The female hunter’s expression immediately changed slightly, and there was a hint of pleading in her voice: "Can you help us take care of this Molten Rock Crab?"

"Do you know about Molten Rock Crabs?" Ya Qiaoxi straightened up and asked with a hint of amusement.

The female hunter shook her head: "It’s our first time at Sunfall Ridge..."

"Molten Rock Crabs are a special Class C anomaly unique to Sunfall Ridge. They feed on the heat released by magma and have characteristics of both arthropods and mollusks. The shell on their back is composed of chitin secreted from the surface and metabolically produced calcium carbonate, resembling a rock in appearance." Before Ya Qiaoxi could speak, the main brain began reading the ’Anomaly Encyclopedia’ into Sun Hang’s ear, "Molten Rock Crabs have a gentle temperament and do not actively attack humans. However, the concentrated body fluid stored in their abdominal glands is extremely high in energy. If they are threatened or killed, they will automatically detonate these fluids. A mature Molten Rock Crab can hold 150 to 180 grams of concentrated body fluid, and each gram of fluid, when detonated, is equivalent to 0.2 kilograms of TNT explosives."

One gram of the fluid is equivalent to two hundred grams of TNT explosives, and a mature Molten Rock Crab is equivalent to a bomb with more than thirty kilograms of TNT.

"If you don’t want to be blown sky-high immediately, don’t move." Ya Qiaoxi said, "You’d better turn off the engine too."

The driver immediately complied.

By this time, several mercenaries and hunters had already gathered around, but upon seeing the Molten Rock Crab stuck under the car, many of them backed away several steps in shock.

"Damn, this guy’s luck is really bad!" a hunter whispered to his companion, "This is no different from stepping on a landmine."

"Hurry and get away, who knows when this Molten Rock Crab will explode." His companion pulled him back repeatedly, "I’ve seen someone kick a Molten Rock Crab and blow half of his body into pieces... This Molten Rock Crab is probably in a dormant state, dazed after getting run over... If it wakes up, I bet this car would be flipped in an instant!"

"If the car flips, it flips. Just don’t blow up the Naihe Bridge, I don’t want to take a detour." said the driver of another car from a distance.

"Candle Dragon, you’ll have to deal with this creature." Ya Qiaoxi patted the front hood of the SUV, "It would be quite tricky for anyone else."

"Hmm."

Candle Dragon nodded and walked down.

A stream of cold water slithered out of his cuff like a snake, winding its way under the front car.

Soon, this stream coiled around the Molten Rock Crab stuck under the suspension and seeped through the crack in its shell.

"The Molten Rock Crab’s state is very unstable and could self-destruct at any moment." Candle Dragon said, "I’ve frozen its glands for now, which should give you at least ten seconds."

"Then I should just reverse?" the driver of the front car asked.

"Absolutely not! If you crush the Molten Rock Crab’s shell, it’ll explode the same!" Candle Dragon immediately stopped him and gestured to Sun Hang, "Come lend a hand, lift the car, then toss the Molten Rock Crab into the pool."

"Alright..."

Sun Hang reluctantly placed his hands under the rear bumper of the front car, gently lifted it up, while at the same time, dozens of filaments quickly penetrated under the car, wrapped around the Molten Rock Crab frozen into an icy mass, and flung it towards the nearby magma pool.

The football-sized Molten Rock Crab tumbled dozens of times in mid-air before exploding violently just five meters away from the magma. The massive explosion and searing heat wave instantly rolled back, barreling toward those standing by the pool.

With a teeth-gritting crackling sound, a dense web of cracks spread across the rocks beneath the car’s chassis. The overburdened rocks shattered into small pieces and tumbled down the cliff edge of the magma pool. As the cliff edge further crumbled, the front car suddenly lost balance, its hood plummeting towards the pool.

"Ah!" The female hunter in the passenger seat let out a sharp scream, a slender arm stretching out of the car window, flailing wildly as if trying to grasp some nonexistent lifeline.

The entire car swiftly slid towards the magma pool, but just as the rear wheels were about to lift off, the downward momentum came to an abrupt halt.

"Well, gotta help to the end."

Sun Hang single-handedly grabbed the rear bumper of the car, pulling it back to a safe area. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The two people in the car slumped into their seats like piles of mud, their hearts racing in the aftermath of their brush with death, unable to quickly quell their anxiety. Gasping heavily, their cold sweat soaked their backs, sticking their clothes to the seatbacks.

There may have been many who weren’t afraid of falling into a magma pool, but at least these two weren’t among them.

"Legs not giving out, are they? Can you still drive?" Ya Qiaoxi walked to the driver’s side and knocked on the window, "There are over a dozen cars behind you, you can’t just park here forever, can you?"

"I can... I can drive." The hunter in the driver’s seat took a deep breath, nodding like a pecking chick, then turned to look at Sun Hang and Candle Dragon heading towards the SUV, gratefully asking Ya Qiaoxi, "Are they the ones who saved us? Could you tell me their names or aliases?"

"Let’s talk about that once we’re out of Sunfall Ridge." Ya Qiaoxi tapped the window and turned back to her motorcycle.

After this little episode came to an end, the convoy set off once more.

"Really apathetic." Sun Hang suddenly said.

"What?" Candle Dragon asked, puzzled.

"I’m talking about those hunters just watching." Sun Hang said, "Many of them could’ve pulled that car up, but none of them wanted to lend a hand."

"In the wilderness of the Hexi Corridor, indifference is already the greatest kindness." On the team communication channel, Ya Qiaoxi stated coldly, "When you’re in danger, if passersby don’t make things worse, you should be grateful... As for helping, unless you’re a very pretty woman, or a man who appeals to certain people’s tastes."

"What if I was really rich?"

"If they don’t desire your body, no one will save you." Ya Qiaoxi shook her head, "They’ll just wait until you’re dead to loot your corpse, no one expects the hunters of the wilderness to know gratitude... The story of the farmer and the snake has really happened here."

"Makes Nagano Souta quite an anomaly." Sun Hang muttered.

"Just a small effort." Nagano Souta chuckled, "Besides, haven’t you also extended a helping hand to strangers? By that measure, we should belong to the same kind of people."

"Do we?" Sun Hang squinted his eyes.

Meanwhile, in another car,

"Do any of you know those two who saved people just now?" In a van modified into an armored car, a bald man with a sullen face asked.

"I know the woman on the motorcycle; she’s Ya Qiaoxi, running a tavern in Dragon City. She often delivers goods to Chunfeng," said a mercenary in the back row.

"Nonsense, who doesn’t know Mr. Ya! I’m asking about the other two hunters." The bald man licked his cracked lips, "These two are quite capable, and they seem to have a decent relationship with Ya Qiaoxi."

"Haven’t seen them before, they seem unfamiliar."

And in another Mustang car, a hunter with a laptop in the passenger seat frowned at the screen: "Strange, when I input the visual data of those two into the search engine, it crashed instantly. Is it because it’s too hot?"