Secret of a Stone

Crime approached the statue from the side, but it gave no reaction. So, Crime walked in front of the main hall's gate. Nothing weird happened there, either.

"Mister White, if it isn't affecting us, should we just ignore it?" Han Sen looked at the stone.

Mister White shook his head. "The Sacred Leader left this item here on purpose. Maybe we will require it later on, and it could be difficult to come back to get it. And Fox Queen might take it if we leave it here."

"You are right, but isn't it possible that the Sacred Leader is trying to play us? There might actually be a trap inside the stone," Han Sen said.

Mister White was momentarily silent. "That's possible, but I still think we should try. If the Sacred Leader wants to trick us, we might have to spring the trap in order to find the treasure."

"Let me give it a try," Crime said. He gathered up a surge of black light within his knife and swung it at the stone.

Dong!