So far, Gabriel had only heard rumors that this tomb was made by gods, but he was already more or less convinced that this was the truth. Even if it wasn't made by gods, this tomb was still from the Era of Gods!
What was still unclear was why someone made this place? He didn't believe that this place was made to give these Heavenly Stones to the youngsters. The stones weren't to be used as a gift. However, the stones didn't appear to be for decoration either.
He had a feeling that these Heavenly Stones had something to do with the reason this tomb was made. He just didn't know how the two things were linked.
"I need to go deeper to find out..."
He left the Heavenly Stone behind and didn't take it. Instead, he went deeper into the tomb, leaving the others and the Heavenly Stone behind.
"Is that guy really an idiot? Not only did he not take the Heavenly Stone but he also went deeper inside the Tomb out of his own volition? We didn't even have to force him!"
The Royals who came to this tomb were quite amazed. They had already started considering Gabriel a big idiot.
At the same time, the Royals from Yann were different. They didn't know why Gabriel didn't take the Heavenly Stone but they had a feeling that there was a reason behind it.
That's why they didn't rush ahead. They stayed behind, waiting for others to take the stone first, just so they could verify if something was wrong.
Now that Gabriel was gone, the battle for the Heavenly Stone intensified between the youngsters. All of them rushed to the Heavenly Stone to take it first.
Only three people didn't join them. The cloaked person entered deeper into the tomb, ignoring the stones as well. The Royals from Yann just stayed behind for now.
"I got it first! It's mine!" After a long struggle, one of the Royals finally managed to place his hand on the Heavenly Stone.
The other Royals weren't content. They weren't willing to give in even a single Heavenly Stone due to their greed. However, as they were about to attack the Royal from the Dustia Empire, they froze in place.
Their faces turned pale, noticing a huge formation circle appearing around the Heavenly Stone.
There wasn't just a single formation circle! More and more appeared around the wall.
The youngsters felt as if something was wrong. They wanted to retreat while wondering why this formation circle didn't activate when Gabriel touched the stone! Unfortunately, it was too late to retreat now!
More than half the Royals who were closest to the formation circles and the Heavenly Stone felt their legs and hands freeze. They watched their skin decay with their own eyes as if their life was being sucked right before their eyes!
Their pleading eyes were begging the Royals who were still in the back and safe to save them! Unfortunately, no one dared to get closer at all.
The ones who were caught in the trap felt their skin and bones decay until they were nothing more than dust! Even their spirits were sucked by the formation, to be damned for an eternity.
The other Royals who were in the back sucked in a cold breath of air, feeling a chill run down their spine!
Over the years, many youngsters had entered the Tomb. Some of them even faced traps and died, but most of these traps were easy to avoid if one retreated! But this current trap, it was much scarier and almost impossible to avoid!
"The traps are scarier here... Did something change in the tomb compared to the last few times?"
"Or are we near the core of the tomb this time? Only that could explain why traps are scarier here?!"
Many Royals had many theories, but what had the highest possibility was that they were in the danger zone of the tomb... Unlike the past where most of the Royals appeared on the outer edge of the tomb, this time, they were taken near the core for some reason. They just didn't understand why!
They also had another question in their heads. Why were the traps only activated when one of them touched the stones? Why didn't it happen when Gabriel touched it? Why did Gabriel leave the stone behind? Did he know about the trap in advance? How did he know about the tomb traps so much? There were many questions in their heads but none of them even dared to take a step forward.
They were already so scared that they had lost all their courage. They didn't dare go deeper. If anything, they decided to walk away from the core and only try to take the Heavenly Stones once they were sure that they were near the outer edge!
Even though the Royals from Yann knew that Gabriel was special and had the potential to reach the core, they didn't dare to accompany him. They weren't his friends for him to help them after all.
They only sighed, looking in the direction that Gabriel went in before turning around. The Royals were greedy but they weren't stupid to that extent! Even though they understood that the core might have a precious treasure, they couldn't take it!
Not all royals had good thoughts though.
'So what if he knows how to avoid traps and take treasure? He's still a weakling who couldn't even reach the time without being half dead! If he can really find the treasure and leave the tomb alive, it still won't be too late to snatch the treasure from him!'
'Hahaha, I'll let that idiot do all the hard work and take the treasure from him when we leave this place! The treasure of this tomb can only be mine!'
There were many people who had already started coveting the imaginary treasure.
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Unaware about the intentions of the outsiders, Gabriel went deeper and deeper into the tomb. The tomb was said to have thousands of traps to prevent people from reaching the core. However, none of those traps activated! For Gabriel, it was no different than a walk in the park.
He didn't even know that there were supposed to be traps here! He hadn't seen any after all.
After walking for close to ninety minutes, Gabriel finally reached the end of what appeared like a maze. He didn't know why there was a maze in between, but he managed to get out easily without losing his way even once.
He didn't realize that he was probably the only person in this tomb currently who could've had such a smooth journey!
After getting out of the maze, Gabriel found himself in another hallway which was even wider! At the end of the hallway, there was a majestic door which was made from a similar stone tablet that he saw at the entrance!
The walls in the hallway were slightly different from what he saw before as they were all covered in a mysterious pattern. He didn't understand what those patterns implied, but he felt them quite soothing.
He also felt as if the patterns were really beautiful. For others, they must just be random strokes on the wall, but for some reason, Gabriel felt as if they were a work of art!
Gabriel observed the patterns on the walls that appeared to be unbreakable as he walked closer to the door on the other end.
He reached the dark door and placed his hands on the wall, pushing it toward the inside.
The door looked heavy, but it easily opened with an ordinary push from Gabriel.
Gabriel walked to the other side of the door, however as soon as he entered, his expressions changed. For the first time inside the tomb, Gabriel felt shocked, losing his composure. For a moment, it was as if he froze in place.
'This can't be...'
