Chapter 104 : Realm of Shadows (3)
The deeper Axton ventured into the Realm of Shadows, the stronger the stench of death became.
It wasn't just the decaying air or the lingering mana—there was something else, something that whispered faintly in the silence.
It felt alive. Watching. Waiting.
The tunnel walls began to change as he moved further down.
The once-smooth stone was now cracked and veined with dark, pulsing lines of energy that glowed faintly like blood flowing through veins.
The shimmering crystals that had once lit the way grew dimmer and rarer, forcing Axton to conjure a small flame orb that hovered beside him as a source of light.
He took slow, measured steps.
His boots echoed faintly on the cold stone floor.
Every sound in this place seemed amplified — the distant drip of water, the crackle of his flame, and occasionally, the faint rattle of something moving in the dark.
