Our family is in decline

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 something was 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 was 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, he should first consider the worst case scenario and 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 can I put it, the danger is really out of the question.

For the caster, there is no spiritual pollution or abnormality at all. I think this is a kind of confidence.

But the trap set was very interesting. Lance didn't go far before he discovered the spike mechanism left on the ground. It would be triggered as long as a person walked on it, and the spikes that bounced up could penetrate a person's feet.

However, the appearance of this thing not only did not make Lance feel dangerous, on the contrary, he was even more looking forward to what was ahead that deserved his ancestor's precautions.

After cracking the trap, I came to a door and felt a strange discomfort before I entered 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 that Hamlet bore before it withered.

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

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

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

What can be put into the display cabinet is probably the most precious. Through the glass of the display cabinet, you can see those weird and weird objects.

The power involved is even more difficult to describe in words. Even Lance felt a trace of pressure, which is enough to illustrate the madness of the ancestor.

Even the display cabinet is an extraordinary object with mysterious power, otherwise how could it possibly accommodate so many weird objects at the same time.

Lance checked it out, although he didn't have much time to study and bring his knowledge of the occult to Amanda's level.

But we can also identify some situations. Although the showcase has a certain isolation and sealing ability, it is not the ritual power that covers the entire floor.

In this regard, Lance could only put aside his doubts for the time being and focus on other parts of the room, such as that one.

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

The magic stones that Tamara had treated him as if they were treasures at the beginning were caught here in large quantities, as well as various accessories, even Lance couldn't see them.

Lance was like a rat falling into a rice barn, and it was hard to react for a while.

Fortunately, I had anticipated the explosion of Ancestor Gold Coins before I came here, so I emptied the showroom, and now I can pack it hard.

He reached out and took away the entire locked display cabinet. As for the extraordinary equipment, he didn't bother to look at it, because there was always the next one that was better. Anyway, he subconsciously stuffed it into the showroom until it was completely empty, leaving no dust at all.

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

But those feelings soon slipped into another phase as Lance stepped into another room.

What does it mean to have traces of life but to be empty without cultists?

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

This also indicates that those who remain here must be those with the highest status in the Ascension Sect. According to religious systems such as churches, they must be the chief priest, leader, and pope.

It doesn't matter what you call him, it means the leader of the Ascension Sect anyway.

But now the problem is that it’s not here!

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

As for the Choir's battle, it was too easy. Not even a single legendary master was left to die.

The lack 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 meant that the Ascension Sect still had the possibility of regrouping. The failure to complete the set task made Lance calm down again from his excitement just now.

A quick search of the room was carried out, taking all the papers away before focusing on a very familiar large box.

Lockpicking is a technical job. Unfortunately, Lance has learned it specifically. It would be rude to ask why you learned it.

Lance had already anticipated something before opening the box, so he moved a little slower. Lance handled it as carefully as if he were dismantling a bomb, and then he successfully opened it.

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

Obviously if it is opened violently without the correct key, the corrosive agent will explode, destroying the contents inside, and also injuring the person opening the lock.

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

There were no gold coins in the box, nor were there any precious gems or extraordinary accessories.

Some are just books, scrolls, letters and the like.

After briefly reading it, Lance understood that this was not the occult knowledge he desired, but it could help him understand more about the Ascension Sect.

These are ledgers, as well as internal records, correspondence between parties, and other important things.

Seeing those letters that looked like letters of surrender, Lance realized that the territory around Hamlet had been penetrated so deeply by the Ascension Sect, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But this can only be said to have strengthened Lance's determination to destroy this "kingdom" and will never waver!

However, the existence of these things also confirmed his previous guess that the leader of the Ascension Sect is definitely still alive...

Lance was pressed for time and didn't stay too long. After clearing this room, he moved on to the next one.

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

Among those rooms was the familiar alchemy table. Most of the utensils on it had been cleared away, but a large number of indescribable weird utensils were still left behind.

Although there are also many incomprehensible symbols and patterns on the ground and walls, they don't look like the methods of those cults.

Because there is no such craziness as religion entering the mind, it is more like a calmly arranged venue ceremony.

There were some papers scattered on the ground. Lance picked them up and found the familiar handwriting on them, which was similar to the one found in the collapsed cave. Basically, it must belong to his ancestor.

After a cursory look at the research materials, it can be inferred from the above information that this should be regarded as the place where the ancestors began to come into contact with alchemy and conduct research, probably specializing in some light pharmaceutical experiments.

Speaking of alchemy, Hamlet really has no talent.

The potions refined by Greendale are in the direction of herbalism, while Amanda's potions are all supplied by the organization, and they can still be obtained from Sera's hands after leaving.

Those of Paracelsus have nothing to do with alchemy. They are entirely based on realistic research results. We call them science.

Therefore, these materials have very important reference significance for Hamlet.

But now it's all mine!

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

Until he went deep inside and found the last room.

When the door opened, it was not possible to directly see the inside. Instead, there was a black cloth covering it. Unfortunately, as time went by, this cloth had turned into a dusty rag with holes in it.

This strange environment did not make Lance hesitate at all. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose and pushed aside the black cloth. Only when he entered it did he realize that it was a completely sealed room.

As mentioned earlier, the windows were nailed shut with heavy wooden boards, and curtains were also hung, as if they didn't want to let in any sunlight.

Unfortunately, the curtains were also torn, revealing the wooden boards that sealed the windows, but the task was accomplished, leaving the entire room in a kind of darkness.

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

Just a glimpse of it and everyone was in shock.

"Ancestor, how dare you fucking do this..."