Merna stayed in the basement of the Mage Tower for around two hours. Then she heard a soft click. The magic door's aura disappeared.
They lowered the security! Merna was overjoyed. However, she didn't hurriedly act. Instead, she remained in the corner. It was most likely a trap.
This didn't mean that they'd found her. Instead, they didn't find her yet but wanted to use this to lower her guard and make her come out of her hiding place. Thus, she kept waiting quietly. After another hour or so, she finally snuck out of the spot.
There were detection runes hidden all over the storeroom, but Merna's body shape was her advantage. She also had great vision. Even the most hidden runes were visible to her.
Carefully, she walked in the blind spots of all the runes. Three minutes later, she successfully got to the second basement floor.
Here, her detection earring vibrated faintly. This meant she was getting closer to her target. It was less than 60 feet away!
