“It was indeed footsteps we heard, but of course, they might’ve belonged to a puppet.” Yuan Shuo couldn’t determine if the source had been living or not. “In any case, we only heard the footsteps and didn’t see their source. But we were ambushed—an existence in the darkness attacked us! It was very strong, I only saw a flash of light before the Sunflare died!0

“I quickly ran away and couldn’t divert enough attention to the dangers we’d encountered before. A sharp blade drove itself through my heart. Thankfully, I am a martial master and my internal force can contain itself. I hastily sealed off the hole and was lucky to make it out alive.”2

The professor sighed. “I don’t actually want to come back to this blasted place, but I must. The Night Watchers have sent in people over the years, but very few survive and most don’t discover anything. Therefore, they wish for me to help them explore again.”0

“So teacher, does this mean you didn’t actually see anything?” Li Hao frowned.0

“I saw some things,” Yuan Shuo chuckled. “I saw many things at first. There was even some light for us to see the entire...0