Villain Ch 1492. Trial of Will [Part 2]
He moved forward, this time slower, more alert. His boots scraped against the stone, and he kept his left hand hovering, ready to cast a barrier again.
The walls to his right suddenly shifted. Not subtly—no, the stone slid with a thunderous rumble, sealing off the path he'd just walked through.
[Environmental Shift Detected – Recalculating Map… Map Not Available]
[Reminder: There is no map. Only the maze.]
Allen stopped walking and raised both hands in the air, exasperated. "Okay, we get it. 'Only the maze.' This whole crypt is like a middle-school poetry contest."
A light flared in the distance—a faint purple flicker, just for a second. It pulsed again. Faint, rhythmic. Like a heartbeat. He squinted.
"A shrine," he muttered. His gut twisted. "Or a trap."
He stalked toward it.
