The tall stone slab pressed directly against the narrow passage, pushing the top section of the passage upward significantly.
Herag realized that after taking out this stone slab, the situation inside the passage hadn't changed at all.
He speculated that the reasons for this must be complex, and simply taking out the stone slab would hardly make any difference.
Herag even suspected that returning the stone slab to its original position wouldn't alter the situation here.
Although the situation inside the passage hadn't changed, the stone slab instead provided support here, temporarily maintaining the present conditions.
Herag knew this was only temporary. Once the force from above came down, it would be an all-around, seamless compression.
The stone slab could only support the vertical direction, with no way to provide support front and back.
When a complete collapse occurred, Herag would be crushed to death by the surrounding rock and soil layers.
