Then, the stone gate before them actually emitted a deafening sound, and the surrounding sand and rocks began to roll, with a wisp of dust slowly falling.
Jiang Fan, standing nearby, also heard the sound and immediately dodged the enraged monster.
The enraged monster, upon hearing this sound, also reacted instantly.
Clearly, a hint of panic was visible in the monster's eyes. Jiang Fan, seizing the moment before it could react, rushed past it.
Seeing this, the monster directly flapped its wings and headed towards the stone gate, attempting to intercept everyone.
Jiang Fan immediately instructed everyone to go ahead, then engaged in a race against the monster.
It was evident that Jiang Fan's movement speed could not match the monster's. However, fortunately, the monster started its pursuit slightly later, otherwise, Jiang Fan would have been devoured mid-flight.
As the monster drew closer to Jiang Fan, Zhou Niannian, standing by the stone gate, immediately extended her hand, waiting for Jiang Fan.
At that very instant, Jiang Fan leaped and grabbed Zhou Niannian's hand. With all her might, Zhou Niannian pulled Jiang Fan, dragging him directly into the stone gate.
Although Dai Xiaomei could only whimper and moan incoherently from the side, as soon as Jiang Fan entered the stone gate, she immediately raised her hand and slapped the protruding part again.
At this moment, the massive stone above the gate slammed down fiercely, sealing it shut. Outside the gate, the monster raged and fiercely attacked the stone door from the other side.
Fortunately, the stone was sufficiently firm and heavy, preventing the monster outside from breaking through.
Jiang Fan sat on the ground, gasping for breath, sweat beading on his forehead and dripping onto his pant legs.
"That was close, I almost became its meal!"
The viewers in the livestream frantically spammed their comments upon witnessing this scene.
Professor Li also chimed in at this moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a matter of quantum entanglement, leading to evolutionary theory..."
As the saying goes, quantum mechanics is eternal and unbroken.
After Professor Li delivered a string of incomprehensible analyses, he finally stopped speaking.
Due to the terror induced by the monster, everyone had entered the stone gate without noticing the abnormality within the cave.
The only visible things within the cave were the faint light cast by a few torches overhead.
The rest was like an endless void, intangible and invisible, as if they had entered a realm of ethereal nothingness.
However, the echoes within the cave confirmed that they were in an extremely dark cavern.
Yao unhesitatingly took out a torch from his pre-prepared equipment and lit it from the flame.
As the flames blazed, the surrounding visibility improved slightly.
Unlike the external structure, this place seemed meticulously designed, with perfect proportions in every direction, as if crafted by nature itself.
"Where is this place? Why is it so dark? Which way should we go now?"
Zhou Niannian, terrified by the pitch-black environment, shivered and hid behind Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan picked up the torch and shone it ahead. Fortunately, the torch provided some illumination, allowing everyone to follow a long, dark tunnel forward.
"We can only go forward now. We have no other choice."
Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, everyone nodded repeatedly and followed his footsteps as they explored the cave tunnel.
The deeper they ventured into the tunnel, the dimmer the torch's flame became.
Eventually, the torch's flame completely extinguished, leaving only a faint ember glowing with residual heat.
If Jiang Fan hadn't continuously blown on the torch, it would have gone out long ago.
Soon, everyone arrived in a different realm, where a faint glimmer of light could be seen.
These lights emanated from five corners within the cave.
In each of the five corners stood a small candle, clearly not made of ordinary wax, otherwise, they wouldn't have burned continuously for such a long time without extinguishing.
Seeing these candles, the people around assumed someone had lit them. However, Jiang Fan immediately realized something.
These candles were more akin to igniters than actual candles.
It was evident that these items had been meticulously designed. If not for the oxygen flowing in after the stone gate was opened, they wouldn't have reignited.
"What does this mean? There are five positions just now, could it be that we are supposed to stand in each of these five positions?"
Zhou Niannian's voice trembled as she clasped Jiang Fan's forearm, her eyes darting around nervously like a thief's.
While Zhou Niannian's imagination often ran wild, this time, her guess hit the mark for Jiang Fan.
There was no better explanation at the moment. Jiang Fan surveyed the surroundings and nodded to everyone.
The rest of the group dispersed in three different directions, leaving only Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei beside Jiang Fan.
"Wait, are you really going to do as I said?"
"I was just talking randomly, don't take it seriously."
"And... and it's too dark..."
Clearly, the pitch-black environment terrified Zhou Niannian.
Upon hearing Zhou Niannian's words, Dai Xiaomei nodded in agreement and let out a series of muffled growls, her dinosaur-like language.
However, at this point, anyone could probably guess what Dai Xiaomei was trying to convey.
"Hurry up and go. If we don't find a way soon, we'll be stuck here forever."
With that said, Jiang Fan unhesitatingly walked towards his designated spot.
Dai Xiaomei and Zhou Niannian exchanged glances, then fearfully moved towards their respective positions.
They too understood that this was no time to waste. No matter how frightened they were, they had to comply.
Seeing that the others had taken their positions, Gun Gun slowly stepped onto the candle stand.
The darkness made everyone else extremely tense.
After Gun Gun's voice disappeared, everyone grew anxious.
Yet, nothing seemed to happen.
The dead silence made the breathing of the five people sound jarringly loud.
And when they looked, they could only see their own fingers faintly outlined in the candlelight.
Just as Zhou Niannian was about to give up, a figure slowly appeared in front of her.