As he clung to the edges of explosion craters and kept dropping between temples, Han Dong also had to dodge the heat waves surging up at any moment.
Every explosion below inevitably stirred up a high-temperature blast that surged back toward the surface...
The undead along the way had also been completely cleared out, burned into bone ash.
The other party apparently understood that Otherworlders possessed the trait of contamination, so they killed on sight, never giving them a chance to spread it.
"The bottommost level should be just below. The Book of the Dead's response has grown quite intense, and even my bones are trembling slightly.
This situation can't be turned around through strategy alone. It will also depend on luck.
I hope the fragment, over such a long period of time, has nurtured more complete undead—perhaps even perfect undead capable of controlling the 'fragment' to some extent... enough to confront these people head-on.
Otherwise, trying to seize the fragment right under their noses will be far too risky.
Even with Pop, I might still be forcibly detained."
At that thought, Han Dong turned to glance upward.
To his surprise, Pop and Eugenis were still several hundred meters above, seemingly with no intention of following him down yet.
"Wasn't it supposed to be ten meters? Still, keeping such a distance is safer. Even if I'm exposed, they can remain hidden and look for another opportunity."
The "ten meters" had merely been a distance Han Dong casually suggested.
If they wanted to avoid looking like a single team, Pop and Eugenis deliberately lagging behind would be more advantageous in an emergency escape.
He continued dropping another three levels.
At last, his demonic eye could see a clear image of The Depths... The release of the Faceless Domain allowed Han Dong