Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 277 - 234: Exposed!

Chapter 277: Chapter 234: Exposed!

Sean Knight ran to the tent Douglas Cooper had just looked at, discovering a round hole inside the tent!

At this moment, Elijah Hastings also dashed over, and upon seeing the round hole, he immediately looked at Sean Knight.

The two exchanged glances, understanding each other’s thoughts!

That thing had come!

The people around became flustered, shouting loudly, and some frightened ones even started running away!

Sean Knight held his gun and activated Sky Eye to start scanning!

Although last time he couldn’t see the unknown creature when it had bitten the Gobi Wolves and immediately darted into the mountains,

he didn’t know if it would run away directly this time.

Suddenly, Sean Knight’s eyes lit up, and he aimed his gun at the ground firing several shots:

"Bang Bang Bang Bang!"

The sound of the scattered crowd was loud, but the gunshots suppressed all the other noises!

The people suddenly quieted down.

The eerie calm was soon broken by a strange cry!

"Squeak——!"

Where Sean Knight fired, the soil suddenly collapsed, and a person "emerged."

This sudden appearance startled everyone!

"Isn’t that Battut?" someone shouted in surprise!

Subsequently, the people saw that Battut wasn’t emerging on his own but was propped up by something!

Only half a head and a big mouth of that thing appeared, its mouth full of sharp teeth, and it was biting Battut’s body!

At this moment, both Elijah Hastings and Lincoln Harrington were tense—they had seen Sean’s prowess in the jungle and knew the boss wouldn’t take aim without reason!

So, when the thing popped up, both Elijah and Lincoln’s guns went off at once!

They shot at the back of the big mouth’s head!

A foul smell accompanied the fluid coming out of the creature’s head as it spread!

It was sour, indeed sour—the fluid that hit the ground actually corroded the ground, making it sizzle!

That thing was hit by several shots and let go of Battut in pain, quickly retreating underground!

"Quickly, save him!" Sean Knight shouted after putting away his gun.

Two of the Mongolian workers came over and, together with Sean, carried Battut aside.

"You guys deal with it, I’ll keep watch!" Sean Knight held his gun in both hands, not daring to let his guard down for a moment.

No one could guarantee if that thing would reappear!

However, the Sky Eye did not see any trace of the creature again, it seemed to have gone deep underground, either to heal or leave for good.

"Three broken ribs and two palm-sized patches of flesh corroded away," Elijah reported, "He’s still breathing. He probably suffocated underground and passed out, but he hasn’t woken up."

"As long as he’s alive!" Sean Knight didn’t expect the creature’s underground digging to be so silent and seamless, wondering whether the hole was pre-dug or dug on the spot.

If it was temporary, the creature’s digging ability would be too much!

"Change location, have everyone set up their tents now, and move 500 meters away from the mountain." Seeing the people still jittery, Sean Knight immediately said, "Let Willow Taylor tell them, these creatures live under the mountain and won’t go too far from it."

Willow Taylor told the people, and they quickly moved their tents.

It was only then that Douglas Cooper came over and quietly asked Elijah Hastings:

"Captain Hastings, do you know why the boss could hit that thing so accurately?... It was burrowing underground, and there was no sound at all!"

Elijah glanced at him and whispered:

"The boss has many skills. This is just one of them. But it’s best not to ask too many questions—if you want to make money with the boss, you have to keep your mouth shut!"

Douglas Cooper was a bit uncomfortable with the reply, as he had a strong curiosity.

Not giving up, he asked Lincoln Harrington, who told him to ask Sean Knight directly, but he didn’t dare.

Once the tents were moved and Willow Taylor had reassured everyone, they finally calmed down a bit.

But it was estimated that few dared to sleep.

Although Sean and the others entered their tents, they didn’t dare sleep either, as no one could guarantee that the creature wouldn’t come for revenge.

They waited until daybreak, and everyone’s hearts relaxed a bit.

After eating, some people wanted to back out and return home.

Sean Knight didn’t make things difficult for them and let them leave.

He went to find Grant Kenneth:

"Professor Grant, can the excavation of dinosaur fossils continue? As you can see, last night’s incident had a significant impact on everyone..."

Actually, Sean wondered if Professor Grant was also afraid of death, then they could simply cancel the entire operation.

After all, they already had the desired objects and could essentially return home now.

But Sean underestimated Grant’s determination; he firmly said:

"Mr. Knight, although I don’t know what happened last night, I believe that it is afraid of guns. We have made an important discovery, so I must persist!

Even if, in the end, I’m the only one left, I must keep going!"

Grant was so determined that Sean didn’t want to dampen his enthusiasm, so he nodded and said:

"You can hire some more people. However, I think there won’t be many who will be willing to come."

After all, when the locals returned and spread the news, many people would choose their lives over money.

Grant considered it for a moment and had Willow Taylor recruit more people in town.

He then found Sean and told him he would give these people double their wages.