"How could they place something so dangerous in plain sight at the center of the treasure vault?"
Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. This was quite unbelievable.
If this were an enemy's treasury, it would be understandable, as it was a tool to absorb energy.
But this was the royal treasury of the Valen Empire. How could they so easily place a dangerous item in such a conspicuous location?
Wasn't that practically inviting someone to steal it?
It's possible... this was a trap!
A trap set by Deloris to capture potential threats!
It seemed not only had the enemy cleverly planted spies, but Deloris was also prepared to counterattack.
"You're back. Where's Lan Lan?"
The head palace maid asked Zhang Chen with surprise.
"She..."
Zhang Chen said halfway, then shook his head.
"Figure out the rest yourself!"
Seeing Zhang Chen's expression, the head palace maid understood immediately. She sighed and said,
"This is the fate of our spies. She sacrificed herself for a great cause. She died a worthy death!"
"As long as we can eliminate the evil god, even if we die, we will become heroes and be remembered by future generations!"
As she spoke, she slowly turned around, her gaze heavy as she looked at the glass case containing the metal box, and said,
"Let us begin!"
"Yes!"
Two palace maids quickly retrieved the transmission beacons and planted them in the ground.
Then, a teleportation gate slowly opened.
Looking at the style of the transmission beacons, the patterns on the surface were already rusted. They were likely "divine artifacts" passed down from ancient times!
After all, teleportation in this era primarily relied on fixed teleportation gates, and it was rare to achieve such a technology for teleporting anywhere, anytime.
The two palace maids efficiently took the metal box out of the glass case, but their smiles quickly vanished as they both looked at the metal box.
"Why is this box so light? Is something wrong?!"
"Doesn't it contain the power to seal the evil god? But this box feels lighter than not only the artifact inside, but even the metal outside. It feels like wood!"
One palace maid said, even tapping on the box.
Indeed, it emitted a hollow wooden sound. This was definitely not a sound that metal would make.
How could wood possibly contain such immense power?!
"Could it be..."
The head palace maid's face darkened, and she quickly shouted,
"Quickly close the teleportation gate, don't let Master come!"
In that instant, beams of energy shot down from the sky.
Dozens of cat-eared and fox-tailed assassins landed silently. As soon as they engaged, they killed the palace maids who were opening the teleportation gate, and then surrounded the remaining people.
"I knew you would come to steal things. Did you think your undercover work was flawless and no one could see through it?"
"Human acting and stealth abilities are simply too weak."
The fox-tailed clan leader said lazily, with the Miao Ke sisters behind her walking slowly from amidst the cat-eared assassins.
"How is that possible? You just won your battle and should be complacent. How could you set up such a trap?"
"How did you know we were acting tonight? Did someone leak information?!"
The head palace maid's angry gaze swept across the faces of the other palace maids.
"Precisely because we would be complacent after winning, you had an opportunity. Therefore, we must be even less complacent!"
"Basically... you thought of the first layer, and I thought of you thinking of the first layer, so I thought a tiny bit more than you!"
The fox-tailed clan leader was a stunning beauty, with a tear mole at the corner of her alluring eyes. She was exceptionally captivating.
If other girls were pure and beautiful, she was a combination of pure desire and cunning.
She could effortlessly display purity, cunning, kindness, nobility, and various other temperaments. In acting, she was definitely an Oscar-worthy performer.
"But the teleportation gate has been opened, and our Master will arrive soon. With just you, you are no match for Master!"
The head palace maid said coldly.
"I know your Master will return, which is why I set up this plan. Otherwise, how would I catch the culprit who harmed the true god?"
"As the race that joined the True God Cult the latest, wanting to stand out among dozens of beast-eared races, to be noticed by the True God, and even become his woman, is not an easy task!"
"So, I must accomplish a great feat while the True God slumbers, to gain the qualification to be personally received by the True God. This is a crucial first step!"
"Thank you for fulfilling this for me!"
The fox-tailed clan leader smiled faintly, her alluring eyes glancing at the beginning to ripple teleportation gate.