Chapter 2289

Seeing Uncle Ming's cowardly and terrified appearance at this moment, Peter knew that they could no longer continue to drag their feet; if they did not follow along, they would only be waiting here for death.

Even if following them meant death as well, at the very least they could gamble on a chance; it was just that Uncle Ming seemed to have become senile at this moment.

Although Peter did not dare to directly voice any questioning of Uncle Ming's decision, he still understood the principle that urgency requires expediency.

Based on this, Peter barely thought about anything now; he didn't even try to seek Uncle Ming's consent, hurriedly grabbing him and walking forward.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Ming struggled subconsciously this time. For Uncle Ming, there were some things that, once done, could not be undone. Now there was only one path: following the Second Archaeological Team. If the others went into the cave and happened to encounter that kind of monster, and if that really happened, everything would be too late.

Uncle Ming was worried about exactly this point. He didn't expect Peter to be even more resolute than himself at this time. Seeing Uncle Ming actually pushing back against him, Peter wasn't surprised, because the events that had occurred earlier had made Uncle Ming a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring; now, he was instinctively worried about everything.

It was under this premise that the current reaction occurred, a point Peter was very clear about.

However, even knowing this, Peter remained firm. Regardless of whether he would have refuted Uncle Ming's proposal in the past, today everything was laid out before them, and he did not want to let Uncle Ming continue to make mistake after mistake.

So he hurriedly said: "Boss, we can't keep hesitating. If we go on like this, we might really die here."

Uncle Ming let out a long sigh. Even though he had made this subjective decision, he was not particularly anxious at the moment. There was only one reason: anxiety could not solve any problems. He knew better than anyone what these matters would bring him later.

So Uncle Ming tentatively said: "Peter, do you think we can find other opportunities to escape? We absolutely cannot continue to waste time with them now. If we do that, who knows..."

Unexpectedly, the other party was still holding onto such thoughts even now. Peter didn't let Uncle Ming finish, hoisting him up and charging directly into the cave.

If they kept bickering about this now, it would truly be too late by the time the Second Archaeological Team actually made a discovery and they rushed over.

Just as Peter made this decision, that bright red tongue appeared from nowhere again, directly grabbing Peter's ankle.

He subconsciously swung his blade to hack at that tongue. Fortunately, he had remained alert, and because of Peter's movement, Uncle Ming also fell to the ground.

At this moment, Uncle Ming saw that monster from above appear again and couldn't help but subconsciously swallow a mouthful of saliva. If Yang Lusi going to find that monster would help them draw away all the danger, then what was this right now?

Although this jellyfish-like monster that appeared now was much smaller than before, the danger it could bring was relatively smaller as well.

But Uncle Ming also knew immediately how he should choose. Regardless of whether this thing was a clone of the monster or not, for Uncle Ming, he had to hurry and catch up with the Second Archaeological Team.

In his heart, he couldn't help but blame himself: why had he made the wrong decision on an impulse just now? Perhaps being one step slow meant everything was slow. Having figured this out, Uncle Ming didn't need Peter to urge him anymore; he hurriedly ran toward the cave.

Peter also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't rush to chase after them, instead staying behind to guard the rear. This monster was absolutely incomparable to the one from before, so he had the confidence to directly beat it back.

Although he hadn't found the monster's weakness yet, it was completely impossible for it to easily kill him. Peter still had that much self-confidence.

And based on this confidence, a cold sneer appeared at the corner of Peter's mouth. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to charge over, the monster suddenly submerged back into the cave above, and Peter was also stunned.

If it were normal times, and given that all those previous events had already occurred, the choice Peter would have made at this moment should have been to charge over without hesitation, even if he ended up dying with the monster.

But he had already noticed that this monster itself should be connected to the main body from before, so destroying these things had no meaning.

Even if that would do Yang Lusi a small favor, such help seemed too insignificant. It wasn't that Peter was unwilling to complete a self-sacrifice, it was just that he couldn't be that selfish right now.

Peter was very clear that everything he did coming here was only for Uncle Ming. Only Uncle Ming's orders would he execute without hesitation; other people's orders were simply not important to him.

Regardless of how Uncle Ming appeared to the outside world, even if he seemed insidious and base toward him, Peter's understanding was very clear: his life belonged to Uncle Ming.

No matter what the other party did, he only needed to support it unconditionally.

Seeing the monster retreat, Peter, driven by these reasons, did not choose to charge over, but instead avoided its edge, running into the cave to follow in Uncle Ming's footsteps.

To Peter's surprise, he didn't run far before he caught up with Uncle Ming, and at this moment, Uncle Ming had also gathered with the rest of the Second Archaeological Team.

Originally, they thought the cave would be very complex with all its twists and turns, but at this moment, Peter saw clearly that the location the cave connected to was a sheer cliff.

It was just that, situated inside, it was like a canyon in the belly of a mountain; the sound of flowing water from before came precisely from below.

Peter subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, while Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi stood before the cliff and couldn't help but be stunned. Now, they truly had nowhere left to go!

However, many people immediately thought of another question: Yang Lusi had also searched along this direction just now. At first, they walked very slowly, just for fear that the monster would charge out from some dark corner and attack them.

Later on, they couldn't help but speed up their progress, thinking only of Yang Lusi.

If Team Leader Yang really encountered some trouble, then every single person in the Second Archaeological Team would fall into that deep self-reproach. It was precisely because they didn't want to see such a result that everyone charged over regardless of their own safety.

Even if it meant violating Yang Lusi's orders, what they saw now was only the bottomless flowing water below.

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