Chapter 388: The Unbreakable Copper Door!
A cold sweat broke out on Li Mo’s back, and even Wei Zhuang’s pupils constricted in surprise.
This enormous copper door was thick and sturdy. To ensure it would be blown open, Li Mo had spent more than sixty percent of his explosives.
Now, the copper giant door had closed again, and it was uncertain whether the remaining explosives could blow it open once more!
Li Mo’s anger surged, and he hurried back to the surface.
Standing before the Grand Priestess, he interrogated, “Has anyone gone down after I left?”
“N-no, what happened?”
The Grand Priestess was evidently intimidated by Li Mo’s furious tone, feeling both frightened and bewildered.
During this time, Li Mo had not only given her an impression of being gentle and refined, but he had also treated the common people of Loulan and his own subordinates without any airs.
She had never seen him fly off the handle before.
Now, after just a short trip down, why was he suddenly exploding with rage?
The Grand Priestess was clueless about the reason for Li Mo’s anger.
If the remaining explosives couldn’t blow open this copper door, they would have to send for more explosives from the Qin State.
The round trip would take at least a month.
In such a long time, Fei Yan and the others would probably starve to death inside.
How could Li Mo not be anxious thinking about this?
His tone naturally became much heavier.
“Is something wrong?”
Da Siming sensed something was off and, based on her understanding of Li Mo, knew that if he was this angry, it had to be about Fei Yan and the others’ safety.
“Bring in all the remaining explosives!”
Ignoring Da Siming’s inquiry, Li Mo barked a command at the soldiers to prepare the explosives again.
The Grand Priestess suddenly guessed something, “Did something happen at the entrance?”
As Li Mo directed the soldiers to set up the explosives, he replied, “The hole we blew open has closed up.”
The Grand Priestess’s complexion changed, and she covered her mouth, gasping in shock.
“It closed up again?”
Li Mo nodded slowly and asked, “Right, has this ever happened before? Do you know why?”
The Grand Priestess understood that this concerned the safety of Fei Yan and the others, rushing to respond, “That copper door has never been opened before, so—so, we guarantee that absolutely no one has gone down!”
If someone had tampered with it from below, it would be her oversight.
And in the worst case, if anything happened to Fei Yan and the others inside… well, Li Mo would hate her to death.
Hearing this, Li Mo’s tone finally softened a bit.
He knew the Grand Priestess wouldn’t make a mistake in this matter.
Moreover, the underground entrance was heavily guarded; it was impossible for even a fly to sneak in, let alone anyone going down.
So, blaming the Grand Priestess wouldn’t help at all.
“It might be related to the material of this copper door. It was forged by the Lady of the Nine Heavens, so maybe she added some formation inside.”
Seeing Li Mo’s tone improve, the Grand Priestess finally dared to express her opinion.
Li Mo just nodded upon hearing this and didn’t say much more.
But now, there was still one problem.
Even if they managed to blow the door open this time, what would happen when they went in? What if it closed again afterward?
How would they get out?
The best solutions were twofold.
One, to use the formation that teleported him and Wei Zhuang out.
The other was to have soldiers take enough explosives inside and wait at the door for them.
However, both methods were fraught with uncertainty.
For the first, he still didn’t understand the origin of the formation that brought him and Wei Zhuang out, nor why it was even there.
The key point was, would that formation disappear?
For the second method, there simply weren’t enough explosives right now!
Whether they could even blow it open again was a question!
“National Advisor, the explosives are all set.”
While Li Mo pondered, the soldiers who had set everything up quickly returned to the surface.
Li Mo waved his hand, signaling them to withdraw.
Once everyone had moved to a safe distance, he tossed aside his torch.
The torch quickly lit the fuse.
Hiss… hiss… After burning for a moment, a sudden boom echoed from below!
The ground shook violently beneath his feet, sending clouds of dust flying up, as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing.
Li Mo couldn’t even wait for the dust to settle; he closed his eyes to check on the situation below.
However, upon looking, his face turned pale!
The explosives had completely detonated, but the massive copper door stood there, unharmed and impenetrable!
“Someone, go down and take a look.”
The Grand Priestess, unaware of the situation, commanded the Loulan soldiers to check after the explosion.
But before her guards could act, a red figure leaped down.
It was none other than Da Siming, who had been right next to her!
“No need to look.”
Li Mo waved his hand, his face more hideous than ever.
He felt utterly drained, as if each breath he took felt unbearably heavy.
If Fei Yan had not seen him return for so long, she might have figured out the location he left from and come through the teleportation formation.
But, they would definitely leave one or two behind, waiting at their last position.
That meant, even if someone managed to come out, one would remain trapped inside until the end!
“Dig! Send someone down to start digging!”
After a brief pause, Li Mo’s spirit rallied once more.
“If we can’t dig through, burn it! At all costs, we need to open that door!”
He knew it wasn’t the time to despair.
He had to open the door as quickly as possible.
He needed to ensure that no one would face any mishaps!
But, how could this giant door be so easily breached by mere human effort?
Clink, clink, clang! Sounds of digging continued from underground, and even by late night, the copper door remained completely unyielded.
Its sturdiness was staggering!
“Lord of the Divine, you should take a rest for a while.”
The temperature in the desert varied greatly between day and night.
The scorching sun during the day caused sweat to pour down.
But at night, it turned freezing cold.
Li Mo stood firm, not moving an inch, while soldiers and craftsmen tirelessly continued digging below.
The Grand Priestess brought a warm fur cloak and, seeing the grave expression on Li Mo’s face, was filled with concern.
Staring at the copper door that showed no signs of damage, Li Mo shook his head and said, “This isn’t working. Have them all come up and switch to a different method; burn it down and use a big fire!”
The door was made of bronze; it might be possible to melt it down with a large fire!
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