Lilliat stepped into the tree hollow, and her intuition was instantly pricked as if by needles.
The passage was very short, its smooth surface creased with folds like the intestines of some gigantic animal.
After walking for several minutes, a faint glimmer of light suddenly appeared ahead.
"Stay by my side. Don't act on your own."
Aaron gave the instruction and walked ahead.
For some reason, Lilliat immediately felt much more at ease.
I clearly joined the Invisible Cult before you did...
She grumbled inwardly, but her body honestly followed after him.
Together, they crossed through that ray of light.
At once, the space around them brightened, and they arrived in an enormous plaza.
All around the plaza, dark-red mist churned endlessly, obscuring the paths from sight. Within the plaza stood the Beyonders who had entered before them. Some carried lanterns, some held torches, and some used talismans to illuminate this stretch of ground.
"This is... Ancestor Sothos's tomb?"
Lilliat muttered to herself, then suddenly turned back, every pore on her body tightening. "Where's the passage? Where's the tree hollow?"
Behind her, the passage had vanished without a trace.
And not far away, she saw people appearing out of thin air—apparently the Beyonders who had been following behind her!
"Looks like this tomb only allows entry, not exit!"
Aaron said gravely, "It might be some kind of trap... I can feel a sort of isolation."
"That's right. The people who came before have already tested it. It's impossible to contact the outside world here... Even... some tried praying to the Age Controllers and performing rituals, but received no response."
Clark spoke solemnly from the side. At the same time, he took out a magnifying glass and a small brush, approaching a broken stone pillar in the plaza as though he