Han Sen reached out to touch the pendant. It was burning hot.
"This pendant didn't react to the shadow that claimed to be the leader of Blood Legion, but it reacted so strongly here. Does this mean the Nine-Life Cat's body is on the coffin?
Or does the body of the leader of Blood Legion lie inside? "Han Sen thought to himself.
But it didn't seem likely that the body of the leader of Blood Legion was inside the coffin. He had never seen a leader of Blood Legion place his own coffin in front of a palace.
As Han Sen pondered this, the group walked a few meters away from the coffin. They could see the small beast that was on top of the coffin.
Its head was buried in its tail, and its fur was like jade. Han Sen stared at it, but he couldn't sense any life from it. It was as if it was dead.
Suddenly, the little beast's tail moved. Wang Zhao and the others, who were already tense, suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. They immediately stopped, and no one dared to move forward. They all stared at the little beast on the bronze coffin.
"That thing is alive!" Xu Yanmeng stared at the little beast and said.
Just as he finished speaking, the little beast's tail wagged twice again. This time, everyone could clearly see that the fluffy tail was wagging slightly. Through the wagging tail, they could see a pair of slender red eyes coldly staring at them.
"It's alive!" Zhong Sanxiao saw the red eyes and took a few steps back.
The little beast's face was like a cat's, but its eyes weren't round. Instead, they were slender with blood-red vertical pupils. It looked very cold and emotionless, as if it didn't care about all life in the world.
No one dared to move for a moment. From what they had heard, the previous batch of people had died because they had seen it. No one knew what kind of attack it would launch. Everyone was on high alert, and the power in their bodies had been pushed to the limit, ready to erupt with their strongest power at any time.
But the little beast just laid there and looked at them, as if it was watching a few ants crawling around. It looked indifferent, as if Mister Li and the others couldn't arouse its interest.
After waiting for a while, Zhong Sanxiao said, "It doesn't look like it's going to attack us. Why don't we attack together?"
Zhong Sanxiao didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he was trying to say.
"No."
Mister Li shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem to be hostile to us right now. If we don't kill it now, we'll only provoke it. If we can't beat it, then we'll just be courting death."
"We can't just stand here and do nothing." Zhong Sanxiao said.
Mister Li stared at the little beast for a while, then slowly said: "It doesn't seem to want to kill us. Let's try to get closer to it. If it doesn't respond, then we'll just ignore it and lift the lid of the coffin."
Everyone was hesitant, but when they heard what Mister Li said, they looked at each other and nodded. They approached the coffin from different directions.
With every step they took, their hearts would beat extremely fast. They were afraid that the little beasts above would suddenly launch an attack on them. They were all somewhat alarmed and fearful.
But when they got close to the coffin, the small beast didn't move. It looked like it didn't care about them at all. It just shook its tail and looked at them indifferently.
Because Wang Zhao and the others were in different directions, the small beast was looking at Han Sen. Han Sen didn't know if it was a coincidence or if it was really looking at him.
"Let's lift the lid together."
Mister Li said. Everyone stood around the coffin for a while, but the small beast didn't respond.
Wang Zhao and the others stared at the little beast. Their palms touched the ancient bronze coffin, and their hands grabbed the lower edge of the coffin lid.
Although they were lifting the lid, they weren't thinking about it. They were more worried that the small beast would suddenly attack them.
"One … two … three …" Mister Li looked at the small beast, and when he counted to three, they all started to pull.
To their surprise, the bronze coffin lid was easily lifted up by them. The little beast on top still didn't have any reaction. They slowly raised the coffin beast, but their speed was very slow, as if they were afraid of scaring the little beast.
The little beast on the coffin lid still had an indifferent expression, as if lifting up the coffin lid had no effect on it at all. Everyone couldn't help but look under the coffin lid.
Their mission this time was to see what was inside the Ancient Bronze Coffin. Now that they had basically completed their mission, they could go back after taking a look. There was no need to continue taking risks.
Everyone's eyes fell on the Ancient Bronze Coffin. After a glance, their faces were filled with surprise.
The coffin was empty. There was nothing inside.
"Why is it empty?" Wang Zhao asked.
"That … that … little beast … is gone …" Old Qiu said with a trembling voice.
Wang Zhao and the others were looking at the coffin, and when they heard what Old Qiu said, they looked up at the coffin lid.
The little beast that was still lying on the ground just a moment ago had actually disappeared in the blink of an eye. Not a single trace of it could be seen.
"Where did it go?" Xu Yanmeng said as he looked around, but he couldn't see the shadow of the little beast.
The others also looked around, but they couldn't see the small beast. It was as if it had disappeared into thin air.
"Who cares where it went? It's good that it's gone. We've opened the coffin, and the mission is complete. We should go now." Wang Zhao said.
"Okay, put the lid back, and we'll go." Mister Li nodded.
They slowly put down the coffin lid, returning it to its original position. When they were about to let go of the lid, their expressions changed.
Xu Yanmeng screamed, "What's going on? There's a strong suction force on the lid. I can't get my hands out."
"Me too. What the hell!"
Zhong Sanxiao also cried out. His face was red, and it was obvious that he was trying to pull his hand back, but to no avail.
Everyone else had the same reaction. It was as if their hands were being sucked in by the lid, and they couldn't let go.
Han Sen was also holding onto the lid, but he didn't feel the suction force Zhong Sanxiao was talking about. He tried to let go, but he didn't feel anything.
But Han Sen didn't let go of the coffin. Like Xu Yanmeng and the others, he grabbed onto the lid of the coffin and refused to let go.