Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 594 - 61 Burst Out of the Melting Cave_1

Chapter 594: 61 Burst Out of the Melting Cave_1

"Stop." Just as they reached the entrance of the dazzling cave formed by multicolored crystals, Ike called for a halt.

All the way here, the team did not walk straight ahead but circumvented based on the terrain, always keeping at least ten meters away from the surrounding cockroaches. These sensitive creatures could detect hostility from any living thing within ten meters. As members of the adventure team, it’s hard to completely control one’s thoughts and not give off any hostility. Hence, it’s best to keep a distance from the cockroaches all the time. Luckily, it’s not too hard. The cockroaches only dwell on walls where exposed crystals are, avoiding the vegetation-covered ground. As long as the team avoids all the walls and the pillars within the cave, they could leave the cave without much problem.

However, when they were about to leave the cave, Ike pointed upwards, "Watch out your heads, there are quite a few up there."

Indeed, a large number of cockroaches were climbing on the roof of the cave. The space inside the cave was vast and the ceiling was high. Looking up, the roof glimmered like twinkling stars in the night. Without realizing it, the distance from the roof had already been dangerously reduced to around ten meters as they approached the exit of the cave.

"You shouldn’t have alerted everyone." Pannis voiced from the rear of the group, "If no one knows about it, then it’s hard to develop hostility towards them. Now that everyone knows, it’s counterproductive."

"Just afraid of problems that might occur," Ike responded with a bitter smile, "And you’ve forgotten the most crucial issue. Even if you all don’t know, I do, and I am no different from you, unable to control my hostility. If I don’t tell you, I’d be particularly attentive to them, which could lead to trouble."

"Uh, that’s true," Pannis nodded, "So, what do we do now? You explorers must have a safe way to pass through, having come through here countless times. Hmm, let me guess, are we going to detonate the cockroaches ahead of time? Oh, and I forgot to ask, how long does their poisonous fog last?"

"Just a few minutes." Ike replied, "There are two ways to pass through here, one is, as you said, to detonate them ahead of time. This way, all the surrounding cockroaches will burst open, and when the poisonous fog disperses, we quickly pass through before the surrounding cockroaches have time to fill up the place. The other way is to sprint forward, the cockroaches need about three seconds to self-implode. As long as we are fast enough, we won’t be affected by the poisonous fog."

"But there are six of us, we have to line up to pass through," Catherine shook her head and said, "It’s too risky. A safer method is better, even if it takes a few more minutes. It won’t be a big deal if we miss one or two, right? You just said even with one or two cockroaches, the Legendary Ranked can resist."

"Then let me detonate them," Pannis stretched his body, making a series of cracking sounds from his joints, "Once I run out of this tunnel, there will be no more cockroaches outside, right?"

"Yes," answered Ike, "Though there are also crystals outside, they seem unwilling to extend their territory. So, we hardly see them outside. Their next territory is still very far from here."

"I see," Pannis nodded, "Then, I will run out and use my Inherent Psychic Domain to return. Don’t worry about me. Even if I encounter trouble, I won’t get hurt. The demigod’s body has a much higher resistance to toxins than you think. Even this level of poison can’t harm me."

"Alright, fine," Catherine sighed resignedly, "Even so, you must be careful. Regardless of how high your resistance to toxins is, you can’t just loiter in a poisonous fog. Return as soon as you’ve finished, and we will all cross over together after the fog has dissipated."

"I’m off then." Pannis casually walked to the tunnel, drew his sword, and playfully flicked at several overhead cockroaches. Perhaps because he successfully suppressed his hostility, these cockroaches showed no signs of self-detonation but only annoyed avoidance of the sword’s tease, continuing to crawl among the crystals. Pannis’s actions had the girls watching him from afar shoot him stern glares. Grinding her teeth, Catherine shouted, "Get to your task quickly! Stop doing dangerous things, be careful not to accidentally set them off, and have the poisonous fog blasted directly on your face."

"Alright, I know, I was just testing." Unwillingly, Pannis muttered a few words. The next moment, the translucent abdomens of the roaches around the tunnel suddenly lit up. The light in their bodies flickered with increasing intensity. Pannis froze for a second, then abruptly sprinted forward. As he ran, roaches on the tunnel walls began to flash violently. The range of light flickered and extended forward, much like a line of fires lighting up in the dark night.

After another two seconds, the first roach’s abdomen exploded with a soft ’pop’, followed by a pale green smoke billowing out from inside it. Seen through the smoke, it was hard to discern the situation behind. After the self-destruction of the first roach, plops followed one after another. More and more roaches blasted their bodies open, with the green smoke becoming denser and denser. After the final explosion, the smoke was nearly solidified and looked like a solid floating in the air.

"There’s no strange smell." Catherine took a deep breath and asked in confusion, "Seems like the spread of the poisonous fog is truly low, but I’m quite curious, if the fog doesn’t spread, it means it doesn’t dilute. In that case, how can it eventually disperse? Typically, gaseous poisons dilute through dispersal. Is there any other way?"

"Yes, there is, big sis." Vivian, whose gaze hadn’t deviated from the green fog, shook her head, "A lot of toxins will lose their activity after being exposed to air for a while, becoming harmless like ordinary air. Do you remember the spores in Crying Cave? Although those are solid, they are a typical example. I think these roaches’ toxins also belong to this category, but their deactivation time is quite fast. Those spores needed at least five minutes, while these only need three, and the deactivation is progressive, which means it probably starts after just one or two minutes. If we use the Galerlo Equation to calculate the deactivation timings and concentrations and plot a deactivation curve..."

"The Galerlo Equation won’t work. If you use the Galerlo Equation, you’ll have to adjust it using the Simon Formula." Freya rebutted, "It’s too complicated that way. It’s better to derive the parameters directly using the Heradiaro Theorem."

"Are you kidding me? Why are you, Colossus School people, so crude in your calculations?" Vivian immediately widened her eyes, protestingly saying in a loud voice, "The Heradiaro Theorem has a one in three thousand chance of producing unforeseeable errors. It’s a typical lethal theorem, don’t you worry that your puppets will self-destruct when you build them this way?"

"Don’t you do a reverse check?" Freya’s voice also rose, "The detection rate of the Heradiaro Theorem’s reverse check is 100% for unpredictable errors. After the check detects an error, you can then find another solution."

"Tell me, how am I supposed to do that reverse check when constructing the magic model?" Vivian tapped her magic staff on the ground, "Wait to be blown to bits and let the fragments do the recheck?"

"Bang, bang." A pair of iron fists fell from above, landing simultaneously on the tops of the quarreling young girls’ heads. The two female scholars, who had been arguing furiously just a moment ago, were now crouching side by side on the ground, clutching their heads in disappointment while they protested the perpetrator with their eyes. Catherine dusted off her fists, saying fiercely, "When you two argue, please be aware of your surroundings. Moreover, even if you want to argue, at least argue about something that matters now. Look at how far off you’ve strayed from the topic! Who cares about Galerlo and Heradiaro?"

"Galerlo is... alright, I won’t say anymore." Pouting, Vivian fell silent alongside Freya under Catherine’s intimidating gaze.

"Be on your toes." Pannis’s voice suddenly echoed from behind the group, "The fog seems to be clearing."

"You finally made it back safely? Didn’t run into any trouble, right?" Catherine sighed in relief, her heart finally at ease. In front of the girls, the green fog was gradually thinning, and they were finally able to see through the smoke. As Catherine was speaking, her eyes suddenly widened in surprise, "Did I see that wrong? How are those roaches still alive?"

"They didn’t die from self-detonating." Ike was taken aback, then smacked his forehead, "Ah, I might have forgotten to mention earlier. Never underestimate the vitality of a roach. Even though their abdomens exploded, the main bodies are still alive. They can’t self-detonate again for some time, but probably after about half a year, they will be able to revert to their original form. So, this is what makes them terrifying. If they didn’t instinctively control their population size, I’m afraid the upper and lower layers of Earth’s Scar would have been filled with them already. Look, the fog is clearing, it’s now or never, we’ve got to dash."

In the tunnel, the last bit of pale green finally receded, and the air returned to its palpable transparency. The shining tunnel dimmed significantly after losing the light emitted by the roaches. Ike yelled "Charge," and took the lead to dash into the long tunnel. The girls exchanged glances and began to charge in after him. Only Pannis lagged behind, even pausing to grab a roach before finally catching up with the group and rushing out of the cave. (To be continued. If you like this novel, feel free to give the recommendation, support, or subscribe. Your support is my best motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)