Chapter 268


    The Cobalt Strike Commander and other titans descended upon the pce grounds, delving for


    more precious treasures, hopeful for a significant find. At their level, advancing further was


    immensely difficult. Ordinary means were insufficient. Only special opportunities could pave the


    way. Antis represented the chance they had been waiting for.


    In the cave, after suffering more than a dozen casualties, Roald and hispanions finally repelled


    the wolf attack. The other mercenary groups also suffered heavy losses to ambushes, but none


    gave up. Aheady many ruined temples, their treasures beckoning them irresistibly. It was the


    opportunity of a lifetime, and they would take what they could.


    After investigating over a dozen ruined temples, vin found vague murals on the walls leading to


    the entrance, confirming his suspicions. Without a word, hemitted every mural to memory,


    piecing them together to form an approximate outline of the cave. It was iplete, but nearly


    there.


    "I''ve got it!"


    "A tomb within a tomb!"


    vin discovered a secret entrance on the map, likely leading to the true Royal Mausoleum.


    An Antis and a spread of shattered temples, this was a dual deception. The ancient kings had


    indeed gone to great lengths.


    "Quick! Once the King''s Spirit merges with the Royal Mausoleum, their power will be revived, and


    the Royal Mausoleum will move," the Chained Spirit urged again.


    "vin, don''t you want anything? That''s quite modest of you," Lylian said with a chuckle. She had


    found lots of loot and stuffed her satchel to the brim.


    "Do you trust me?" vin suddenly asked.


    "Of course not," Lylian moved aside for vin, digging out a strange piece of scale armor from


    beneath his feet, examining it for a moment, and then stuffing it into her satchel.


    "We’ll continue deeper inside. Are youing?"


    "No! We''ve seen enough good fortune for one day." Lylian was pleased with her haul. Her satchel


    was filled with more than twenty treasures.


    "We should leave. Our mentor will be worried if he can''t find us," Aymee shook her head, not willing


    to take any more risks.


    "Farewell," vin didn''t exin further. Sword in hand, he dashed deeper inside.


    Mari, E, and Cedrick didn''t stop for a second and hurried after him.


    "Be careful! There may be danger inside.” Lylian didn’t share vin’s reckless spirit and worried


    there might be more Magi-Monsters lurking within.


    At the deepest part of the cavey a ruined temple, indistinguishable from other ruins, where Roald


    and hispanions were busily unearthing treasures. Despite heavy casualties, their gains were


    substantial, and each person carried arge satchel stuffed full. Their faces flushed with excitement.


    "Roald, it seems vin and his group areing," Adirich suddenly warned.


    "Are they still alive?" a Cobalt Strike Protégé looked up in surprise.


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    Roald slung his satchel over his shoulder. "Never mind them, grab the treasures, and let''s


    withdraw."


    Admus said, "I think we''ve had our fill. Let''s leave the cavern before it''s toote."


    "Agreed!" the other Protégés quickly concurred, eager to return their haul to the Organization.


    "Carry the bodies of our fallen brothers. We return to Cobalt Strike."


    At Roald''smand, the team retreated before vin and his group arrived, taking everything of


    value from the temple and leaving nothing behind.


    vin entered the ruined temple, approaching aplete stone wall at the entrance, but the


    frescoes that once adorned it were gone. "This is it."


    "Are you looking for a wall?" Mari had figured out his pattern. At every temple, he focused on the


    walls.


    vin squatted by the wall, searching carefully, and pointed to a small hole in the corner. It looked


    normal, but upon closer inspection, one could see small footprints and very tiny w marks. "The


    wolf pack emerged from here!"


    Mari, Cedrick, and E gathered around. The little fox in E''s arms suddenly became excited,


    squirming out of her grasp and darting into the small hole.


    "What''s in there? It has such powerful Restoration Aether." E sensed a rich Restoration Aether


    emanating from inside.


    vin took a deep breath, ced his hands on the stone wall, and pushed forward with all his


    might. With a rumbling sound, the heavy stone wall slowly moved backward, gradually revealing an


    opening, from which a kaleidoscope of light and a dense mist of life spilled out.


    "It''s in there! The secret legacy of the kings, the mystery of eternal life!" eximed the Chained


    Spirit, excitedly sensing that it was indeed close.


    "The real treasure is right here. Roald and his lot are fools." Eughed softly, casting a seductive


    nce at vin. The little fellow was quite talented indeed.