The ruin didn’t appear different from the last time they saw it. Everything looked the same: the passageway was four or five times bigger than the outside one which spread out from the door, and murals on the walls showcased soldiers, golems, and monsters that glared down at them while baring their teeth fearsomely. 

Yet, the opponents they were worried about didn’t appear. Lyla commented on this first, “I was worried that the shadows would rush at us as soon as we opened the door.”

Lyla had been clutching her staff tightly; likewise, Hans pulled out Estellade and had his guard against the entrance while Snoc scattered mithril all over the floor.

Kooo!

Nowem also glared at the entrance while crouching. Even though Elena didn’t know what was going on, but she read the situation, gripped her staff tightly, and held her breath. However, when the group opened the door and realized that there were no shadows behind it, they relaxed slightly.

“Shadows? What is that?” Marilyn asked.

“You know how Zich said that there were dangerous beings that we couldn’t beat last time?”

“Those were the shadows?”

“They were one of the dangers,”...