Chapter 18 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The entrance to the underground pit was several dozen meters high. A large plane could easily enter it.

The steps that led underground were also abnormally wide. Each step was about three meters wide.

The entrance looked like it’d been prepared for a giant that was more than 20 meters tall.

Furthermore, the underground pit had appeared in front of the group without warning. The scene was quite shocking.

Even Wang Hongen, who’d been prepared for this, was momentarily dumbfounded. However, a look of elation soon appeared in his eyes.

He said in a hurry, “This must be a relic from an ancient civilization. Let’s go in and have a look.”

However, Xu Yin hesitated. “We don’t know if it’s dangerous inside or not. It’s too dangerous to enter the area recklessly.”

“Then let’s first scout the inside with a small unmanned drone.” Wang Hongen was sufficiently prepared. He took out a few palm-sized drones to investigate and scan the inside of the underground tunnel.

The drone was extremely fast, and the images and data it obtained could were sent back to him in real-time. The drone also had a program that made use of artificial intelligence to automate the entire process.

“Temperature of 24 degrees, normal air content, normal humidity, no discovery of substances that are harmful to humans, no abnormal energy radiation…”

The data collected by the unmanned drone showed that the environment was suitable for humans.

They could see the images obtained by the unmanned drones clearly on the screen.

The underground tunnel spanned about a dozen kilometers. The entire tunnel was very flat and clean, with no dangers along the way.

At the end of the tunnel was a magnificent palace done in a strange style. There was nothing in the palace except for a tall altar in the middle.

Xu Yin also heaved a sigh of relief. The interior of the relic was very simple. There was no danger.

She then became extremely excited. Every ancient relic had important value.

This discovery alone was enough to publish tens of research papers.

The group of students didn’t think that far ahead. They were all extremely excited. The underground palace in front of them had far exceeded their imaginations.

Young people are always filled to the brim with curiosity.

Even Yun Qingshang looked eager to explore.

Wang Hongen was very satisfied with the group’s reaction. He quelled his excitement and said in a deep voice, “There’s no danger. Let’s enter and have a look.”

With Wang Hongen’s approval, the impatient students went in front and charged into the underground pit.

Gao Xuan smiled as he followed behind Wang Hongen while keeping a suitable distance.

He didn’t know which parts of the underground palace were dangerous. However, it would be easy to deal with any danger if he stayed by Wang Hongen’s side.

Yun Qingshang naturally followed close behind Gao Xuan.

Wei Zhenzhen also wanted to charge into the palace to take part in the excitement, but she was more interested in Gao Xuan.

Compared to the mysterious underground palace, the unbelievably handsome Brother Gao Xuan was more attractive.

However, Wei Zhenzhen was too embarrassed to follow Gao Xuan by herself, so she dragged Xu Yin along with her.

Xu Yin was particularly interested in the underground palace, but she couldn’t come off as too desperate.

Anyway, the underground palace wouldn’t suddenly disappear, so she didn’t have to be too anxious.

Wang Hongen was very silent and didn’t speak along the way. There was a glimmer in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Gao Xuan was very curious. Just what did Wang Hongen want to do?

The palace was empty. It was clear that the Heavenly Dragon Eye wasn’t here.

Gao Xuan wanted to snatch the item from Wang Hongen’s grasp. However, he didn’t know anything about the item and might not know how to use it even if he did snatch it.

Miracle Items were all strange objects. Their function couldn’t be deduced using normal logic.

It was just like the God Slaying Sword. A person wouldn’t be able to use it if they didn’t know about the God Slaying Sword’s curse.

Gao Xuan decided to wait a little longer.

No matter how scheming and experienced Wang Hongen was, he wouldn’t expect there to be someone waiting for him here.

As a little sparrow hiding behind Wang Hongen, Gao Xuan didn’t have to be too anxious.

Wang Hongen and the rest of the group walked for half an hour to reach the end of the dozen-kilometer-long underground tunnel.

The students had long arrived by the time they reached the palace. They placed lights at various locations and fully illuminated the palace.

The palace had been built with giant slabs of stone. The style of the palace was simple and primitive, yet magnificent.

The domed roof of the palace was 200 meters wide. A person felt especially minuscule when standing in the palace. The stone platform in the middle of the huge palace was carved out of a whole slab of stone.

Many images were carved all around the stone platform. These images had simple and crass lines, yet it was obvious that these images depicted battle scenes.

A bunch of giants wielding various weapons was doing battle with monsters of various shapes and sizes. The giants always obtained victory in the end.

Xu Yin was especially interested in these images. She recorded the images with her smartwatch while she lowered her head and researched them.

Wang Hongen walked halfway around the stone platform and arrived at an area with Xu Yin’s back facing him. He pressed the Dragon Tooth Key in his hand onto the platform and quickly recited a few strange-sounding curses.

He had researched the Dragon Tooth Key for nearly twenty years and had learned all there was to know about the key.

This simple incantation was a chant that was used to activate the sacrificial altar.

The tall platform was a platform that the ancient intelligent Dragon Clan had used to sacrifice their prisoners of war.

He would have to offer a sacrifice of flesh and blood if he wanted to obtain the treasures that had been left behind by the Dragon Clan, especially the flesh and blood of pure, young teenagers.

Wang Hongen had insisted on leading a team here, as he needed a group of young students.

After the Dragon Tooth Key achieved resonance with the sacrificial altar, the giant sacrificial altar rapidly sank into the ground.