Everyone nodded, then dealt with the corpse of Longze, and once again began to wander in the labyrinth.

Time passed bit by bit.

At the same time, shadows appeared outside the tomb.

"Captain, we found an entrance here, and there are markings left by the Guardians at the entrance. If we’re not mistaken, they should have entered from here."

Zhen looked at the bottomless cave entrance and couldn’t help but furrow his brows. What were these Islanders doing here? Could there really be something valuable in this cave? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Captain, there are obvious marks on this entrance. It seems to have been blasted open with explosives."

"But judging from these marks, it wasn’t blasted open recently. It’s probably been decades."

Upon hearing this, Zhen was surprised. A cave from decades ago—what could possibly be inside?

"Captain, do you think it might be a tomb inside? After all, Qinling is the dragon vein land of our Dragon Country. Many royals from ancient times liked to be buried here."

Someone suggested.

"That’s possible. If these Sakura Country people came here to rob the tomb, we must not let them succeed."

"Back when they invaded our Dragon Country, they stole countless treasures, many of which haven’t been recovered. Now they’re eyeing our Dragon Country again. These Sakura Country people are asking for death."

"I’ve received the highest order that if these Islanders resist, they can be killed on the spot!"

"Everyone take a break and prepare to go inside. Also, contact the superiors to send air support, inform them of our suspicion, and lock down this mountain range."

Zhou Chang gave the orders, and everyone started checking their gear while the communication officer began contacting the outside.

A few minutes later.

Those who finished checking stayed to guard the entrance.

The others cautiously ventured into the cave.

"It really is a tomb!"

Upon entering the passage within the cave, Zhen’s face darkened. These Sakura Country people indeed had ill intentions and came for the treasures of the Dragon Country.

"Captain, there seems to be someone up ahead."

A team member at the front gestured to Zhou Chang, who nodded after a look.

Then the two of them raised their guns and cautiously approached, soon discovering that the figures they saw were actually skeletons.

"Captain, judging by the clothing, these skeletons belong to the invaders from the past. Seems like they were the ones who blasted open the entrance."

Zhen stood before the skeletons and couldn’t help but frown at the sight of so many corpses.

To think the enemies had discovered this tomb decades ago and lost so many lives. What’s inside this tomb must be extraordinary.

"It shouldn’t have been taken, otherwise they wouldn’t have returned here decades later."

While contemplating, someone nearby spoke again.

"Captain, we’ve found the Guardians’ markings here."

"Well, it seems they did come here. Be careful; those invaders are cunning, and this tomb has many traps. If we’re not cautious, we’ll end up like them."

Everyone nodded and continued deeper inside until they reached a massive boulder.

"The hole in this boulder seems to have been recently excavated. They probably haven’t left yet."

As they spoke, they passed through the hole in the boulder, and upon seeing the scene behind it, they were all taken aback.

The ground was littered with enemy skeletons, all killed by the tomb’s numerous traps.

Looking at these traps, they felt a sense of dread. If they faced these traps, survival would be unlikely.

"With so many traps, the tomb owner was no ordinary person."

Zhen squinted his eyes.

Constructing a tomb in Qinling, with such elaborate traps, it’s an engineering marvel. Only the ancient royals could have had such capabilities.

Carefully treading through the area full of skeletons, they ventured deeper into the tomb, curious about who could have built such a place.

Meanwhile, Xia Liang leaned against the passage wall, feeling bored, as time slowly passed.

"Hmm? These guys have some luck."

As he was thinking, Xia Liang suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Besides him, the only ones here were Kawai Matsutake and the others.

He was already near the exit, and with Kawai Matsutake and others making it this far, they would find the exit soon.

"You finally came. I have a nice surprise prepared for you."

Xia Liang smiled slightly and quickly hid within another passage.

About ten minutes later, the figures of Kawai Matsutake and others appeared, unaware of Xia Liang watching them from the shadows.

"We finally found the exit."

"This damn place took us a whole eight hours. Dragon Country people may be hateful, but their intelligence is truly terrifying."

"Thankfully, there were no other dangers in this labyrinth. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have made it here."

Seeing the exit not far away, they all smiled. Being trapped in a labyrinth for eight hours; their strong mental fortitude prevented a collapse.

"Be cautious, Xia Liang might be lurking nearby."

With the previous experiences, Kawai Matsutake was more vigilant, and everyone withdrew their smiles, scanning their surroundings watchfully.

If it weren’t for Kawai Matsutake’s reminder, in their previous state, if Xia Liang indeed had set an ambush, they would have easily fallen into the trap.

"Am I really that scary?"

Watching Kawai Matsutake and others glancing back repeatedly, Xia Liang shook his head. He would’ve loved to set a trap, but unfortunately, he had no other weapons.

With only a hundred meters to go, it took Kawai Matsutake and the others ten minutes to pass through. When they confirmed there was no danger, everyone sighed in relief.

The broad vista in front and the appearance of three tomb chambers made them smile again.

"We finally got out of this damn place."

Gazing at the three tomb chambers ahead, Kawai Matsutake and the others smiled, especially Nakamura Komachi, whose eyes were full of excitement.

He was finally going to obtain the treasure he’d always dreamed of!

"Mr. Nakamura, there’s a stone tablet here."

"Hmm, Ozawa, quickly translate the contents on the stone tablet."

Nakamura Komachi finished speaking, and Ozawa Ria took out a computer, beginning to scan the writing on the tablet.

"Mr. Nakamura, this is an ancient text from Dragon Country. It roughly means to take things from the tomb chamber and leave. Continuing deeper will lead to certain death."

A few minutes later, Ozawa Ria said.