Chapter 495 - 495. Catacombs Island

Tyler looked around with keen eyes. The island stretched before him like a stone colossus, nothing but massive mountains piled upon each other. Sharp ridges and jagged cliffs rose into the clouds, forming a fortress of stone that seemed almost impenetrable. There was no beach, no soft welcoming sands, only the raw dominance of the mountains. The only visible passage was at the eastern edge, where a yawning entrance stood like a gate to the underworld. Two giant gorilla skulls, bleached by time, flanked the pathway. Their hollow sockets seemed to watch intruders silently, as if guarding whatever mysteries lay within. The entrance itself sloped downward, a carved stone corridor that promised a journey into the depths of the island's heart.