As the team finally reached the lowest level of the downtown area, nearing the cult's ritual site, visibility plummeted.
The fog was so dense it was like a wall; Elias could no longer see Chief Leonardo in the crowd.
Fortunately, among the Special Affairs Department's supernaturals was a caster.
He stepped forward and, with a series of complex and lengthy incantations, parted the thick fog ahead like splitting a mountain, creating a path with a blast of air.
The chaotic air currents spread out, dissipating the surrounding fog a bit, improving visibility.
They finally caught sight of the scene in the distant ruins of the square.
Elias could faintly see that the statue of the deity in the center of the square had been erected, with flames burning fiercely around it.
The cultists were busy setting up, indicating the summoning ritual hadn't started yet.
