Chapter 15 Tunnels

In this narrow cave tunnel terrain, Xia Yan had the advantage in battle. No matter how many enemies there were, Xia Yan wouldn't have to face too many at once, so she wouldn't be focused-fired like she was earlier.

Hearing that there were Lava Ghost Witches, Jiang Xiao naturally chose to continue exploring, as the gold-quality bell was beckoning him. He quickly said, "Okay, I'll be ready to cast Silence of the Voice at any time."

Xia Yan's lips curved up slightly. Too bad she was wearing a dust mask, so Jiang Xiao didn't see her confident smile.

She simply said, "It's okay, don't be so nervous. Remember our battle in the cave tunnels of the armory?"

Only then did Jiang Xiao remember the Savage men and women that Xia Yan had skewered like candied haws back then. He couldn't help but ask, "Ah Zhen and Ah Qiang?"

To this day, Xia Yan still didn't understand where Jiang Xiao got his strange sense of humor from. Why did he name them "Ah Zhen and Ah Qiang?"

Ignoring Jiang Xiao, she focused her mind, held her breath, and listened carefully to the sounds, walking step by step into the depths of the tunnel.

The cave tunnels in this volcanic other dimension were incomparable to those in the armory.

The climate there was pleasant and the weather was beautiful, unlike here, where the two of them felt increasingly stuffy and hot as they went deeper, even feeling like they couldn't breathe.

And Xia Yan had to use the Star Technique Scorching Flame to illuminate the way, which only made the temperature around them even higher.

"Shh," Xia Yan suddenly stopped, and the flames on her giant blade quietly extinguished, plunging their surroundings into darkness.

As Xia Yan's giant blade went dark, faint flames emerged from the tunnel ahead.

In the tunnel with very low visibility, the two looked at each other, pressed their bodies against the scorching walls, and quietly felt their way forward.

Accompanied by the murmuring voices of demons, two small heads peeked out from the tunnel, one above the other, looking in the direction of the sounds and flames.

Sure enough,

A Lava Ghost clan lived here.

There were no tall Lava Ghost Generals, and no powerful Lava Ghost Warriors.

There was only a high-raised "bonfire," and two long-haired, red demon wizards waving their hands and dancing in front of the bonfire.

There were actually two Lava Ghost Witches here?

What kind of weird dance was this?

What were these two guys doing?

A sacrifice? A prayer?

The two Lava Ghost Witches jumped and danced,

One of the Lava Ghost Witches had a happy smile on its ugly face, like a joyful idiot.

The other Lava Ghost Witch's mood was completely opposite. It looked angry, roaring loudly at the "bonfire" from time to time.

Racial suppression was truly an amazing thing. The little Lava Ghosts were afraid to make a sound when scolded by the Lava Ghost Witches, standing still, looking just like subordinates being reprimanded by their leaders.

The bonfire around which the two Lava Ghost Witches danced was built by more than a dozen Lava Ghosts. Under the scolding of the Lava Ghost Witches, the little guys stood still, diligently burning with flames.

What happened next became interesting.

The two Lava Ghost Witches danced a strange dance, and as they danced, they eventually danced together...

The more Xia Yan looked, the more she felt that something was wrong. She stuck out half of her body, tilted her head, and couldn't help but look down.

Jiang Xiao was also clinging to the scorching wall, but he was squatting on the ground, tilting his head to look in the direction of the bonfire.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but look up. The two looked at each other, realizing what was about to happen.

Jiang Xiao quickly asked, "How long is the Lava Ghost Witch's pregnancy?"

Although Xia Yan gave the impression of being a crazy girl, she was actually a serious student from the key class, and she studied much better than Jiang Xiao. At least in the "Other Dimensions" subject, she was more than a little bit stronger than Jiang Xiao.

Xia Yan lowered her voice and said quietly, "If a Lava Ghost Witch is having a baby, it will take at least 90 to 95 days to conceive."

This was awkward.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head. Even if he waited here, he could only stay for three days at most. The competition would be over in three days.

Even if Jiang Xiao had the ability to reach the heavens, it was impossible for him to shorten the pregnancy period and deliver the baby in three days...

More importantly, there was no guarantee that the Lava Ghost Witch would conceive on the first try. Don't be fooled by the singing and dancing, the prayers and sacrifices. It might all be for nothing.

"Then we can only take two Lava Ghost Witch Star Beads," Jiang Xiao said with a pout, feeling a little regretful.

If these two were left here to roam free, there would be too much uncertainty. Not to mention a Lava Ghost Witch baby, they might both fly away.

"Team 23, Jiangbin First High School team." Suddenly, the voice of an official staff member came from Jiang Xiao's invisible earphones.

The sudden voice startled Jiang Xiao.

Immediately afterward, Han Jiangxue's voice came from the invisible earphones, "Please speak."

"Team 23, Jiangbin First High School team, participant students Xia Yan, Jiang Xiaopi, please respond." The staff member's voice came again.

Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao looked at each other. A few seconds later, Xia Yan pressed her hand on the invisible earphones and replied, "Received."

"Map the area, collect information on the monster species, and leave the cave immediately." The staff member's voice came from the earphones.

Jiang Xiao immediately became unhappy. Was this how they played?

Was this a blatant robbery? If he killed the Lava Ghost Witch, they should deduct points as they saw fit. Why wouldn't they let him kill it? These were two Lava Ghost Witch Star Beads.

Xia Yan frowned slightly and didn't respond. The middle-aged male voice in the earphones repeated again, "After collecting information on the monster species, leave the cave immediately."

Jiang Xiao didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Is this an order or a suggestion? Whether it's the former or the latter, I don't want to obey."

Han Jiangxue's voice came from the earphones, a hint of concern in her clear, cold voice, "Xiaopi, what's wrong?"

Jiang Xiao replied, "We found two Lava Ghost Witches and were just about to kill them for money when we were suddenly ordered to turn around and leave."

After more than ten seconds, the staff member's voice interrupted the conversation between the Jiang Xiao siblings, "We suggest that the participating students leave the cave. Based on the combat power you have shown, the competition organizers are willing to compensate you with two Lava Ghost Witch Star Beads."

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment. Was it resolved just like that?

Wow,

Were the organizers really this good to the students?

Boss! Generous!

Just now, you must have been inconsiderate and caused a little misunderstanding. I was being petty.

Logically speaking, Jiang Xiao was the weaker party from any point of view.

What could Jiang Xiao do even if they forced him to leave?

After all, what he wanted was a ranking and extra points on the college entrance examination, and his lifeline was still in the hands of others.

But look at the solution they offered. Was this not too humane?

Jiang Xiao weakly said, "These two Lava Ghost Witches are about to have babies. These are Star Pets! And they're medical Star Pets! The value, tsk tsk, two Lava Ghost Witch Star Beads aren't enough to make up for my loss..."

Xia Yan looked down at Jiang Xiao in shock, her expression meaning: Do you have no shame!?

Not to mention whether the Lava Ghost Witch could successfully get pregnant, even if it did, could you get your hands on the Lava Ghost Witch baby?

Do you have enough supplies to survive here for three months? Not to mention three months, the Guardian team would be here in 20 minutes. You have to leave whether you want to or not!

Your only choice now is to harm others and not benefit yourself: I can't get the baby, and you can forget about the opportunity. Kill these two Lava Ghost Witches, take the two Star Beads, and leave.

And you'll have to bear the official's anger. Your results in this competition may be very poor.

Not only that, but think about it carefully. What department can host a provincial-level secondary reclamation? Jiang Xiao was just a student, and there was no way he could win against them.

However, facing Xia Yan's shocked expression, Jiang Xiao's face remained unchanged and his heart didn't beat faster. His smile was so magnanimous: I don't want to!

Silence fell in the invisible earphones. After a long time, a man's voice came, "Jiang Xiaopi from Jiangbin First High School, this isn't the place for you to bargain. We will provide you with two Lava Ghost Witch Star Beads to make up for your losses and appropriately reduce the deduction of your scores."

Just now, Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan had slaughtered a group of Lava Ghosts, so points would naturally be deducted according to the rules.

Jiang Xiao took what he could get and said, "Received, understood. Um... can I wait a little longer before leaving? I haven't seen how Lava Ghost Witches make babies yet."

Xia Yan really didn't want to hear Jiang Xiao talking to the officials anymore.

She put one hand on the back of Jiang Xiao's neck, picked him up, turned around, and started walking to carry him out of the cave.

Jiang Xiao: ???

Being grabbed by the back of the neck for the first time, Jiang Xiao was a little overwhelmed.

At that moment, the staff member's voice came from the earphones, "If possible, we hope you can record this scene. It would be very valuable research material for us. It's precious video data."

Xia Yan stopped abruptly, her face full of question marks.

The official suggested watching???

Jiang Xiao was also stunned, stuttering, "A decree... a decree to watch porn?"