Chapter 978: A Shared Feast
Deep inside the outpost, the site that should have housed the supply warehouse had somehow become an enormous pit.
The enormous pit had not only swallowed the original warehouse, but also shattered the ground throughout the outpost camp.
Clad in robes, Aisik descended along a rope with a relaxed expression.
Although his body was no longer young, such a simple task was still well within his capabilities, especially in a place this safe.
How did my lord do this?
What was that darkness earlier?
And this pit...
Thinking of Dade's instructions, Aisik was filled with questions.
But those very questions gave him even more motivation to complete the task Dade had assigned him.
Aside from satisfying his curiosity, there was, of course, the generous reward.
At the thought of soon regaining the strong, energetic body of his youth, Aisik moved even faster.
Once Aisik's feet touched the ground, he lit the oil lamp he had prepared beforehand.
In the faint light, the strangely shaped rocks and damp ground inside the underground pit came into Aisik's view one by one.
At the same time, a faint stench kept creeping into his nose.
He raised a hand to cover his mouth and nose.
Following Dade's earlier directions, Aisik headed toward the source of the stench.
The faint stench quickly grew pungent.
Even with his mouth and nose covered, Aisik kept retching.
The smell was simply too foul.
Aisik could swear that even a rotting corpse shut up in a cellar would not smell this bad, but soon, the stench began to fade rapidly.
After Aisik followed the smell for about thirty meters, it vanished completely.
Before him lay a magic circle so intricately arranged that an ordinary person would feel dizzy after a single glance.
Naturally, the