The paladin of the party said as he looked around, "His name fits him, now that we can't figure anything out, let's move. As if there is no danger."

They all passed through the marked path in the middle of the hall and passed the stone tablet, but the tablet was still there and did not move. Selena, Kevin and Robert looked at the hall's huge and mysterious space in amazement. Lenus also had his magic wand firmly attached to him.

As it got closer, it became clear that the red flames were coming from crystals that were in torches attached to the pillars. Unlike the normal flame of a torch, they did not waver.

"Who would have thought it would be such a dingy place after those dark, narrow stairs?!" Kevin said for all to hear. Meanwhile, he was touching a pillar. "It seems that there are the same carvings on these columns as in the staircase."

As they walked, Robert glanced at the pillars and what Kevin had pointed out.

"Um, but unlike the previous ones, these are not at all like what I saw in the church. These paintings are more professional and complex."

The sound of Selena's golden scepter echoed in the hall from time to time.

"Instead of looking at the scribbles on the pillars, you'd better look for something more useful, you architects!"

"You're funny too, Selena, but you're right," Kevin said jokingly, furrowing his brows. "Hey Robert, did you find anything?"

Robert, who was moving on the left side, unlike Kevin, signaled his failure to look for any sign of a treasure or valuable object.

"There has been nothing so far, but maybe there will be news in the future."

As they were walking the length of the hall, suddenly a faint sound from the darkness caught Lenus' attention. He turned and looked into the darkness. As he stared a little longer, his suspicions grew with a melodious metallic sound.

“H-Hey guys! There is something here!"

As the leader of the party, Kevin felt obliged to act quickly in these situations. He quickly turned back and stood next to Lenus while Robert and Selena were also focused on him; He then looked straight to where Lenus was pointing, but since he turned, the darkness was engulfed in silence and emptiness.

"There is nothing here... Poof! It's like you've become delusional, Lenus."

"Strange that this always happens to you, Lenus," Robert snorted as Kevin returned to his seat.

While he still didn't come to his senses and was looking into the darkness as he walked forward, he asked in an aimless whisper, "What's my fault?!"

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After walking down the cobbled path in the middle of the hall, he finally saw the group where the hall ended. After the last column, there was a wall decorated with a large altar. The elevation of the altar in three different layers had winding and long patterns that extended from the point of impact to the ground level.

Right in front of the altar, there was a circular platform with steps, which was approximately the same width as the altar. Around it, there were six stone stands, inside each of which there was a special carved stone that looked like a statue. This platform and altar was illuminated by a large lamp on the ceiling with a faint red light.

When the party came upon this scene, nothing but surprise was visible on their faces; Even Lenus was lost in the beauty and glory of the image in front of him. None of them had ever come across anything like this.

Kevin, whose hands were loose and hanging like Robert's jaw, expressed his surprise: "W-What is this?! Didn't we come intruding into the tomb of a famous dead?!"

Still staring at the altar, Robert replied to Kevin, "The evidence says the same, but it still doesn't measure up to the grandeur of the cathedral."

When he said this, the entire hall shook and caused everyone to fall to the ground.

Getting up from the floor, Selena giggled and said, "It looks like it hit him."

Although he lost control for a moment, Lenus quickly gathered himself up after falling to the ground and said with a shaky laugh, “Well, we'd better stay here and not go any further. The guild squad must have destroyed the orcs by now..."

Robert sighed and said in a rather sharp tone, "Enough Lenus!" Unhealthy, we are adventurers, it is our job to hit the heart of danger. So, now that we have skinned the cow and reached the bottom, let's let a bunch of scavengers eat our share?"

Lenus did not hold back this time and spoke firmly.

"We are adventurous, but we must also be thoughtful. Thousands of times we have all experienced that with thoughtlessness and unreasonable pride, we put not only ourselves but also others in the mouth of death. Robert, do you realize that we are now in a place that has not been touched by man for at least centuries? We should not kill ourselves for the sake of four more coins or the fame of discovering such a place."

"You, who are at ease, will go to the polladis' plate tonight and climb the stairs like this, but what about us? I asked Vanessa, Kevin and Selena and I must complete at least 20 more missions to become like you! Why should we hold ourselves back when we can climb 20 stairs overnight?"

Lenus, who had just realized the matter, yelled more strongly: "Say that! Your problem is with my rank! I didn't think you were so jealous, Robert. Poof! At all, assuming that you dig and explore this strange forum, how do you know that you will be like me, as you say? Huh?!"

Kevin and Selena tried to stop the argument, but Robert gritted his teeth and said, "I'll show you now!" He went to the platform, but as soon as he was about to step on the first step, he hit an invisible glass fence and fell back.

Kevin and Selena, who had walked over to him, were startled by Robert falling back.

Even though he was surprised by the existence of the fence, Lenus said to Robert: "This is the result!"

Robert glared at Lenus but Kevin put a hand on his shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Calm down boy, I know you want to be strong and so do we, but our lives are more valuable. I don't agree with Lenos' extreme caution either, but we should be more balanced."

After Robert sighed and stood up with Kevin's help, Selena walked over to the fence and gently held out her hand to him. Selena's hand moved forward until it hit a shaky but powerful layer and stopped.

"It doesn't seem like one of those fences that can harm a person by touching them, but with all this experience in making magic fences, I am sure that this fence is not something that can be broken."

"If it can't be defeated, how can we get past it?" Kevin asked in surprise.

"We've got to neutralize it," Selena thought, hand to her chin as Lenus said.