Chapter 1633: Removing the Brick

It all happened too quickly for her. Chloe instinctively reached down and grabbed a handful of soft hair to steady herself, much like holding onto a horse's mane. "Hey! Don't pull my hair!" Leo yelped from below. "Sorry! Sorry!" Chloe quickly let go and carefully steadied herself against the wall. Now closer to the trapezoidal crack, she could see the bricks more clearly. They were indeed slightly different in color from the surrounding stones, as if they had been added later. Could this be the true path to the underground palace? "Catch." Domingo handed up the Duckbill Hoe from below. Chloe took it and asked worriedly, "Can you hold on?" "No problem, just keep digging." The stability under her feet remained unchanged; Leo stood firm as a rock, which reassured Chloe. She hadn't expected his seemingly frail body to be so sturdy! With these thoughts swirling in her mind, Chloe began carefully chipping away at the bricks with the Duckbill Hoe. After dozens of strikes, beads of