In an instant, the ladies all held their breath. The ancient temple fell into absolute silence. Not a single sound echoed through the dark corridor, except for the ladies' somewhat rapid heartbeats ringing in their ears.
This was a peculiar temple, completely isolated from the outside world as there were no windows in any of the walls. The exterior light had no way of penetrating the interior. Yet, the temple did not succumb to darkness and was well-lit instead. At every three-meter interval on the top ends of the walls, a stone brick emanated light, lighting up the inside of the temple. No one understood why these bricks glowed; even to Vivian's discerning eyes, these bricks seemed ordinary and theoretically incapable of emitting light. The only explanation concluded was the specialized technology of the First Epoch or the omnipotence of divine power.
