Hours before Elio's victory over the colossal Locus, Zara and her team made a crucial discovery.
The second crystal glowed softly in a wall cavity, identical to the first. The soft blue light cast dancing shadows on the tunnel walls, creating an almost ethereal atmosphere.
Should she enter now or wait for Elio?
Zara observed the tunnel builders, noting their evident mana exhaustion.
She had pushed them to their limits to surprise Elio when he returned. The majority barely retained any mana points after the intense hours of work.
But it was better this way...
This situation, which initially might have seemed concerning, provided her with a strange sense of security.
"It's the perfect moment," she murmured, more to herself than to others. "The builders are too exhausted to try anything stupid."
