What else could Jiang Fan say? If he hadn't insisted on exploring this place, such a situation might not have occurred.
"Alright, we've finally made it across."
"But now this is the only path we can take. Even if we don't find an exit, we can't go back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Niannian realized that the rope bridge had already broken. If they couldn't find any exit on this side, they would all perish here.
They had only come this way to get a glimpse of the volcano, which led them to this point.
If they made the wrong choice, their entire group would die here.
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian looked at Jiang Fan with disbelief.
"Is that true? Don't lie to me, Jiang Fan."
"We just said we'd take a look around and then go back to the original path."
"But there's no other way around from here."
Indeed, the group looked around in all directions, unable to find any other path leading back the way they came.
Jiang Fan smiled awkwardly and then looked at Yao.
He seemed to want Yao to help explain something.
"Jiang Fan is right. We can't turn back now. We can only continue in this direction."
"If we're lucky, we'll find an exit. If not, we're doomed."
With that, Yao slowly walked to the front of the group and continued forward. Jiang Fan, with no other choice, followed with Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei.
Behind them, Gun Gun didn't overthink things. Seeing everyone leave, it quickly trotted after them, not forgetting to support its injured wound.
"I wish I hadn't come in. Now we can't get out. We're doomed, we'll all die here."
Zhou Niannian said to Dai Xiaomei with a look of utter despair.
Initially, Dai Xiaomei hadn't been too scared following Jiang Fan and Yao, as having three capable fighters protecting her meant she didn't need to be overly afraid of any danger. However, Zhou Niannian's words had clearly affected her, and a sliver of fear began to creep into her heart.
"Wa wa ao wu wu." (What should we do now? Are we all going to die here?)
Hearing Dai Xiaomei's muffled sounds, Zhou Niannian thought she was crying and hugged her, also starting to cry.
"It's over, we're really going to die here."
"I thought I had plenty of youth left to spend, but my youth is so short."
The viewers in the live stream found the scene both amusing and frustrating.
Although they knew the situation was dire, they couldn't help but laugh at Zhou Niannian's demeanor.
"Stop it, Sister Zhou. The situation was serious, but you've made it unbearable."
"Me too. I was about to feel sad for them, but seeing Sister Zhou like this, I really want to laugh, what should I do?"
"Isn't that obvious? Sister Zhou wasn't like this when she came in, remember how arrogant and overconfident she was?"
"Brother upstairs, I can't help but laugh when I remember how arrogant and confident Sister Zhou was when she said she was going in."
"Seeing Sister Zhou's expression now, I can't hold back."
The viewers in the live stream frantically took screenshots of Zhou Niannian's face and flooded the comment section with emojis.
"What should we do now? The path ahead seems to be getting narrower, Jiang Fan. If we keep going, I'm afraid we'll hit a dead end."
Yao's concern was not unfounded, as the situation looked like a dead end.
The path had become incredibly narrow.
If they continued forward, it was uncertain if they would find a way out, but at this rate of narrowing, the group would soon have to walk single file.
Indeed, not long after Yao spoke, Jiang Fan had to be at the very front, leading everyone in a single file.
Otherwise, the width was insufficient for two people to stand side-by-side.
This also presented a considerable challenge for Gun Gun.
Gun Gun looked bewildered, took a deep breath, and crouched down.
There was virtually no dialogue from Gun Gun during this entire segment.
This was because Gun Gun's body was being compressed to an incredible degree. Fortunately, Gun Gun's body was quite soft and yielding when not tense.
If Gun Gun's body during combat had been in this state, it would likely have been stuck firmly in the crevice.
Fortunately, after walking for not too long, the path ahead widened again.
"That was close. I thought this would go on for a while, but we made it through."
Jiang Fan let out a sigh of relief, took a few deep breaths, and then straightened up, continuing forward.
However, as they walked, they noticed something was amiss. It seemed something was missing.
"Gun Gun, didn't it keep up?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan immediately turned around. At this moment, Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei looked at Jiang Fan with concern, fearing that he would continue forward without hesitation as he had once before.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Turning back this time won't cause us any extremely dangerous harm."
After saying this, Jiang Fan glanced disdainfully at Zhou Niannian and Dai Xiaomei, as their gazes made him feel uncomfortable and his skin crawl.
Only after Jiang Fan turned and walked back did the two girls show a hint of relief on their faces.
They had been very worried about what had happened to Gun Gun, but when they reached its side, they couldn't help but laugh.
"I told you, Gun Gun, you should eat less. Do you believe me now?"
After Zhou Niannian spoke, Jiang Fan also smiled helplessly and walked over to Gun Gun, extending his hand.
Gun Gun immediately reacted and extended its paw to Jiang Fan.
However, Jiang Fan didn't expect it to be stuck so deeply and then called for Yao to come and help.
"It's stuck so tight! How can it be this stuck?"