The fissure was far deeper than it appeared on the surface. After a long while, the many Pamir students finally reached the bottom.
Anvis dispelled the mana protecting his hair, made a gesture, and habitually cast a low-level Dark Vision on himself as he quietly surveyed the surroundings.
Due to their lack of experience, the hairstyles of several students had been altered by the fierce wind blowing from the fissure, leaving them looking especially free-spirited and flowing.
At the bottom of the fissure lay a vast, dark space, with obvious signs of excavation in many places.
As far as the eye could see ahead, an enormous black shadow stretched across the depths of the space, heavy and oppressive.
Once everyone had landed, Nancy lightly waved her hand.
The light orb floating above her head flew high into the air, then released a blazing white radiance as dazzling as the sun.
The surrounding darkness reluctantly retreated before the light, and the ancient ruins of a city that had slumbered in the dark for countless years, like a prehistoric beast from the Cold Dark Era, finally revealed a corner of its collapsed remains before them.
Statues engraved with hymns had been weathered away by time, while elegant High Towers had become ruins piled with rubble. Signs of collapse and destruction could be seen everywhere among the magnificent buildings and gardens, with only broken walls and remnants still standing stubbornly.
Today, light from who knew how many millions of years in the future once again illuminated this once-prosperous Lost City.
"This is a new discovery by the Academy's explorers: the remains of a High Elf city abandoned after a war during the Ancient Golden Era.
"The explorers have already conducted a basic cleanup here, so there should be little danger remaining.
"However, I