People are watching American TV shows, and they are also watching American-style iaido.

soon.

Half of the staff he brought, along with Janet, rushed to Ding Ze's side.

Ding Ze explained the situation: "Organize a small team to go in and explore, but be careful of traps."

This kind of exploration is very dangerous and potentially fatal, but so what?

Working with Ding Ze was already dangerous enough; to put it bluntly, it was like putting your head on the line, so a little more danger wouldn't hurt.

Not long after.

The person in charge selected a ten-man squad. The ten-man squad, all with tense expressions and fully armed, passed through the entrance and walked into the darkness behind it.

With nothing else to do, Ding Ze and Janet found a spot nearby and lay down.

Lying there in these deep forests, relaxing like this, smelling the fragrance of grass and trees, and getting close to nature, it really feels wonderful.

"Do you think what Jamie said is true? That no one who went down there ever came back alive?" Janet looked at the blue sky and white clouds, blinked, and suddenly asked.

“It should be true,” Ding Ze thought for a moment and replied calmly, “It’s normal for the underground world to be extremely dangerous; it would be abnormal if it weren’t dangerous.”

"The question is, what kind of danger?" Janet was genuinely curious.

"It's highly likely that the danger comes from the ecosystem, such as a harsh natural environment or various creatures completely different from those on the surface," Ding Ze said, recalling some similar movies and novels he had read before.

Janet was silent for two seconds. She actually wanted to persuade Ding Ze to give up, but she knew that Ding Ze would never give up, so she didn't say anything more.

At that moment, the walkie-talkie crackled to life, and the leader of the exploration team reported on the situation inside the passage.

There were obvious signs of human activity in the passage, though they seemed to have been there a long time ago.

There was a wall lamp every so often on both sides of the passage. The oil in the lamps had hardened, but it could still be lit after burning for a while.

For the time being, this passage looks rather rudimentary, as if it wasn't intended for long-term use.

The exploration team continued to slowly advance deeper into the area.

After listening, Ding Ze's eyes darted around. "Obviously, those elders frequently enter and exit the underground world... Therefore, their entrance and exit should not be here."

"Why did we go to so much trouble to open up this passage, only to stop using it later?"

Upon hearing this, Janet immediately thought of the answer: "Probably, they found a better passage, or rather, a safer passage."

Ding Ze smiled and said, "That's probably true. If that's the case, I'm even more curious about what lies at the end of this passage."

“We’ll know in a dozen hours,” Janet replied.

“Hmm,” Ding Ze responded.

Before we knew it, an hour had passed, then two hours.

The exploration team had gone beyond the range of radio transmission; in other words, they had lost contact.

About two more hours passed.

Abruzzi led a large force from Miami.

Abruzzi first led a group of people, who flew directly to Ding Ze and his group by helicopter and parachuted in.

Helicopters have limited transport capacity, so most people still have to travel by land, which takes a considerable amount of time.

After some fuss, Abruzzi, with a cigar in his mouth, sat down next to Ding Ze.

Ding Ze briefly explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Abruch confirmed without hesitation, "This is definitely a trap. The [Eternal Life Club] is clearly trying to kill us!"

Ding Ze grinned and shook his head. "At first glance, that seems to be the case, but after thinking about it again and again, I feel that it's not quite right."

"The Longevity Club went to such lengths just to lure us in and kill us. That doesn't make sense."

"I think the Longevity Club must have a deeper purpose."

Abruzzi exhaled a puff of smoke and frowned. "Like what?"

“For example, they want us to do some things for them, in layman’s terms, to scout ahead,” Ding Ze replied meaningfully.

Abruzzi couldn't understand it at first. "Logically speaking, they should have explored it long ago, perhaps even for hundreds of years, shouldn't they?"

“Yes, but perhaps, after hundreds of years, there are still some situations in the underworld that they are unable to resolve?” Ding Ze said with a smile. “Maybe those elders feel that they have fallen into some kind of misconception, that no matter what they do, they can’t handle it, and they want us to give it a try.”

Abruzzi: "..." (End of Chapter)

Chapter 458 Welcoming the Underground Frenzy

Peru, rainforest, underground world.

Ding Ze's movements, after being relayed through layers of communication, quickly reached Snowwell Milden's ears.

At this moment, Snowwell Milden had moved to the camp closest to the 'Dome' and was lying in front of one of the wooden houses in the camp.

Upon receiving the news, Snowwell Milden smiled, then subconsciously turned his head to look at the 'giant egg' not too far away.

The entire underground world, unlike the surface world, is flat.

Admittedly, the underground world also has mountains, lakes, forests, and basins, but overall it is flat.

In other words, if we calculate the straight-line distance, Snowwell Milden's current location is not actually too far from the location that Ding Ze and his group are about to reach.

Looking at the 'giant egg', Snowwell Milden smiled faintly, then instructed the camp manager beside him, "Send twenty helicopters there according to plan."

“Yes, Elder,” the camp leader replied without further ado.

Snowwell-Milden's idea is not complicated.

Ding Ze certainly has the capability to disassemble helicopters, tanks, and various other equipment, transport them piece by piece to the underground world, and then reassemble them… However, that would take a very long time, definitely not something that can be done in a short period of time. It might take a year, or even two or three years…

It's been too long. Snowwell Milden doesn't want to wait that long. What he wants is to get Ding Ze to try out that 'giant egg' as soon as possible.

then.

If Ding Ze miraculously figured out the situation of that 'giant egg,' they would simply seize it and claim the spoils of victory.

If Ding Ze fails, then Ding Ze will die.

uproar.

It's a win-win situation; neither side loses.

"Hurry up," Snowwell Milden said, in fact, he was getting impatient.

Before long, helicopter after helicopter took off from various camps, circling far around the 'giant egg' and flying towards the place where Ding Ze and the others were about to arrive.

This way.

Despite having seen it countless times, the people in the helicopter would still subconsciously look down at the movements in the jungle below.

The noise from the helicopter caused a stir in the jungle below, with all sorts of large animals running wildly, drawn by the sound.

Upon closer inspection, wow, on one of the wider grasslands, there were several dinosaurs running wildly, seemingly trying to bring the helicopter down.

The helicopters dared not be careless and immediately began dropping specially developed anesthetic aerosol bombs.

In the blink of an eye, thick smoke billowed up below, and one after another, large animals were forced to slow down before slowly collapsing.

The helicopter sped away.

These helicopters, naturally, have all undergone highly professional modifications. In addition to being equipped with a large amount of firepower, their fuel tanks have also been specially modified, enabling them to withstand long-duration flights.

Of course, after such modifications, these helicopters all look ugly.

But, how should I put it, in a place like this, beauty and ugliness are meaningless; practicality and survival are the most important things.

Time flies.

Dozens of helicopters landed one after another.

There was also a huge camp here. The Longevity Club had put a lot of effort into building this camp. However, because the dangers on the 'Giant Egg' side were too numerous and too great, the Longevity Club decided to cut its losses and abandon it.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Following Snowwell Milden's instructions, twenty helicopters were left behind, and the group immediately set off to return, not daring to linger.

There's no way around it, this side is too dangerous.

*********

Ding Ze's side.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten hours have passed.

There was no danger in the downward passage, except for the putrid dust that might cause lung disease later in life. So, after the initial tense hours, the ten-person exploration team gradually became bolder and walked much faster.

By this time, the exploration team was almost at the finish line.

Time passes quietly.

We walked for about another hour.

Arrived.

The team leader, who was walking at the front of the group, stopped immediately when he saw a large forest ahead. He raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop as well.

The group paused for a moment with extremely solemn expressions, then observed the area with flashlights. They were all shocked, unable to imagine that such a forest could exist deep underground.

For a long time.