"So, what do you think? I think there's a good chance that the grave will be dominated by some kind of being."

Hekron's eyes were fixed on the carefully cut turf. In addition, the statues of angels and goddesses are also exquisitely carved and breathtaking, and you can see that they are regularly maintained.

In contrast, however, the branches of the large trees that rise throughout the cemetery are crooked and drooping, creating a gloomy atmosphere. The tombstones are also arranged in an orderly manner, almost like the mouth of an ugly demon girl, and the contrast with the parts that are kept clean creates a strong sense of incongruity.

Someone is managing here. It's just that the man is not a normal person. This chilling premonition came up in my stomach.

To drive away the chilling sensations, Hekron turned his consciousness to the huge building. There is a spiritual temple in the four directions of the east, west, north and south of the cemetery, and there is a magnificent spiritual temple in the center. Eight tall warrior statues surround the Great Spirit Temple, with a sense of oppression, as if exuding the will to execute all calamities and outlaws who approach the Spirit Temple.

"The grass and trees in the cemetery are well trimmed and clean, not even a moss at all, and someone must have taken care of them. But who could it be?"

Indeed, every team – with the exception of "Tenmu" – felt a little strange when they were conducting clerical investigations.

When I arrived at the scene, I looked around, except for the wilderness or the wilderness. It's too unfit to build a tomb.

First of all, purely from the convenience of the tomb, it is really unreasonable and inconvenient to build such a majestic tomb in a place far away from people.

It is understandable that it is not a monument to the deceased, but to convey the great deeds of the deceased to future generations. Because people sometimes build monuments on sites where great things have been accomplished.

It's just that in this way, it doesn't feel natural that this immortal achievement has not become a historical fact. All the teams shared the information they had obtained, but the lack of any information about it meant that the site had probably been erased from history.

Everything was so wrong.

The strange sensation of something stuck in their throat was the reason for their frowning.

"However, depending on who lives in the ruins, it may cause a big incident, how is this investigation?"

「…… It's better not to be innocent people."

"—The squad's brains have just discussed, saying that the guild doesn't have any information about any ruins in the area, and it's a bit too far away from the nearby village, so it's unlikely that there are ordinary people living there. If anything, it's an illegal squatter who can't show his face, or a monster - because they haven't walked out of the ruins, everyone speculates that either the creatures that live in it don't need to eat, or the ruins are self-sufficient. However, because there is so little information so far, continuing to speculate will be limited by stereotypes, and will make the scope of thinking narrow. So that's the end of the expedition."

When a relic is discovered, the information is passed on to the state administration through the adventurer's union, and the first discoverer has the right to investigate for a certain period of time. Under this rule, as long as the Historian or the Adventurer's Guild has not yet obtained information, even the killing of the person who illegally occupies the ruin will be tacitly granted.

This kind of regulation adopts the policy of "it is better to kill by mistake than to misplace".

This approach may be extremely outrageous, but in this world, humans are very weak creatures. Therefore, if there is a group of beings of unknown origin entrenched on the edge of the human world, it will cause great trouble.

In fact, about twenty years ago, an organization called Zhiranon occupied the ruins and carried out horrific experiments that caused serious disasters. While everyone stood by and watched due to lack of intelligence, a small city was destroyed.

In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, the trade unions will make such provisions.

"Well, under normal circumstances, I'm probably an immortal again. If the undead occupy the ruins, they must be swept away as soon as possible and the negative forces must be expelled with blessings, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, right?"

"As you said, the consequences are truly unimaginable. Leave the undead alone, and there is a possibility that more powerful undead will appear. Powerful undead will appear in places like ruins, and that's why they're going to happen."

"It would be nice if only Gorem, who had been ordered by his former master, was cleaning up the abandoned ruins, and that would have saved a lot of trouble. So what are you going to do in the future?"

"—I think Hekron should be in my place."

"Don't worry, didn't the other team leaders join either? It's called making the best use of people's talents, huh."

Hekron winked at Aixue, and she deliberately sighed widely.

"—Anyway, all the squads wait until after nightfall before they start moving. The squads invaded from all directions and gathered at the huge spiritual temple in the center."

"I see, because it's easy to detect during the day."

"—yes."

The surrounding terrain is open, and there are no watchers or travelers in sight. So it seems that a direct invasion will work now, but it is still necessary to prevent unexpected situations. It is somewhat safer to move around in the dark.

Besides, it's only until nightfall, but if you keep observing the ruins, you might be able to get some information. There is a time limit for this work, but it's not a shame to spend some time here. Think like this,

Maybe they'd love to spend a few more days.

"But as long as you use 'transparency', won't you be able to scout safely?"

"—we've thought about that too. However, since there is a possibility of trouble, it is better to solve it all at once, at least a small part of it can be investigated."

There are many ways to see through the magic of transparency, and it is not perfect. If a worker uses magic to approach the ruins, and someone - the person in charge of guarding the ruins - finds out, of course the other party will raise the alert level, and it is unlikely that they will not be able to invade again for a few days.

In order to avoid this, they will establish a mode of warfare in which everyone acts at the same time.

Understanding this, Hekron nodded. Although it is somewhat flawed, it should be regarded as the closest combat method to the limit to strike a balance between danger and mission.

Sydney and Yichen, who were hiding in the shadows, looked at a group of people who didn't know what they were doing, and then Yichen suddenly said:

"I'm afraid these people have fallen for their illusions! Then I'm going to be a fish in a net!"

"—what! Illusion?"

Sydney looked at a few of them, and indeed a few of them looked very strange, as if they were groping for something, but in fact, there was nothing in front of them.

The group was only on a wide field in the Xiyue Canyon, but the group of them did seem to have discovered something.

But keeping their distance, they couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

(End of chapter)