This was an underground space hidden beneath a mountain.
It was not particularly large, with only about two hundred square meters of ground to stand on.
Normally, two hundred square meters was hardly a small area.
But when Ellin and the others entered the Underground Space, they were instantly dumbstruck.
Abyss Mages were everywhere.
Like well-trained soldiers, they stood in neat, orderly ranks.
At a rough glance, nearly six hundred Abyss Mages packed the two-hundred-square-meter space, with all four elements-Cryo, Pyro, Hydro, and Electro-represented!
Standing before them were a Hydro Abyss Herald and an Electro Abyss Herald.
But what drew the most attention was a spatial rift hanging in midair.
The spatial rift was pitch-black inside. An unsettling, ominous aura poured out alongside black miasma, making their hearts pound with inexplicable dread.
The two Abyss Heralds stood at the front, leading the assembled Abyss Mages in chanting strange incantations toward the rift as they performed a bizarre ritual.
Under the Abyss Mages' chanting, filthy black miasma surged toward the rift, exerting its influence on it.
"So that's what's going on!"
Venti frowned slightly.
"What? Did you figure something out?"
Everyone turned to Venti.
"It really is a sign of impending disaster."
Venti shook his head. "As I said before, Rifthounds can tear through space. That rift was probably torn open by them."
"The Abyss must have discovered this rift by chance. Now they're likely using this strange ritual to widen it and bring disaster upon Mondstadt sooner!"
"In just a few months, the spatial rift has already grown this large. If we'd discovered it any later, Mondstadt would surely have been swallowed by that dark calamity again!"
"We have no time to lose. We have to stop them from widening the rift any further!"
"And be careful. Don't use overly