--Remember, don't take the path on the left...
--There are some bad things there.
As for what exactly was there, Ruan Ming hadn't explained in detail... His tone had sounded almost pleading.
After successfully creating a disturbance to lure Father Alai and the others away from the ancestral shrine, Klaus quickly followed Ruan Ming's instructions and found the entrance to the underground palace.
But why couldn't he take the path on the left?
Klaus was somewhat overconfident in his abilities--or perhaps it was simply human curiosity at work. He figured that even if there was danger, he could just leave immediately.
But the environment inside the underground palace was far worse than Klaus had imagined. It was not only dim, but also extremely complicated... After several attempts, Klaus had nearly gotten lost, and the thought of giving up had already begun to form in his mind.
However, at that moment, that figure resembling the Nightmare Demon appeared in Klaus's line of sight once again--the child holding up a banana leaf, his entire body drenched.
In the silent space, the little boy stared at Klaus without making a sound.
Klaus not only felt a chill, but also sensed fear rising in his heart... Whenever that strange child appeared, it seemed to mean that something was about to happen.
"May the Lord protect me."
But Klaus had no intention of compromising this time. He took out the cross pendant, kissed it, then pressed it back against his chest before resolutely walking toward the child that resembled the Nightmare Demon.
As before, once he drew near, the figure wrapped around him would disappear without a trace... Perhaps it would appear farther ahead on the path.
Just then, a strange sound emerged, like the noise of some metal object being moved... like the sound