"Apologies, Your Highness, I was momentarily distracted."
Lorenz composed himself, nodded apologetically to Leo Ray, and then resumed his steps.
Arriving inside the hall enveloped by eerie light, the increase of the magic spheres made the place notably brighter.
However, the brighter it got, the more attention was drawn to the dark red roots emerging from the ground, continuously writhing and growing, looking extremely bizarre.
At the same time, Leo Ray and the others could all feel it.
The energy within their bodies was noticeably sluggish; it seemed the dark red roots had reached a level enough to affect Tier 4 experts and above.
"Your Highness, the closest passage to the Underground City is over here."
The old face of Lorenz was full of solemnity as he dashed towards a passage on the side of the hall.
