484 Scroll x Key
"Golden coffin, I don't know what will happen if I touch this."
Ilumi stood on the altar, looked down at the golden coffin in front of him, and reached out to touch the surface of the golden coffin. The surface of the golden coffin was very cold, with a heavy sense of history, and there were many ancient characters that he did not recognize engraved on it.
"The coffin made of gold, what's inside, could it be a noble from an ancient dynasty?"
Ilumi thought in his mind, and then took a step back. The black silk threads condensed into a pair of hands, grabbing the edge of the coffin on his behalf, and slowly pushed it away with a "rumbling" sound.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the lid of the golden coffin fell to the ground. Ilumi looked warily into the golden coffin. There was nothing inside except a closed scroll.
"Tsk, is there only a scroll?"
Ilumi controlled his hands made of black silk threads and picked up the scroll in the golden coffin.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the mechanical monster trapped in the black ball by Ilumi stopped struggling after its last attack and stopped attacking the inside of the black ball.
"Stop attacking, is it because the energy is exhausted, or is it because the golden coffin has been opened?"
Yi Lumi speculated in his mind.
This magical beast guarding the golden coffin turned out to be a machine. In other words, it existed thousands of years ago or even longer. It spent most of the intervening thousands of years in a dormant state to save energy consumption.
"Wow..."
Ilumi unfolded the scroll in front of him. The scroll was filled with dense and neat small characters, covering the entire scroll.
The strokes of this font are in the shape of a circle, semicircle or full circle. Some have a semicircle at the beginning, some have a full circle at the beginning, or the last stroke is a semicircle and a full circle.
It is neither hieroglyphic nor cuneiform, nor is it the script used by the ancient Barahona dynasty.
"This font looks a bit familiar..."
Yilumi looked at the strange fonts on the scroll, and a picture flashed in his mind.
It was a diary he found in a dilapidated ruins in the Dark Continent five years ago. There was a paragraph of text in the same font as the ones in front of him.
The ancient Capetian Dynasty and the ancient Barahona Dynasty, as well as the relics related to these two ancient dynasties, have this kind of writing.
"This is really interesting."
Ilumi put away the scroll and looked expectant.
"But, where was that guy just now?"
Yilumi frowned, closed his eyes, and his mental energy surged out from his body. He used all his strength to activate the round, huge, and terrifying mental energy that completely enveloped the entire ancient ruins. No corner could escape Yilumi's perception.
but……
"No."
After a moment, Ilumi opened his eyes. Except for the humanoid monsters hiding in the lakes and corners of the ruins, he did not detect any trace of humans in the ruins.
"Boss, the Night Crow aircraft from the nearest unit will arrive in an hour."
At this time, Riley had already contacted the troops closest to the Balusa Islands and reported to Ilumihui.
"Then, let's wait here for this hour."
Yilumi turned around and sat down on the golden coffin behind her.
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At this time, there is a scenic spot on another hill in Dieng.
"What's going on? There have been a lot of tourists here recently."
"Even if the tourist season is here, it won't be so busy in previous years, right?"
At the ticket office at the gate of the scenic spot, two employees had just gone to work. Taking advantage of the fact that it was only eight o'clock in the morning and they still had some free time, they chatted.
"Yes, but the people who come here don't seem to be ordinary tourists."
"Look."
Among the two, a man with a crew cut raised his chin and motioned to his colleagues to look out the window at the square. A group of people who looked untouchable were walking towards the ticket office in groups.
"Alas~"
"There are people like this these days. Are they really here to travel?"
Another employee with short hair and bangs sighed, then immediately adjusted his mood, took the identification certificates handed over by the group of people with a smile, and issued them access cards.
“Wish you all a good time in Dieng.”
With smiles on their faces, the two watched the group of people pass through the access control and enter the scenic spot.
"Hey, someone came out of it."
Suddenly, the man with a flat head saw a man wearing a black jacket slowly walking out of the gate of the scenic spot. His clothes were damaged and stained with some blood, and he looked embarrassed.
"This guy, with his whole body in such a mess, must he have been in Dion for several days?"
"Dion is very big, and there are many ferocious beasts inside. It's really life-threatening."
The crew-cut man looked at the embarrassed look of the man in black and couldn't help but complain.
"Hey, look at his appearance. He's so badly injured and yet he's still walking like nothing happened. He's probably a hunter."
"Don't worry about him. That kind of guy has special privileges, and our scenic spot can't control him."
"On the contrary, even if they die inside, the scenic spot will not be held responsible."
Another man with bangs said indifferently.
The two of them stared boredly at the man in black who slowly walked out of the gate of the scenic spot. After the other man walked a certain distance, he looked back at the Dion Mountain behind him.
"What a terrible idea..." Kain stood at the entrance of the scenic spot, looking back at the Dieng Peak, his narrow eyes narrowed, "It is the right judgment to just walk away. If we meet, I'm afraid there will be no chance to escape."
"Thanks to this map."
Kain held his left chest, where there was a map. It was the map of the secret realm from before. He found another exit in the ruins through the signs on the map.
"It's a pity, the contents of that golden coffin..." Kain turned and walked towards a sightseeing car outside the gate of the scenic spot. He took out a golden triangular pyramid from his arms as he walked, "But I got the key."
Kain, who was covered in injuries, boarded the sightseeing bus. When the bus driver saw the wounds on his body, he started the accelerator without saying a word and sent him down the mountain towards the nearest hospital.
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An hour later, at the gate of the ruins.
"Buzz buzz..."
A Night Crow aircraft landed slowly, and with a "click" sound, the tail hatch opened, and a power armor troop stepped out of the hatch with heavy steps and entered the secret realm.
Five minutes later, Team Albert, composed of twelve powered armors, arrived inside the ancient building where Illumi and Riley were.
"Send this golden coffin and that mechanical monster to the headquarters."
Ilumi stood up from the golden coffin, pointed at the mechanical monster that had fallen from the ceiling to the ground, and gave orders to Albert's soldiers.
"Yes, boss!"
Among the twelve soldiers, four walked towards the mechanical monster, two walked towards the golden coffin behind Ilumi, and lifted it up to the Night Crow aircraft that was sent to the entrance of the secret realm.
"As for those who remain, explore all of this ancient building and secret realm."
"By the way, capture some humanoid monsters hiding in the shadows and send them to the headquarters for research."
"yes!"
The remaining six people followed Ilumi's orders to investigate the depths of the ancient building and capture the humanoid monsters in the ruins.
"Be careful of the mechanisms inside the ruins. Have you received the data just transmitted to you?"
Riley reminded the soldiers as they passed her.
"Have received our personal terminal, sir."
One of the soldiers replied.
"Well, keep an eye on yourself and let's go."
"Yes, sir!"
Chapter completed!