In the end, everyone tried together, but even with all their strength, they could not open the door.
Nameless thought for a moment, then directed the Imaginary Flower infused with Frog Force to gnaw at the rock around the door. Once it had eaten away the rock it could reach, everyone discovered that the metal door was surrounded by another kind of rock, one harder than any they had encountered.
Even Frog Force could barely bite into it, shaving off only a few crumbs at a time. They might not scrape away a single layer in a monkey's age.
"The Demon-Sealing Sect... Could this door be its true seal?" Gao Shanggong muttered as he surveyed the area.
Lucifer frowned. "The Beast of Original Sin that took Mamakini has already left. We should leave this place alone. If it's another pyramid, what we're doing now is as good as courting death."
"That makes sense. Nameless... let's forget it and go." Gao Shanggong nodded. Curious as he was about what lay behind the door, he agreed with Lucifer.
Nameless thought she had a point. Better to leave well enough alone.
If someone like Rama was sealed behind that door, letting him out would be a serious problem.
He stopped the Imaginary Flower from gnawing at the surrounding earth and said to Maria, "That's enough exploring for today. Let's go back and eat something good."
"Yay! Let's go eat something good!" Meimei agreed at once.
Seeing Meimei agree, Maria nodded too, though a little part of her remained unwilling to leave.
Nameless had promised to give her a Mamakini on her birthday, but she had put so much care into raising the one she had lost. She had grown attached to her.
She had a strong feeling that the thief was hiding somewhere,