Deep underground lay an enormous unnatural cavern, roughly the size of dozens of football fields. It was pitch-black, so dark that you could not see your hand in front of your face.
The air was murky, and because they were deep enough, it was somewhat hot here—not the pleasantly cool underground environment Su Ming wanted.
A thousand years ago, the goblins had hollowed this place out, helping the wizards seal away the emotions Isidora left behind after her death.
But a few centuries ago, another bad goblin emerged among the descendants of those construction goblins. He believed that since his family had helped the wizards build the vault, the things inside it should belong to him.
He wanted to gain the power of those emotions and strengthen himself, intending to destroy humanity afterward. A very simple and honest wish.
Normally, Su Ming would not divide living creatures into good and evil. The real world was not that simple. But the goblin named Ranrok was just too simple and honest. He did not have a single redeeming quality, from his appearance to his behavior. He was bad to the bone.
That was right. Like most goblins, he was bald. His face was covered in either scars or wrinkles, and his whole head looked like a rotten egg—in short, a bad egg.
"Lumos."
With a flick of her wand, the witch lit up the entire underground space. Unlike an ordinary wizard's lighting spell, when Hermione used this magic, it felt as though she had created a small sun floating above their heads.
As the vast, empty underground space brightened, the witch saw her surroundings clearly. If she had not known this place was underground, her first glance would have made her think it was an ancient battlefield.
Broken stones and shattered ground