"Liuzi..."
The taciturn man immediately went over and helped Liuzi up. He lifted Liuzi's shirt and discovered a distinct indentation on his chest. It was precisely Wan Yunting's "Top Heart Elbow" technique that had cracked his chest bones, causing them to cave in.
"Cough cough..."
Liuzi spat blood, his face pale. This blow had directly cracked his chest bones and lungs, inflicting a severe injury.
"Damn it."
The taciturn man's sinister eyes widened. He turned and glared fiercely into the distance, while also supporting Wang Weicai, who had been cut by his "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" into more than ten gashes. The military uniform in front of him was torn and stained with blood. Wan Yunting turned and shouted to Gu Luotang, "Luotang, hurry and bandage him..."
"Okay..."
Gu Luotang grabbed the first-aid kit and quickly ran over. Wan Yunting saw that the taciturn man had laid the incapacitated Liuzi down and stood up. Wan Yunting also laid Wang Weicai down, letting Gu Luotang treat the more than ten gashes on him from the "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue." Although the wounds were not deep, blood flowed ceaselessly. Gu Luotang hastily opened the first-aid kit to find medicine and bandages to treat and dress his wounds...
Wan Yunting saw Liuzi's long saber on the ground, so he picked it up and advanced towards the taciturn man, both of them with grim expressions...
However, at this moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently. Stones fell from the ceiling with the tremors, but Wan Yunting and the taciturn man locked eyes, completely ignoring it. With a low growl from the taciturn man, he charged at Wan Yunting, gripping his "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" in both hands...
Clang clang clang...
The two instantly clashed. Sparks flew as the long saber and the "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" collided. The ground continued to tremble. Liuzi lay in the distance, coughing continuously, while Gu Luotang was urgently treating Wang Weicai's wounds...
At this moment, Wan Yunting's heart was filled with anger. He had originally not wanted to involve others because of himself, but the taciturn man had nearly killed Wang Weicai, so Wan Yunting naturally would not let him go.
Clang!
Wan Yunting, wielding the saber with both hands, swung down with all his might.
The taciturn man crossed his "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" above his head to block. Sparks flew as his weapons met Wan Yunting's saber, but the terrifying force from the saber caused the taciturn man's hunched body to sink, his legs trembling slightly, and he bent a few inches...
"Again!"
Wan Yunting glared and raised his head, chopping down with all his strength. The taciturn man knew he couldn't resist Wan Yunting's power. He rolled to the side to dodge, and Wan Yunting's saber fiercely cleaved into the ground...
Instantly, the taciturn man seized the opportunity and lunged forward. He was like a praying mantis, his "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" glinting coldly in the dim light. However, Wan Yunting swept his saber up from the ground, striking the taciturn man's "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" directly. The resulting sparks sent the taciturn man flying into the air. After tumbling twice, he landed on the ground. His hands immediately loosened, and Wan Yunting's immense strength left his palms numb...
Looking at the taciturn man lying on the ground, his head raised, his sharp and cold gaze fixed on him, Wan Yunting's expression remained grim. He said coldly, "You are no match for me. Surrender."
"Hmph."
The taciturn man gripped his "Zi Wu Yuan Yang Yue" with both hands and stood up, his sinister gaze fixed on Wan Yunting. He said, "You talk too much..."
Bang!
The next moment, a violent tremor shook the ground. A huge stone fell from the ceiling, directly hitting the taciturn man and smashing him sideways onto the ground. Only his outstretched hands and feet were visible, twitching and trembling. His body and head were buried under the large stone, and blood mixed with brain matter splattered everywhere...
Suddenly, Wan Yunting was stunned by this unexpected turn of events. Gu Luotang also cried out in shock, her eyes wide with terror...
"Fifth Brother..."
Liuzi, lying nearby, reacted and wailed in pain. He painfully flipped over and crawled towards the taciturn man, who had been crushed to death by the large stone...
At this moment, the ground began to shake violently, and pebbles kept falling from above. Wan Yunting dropped his saber and turned back, "Luotang, how is it?"
"Um, one more spot to bandage..."
Gu Luotang anxiously and quickly bandaged the wound on Wang Weicai's chest. However, the earthquake grew more violent. Suddenly, a stone fell. Wang Weicai, lying on the ground, saw it clearly with wide eyes. He fiercely pushed Gu Luotang, who was squatting beside him, away: "Quick, go..."
Bang...
With a loud crash, the stone, weighing over a hundred pounds, fell heavily onto Wang Weicai's chest. With a grunt, he spat blood uncontrollably...
For a moment, Gu Luotang, who had been pushed away and sat on the ground, had a frozen expression. Her eyes widened, unable to believe what she was seeing. Even Wan Yunting was stunned. Once he recovered, he immediately rushed forward to push away the stone that had fallen on Wang Weicai. The next scene left his face stiff. Wang Weicai's entire chest and abdomen were smashed askew.
"Little Wang..."
Wan Yunting, filled with emotion, immediately knelt down and grabbed Wang Weicai's hand. Wang Weicai's eyes were wide open, blood gushing from his mouth as he mumbled something unintelligible. Finally, his head tilted to the side, and he breathed his last.
"Little Wang..."
Gu Luotang, having recovered, also scrambled over. Seeing Wang Weicai crushed to death, tears instantly welled up in her eyes...
Wan Yunting's heart ached with grief. He tightly gripped Wang Weicai's left hand, looking at him whose eyes remained open even in death. Gu Luotang covered her mouth and began to cry. She never expected such a result...
Wan Yunting reached out and closed Wang Weicai's open eyes. He looked at the constantly shaking ground and the incessantly falling stones. Wan Yunting glared and turned to Gu Luotang, "Quick, grab your things, and let's go."
Saying this, Wan Yunting couldn't leave Wang Weicai behind. He directly carried him on his back. Gu Luotang hurriedly picked up the flashlight and the first-aid kit, following Wan Yunting towards the underground dark river.
Since the exit was blocked by collapsed stones, they could only proceed downstream along the underground dark river...
"Fifth Brother..."
Liuzi, Liang Dazhuang, who was severely injured, looked at the taciturn man crushed by the stones, only his limbs left exposed. He cried out in sorrow...
However, due to the severe injuries inflicted by Wan Yunting, he couldn't even stand up. Furthermore, the earthquake was intensifying, and stones constantly fell around him. But Liuzi was lost in overwhelming grief, never expecting that coming to kill Wan Yunting would result in this...
Wan Yunting naturally paid him no mind. Carrying the corpse of the deceased Wang Weicai and pulling Gu Luotang, he moved quickly towards the underground dark river. They discovered that the upstream water had diminished.
Wan Yunting glared. Carrying Wang Weicai and pulling Gu Luotang, they ran upstream along the dark river. However, before they could run far, a large crack suddenly appeared beneath their feet, forcing Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang to stop.
Their eyes widened. Under the flashlight's beam, they saw a crack, wider than the eight or nine-meter-wide fissure they had encountered earlier, appearing before them. It was a massive fissure, twenty meters wide, that had bisected the dark river. The water was now falling like a waterfall into the depths below, its extent unknown...
"Ah..."
Gu Luotang cried out as a stone struck her head. Wan Yunting asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine..."
Fortunately, they were both wearing safety helmets. Gu Luotang, seeing no way forward, didn't know what to do. "Yunting Brother, what should we do?"
Wan Yunting, carrying Wang Weicai's corpse, glared. He grabbed Gu Luotang and turned, "Let's go, we'll head downstream along the dark river. This river should connect to the outside..."
"Okay."
Gu Luotang nodded. Wearing her headlamp, she held the flashlight in her right hand, while Wan Yunting tightly held her left hand. The two of them ran downstream along the dark river again...
Meanwhile, Gu Xiaozhuang and his group, along with Qi Miaomiao, were quickly returning to the location of the dark river entrance amidst the earthquake. They saw Nie Xiaoyu and Xiao Zhao, along with a group of people, waiting by the riverbank. Xiao Zhao shouted, "Captain Nie, Squad Leader Gu and the others are back..."
"Officer Nie..."
Gu Xiaozhuang and the other five soldiers approached with a sorrowful Qi Miaomiao. Nie Xiaoyu walked up to them. Gu Xiaozhuang's expression was dejected as he sighed, "I'm sorry, Officer Nie. I failed to bring back Dr. Wan and Dr. Gu, and Wang Weicai."
"Wuwu... Senior Sister, Yunting Brother..."
Thinking of Wan Yunting and her senior sister Gu Luotang still trapped inside, their fate unknown, Qi Miaomiao burst into tears again.
Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin, standing nearby, also looked crestfallen, never expecting Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang to be trapped here.
At this moment, the ground tremors intensified. Nie Xiaoyu, unable to attend to anything else, immediately said, "Everyone, evacuate immediately..."
"Go, go..."
The tunnel digging workers all got up and, under the command of the soldiers, evacuated towards the cave exit...
"Let's go. We'll figure out how to rescue Dr. Wan first."
Looking at Qi Miaomiao squatting on the ground, crying heartbrokenly, Nie Xiaoyu stepped forward and helped her up.
Qi Miaomiao, her face streaked with tears, asked, "Can you really save my Senior Sister and Yunting Brother?"
Nie Xiaoyu remained silent. Huang Jingshan and Wei Renxin came forward and pulled her, "Miaomiao, let's go out first, and then we'll find a way to save Yunting and your Senior Sister..."
Since Wang Weicai didn't have a satellite phone with him, and there was no signal in the cave, Nie Xiaoyu currently had no way of knowing if Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang were alive or dead.
Furthermore, they were still inside the cave, and with the earthquake occurring early, it was uncertain whether Nie Xiaoyu's group could even get out safely...