The Cracked Magic Array

"Stop!"

As the faint glow emitted by the Nightglow Jellyfish vanished instantly into the narrow passage, Punk's low yet forceful voice swiftly reached Smile and Kane's ears.

In the blink of an eye, the already dim corridor lost every last trace of light. Within the deathly darkness and the narrow hallway capable of driving a claustrophobic person insane, Kane and Smile could only keep their senses fixed on Punk, not daring to extend their detection farther ahead.

They knew perfectly well that in this inexplicably bizarre Morningstar-tier ruin, anything that could make a caster suddenly treat the situation as a grave threat was absolutely no trivial matter!

"What is it, Saian? Did you find something?"

Gripping his lance tightly, Kane—who had already discarded his golden armor and wore only a torn shirt—was the first to question the Legendary Mage ahead of him.

It had to be admitted that even Legendary powerhouses would inevitably endure immense psychological pressure in an environment like this corridor. Things were slightly better when there was light. Although the way forward led into profound darkness, and behind them was also profound darkness, at least they could see the path and their "companions" where they stood.

But once even that last trace of light disappeared, and the troublesome circumstances prevented anyone from rashly creating any illumination, the sense of confinement and uncertainty became truly terrifying. Amid the heavy silence, the utterly dead Alchemy passage seemed to turn into the esophagus of some colossal beast, while the "food" it had swallowed could not even know how far it remained from entering its "stomach" and being digested...

For that reason, it was hardly surprising that the Legendary Knight and the maiden goddess were tense. Although both were Legendary powerhouses, they clearly could not remain utterly fearless. The fact that