[Sain]

Late at night. Full Moon. A ruined town.

Believers hostile toward one another, swindlers praying to heaven, trembling refugees.

Cracked earth—and an ancient Teleportation Gate that had suddenly risen from underground!

Todd recognized this Teleportation Gate because he had seen it before. In fact, his being kidnapped here by Dorian was related to this very gate.

Because two words had been inscribed on it in magical runes:

[Sain]!

"Sain Underground City!?"

Todd could not help crying out. His body, which had only just managed to stand, swayed and collapsed to the ground again. He could only stare blankly at the Teleportation Gate that had suddenly appeared.

Just now, he had prayed. He had prayed for a god to descend from heaven and save him.

The moment he finished reciting the prayer, the Teleportation Gate to Sain Underground City rose from the ground.

"Could it be because of me...?"

He blinked dully, uncertain whether he deserved to have a dungeon suddenly appear for his sake.

Just then, the earthquake triggered by the appearance of the Teleportation Gate erupted.

The sudden Teleportation Gate utterly shattered the atmosphere that had been on the verge of erupting into battle. As the ground shook violently, fissures continuously opened across the barren land.

The people standing there swayed and could not keep their footing. Some even stepped into the cracks and had to struggle with all their strength to pull themselves free. A moment later, and Mother Earth would have recycled them in her furnace.

"Stay back! Don't go near it!"

With a slight wave of Anleisi's hand, flowers made of Holy Light bloomed beneath every Holy Light Knight's feet. The flowers lifted them above the ground, leaving them unaffected by the cracks.

Her older brother, the expressionless man, suddenly punched the ground, and