Old Meredith clearly appeared doubtful towards what the Players were saying, convinced that they were bragging away.
However, he didn't do anything in the end when he saw that his granddaughter was standing by the Players, merely sighing lengthily before shambling to the side to give way.
While this place here were accessible from all sides and the Players would be able to enter the cavern reaching into the Deep Wall Stratum, the old man's gesture showed that he trusted the Players.
And with him giving the way, the net of light that had been blocking the crater crumbled and disappeared. The monsters that had been kept beneath it hence rushed out at once, giving the impression that it was a black, oppressive wave!
A closer look would reveal that those monsters came in many different sizes, but there were only two that really threatened the Players.
One was the horse-sized monsters that were pitch-black like crows that were rather numerous.
