Ordinary people couldn't even approach the stone tablet, let alone make it past the first trial. Yet, Adrian had managed to take ten steps forward. It appeared he hadn't miscalculated.

Ninety-seven, ninety-eight...

Ninety-nine.

Boom!

With the last step, everything was decided.

Finally, Adrian stood before the Tablet of Eternal Silence. Gazing up, he beheld a massive stone towering about a hundred meters high. One side appeared as smooth as if sliced by a knife, adorned with rows of ancient