Chapter 666: The Bronze Ancient Tomb

After more than two hours of digging, Salvatore Casson reached the groundwater layer. The river was close by, and the underground water was abundant enough to form a hidden subterranean current. He stepped into it. The water parted on its own, peeling away to either side and leaving a dry circle around him, about ten feet across. He kept digging downward. The soil beneath had been ancient, at least ten thousand years old. After another sixty to ninety feet, the earth turned a grayish blue, fine-grained...