Before Eric could even react to the scene in front of him, and the fact that none of the puppets inside the tunnel followed him inside, something weird happened in front of him.
All of a sudden, a white shadow thing appeared from the puppet's head, taking the shape of a middle-aged man wearing white clothes, with a natural face and calm face.
The middle-aged man looked like some kind of projection or hologram, but it also gave an ethereal feeling to Eric, making him wonder what it exactly was.
This wasn't the first time he was witnessing something like this, but there was a big difference. As this one didn't feel real, and it felt more of a whisp than a full conscience.
As Eric was racking his brains about what could this thing be, and who this guy was, something even more startling happened in front of him, the white shadow started speaking.
"Welcome in Nightless Stone City, challenger!
