The moment Dalgil raised the reliquia, Hawa saw the center of the altar hidden by the ingot revealed. The reliquia had been pushing down a button-like shape before Dalgil lifted it, and it was now popping out. Then they heard faint noises like a cogwheel turning, and Hawa looked around to see where the noises came from. It was then she realized the door leading from the fourth compartment to the fifth compartment was—

“Missing!” Hawa shouted, and several members of the expedition team looked around.

“I don’t see a door! The door leading to the next compartment…!”

The expedition team looked behind them with dazed looks on their faces. As Hawa said, they didn’t see a door on any part of the wall. It was unbelievable. The door they had clearly seen from the ceiling before they entered had disappeared without a trace as soon as they entered this room.

“Everyone—!” Dalgil shouted at the team to quickly return to the door they had entered through, but it was too late then. Bam! The door automatically closed and became absorbed into the wall. The room was now perfectly closed off without a way out. Moreover, the lights suddenly went off, and their surroundings turned dark. Soon, it became pitch black, and they couldn’t see a thing. Chi-Woo tried to remain calm, but he couldn’t help but feel frazzled. He thought his night vision had improved during his stay in the cave under the Evalaya volcano, and his eyesight in general had gotten better, but he was as good as blind at the moment. All he could see was darkness, and all he could...