The continuous knocking made Boss Luo and Maid Miss stop their fingers, and also awakened Maria from her light sleep.
Norman had opened his eyes at some point. Following the source of the sound, he looked toward the entrance of the dwelling—the enormous mouth of the Red Dragon Skeleton.
"What... what happened?" Maria hurriedly stood up. "Weren't we told those things wouldn't discover this place?"
"It doesn't seem to be those things." Luo Qiu gave it a look and said quietly, "It's something else."
"Something else... what?" Maria couldn't help swallowing.
At that moment, Norman walked straight toward the temporarily sealed entrance. His footsteps were unusually faint, as though his weight had vanished. He was like a shadow gliding past.
There seemed to be another mechanism at the entrance. Norman slowly turned one of the giant dragon's teeth beside the enormous mouth, and a very faint sound could vaguely be heard.
It seemed as though nothing had changed, yet the many white bones sealing the entrance suddenly loosened slightly... leaving a crack about half a finger wide.
Norman leaned toward the crack. The moment his gaze peered through it and caught a glimpse of the outside, he immediately looked away.
He turned back to the people inside. His expression had barely changed, but his eyes seemed to hold a trace of confusion, as well as... tension.
Yet soon, he leaned toward the crack once more.
For a long while, he said nothing.
"W-what exactly is outside? You... say something!" Maria couldn't help calling out softly.
Norman slowly moved his gaze away again, then retreated step by step... his movements just as silent as before.
He returned to the group and met their gazes. Only after a long moment did he force out, "I... I don't know what it is either.