Lefon, the Headmaster, and the Chief of Police had already departed from the Norvalien residence ahead of everyone else.
Each consumed by the weight of their own official duties, leaving the remaining people behind to deal with Daraka.
Meanwhile, Darius and Kugo followed after Daraka and his group as they descended into the subterranean chamber belonging to the Norvalien family.
It did not take long before they finally arrived at the designated room.
The moment the old steel door creaked open, an immediate surge of cold, damp air rushed out to greet them, enveloping their skin like a chilling shroud.
The Norvalien family's underground room was vast.
Its oppressive, suffocating atmosphere pressing down upon the chest of anyone who dared to step inside, as though the very air rejected the presence of the living.
Its walls were assembled from blocks of dark stone, several parts already moist and streaked with patches of moss.
