No sooner had John's words fallen than black mist started to billow from the gigantic caves in the mountains.
Soon after, several emaciated figures, shrouded in black mist, stumbled towards John and his party.
As the smoke cleared, the group was surprised to find that these figures were human in appearance.
But they all had dull, vacant eyes and their clothing was in tatters.
It seemed they had been in this place for a very long time.
"My God, are there actually humans living here?" Everyone was taken aback, and a few were about to approach them for questions when John extended his hand to stop them.
"Don't go near. Can't you see? These are not living people."
Those who were about to approach promptly stopped in their tracks and looked closer.
Indeed, although these figures looked human, their eyes no longer had pupils but were completely gray.
