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"What do you mean, beneath the rock layers is harder diamond rock?"
As Meng Xingchen and the others disembarked from the spaceship, they heard Wang Jincheng's somewhat agitated voice. Without a moment's hesitation, they rushed towards him.
"What do you mean by that? What do you mean the chances of survival are slim?"
Wang Jincheng was still arguing with someone when Bai Zhenzhen had to pull a nearby soldier to ask, "What happened?"
Earlier that morning, while breaking through the rock layers, they had discovered traces of earth manipulation and thought it was good news. However, after following the traces and digging through the layers, they found diamond rock beneath. Then an earth-type ability user stated that if they continued through the diamond rock, the earth-type beasts might get stuck inside! Upon hearing this, Wang Jincheng lost his temper.
The commotion attracted Wang Sanquan, who saw his nephew gripping a high-level earth-type ability user's collar and expressing his outrage. He hurried over to separate them.
"Jincheng, no matter how anxious you are, those uncles are high-level ability users. How can you treat them like this?"
"Uncle, he said the captain has little chance of survival!" Wang Jincheng cried out like a baby upon seeing Wang Sanquan.
Wang Sanquan had initially come to reprimand him, but seeing him like this, he couldn't bring himself to scold him any longer and could only pat his head helplessly.
"Jincheng, your captain is in trouble; it's not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame those beasts. They are humanity's natural enemies. In the future, when you encounter them, kill more of them as a way to avenge your captain."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jincheng pushed Wang Sanquan away and shouted, "No, Uncle! I don't believe the captain is dead just like that. Please give me more time; just a little more time!"
"Jincheng, the military has its discipline. We have already spent too much time on this search and rescue operation; it far exceeds the stipulated time frame. Your insistence will put me in a difficult position."
"Uncle, the winter hunt itself only lasts two months. Just give me two more months for the search and rescue, please! I'm begging you!"
"Jincheng," he continued with a sigh, "I have never asked you for anything since we were young. Truly, I am begging you. I know the military has its regulations; Lin Yao isn't even in the military; she's just a student. What harm would it do to give her a little more time for rescue?"
Wang Sanquan looked at Wang Jincheng, who was crying like a child, and finally couldn't bear to be harsh with him.
"I'll give you one last chance. Let a high-level earth-type ability user help you break through the diamond layer. If we still can't find anyone after that, then we must give up."
The expeditionary force faced dangers far greater than ordinary people due to their long-term explorations. For missing persons like this, generally only a limited time was given for rescue operations; if they exceeded that timeframe without results, they had no choice but to abandon the search.
For Lin Yao and Yao Beiluo's disappearance this time, Wang Sanquan had already spent double the usual time on their search because of their status as top students from the First Academy.
Wang Jincheng was irritable and did not treat those high-level ability users helping with the search kindly. Continuing an endless search would delay their winter hunt, and he would not withstand opposition from the military any longer.
Wang Jincheng looked around at the indifferent expressions of the officers and soldiers, realizing he could no longer press the issue. He could only hoarsely respond, "Alright!"
Bai Zhenzhen, who was following behind, felt a surge of emotion and was about to voice her opposition, but Meng Xingchen stopped her.
Bai Zhenzhen turned to say something, but upon seeing Meng Xingchen shaking her head with red-rimmed eyes, she choked up and couldn't utter a word.
The diamond rock layer had a much higher density than ordinary rock layers. Even for high-level earth-type abilities, it was extremely difficult to drill through it, let alone use earth escape skills against it.
Since they were on a search and rescue mission, high-level earth-type ability users not only had to drill into the diamond rock layer to confirm its thickness but also had to continuously move the diamond rock within the range of their earth escape ability.
This was no small task.
The expeditionary force had brought along a high-level earth-type user for this winter hunt, and several others took turns using their abilities. Under the condition of severe mental strain, they frequently used their powers.
After more than a week, they had barely managed to dig a pit about a meter deep in the diamond rock layer and hadn't reached the bottom yet.
By the tenth day, after one high-level earth-type user experienced mental chaos and withdrew, the others began to refuse to continue the mission.
"Deputy Commander Wang, we've done our best. We can't push everyone to the point of mental chaos before we give up."
"Exactly. Even if they are talented students, twenty days of search and rescue is already quite enough."
Everyone began to voice their refusals in unison. Wang Sanquan could no longer suppress his frustration and turned helplessly to the members of the Mingguang Team, asking, "What do you all think about this?"
What could Meng Xingchen and the others do? They had indeed tried their best; they couldn't overexert themselves any further.
"We're sorry for troubling you, Deputy Commander Wang. For now, we'll search on our own for a while longer. If we still can't find anyone by the end of the winter hunt, we'll return with you," Meng Xingchen said, stepping up for once.
"I'm regretful that we couldn't help you rescue anyone."
"It's alright; we know you've done your best."
Wang Sanquan gave a deep look at the members of the Mingguang Team before leading his men away.
However, they hadn't gone far when they heard an exclamation from the Mingguang Team.
Wang Sanquan turned back in surprise and asked, "What happened?"
"We just tried using metal-type abilities on the diamond rock layer and found that they work remarkably well!"
"Remarkably well?"
Here’s what happened: After Wang Sanquan left with his team, the Mingguang Team felt frustrated by their lack of progress and began to unleash their abilities against the diamond rock layer.
Bai Zhenzhen, a Wood Element user, Zhang Feng, a Fire Element user with immense strength, Wang Jincheng, a Lightning Element user, and Wan Xiaoqi, who possessed a unique physical ability, all faced the formidable diamond rock layer. They were filled with despair over their situation when suddenly, Meng Xingchen unleashed a strike of Gold Element energy that surprisingly split the rock layer open.
At first, they thought it was a fluke, but after several attempts, they realized that Gold Element abilities could easily cleave through the diamond rock layer. The diamond rock layer—its very name hinted at a connection to Gold Element abilities. Wang Sanquan pondered this for a moment and identified the problem. The diamond rock layer was indeed related to Gold Element powers. They had mistakenly assumed that since they were dealing with soil, it was purely Earth Element; however, they had overlooked the fact that metals could also be found within the earth.
To confirm his hypothesis, Wang Sanquan said, "Let me use my advanced Gold Element abilities to assist you." At this point, not only Wang Sanquan but also the others were curious about his claim.
As an advanced Gold Element user arrived on the scene, he immediately demonstrated his prowess far beyond that of Meng Xingchen, who was still inexperienced. With swift movements, he caused large sections of the diamond rock layer to shatter. They then organized several advanced martial artists or strength users to clear away the debris so they could proceed to the next step.
Zhang Feng couldn't remain idle either; he joined the team to help move the rocks. However, as he worked alongside his companions, he began to notice something unusual.
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