Break In

A massive pit over a hundred meters across appeared before the three of them. Branches from the surrounding trees stretched over it, their dense leaves covering nearly the entire opening.

Leon stood at the edge and peered inside. The depths were bottomless, a pitch-black abyss that was both profound and terrifying.

Now and then, a breeze rustled the leaves. Sunlight filtered through gaps in the canopy and shone into the pit, where crystalline blue glimmers flickered within, clear and radiant like gemstones.

Leon withdrew his gaze and asked the Incubus beside him again, "Merlin, are you sure the giant spider's nest is inside this hole?"

Merlin nodded...