A map of the explored surface was presented before Charles inside a tent within the Colossal Hole Fortress. There were some photos pinned on the map using thumbtacks; the photos featured unusual things that the explorers had encountered, and they allowed Charles to understand the surface just a bit better.0

The Colossal Hole Fortress was surrounded by a semi-desert biome—no, it seemed that the Colossal Hole was in the middle of a massive semi-desert region.0

Fortunately, there were other biomes on the surface aside from the desert that Charles had explored in the 11 o'clock direction of the Colossal Hole. 0

Using the Colossal Hole as a massive clock, there was a region covered in semi-transparent black fog in the 2 o'clock direction of the Colossal Hole. It was an expansive region that extended all the way to the 4 o'clock direction.0

The black fog wasn't toxic; humans could breathe within it, but the region...0