At this moment, Vera seemed to understand Smith's feelings.
"Tsk... I have a feeling that Evan's eagerness to go there is partly due to this reason."
Vilia had no evidence, but based on his years of interaction with Evan, he figured it was probably true.
"How can you say that? I'm doing this for the sake of our settlement. How can the work of the top administrator be called slacking off?"
Besides, leaving the rest of the work to Smith and Viria is a recognition of their abilities, and I believe they can handle it.
Inside the tunnel, Evan seemed to sense the thoughts of the two people on the ground and muttered to himself.
They had only walked about twenty meters into the passage when the changes became very obvious.
Black fog.
Under the torchlight, the black mist that permeated every corner of the passageway drifted around, growing thicker as they ventured deeper.
The black fog even compressed the range of light; a torch that could illuminate more than ten meters outside could not even reach five meters of brightness here.
Fortunately, these black mists are not insurmountable. The light-based mental weapons they possess cause the black mist to hiss and gradually dissipate wherever their light shines.
These are the manifestations of dark energy, at a concentration high enough to kill an unsuspecting and defenseless ordinary person within minutes, their corpse then transforming into a dark, corrosive beast.
"We haven't even seen what's inside yet, and the darkness that's just escaping is already this pure? That's truly a rare find."
Having witnessed the situation firsthand, Evan became even more certain of his suspicions: it was definitely the Dark God Model who had personally intervened. So what exactly was this gathering place that it possessed such value?
So the team continued onward.
"tread……"
It was a short distance, but because of the darkness, everyone except Evan felt like they had walked for half an hour in what was only a minute or so.
Apart from their footsteps and breathing, there was no other sound in the passageway. These sounds echoed in the passageway, making the team feel even more pressured.
Fortunately, every member of this team was handpicked by Evan, and the third-stage Light-based Mind Armor is a testament to their will and beliefs.
"■..."
They finally reached the end of the passage. The torches here reduced visibility to less than three meters, and black mist enveloped them.
Here you can see a gap; that's what the construction team dug out after discovering the passage.
Inside was an endless expanse of darkness, and the black mist inside the passage flowed continuously from this darkness.
"Stop, let's test the rune's effect first, and see if it can illuminate the environment inside."
"Understood."
The teammate next to Evan skillfully took out a mirror, which was the prop engraved with glowing runes.
Point the mirror at the darkness before you and infuse it with energy.
"Buzz..."
A beam of light shot out from the mirror, its intensity enough to illuminate the abandoned settlement from the past.
However, faced with the current darkness, the beam of light advanced in vain, only managing to go about ten meters before being unable to go any further.
"Gulp..."
Some people swallowed hard; this dark power was stronger than they had imagined.
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