World in the Painting Ishruna: "Tomb Raider's Journal"

As her hand entered the phantom's body, a bone-chilling cold spread from her palm throughout her entire body.

Gray could not help shuddering. It felt like plunging her hand into icy water in the dead of winter. Worse still, it felt as though even her soul was about to freeze.

But then a warm current flowed from the pendant formed by the Holy Sword on her chest and into her body, driving away that piercing cold.

After hesitating slightly, she continued, pushing in her entire arm, then her whole body.

The interior of the Granger Phantom's armor was empty enough to fit three Grays. Breathing was not a problem either, though there was an inexplicable pressure, as though she had submerged herself underwater.

Olga Marie, Sakura, and Aya followed suit, climbing into other Granger Phantoms and controlling them with magic power.

The sensation was quite strange. If she had to describe it, it was like wearing a thick doll costume over her body. Both her reactions and movements were a beat slower.

Under the phantoms' cover, they trudged forward and successfully entered the ancient ruins of Snowfall Valley. Along the way, they saw many wandering Granger Phantoms.

They wandered aimlessly, repeating the actions they had performed in life. Gray's group even saw several phantoms as large as giants. The ground trembled slightly beneath their steps, and their roars shook the mountains.

Fortunately, they did not see through Gray's group hiding among them. Otherwise, they would have had no choice but to fight those phantoms head-on.

Olga Marie climbed out of the phantom's body, stretched herself, and gave a small lazy stretch.

Magic light flowed through Olga Marie's eyes as she scrutinized the ruins from afar.

Sakura also stepped out, holding the map provided by the Church and comparing it with