241: Chapter 241 You're the one without a neck! Your whole family is neckless!

After Elder Li finished speaking, the Commander suddenly burst into laughter.

Then, he slapped the table heroically, "That's right!"

"I believe that brat An Ke can definitely do it."

"We Dragon Country people are indomitable to our very core."

"It's just an s-rank instance, isn't it? What's there to fear?"

"Have we in Dragon Country encountered few difficulties before?"

"Haven't we pulled through them all the same?"

"..."

In the high-level conference room, many people smiled upon hearing this.

However, these smiles were a bit forced.

After all, this was an s-rank difficulty.

The situation was not optimistic.

But they could only place their trust in An Ke...

...

"An s-rank difficulty dungeon..."

Inside the livestream, An Ke felt a headache coming on.

They really thought highly of him; the first time he entered an "Unknown dungeon," they arranged an s-rank instance for him.

Were they afraid he'd have it too easy?

An Ke regretted it a little; if he had known, he wouldn't have brought such a bunch of animals and savages.

The reason an s-rank was arranged was likely because his team had too many people and animals.

Of course! All of this was based on An Ke's assumptions.

What if it wasn't? What if it would have been an s-rank difficulty dungeon even if he came alone?

So, it was actually good to bring enough manpower; at least they could better resist danger.

Anyway, it was as the saying goes: "Since we're already here!"

"I'd better not find out that the mastermind behind the [National Fortune Game] is specifically cranking up the difficulty for me."

"Otherwise..."

An Ke gnashed his teeth in his heart.

However, he couldn't think of any harsh words to say in his mind.

After all, given his current strength, the mastermind capable of creating the [National Fortune Game] would likely toy with him like a bug.

Just as An Ke's thoughts were racing.

"Giao!! Chi-Chief!! The entrance we came in through is gone!!"

Beneath him, A-Giao cried out in horror.

As soon as these words were spoken, the savages and animals all looked back, and a commotion immediately broke out.

Especially the savages who were already afraid; they became even more panicked.

"What's going on?"

"Why did the entrance disappear right after we entered?"

"Is this a ghost story?"

"How are we supposed to leave this place?"

"..."

The expressions of the savages shifted uncertainly.

A few even ran over and felt the spot where they had just entered.

But now, there was only a hard cave wall there, nothing else.

The entrance had vanished.

"A supernatural event! The entrance has been erased!!" King Kong shouted.

"We're finished! We're finished!"

"We're all going to die here!"

An Ke glared at King Kong, instantly shutting the fellow up.

The savages were already panicked, and this guy was disrupting morale.

An Ke jumped down from A-Giao and walked to where the entrance had been.

There was no longer an entrance, only a cave wall covered in moss.

Was this a one-way passage?

Or were they teleported to another location after entering?

An Ke wasn't quite sure.

At this moment, Three Hairs on his shoulder spoke up, "Master, do you want Little Mouse to try digging?"

"I, Old Crocodile, think Three Hairs' suggestion is good," Old Crocodile agreed.

"We just came in through here; if we dig a hole now, we'll definitely be able to see the outside."

"Little friend, why don't we try digging first? If it gets too dangerous, we'll have a way out."

An Ke didn't answer immediately.

Because he felt that having Three Hairs dig would be a waste of energy.

Since the entrance had vanished, trying to force their way out with brute strength would surely be futile.

However, An Ke was also curious about what was behind this cave wall.

The rules of the "dungeon" were most likely for them to explore the interior of the cave.

But An Ke didn't want to follow the rules right now.

So he nodded and said, "Three Hairs, try digging a bit."

Three Hairs immediately stood up on An Ke's shoulder.

Then it leaped up, "I, Little Mouse, will dig a path of light for everyone!"

Three Hairs went to the spot where they had entered and began to dig.

With its hardness increased by 500, it could easily dig through even rock.

An Ke, Old Crocodile, and the other animals and savages all stared at the hole, waiting for the results of Three Hairs' digging.

After about ten minutes, Three Hairs' bottom appeared from the hole.

It wiggled its furry bottom, trying to squeeze out.

But it found that it couldn't get out no matter what.

"Master, Master, help Little Mouse out."

An Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he reached out and pulled Three Hairs out with force.

Because of the 500 hardness, An Ke wasn't afraid of hurting Three Hairs.

So he just yanked it out.

Accompanied by a "pop" like a bottle cap being opened.

Three Hairs was finally freed from its predicament.

Its face was covered in dirt, looking quite filthy.

This was unbearable for Three Hairs, who was a bit of a clean freak.

So, after washing its face, it finally spoke:

"Master, there's no end to the digging."

"And the rocks deep inside are extremely hard; even I, Little Mouse, have a hard time digging through them."

Three Hairs' words made all the animals present feel strange.

"That's impossible..." Leopard Mom spoke, unable to understand.

They had clearly just entered from here.

How could it be impossible to dig through?

All the animals and savages looked at An Ke.

"Chief, what should we do now?" Savage Yi asked.

Being unable to dig meant they had no way back.

"What else can we do?" An Ke shrugged.

He then leaped back onto A-Giao's back.

"In that case, we'll continue exploring deeper."

Pausing for a moment, An Ke said to Savage Yi:

"I finally know why your tribesmen from before were unable to leave."

"As soon as you enter this cave, the path back disappears.

It's impossible to even try to leave."

"Let's keep exploring forward; perhaps we'll encounter some surviving tribesmen."

An Ke's words caused the eyes of many savages to light up.

Among the savages who had entered the cave previously, many were brothers to those present.

So they all hoped their brothers were still alive.

...

Looking in from the outside, the interior of the cave was pitch black.

But once inside, one would find that it wasn't actually pitch dark.

The walls of the cave were embedded with many stones that emitted a fluorescent glow.

The colors were varied: blue, green, red, yellow...

These glowing stones provided a certain amount of light to the cave.

At the same time, they draped the cave in a layer of color.

Observing the surroundings, Savage Yi couldn't help but say, "If we take these stones back..."

"...we won't need to light campfires at night anymore."

"Brother, these stones are so pretty!" Hua Hua was also very interested in these glowing stones.

"Three Hairs, can you help me dig one out?"

"I want to hang it around my neck."

Three Hairs was stunned and looked Hua Hua up and down, "I, Little Mouse, am shocked; do you even have a neck?"

Hua Hua immediately turned red with anger.

"You're the one without a neck! Your whole family doesn't have a neck!"

Hua Hua angrily cursed Three Hairs.

To prove she had a neck...

...she sat on the ground and stretched her head out for Three Hairs to see.

"See that, you silly mouse? This is my neck."

Three Hairs widened its eyes. Where?

I don't see it!

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