4 young adventurers were looking at the sides of the stairs which could hardly be seen by the light of the torch while they were going down the stone and leopard staircase. The carvings and images carved on the stone chest of the staircase had fascinated them.

"It's been a long time since this staircase was built, I've never seen carvings like this before," Kevin said so that everyone could hear.

"Uhm, but it looks a bit like the paintings in the central cathedral hall."

Among the people, Robert was the only one who had a history of attending the Central Church; Even Selena, who was a priestess, had not set foot there yet.

Still not feeling good about exploring this strange cave, Lenus said with a slight tremor in his voice, "I think there's still time to go back, why didn't we stay behind the door anyway?!" He, who was behind the others, concentrated his attention more so that they would not face a surprise attack from behind. After a short pause again without having a specific audience, he asked: "With all the dirt and dust that is here, has no one ever explored this cave?"

Robert looked back and answered very seriously, "Do you think there was anything for those orcs to break down a door?" The further away we are from them, the less dangerous they are."

Kevin turned back like Robert and explained even more seriously than Robert: “Dragon Legacy Castle has been under the possession of various monsters for years, if humans hadn't taken back all the way to Playson Valley, we wouldn't even be here now. It is a blessing that this cave has remained intact."

Lenus was surprised and somewhat scared.

"Wh-why are you talking like that?!"

Selena, who didn't say anything until now, couldn't stop laughing anymore.

"Heh heh heh~ How simple Lenus is! They are beating you!"

Lenus frowned, sighed and waved his wand slightly to calm down and focus.

"Safe from you... When do you want to become a human?"

“Are you really scared Lenus? Tonight you are very scared, you are afraid of a handful of scribbles; It's not like you're the one who pulled us out of all the goblins in the previous mission and saved us."

"Your worries are misplaced, Lenus. You were not like this. For now, this cave is safer than outside."

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After hearing Robert and Kevin's words mixed with humor and reality, Lenus let out a pitiful sigh and whispered softly, "What's wrong with you?"

The conversation ended and no sound was heard for a few moments except for the sound of uneven footsteps. Nevertheless, the flame of the hand torch was still burning.

Lenus was restless, he was consumed by confusion and worry. To him, these people weren't strangers, but there was no longer the usual cautious Kevin and sober Robert and self-conscious Selena. A slight feeling told him that his companions were empty dummies being led by someone else.

However, they kept walking. He had no other choice. If he was separated from them, what would happen to him in this silent and blind and dark and endless cave? He was more afraid of being alone than he was afraid of the sudden attack of monsters in this small space or even of the mysterious events of the past few hours.

"I think we went down as much as the steps outside the cave that we came up from."

Selena was the one who broke the lock of silence this time.

After a while, Robert, whose powerful senses were activated, cautiously said, "There is an open space ahead."

They all slowed down as Kevin was at the front of the pack. This simple warning of Robert had been the savior of their party many times and they knew the consequences of not paying attention to it and ignoring it.

After traveling a long way, the party of young adventurers finally left the narrow and suffocating space of the stairs.

As Kevin passed the last step, the torch's magical flame went out. When the darkness took over the space again, the adventurers shivered for a moment.

"Wh-Why did it happen like this?"

Despite Lenus' sudden fear, Kevin took another step; As he entered the unknown space, the crimson flames one by one along the long hall tore through the heart of darkness and advanced until he reached the end of the long hall. Now the paved path in front of Kevin's feet was lit up and extended.

As the dark space was illuminated, behind the red flames, tall columns were identified, whose heads showed the ceiling of the hall. The sides of the hall were still dark behind the obscurity.

In order, Kevin, Selena, Robert, and finally Lenus entered the hall, but they had not gone a few steps when suddenly a stone tablet came out from the ground and stood in front of them.

A little excited, Robert asked in surprise, "What else is this?"

Kevin examined the tablet and the text written on it. After a careful look and scrutiny, he sighed and shook his head.

"I can't read it at all..."

After him, Robert and Selena looked at the text, but they didn't find anything either. Lenus also started to study the text and while doing so, he scratched his head a little. He did not notice the writings either.

He said: "These were written in an ancient language that is very rare and old. You can't read them..." But when his eyes fell on a word that was highlighted in red, a light flashed deep in his eyes. "But I can read this! Written by Hall ... Purple Hall.

Kevin put his hand on Lenus' shoulder and said with a smile: "You didn't say you know the ancient lines too Lenus!"

"It was an accident. I don't know where I saw it, but I'm sure that's what it means."

Robert looked around for danger; Although the darkness of the sides was too thick to understand what was hidden in them. He said: "His name suits him, now that we can't understand anything about him, let's move." "It doesn't seem like there's any danger," he said as he looked around.