Chapter 1306: Two Paths
In the pitch-black cave, it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face, and the cave was so narrow and constricted, only allowing one person to pass through. Ji You, with her small stature, could move freely after squeezing in a bit. But for the others, it was a different story, especially for tall people like Cheng Haoyue and He Nu. Even though they tried to tuck in their stomachs and curl themselves up into a ball, they still felt extremely crowded.
Cheng Haoyue held his stomach in and said, "My goodness, I really wonder if this cave is actually passable? Can we really crawl out smoothly? What if we get stuck halfway?"
He Nu, who was behind Cheng Haoyue, remained silent.
Ji You, who was ahead of Cheng Haoyue, also ignored him.
Cheng Haoyue felt like his words were spoken to deaf ears and was a bit frustrated for a moment, saying, "I say, are we really not going to get stuck in such a narrow cave?"
Still, no one paid attention to him.
Feeling like his concerns were just cast to the wind, Cheng Haoyue grew even more melancholic, deeply sighing and saying, "I have a premonition that I might become the only contestant to be stuck to death by the cave."
Ji You suddenly turned her head, glanced at him, and said, "Instead of wasting your breath, why not start digging? If you can open the cave up a bit, you can stretch your arms and legs."
Cheng Haoyue grinned, chuckled, and said, "I’ll just squeeze along with you. Such important work should be left to the big guys behind me."
Saying so.
Cheng Haoyue reached back, tugged at He Nu behind him, and said, "He Nu, keep at it."
"I’m busy; stop talking to me." He Nu glanced at him, dropped a sentence, and continued digging the cave, prioritizing safety. He mostly kept the top of the cave untouched, only digging the sides open. In particularly narrow sections, they needed to widen around them. When encountering hard stones, they also needed to chip away at the stone. Fortunately, the cave was passable so far. The Drilling Birds had been very diligent, clearing away all the obstacles inside the cave. The students just needed to widen it a little so it could accommodate a person squatting to pass through.