"Taklamakan Sand Worm? What is that?" Sun Hang asked.

"As the name suggests, it's a Type C mysterious creature that lives deep in the Taklamakan Desert. Locals call it the 'death worm,' a giant worm with a body length exceeding a hundred meters and a diameter between five to eight meters. Its most distinct feature is its lip-shaped mouth that splits into five parts, each lined with sharp teeth... It's like a living tunneling machine, able to easily travel through the hard rock layers underground in the desert. There was an early record of it attacking an oil drilling team... But ever since the Taklamakan Desert was designated as a Surrendered Area, there have been no sightings of this creature..."

Yang Qi paused after speaking, then continued, "The most crucial point is that this mysterious creature... is social."

"I don't think it's the 'death worm.'" A voice came from above, accompanied by a gentle sound. Candle Dragon also landed at the bottom of the pit, "If a group of death worms were living under Tianfu City, the city would have already collapsed underground. In my view, we might as well follow these tunnels and see where they lead."

"That's one way..." Yang Qi turned to look at Yang Lian, "Ah Lian, is the comparison result of the meme fragments out yet?"

"It's out... The current database doesn't match the existing meme fragments remaining within the tunnels... Meaning this is most likely a completely unknown new mysterious creature." Yang Lian shook his head, his expression serious.

"As soon as Eternal Night appears, all sorts of monsters start emerging." Sun Hang complained, "I've gotten used to it."

"Me too." Wang Xiyi said with a smile, standing next to Sun Hang, "I've got your back."

"For some reason, I just thought of an old song lyric." Sun Hang tilted his head, "'Sister, boldly walk forward...'"

"In terms of age, you perhaps should call me elder sister." Wang Xiyi nudged him lightly with her elbow.

"Simple, just a matter of swapping two words." Sun Hang shrugged.

"Why do I feel like your relationship..." Yang Qi glanced at Sun Hang and Wang Xiyi, "When did it become so good?"

"Our relationship has always been quite good." Wang Xiyi placed her arm on Sun Hang's shoulder.

"A friendship forged through life and death, how could it not be?" Sun Hang echoed.

"Then you two will handle the vanguard, and as for the rear guard, it's up to Candle Dragon." Yang Qi allocated tasks, "Zhong Ling, Ah Lian, and Ye Xuan, we'll be responsible for collecting data and samples. Any problems?"

"No problem." Candle Dragon responded.

"Ladies and gentlemen... are you really planning to walk in just like this without any preparatory work?" The person who came down with them in the white hat said in shock.

"Preparatory work? What sort of preparatory work?" Sun Hang looked back at him and asked.

"For instance... deploying drones for preliminary survey, using large equipment for full terrain scanning and such..." The white hat explained.

"Yeah, diving right in like this... wouldn't that be too rash?" Another technician following the white hat remarked.

"Rash? I usually call it efficiency." Sun Hang said.

"At least, notify all departments and gather enough personnel..." The white hat murmured.

He could barely fathom that just half an hour after he sent out the message, these Hunters arrived on site and intended to explore the tunnels of a possible mysterious creature nest without any preparation...

The most daunting part was that this group appeared to have remarkably high authority, as the young man, always wearing a grin, simply swiped his identity code and the highest command at the scene instantly transferred to his hands.

"All departments? Didn't you already notify them?" Sun Hang chuckled, "As for personnel, sorry, right now, eighty percent, if not ninety percent, of Tianfu City's combat power is likely gathered at the scene."

Sun Hang pondered and thought that he might have been too conservative, then revised his statement, "Oh, possibly ninety percent."

The white hat was almost in tears—as the site manager, if any uncontrollable situation arose, although the young man here would bear most of the responsibility, he likely wouldn't keep his own job.

At worst, losing the job wouldn't be too bad, as the architectural department of his school in the Xiazhou Federation was one of the top. Even if he couldn't be a construction manager, he could always find work somewhere to make ends meet... The real fear is losing not just the job but also his life...

"Um... why don't all of you wait a moment?" the white hat asked again, "I'll go to evacuate the construction crew first... if a battle breaks out..."

"Evacuate the construction crew... what were you doing earlier?" Sun Hang asked, baffled.

The white hat instantly felt immense grievance, responding with a bitter face, "Before the specialists and military took over, we had to monitor the pit... Besides, all those expensive construction equipment need to be dismantled and transported away. Ensuring personnel safety and protecting assets are part of my duty..."

"How much time do you need?" Yang Qi asked.

"The most valuable components have already been loaded onto trucks. We just need to dismantle the large drilling machine, and at most another two hours... No, one and a half hours and we can clear the site!" The white hat said.

"I'll give you ten minutes." Yang Qi said, "Leave the equipment on site. You just need to ensure all non-combat personnel evacuate."

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