Those who oppressed them and imprisoned them here are gone too?
Is no one in control of them anymore?
"Really?!" the young guard on the right exclaimed.
The older guard also stared intently at Li Yu, trying to find any trace of lying on his face, but only saw a bottomless indifference.
He could only ask again, his voice hoarse, "You...you're telling the truth?"
"I have no reason to lie to you." Before Li Yu finished speaking, a faint but palpable pressure was released.
The two men immediately felt their breath catch in their throats, as if an invisible hand was gripping their throats. The oppressive feeling in that instant made them have no doubt that the person in front of them possessed the power to destroy the entire Stone Town.
After the initial shock, they looked at each other and saw the bewilderment in each other's eyes.
What has sustained their survival for so long—perhaps the hope of getting out one day, or perhaps the search for a chance to escape...
The stone town above was destroyed, and they gained their freedom. They should have been happy and relieved, but instead, they were left feeling lost and disoriented.
The meaning of their protection of this place has also disappeared. There is no need to think about escaping or resisting anymore, and they don't know what to do.
Li Yu ignored the two people who were still in a daze and turned her gaze to the alloy door.
He stepped forward and took out an arrow. A powerful energy began to gather at the tip of the arrow, preparing to forcefully break it open.
"Wait!" The older guard shouted almost instinctively upon seeing this.
Li Yu looked puzzled, and then he explained:
"Don't force the door open! You'll destroy what's inside!" The older guard swallowed hard and hurriedly explained.
"If I'm not mistaken, you came for what's inside. So this door really can't be forced open from the outside!"
He pointed to the gate, recalling the experience with lingering fear:
"I once heard the foreman who transported supplies boast here that there's a self-destruct mechanism connected inside this gate!"
"If the gate is subjected to violent damage exceeding the threshold, the bomb hidden inside will be detonated immediately, destroying the entire cavern along with everything inside!"
"They call it a 'foolproof' design, an unbreakable lock on the heart!"
"A heart lock? That's quite clever." Li Yu sheathed the arrow and examined the door with interest.
Although he was confident that he would be unharmed in the explosion, and even had the ability to collect some items with the black can just before the explosion, there was no guarantee that some precious or fragile items would not be destroyed.
The Austrian family clearly anticipated this when they designed it this way.
Thinking of this, Li Yu smiled:
"So, as long as you don't force it, like opening it from the inside or cutting off its sensing structure, it'll be fine, right?"
The two guards were taken aback, not fully understanding what Li Yu meant.
Li Yu raised his hand again and gently pressed it on the alloy door that had no openings.
The next moment, a faint humming sound emanated from the space in front of his palm, and a spatial fluctuation trembled.
Li Yu exerted a little force, and the power of space was quietly activated. The space in front of his palm suddenly shifted horizontally, and a part of the space, along with the entire gate, was instantly cut off.
He then lifted the door, which had been completely disconnected from the overall structure, and casually tossed it aside.
"boom……"
The gate collapsed with a loud crash.
The two guards stared wide-eyed at the broken doorway.
Li Yu easily removed the massive door that they thought was unshakeable.
The shock they felt at that moment even surpassed the news of Stone Town's destruction.
At this moment, the scene behind the door also came into view.
Li Yu frowned slightly upon seeing this, her expression showing a hint of disappointment.
Inside, it was just a small space converted from a natural cave; it wasn't very big, and it wasn't even full of boxes.
As one of the most frequent hiding places for the remnants of the Ottoman clan, this treasure vault seemed too small and shabby.
It's more like the tip of the iceberg of the Ao family's vast wealth, just a regional reserve point.
Li Yu looked down at the complex device storing spatial energy next to the door. The two guards were right; the Ao family in the town had indeed left a backup plan inside.
However, instead of destroying everything, it will immediately initiate a pre-set spatial transfer after the core is triggered, moving the important resources inside to another hidden location.
Li Yu casually drew a spatial rift, instantly destroying the device, and then stepped into the small treasure vault.
However, when he went inside and looked at the interior, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Although the vault's interior space was not large, it was utilized extremely efficiently. The quality of the items, neatly categorized and stacked, far exceeded the initial impression from the small scale. Clearly, these were core resources carefully selected by the Au family.
Opening a box at random, one is greeted by neatly stacked high-purity energy crystals emitting a faint blue light, their energy fluctuations pure and rich.
The other boxes contained scattered but high-quality gold ingots, as well as some dazzling gemstones of various colors, and even some antique artworks from ancient times.
In addition, there was a small box of exotic beast crystal cores, as well as several strangely shaped, unidentified items of unknown purpose.
These things are universal hard currency in any era and any place, and their value is enough to support the operation of a small to medium-sized force.
In particular, those exotic beast cores and pure energy crystals are priceless treasures for awakened individuals, enabling them to quickly develop a team of awakened individuals.
Clearly, these were all things that the Ao family had prepared in advance so that they could continue to expand and make a comeback after the situation calmed down. It was a painstaking effort and showed their deep foundation.
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