As soon as the next day arrived, marking the fifth day since his arrival in the Shadow Realm, Klaus equipped with his backpack, moved close to the edges of the structure and looked outward toward the hill that the demoness, Briar, had described using his binoculars.
According to Briar, there had been a sudden flare of light from that hill, perhaps seven kilometers away. Many ideas came to his mind as he reviewed the situation more thoroughly.
After a bit of thinking, two important questions arose.
To begin with — would they be able to navigate the labyrinth and cover that distance before nightfall? Furthermore, should they even attempt to do so? All things considered, there was no indication that the source of the mysterious light was something beneficial rather than horrifying and deadly.
