Riding Two-Humped Red Camels north from Rapan, they traveled day and night and reached their destination in just a day.
When Cui Ciyou and Elinalise arrived at the location marked on the map, they found it waiting for them.
The sight before them was exactly as described in the Record of Exploring the Teleportation Labyrinth.
At first glance, it was merely a cave.
There was nothing remarkable about its appearance, just a shadow recessed into an enormous cliff face.
Many fist-sized spider monsters clustered around the entrance.
Thick, sticky white webs densely covered the black rock walls. In places, the webs had even calcified, resembling ghastly white bones.
But aside from that, there was nothing else to it.
It looked like nothing more than an ordinary hole in a cliff.
Yet the moment one's gaze met that deep darkness, an indescribably sinister, ominous atmosphere swept over them.
It was an aura that made people instinctively understand, deep in their souls, that a labyrinth lay there.
The two dismounted and released their Two-Humped Red Camels.
They did not know how long they would stay, and there was no need for needless sacrifices.
Cui Ciyou also sprinkled some pungent beast-repelling powder over the camels.
There are plenty of monsters around the entrance, too. Hopefully this will help.
Only then did he turn and walk toward the cave alongside Elinalise.
The instant they stepped inside, the scorching sunlight and howling wind outside were shut out.
The cave was dark, though not so dark that they could not see their hands before their faces.
Perhaps some luminous moss grew on its inner walls, or perhaps light from the teleportation magic circles deeper inside was being reflected toward them.
Whatever the reason, the cave was dimly lit.
Still, this environment certainly could not be called