As they walked in the dim pathway, Leon couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. The intricate carvings on the walls depicted scenes of battles and rituals, hinting at a long-forgotten civilization.
Now and then, the path would widen into a small chamber before narrowing again, each space filled with more enigmatic symbols.
"Do you think this is the ruins we were looking for?" one of the recruits asked, his voice hushed as if afraid of disturbing the silence.
Hearing that, chills went down their spines. An intermediate class ruin was no trifling matter. Many geniuses had perished trying to explore such places. They were only ordinary mercenaries with some experience. For them, who had never encountered an intermediate ruin and had only joined this expedition for the large sum of reward, this was a potential disaster.
"As if it could be easy to find it," said another, trying to dissuade the thought.
