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The caravan dared not stop at all along the way and, guided by the map, quickly reached a fairly flat basin.

Although driving at night in the desert was dangerous, with the "System" by his side, Chen Yu didn't find it too troublesome.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

However, the magnetic field in this place was so strange that sometimes even the "System" was affected.

Therefore, they had no choice but to set up camp in this basin first.

In some ways, this place was very remote and not far from the ancient city of Muda; it would only take a day to get there.

Moreover, there was an underground watercourse flowing past the edge of the basin, which meant they could easily solve their water source problem.

"Brother Chen, you don't think those guys will chase us here, do you?"

Luo Sanpao was somewhat worried. The journey so far had truly scared him.

All sorts of dangers were endless, even for a seasoned veteran like him who could hardly defend against them all. If it weren't for Chen Yu by his side, he probably would have died several times over.

Chen Yu took a moment to regulate his breathing and picked up some firewood to toss into the nearby fire.

"I can't guarantee that, the small town gathers too many forces, some of which might have already chosen to move toward the ancient city. They just don't dare to travel rashly at night; maybe we can still buy some time."

Luo Sanpao nodded, took a piece of mutton from the pot, took a bite, and then went down to arrange for his men to keep night watch.

The Lakato Family's people didn't dare be careless. They informed Luo Sanpao of all their personnel, weapons, and equipment, and the two sides cooperated seamlessly.

Chen Yu sighed deeply and retrieved a sleeping bag to lie down against a sand dune.

This was an open basin with no caves or anywhere to hide, so they could only set up tents in the open air.

This made it easy to give away their position, and if someone was really coming up from behind, they would be in danger.

Chen Yu slapped his head and called out Ling Ling's name several times, but there was no response at all. The "System" had been disrupted since entering this basin, often failing to make accurate scanning judgments.

It had now entered a dormant state.

Chen Yu was somewhat frustrated, but there was nothing more he could say, so he rested for a while.

The night passed without disturbance, and at the break of dawn the next day, Luo Sanpao, along with a few of his trusted followers, began packing up the camp.

The Lakato Family's members drove their trucks from the perimeter to the site.

Just as everyone was preparing to leave, a great cloud of dust arose in the distance, and a vast fleet of vehicles approached, with many helicopters circling in the sky.

No one knew how those guys managed to bring helicopters to this place.

Chen Yu's eyes narrowed, clear in his mind that they could no longer stay in this place.

"Everyone, depart immediately!"

He issued a command, jumped into the lead vehicle, and led everyone toward the direction of the ancient city.

The closer they got to the ancient city, the more severe the magnetic disturbance became.

All of the caravan's instrument panels and electromagnetic equipment lost their functions, and Chen Yu's "System" remained unresponsive.

At that moment, a series of explosions came from behind them.

The helicopters that had been circling in the sky lost their bearings due to the magnetic interference, and the weapons they carried detonated out of control.

The once orderly and majestic caravan was suddenly thrown into chaos.

Chen Yu didn't bother with that but had the person in the rear seat running a megaphone, shouting to the caravan to be careful.

After an indeterminable amount of time, they finally arrived at some ruins.

According to the markings on the map, this place is the legendary Mutuo ancient city.

But a great number of ruins lay scattered before them, instilling an inexplicable sense of grief and indignation.

It didn't resemble a location that would hold treasures, and the extent of the destruction was curious.

The ruins Chen Yu and his team had encountered before were a hundred times better than this place.

Luo Sanpao scratched his head.

"This is the famous Mutuo ancient city? Why does it look like this?"

Chen Yu didn't know what to say and casually took a sandboard from nearby and slid down.

After entering the ruins, he immediately spread out all the leather scrolls they had obtained on the ground.

The maps were extremely detailed, from macro to micro, and by comparing them, the entrance to the underground palace was easily noticeable.

But when Chen Yu pinpointed the entrance, he encountered a problem.

In front of him stood a towering earthen wall pillar, which did not seem like an entrance at all.

"What's the situation?" Snow hurried over in a rush.

This time, he represented the honor of the entire Lakato family, where no mistakes could be afforded.

Moreover, promising Chen Yu not to pursue William's family had already broken some of the Lakato family's principles.

If they left here empty-handed, he really didn't know how he would explain it to his people.

Chen Yu frowned slightly and then raised his hand, pointing towards the pillar in front of him.

"The entrance to the ancient city is right there, but this place is too thick. Without a powerful enough explosive device, I'm afraid it won't be possible to blow it open."

Snow stood up and waved to several of his men behind him.

"Bring all the explosive devices from the car."

The strong men immediately went into action, carrying a huge pile of gunpowder towards them, and without waiting for Snow's order, they buried these items below the earthen wall and stone pillars.

Chen Yu didn't say anything more and immediately got up and retreated dozens of meters, hiding behind an earthen wall.

Following a thunderous explosion, that section of the earthen wall and stone pillars were swiftly reduced to rubble.

But as expected, the entrance did not appear. Instead, an extremely hard stone slab emerged.

The material of this thing was very similar to that of concrete and was incredibly hard. The powerful explosive had not managed to blast it open.

Chen Yu's brow furrowed. According to the map, this was indeed the entrance, but such a hard stone slab left him at a loss.

"Let me do this!"

The little boy who had sold Chen Yu the map came over with two strong men; they took out several brightly colored metal keys and fumbled with them on the stone slab.

Before long, they uncovered a small cap in a narrow area.

Upon opening it, to their surprise, there were four keyholes inside.

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Chen Yu stared, wide-eyed. He had not expected these people to be so familiar with this place.

Before he could speak, the four keys were already inserted, and afterward, the heavy stone slab slowly opened to both sides.

The boy clapped his hands.

"Big brother, consider this an extra gift to you. But as for the mechanisms ahead, you'll have to rely on yourselves. We only have the internal layout of the underground palace, but we do not have a master chart of the mechanisms."