Jiang Fan gave Yao a look, then slowly walked with Yao towards the corner.
Fortunately, the monsters inside had not yet hatched. After Jiang Fan and Yao entered the corner, they were not discovered immediately, nor did they trigger any commotion.
Seeing this, Yao made a gesture behind him.
The others understood Yao's gesture, realizing they had to enter quietly and without making any sound to avoid danger.
When they saw the pearl at such a height, they despaired.
At this moment, just as Jiang Fan was about to step into the hatching liquid of the monster eggs, he frowned, hesitated, and then pulled his leg back.
"What? Are you scared, Jiang Fan?"
"You should prepare yourself. After all, these things are too disgusting. I'm afraid I can't stand it. You just saw it, I really can't stand the smell."
Zhou Niannian, seeing Jiang Fan retreat in embarrassment, looked at him with a distressed expression.
However, Jiang Fan slowly shook his head and took out a fish that was not yet dry from his backpack.
Everyone was confused, thinking that Jiang Fan still had the appetite to eat under such disgusting conditions.
But Yao was not so naive. He knew what Jiang Fan was planning. He took out a dagger, pierced the small fish with it, and then handed it to Jiang Fan.
Clearly, he was worried that the hatching liquid might be corrosive or poisonous enough to cause immediate death upon entry.
Therefore, he used the dagger to pierce the small fish, ensuring that Jiang Fan's body would not come into contact with the liquid as much as possible.
Jiang Fan immediately took the dagger and walked to the front of the hatching liquid with the small fish.
Jiang Fan placed the small fish in his hand into the hatching liquid and then picked it up to examine it.
The moment the dagger was pulled out, the fish had been exposed to some liquid, and Jiang Fan could already smell the pungent odor from it.
Jiang Fan made a motion of extreme nausea, but he suppressed it, making no sound.
After waiting for a while and finding no change in the small fish's body, Jiang Fan felt relieved. He raised his leg again and threw the dagger back to Yao.
However, Yao only touched the handle of the dagger, then unhesitatingly put it aside and did not pick it up again.
After all, the aura emanating from the rotating dagger alone was unbearable for all the companions around.
At the same time, Jiang Fan had already dipped his trouser leg into the liquid.
Jiang Fan's expression was difficult to describe. He slowly stepped into the liquid and walked through it, trying not to make any splashes that would awaken the monsters.
The result was successful. Jiang Fan successfully reached the center of the pool, directly below the treasure pearl.
Jiang Fan turned his head and gave Yao a look.
Yao immediately understood the situation.
"What does Jiang Fan want to do? He's not going to ask you to go too, is he?"
After Zhou Niannian asked, Yao did not reply. He crouched down again and picked up the foul-smelling dagger lying on the ground.
Just then, Yao took out an unused vine from Jiang Fan's discarded bag.
He then tied the dagger to the end of the vine and threw it directly towards the treasure pearl. Clearly, the pearl was not his target.
If the pearl were destroyed, none of them would survive. The dagger flew rapidly through the air, then reached a stalactite-like structure, circled it a few times, and firmly bound it.
At the same time, Yao sharply swung the vine in his hand towards Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan responded with great agility, without any mistakes, and caught the vine completely.
Giving a "no problem" gesture, Jiang Fan began to climb up the vine.
Fortunately, the vine was strong enough, and Yao's skill was sufficient, which prevented the vine from falling.
Jiang Fan successfully reached the side of the treasure pearl.
However, to his dismay, before Jiang Fan's arm could even touch the treasure pearl, his body was pushed away by some force.
Jiang Fan's body was instantly flung from the side of the treasure pearl.
Fortunately, Jiang Fan's reflexes were quick. The moment he landed, he used his hands and feet to mitigate the momentum and force.
This prevented the hatching chamber from making too much noise.
And these monster eggs did not rupture.
"What happened? Why was I suddenly thrown back?"
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was very helpless and perplexed, with a look of disgust on his face, as if affected by the liquid on his feet.
Then, Jiang Fan said to Zhou Niannian beside him.
"I don't know. It seems to have a mysterious power protecting it, deliberately preventing me from getting close."
"There must be some mechanism at play, otherwise it would never emit such a powerful force."
Yao, hearing Jiang Fan's words, agreed that it made sense.
However, this plunged everyone present into despair.
Because the incubator was indeed exceptionally foul-smelling, even the odor emanating from Jiang Fan now was hard to bear.
But out of respect for Jiang Fan stepping forward for everyone, no one disliked him.
"What should we do now, Jiang Fan?"
Zhou Niannian asked Jiang Fan blankly. Jiang Fan just sighed deeply.
"There's nothing we can do. We'll have to split up and search. We will each search this place. If anyone finds a clue, signal others immediately, but absolutely do not make any noise."
"I'm not sure how these monsters will break out of their cocoons, so we must remain silent."
Upon hearing this, their companions nodded repeatedly. Guònguǒng did not join them, but was instructed by Jiang Fan to guard the entrance.
After all, Guònguǒng's large size made it difficult for him to perform delicate operations, so Jiang Fan had Guònguǒng act as a guard at the entrance.
To prevent anything from suddenly attacking and disrupting their rhythm, Guònguǒng was very excited upon receiving this task.
He tapped his fist, demonstrating his capability.