The hidden doorway led into a narrow stone passage.
Unlike the grand corridors they had explored earlier, this one was barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
The walls felt rough and unfinished, as though this section had been carved directly through solid rock instead of being constructed by skilled craftsmen.
Their footsteps echoed softly through the confined tunnel.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
The air had grown noticeably colder.
Neither of them spoke. Only the flickering torchlight danced across the ancient walls as they continued deeper into the unknown.
After walking for nearly a minute, the passage suddenly widened.
Both of them stepped out of the narrow corridor and stopped instinctively. Before them stretched another underground chamber.
This one was even larger than the previous hall. The ceiling rose so high that the torchlight couldn't reach it. Countless stone pillars stood throughout the chamber like silent guardians, disappearing into darkness above.
