Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 1225

Abyssal Depths didn't ask for more details since Kyle was obviously not willing to share, but she was still quite surprised. What information had Kyle gotten that allowed him to blackmail Extended Family?

She thought of a couple of options but discarded most of them. In the end, she decided to believe Kyle's words, but she also reminded herself that Kyle was filled with secrets. Even though he seemed to trust her to a certain degree, there were still many things that he hadn't told her.

After a short break, everyone continued digging. They decided to keep going with their little funnel. Sadly, expanding it took a lot of time and effort.

"I'm running low on materials," Blue transmitted to the Formation Array Master of Team Wooly Sheep.

"I have plenty left," he answered. "What do you need?"

Kyle gave him an inventory, and moments later, he received a mountain of materials.

Kyle took out 20 Grade Nine Energy Stones and handed them to the Formation Array Master.

"Appreciated, but no need," he answered. "We're in this together."

"Just take them," Kyle transmitted. "We have an agreement. The fact that I don't have enough materials is my fault, not yours. Our team is already taking 90% of the loot."

"If you say so," the guy answered as he accepted the Energy Stones.

When the transaction was complete, Kyle got an idea. 'That's a good way to launder money! I can purchase materials from others at market price and slowly launder my Energy Stones. As long as I don't buy them in bulk from an actual market but from individual teams, chances are that nobody will notice. After all, nobody knows how many materials I'm carrying inside my Soul Space!'

The team continued. Progress was slow. The deeper they went, the more careful they had to be. After a decade of digging, they only managed to increase the depth of their hole by a factor of two.

While the team progressed, Kyle looked at Spring of Joy. 'She's trying to keep it hidden, but I can see signs of instability in her aura. The pressure is pretty intense down here. She's only a Beginner Immortal, and she doesn't use the Major Law of Primordial Forces as her Infused Law. That makes it harder for her to resist the gravity. She's also the only Beginner Immortal down here since Sebastian is guarding the entrance.'

"Need a break?" Kyle asked her.

"I'm the Guide," she answered with a smile. "I'm supposed to guide everyone."

"Nice way of dodging the question," Kyle replied with a playful smirk.

"Go up," the Leader of Team Wooly Sheep transmitted to Spring of Joy. "It's commendable that you're willing to push yourself for us, but if we get even deeper, you will become a liability. If something happens, we can't spare any resources to protect you."

Spring of Joy frowned for a moment before sighing. "You're right."

Spring of Joy went up and replaced one of the Adept Immortals guarding the hole. The Adept Immortal went deeper and resumed guarding. They needed another guard anyway.

Now, only Red, Abyssal Depths, and the Leader were left at the bottom. All of a sudden, this excavation started to feel even more dangerous.

'We're at a depth of millions of kilometers,' Kyle thought with a frown. 'There are only three of us at the bottom, but that's not even the only issue. If something happens near the entrance, it will take us an entire second to get there. That's more than enough time to finish an entire fight.'

The team resumed digging. They still hadn't found any notable valuables ever since they had found that huge chunk of Pure Ore, but they knew that it was only a matter of time until they found another treasure. They were digging at a depth that was considered very risky for Adept Immortal Excursion Teams. At this depth were valuables that even Minor Immortals cared about.

'Just a bit more,' Kyle thought as he focused on the surroundings. The gravity was so intense that the surroundings had already started to distort. The ground had become so hard that the Leader couldn't even destroy a kilometer of matter with an attack.

Suddenly, Kyle's eyes widened.

"Emergency order! Run out! To the entrance!" he transmitted to everyone.

The others didn't even hesitate. Leaders were the only ones who could give emergency orders, and they only gave them when they were certain that the team was in immense danger.

None of the others had noticed anything out of the ordinary, but they had seen how surprising and mysterious Kyle's identity was. He didn't seem like someone who gave such an order lightly.

All three of them shot upward.