"Open it," Leder said, filled with anticipation. Hu Ling stepped forward boldly, knelt before the seal to examine it, then drew his military saber and violently tore the entire seal off.
He gripped the handle of the case, glanced at the people around him, and then forcefully lifted it.
CLATTER—the case opened, and everyone leaned over to look inside. The case was empty. Everyone was greatly disappointed.
Chen Gu, however, walked around the case, knocked on its bottom with his hand, and asked, "Why is this so thick?"
Without hesitation, Hu Ling violently dismantled the entire case.
The lid and sides were fine, but the steel plate at the bottom was indeed three times thicker in comparison. Dora stepped forward from behind, raised her hand, and a laser knife extended with a CLICK.
With her long ears standing erect, she cut carefully. After a full two hours, she finally separated what appeared to be a skeletal mask from the steel plate!
