Global Lords: I Have Information System-Chapter 276 - 250: Mysterious Crisis Scene, Ruins Secret Passage
There’s also a strategy tip that suggested not to delay this mission past 8 AM; otherwise, someone else might beat us to it.
This phrase of ’beating us to it’ is quite intriguing. Most likely it doesn’t refer to the mission being taken over, but rather the ruins at the mission site and that wandering soul of Gulanqi might be eliminated by others.
Zong Shen pulled out the Communication Crystal, ready to contact Korby, instructing him to lead Wolf Rider Squad One this way to provide support.
With the supplement of twelve Wolf Riders from Wolf Rider Squad One, the mission should be manageable.
After coordinating with Korby, Zong Shen felt considerably calmer.
Above his head, a gray arrow constantly pointed west towards the Burial Ground.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Korby arrived at the Burial Ground with Wolf Rider Squad One, successfully joining up with Zong Shen and his team.
Zong Shen mounted Pigsy, and the team saddled their Grassland Horses, proceeding in the direction indicated by the gray arrow.
After advancing another two to three kilometers within the Burial Ground, a large area of ruins and rubble began to emerge.
The terrain was somewhat uneven, sporadically dotted with these completely black crooked neck trees.
From the treetops, black ravens with red little eyes watched Zong Shen and his team passing by.
Emerging from this small area of ruin, the arrow pointed vaguely towards a nearby location.
Looking ahead from here, one could see that continuing west within the Burial Ground for about four to five kilometers, there was a firelight, twinkling like stars.
This was where the Calamity Raven Church deployed their measures within the Burial Ground, and also the location of the Fear Demon King Balnaha’s ruins.
And the mission position guided by the wandering soul was within two to three kilometers from that place.
The two locations indeed seemed to have some connection.
"Everyone slow down, tie the horses here among the ruins."
"Except for the Wolf Riders and Luna, all of you follow me on foot."
We were only a few hundred meters from the target. Although the Calamity Raven Church members were still several kilometers away,
out of caution, Zong Shen decided everyone should stealthily proceed.
Soon, they arrived at the target location, where there were the ruins of a tower.
Almost the entire tower had collapsed, leaving only a partially collapsed L-shaped wall, in the middle all was wreckage, covered with sediments over the years, overgrown with weeds, resembling a small hill.
And the position indicated by the wandering soul was within this ruin, inside the original tower.
It seemed there should be some secret passage within the tower.
However, another challenging excavation was about to take place.
Familiar with the task, Zong Shen quietly distributed pickaxes to everyone.
Then, he led the team, trying to quietly excavate the ruins.
This time, Zong Shen’s manpower had increased significantly, even though they couldn’t fully engage in excavation, the overall efficiency remained high.
Ten minutes later, all the sediment, bones, and rubble piled within the tower ruins were cleared.
The floor made of blue stone slabs, covered in muddy stains, was vaguely visible.
Zong Shen lightly tapped the spot indicated by the wandering soul with the pickaxe, producing a hollow echo below, suggesting a secret passage entrance.
However, with the tower severely damaged, the mechanism to open it could not be found, so Zong Shen decided to take the risk using brute force.
He lifted the pickaxe and struck the camouflaged blue stone slab.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Three crisp sounds echoed, somewhat out of place in the tranquil night.
Three finger-deep holes appeared on the large blue stone slab.
Dear me, at this rate, there’s no telling how long it’ll take to smash through this, not to mention the noise is too loud, several supernatural beings might be drawn here after breaking through it.
Zong Shen possessed mining detonators and other formidable explosives, but none suited this situation; he only wanted to find a quiet method to lift the stone slab.
Checking his Personal Storage Grid, he hoped against hope to find a suitable tool for this occasion.
Suddenly, Zong Shen discovered a very useful tool, one that had previously turned him into a human bomb in the mines. A very practical tool.
With a flick of his wrist, he took out the [Ejected Claw Hook (Blue)], holding it in his hand.
After stepping back a few paces, he aimed it at the blue stone slab floor.
These stone slabs weren’t whole, but were thick slabs pieced together separately.
The secret entrance slab surely had its own mysteries, yet if the hook could penetrate it, they could lift this slab using brute force with all the manpower.
Despite the stone slab’s solidity, Zong Shen held confidence in the hook, knowing that the rune magic fortified rock walls in the caves couldn’t stop its piercing ability.
Zong Shen signaled everyone to retreat, and once prepared, he launched the hook.
From the cylinder, a huge arrow shot out, striking the stone slab hard; the sharp rock-breaking arrow was far superior to the pickaxe, easily penetrating several centimeters into the stone slab.
Given the distance, once the arrow pierced, the claw blades unfolded and trapped the hook in place, ideal for pulling.
The Ejected Claw Hook’s rope was 20 meters long, sufficient for everyone to pull. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Zong Shen tossed the rope behind him, and the Wolf Riders dismounted their Giant Wolves, grabbing the rope with their palms.
The Giant Wolves, showing intelligence, bit onto the rope at a suitable spot, aiding the pulling.
Lastly, the mages joined in, with Zong Shen as the anchor, positioned at the end.
His Strength Value was 72, equaling the power of two to three Tier Three Soldiers.
Everyone took position, grabbing the rope.
"When I say start, pull back with all your might."
"Pull together with all your strength."
Zong Shen softly instructed, finalizing adjustments.
With strength accumulated, he shouted, "Start!"
Everyone simultaneously pulled backwards!
A tremendous force transferred from the hook to the stone slab.
The slab instantly lifted one centimeter off the floor.
"Again!"
Zong Shen commanded, everyone exerted even more force.
"Snap!"
With a crisp breaking sound, the resistance from the hook disappeared.
Everyone leaned back, surprised to find they had lifted the slab.
The snapping sound originated from the original mechanism’s roller, which had been forcefully broken now.
Thus, using brute force, a large blue stone slab was dragged open.
Revealing below an entrance, two to three meters wide.
Individuals could enter with ease; the Wolf Riders dismounted their Giant Wolves, with Korby entering first as Zong Shen handed him a [Magic Power Flashlight] for illumination and pathfinding. The Wolf Riders separated from their wolves, entering the passage one by one.
Next came the mages and Luna, while Zong Shen took the rear. Carefully retracting the hook, pulling back the hook arrow, and stowing it in the Storage Grid.
With two hands, he dragged the large stone slab effortlessly next to the secret passage.
Then he entered the passage, slowly dragging the stone slab back into place.
The mechanism’s transmission shaft was broken, allowing the stone slab to be pushed open by brute force.
They cleared the ruins meticulously, leaving few traces around.
Sediment and rubble were piled by the walls; once Zong Shen covered the stone slab, the site seemed inconspicuous unless intensely inspected.
The passage air was somewhat stale, carrying noticeable dust aroma.
Traversing a downward path for a minute or two, they entered a more spacious straightforward corridor.
