Chapter 109: Secret
There’s a sound of wind. A door in the floor. What we found after opening it was darkness.
The faint light Mister Lazar and the others are holding can’t clear up the darkness that’s beyond the door. They most likely can’t see what’s on the other side of the door at all.
But I, with eyes that can see through darkness, know. I feel the flow of the air while enduring the pain. Even further behind the door is a huge space. Moreover, it’s a huge space that makes everything above the ground look like it’s an add-on. It’s deep. What’s behind the door starts as a narrow passage for a bit and then widens into a vast space. It’s a height that an ordinary human can’t descend to without a ladder.
Vampires have excellent spatial cognition. My five senses relayed to me a very foreign structure. Maybe calling it a three-dimensional maze would be more appropriate. The intense smell of dust lets me know that nobody has visited this place for a long time, but at the same time ―― I can hear a ‘sound’ too.
“H-hey. What’s in there?”
Lazar asked fearfully. I had a thought, ‘this… isn’t something ordinary mercenaries can handle.’
It’s been said that powerful undead use labyrinths that lead into the abyss as their strongholds. I can clearly understand the reason for that.
This is ―― the territory of an undead.
Senri attained power beyond humans with the help of the blessing and training, but it would be quite difficult for her to continue fighting inside the dark labyrinth where she could be attacked from all sides. Senri, who had closed her eyes and probably stretched out the thread of her consciousness, shook her head with doubtful expression. “There are no signs… of undead.”