Chapter 514 - 507. Star Corridor
"Try asking the core," Zein patted Bassena’s arm, who was now more or less a dungeon master.
Again, just like the time he called in the elemental spirits, Bassena gripped the dungeon core and inputted his thought command. It was simple; he just asked for a door.
"Oh!" Han Shin exclaimed as the air swirled above the lake--more precisely, at the place where the Specter’s core used to be. A portal gate, not as big as the entrance to the dungeon, formed on the small island in the middle of the lake. "Are we going in? We’re going in, right?"
"Well...we’ve got this far anyway," Bassena shrugged and took Zein’s hand to cross the lake, even if it was shallow and only going as far as their calf.
But he also knew Zein had just expended some energy to peek into the broken shell’s memory. That was why he didn’t even use his shadow steps, so he could keep his corrosion level at bay. And well...Zein didn’t object to it.
"Together?" Han Shin asked around. This time, they truly had no idea what they were going to face on the other side of the portal. Would it be another dungeon? Would it be some places in the Deathzone?
"Yeah, together," Zein nodded and put his mask back on.
Han Shin grasped the scout’s hand while also holding onto Senan’s sleeve. He grinned at them both before stepping inside following Bassena’s count.
Crossing this portal did not feel any different than crossing the dungeon gate, which was a good sign. But the scenery greeting them was definitely not a dungeon. It was...dark; at first, they thought they stepped back into the Deathzone. But then, they realized it was also empty, like a void. Only after a few seconds did they realize there were some glittering dots all around, like stars in the night sky.
"Ah--this is..." Zein and Bassena looked around before looking at each other. Yeah, this was familiar to them. It looked just like the ’outer space’ in the fragments’ memory.
"Huh? You know this place?" Han Shin blinked, curiously looking down. There didn’t seem to be any floor, and he didn’t feel like standing on solid ground. But he stood, and he could walk--although it kind of felt like walking on water. His steps halted, however, when the two people he cling to stopped in their tracks.