, so they were obviously unusable. He stuffed them into his backpack and tried the compression gun and electromagnetic acceleration gun, but they also stopped working, much to his dismay. Fortunately, his own energy was still available, which relieved him slightly. Relying solely on his eyesight, Zhao Qiang discovered that he was on a flat plain, without cracks or slopes. Looking upwards, he could see nothing but tall stone pillars, both due to the darkness and the heavy, damp mist in the air. Looking forward, backward, left, and right, the stone pillars blocked the view, and he couldn't see far. The flare in Zhao Qiang's hand gradually dimmed, so he had to turn on another one. Because of his carelessness, he hadn't carried much in his backpack, and Zhao Qiang knew he had to be frugal.
As he groped his way forward to investigate, Zhao Qiang pondered another question: Was the biochip in his brain currently on or off? If it was on, why wasn't it affected? Did it only affect mechanical devices? Because the biochip in Zhao Qiang's brain had detached from its metallic form, it was no longer within the interference range.
After lighting the last flare, Zhao Qiang realized a serious problem: he was lost. This was almost impossible in Zhao Qiang's experience, but the shape of the stones under his feet confirmed his previous recollection that he had definitely just passed through this place.
Everywhere were thick, dark stone pillars. Zhao Qiang consciously tried to move in a straight line, but the pillars were arranged haphazardly, and his direction might slightly change after rounding a particular pillar. After a while, even his super biochip malfunctioned in the darkness.
Watching helplessly as the flare went out, Zhao Qiang smiled bitterly. What to do? Use the energy to return to the ground? But there were too many difficulties; it was almost impossible. First, he couldn't determine his location, let alone find the crack he had descended from. Moreover, there was a vast, empty space in between. Even with energy, he couldn't fly without anything to rely on. Besides, there might be another danger here—the reason the rope was cut! However, Zhao Qiang hadn't found it yet. It was also possible that the danger wasn't at a depth of two thousand meters, and Zhao Qiang had already passed that location. But if he returned to the air, who knew if he would encounter it again?
With darkness before his eyes, Zhao Qiang simply closed them. After much deliberation, he decided to continue. He had enough energy to sustain him so he wouldn't be exhausted so quickly. Moreover, he had food and water in his backpack, which would allow him to last for a while. The only thing that worried Zhao Qiang was that Yang Shiyun and her sister might not be able to wait and would come down too. That would be terrible. He could only hope that Xu Changhe could persuade them to stay.
Zhao Qiang groped his way forward again, hoping the darkness would help him avoid visual distortions and find his way out of the stone pillar forest. Perhaps due to the prolonged darkness and a strong sense of purpose, Zhao Qiang suddenly noticed a faint light ahead. Overjoyed, he quickened his pace. However, speed increases the risk of accidents, but fortunately, his agility allowed him to notice when he was about to bump into a stone pillar. Guided by the faint light, Zhao Qiang didn't get lost again. As the stone pillars became fewer and fewer until they disappeared completely, Zhao Qiang finally made out the general outline of the light, like a long line, constant and unwavering at the edge of the darkness. Zhao Qiang's eyesight couldn't see very far, but the length of the light still astonished him. Such a long distance meant how vast the underground space must be! How could the rocks above support such a massive space? What if it collapsed? "Won't I get trapped inside?" Zhao Qiang felt inexplicably uneasy. He had always been a superhuman equipped with superpowers, but now that his equipment was ineffective, it would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid. After all, he was human, not a god.
Looking at the communicator on his wrist, he realized it wouldn't turn on. Contacting Yang Shiyun and the others was impossible at this point. Zhao Qiang thought for a moment and decided to continue towards the light. After all, he had no other choice. He needed to find the source first and then figure out how to get up. That long light source might hold some secret. If only he could find a geyser like in "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and then follow the volcanic pipe to the surface! He just didn't know if Wulong Mountain had a volcanic structure underneath.
The bright line ahead had taken Zhao Qiang over half an hour to walk, and even then, it seemed there was still some distance to go. Zhao Qiang, determined, disregarded the loose rocks beneath his feet and sprinted forward, channeling his energy. He reached it in just over ten minutes. The bright line became increasingly clear, and gradually Zhao Qiang discerned its true nature: it wasn't a line at all, but light emanating from the ground. Because it was so faint, it appeared as a line from a distance. To Zhao Qiang's surprise, the light originated from a long crack. He couldn't yet determine the depth of the crack or the conditions below, but from a distance, the crack was incredibly awe-inspiring, shooting upwards from the ground with a powerful and imposing presence.
Finally, Zhao Qiang arrived. He didn't bother to observe the width and length of the crack. He stood at the edge and peered down. What he saw surprised him. Under the bright red light, there was a bottomless place. He had thought there was some luminous substance, but he couldn't see it at all. The light had penetrated the mist in the crack and was still so bright when it reached the ground after traveling such a long distance.
Standing at the edge of the great fissure, Zhao Qiang began to ponder: Should he go down? Or not? If he didn't go down, where could he go? But how should he go down? He hadn't brought a rope when he came, and now the anti-gravity device had malfunctioned. Was he just going to jump down? What if the light source below was molten lava? Wouldn't that be suicide? However, Zhao Qiang didn't sense any heat from the fissure, and there was mist floating in the middle of it. If it were molten lava below, the mist would have been baked away long ago. This meant that the light source must be a cold source, not a hot one. Going down to investigate wouldn't be too dangerous.
Volume 2 [732] The Fall
Zhao Qiang leisurely lit a cigarette by the crack, actually using the time to calm himself down. He felt his mindset was very poor, so he needed to calm himself down first. Now that the visibility problem was solved, although it was only one-way, the large crack allowing light to pass through meant he no longer had to grope around aimlessly. This made him feel less psychologically oppressed; otherwise, in this extremely deep underground, with heavy rocks overhead, the thought of possibly being trapped and turned into mincemeat was enough to break him.
Since there was no hope of going up, then he would go down! Zhao Qiang threw away his cigarette butt and made his decision. Heaven wouldn't just cut off his chance like that. Although Zhao Qiang didn't believe in God, he decided to take a gamble at this moment; there was no other way.
Without ropes or anti-gravity devices, Zhao Qiang used climbing. He still had his strength, and with an energy shield ensuring his safety, he began to climb down the rocks, stepping on the crevices. At first, it was a bit difficult, but as he became more skilled at climbing, Zhao Qiang descended as quickly as a monkey. The light grew brighter, and the temperature seemed less cold. Zhao Qiang began to wonder if he had reached the Earth's core, where plants grew, there was a bright light source, and perhaps a few ancient humans lived there, with seas and fish, leading a secluded life.
Perhaps because he was overthinking, Zhao Qiang became distracted and lost his footing. The crevice he was holding onto was slippery due to the heavy accumulation of energy, and he lost his grip, his entire body swaying downwards. This was truly a case of extreme misfortune. Zhao Qiang cursed himself; it was impossible to grab onto the rock face again. None of his equipment was usable at this point, and it seemed he could only let himself fall. He prayed that he would land safely.
The depth of this crack was not comparable to the one he had descended from, but even after falling for several seconds, he still couldn't see the bottom. The fog around him grew thicker and thicker, making it impossible to see the other side with his eyes open. Zhao Qiang couldn't even see what was under his feet anymore, so he simply closed his eyes and let his body fall rapidly. Finally, with a loud bang, Zhao Qiang felt as if he had crashed into an empty metal shell. The tremor was extremely strong, a completely different feeling from when he had landed before. It was so strong that it felt like his brain was being shaken apart. The energy outside Zhao Qiang's body generated a reaction force at the moment of impact, which made the sound and tremors of the impact even more violent. Even though Zhao Qiang was hiding inside the energy shield, he could not counteract it. He almost shook his dinner from the night before. He was so dizzy that he didn't have time to check the situation at the landing point. Immediately after the impact, a piercing metallic scraping sound rang out. At first, it sounded like a drawn-out scream, and then it became a loud boom. The surroundings shook violently. Zhao Qiang was like a lone boat on a vast ocean. First, he was hit by falling rocks, then he was bounced away, and then a large number of rocks fell on his head. Zhao Qiang was like a ball in a storm, going east and west. Finally, he was thrown up hard. Zhao Qiang finally vomited and couldn't see anything. He actually fainted.
Zhao Qiang had once been completely powerless, but even during that time he had never felt so pathetic. This underground world was indeed fraught with danger, and it was really not right to come down here so easily to take risks. Just think how high-tech that advanced beverage machine was, and how could the secret hidden deep underground be a small object? It was impossible for him to get it so easily. Back then, in order to get that mysterious beverage machine, he almost fell deep underground and became a water ghost. How could it be easy this time? Zhao Qiang woke up from his coma with regret, but is there a medicine for regret in this world? The road must continue.
What is this? Zhao Qiang rubbed his eyes. He thought he was seeing things, but everywhere he looked there were streaks of light, like tiny searchlights shining onto the rocks overhead, which formed a huge arch that stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the distance, a large cluster of towering stone pillars gave Zhao Qiang the sense that he hadn't gone far. He had fallen through a bright crack and bounced back up, but there hadn't been so much light here before! The earthquake must have caused this.
Zhao Qiang got up from the ground, still unable to believe his eyes. He took two steps forward and saw a small crack under his feet, from which light radiated. It was definitely not fake. Zhao Qiang touched his forehead; he didn't have a fever. He pinched it again and felt pain. It was real. Could it be that the impact at 6 o'clock earlier caused a large number of fractures in the strata nearby, allowing light from below to shine through?
Zhao Qiang didn't know the specifics and could only make a general guess. However, with so much light, Zhao Qiang could act more easily. He vaguely saw a shadow to his left and front, which should be the edge of the large dome. Zhao Qiang stepped forward, but he couldn't find the large crack in his sight at the moment. Zhao Qiang simply gave up for now. Finding the edge of the dome might give him a chance to climb up, although the hope was very slim, because the depth of more than two thousand meters made Zhao Qiang shudder.
Half an hour later, Zhao Qiang touched the stone wall. Because there was plenty of light nearby, Zhao Qiang could observe everything well. He suddenly felt that the stone wall was different. Zhao Qiang was not sure what the rocks underground should be like, but the stone wall he touched was obviously not rough like rocks. Instead, it felt smooth. Could it be because it was damp here and moss or other plants had grown? Zhao Qiang pinched it hard. It was hard and did not feel like it was covered with vegetation. It felt like iron that had been melted by high temperature.
Just as Zhao Qiang was wondering what was going on, a loud crashing sound came from afar. It turned out that a large amount of rubble had fallen from the rock face. Zhao Qiang then noticed that there were many similar rubble at his feet. Every now and then, more rubble would break off from the rock face. After the large amount of rubble had been removed, the rock face, as far as the eye could see, looked like a huge wall at a 90-degree angle!
"Ah..."! A long scream rang out above Zhao Qiang's head, startling him greatly. Such a sound coming from the deep underground was unexpected enough.
The scream seemed to be falling rapidly as it approached from afar. Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhao Qiang's mind: "Oh no, someone is falling from above!" Zhao Qiang had been terrified when the anti-gravity device malfunctioned, but as a man who had experienced countless adventures, he didn't scream at that time. But what about an ordinary person? In this situation, they would definitely scream to release their pent-up fear, just like the sound coming from above.
Zhao Qiang's expression changed drastically. He threw off his backpack and looked up nervously at the thick fog above his head. The dome obscured the true height of the object, but the sound was getting closer and closer. Zhao Qiang strained his ears to listen, while simultaneously running faster and faster. Suddenly, the thick fog above his head was pierced, and an object flew down. Zhao Qiang was just in time to pounce on it, raising his hands to catch it. The impact almost broke Zhao Qiang's legs and arms, but his energy shield activated instantly. Whoosh! Zhao Qiang, holding the falling object, bounced to the side, using the bounce to absorb most of the impact force.
Zhao Qiang didn't need to look to know it was a person, but the person was mentally impaired, staring blankly without blinking or speaking. Zhao Qiang asked, "How come it's you?" The other person remained silent, stiffening as Zhao Qiang held him.
"Hey, hey," Zhao Qiang said, holding the other person with one hand and slapping him hard with the other. Each slap made the person's chest tremble violently. After a while, the person burst into tears, "I was so scared! I thought I was going to fall and die!"
"Donna, what happened? How did you fall? Where are Yang Shiyun and Yang Shiqi?" Zhao Qiang asked.
"Earthquake, there was an earthquake! The platform we were on collapsed completely, and we were all thrown down into the cracks. At first, I thought I could still hear them shouting in my ear, but later I could only hear the wind, and I didn't know anything anymore, sob..." Donna finally calmed down and started to feel scared. Her face was pale, and she hugged Zhao Qiang and kept crying.
At this moment, Zhao Qiang felt no sense of pleasure from having a beautiful woman in his arms. He was very anxious. Yang Shiyun and Yang Shiqi had also fallen into the crevice. They would definitely encounter the same thing as him, their equipment failing. So where were they now? If he wasn't below to catch them, would they fall to their deaths? Zhao Qiang's heart pounded as he thought about this. He dared not imagine the consequences.
Zhao Qiang placed Donna on the ground and began shouting loudly along the stone wall, "Xiao Wei! Shi Qi, where are you! Quickly let me know your location!" Zhao Qiang also shouted towards the sky, hoping that if they heard his warning and pointed him in the right direction while falling, Zhao Qiang, with his experience of catching Donna, would be able to ensure their safety.
Zhao Qiang was disappointed. Apart from the continued falling of pebbles from above, the entire underground world was silent. Donna rested on the ground with her knees drawn up to her chest for a while. Pebbles kept slipping past her, and she was afraid that one of them would accidentally hit her on the head, so she stood up and staggered behind Zhao Qiang.
Zhao Qiang is now filled with remorse. He shouldn't have come down so rashly, and even more so, he shouldn't have brought the Yang sisters along, and even dragged Tang Na into it. He should have refused to let Tang Na go underground when Xu Changhe asked for his permission.
Zhao Qiang shouted for more than ten minutes. Judging from the time and speed of Donna's fall, if Yang Shiyun and Yang Shiqi had also fallen, they should have hit the ground long ago. Zhao Qiang stubbornly sat on the ground. Donna was much calmer at this time. Of course, she could see that Zhao Qiang was concerned about the Yang sisters.