Demon Lord 3

The next morning, I got up early and handed over the work to my companions. I then grabbed a small shovel and started digging. Wu Luanshen told me that the hole inside was quite fragile and I couldn't use too much force; I had to be gentle. I nodded. He said we could dig slowly, but we had to make sure no one outside could spot us. After listening, I agreed and arranged for the people around me to continue working there. My companions, who had been busy all day, should go back to sleep. Every time I needed to get my tools, I felt very awkward. I had to bend down to get them, sometimes borrowing from a companion, and if all else failed, I had to go to the hole entrance to get them. I was panting heavily. If this continued, it would be easy to be discovered. There might be very strong dogs in other teams, and if we were tracked down, all our efforts would be in vain. Zhou Chuyuan, on the other hand... He handled things with ease, carrying only a few items, but all of them proved useful. Sometimes he even carried them with him. Seeing this, I couldn't help but sigh and leaned closer to see how he did it. He smiled slightly and said, "Have you seen the Doraemon cartoon? It has a pocket that can change size and hold a lot of things. You can just put a few more pockets on yourself. Here, I'll help you." He then found an apron and sleeves and sewed them onto my clothes. Zhou Chuyuan examined them carefully: "Not bad, better than mine. I'm not very good at sewing. Look..." "That should be enough to go back. Change into a new set of clothes; this is easier to work in." After I put on the clothes, they felt perfect and made working much easier, as if they were tailor-made for me. I dug gently, while my companions called out to each other to take turns eating. Each person had half an hour to eat, in groups of five. After one group finished, the next group would come in to eat. This continued until the last group finished eating, when the first group was almost ready for lunch. Digging here felt like excavating cultural relics. For us, speed wasn't the priority; we focused on precision. I dug gently... I dug into the soil, but a feeling of emptiness made me stop. I quickly whispered to my companions that there was something here too. Xing Zhichuan heard me and came over, took a straw-like tube and inserted it. No water came out. The water had actually been drawn away. If we dug like this again, it meant we had dug through. Everyone looked at each other, as if they had found the truth. Everyone's mood changed suddenly. Before, they thought it was time to change shifts because it was dark outside, but now they had found the entrance before those people and bypassed the illusion to dig in. However, we didn't inform our resting teammates. We took turns resting. The next morning, our companions told us that digging from my opening inwards, we could already accommodate half a body. Zhou Chuyuan shook my shoulder and said, "Your luck is off the charts! I need to share in your good fortune. I didn't expect to find the opening so easily with just a Doraemon pocket. What should we do next? Let's see if there's any energy we're looking for!" I didn't mention the "True God" incident. Instead, I called my companions aside, along with the weaker members of the team. They asked me what had happened, and I told them the truth: "To be honest, the situation inside is still unclear. It might be dangerous. If you rush in, we'll be overwhelmed. In many situations, we must ensure everyone's safety before we can continue." "The loss of any one of us is a loss for us all, so the companions whose names I've called will stay up here. You can find places to hide, or you can wait for us down the mountain. But please rest assured, everyone will get a share of what we bring back." Mu Chen smiled slightly: "We know our own abilities, little girl and I probably can't get into that cave. Alright, we won't cause any trouble. We'll just wait outside. I know you're doing this for our own good. We won't share, I won't say such polite things. We'll just guard the place down here. If anyone gets close to the cave, we can hold them off. We can't beat the monsters inside, but we have a chance against those people outside." The other companions echoed his sentiments. After hearing this, I was also moved to tears, and I cupped my hands in thanks: "Thank you all. We'll bring back good stuff, everyone will get a share. Take care, everyone."