After winding their way around, it was noon of the new day when Ivan and his party finally reached their destination—the Spiral Valley.
Considered the 'pit within a pit' of the Nine-Color Pit, the entire terrain was like a massive meteorite that had struck the ground, creating the Mysterious Valley.
The Mysterious Valley was extensive, surrounded by rings of spiral channels that interconnected, all eventually leading to the valley floor.
Of course, this was only the Spiral Valley as depicted on the fish-skin scroll map.
In reality, all they saw was an area engulfed in a haze of grey dust that touched the sky, forming a giant vortex that constantly swirled around and around.
"Thud!"
Following the path indicated on the map, Ivan lead several people to jump down from a steep cliff on the side, and they were immediately pulled by an overbearing force in midair, accelerating downward until they landed heavily on the ground.
"What kind of force is this?"
