Chapter 191: Descent to the Core
The deafening roar of the surface war slowly faded into a dull, heavy rumble.
Draven stepped over a pile of molten slag. The prototype siege cannon fired by Cole had carved a perfectly smooth, glass-like tunnel straight through the lower foundations of the city.
The extreme thermal energy had fused the broken cobblestones into a slick ramp leading deep into the crust of the mountain.
Nyx and Lucien followed closely behind him. They left the bright morning sun behind, descending into the pitch-black maw of the earth.
The darkness of the abyss was suffocating.
BZZZT!
Blue lightning crackled brightly down the length of Lucien's new rapier. The elegant swordsman held the glowing blade up like a torch. The electric blue light cast long, flickering shadows across the blackened stone walls.
"The ambient mana is growing incredibly dense," Lucien noted softly. He kept his eyes locked on the darkness ahead.
