As they spoke, the three of them had already reached the depths of the ice cave entrance. A pitch-black building stood quietly in the huge underground cavern.
The building was also enormous. It was made of black boulders and had complicated carvings everywhere on it. There were patterns, pictures, and people everywhere.
Ancient, dignified, and exquisite. That was how the magnificent building felt.
Walking up an enormous black stone staircase, Luke marveled. "This discovery will definitely shock the world, won't it?"
Neither of them said anything. Clearly, they were tacitly agreeing.
Thinking for a moment, Luke said, "Does this thing look like a pyramid?"
It was still Stafford who replied, "Yes. According to the experts, it includes the Aztec, Cambodian, and Egyptian pyramid styles. It's probably the first pyramid. "
Luke understood what he meant.
It also meant that the other pyramids had only imitated part of this pyramid.
Very soon, the three of them reached the top of the staircase and looked at a magnificent stone door.
Looking at the notification on a small device next to the passage, Stafford said, "The exploration team has reached the core of the building complex below the ruins. They're currently searching. We have to hurry over and meet up."
Luke nodded.
Stafford and Weyland had just arrived, but the people below had already begun to touch the core of the ruins.
Now that the person in charge wasn't here, it was hard to say if the people below would play any tricks.
The three of them sped up and hurried down.
At that moment, Weyland also realized the benefits of hiring Luke.
Luke was very strong. Even though he was carrying most of Weyland's weight by the buckle on his back, he was still able to move forward quickly.
Weyland himself didn't have to exert much effort. All he had to do was follow Luke lightly.
What he didn't know was that Luke was only using strength within the range of a normal person. Otherwise, Luke could have dragged him and Stafford all the way.
The three of them had only walked a hundred meters down the winding passage, when the entire palace suddenly began to shake.
Luke frowned.
It wasn't an earthquake.
His powerful attributes had given him extremely keen senses. From the details of the shaking, he could tell that it wasn't an earthquake.
Suddenly, a heavy stone door behind them fell evenly and quickly. A few seconds later, there was a bang, and the path they had come in was blocked.
The stone walls around them also protruded out.
Luke grabbed Stafford, who was walking in front, and dragged him back to them.
A few seconds later, their path was also blocked by a protruding stone wall, but another hole appeared on the side.
After a brief silence, Luke asked, "Stafford, are your navigation devices still working?"
Stafford only looked at the watch on his wrist for a moment, and then compared it with the data on another device in his hand. He shook his head. "No. The map that the team members mapped out doesn't match the coordinates of our current depth at all. The changes in the ruins just now caused the map to lose its effectiveness. "
Luke asked, "What about the communication device? Can you contact the expedition team below? "
Stafford turned on the walkie-talkie on his shoulder. After adjusting it for a moment, he still shook his head. "There's no signal. There are too many obstructions here."
Luke looked at the old man, Weyland. "Mr. Weyland. Continue to move forward, or directly quit? You need to make a decision. "
The tremors and changes in the ruins just now had sharply increased the risk of this operation. He had to get to the bottom of this.
Weyland pondered for a moment. "Let's keep going."
Luke wasn't surprised by Weyland's choice.
Of course, a man who was about to die couldn't be judged by common sense.
The truth was that Luke was also curious about the underground ruins at that moment.
As for the danger? There was no place in this world that was absolutely safe. An alien fleet might come to occupy Earth one day.
The three of them entered the tunnel that had just appeared. After walking around for a few minutes, Luke stopped and gestured for them to be quiet.
There were faint screams and gunshots coming from a gap on the side.
This was an echo that came from a relatively distant place.
Luke listened calmly. It wasn't until a moment later that he said in a low voice, "There were at least five people shooting, and five to seven people screaming."
Weyland frowned, but made a decision a moment later. "Let's go take a look. If you can help … "
Luke nodded slightly. "I'll help if I can, but I can't guarantee that I'll be of much help."
Weyland didn't say anything else.
If Luke dared to boast when everything was still unknown, Weyland would really doubt his character.
After the changes in the ruins just now, the originally wide tunnel had become narrow and winding.
One of the standard equipment for the exploration team that Luke had received was a high-tech multifunction watch that could display a lot of information, including his own location.
He looked at the watch. "We've been going in circles, and we're moving too slowly. We can't be sure how long it'll take for us to reach the core area down below."
Stafford asked, "What do you suggest?"
Luke sighed. "I'll carry Mr. Weyland on my back later. You follow us, but don't stray too far away. Keep a distance of about two meters. "
As he spoke, he threw Weyland onto his back. "From now on, try to be quiet. Don't speak unless it's absolutely necessary."
Luke and Stafford nodded in silence.
Without Weyland, who was a heavy burden, the three of them immediately sped up.
Luke wasn't particularly fast in the tunnel, but he rarely hesitated.
At most, he would slow down slightly at every fork, as if he was trying to determine the direction, before he continued moving forward quickly.
Stafford also had a multifunction watch, and he checked their position every now and then to determine their direction and speed. He couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
At their original turtle speed, it would've been pure luck for the three of them to leave the ruins in the early hours of the morning.
Now, it would only take them an hour or two to reach the core area at the bottom and return — provided that nothing unexpected happened.
Of course, that was impossible.
Something unexpected had already happened, and the underground ruins had already begun to reveal its mysterious qualities.
An underground palace that could drastically change the terrain was extremely difficult to create, even with modern technology.
However, the examination of the ruins showed that it was a creation from at least thousands of years ago, which was incredible.
After running for a few minutes, Luke stopped again. He raised his left hand to signal for them to stop, and frowned.
Neither Weyland nor Stafford said anything.
Luke closed his eyes and activated Sharp Nose to the fullest.
The thick smell of blood, mixed with a strange sour and foul smell, appeared in the tunnel in the distance.
But there was no one there, and nothing else.
What alarmed Luke even more was that there was more than one smell of blood and the strange sour smell.
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