The viewers in the live stream were stunned when Jiang Fan announced his intention to descend into the volcano.
"No way, people dare to go down into that dark place?"
"Just looking at it makes me dizzy. I wouldn't dare go down even if you paid me."
"There are footholds on the walls, so it should be possible to go down."
"Do you have any common sense? What if the footholds disappear halfway down?"
"Exactly! What if there are man-eating monsters inside?"
Dai Xiaomei and the others shared the netizens' concerns. Descending into a volcano seemed too risky.
However, after Jiang Fan's persuasion, they agreed to visit the dead volcano.
Upon reaching the base of the dead volcano, Dai Xiaomei exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow, it's a volcano that has never erupted!"
Her spirits immediately lifted, but as she reached the summit and peered into the dark crater, she immediately retreated.
"No, no, this looks too scary. I don't dare to go down."
"What if I accidentally misstep?"
"Or what if some monster appears halfway down?"
Jiang Fan, on the other hand, was full of confidence.
"Don't worry, we won't be climbing down with our bare hands."
"Have you seen movies? When they do rock climbing, they always secure safety ropes first."
"We'll use safety ropes to assist us in climbing down."
With that, Jiang Fan took out a whole coil of safety rope from his bag, equipment brought by Yao.
Jiang Fan also reinforced the safety rope with fresh vines, ensuring its sturdiness.
Dai Xiaomei glanced into the abyss and shivered with fear.
"No, no... I'm afraid of heights. Just looking at it scares me."
"Why don't you go down? If you find any rescue, you can come back for me."
Jiang Fan chuckled, then patiently persuaded her.
"How can we possibly leave you alone here? We're a team, we have to go down together."
Dai Xiaomei was still afraid and trembling all over.
"What if the lava erupts halfway down? Even if we run fast, we can't outrun lava!"
"Starving to death is better than being roasted. I'll wait for you all here."
To Jiang Fan's surprise, Yao walked around the crater a few times, sniffed deeply into the crater, and surprisingly agreed with Dai Xiaomei's opinion.
"Here! Danger! Height!"
Yao's intuition was extremely accurate, and he rarely used the word "height."
If Yao said there was danger below, the danger might be beyond Jiang Fan and the others' imagination.
Hearing Yao mention potential danger, Dai Xiaomei's expression became even more fearful.
Jiang Fan slowly walked over, put his arm around Yao's shoulder, and said.
"What kind of danger are you sensing? Is it the danger of the volcano erupting?"
Yao looked blank. His intuition could only sense danger, but he couldn't perceive the specific type.
"I need you to sense and tell us, is it the danger of the volcano erupting?"
Jiang Fan looked directly into Yao's eyes. At this moment, Yao's intuition was crucial to them.
After traveling with Yao for a while, Jiang Fan already knew what aspects Yao's intuition was effective for.
Yao's intuition was particularly effective against the malice of nature.
For example, changes in weather, geological shifts, mudslides, earthquakes, and floods.
This was a skill he learned from the wolves in the wild, as wolves were extremely sensitive to changes in nature.
Secondly, it was biological malice, such as human malice, the threat of wild beasts, and so on.
Lastly, it was the threat of traps and mechanisms. In this regard, Yao's intuition was not as good as Jiang Fan's.
After all, wolves' intuition had a weaker sense for these things, and even wolves often fell into traps.
Yao nodded, walked to the edge of the crater, closed his eyes, and concentrated.
After a long while, Yao stopped his sensing, looked up, and said.
"No! Volcano!"
"Excellent, we can avoid the danger of a volcanic eruption."
Hearing this news, Jiang Fan happily pointed at Yao.
Everyone had always had great confidence in Yao's beast-like intuition.
If Yao said it wasn't the danger of a volcanic eruption, then the volcano would definitely not erupt.
"But... very dangerous..."
Yao gestured to Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan frowned, indicating that dangerous beasts and unknown creatures might be lurking below.
However, conversely, this was good news. If there were unknown creatures lurking, it meant there might be an environment suitable for human survival.
That is to say, there might be a hidden world below, with an escape route for them to get out.
"Okay Yao, now look at the endless volcanoes in the distance. Can you sense any danger?"
As Jiang Fan instructed, Yao faced the endless volcanoes in the distance and closed his eyes.
Then, he shook his head at Jiang Fan, meaning he could not sense any danger.
"Your intuition is ineffective against dangers like slowly boiling frogs, but those are the most dangerous!"
Jiang Fan warned Yao and explained the situation to everyone.
"If we continue to advance into the distance, even if the volcano doesn't erupt, we will eventually die of dehydration due to lack of food and water."
"It's like boiling a frog in warm water. The frog doesn't feel the water temperature rising at first, and might even relax due to the rising temperature."
"By the time the frog senses the water temperature, it will be too weak to jump out of the pot. This is our predicament."
He emphasized his words, trying to persuade his teammates.
"We can only enter this crater and fight for our lives, do you understand?"
"There are too many abnormal things in this secret realm. We can't play by the usual rules anymore!"
"Everything here defies our known logic."
"We must take risks to find a way out!"
Jiang Fan's words plunged everyone into thought.
That's right, everything in this secret realm violated common sense.
Many times, they had managed to get out by taking risks and not following the usual path.
If they had played by the rules, they might have been buried long ago.
Everyone fell silent, weighing Jiang Fan's words repeatedly.
After a long while, Zhou Niannian finally spoke.
"This is a gamble. However, I agree with Jiang Fan's opinion!"
"Exploration itself is an unknown gamble. We can only gamble!"
Hearing Zhou Niannian's words, Dai Xiaomei also mustered her courage!
"Okay, then we'll head for the volcano!"
"Raise your hand if you agree to enter the crater!"
After Jiang Fan's inquiry, everyone raised their hands in unison. Panda even raised both of them.
In the live stream, the viewers also became excited.
"Brother Jiang is still the best, he boosted morale instantly."
"Zhou Niannian's stance is also very important."
"Zhou Niannian is clearly on Brother Jiang's side!"
"Exactly, Brother Jiang's intuition is very accurate. He thinks this volcano is problematic, and there must be something hidden inside."
"Brother Jiang, open the door to another world."
Seeing that everyone's opinion was unified, Jiang Fan decided to lead them down the mountain and back to the camp to prepare the necessary equipment for entering the crater.