Having Eyes Too Good Can Sometimes Be a Disadvantage...

The miserable excavation work went on for quite a while.

The deeper they dug, the darker the soil became. A metallic tang seeped out with it, and fragments resembling corroded metal began to appear.

Especially when they reached a depth of eight or nine meters, the "sappers" finally struck an extraordinarily hard curved surface for the first time. A shovel hit something solid with a clang, scattering a few sparks.

"Stop, stop, stop! Easy! Damn it, there really is something down there—"

The person temporarily overseeing the excavation was nearly shouting himself hoarse. Someone below scrambled up from the pit on a rope to report in, clutching his numbed arm and sucking in cold breaths.

Several young people above, dressed like chemical defense troops, hurried over and craned their heads down into the pit.

The bottom of the pit was rather dim. Murky white and reddish light shone down together, illuminating only a massive shadow buried in the black earth. Its full shape was impossible to make out.

Yet even that tiny portion of its outline exuded an indescribable majesty!

By now, even with that fiery-red miraculous little lamp shining at close range from several meters overhead, many of the personnel working inside the pit had begun to show signs of sluggish movement and stiffening bodies.

But it had to be said that everyone was excited!

Once the dirt covering its upper layer was cleared away, a metal shell emerged, covered in long-blurred patterns and a thick layer of rust, its overall color dark and dull.

Judging by its curve, it looked somewhat like a shoulder plate or part of a torso.

"Keep clearing it! Be a little gentler! Dig downward along the sides! Everyone, be extremely careful!"

The team leader did not dare slack off. Though his body was