The Informal Tomb Raiding Diary: She is the occupant of the tomb!-Chapter 394 - 309: Entering the City

Their script is different from ours. It might be the same species, just like the general term ’human’, but there are many different languages among humans, so even if they are the same, they may not be able to communicate.

Promised Qinghan to try ’sign language’ the next time we see the shadow, but until we reached the Ancient City, we hadn’t encountered that kind of shadow again.

The path Qinghan chose could indeed lead to the Ancient City, and we did not run into any obstacles along the way.

Everyone was very pleased; not only was there a cool underground passage to the Ancient City, but we also didn’t encounter any danger along the way. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Saying we arrived at our destination like a sightseeing train wouldn’t be an exaggeration. We’ve inspected the stops along the way, most of the exits were blocked, and a small portion of the waiting rooms have already collapsed, unknowingly connecting to outside.

We walked and stopped, and finally arrived at a fault. It’s like the house and the yard in front were shaken underground, and now the house has risen, but the yard is still underground, creating a ’disparity’.

Previously, the small train could definitely drive directly into the city, but now we have to get off and climb up manually.

Fortunately, there’s a gap in the middle of the fault, and the soil layer has a lot of rocks, so it won’t collapse as you climb.

Mike first said he wanted to go up and scout the path. He claimed to be a rock climbing expert and could climb up without using a rope.

Qinghan nodded in agreement, letting him go up first to inspect, but if he encountered danger, no one would be able to help him, so I was asked to go with Mike to explore the path.

Previously, Doctor Du and others had voiced complaints about Qinghan pushing me to the forefront. After experiencing incidents with the living corpses and the cold springs, they had no objections.

I took out the Gecko Claw Bai Yun gave me, put it on, and climbed up with Mike. To avoid scaring him, I climbed slowly, making sure to stay on the same level as him.

Mike had to ensure that the rocks ahead or beneath his feet could bear his weight when climbing, but I skipped this step, climbing horizontally and vertically like a spider spirit, causing Mike to glance at me occasionally.

Halfway through, he finally gave up, sighed, and said to me, "All right, you go up first. No need to wait for me."

I saw he wasn’t saying it out of spite or sarcasm, so I stopped waiting for him and climbed swiftly upwards.

Soon, I disappeared from everyone’s view. The gap got narrower as it went up, and the people below couldn’t see what was happening above, so someone had to climb up to explore and see how high the gap was.

If it was a dead end and not far from the ground, we could dig a hole and climb up.

I climbed up to the top, from a crevice to the surface, only to find overhead a structure resembling city walls, tipping over like the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

This exit was inside the city because I poked my head out and could see streets and houses.

I retreated, and by this time Mike was almost at the top. He decided to continue climbing and said he’d secure a rope at the top and then throw it down.

After everyone climbed up to the surface, Mike seemed to recall some terrifying memories. He stared in one direction for a long time. I’ve seen many ’fear’ expressions; sometimes they are exaggerated, sometimes just a look.

The direction Mike was looking at wasn’t the city center. Exploration teams that ventured into this Death Zone, half of them had visited the Ancient City.

Unfortunately, by the time they reached this place, they’d already abandoned their mission and couldn’t complete the task well.

Returning alive was a luxury, so based on the information provided by Kangaroo Country, we knew the city’s dangers were higher than outside, though the specifics were unclear because the exploration teams retreated immediately upon arrival, with no one daring to linger.

Mike added that it wasn’t that no one dared to stay, just that everyone who stayed died.

This was a city that devours people. Mike had read such words more than once in the records he picked up.

Truly seeing the Ancient City, I was somewhat surprised; compared to the White Jade City and Undersea City we’ve seen, it could be called a ’metropolis’.

Inside the city, there were quite a few skyscrapers, all built or carved from whole pieces of rock. Just within sight, there were seven or eight buildings over ten stories high.

If you don’t come in for a closer look, from afar, passersby would certainly assume it’s a modern city.

Of course, you’d have to overlook its tall city walls. The purpose of the walls is self-evident. Could it be that such a civilization at the time had foreign enemies threatening the city’s safety?