Chapter 37: Strong and Capable Gabriel
"Now how do we open this door?" Sophie muttered as she ran her fingers across the smooth, storm-gray surface of the stone slab. There was no handle. No hole. No inscription. Just one single square-shaped brick, slightly protruding from the rest of the mountain face.
Liam slammed his fist against it and said, "Maybe it’s pressure-based?"
"You asshole! Have you forgotten what happened yesterday?!" Alice snapped, her face red with anger.
"Manners, Alice," Lilly, who was much older, reprimanded softly.
Alice frowned and decided to step back.
Scarlet narrowed her eyes and traced a finger along the edge of the door, trying to feel for a hidden push button or something.
A small frown appeared on her delicate face when she didn’t find anything.
Meanwhile, from behind, Gabriel didn’t make a move yet. He simply stood there, analyzing the door and looking around.
In his past life, Gabriel had explored a few ruins. And in a sense—because Scarlet had died early during the convergence—it could be said he was more experienced than everyone else.
Soon, his eyes flickered when he caught something.
"Step back. Let me try something," he said in a deep voice that instinctively made everyone move aside for him.