At the entrance to the ancient gate, a massive, whirlpool-like black vortex had formed—the exit leading back to the real world.
Those who ran fast threw themselves straight into that vortex. Meanwhile, in the real world, one adventurer after another came flying out of the hole in the ground at the center of the ruins. Their unexpected arrival startled the remaining adventurers who had been waiting for the storm clouds to disperse so they could head inside.
"What's going on?"
"Why are people getting flung out one after the other?"
"Something went wrong down there… You don't want to go in!" said one adventurer who had escaped death in the ancient gate, his face ashen.
"Wrong? What do you mean by wrong?" asked several adventurers who had been on the verge of heading down.
"The entire place…it's collapsing. And there are bursts of some terrifying energy coming through…it feels like some unfathomably ancient being has awakened…" The fighter's voice shook.
An ancient being?
