As Blood-colored Wolf Smoke rose from the Ming Emperor Mausoleum, the noisy scene fell silent. The official in charge stared in disbelief. The Wu Ming Ruins really were hidden beneath the mausoleum? How the hell could the timing be so perfect? His words had come back to bite him already?!
Boos rose from the crowd surrounding the Imperial Mausoleum, and the heckling grew louder.
"Who was it that said there were no Wu Ming Ruins under the Imperial Mausoleum and told us to go home?!"
"What a rotten liar! He knew the ruins were in there and still tried to trick us into leaving! I'm not going anywhere, even if it kills me!"
"Me neither! I'm exploring those ruins no matter what!"
"..."
Hearing the uproar outside, the official in charge had no choice but to report the discovery beneath the Ming Emperor Mausoleum. His superiors took immediate notice, dispatching armed helicopters to rush elite Special Operations Forces to the site. Fang Hansong, an instructor specially appointed by the government, came with them.
Videos filmed at the scene soon spread online, drawing countless viewers. Many slapped their thighs in regret. They had thought it was all hype and rumors, but damn it, it was real. Once again, they had missed a huge opportunity.
With the government taking the discovery seriously, elite Special Operations Forces arrived in waves. Experienced snipers set up Large Caliber Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifles, covering an eight-hundred-meter radius around the Imperial Mausoleum through their scopes.
Of course, the Ming Emperor Imperial Mausoleum was a historical treasure. The government therefore held back wide-area weapons such as Individual Rocket Launchers, mortars, and Grenade Launchers. One careless shot could blow the place apart.
That did not mean the government had come unprepared. Strategists and researchers had already run through the battle