Moreover, although the possibility was slim, what would he do if a large number of Third Tier monsters suddenly appeared out of nowhere?
Since the Multiple Choice options referred to it as an accident, Zhang Yanhang felt it was quite reasonable to speculate as much because if it weren’t for some unexpected event, it couldn’t be called an ’accident’.
Even more so, this accident must be one that had a significant impact on his Crimson Iron Ant Nest clearing plan; otherwise, the options wouldn’t have mentioned that he needed to modify the plan after entering the Crimson Iron Ant Nest.
After all, if it were a minor accident, how could it possibly require Zhang Yanhang to modify the Crimson Iron Ant Nest clearing plan? More importantly, if it really were a minor accident, Multiple Choice wouldn’t even list it in the options unless it was important enough to be indispensable.
Speaking of an accident of such importance, the first possibility Zhang Yanhang thought of was that a group of Third Tier monsters might have emerged in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest.
Even though Zhang Yanhang, who had explored it entirely, was very certain that the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli did not contain any monsters of Third Tier or higher previously.
But, what would happen if, during the few days since Zhang Yanhang left, this small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli suddenly connected with another medium-sized or large Crimson Iron Ant Nest?
Although there were indeed no Third Tier monsters in the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli, who could say for sure that other larger Crimson Iron Ant Nests wouldn’t have Third Tier monsters?
Therefore, Zhang Yanhang felt it was better to be cautious; after all, what if he teleported over and was immediately faced with a swarm of Third Tier Crimson Iron Ants? That would be quite embarrassing.
If such a situation did occur, Zhang Yanhang’s "delicate" body would be frantically rubbed against the ground by a swarm of Third Tier Crimson Iron Ants, each of which was probably as large as a bull.
Also, since the opposite side of the Transmission Channel was a C-shaped tunnel that had only been excavated recently, entering it would mean having a dead end directly behind him; he would have no choice but to endure the siege.
Just thinking about that scenario made Zhang Yanhang feel a bit scared. If the situation on the other side of the Transmission Channel was indeed , he might very well have an accident on the spot without any preparation.
And in such times, an extra hundred Energy Points would likely increase Zhang Yanhang’s chances of survival significantly. Even if he couldn’t do much else, it could at least allow Zhang Yanhang to fire one more Thermo-baric Bomb or change a couple more machine gun magazines.
The more Zhang Yanhang thought about it, the more he felt this situation was oddly plausible, and he even figured out why the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli might have suddenly connected with other medium and large Crimson Iron Ant Nests.
Since Crimson Iron Ants like to excavate channels while mining Crimson iron ore for food and territorial expansion, it was completely reasonable that they might accidentally dig into another Crimson Iron Ant Nest while doing so.
Even if it wasn’t the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli that actively dug into another, more vast Crimson Iron Ant Nest, the other medium and large Crimson Iron Ant Nests might suddenly dig into the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli and consequently take over this small nest.
Then, during this process, they unexpectedly discovered the Transmission Channel located in the C-shaped tunnel and stationed a bunch of Third Tier Crimson Iron Ants to guard it, ready to trap the Awakener as soon as he entered.
But fortunately, even if Zhang Yanhang couldn’t overcome them, he could still run away, so he wouldn’t actually be trapped, because as long as the Transmission Channel remained open, he could freely travel between the Ashen World and the Main World by making choices.
With this thought, Zhang Yanhang’s initially tense mood instantly relaxed. After all, the monsters in the Ashen World definitely couldn’t enter and exit the Ashen World as freely as he could.
"Looking at it this way, even if the other side of the Transmission Channel is indeed blocked by Third Tier monsters, it shouldn’t be something too worrisome."
After his mood relaxed, Zhang Yanhang started to specifically calculate the operating period of the Transmission Channel. Latest content published on N0velFire.ɴet
"The last time the Transmission Channel opened was on October 9th and it closed at midnight on October 9th. Now it’s October 14th, meaning the new Transmission Channel’s operation period is five days.
Five days, surprisingly long. I naively thought before that this new Transmission Channel would just take two or three days to reopen, but its operating period is even a day longer than the one leading to Raccoon City.
More importantly, even though the duration of this new Transmission Channel is longer, it surprisingly ends even sooner compared to the Transmission Channel to Raccoon City, which is really unfriendly."
Zhang Yanhang didn’t need to calculate the duration of the Transmission Channel himself as it had been indicated in the previous options that there were six and a half hours left before the Transmission Channel closed.
Zhang Yanhang glanced at his watch and found that it was just five-thirty now, meaning that the Transmission Channel would still close around midnight this time; he just didn’t know if this six and a half hours had been extended by half an hour or if it was originally six and a half hours.
Based on the pattern observed with the Transmission Channel to Raccoon City, each opening of the Transmission Channel would advance the opening time by half an hour and, coincidentally, extend the duration by half an hour as well.
So, based on the pattern Zhang Yanhang summarized previously in Raccoon City, he leaned towards the idea that the Transmission Channel was originally only able to maintain for six hours and that the extra half hour was added because of the second opening.
That is to say, the last time the Transmission Channel truly opened should have been at six in the evening, but Zhang Yanhang, because he had been sleeping, didn’t reach the Transmission Channel located in the East River District until after eight.
After calculating the operating period of the Transmission Channel, Zhang Yanhang realized that if he was unable to exit the Ashen World within six and a half hours during this trip, he would have to stay there continuously for five days, so he needed to take a leave from school first to avoid being reported missing.
After all, even with just six and a half hours, even Zhang Yanhang, who had just been promoted to Second Tier, would likely find it difficult to clear the entire Crimson Iron Ant Nest within such a short time.