Chapter 54 Dungeon Investigation 03.
The group descended the stairs, a glimmering warm light from the fireball casting soft shadows in the straight path. They walked under high ceilings, each wall lined with polished surfaces. It was smooth enough Silvia instinctively brushed her finger against it.
Jin’s eyes were forward, knitting slightly as he saw a murky miasma that was a bit thicker than the previous floor. The things wriggling around the atmosphere before it darted away like an eel disappeared from his vision.
’What was that!?’. His brows twitched together as he steadied his breath and focused on creating images of spells to prepare in case something ambushed them.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the same structure as earlier: a rocky cave with vast space buried deep underground.
The tiny sun began to ascent to the ceilings. Its warm light spread, purifying the gloomy atmosphere that enveloped the place. But different than earlier, the place seemed twice as massive, for the sun had become a dot above.
Jin, Ryan, and Marina jerked their heads to the side, looking at a creature with green skin approaching them. There were five of them, each holding wooden clubs, and their yellowish eyes flared in resentment.
"Leave it to me".
"Wait!?".
Before Jin could unleash the spell in his mind, Silvia’s shout echoed within the space, dispersing the mana that swirls around Jin’s right palm.
All eyes turned to the girl as she bit her lips and tightened her face in a frown. Her fingers curled together, clenching her outfit. Words got stuck in her throat, but her azure eyes glazed over the parties, trying to convey something.
Ryan and Marina muted, their gaze softened while maintaining their wariness toward the surroundings by perking their senses to the limit.