Edward sat at the edge of the chamber, his gaze fixed on Berger, who was cautiously disarming the traps and other defense mechanisms.
The knowledge that he had just been made privy to turned his world upside down. Until a few minutes ago, he had been living in ignorance, oblivious to the fact that his home world was under extraplanar threat.
More importantly, he had unknowingly come in touch with this secret more than two decades ago, when he was still a mere Mana Foundation Magus.
After a long time, he turned to Blackie, who was comfortably lying on the ground beside him, and asked:
"So you're telling me… one of the portals is right underneath Hannes City, and me, Lisa, and Adam had almost visited that place while we were still kids?"
Blackie's ears fluttered ever so slightly. He opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the elderly gnome. Then, he answered in an even voice:
