Before long, they came upon another fork in the road.
Compared to the previous fork, this one was more heavily shattered. Fallen rocks had nearly blocked more than half the passage. Only from the cracks in the walls could they tell that the path split left and right.
The path on the left could barely still accommodate people, while the one on the right had collapsed completely.
The moment Wai saw this fork, his heart gave a sudden thump.
"Why is it another fork?" Wai wondered. Could it be that Dox had actually been right?
The magic energy arrays at forks were ruptured, rubble tumbled down, and the energy was chaotic, making such places the most unpredictable. Adanis really might have set her trap at a fork.
Remembering Dox's powerful intuition, the scales in Wai's heart slowly began to tip.
However, after a careful inspection, they found nothing unusual at this fork.
Still puzzled, they continued onward. During the next stretch of the journey, they encountered no more forks. Just as Wai began to relax a little, a timid voice sounded through the Mind Tether.
"M-My lord, look at this..."
It was Kael.
Ever since leaving Wise Sovereign's Hall, Kael had not said a word. He had merely held the recording stone, his head lowered in silence. At first, Kael had been looking through the books recorded in Wise Sovereign's Hall. Seeing the absorbed look on his face, no one disturbed him. Moreover, Angel had sent Swift Spirit to protect Kael, so there was no need to worry about danger.
Later, however, Kael seemed to have stopped reading. Instead, as before, he held the recording stone and documented their journey.
For a wizard like Kael, one passionate about exploring ruins, these recordings were exceptionally precious firsthand materials.
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