If they took another step farther, they would end up in a pool of 50-feet-deep sludge.


    Bradley retracted his foot, which he had already extended, before cautiously extending it outward


    again.


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    This way, he could nudge the stone step as it moved toward him.


    The deep pool of sludge was about a hundred feet wide.


    The stone steps moved through the sludge extremely slowly.


    “How are those steps just suspended in mid-air?”


    Melody had a confused look on her face.


    “Well, if you want an exnation from a scientific perspective, you could say it’s because of maic


    fields!


    “If you prefer an exnation from a philosophical perspective, you could say it’s because of magical


    formations!”


    Bradley did not answer her question straight on.


    Even he was notpletely sure how the steps managed to suspend themselves in mid-air.


    A stone step lodged itself in the ground right beneath Bradley’s foot with a bang, and he immediately


    said, “Quick, get onto the stone steps…”


    Everyone pushed their way through the forces holding them back and hurried forth.


    The stone step was over eight feet long, and all nine of them could fit on itfortably.


    It took around another three minutes before the stone step finally began moving again.


    Only the top halves of their bodies remained afloat, and they looked like pieces of driftwood.


    Just then, the raiders were at work drilling a hole in the rocky mountains located somewhere northwest


    of them.


    “Old Herera… The tomb of the King of Medicine is sorge, so why do we have to drill a hole in a ce


    that’s so rocky? How long is this going to take us?” Daniel asked indignantly as he nced at


    Professor Law, who was standing away from them and drinking water.


    Using the wide-mouthed shovel, they had learned the tomb was a sprawling underground


    structure.


    That meant the tomb was also abyrinth, and they could enter from anywhere as long as they drilled a


    hole.


    However, Old Herera had taken what Anders said to heart and insisted they began drilling the hole in


    this very location.


    Old Herera took a puff of his cigar and said calmly, “The Tomb Whisperers knew since over 30 years


    ago that the tomb of the King of Medicine is in Seven Pinnacle Peaks… Do you think Professor Law


    has never been here in the past?”


    Daniel’s eyes widened. “So, you’re saying… he’s been in the tomb of the King of Medicine in


    the past?”


    Suddenly…


    A loud explosion reverberated through the air.


    Stones flew through the air.


    Old Herera and Daniel had not been expecting that, and they jumped in fright.


    “Fucking hell… Couldn’t you have let us know what was going to happen?” Daniel cursed.


    “It got split open…”


    The person who had initiated the detonation was over the moon.


    Everyone gathered round and peered down the hole.


    It was pitch-ck inside, and they could not see anything.


    One of the workers tied a string around a rat and chucked it into the hole.


    Five minutester, they pulled the rat out from the hole.


    The rat was alive and well, showing no signs of suffering from hypoxia.


    “Let’s go!”


    Old Herera gave the order.


    Everyone filed into the tomb orderly, leaving five men behind to watch their baggage and gear.


    After entering the tomb, they were stunned.


    An endless darkness stretched ahead of them. It felt like they had been transported into another world.


    Professor Law was thest to enter, and after he did, he shone his torch and lit up their surroundings


    as he said, “Thisbyrinth is essentially a massive eight-angle trigram.


    “Since we entered from the northwest, we’re in the mountainous portion of the trigram right now… It’s


    one of the more essible pathways!”


    Old Herera asked, “Wouldn’t it have been easier for us to enter through the earthen portion?”


    Professor Law narrowed his eyes. “Indeed… I entered the tomb through the earthen entryway two


    months ago… But there were corpses littered everywhere!”


    Then, he smiled sadly as he said, “It’s why I wanted you to wait until they’d brought over Madam


    Lunaris’ specialty tamarind wine before entering the tomb…


    “The wine has properties that can keep the deathworms under control, but since you were in a rush to


    enter the tomb, I had no choice but to lead you in through another entryway!”


    Old Herera sighed. “I’m sorry, Professor Law, but I hope you can understand why I’m acting this way.


    We’re in such a hurry to enter the tomb because we don’t even know if those kids are dead or alive!”


    Five families were taking part in this grave robbery.


    Only Daniel, who he was on good terms with, would put in a good word for him. If rtions with the


    other three families turned sour, their grave-robbing mission would, without a


    doubt, go awry!


    Additionally, the whereabouts of his grandson, Zain Herera, were currently unknown. He was hoping


    the tomb would let him know where Zain was.


    Professor Law smiled. “No point in further conversation. Let’s go!”