From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 69: The Stolen Bansel Clan Holy Artifact

Next to the residence of the leader of the Bansel Tribe, there was a hidden stone chamber that stored the Holy Artifact guarded by the Bansel Tribe for generations.

Iron Arm pushed open the door of the stone chamber and his face immediately changed drastically.

In the center of the stone chamber was a stone platform, on which sat a box. Originally, the box contained the Holy Artifact of the Bansel Tribe, but now it was open and empty.

"The Holy Artifact is gone!"

Beads of sweat immediately broke out on Iron Arm's forehead, and his whole body trembled with anger.

This Bansel Tribal Holy Artifact had been looked after by the tribe leaders of each generation since ancient times.

Now that the Holy Artifact had vanished, Iron Arm felt a thunderous shock. The tribal Holy Artifact had been lost on his watch.

Mia stood outside the door, anxiously asking, "Father, what's happened?"

Without permission, no one from the tribe could enter this stone chamber.

With a grave expression, Iron Arm walked to the door and said, "Come in."

Mia and several tribal elders entered the stone chamber and, upon discovering the Holy Artifact was missing, all showed panicked expressions:

"The Holy Artifact is gone, what happened?"

"It must have been stolen by a demon!"

"Was it stolen by the Blood Shadow Demon who escaped earlier?"

Mia stared at the empty box, her face full of worry: "Where's the nail?"

She had seen the Holy Artifact before with her father, so she knew what should have been in the box.

"Did any of you see any suspicious person near the stone chamber today?" Iron Arm asked in a deep voice.

The tribal elders present all shook their heads, indicating they hadn't seen anyone.

"Leader, we must dispatch people to search immediately. We must find the Holy Artifact."

"Yes, we must find the Holy Artifact!"

Iron Arm looked at the empty box, his expression extremely grim.

Since there wasn't much time left until the Evil God Resurrection Ceremony, if they wanted to stop this ceremony, they must start taking action immediately.

Spending time now searching for the Holy Artifact, even if they found it, it would most likely be too late to prevent the resurrection ceremony of Evil God Barton.

As the one who taught the Bansel Tribe the Quenching Skill, Lu Heng was the only outsider allowed into the stone chamber.

After inspecting the situation in the stone chamber, Lu Heng voiced his deduction: "The Holy Artifact must have already been taken out of Stone Hammer Castle. The appearance of the Blood Shadow Demon was a cover for the theft of the Holy Artifact."

"In fact, no need to search, the servant of the Evil God who stole the Holy Artifact will definitely take it to the Barton Temple, as an offering for the resurrection ceremony.

"So, to retrieve the Holy Artifact, we can skip the search step and go directly to the Barton Temple."

Lu Heng was certain that the Bansel Tribe's Holy Artifact would end up in the Barton Temple and not be hidden anywhere else.

Because the Barton's Ring, which contained Divine Energy, had already been melted down by the Quenching Furnace.

Without this Divinity-offering, the Evil God's servant must find another item that could provide Divine Energy for the Resurrection Ceremony.

The Bansel Tribe's Holy Artifact met this requirement perfectly.

Moreover, the Holy Artifact of the Bansel Tribe was specifically designed to counter Evil God Barton.

After hearing Lu Heng's analysis, Iron Arm thought it made a lot of sense.

He looked around and asked aloud, "Who can go to the Barton Temple and retrieve the Holy Artifact? We must get it back before the Resurrection Ceremony starts; otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable."

"[Trigger hidden mission: Lost Holy Artifact of the Bansel Tribe]"

"[Mission: The Holy Artifact guarded by Iron Arm, the leader of the Bansel Tribe, has been stolen. Iron Arm hopes someone can retrieve it before the resurrection ceremony of Evil God Barton begins.]"

"[Reward: 500 points of Divine Energy]"

"I'll go."

Lu Heng gave it some thought and then volunteered.

This Holy Artifact of the Bansel Tribe, specifically used to counter Evil God Barton, had to be retrieved, even without a reward.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult to stop the resurrection ceremony.

"Are you sure?" Iron Arm looked at Lu Heng, his eyes filled with hope and uncertainty.

Actually, he did not want to entrust such an important task to an outsider, even though he greatly respected Lu Heng.

This was, after all, a matter concerning the fate of the Bansel Tribe, and if possible, he would have liked to send a warrior of the Bansel Tribe instead.

"I'll try," Lu Heng said, already having a bold idea in mind, but he didn't boast.

That was Lu Heng's nature, confident yet cautious, never making promises until the task was completed.

"Alright. I'll leave this matter to you then," Iron Arm couldn't think of anyone else more appropriate for the task.

Subsequently,

Lu Heng and the Iron Arm Leader stepped into a secret chamber to discuss the plan to retrieve the Holy Artifact.

This mission was highly dangerous. Lu Heng requested a batch of special weapons to prepare for the upcoming actions.

Moreover, there was a temple map drawn by a Scout from the Bansel Tribe.

The map outlined the general structure of the Barton Temple's interior, but many areas were not clearly depicted.

After all, the Bansel Tribe's Scouts couldn't enter inside the Barton Temple to explore.

Lu Heng carefully memorized the map, preparing to set off.

Before departing, Lu Heng went to meet with Lin Zeyu.

"You have a very important task to perform, don't you?" Lin Zeyu did not have high prestige in Stone Hammer Castle, so he was unaware of the Bansel Tribe's lost Holy Artifact; however, he could tell that Lu Heng had something significant to attend to.

"Yes, I must leave first," Lu Heng nodded.

"Tonight is the final battle, and who knows what will happen," Lin Zeyu suddenly seemed a bit melancholic.

"Try your best to survive."

In fact, Lu Heng was uncertain whether Lin Zeyu could survive and return to the main world.

Because, from the memories of his previous life, there was no information about Lin Zeyu becoming a top Superpower User.

At least in the future, among the known Superpower Users in the Coastal region, there was no mention of Lin Zeyu's name.

In other words, if Lin Zeyu had also entered the Abyss Battlefield in his previous life, he likely would have died there, hence why no further mention of him existed.

After interacting with him over the past few days, Lu Heng could see that although Lin Zeyu was a bit unlucky, he had good potential.

With the Lin Family's wealth, if he survived, his future wouldn't be obscure.

Actually,

Lu Heng was also unsure if he could survive and return, considering that in his previous life, Evil God Barton descended on Blue Star and killed all the Superpower Users who tried to stop his resurrection.

Could he successfully prevent the resurrection of Evil God Barton this time?

It remained an uncertainty.

Moreover, another variable in this Abyss Battlefield was Lei Jinhao.

In his previous life, Lei Jinhao was among the top ten Superpower Users of the Coastal region, nicknamed the "Storm Boxing King."

Meaning, he wouldn't die in this Abyss Battlefield.

There appeared to be a contradiction.

Evil God Barton would descend on Blue Star in three months and kill all the Superpower Users who returned from the Abyss Battlefield.

Yet, Lei Jinhao survived and became the "Storm Boxing King," not killed by Evil God Barton.

Why was that?

Could it be that in his previous life, Lei Jinhao was never conscripted into this Abyss Battlefield?

That was possible.

This Abyss Battlefield was a battle for the Source Material, and only those who acquired Professional Source Material would be conscripted.

If in his previous life, Lei Jinhao acquired the Fighting Artist Essence later than this life, he wouldn't enter this battle for Source Material.

And Lei Jinhao being able to acquire the Fighting Artist Essence quickly this time was because Gong Chusheng had died and the Chairman of the Gongteng Group needed him to find the murderer, thus promptly granting him the essence.

"What's with that look? It makes it seem like I definitely can't return," Lin Zeyu, noticing the reminiscing expression in Lu Heng's eyes, couldn't help but comment.

"Nothing, I just want to remind you to be careful and strive to survive. Also, that revolver of yours has too few bullets, bring another weapon," Lu Heng could only wish him luck.

Tonight is the final battle, and Lin Zeyu was also a bit nervous: "Could you do me a favor?"

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"Sure."

"If I don't survive and return, could you deliver a message to my father for me? Tell him, I've actually forgiven him."

This statement seemed a bit abrupt, but it was clearly a family matter, so Lu Heng didn't inquire further.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I'd also like to ask you for a favor."

"Go ahead."

"If I don't survive, please look after my parents and move them to another city. I fear my enemies might seek revenge on them," Lu Heng voiced his deepest concerns.

"Alright, as long as I survive and return, I will definitely take care of it," Lin Zeyu promised.

The two raised their fists, touched them together, and sealed the promise.