Chapter 358: Chapter 328: The Hole

Pilo’s words successfully captured everyone’s attention.

Ding Ganmao was the first to react. "Right now, the core question is... who injured it," he said.

Li Qian nodded.

He echoed Ding Ganmao’s sentiment. "Or, to be more precise, what kind of Pet Beast injured it?"

"To be able to injure a Dominator Level Rock Giant, what kind of power must the other party have?" the Invisible Captain, Dakoli, said, also realizing the crux of the problem.

Wang Guanjun’s brow furrowed in thought before he offered his own perspective. "I don’t think this is the time to be worrying about the other party’s power..."

His pupils constricted as he glanced at the battlefield.

The area had been reduced to rubble.

The ground looked like it had been shelled by artillery.

His voice was grave. "Folks, this place... might be a bit out of our league."

The moment he finished speaking, all eyes turned to the Invisible Captain, Dakoli.

Dakoli threw up his hands with a helpless, wry smile. "Don’t look at me like that. I took our respective power levels into account when I made the choice."

Li Yuhu, holding nothing back, stated the facts plainly. "And the reality is... we ran into a Dominator Level Rock Giant."

"That’s what I don’t understand, either." Hearing this, Dakoli’s brow furrowed, his eyes full of suspicion.

He began to analyze, muttering to himself, ’Logically, only the core region of the Black Stone Forest should have Dominator Level Extraordinary Creatures.’

Li Yuhu pursed her lips again, pointing out the facts. "But we just entered the Black Stone Forest. This is the outer ring at best. We haven’t even reached the Central Circle Zone."

RUMBLE... RUMBLE...

Just as they were talking, the ground suddenly began to give way, making a strange sound.

"What’s that?" Li Qian was the first to spot the anomaly and immediately looked over.

Then, before their astonished eyes, a large hole roughly ten meters in diameter suddenly caved in.

An Duowan stared at the newly formed sinkhole for a moment before saying in a speculative tone, "A moment ago... I think the Rock Giant came out of this hole..."

The Invisible Captain, Dakoli, recalled the battle and nodded in agreement.

Li Yuhu’s face lit up with excitement.

She was eager to explore. "There’s definitely a secret in there."

Without pausing, she continued, "If we go in, we might just find out why the Rock Giant was injured."

Wang Guanjun understood her implication and threw cold water on the idea. "If it was injured by an even stronger enemy, wouldn’t we be lambs walking into the lion’s den by going in?"

A flurry of discussion broke out among the group.

After a moment, Li Qian suddenly spoke up. "I’ll go in and take a look."

He glanced at the others and gave his reason. "Qizai has a bit of an edge when it comes to speed. Even if I run into trouble, I should be able to escape."

"That’s too dangerous," the Invisible Captain, Dakoli, immediately objected.

"We’ve already accomplished a lot on this training expedition. We encountered a Dominator Level Rock Giant and defeated it."

Pilo analyzed the situation calmly. "There’s really no need to press our luck."

"The truth is right in front of us. Are you really content to just walk away? Besides, this is the Ancestral Star. If we really run into a powerful Extraordinary Creature, we can try to negotiate. Most of them wouldn’t dare to kill a talented human so recklessly. The worst that could happen is we suffer a few scrapes," Li Qian argued, his gaze resolute.

He had a point.

Ultimately, after several minutes of discussion, the group reluctantly agreed to Li Qian’s proposal.

Li Yuhu wanted to go with him but was flatly refused by Li Qian. She had no choice but to say, "Well, you’d better be careful. We’ll be waiting for you up here."

After saying his goodbyes and receiving a chorus of well-wishes, Li Qian wasted no time. He mounted Qizai’s Flood Dragon form and plunged straight into the massive hole.

Once Li Qian had completely disappeared into the hole, Pilo turned to Li Yuhu with a cheeky grin. "Hu Zi, you haven’t fallen for our dear classmate Li Qian, have you?"

"Pilo, say one more stupid thing and I’ll tear your mouth off," Li Yuhu shot back, startled by his sudden comment. She glared at him fiercely.

Pilo just chuckled and laid out his "plan." "Good, glad you’re not interested. I have a sister, a year younger than me, who’s an absolute knockout—a real goddess. Since you’re not into him, I was planning on introducing her to our classmate Li Qian."

It was hard to tell if he was just teasing Li Yuhu or if he was serious.

His ambiguous, half-smiling expression gave nothing away.

Hearing this, Li Yuhu scoffed. "Your sister? Forget it. Look at you. How great could your sister possibly look?"

Pilo was big and brawny, the complete opposite of handsome.

One couldn’t have high hopes for his sister’s appearance.

But as for why Li Yuhu chose to mock him so openly, her motive was unclear.

In any case, a few more people on the scene were now sporting similar, half-smiling expressions.

Li Yuhu raised a fist, abruptly changing the subject. "And another thing! The next time you call me ’Hu Zi,’ I’ll knock you dead!"

Seeing this, Pilo sighed in resignation. "Honestly," he said, frustrated by her antics, "with how ridiculously fierce you are, what guy would ever be into you?"

"You don’t need to worry about that. There are plenty of guys chasing me. You could line them up from Shazhou Beast Taming University all the way to Western Beast Taming University," Li Yuhu retorted with a dismissive pout.

Of course, how much of that was truth and how much was bravado, no one could say.

Meanwhile, Li Qian, riding a slightly shrunken Qizai, descended into the great hole.

The mouth of the hole was large, a good ten meters in diameter, so for the initial part of the descent, the visibility was still quite good.

However, as man and beast continued their descent, the light, unsurprisingly, grew dimmer and dimmer.

Li Qian was on high alert.

He constantly scanned his surroundings, wary of any potential surprises.

Fortunately, the Energy Detection Watch on his wrist remained silent.

This settled his nerves considerably.

About five minutes later, Qizai’s Dragon Claws touched solid ground. They had finally reached the bottom.

Li Qian looked up.

By now, the light from the entrance was nothing more than a tiny dot.

It looked impossibly small.

This alone was a testament to how deep the hole truly was.

Li Qian made a rough estimate. The drop had to be at least five or six hundred meters.

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