Fang Hong heard the implication in her words and subconsciously looked up—though ahead, all he could see was a pitch-black void. Elf Miss shook her head, took the Illumination Crystal from his chest, and lit it with a touch of her fingertip.
But when the crystal's light brightened, Fang Hong was momentarily stunned.
The light of the Illumination Crystal wasn't particularly bright, pale and cold, just a faint glow in the darkness—only illuminating a few feet. Yet within those few feet, Fang Hong saw a wall artificially built.
The wall loomed before them, stretching from left to right, its ends disappearing into the darkness, the extent unseen. Rising up, about fifteen feet high, the entire wall was neatly constructed of square bricks, nearly identical to the material of the outside Idus underground passageway.
Yet its architectural style considerably differed from that of the ancient city.
