Across the empty land, a colossal banyan tree stood alone as a forest unto itself, countless aerial roots and corpses hanging beneath it like a death painting steeped in religious meaning.
"They dug up a taboo from underground?!"
Fiona repeated those words, as though she could taste the terror within them!
When ordinary people accidentally came into contact with dangerous items from the secret world, they often suffered all manner of dreadful disasters.
And now, these Beyonders seemed to have encountered the same kind of calamity!
Only... far more terrifying!
"Is this... Aaron Sothoth's tomb? What did you dig out from it?"
Xisthos continued questioning.
"I don't know..."
"Where is the entrance to the ruins?"
"The tree hollow..."
The mummified corpse uttered its final few notes, then closed its mouth forever.
Jacob approached the enormous banyan that would have taken ten people to encircle. Sure enough, on the other side, he saw a pitch-black opening in the trunk.
Darkness so dense it could not be dissolved coiled within the tree hollow, exuding an ominous aura.
Caslow whistled, trying to ease the tension. "Summoning a giant banyan tree... what sort of ritual or spell is that? What level of powerhouse could accomplish it?"
"A Non-Human Existence specializing in the element of 'Crimson' should be able to do it... perhaps a true 'Druid' could as well."
Jacob answered after a thoughtful pause.
"By that logic, that Green Devil wasn't all that impressive..."
Caslow laughed.
"Don't underestimate him. He was a Non-Human Existence from the very beginning of the spiritual tide's resurgence! His worth cannot be compared to those of today... and he was likely God-favored, with no telling how many ancient secrets he possessed." Fiona sighed. "I'm getting a little impatient to enter the tomb... even if it's dangerous!"
"But if