1232 I Want to Make You Stay 110 (1/2)

”He doesn't dare to go in because he's an ordinary person, just like the rest of the archeological team. They can't see the things that I can. They don't possess the supernatural powers that I do either. The corpses that they had found by the lake were all intact and did not fester. The conditions of the soil here allow the corpses to be perfectly preserved, so it's highly likely that there's something amiss with this tomb. If the tomb wasn't located here, I wouldn't have entered at all. However, I'm afraid that the zombie incident would happen again. Do you know how many lives will be lost should that happen?”

”Zombies? What zombies?” Henry asked with a look of astonishment.

”You have no idea because it happened a while ago near Beiying. There were lots of casualties. The mutated corpse that started it all was found right here. The government secretly sent troops to annihilate the infected individuals. None of the media broadcasting companies had dared to report about the incident. Although rumors had begun spreading amongst the public, there were still no official news about the matter. The government didn't want the citizens to be frightened.”

An Xiaoning stared out of the window and continued, ”It's really strange, though. This area is near the lake and humidity levels are so high. It's the optimal condition for bacteria to grow, yet the soil here is so special. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with that tomb and the members of the archeological team simply got lost inside and couldn't find their way out. We can't be certain or assume that there are supernatural beings inside since no one else has entered. I still think that I should go in to take a look.”

”Aren't you afraid of dying? Even if it's unknown if there are any harmful beings in there, it's very likely that there are things that could kill you. Are you really not afraid?”

”Even then, I still want to go in.” She took a deep breath and continued, ”I've already made up my mind.”

”You're so thick in the head. Even if the zombie incident occurs again, so what? You weren't the cause of it anyway.”

”If I can prevent it from happening, why not? Take the previous incident for an example. If preventive measures were taken beforehand, so many innocent lives wouldn't have been lost. Gu Beicheng and Lin Mingxi were at Beiying back then too. They could have died if I hadn't managed to save them. This concerns the safety of everyone, including my family, friends, and loved ones, so I'll definitely prevent it if I can. I just think it's a very meaningful thing to do. It's so obvious that you're Henry. Qingyan definitely wouldn't have said those callous things that you did just now.”

Just as Henry was about to reply to her, she pushed the door open and alighted from the car.

Upon hearing her answer, Wang Jinsheng asked, ”Ms. An, could you record a video of yourself…”

”What video?”

”A video of you declaring that should you meet with any mishap, the archeological team will have nothing to do with it, and we won't be held accountable. We still want to live…”

”…”

Noticing that An Xiaoning was remaining silent, Wang Jinsheng said awkwardly, ”Of course, we don't want anything to happen to you. However, we still have families to feed…”

”How about you guys just dismiss yourselves and leave?” said An Xiaoning, who could not help but feel annoyed despite finding his words to have made sense.

”Leave?”

”Yes, you and your team may stay out of this from now on. It'll no longer have anything to do with you guys. No one will hold you liable even if I die here. Leave.”

Upon hearing her words, Wang Jinsheng dared not utter another word and stood rooted to the ground.

An Xiaoning gestured for him to leave and said, ”What are you waiting for? Go.”

”Ms. An, we'll excuse ourselves now, then?”

”Yes, you may go.”

The archeological team soon got inside their car and left. An Xiaoning removed the surveillance cameras and stopped monitoring the archeological team's progress.

Noticing that she was about to enter, Henry grabbed her arm and asked, ”Are you not going to consider it again carefully?”

”No. Wait for me here. I'll be out very soon.”

”I'll wait for you for half an hour.”

”Yes.”

An Xiaoning put on the headlamp to guide herself in the pitch-dark cave. There was no light at all and she would not be able to see even with her night vision goggles.

She began walking inside via the square entrance.

There was an indescribable odor in the air, and An Xiaoning instinctively covered her nose with her handkerchief while making her way down the stairs.

She had once entered Nan Chuang's tomb in V Nation and thus was a little experienced.