Chapter 673 Take It, Take It All

The old house actually looks like a very complex building complex as a whole. In addition to the main body, there are also some supporting buildings around it.

Unfortunately, most of the peripheral buildings collapsed due to lack of maintenance. Only the main part was still intact, but they could see along the way that there were also many damaged places here.

The path forward was blocked by collapsed masonry in front of him. Lance did not rush to take action, but observed the surrounding area.

"It's not a new collapse. It's obviously been there for a while. It can even be said to be a long time ago."

Amanda knew what Lance was thinking, and he was just worried that the cultists would run in and collapse it.

Lance could naturally tell this from the traces, so he added.

"That's why, maybe we can find something interesting from behind."

What this means is that if a sudden collapse blocks the road, it will naturally not give those cultists a chance to clean up.

"Those hair-catchers are too lazy to move away. I wonder what they can do?" Boudica couldn't help complaining after hearing this.

It's obvious she doesn't want to waste time here.

"We have different concepts from the cultists. It's like they think those books, antiques or jewelry have no value, but they are very important to us."

Lance explained in a leisurely manner, but he couldn't help but feel a little entangled in the face of the collapsed passage.

"But how to get there..."

Audrey came up and knocked on the surrounding walls with a pickaxe, then went to the cave-in to observe, pointed out a point and introduced it.

"The risk of collapse is lowest when digging from here because the columns on both sides are still very stable."

Lance nodded in surprise when he heard this. He didn't expect that Audrey would take the initiative to speak. He almost forgot that there was a professional.

This reminded him of the contents of the note. As a tomb robber, Audrey basically had the risk of collapse wherever she went. The first thing she had to learn was civil structure.

He took out a shovel from the showroom and threw it to Boudica, who had nothing to do. "Do it."

Although Boudica was a glutton, she was no nonsense at work. She picked up the shovel and started digging, and all her brute strength was wasted when it was not used.

Lance also followed the guy up. Although Audrey was not called when she saw this scene, she didn't know why she felt that there was something wrong with her standing, so she followed suit.

Although Amanda despised Audrey's dog-licking behavior, she had no intention of going up because the location was not big and it would be inefficient for several people to squeeze in.

Another reason is that someone has to stand guard. They are still in the cult's base camp and need to be vigilant until the threat is completely eliminated.

The collapsed road was quickly cleared. This was not enough to stop Lance. The team once again followed the passage to clean the third floor.

But to be honest, there are no special gains behind the collapse area, and it is similar to the previous situations.

Boudica was right when he said it, there was nothing good about it.

However, the threat can only be eliminated by confirming it with your own eyes, otherwise there will always be risks in that place.

Soon the third floor was cleared, and the team marched towards the fourth floor without stopping.

Just walking up to the fourth floor, Amanda noticed something and issued a warning.

"Something's wrong, this is the power of ritual."

As she spoke, she took out the black crystal ball named [Goddess of Destiny] and began to sense the surrounding environment. Soon she explained to Lance with a solemn expression.

“A large-scale sealing ceremony covering the entire floor, I don’t see any origin, unless I can find the core of the ceremony arrangement.

But generally speaking, it is used to suppress and seal some uncontrolled things, so using it here is not good news. "

"You guys stay here and rest for now, I'll go take a look at the front."

"Boss, I'm going too!" Boudica was not afraid of anything and was even happy to have a fight.

But she obviously didn't hear the hidden meaning of Amanda's words.

It's not just the sealed objects that are out of control, but also people.

The things that need to be sealed with these rituals are all things that have the ability to pollute, just like the twisted statue that Lance got from the bald wizard.

Even the wizard who had been prepared for it was backlashed and contaminated. One can imagine the danger to the spell caster.

Lance knew he definitely wouldn't, but it was hard to say whether Boudica's brain could withstand the pollution, and it would be distracting to bring her along.

"No, you have to stay and protect them. I'll be back soon."

Lance simply gave Amanda a few words and temporarily handed over the command to her. If something went wrong, the first thing he did not come to save him was to run out to find someone to bombard the old house and directly carry explosives to blow up the pillars. .

Lance's decision was a bit too harsh, as he didn't take his own life into consideration at all.

But it also shows that he is confident that his power will only be trapped but not dead. As long as the firepower is in place to destroy the sealing ceremony, he can take the opportunity to escape.

Before even thinking about victory, you should first consider the worst case scenario, and you must make adequate plans. This is Lance's habit.

Amanda didn't have anything to do, she just agreed to follow Lance's instructions.

Audrey, on the other hand, couldn't handle it anymore. Originally, she was afraid that Lance would let her be the cannon fodder to explore the way.

But why are things going wrong?

Others are just cannon fodder, so how can you take the risk yourself?

But no one cared what she thought, so Lance went up directly, leaving her stunned where she didn't know how to react.

ah! Are you serious?

How should I put it? It's not dangerous.

He didn't have any spiritual pollution or abnormality for the caster. I think this is a kind of confidence.

But the trap was very interesting. Lance found the spike mechanism left on the ground not far away. As long as people walked on it, it would be triggered, and the spikes that bounced up could penetrate people's feet.

However, the appearance of this thing did not make Lance feel dangerous. On the contrary, he was more looking forward to what was ahead that was worth the ancestor's defense.

After breaking the trap and coming to a door, he felt a strange discomfort before entering it.

When the door opened, even Lance couldn't help but fall into shock.

If the study downstairs is the accumulation of Hamlet's family for thousands of years, then this is the fruit of Hamlet before withering.

This is a very strange description, but if you see the situation inside, you will understand Lance.

Because here are stored the things that the ancestors spent all their money to collect, and you can see all kinds of rare cultural relics, remains and ancient texts...

Wooden storage racks, large boxes with Hamlet marks, and the most eye-catching thing is probably the exquisite display cabinet in the middle that is taller than a person.

The things that can be put into the display cabinet are probably the most precious. Through the glass of the display cabinet, you can see those strange and weird objects.

The power involved is even more difficult to describe in words. Even Lance felt a little pressure, which is enough to show the madness of the ancestors.

Even the display cabinet is an extraordinary object with mysterious power on it, otherwise how could it contain so many strange objects at the same time.

Lance checked it out. Although he didn't have much time to study and improve his knowledge of mysticism to Amanda's level.

But he can also distinguish some situations. Although the display cabinet also has a certain isolation and sealing ability, it is not the ritual power covering the entire floor.

For this, Lance can only put aside his doubts for the time being and focus on other places in the room, such as those one by one.

Once you open it, you will find that it is full of extraordinary equipment collected by the ancestors.

The magic stones that Tamara fooled him with as treasures were grabbed in large quantities here, and there were also various accessories, even Lance couldn't see them all.

Lance was like a mouse that fell into a rice warehouse, and it was difficult for him to react for a while.

Fortunately, he had expected that the ancestors' gold coins would explode before coming here, so he emptied the display room, and now he could load them up.

He reached out and took away the entire locked display cabinet. As for the extraordinary equipment, he was too lazy to look at it, because there was always a better one next time, anyway, he subconsciously stuffed it into the display room until it was completely empty, leaving no dust.

When he walked out of the room, Lance's face was a little cramped with laughter. He had exploded the ancestors' small treasury!

But these emotions soon fell into another stage, because Lance stepped into another room.

There are traces of life, but it is empty without cultists. What does this mean?

If the floor height represents the status within the Ascension Sect, then as an old house with only five floors, the fourth floor is the highest when the fifth floor is still a roof attic.

This also indicates that the person who stays here must be the one with the highest status in the Ascension Sect. According to the religious system of the church, he must be the chief priest, the leader, the pope, etc.

It doesn't matter what he is called, anyway, it means the leader of the Ascension Sect.

But now the problem is that he is not here!

It is absolutely impossible that he died in the battle just now. The cardinal is at most a small leader, because he chose to stop the team at that time to buy time for the choir.

As for the battle of the choir, it was too easy. There was no legendary master, and they were chopped up like melons and vegetables.

The loss of one or two cultists is nothing to Lance, after all, there must be a lot of activity outside now.

But the most important leader ran away, which means that the Ascension Sect still has the possibility of regrouping. The failure to complete the set task made Lance's excitement calm down again.

He quickly searched the room, took away all the documents, and then focused on a very familiar big box.

Lock picking is a technical job. Unfortunately, Lance has learned it specially. It would be a bit rude to ask why he learned it.

Lance had anticipated something before opening the box, so the action was a little slow. Lance handled it carefully like defusing a bomb, and then successfully opened it.

Sure enough, a very dangerous mechanism was found on the upper cover. It was not until a bottle of potion fixed on the cover was removed that it was truly removed.

Obviously, if it is opened violently without the correct key, the corrosive potion will explode, destroying the things inside and also hurting the person who opened the lock.

Don't ask why Lance is so skilled. This common mechanism is actually used in many places.

There are no gold coins in the box, nor any precious gems or extraordinary ornaments.

There are only books, scrolls, letters and other things.

After a simple look, Lance realized that this was not the mystical knowledge he longed for, but it could help him understand more about the Ascension Sect.

These are account books, internal records, letters to contact various parties and other important things.

After seeing those letters that seemed like pledges of allegiance, Lance realized that the territory around Hamlet had been so deeply infiltrated by the Ascension Sect, and he couldn't help but look worried.

But this can only be said to strengthen Lance's determination to destroy this "kingdom", and it will never waver!

However, the existence of these things also indirectly confirms his previous speculation that the leader of the Ascension Sect is definitely still alive...

Time is tight, so Lance did not stay too long. After cleaning this room, he continued to the next one.

Among them, Lance found many sealed rooms, and the contents inside surprised Lance even more.

In those rooms are familiar alchemy tables, most of the utensils on them have been emptied, but there are still a lot of indescribable strange utensils left.

Although there are also many incomprehensible symbols and patterns on the ground and walls, this does not seem to be the means of those cults.

Because there is no such religious madness, it is more like a calm arrangement of the venue ceremony.

There are some papers scattered on the ground. Lance picked them up and found familiar handwriting on them, which is similar to the one found in the collapsed crypt. It is basically certain that it is from the ancestor.

A rough look at the research materials, from the above information, it can be inferred that this should be the place where the ancestor began to contact alchemy and conduct research, probably specializing in some mild potion experiments.

Speaking of alchemy, Hamlet really has no talent.

The potions made by Greendale are in the direction of herbal medicine, while Amanda's potions are all supplied by the organization, and they can be taken from Sera after they are separated.

Paracelsus's potions have nothing to do with alchemy. They are completely based on the results of real research. We call it science.

So these materials are of great reference significance to Hamlet.

But now they are all mine!

These gains have further confirmed that his choice to raid the old house is extremely correct.

Until he went deep into it and found the last room.

The door opened but he could not see the inside directly. On the contrary, a black cloth curtain appeared to cover it. It's a pity that over the years, the cloth has become a rag covered with dust and holes.

This weird environment did not make Lance hesitate at all. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose and pushed the black cloth away. He entered it and found that this was a completely sealed room.

The door was just mentioned, and the window was nailed shut with heavy wooden boards, and curtains were hung, as if not wanting to let in any sunlight.

Unfortunately, the curtains were also torn, revealing the wooden boards that sealed the windows, but they completed the task, making the whole room dim.

What surprised Lance even more was a device placed in the middle of the room.

He was shocked after just a glimpse.

"Old Ancestor, you dare to do this..."