Ryu shuttled forward with far less burst speed than he had used previously. After crossing the threshold of the outer Sect and vanishing into the fog, he rooted his actions in caution once again, one hand holding up his Matrix and the other hand holding up his lightning needle.
His fingers nimbly moved about, his Spiritual Sense scanning through the region religiously.
The area was too quiet. Although solving the puzzle at the gate was a bit difficult, it wasn't to the point where such a Sect or Clan would deem it to be enough to hand over all of their treasures. This meant that there were most definitely other challenges awaiting ahead, it was just odd that they had yet to appear.
Ryu came to a stop and turned his attention toward the Matrix.
