Chapter 16: Malicious Woman

The passage bore signs of human intervention, with steps leading downward for sixty meters. As they descended, Connor was astonished to find a coolness in the air rather than the expected heat. This was the nature of the strange fire. It could completely conceal its temperature, making it difficult to detect by heat alone. After about forty meters, Connor's expression changed dramatically. He looked distraught. Snow's fur bristled in fear, its eyes wide with alarm as it stared ahead. Twenty...