915
After the standing water receded, the members of MI9 used their respective methods to test the depth of the hole and confirmed that it was no more than ten meters deep.
A drop of that height was nothing to a Beyonder of any Sequence; the physical enhancement gained at Sequence 9 was enough to keep them from getting hurt. But the issue now was not merely jumping down. It was where this hole led, and whether there would be a path inside.
This was also the "residence" of a god-level being. Even though they were loyal believers, there was no guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
"Are we going down here?"
"Yes."
The team members were somewhat doubtful, but their commanding officer knew perfectly well why this hole had appeared. He simply could not tell anyone else. Since his wish had been for "a concealed entrance," and the transaction had now been successfully completed, this had to be a way into the mausoleum.
He looked back at his remaining team members, an indescribable feeling stirring in his heart-he had never wanted to use this Sealed Artifact in the first place, even though the member of the Devil Family who had given it to him had worn an expression that said, "You've got yourself a bargain." In the end, however, his loyalty to the emperor had outweighed his affection and regard for his subordinates. When he finally resolved to write the first word on that unremarkable slip of paper, his hand had clearly been trembling a little, and he had been reluctant at heart, yet he had written the entire sentence astonishingly quickly.
Once conscience and moral limits were gone, there was so much more one could do.
He had not immediately slid so far as to deceive himself into