Unlike the bizarre experience of using Space Movement to reach Saint Byron's, Shade saw no illusions. As the voice by his ear faded, all the surrounding White Fog vanished at once.
He felt as though he had not moved at all. Looking around after the White Fog dispersed, he found himself in a familiar circular chamber, with the Old Gods Statue before him lighting up beneath his gaze.
But this was no longer the statue chamber beneath Saint Derain Square. There were no piles of clutter by the walls; it was so clean that there was not even a speck of dust. Though it was still a circular space, it seemed somewhat smaller, while the ceiling was higher:
"It worked. But this statue is also in one of these circular chambers. It seems whoever placed it here belongs to the same group as the ones at Saint Derain Square."
A smile appeared on his lips, and he lowered his head to look at the suitcase. Opening it for inspection, he found that every item was still there. This meant Space Movement could carry items containing supernatural power.
But he did not relax. Instead, he immediately used the thaumaturgy Echoes of the Past.
After five consecutive attempts, he heard no human voices at all. This also proved that this space had most likely gone unused for a very long time.
But Shade did not rush to explore the outside. Instead, he turned back and reached out to touch the Old Gods Statue again.
Once he spoke the incantation, he returned to the White Fog region of the "Space Labyrinth." As expected, the vague path in the fog still held those two wooden signposts.
After touching the signpost labeled 1, the voice by his ear murmured softly:
The Primal Rift will guide