Chapter 946

Maxine pointed upward. “Based on Thomas' position when he fell, it seems impossible for him to have ended up here. He would have fallen on a rock about 100 meters from the opening of the hole and rolled...”

After a brief pause, she continued. “He should have stopped rolling at around 200 meters deep. When we descended, I saw a pit where he would’ve come to a stop.”

“Are you sure?”

James was uncertain. He had only cared about going deeper and had not checked the cavern’s surroundings.

“Alright, then. Let’s head back there to check”

Maxine jumped up, grabbed onto a stone a few meters away, and quickly climbed upward.

Following her lead, James also opted to not use a rope and began scaling the rocky cavern.

Eventually, they returned to the 100-meter mark

An enormous rock, more than 20 meters wide, jutted out precariously from the walls.

Maxine raised her head and pointed, saying, “If he fell from there, he would’ve landed here.”

She moved her body and pointed to the rock under her feet.

at all here. After hitting this rock, he’d roll

“Okay.”

James nodded.

The two descended again.

stopped and pointed to a recess in the wall, saying, "If he rolled down from

with Maxine's analysis

perplexedly, “Is there a chance my grandfather didn’t die from the fall?

“The evidence from our

die, why

looked James in the eye. "I already told you last night that Thomas may

us to believe that the Gu Devil had caught him

would grandpa do such

certain that he’s come up

serious expression filled James'

by my grandfather to confuse Tobias and

chin thoughtfully. “Because he knows that I’ve been following you. He probably guessed that my job was to protect and monitor you. I’m sure he assumed

reporting to her grandfather, James

her hands and explained herself, “Although I’ve been monitoring the situation and reporting back to grandpa, I didn’t say a word about the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. I promised you

prod her further because he knew that Tobias probably still had not solved the painting’s secret. Otherwise, he would have reacted more after learning that Sacred Fire Figs grew in the

“Let’s go back up.”

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