After what felt like a long traversal through endless winding corridors, the environment began to change.
Ace was ecstatic as he knew he had finally overcome this accursed labyrinth, and he began to slow down before he finally stopped.
At this moment, his gaze lifted slightly because in front of him, the narrow, oppressive tunnels had disappeared, which means the labyrinth had ended. What replaced it was something entirely different. A vast, open expanse unfolded before his eyes.
The ground here was no longer rough cavern stone but a smooth, dark surface that resembled polished obsidian, faintly reflecting dim streaks of corpse-light flowing beneath it like veins.
The air here was heavier, denser yet eerily still, and in the distance, massive structures loomed. They were not natural like cavern walls, but something constructed, as they were ancient and monolithic.
