Fisher and his companion's tenseness grew, and Fisher's heartbeat slightly sped up—not out of fear, but because of a faint fragrance; he began to realize that what he smelled was not an illusion, but a real clue related to the missing Renie below him.
Embracing an investigative mindset, he steadily descended into the darkness untouched by humans for a long time.
"Step! Step! Step!"
The staircase was long. With each step Fisher took, the echo of his shoes striking the stone bricks below continually resounded. Valentina could see nothing but darkness, but Fisher clearly discerned the structure beneath the staircase.
Below was a very large and spacious room, except it was rather empty, with only a platform protruding in the center. On the ground beneath the platform, there were many scattered bones, both intact and fragmented, and they belonged to various races...
