In the underground ruins.

Loran Hill swung his sword, creating several glowing purple blades of light, easily chopping and destroying several ghosts that were rushing towards him. Then he looked around and continued to move forward.

This is already a deeper area in the ruins. A few sounds of dripping water can be heard in the dark space. The ground is also made of damp stone bricks. Some of them have collapsed, and some are broken and raised, making the corridor not so flat.

Although most of the materials in the ruins have been corrupted and damaged, a small part has been preserved. When Luo Lanxi was searching a room before, he found a box of gems.

These gems and gold coins were scattered and mixed together, and their style was very different from today's. They should be the style of the Orc Empire during the First Age. The reason they appeared here was probably because the people in the past stored the spoils here, but later forgot to take them away.

After a simple estimate, even if I sell it now, I can exchange it for more than 100 extraordinary gold coins, which is a considerable income.

After putting the gem away, Loran Hill walked forward along the aisle and slowly heard a quarrel.

"Break open this door, and inside you will find the treasures left by our family." Viscount Mo Ruo suppressed his excitement and gave orders in front of a huge stone door.

"My Lord Viscount, I'm afraid this is different from what you said before."

Several officers stood beneath the massive, over ten-meter-tall door, gazing up at it. Carved upon it were images of weeping skulls, the unmistakable symbol of the Mercury Dynasty. And judging by the cold, magical energy emanating from the cracks in the door, the objects stored within were likely more than ordinary treasures.

"Maybe we should go back and find some support. The things in here are very dangerous." Several other adventurers under his command also began to back down at this moment. Although they were greedy for money, they valued their own lives more.

"No, today." Viscount Mo Ruo shook his head and explained.

"Once this relic is opened, it will activate its self-destruct mechanism. In a few days, we will get nothing."

"I don't have that much spare time to prepare, but wealth is right in front of me. If you help me retrieve the treasures left by my family, I promise to reward you with 300 extraordinary gold coins." He said a huge number, which was a fortune that many ordinary adventurers could not earn in their entire lives.

"This..." The others hesitated, but were finally moved by the generous reward.

"Then leave it to us. But could the Viscount provide a partial deposit first?" asked one of the cunning adventurers.

"We are not like you. If you regret it later, we will suffer a great loss."

"Here, take it. This is all the money I have on me right now. I can give you more when we return to the castle." After saying that, Viscount Mo Ruo took out a purse, which contained extraordinary gold coins, broken gems, and a few jewels found in the ruins.

After counting, it was worth about 50 extraordinary gold coins. The adventurers looked at each other, nodded, and then started to act.

They first asked several people under their command to step back, then one of them took out the things in his backpack, and then took out the bottles and jars from his waist and pockets, and started mixing them on the spot.

"Is this alchemy?" Yan Liuyan couldn't help but ask as he looked at the slightly familiar scene.

"That's right, sir. Although I'm a half-baked wizard, my teacher is a wizard who escaped from Lurna, and I did learn some real skills from him." An adventurer in a dark green robe half-crouched on the ground, shaking the reagent quickly, then added some raw materials like glass fragments and started stirring again.

When a large number of bubbles emerged from the reagent, he carefully took out the package filled with black powder from his backpack, placed it under the door, embedded it in the gap of the door, then dug out a small hole and put the reagent in it.

After doing all this, he stood up and stepped back, then retreated dozens of meters before summoning tiny magic sparks, which slowly floated towards the reagent port.

"Bang"

Just like tiny fireworks being lit, countless tiny sparks flashed at the same time, followed by a dull explosion.

After the explosion and the dust settled, the other people came out from behind the wall and searched the smoke-filled ruins.

The originally closed door was blown loose and opened a little to the outside. Although it was not big, the remaining people could now walk in sideways.

"Okay, let's keep moving forward." Viscount Mo Ruo waved his hand excitedly, and strode forward with the rest of the people, squeezing in sideways one by one.

After everyone had gone in, Loran Hill walked out from the corner of the corridor and looked towards the core area of ​​the ruins. She stopped at the bottom of the gate, looking up at the weeping skull pattern, and felt a sense of emotion in her heart.

According to Trinasha, this should be the symbol of the Hall of Sorrow, symbolizing that the things kept inside are dangerous and powerful, and it is a place that must be treated with caution.

"The more powerful something is, the more likely it is to be accompanied by disaster and curse." —A motto from a Mercury Dynasty archon.

I really don’t know whether opening this place is a good thing or a bad thing. The girl shook her head slightly, then put her hand on the hilt of the sword, walked towards the open gap in the stone door, and slowly entered this deep and lightless area.

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At the same time, on the other side under the night sky.

Xia Lanluo was running in the mountains under protection. In the darkness, the rugged mountain road brought trouble to her escape. She was tripped by tree roots and gravel from time to time, and occasionally slipped and twisted her foot.

Fortunately, her well-trained body would not be easily injured, but at this moment she was in a rather miserable state, with her boots covered in mud and the hem of her skirt covered in scratches and broken pieces.

"Over there!" From the distance behind them came another shout and the sound of pursuit. The elite soldiers of the Empire Legion were still pursuing them. Holding torches high, they searched for the traces of Xia Lanluo Te and her group in the dark night.

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