<h4>Chapter 1183: Chapter 1190: Entering the Tomb</h4>


    Half a day had passed.


    The workers deep inside the tunnel finally delivered good news: they had discovered the tomb. Upon hearing this, everyone’s spirits were greatly lifted. Ling Chen hurriedly ordered, "Fatty, quickly get someone to bring the equipment over."


    "Okay," Hu Fei responded.


    Not long after, under Hu Fei’s arrangements, all the equipment was transported to the site. Carrying a few pieces of equipment, Ling Chen, with a backpack on his back, led Hu Fei and Beison directly down the tunnel. The tunnel was very spacious, amodating two or three people without feeling crowded. At the top of the tunnel, a light bulb was ced every five meters, providing light in the pitch-ck space.


    Soon, the three of them reached the end of the tunnel. Looking at the wall in front of them, Ling Chen reached out to knock on it, gauging the thickness of the wall.


    "Fatty, give me the stuff."


    Without a word, Hu Fei pulled stic explosives from the backpack and handed them to Ling Chen. Since the tomb was already hundreds of years old, to prevent the explosion from damaging its structure, they had to use precise sting. After spending more than ten minutes, Ling Chen installed the explosives and then retreated more than twenty meters with Hu Fei and Beison.


    Bang!


    With a loud explosion, smoke mixed with dust rushed rapidly from deep within the tunnel. Fortunately, Ling Chen and the others had prepared for this, all wearing gas masks, so they were not affected. As the smoke gradually cleared, Ling Chen eagerly rushed to the end of the tunnel.


    At this time, the explosives had sted a round hole about a meter in diameter in the wall. Thanks to Ling Chen’s sting skills, the explosion was well-controlled and did not affect other areas. To be cautious, Ling Chen did not enter the tomb directly but threw a few glow sticks inside to assess the situation first.


    The builder of this tomb was Guo Qiang, a master of casting who was also very skilled in mechanisms. Therefore, Ling Chen was extraordinarily careful to avoid any unexpected incidents.


    On the other side of the wall was a corridor about two meters wide. Hu Fei ced a pre-prepared machine reconnaissance vehicle into the corridor, and through wireless transmission, controlled the vehicle to advance deeper into the tomb.


    The tomb was not veryrge, covering an area of about three hundred square meters. From the images transmitted back by the detector, Ling Chen noticed that the corridors in the tomb were numerous and intricately connected. "Why haven’t we found the coffin yet?"


    Hu Fei, pointing at the screen’s image, said, "See that? There’s a tomb gate there. Ling Gengqiu’s coffin is likely hidden inside."


    "Then we have no choice but to go in ourselves." The reconnaissance vehicle couldn’t open the heavy tomb gate, so they had to do it by hand.


    "How’s the air quality inside?"


    Hu Fei nced at the data disyed on the screen and nodded, "Not too bad."


    "No time to waste. I’ll take the lead, and Beison, you cover the rear." With that, Ling Chen checked his equipment and crawled into the circr hole.


    Since the reconnaissance vehicle had scouted the route beforehand, Ling Chen wasn’t too worried about traps. In no time, the three arrived at the heavy tomb gate.


    With his hands on the gate, Ling Chen exerted his full strength, and the thick tomb gate slowly moved. As it opened, a pungent odor wafted out. Fortunately, the team wore gas masks and were unaffected.


    A glow stick was thrown inside, dispelling much of the darkness in the burial chamber. Ling Chen faintly saw a stone coffin.


    "Fatty, you and Beison wait outside. I’ll go in and check out the situation."


    Hu Fei cautioned, "Be careful." Beison said nothing but handed Ling Chen an anti-explosion shield.


    Passing through the tomb gate, Ling Chen stepped forward slowly, each step taken with great caution. Since no traps were found in the corridor earlier, if there were any, they would most likely be in this burial chamber.


    The floor of the chamber was pieced together with square-shaped stone bricks, each about half a meter wide. Ling Chen moved forward while observing his surroundings. Suddenly, he felt his right foot sink slightly.


    Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Instantly, a dozen sharp winds rushed from both sides of the wall, piercing the air.


    Without a second thought, Ling Chen immediately raised the anti-explosion shield, blocking the Crossbow Arrows from the left. Simultaneously, relying on keen hearing, Ling Chen swiftly determined the position of the Crossbow Arrows on the right. Using the Nine Yang Qiankun Step, he agilely dodged the arrows one by one.


    Once the wave of arrows ended, Ling Chen stood motionless with the shield for over ten seconds. Confirming no more arrows woulde, he finally lowered the shield, letting out a sigh of relief. Just as expected, Guo Qiang had indeed set traps in this burial chamber.


    Right now, there was about a six-meter distance to Ling Gengqiu’s coffin. Though not far, Ling Chen dared not be reckless. The closer to the coffin, the more likely the stone bricks on the ground would conceal traps.


    After some thought, Ling Chen pressed the anti-explosion shield gently against the stone tiles in front of him. Only after ensuring the tiles were safe did he take a step forward. This cautious approach was slow but guaranteed safety.


    Five meters... Gazing at the coffin so close, Ling Chen took a deep breath.


    He had checked five stone tiles in session, all safe. However, Ling Chen remained on high alert rather than rxed.


    At this moment, the anti-explosion shield he thrust forward sank slightly. Before Ling Chen could react, there was a ’bang’ sound, as if something heavy had dropped.


    Turning to look, Ling Chen saw a thick stone door fall at the tomb gate, sealing the exit tightly.


    Oh no!


    Ling Chen muttered a warning to himself and hurried to the tomb gate, inspecting the stone door. This door was extremely thick, even more substantial than the previous tomb gate. This stone door was likely the true Sealing Tomb Stone; anyone entering the chamber triggering the trap would be trapped inside for sure.


    Regrettably, though Guo Qiang’s idea was good, that was centuries ago. Guo Qiang could never have imagined, when he built this tomb, that technology would advance so fast hundreds of yearster. A mere stone door wouldn’t stop them.


    At once, Ling Chen took out stic explosives from his backpack, installing them at the stone door’s four corners. Since all three wore wireless earpieces,munication was trouble-free.


    Bang!


    With a resounding explosion, the stone door was instantly shattered.


    As the dust settled, Hu Fei and Beison entered the burial chamber with their equipment.


    "Are all the traps cleared?"


    Ling Chen nodded, "I’ve checked everything; it’s all clear." That stone door was likely Guo Qiang’sst resort; beyond that, there were no more traps around the coffin.


    Standing beside the coffin, Hu Fei joked, "Ling Chen, what are you thinking right now?"


    "What do you think I should be thinking?"


    "You’re about to meet your ancestor. Aren’t you excited, or thrilled?"


    "Knock it off. Enough with the nonsense. Let’s open the coffin."