Elena’s voice by my ear made me itch inside, and besides, she was pressing down on me, especially her chest which felt wonderfully soft against me. I felt the fabric of my clothes growing damp; could her milk have become too full and started leaking automatically?

I lightly touched the wet cloth. “Soaked through. Haven't you expressed milk yet tonight? You need to develop a good habit of doing it on a regular schedule.”

“Stop trying to change the subject. If you don't confess, you won't get any more milk. I'd rather express it and dump it out!”

I pleaded with Elena, “Don’t! That would be such a waste. I work hard to find food, which turns into high-nutrition milk, and you’d just pour it away? Do you think that’s fair to me?”

Elena retorted, “And does what you secretly did last night honor the trust I placed in you? I said I didn't mind giving you my first time, but it had to be with my knowledge. You took advantage of me while I was unconscious last night, didn’t you? I checked my own body—you can’t deny it. If it wasn't you, was it some prehistoric man?”

I asked Elena, “You knew for a while, why are you only saying something now?”

Elena said dismissively, “Because I wanted to. Is that a problem?”

“What if I told you that **ing you was also to save you? Would you believe me?”

“I... I don't quite believe that.” Elena’s words held a noticeable hesitation.

“I knew you wouldn’t. Last night, I actually couldn't find any fever-reducing medicine. I found plenty of bottles, but I couldn't read the characters on them, and I couldn't tell if they were poison. You were burning up with fever, so I asked for your consent. You nodded in agreement, and that’s when I **ed you.”

“You, you’re twisting words!” Elena snapped. “What does **ing me have to do with curing my illness! Besides, I don't remember agreeing to anything.”

“It’s normal that you don't remember when you have a high fever. But I truly did it to cure you. You might not believe it now, but when we get back to modern times, ask my wife—they all know. My kind of ** contains a super-substance that can cure all diseases. Of course, a fever is just a minor issue. Last night, I truly couldn't think of any other way to save you, so I had to use this miraculous medicine to bring your fever down. You yourself said that medicine was very effective, and you should have noticed today that your stamina has fully returned to normal. That’s my doing too. Instead of being grateful, you’re angry with me. I should have just let you burn to death last night.”

Elena hugged me close. “Hee hee, you wouldn't have the heart to do that. Be honest, I’m a great beauty too, right? Compared to your eleven other girlfriends, am I prettier or are they?”

I asked, puzzled, “You believe what I said?”

Elena nodded. “I do believe it. I can accept the idea of going back to prehistoric times; what’s so unbelievable about this? Actually, I always suspected your medicine. And seeing your super-human stamina, your body is indeed extraordinary. I believe you when you say that thing can cure illness. Besides, what if I don’t believe it? I feel good about you anyway. If **ing happened, it happened; it’s no big deal. Let’s do it again tonight. My head still hurts; maybe another session of treatment will cure it completely.”

Elena’s words were half-true, half-false, and I couldn't gauge her exact attitude. So I tentatively reached out to touch her. Elena groaned, “It feels so good to be touched by a man! My milk is coming out. Hurry up and drink it, don’t waste it.”

So, girls from Country M are this easy to woo. They really are open-minded about **. I should have made a move a few nights ago. But I need to keep an eye on her from now on so no other man can snatch her away.

I teased Elena, “Weren’t you going to nurse me? Undo your clothes yourself. That way, we won’t need to use the nutshell as a transfer medium anymore; I can just suck directly.”

Elena scolded playfully, “Naughty! I’m not even married, and I’m nursing? People would die laughing! You do it yourself.”

Unexpectedly, the result of this battle was Elena passing out. The next morning, Elena was still excited, saying, “You were so fierce last night! You knocked me out. Tonight, tell me in detail what you did after I passed out. It sounds so thrilling; I’m really looking forward to it! Hurry up, sun, set quickly!”

Sigh! The sun just rose, and she’s already wishing for sunset. This Elena!

The two quickly dressed and started a fire to continue roasting the giant egg. Since they had food, there was no need to stick to two meals a day. It would be best to take this giant egg with them when they left; otherwise, they wouldn't know what to eat tomorrow.

I cut off a piece of yolk and offered it to Gu Tian’er. She shook her head, refusing, then pointed at the giant egg, then pointed in the direction I disappeared yesterday, mumbling incoherently, “Go, go, go…”

Elena asked me in surprise, “What is she saying?”

I pushed the yolk into Gu Tian’er’s hand. “Her learning ability is very strong. She is slowly learning our language. I think in a short time, combined with gestures, we’ll be able to communicate.”

Elena jumped up happily. “That’s wonderful! Could it be because of the story you told last night? Then you have to keep telling stories tonight, and it’s best to include her too.”

I wasn't in the mood to play around with Elena now. I pointed at the giant egg and asked Gu Tian’er, “Are you asking me to take you to the place where you found this giant egg?”

As I spoke, I gestured, pointing at the egg and then pointing into the distance. Gu Tian’er nodded vigorously. Elena said, “Agree to it! We’ll go see those plasma-spewing giant bugs you mentioned today!”

I took a huge bite of yolk and said, “Good!” Now that they had food, their bodies recovered quickly. Even if those giant bugs turned out to be hostile, they still had the ability to escape if they couldn't win a fight.

Taking the entire giant egg was impossible. My body was like an armored personnel carrier now—carrying two girls and having two large bags strapped to my front. So, I could only cut off several large pieces of the egg with Elena. She and Gu Tian’er would carry them. Elena called it easing my burden, but in reality, all the weight would eventually fall on me.

Soon, I led the two women back to last night's battlefield. The grassland was a mess, but thankfully, it was all grass. Otherwise, the flying saucers that exploded might have started a huge fire. The sandy ground was riddled with holes; the giant bugs were nowhere in sight, probably burrowed underground to rest.

Gu Tian’er anxiously pointed toward a hole and struggled, looking like she wanted to go inside. Elena said to me, “Let’s go in and take a look. I’m very curious too. With you protecting us, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

I had no choice but to hide the two large bags in a safe place, then carried the two girls into the tunnel. After walking a short distance, we saw another pile of giant eggs. Gu Tian’er looked very frightened, pointing at the eggs and gesturing.

I asked, “Are you asking me to destroy all these eggs?”

As I spoke, I demonstrated by kicking an egg until it shattered. Gu Tian’er kept nodding repeatedly while on my back. This gave me a headache. “Impossible. There are too many eggs here. If I had to kick them all, I don’t think I’d ever get back to modern times.”

Elena suggested, “Then let’s forget it and look somewhere else.”

I carried the two girls into other tunnels, but the good times didn't last long. We ran into a giant bug head-on. Its body completely filled the tunnel, and its plasma-spewing mouth was aimed right at us.

Seeing the three of us strangers, it suddenly began making scraping sounds, then its head retracted—a motion I recognized from last night. It was about to spray plasma!

Elena, holding her laser gun, was already eager to fight. “Let me kill it!”

But Gu Tian’er snatched her gun, pointed it toward the tunnel behind us, and started singing repeatedly. Her voice sounded like singing; it was beautiful. Although I couldn't understand a single word, it seemed she was telling me to retreat. I understood that without her saying anything; fighting this disgusting bug wasn't worth it.

Carrying the two girls, I ducked into another fork in the tunnel. Behind me, I heard a splat. I turned back to peek, and saw a pool of black liquid on the ground. It should be highly acidic, as white smoke was rising from the ground. I remembered the liquid last night was semi-transparent with a slight glow—why was it different now?

But I didn't have time to study it here. The giant bug, having missed its first shot, propelled its massive body to pursue us. Escaping was the priority. Carrying the two girls, I took off running.

We ran deeper along the tunnels bored by the giant bug. Along the way, we saw many chambers containing giant eggs, some even showing signs of hatching, as small cracks were visible on the shells, and little heads of the bugs were constantly squeezing out.

Elena worried, looking back at me. “Zhao Qian, let’s go back out. This place is getting scarier. It feels like we’ve gone very deep.”

I rubbed Elena’s backside. “Don’t be afraid, I’m here. If things go south, we’ll just break through the earth. Where did all those bugs from last night go? And that handsome guy, I wonder where he is. Since we’re down here, let’s look around some more. Maybe we’ll make an amazing discovery.”

Elena laughed. “Hee hee, if you find the handsome guy, aren't you afraid I'll run off with him?”

“I’m not afraid. I’m sure that handsome guy can’t cure illnesses like I can. Besides, if you followed him, could he take you back to modern times? Don't be silly.”

Elena kissed my cheek. “You’re smart. No matter how handsome he is, he might not be as good as my Zhao Qian.”

Elena’s praise gave me more strength, and I dug deeper underground. Along the way, I felt that Gu Tian’er was not maintaining the distance from my body as she had yesterday when I carried her. Instead, she was leaning closer to me, eventually hugging half of my shoulder tightly, her body completely plastered against my back, just like Elena.

We encountered a few more giant bugs along the way, but because of their massive size, they moved slowly, and we managed to outrun all of them. I don't know how far underground we've gone. The stone of the tunnel walls was no longer the original sandy soil; there were signs of artificial excavation on the surface. Perhaps we were close to entering the lair of the bug trainers.

After descending a bit further, a massive metal door stood before us. It looked like there really was an underground base here. I wondered what was inside—maybe bug-bodied humanoids? If that were true, I was sure I wasn't on Earth anymore; these things had never been discovered or excavated in modern times.

Staring at the door blankly, I asked Elena, “What should we do? It looks like there’s definitely something mysterious inside. Should we go in?”

Elena hesitated, asking, “Even if we want to go in, can we? Do you have a key?”

I replied, “If I don’t have a key, I can smash the door open.”

I could see Gu Tian’er was also hesitant. It seemed she didn't know whether they should go in either. While we were debating, we suddenly heard a faint sound from the door, and then it slowly began to part on both sides. Startled, I quickly darted to the side with the two girls, hiding.

When the door opened, two people with appearances identical to ours walked out. They didn't pay attention to their surroundings and walked straight down a fork in the path. I noticed the metal door was slowly closing, and those two figures had turned into a side passage without looking back. So, with a flash, I slipped through the door before it closed completely.

Inside the door were corridors branching in two directions. I casually chose one side and walked forward. After a short distance, I saw a circular staircase descending further down. Elena encouraged me, “Since we’re in, let’s keep going. We won’t give up until we reach our goal.”

“Alright! At least if I die, I’ll have two beautiful women accompanying me,” I declared grandly.

Elena pinched me. “Hurry up and walk, stop thinking about her. Be careful not to get stuck with a primitive woman; think about how you’ll explain that to your wives when you get home.”

Elena was right. If I actually brought a primitive woman back, it would be a huge problem. Besides, I shouldn't have any relationship with the primitives; we were fundamentally incompatible.

I kept quiet and crept down the circular stairs. After descending for a while, a small, unopened door appeared. I peeked inside cautiously. Good heavens! Inside was a hall that defied description. Our current position was actually in mid-air within the hall.

Elena peeked over my back. She whispered, “Such a huge space, it looks like a research lab. Look at the people and the equipment inside.”

I glanced around. “Not necessarily. See over there? It doubles as an interrogation room. I wonder if the prehistoric people have the Twelve Tortures of the Qing Dynasty.”

Gu Tian’er also saw the situation inside. She started hitting me hard on my back, pointing frantically toward the area where someone was being interrogated. This small door had stairs leading down into the hall. Although we were suspended mid-air, we could descend using the stairs, but I worried that the staff inside might spot us. Although they were all busy, they would notice the three of us if they looked up.

Elena also asked me, “Do you have the confidence to go down and check it out?”

This hall had many partitioned sections. We couldn't see what was inside from above. In the center of the hall was an exceptionally thick pillar; people came out of it intermittently, suggesting this pillar was an elevator, likely the passage to the surface. We had stumbled in here accidentally by following the path the giant bugs had made.

“I do, but you two better change positions. You should hug me from the front, and she can stay behind me. That way, I can free up my hands for defense. If they spot us and we have to fight, I need my hands free to strike back.”

Elena laughed. “Okay, I’ll indulge you this once.” She was probably recalling her suggestion from last night.

I repeatedly instructed them to hold tightly onto my neck at critical moments, otherwise, it would be a huge hassle if I shook one off while escaping. Next to the downward stairs were rows of pipes, which served as perfect cover. Combined with my speed, we managed to safely reach the ground floor of this massive laboratory.

Gu Tian’er became extremely anxious, continuously urging me toward the interrogation area. Was she acquainted with those prisoners? From above, it looked like all the prisoners were women, also wearing some sort of armor, which was exactly like Gu Tian’er’s original clothing. They might even be her comrades.

We crept like thieves toward the interrogation area, running into a few staff members along the way, but thankfully, I managed to avoid them in time. The staff here looked no different from modern people, both in facial features and clothing. As we moved along, we didn't see any strange mutants, and certainly no bug-bodied humanoids. My guess was completely wrong.

The layout of this large room resembled a modern large office from six thousand years in the future, divided into many small cubicles. Some were fully enclosed, others were open. The interrogation area happened to be an open-plan room, otherwise, we wouldn't have seen it from above.

Approaching the interrogation room, I activated my perspective vision. Scanning the area, I found an empty room opposite, containing only miscellaneous items. So, I led the two girls stealthily inside, opened the door just a crack, and peered out. The door opposite was open, which conveniently worked for us.

Actually, we didn’t need to sneak a look or listen, because we couldn’t understand a single word of their language. Of course, Gu Tian’er probably could, but if she understood, it would be of no use to us. I only took the risk to bring her here so she wouldn't be disappointed. Thinking of her tears last night, my heart ached strangely.

Gu Tian’er’s legs clamped tightly around my waist, causing pain. It was as if she had received a huge shock. I looked out through the crack in the door—wow, I hadn't noticed before. The scene in the interrogation room had changed since I looked from above. The female prisoners who were wearing armor moments ago were now completely naked.

I used my perspective vision to scan the entire interrogation room and actually spotted that handsome guy in the corner! It seemed these female prisoners were the ones from the saucer group last night. What was their feud? Which side should I support?

Elena jumped off my back. She leaned close to the crack in the door to look across, then suddenly let out a gasp. “That’s too cruel! Zhao Qian, you have to save them!”

I had been focused on the handsome guy and hadn't paid close attention to the prisoners. Elena’s reminder made me look—damn, it really was cruel. There were four female prisoners. They had originally been tied to the wall, but now one of them was spread-eagled with her limbs nailed to the wall!

Blood continuously flowed down from her palms and soles, and she let out painful moans, her young, beautiful face twisted out of shape.

At that moment, another man standing nearby whistled a few times. Listening to their language, it was exactly the same as Gu Tian’er’s! The man torturing the female prisoner laughed a few times, then picked up a whip from the table. Crack! He started whipping the girl nailed to the wall.

I never expected that six thousand years ago there were already tortures akin to the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty. I guess I was ignorant. What would happen next? Would they dismember these women? Should I save them? Saving beauties in distress has always been my tradition, but in this situation, I wasn't sure I could save anyone—self-preservation was a consideration.

I was still contemplating when Gu Tian’er, on my back, couldn't wait any longer. She suddenly broke free from my back, grabbing the laser gun, ready to rush out. But her leg was injured, and she couldn't exert much force. Her body swayed, and she fell onto the pile of junk in the room.

Elena was also startled and jumped onto Gu Tian’er, covering her mouth to prevent her from shouting suddenly. “Are you tired of living! It’s not your turn to go out and save people.”

Many bodily movements are universal across time, at least bowing is. Gu Tian’er suddenly pushed Elena away and knelt on the pile of junk, desperately kowtowing to me while continuously ‘singing’ and pointing toward the room where the torture was happening. I asked Elena, “She wants me to go save them. What’s your opinion?”

Elena replied, “Save them! But you need to be very careful.”

I asked, “How should I save them? There are four of them, and I only have two hands while carrying you two. Give me an idea.”

Elena was also struggling to come up with a plan immediately, but Gu Tian’er couldn’t wait. The interrogation room opposite was filled with miserable groans. I used my perspective vision to look—this was terrible! Those men had somehow acquired laser guns and were now cutting the nailed girl on the wall. White smoke billowed up, and the girl’s hands and feet separated from her body. However, because the nails were still there, her limbs remained hanging on the wall, while her body fell to the floor with a thud.

Such cruelty confirmed they were not good people. It seemed I should lean toward the side that flew the saucers. But how could I save them? Should I abandon these two?

At that moment, the two executioners in the interrogation room started questioning the remaining three girls. The three girls wept but refused to speak. The handsome guy sitting in the corner waved his hand, and the two men began preparing to nail another person to the wall. Time was running out!

Elena said to me, “We’ll hide here for now. You save them, and then come back to take us away.”

I objected, “This place is too dangerous! I can’t leave you two here!”

“No time!” Elena shoved me out and then closed the door. I saw them both crawl into the pile of junk and thought, I have to risk it, or none of them can be saved.

I didn’t want them to focus their attention on this junk room, so as soon as I left the room, I shot out dozens of meters rapidly. I needed to create a big scene to draw all their attention, making it safer for Elena and Gu Tian’er.

I smashed right through the partitioned rooms, not caring what anyone inside was doing. I kept moving forward without stopping, smashing great holes in the partition walls, quickly advancing to the interrogation room.

At that moment, one man was firmly holding down a female prisoner’s hand, while the other was raising an iron nail, ready to inflict further torture. The handsome guy sat in the corner, watching everything indifferently. My sudden intrusion startled them.

My movements were too swift; before they could even register my shape, I struck. One kick sent the man holding the nails flying—whoosh! He smashed through a section of the wall, instantly spewing blood and collapsing without another twitch. The other man had barely turned when my punch detonated his skull. The punch was so fast the corpse remained standing stiffly, its hand still clamped onto the female prisoner’s wrist.

Though I knew the handsome man was a key figure, subduing him to hold the prehistoric people hostage was likely to cause more trouble due to the language barrier. I slapped the handsome man across the face, sending him sprawling. I couldn't kill him yet; what if he turned out to be crucial?

In three quick motions, I tore apart the ropes binding the three female prisoners. The trio stood stunned for a moment, unsure how to react. Seeing the man on the ground—the one whose limbs I had broken—still breathing faintly, I bent down, snatched him up, and tucked him under my arm. Then I called out to the three women, "What are you waiting for! Follow me, now!"

They surely couldn't understand my words, but seeing me leading the way, they grasped my intent and hurried to follow behind me. Yet, as soon as I stepped outside, I realized escape was impossible. The commotion had clearly been substantial, for I saw squads of soldiers pouring out of small doorways set into the walls.