CHAPTER 151: CHAPTER 151 EVERY INCH HAS ITS VALUE (6TH UPDATE!)

"Every two steps I took, I came across a fork. Another fork appeared just two steps later. It surely meant that this path was a dead end or extremely dangerous ahead."

"I could only change directions, then I realized I was just going in circles in the same spot, trapped by a bunch of forks!"

Boluo was indignant. Chen Gu, without any self-reflection, asked righteously, "So, you just squatted down and didn’t move? Did you never consider that it might just be a marker, or something someone drew casually and not necessarily true, and that there might not be any danger ahead?"

Chen Gu thought with disdain, No wonder he’s the dimmest bulb in the Hu Ling Organization.

Boluo spoke confidently, "In such a dangerous environment, would you take the risk? Besides, I ended up meeting you all—proving that my decision to wait where I was, was the right one."

"Human-shaped whatever-needle, hurry up and lead me out."

"Oh right, Dora, how did you know he was a ’needle’?"

Dora answered honestly, "He boasted about it to me."

Chen Gu frowned. How did a simple matter become so odd once these two talked about it? What’s there to boast about being a ’needle’?

Chen Gu took the lead. "Alright, follow me."

That’s confidence for you!

As Boluo walked, he asked, "How did you guys make your way out?"

Dora explained everything in detail, right up to the coordinates they had calculated earlier. Boluo said, "Let me see."

Chen Gu, walking ahead, snickered. The dimmest bulb actually wants to see the coordinates? As if he could understand them.

Without overthinking, Dora shared the coordinates with him. After listening, Boluo tilted his head, thought for a moment, and said with certainty, "These aren’t coordinates."

"At the very least, they’re not coordinates from around here." Boluo continued, rattling off another string of numbers. "These are our current coordinates. Compare the two; there’s a huge difference. If these were actual coordinates, then considering the size of Empire River Star, this location would be at least a few thousand kilometers from us, maybe even outside the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit."

Chen Gu and Dora were both surprised. "How do you know our current coordinates?"

"I glanced at them while Leder was operating the device earlier," Boluo responded.

Chen Gu asked, "So you just remembered them?"

"Yep," Boluo said casually. "I’ve always had a good memory, ever since I was little. I can remember anything with just one glance."

Chen Gu didn’t understand. This is a photographic memory, isn’t it? So why is his intelligence so pitifully low?

Dora fell into contemplation. "If they’re not coordinates, then what could they be?"

Suddenly, she squatted down and started scribbling on the ground—which were essentially computations Chen Gu couldn’t make heads or tails of.

"Hmm? No, that’s not right... it shouldn’t be like this."

"This seems wrong too; it’s not valid."

"If I think about it from a different angle..."

After what must have been half an hour, Dora suddenly let out a cheer. "Haha! I knew a genius beauty like me couldn’t be stumped! I’ve figured it out!"

Chen Gu and Boluo leaned over and, as expected, they still couldn’t understand a thing.

Dora had already sprung to her feet. "Let’s get back there, quick!"

She was exhilarated, taking the lead and dashing out, winding this way and that, quickly returning to the base of that cliff.

Chen Gu was taken aback. He looked at Dora, then at Boluo. Seriously? You two are navigation prodigies, yet you’re both relying on me, a guy with no sense of direction, to lead the way?!

Dora calculated a series of data based on that set of suspected coordinates and continuously searched over the area of formulas. She soon found a symbol and pressed it firmly.

CLICK.

The symbol sank in.

Then she found the second and third numbers or symbols and pressed them all. The stone wall rumbled and began to shake.

Chen Gu looked at the loosened stone wall and suddenly realized, "This is a door!"

Dora pushed against it. "It’s stuck. Boluo, come help."

The two Professionals worked together, pushing open the stone wall that stood over ten meters tall. Behind it, a dark and gloomy cave entrance was revealed.

The cave had been crudely excavated. From certain traces, it could be deduced that the mechanism to move this stone door was a modification using parts from a spaceship’s power system. It wasn’t quite suitable, had since lost all its energy, and was now covered in rust.

Chen Gu muttered, "Why does it look... like a makeshift contraption?"

"The original setup must have been done in a hurry, likely leaving many traces outside. However, in an environment like the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit, these traces would quickly be covered by nature—just like those formulas on the stone wall."

"So you’re saying the formulas on the wall have two purposes. If someone not in the know worked out those coordinates, they’d certainly leave here to rush to that location, only to find nothing."

"The person who left the formulas hid the real information within that string of numbers. Only someone in tune with them could find the way to open the door."

"It’s just that we have Big Rabbit, who’s practically a game-breaker."

Chen Gu looked towards the dark cave. What exactly is hidden inside? Could it be related to Leder’s real reason for coming here?

While he speculated, Dora and Boluo hesitated at the cave entrance.

Dora pulled a small luminous grenade from her tactical vest and threw it inside. As it rolled, it illuminated the cave’s interior, revealing no imminent danger.

Big Rabbit glanced at the two men beside her. Boluo’s abilities are clearly not suited for taking point. And Chen Gu... an ordinary person, forget it. Besides, we’ll need him to lead the way later on.

Big Rabbit switched on the flashlight mounted beneath her gun and, raising her weapon in a standard tactical stance, took the lead.

Big Rabbit lamented inwardly, Just as I thought, men are unreliable at critical moments!

Boluo gave Chen Gu a pat. "You stay in the middle; I’ll cover our rear. We’ll protect you."

"Alright!" Chen Gu promptly agreed.

The three of them entered the cave, proceeding with extreme caution. Suddenly, Boluo blurted out, "What if we’ve accidentally opened the door to some powerful and dangerous creature trapped here..."

"Shut your jinxing mouth!" Chen Gu complained. Boluo, having scared even himself, promptly shut up.

Dora, at the front, shivered, her pace slowing by a third.

The cave was straight, and after about ten minutes, they arrived at a large cavern filled with rocks and debris.

Chen Gu suddenly turned to look back down the cave passage. Boluo, thinking there might be something behind them, startled and also looked back. "What is it? What is it?"

Chen Gu shook his head. "I was looking at the cave walls. Did you notice these markings? They all indicate excavation from the inside out."

Dora asked, "Are you saying someone excavated from this large cavern, digging their way outward to create this tunnel?"

Chen Gu nodded and said to Dora, "Luminous grenade."