That man named Atomu stood in a corner away from the crowd, his presence gradually becoming faint. If not for his towering height, he might have been completely overlooked and treated as an insignificant person.
'Despite his formidable strength, his behavior was low-key. However, the bald man was willing to wait for him, perhaps because he knows this guy's strength.'
Biscuit cast a subtle glance at Law, who remained composed as ever, and thought to himself, 'You little brat, you have probably already stepped into muddy water without even realizing it.'
"Now that everyone's here, I'll repeat what I told you before."
Uncle Bill looked at everyone and said calmly, "The Stargie's tomb is not an ordinary ancient tomb. What we do know for sure is that it's extremely dangerous. So, after we go there, try not to get separated and stick together to minimize the risks."
At this point, Uncle Bill showed his usual smile and said seriously: "As for the distribution... I don't need to say much. You all know very well that no matter how we split it, each of us will walk away with enough money to last a lifetime."
After these words were spoken, most people remained silent, but if one looked closely, they could see greed in their eyes.
Stargie's tomb is known to many people, but it had remained silent and untouched for many years. No one had ever successfully found it, let alone retrieved any artifacts from within. However, collectors in the black market had already placed sky-high bounties on any items from the tomb.
To put it bluntly, even a random trinket from the tomb could fetch millions of Jenny in the black market, and if they're taken to an auction, tens of millions wouldn't be out of the question.
There was once an era in this world when 'flowers' bloomed in abundance. In just one continent, at the same time, there were many countries with different cultures competing for beauty. Stargie's tomb was merely one small flower from that era.
There were countless such 'small flowers' scattered across the world, yet to be discovered by modern explorers.
Seeing the greed in most people's eyes, Uncle Bill remained expressionless but reiterated once more: "The tomb is very dangerous. If anyone wants to back out, now's the time."
His words were unnecessary at this point. After all, no one would want to quit after coming this far.
Even if someone did want to back out, Uncle Bill had ways to 'handle' any potential risks they might pose.
There was silence in the area, and everyone was looking at Uncle Bill, ready to make a move.
Uncle Bill curled his lips, then looked up at Law, who was sitting on the stone, and said, "It's your turn now."
This statement drew everyone's attention to Law, who remained unfazed. They didn't understand what Uncle Bill meant.
"Where's the entrance?"
Law stood up, holding Shin in hand.
This was the question everyone wanted to know the answer to. After all, they have been searching in Gru Mountain for a long time but have found nothing.
"It's right under your feet." Uncle Bill pointed at the massive stone beneath Law.
The moment he said it, the entire group was dumbfounded.
On the mountain's summit, there were eight similar boulders scattered around. Everyone had seen them and even examined them closely, yet they never imagined that the entrance would be beneath one of them. After all, this place is the very peak of the mountain.
Law was also slightly surprised. He looked down at the stone under his feet and stomped on it. In fact, the stone of Gru Mountain is quite hard, which is evident from the fact that it can survive under the nose of Palo City where stone carving is popular.
This further highlighted just how terrifying Biscuit was, having casually left a crater in such a solid rock with a single slap.
'So it was here all along...' Law thought to himself.
Once Uncle Bill pointed out the location, everyone worked together to push the massive stone aside.
With a loud rumbling sound, the boulder was forcefully moved, revealing a large, ground-level double stone door beneath it
The stone doors were three times the size of an ordinary door and were covered in strange, intricate relief carvings. The two doors fit together so seamlessly that not even a hairline crack was visible between them.
"This is the entrance to Stargie's tomb!" Someone exclaimed with joy.
Excluding the one Biscuit knocked out earlier, there were now 25 people present, ten of which are Nen Users, while the remaining 15 were ordinary people.
These individuals were handpicked by Uncle Bill from tens of thousands of treasure hunters. Even if they are 'ordinary' people, they had impressive physical attributes.
The ten Nen Users looked at the stone gate on the ground, but did not approach it rashly as the stone gate gave off an ominous Aura. They gathered the Aura in their eyes and could see wisps of black Aura swirling around the stone gate.
Uncle Bill and his two companions, who were already aware of this phenomenon, remained calm.
Biscuit and Atomu stared at the stone gate, their eyes becoming slightly solemn.
Though the black Nen surrounding the stone doors did not appear to be directly aggressive, it gave off an unsettling feeling, almost as if warning them to stay away or face dire consequences.
Among the remaining Nen Users, four of them displayed visible fear. Their strength was average, and they felt that the black Nen on the stone gate gave them an extremely dangerous feeling. Just by looking at it, they had the urge to turn around and run away directly.
'They're not even on the same level.' Law thought in shock. He had absorbed the resentment of Cook and Elder Ruyi after their death, but the resentment of those two people was simply incomparable to the black Nen on the stone gate.
The Nen Users looked at the stone gate on the ground quietly, while two ordinary people, who were blinded by greed, suddenly ran towards the stone gate, eager to open it so that they could go down to the tomb as soon as possible.
Seeing their reckless behavior, Uncle Bill, Luby, and Aya remained silent. In their opinion, the moment these two acted impulsively, they were already disqualified.
"Come on, help us open the door!" One of them squatted in front of the door and shouted back at the group.
The two men fumbled around the stone gate's surface, convinced that there must be a hidden mechanism to unlock the sealed gates.
Since this wasn't a well-coordinated team, it wasn't surprising that some acted independently, but it was likely they would pay a heavy price for it.
Uncle Bill narrowed his eyes. He saw the black Nen floating slowly on the stone gate writhing like tiny snakes, slowly coil around the two reckless members.
Not only Uncle Bill could see it, but all the Nen Users present could see this.
Despite the call for help, Uncle Bill neither spoke nor moved, and seeing this, the rest of the group remained motionless as well.
Seeing that no one responded, the man who had shouted immediately showed an unhappy expression. A sense of unfairness filled his mind, 'Why should I do all the work while everyone else reaps the rewards?'
However, he never considered the consequences of his actions.
At that moment, the two men who touched the stone gate suddenly found it difficult to breathe.
Confused, they soon felt an excruciating pain, as if countless ropes were tightening mercilessly around their bodies. Then they screamed in agony.
The people around saw the two men suddenly stand up, and then their bodies tensed, with deep marks visible on their clothes and skin.
The ordinary people showed a look of horror when they saw this.
"Help, help…"
The two people, whose bodies were entangled by the black Nen, shouted for help with difficulty. They kept screaming, and their consciousness rapidly faded.
Uncle Bill and the others simply watched in silence. In this situation, saving them might cost their own lives.
But at this time, Law rushed towards the two people who had lost consciousness.
'Idiot!' Biscuit shouted in her heart when she saw Law's actions.
Even she would not dare to rescue someone who was attacked by unknown Nen easily, let alone a brat who was still wet behind the ears in her eyes.
'Foolish kid.' A hint of mockery flashed in Atomu's small eyes. It was precisely because he was a Nen User that he was more aware of the dangers than ordinary people and was able to make the right choice. In his opinion, Law's actions were undoubtedly tantamount to suicide.
However, Uncle Bill and his group watched with interest. After all, the key to opening the stone gate lies in Law. If even Law can't deal with it, then they would be in serious trouble.
Law didn't know what the others were thinking. The black Nen writhing like tiny snakes might seem dangerous, but to him, it looked more like food.
He quickly approached the two men, put down Shin, stretched out his hands and grabbed the back of their collars. In an instant, he absorbed the black Nen that were entangled with the two men, and threw them backward with a powerful toss.
The two men, who had already lost consciousness, hit the ground with a dull thud, making no further sound.
After tossing them aside, Law took a closer look at the intricate relief carvings on the stone door. He instinctively stepped back as several tendrils of the black Nen coiled around his arms.
Whoosh!
A sudden gust of wind erupted from the stone door, as if expressing dissatisfaction with Law's intervention.
The howling wind whipped through Law's hair and made his clothes flap violently.
Law just calmly stepped back, moving away from the stone gate, then raised his hands, activated the ability of the white smoke font, and absorbed all the black Nen surrounding his arms.
In ordinary people's eyes, they only saw Law saving two unlucky guys, and then a strong wind appeared out of nowhere.
However, in the eyes of Nen Users, it was a completely different spectacle.
'Nen Exorcist...!'
Biscuit's mouth fell open in shock, 'Chairman Netero never mentioned this!'
At this time, the mockery in Atomu's eyes receded like the tide...