Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1039

There was always the risk of a media leak, which could easily turn into a permanent stain on their future careers.

Besides, Mishka and her father were dead. The news hadn't been made public yet, but the sharpest players in the industry already knew.

A lot of people were eyeing their remaining empire, and a crowd only increased the risk of exposure.

Focusing back on the task at hand, Master Ellis, Mira, and Owen studied the six buttons on the wall.

They had to be incredibly careful. One wrong move, and at best, the door would seal permanently, locking the treasure inside forever.

The only way in would be if the original owner used a failsafe.

At worst, the mechanism was rigged with lethal traps, ready to unleash a barrage of projectiles with nowhere to hide.

Dozens of intricate locking mechanisms flashed through Master Ellis's mind. Yet, staring at the six buttons, he found no discernable pattern or sequence to open it.

Mira and Owen kept their eyes locked on the mechanism, racking their brains for a solution.

"Master Ellis," Mira said, "don't those six buttons look like they form a Yin-Yang symbol?"

The thought had just struck her out of nowhere.

"She has a point," Owen agreed.

He had been studying the panel in silence for the past two minutes.

"Look here. This black button and this white button act as the two center eyes of the crest, while these two map out the outer edges..."

Owen broke down his observation piece by piece.

"You're right."

Master Ellis nodded after a moment of consideration.

"The three buttons on this side are pure white, and the three on the opposite side are pitch black... I'm betting the others are just decoys. The only real triggers are the two eyes in the center."

He quickly zeroed in on the core of the puzzle.

"Which means the trick to opening the door is likely twisting both of those center buttons at the exact same time."

After he finished speaking, Master Ellis looked over at Mira. It wasn't a lack of confidence in his own skills, nor did he think she knew more than him—she just had terrifyingly accurate intuition.

Owen turned his gaze to her as well.

Mira thought it over for a second. "Let's do it your way, Master Ellis."

Master Ellis insisted on triggering the mechanism himself.

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