Noah swallowed a mouthful of saliva, cautiously leaned forward, focused his gaze, and instantly felt a wave of hair-raising terror.
What climbed out of the compass was shockingly a completely dark green imp.
This little ghost was roughly just over a meter tall, its skin smooth and slick, and the claws on its four limbs extremely sharp. The clack-clack sound Noah heard just now was the sound of this imp’s claws piercing the ground.
"Ghost... Ghost Race!" Noah was so scared his scalp went numb. He almost jumped straight up and cried out in alarm.
"Saint Lord, there is a ghost!"
"Tsk, ignorant human, what are you making such a fuss about?" The imp glanced at Noah, its eyes full of contempt and disdain.
Immediately, it dropped to its knees with a thud in front of Alex, cupped its sharp claws together in a fist salute, and revealed a flattering, fawning smile.
"Ghost General Grave-Digging Ghost pays respects to the Master!"
"No need for formalities, rise." Alex waved his hand expressionlessly, gesturing for the Grave-Digging Ghost to stand up.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, a massive wave was surging in his heart. He had not expected that the Ghost Race summoned through the Hungry Ghost Path could actually speak the human language and possess their own consciousness and thoughts.
Last time at the Hundred Ghosts Mountain Range, the Devouring Yin Ghost he summoned was completely a big dumb brute.
Although relying on the Ghost Servant Contract they could achieve a telepathic connection, compared to the treacherous and cunning appearance of this Grave-Digging Ghost, they were on completely different levels.
It was no exaggeration to say that although this Grave-Digging Ghost was merely a Ghost General with Mahayana Realm strength, its ghastly and terrifying smile actually made Alex feel a bit of hair-raising dread just looking at it.
If it were not for the power of the Ghost Servant Contract ensuring this creature’s absolute loyalty, Alex would truly worry that while fighting alongside it, a single moment of carelessness might get him backstabbed and skewered completely through.
Without wasting any of the soul contract’s duration, Alex said flatly. "I can sense that beneath our feet, a tremendously fierce and terrifying energy is hidden."
"As an expert in grave-digging and tomb-raiding, you should be able to sense it too, correct?"
The Grave-Digging Ghost narrowed its eyes to sense for a moment, then nodded. "Correct!"
"This is an extremely ancient tomb, originating from the primeval era at least ten thousand years ago."
"Master truly has the favorable countenance of heaven and the protection of the heavens."
"If you can obtain this fortuitous encounter, you will inevitably be like a tiger that has grown wings, invincible under the heavens!"
Alex’s mouth twitched, feeling somewhat annoyed by this creature’s tone of never going three sentences without bootlicking, he waved his hand and said flatly. "Good. Then your task is to lead us to find this ancient tomb, can you do that?"
"Hehe, Master, rest assured!" The Grave-Digging Ghost smiled confidently and nodded without hesitation.
"If Master summoned me to fight a powerful enemy, then I might not be a match."
"But for a job like grave-digging and tomb-raiding, Master found the exact right person by finding me!"
"Master, rest assured, this subordinate will definitely help Master obtain this fortuitous encounter and make Master invincible in this world!"
Promptly, the Grave-Digging Ghost pressed its ear to the ground and listened carefully for a long time.
Then it finally decided on a spot and directly pierced its sharp nails into the ground to make a mark.
Afterwards, it brought out a steel pipe-like object and inserted one end into the hole pierced by its nails.
"Master, it is done!" The Grave-Digging Ghost said with an excited smile.
"I have already helped Master find the specific location of the tomb chamber."
"As long as you pass through this Earth Core Magic Tube, you can directly reach the tomb chamber!"
"Oh?" Alex raised an eyebrow with deep interest.
"How is this thing used?"
"Master, please be patient and allow this subordinate to demonstrate." The Grave-Digging Ghost unhurriedly walked up to the Earth Core Magic Tube.
Both ends of the tube were hollow, and its appearance was no different from an ordinary steel pipe.
However, the instant the Grave-Digging Ghost completely inserted its finger inside, its body vanished. It was as if some massive monster underground at the other end took a violent suck and directly swallowed it in.
"This... what is this?" Noah watched in stunned amazement.
"Saint Lord, do we have to use this thing too?"
"Of course." Alex nodded, asking back flatly.
"Otherwise? Without using this, how do we get down to the tomb chamber to hunt for treasure?"
Noah said with a bitter face. "But... that fierce ghost has a spiritual body and no physical form, so it could naturally be sucked in easily."
"As humans with bodies of flesh and blood, how could we possibly be sucked in so easily?"
Alex could not help but laugh. "Noah, are you afraid that imp is playing tricks and trying to entrap us?"
Noah nodded weakly. "This subordinate just feels that this imp does not look like a good person."
"Hahahaha, rest assured!" Alex waved his hand dismissively.
"The relationship between me and him is not purely that of a summoner. We have the power of the Ghost Servant Contract acting as a guarantee."
"If he dares to entrap me, then without me even needing to lift a finger, the backlash of the Ghost Servant Contract alone would make him beg for life but unable to live, and beg for death but unable to die."
"Therefore, you do not need to worry about this!"
Saying that, Alex stepped forward and inserted his finger into the other end of the Earth Core Magic Tube.
Seeing this, Noah had no choice but to follow along.
A majestic suction force came over, enveloping his entire body within it.
The next second, as if riding an elevator, Alex went directly from the first floor above ground to dozens of floors underground, reaching a depth of a hundred meters.
A wisp of flame ignited at Alex’s fingertips, serving as a replacement for a torch.
Under the illumination of the flame, he vaguely determined that their current location should be a prison from a bygone era.