Continuing inward on the island, Fisher and his companions came across a hollow rock cave that linked the beach with the island's interior. The cave's layout was intricate but the scenery inside was quite chilling. Just as they entered, everyone was startled.
On both sides of the cave, numerous humans dressed in ancient attire from the Northern Realm were orderly sprawled. Each of their bodies appeared as if devoured by feathers, a condition far worse than the person hidden under the cloak they had seen before, with feathers completely occupying all their facial orifices, unmoving, maintaining the most devout bowing posture, facing the direction inside the island.
"They… They persisted to the last moment for their master's mission, taking turns to guard that item. Now only I remain, and I dare not think what would have happened if you hadn't come…"
