The scouts quickly raised their guns, but Chen Gu immediately shouted, "Let him go!"

The warriors had no doubt about his decision and immediately lowered their muzzles.

Han Zhuangzhi sent a warrior back. "Brother Chen, we've found that room."

Chen Gu nodded. "Take me there."

It was indeed pitch-black inside the dark chamber, and Chen Gu was filled with anticipation for the black stone altar—It might be another precious material!

But when he finally saw it, he was greatly disappointed. It was just a massive black rock, somewhat harder than ordinary stone.

Chen Gu inwardly criticized the Subterranean Shamans: So superstitious...

He waved his hand. "All of you, get out."

Following his orders, Han Zhuangzhi led the men out. Chen Gu started rummaging through his large backpack, which contained many beast fang materials.

He picked one up... felt reluctant, and put it back. Then he picked up a smaller one... but it seemed to lack power, so he put it back as well.

After much deliberation, Chen Gu resigned himself to the inevitable. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

He took out a beast fang bracelet that had belonged to the owner of the Bone Magic Wand and began setting it up on the black stone altar.

It was a delicate job; one false move could have blown Chen Gu and the entire altar sky-high.

After working for more than twenty minutes, he finally finished setting it up. Chen Gu hurried out and waved to Han Zhuangzhi and the others waiting outside. "Move out, quick! Wait for me at the nearest signal relay!"

The warriors had developed absolute trust in Chen Gu by then. They gathered their equipment to retreat, and one even asked teasingly, "Brother Chen, are you planning to trap the Subterraneans again?"

Chen Gu retorted with a playful scold, "I'm bringing you along so we can all earn a big bundle of military merits. Now move out, hurry!"

Qiao Shuangyi shook his head with a grin. "Brother Chen, we're taking off now. Make sure to follow quickly." He was dead set on sticking by Chen Gu; in such a "dangerous" underground cave system, he didn't feel secure without Chen Gu, his super bodyguard, by his side.

Chen Gu waved to him, signaling that he understood.

After the men left, Chen Gu quietly slipped back into the altar chamber. He sighed helplessly. Ever since I chose the Radiation Missionary profession, I was destined for hardship. He hid himself in a concealed spot.

By now, the Subterranean warrior who escaped should have notified the other Subterraneans.

Chen Gu waited for about another half hour before a series of dense rustling sounds approached from outside. He activated his Radiation Field and could clearly "see" a large horde of Subterraneans rushing into the cave.

Leading the charge was a large group of Shamans, among whom were two particularly ancient ones—Likely the other two Blood Moon Shamans.

Trailing behind them were hundreds of Subterranean warriors.

The group hurried along, appearing extremely anxious, especially the Shamans at the forefront. The lower-ranking Shamans and the warriors quickly inspected the entire cave but found no enemies. The two Blood Moon Shamans led the others straight into the altar chamber.

Their power hadn't vanished yet, so the dark chamber probably hadn't been destroyed. The Shamans felt slightly reassured. After all, this was their tribe's greatest secret. Since the humans couldn't even communicate with them, it was indeed unlikely they would know this secret.

The Shamans rushed to the front, pushing the Subterranean warriors behind them. The dozen or so highest-ranking Shamans, following closely behind the two Blood Moon Shamans, charged into the dark chamber. Upon seeing the stone altar, they collectively heaved a sigh of relief.

Outside the dark chamber, more than a hundred lower-ranking Shamans waited eagerly, anxious for news.

Nearly all the Shamans—the sole representatives of the Subterraneans' remaining "supernatural power"—had entered the altar chamber.

Chen Gu hid in an inconspicuous corner beside the black stone. A few Subterranean warriors passed by him, but he used the power of [Brain Domain Hacker] to alter their perception, making them "see but not notice" his presence.

At this moment, Chen Gu felt the time was right. He gently picked up a strand of hair—it was hair from the ancient Shaman. Dozens of these strands were tied together, forming a long fuse that extended all the way into the dark chamber.

Inside the dark chamber, the now-relaxed Shamans were kneeling beneath the stone platform, murmuring prayers.

Suddenly, a middle-aged Shaman looked up and spotted something familiar hanging from the ceiling above the stone platform—It looked like a Blood Moon Shaman's beast fang bracelet!

Immediately, all the Shamans noticed the object because, in the darkness of the dark chamber, this beast fang bracelet suddenly began to emit a brilliant light.

The Subterraneans loathed light. They shielded their eyes with their hands and hissed in annoyance, oblivious to the disaster about to befall them.

Chen Gu had used the Blood Moon Shaman's hair to create a "fuse" that connected all the way to the beast fang bracelet.

This type of beast fang bracelet was quite special. Although it couldn't compare to the remains of a super-organism, as a material for a [Biological Nuclear Explosion], it was far more potent than anything related to ordinary Subterraneans.

After "detonating" the device, Chen Gu switched to the [Quantum Wizard] profession and then used [Quantum Teleportation] to escape.

This time, he teleported far away, directly to the side of the nearest signal relay.

Han Zhuangzhi and the others, breathless from their rush, had just arrived when they saw Chen Gu appear out of thin air!

Everyone was elated, but Chen Gu waved his hand. "Get further away!"

Before they could ask him why, they felt the ground shake violently around them, making them barely able to keep their balance. Amidst dull, booming sounds, rubble and dust rained down from above, and cracks rapidly appeared on the surrounding stone walls.

"Run!"

The rapidly spreading cracks pursued them relentlessly. In some places, the very ground beneath their feet shattered and collapsed, plunging into the dark abyss below.

They fled nonstop until they reached the vicinity of the third signal relay, where the collapse finally halted, and the underground cave system quieted.

Chen Gu made a quick assessment. Thankfully, the impact range isn't much different from my prediction and shouldn't affect the other three teams. Otherwise... I'd truly be a terrible teammate, dooming everyone else.

He patted the still-shaken Han Zhuangzhi on the shoulder. "Notify the rear command center that we've eliminated most of the Subterranean Shamans. Tell them to press the attack with confidence."

"Yes, sir!" Han Zhuangzhi was overjoyed. He knew Brother Chen's big explosion this time would yield 'remarkable results'!

He immediately contacted the rear command center. Ling Yitong had been deeply anxious ever since losing contact with all the teams.

Later, when Zheng Zhixing was driven out, it further convinced him that the situation had spiraled out of his control, intensifying his unease.

So, when he suddenly received such "inspiring" intelligence, Ling Yitong's first reaction wasn't to "seize the strategic opportunity." Instead, he was highly skeptical and directly questioned Han Zhuangzhi, "Are you sure?"

Han Zhuangzhi, who had complete faith in Brother Chen, replied firmly, "General, I am absolutely certain!"

Ling Yitong pressed, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Han Zhuangzhi answered truthfully, "No, not personally. The operation was extremely dangerous, so we retreated first. Commander Chen Gu completed it alone. We felt the tremendous tremors from the explosion."

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