This had to be the ultimate version of a sea-view home, right?
Gazing up at the spectacular sight, Fu Qian, once again at the back of the line, couldn't help but offer a heartfelt exclamation of awe.
But clearly, the unbelievable sight White had mentioned wasn't this scene before them.
And whether it was a prison, a sanctuary, or a temple, no one would normally build a structure like this.
It was as if a whole piece of the place had been cut away.
The seawater that should have poured in had instead frozen in place, forming an absurdly tall, crystal-clear black wall.
Just as the legends said, there didn't seem to be any living creatures inside. It was utterly silent.
All in all, from this angle, it looked as if this place had sunk into an unknowable deep sea.
"Which way... are we supposed to go?"
The silence seemed to have spread even into the team members' spirits.
Even Jill, who had stayed so positive and resilient throughout their journey, sounded dry and strained.
When she was the first to come to her senses, her instinctive response was to deny that this was the exit they had planned to use.
"This is the way..."
Unfortunately, White, jolted back to reality but still staring intently in that direction, gave an answer that left them in despair.
"It shouldn't be like this. Why..."
He had always been composed and in control of the overall situation, but now he muttered to himself as if his faith had crumbled.
"Is there another way?"
Perhaps extremes really did provoke their opposites. In this desperate situation, the scholar seemed a little calmer than the others and actively tried to find another way out.
"There isn't. This should have been a special passageway..."
Unfortunately, optimism alone