Sylvia reached out and sensed the area.
"The state of the internal space is unclear. What I sensed from the tower should have been this place. Judging from the traces of battle and the situation here, we came to the right location."
"I'll go first. You two, be careful."
Vanessa said. After the flames that sprang from Shade's hand melted the enormous Ice Block blocking the entrance, she was the first to enter. But she stopped after only a few steps.
"Shade, it seems my feeling just now was right. This place feels familiar, doesn't it?"
The summoned light illuminated the interior of the cave. Black Ice Blocks filled the Rock Walls and ceiling with wild abandon. They absorbed the striking moonlight but reflected none of it.
Black mist seemed to churn within the Ice Blocks, while the Rock Walls and layers of snow connected to them were also faintly tinged with black.
"This is... Mad Earth?"
Shade was somewhat surprised, but he immediately shook his head.
"It's very similar, but not quite the same as ordinary Mad Earth. This filth isn't especially powerful. It shouldn't have affected Miss Reinhart. Wait a moment, I'll deal with it—Earth Power - Healing Aura!"
Shade scattered ordinary soil and flower petals. A small Clay Holy Grail formed between his hands, then slowly sank into the ground beneath his feet. As the earthy-yellow aura erupted, the blackness within the ice crystals throughout the cave rapidly faded.
Before long, the newly formed Holy Grail floated back up from the ground. After catching it, Shade saw that the rune upon it was an ice crystal.
"No problem. The contamination has been completely removed."
Vanessa judged, but Sylvia pointed out:
"The Spatial Anomaly in the cave still remains. This contamination was not the cause of the Spatial