Chapter 424: Chapter 424 Alarm (Extra Monthly Ticket) Chapter 424: Chapter 424 Alarm (Extra Monthly Ticket) Bai Xiao had already followed him to the entrance of the cave.
Seeing the situation in front of her, her heart jolted in shock.
At the entrance, she shouted, “Liu Yun, Li Gaoshan!” Faint voices came intermittently from inside, but Bai Xiao still felt a surge of joy in her heart.
Glancing at An Zhiyuan, she said, “We must dig them out. If this goes on much longer, never mind the rocks blocking the entrance, the lack of air circulation alone, let alone the mud, could drown them.”
An Zhiyuan nodded. What else could be said now?
“Hu Biao, Hu Biao,” An Zhiyuan called out.
It was not only a matter of quick rescue now, but more importantly, they needed to stand guard. The enemy’s artillery fire was already coming their way, suggesting a high probability of small reconnaissance teams arriving; this meant their position was likely exposed.
Of course, it was not excluded that the other party had discovered something and was merely testing them with a show of force.
Either way, their situation was dire.
Hu Biao, panting heavily, came crawling over, his face covered in blood from cuts and bruises.
“Captain!”
“You take the gun and stand guard, be careful. Given the present situation, someone might creep up on us. The two of us will try our best to open up the Karst Cave and rescue the people inside,” An Zhiyuan said as he handed Hu Biao his semi-automatic rifle.
Hu Biao nodded. “Captain, keep the gun with you. I have my gun. I’ll push forward ten meters now. If I spot any enemy movement and you hear my gunfire, it will be a signal to you.” Hu Biao also realized that with very low visibility, they could completely miss someone approaching them.
Especially since this group of bastards was even more familiar with the terrain than they were.
An Zhiyuan shook his head. “Don’t shoot randomly. There are just three of us here, and until we rescue those inside, if someone approaches, try to hide and conserve our strength. If need be, we’ll use evasive tactics. Anyway, protect this entrance.”
Once the battle truly began, the three of them, including Bai Xiao, had virtually no combat capability and would find it hard to confront the enemy face-to-face.
Hu Biao nodded. “Understood, Captain. I’ll move forward now.”
As Hu Biao moved away,
An Zhiyuan turned around and saw Bai Xiao already intensely gouging at the rocks. Since the rocks were freshly blasted, their edges were extremely sharp. She could barely remove one before her hands were already streaming with blood.
An Zhiyuan tore off his own shirt and handed it to Bai Xiao, “Wrap your hands.”
He wrapped his own hands as well, and resumed digging with both hands.
But the deeper they dug, the colder their hearts grew, because not only were there mud and rocks at the entrance, but also inside, filling the entire Karst Cave. If it were just the rocks filling the cave, there would still be air gaps between the stones, allowing any survivors inside to breathe.
The real death trap was the mud that had also flowed in.
After a while, the two realized that their bare hands were inadequate.
An Zhiyuan had no choice but to take out a dagger to pry. This was why the team members’ semi-automatic rifles, totaling fifteen, had been left outside. But these weapons were their second lives. Entering the Karst Cave earlier in fear of enemy approach being awkward, they had wrapped the weapons tightly in plastic sheets for easier access and to save space. Moreover, each magazine was fully loaded.
Bai Xiao took the dagger and pointed at the weapons, “You should gather up these weapons.” She forcefully pried open a stone.
Even in his urgency, An Zhiyuan hadn’t forgotten the possible looming threat of an enemy. He gathered all the weapons together next to himself before starting again to pry the rocks.