The light swirled.
As Fu Qian touched the vortex, he clearly sensed himself drifting through a gap in space and entering a special dimension.
Although Supernatural Power ran rampant in this world, there were still few things capable of traversing space.
According to Professor En's explanation just now, the bronze monster's mouth was the only way in or out.
In other words, this Forbidden Zone should not exist anywhere in the real world.
There was no doubt it was rather special, and worth exploring carefully.
As he pondered, his senses had already returned. Fu Qian realized he was standing inside a cave, its walls made of the exact same material as the giant beast from before.
Professor Lisha, who had gone ahead, stood a short distance in front of him.
Fu Qian took a couple of steps forward and looked out. Through the mist in the distance beyond the cave, he saw pinpricks of blue-green light swirling and flickering, much like the vortex from before.
"Thank you."
Lisha looked at him and said, sounding somewhat annoyed.
"What for?"
"For Professor Fu's gentlemanly conduct just now. It made me feel genuinely respected."
By the end, Lisha was practically gritting her teeth.
"Think nothing of it. It's only basic decency."
Fu Qian replied casually.
A flash of blue-green light vanished behind them. Cas had arrived as well.
When Fu Qian looked over, Cas gave him a slight nod.
"Nothing seems out of the ordinary. The Spirit Ash Institute doesn't appear to have left many traces."
Lisha greeted Cas as well, then told him what she had discovered.
"That's not surprising. They've been going on about so-called communion with spirits, and En wanted to come along just to tell us about the so-called taboos they've figured out."
Cas let out a series of