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Leon and Karen had entered the mineshaft B38-5. “B” stood for black iron, while “38” meant it was the thirty-eighth mine to begin operations. The “-5” recorded the sequence of tunnels—sometimes just a few, sometimes dozens.
According to Irexana, this mine most closely resembled the site of the operation scheduled in four days. Both the monsters and the terrain were said to be nearly eighty percent identical.
Which means the other twenty percent accounts for unknown variables, Leon thought as he lit up the Holy Sword, trailing Karen by a few steps.
Unlike her, who could see clearly even in darkness, he needed at least a bit of light to secure his vision. The soft glow from the blade drove back the darkness, revealing the desolate mine before them.
“His Eminence said it was abandoned for poor yields, but still… What a mess.”
Just as Leon muttered, the interior of the tunnel was a wreck. The rails for the minecarts were twisted and torn as if bitten by a beast.
Lamps that should’ve lit the path were long shattered, and the pickaxes and hammers stuck into the walls had lost their heads, leaving only hollow handles behind.
Karen, moving ahead, nodded in agreement and said, “Seriously, I wouldn’t be surprised if undead monsters popped out.”
Then she twitched her sharp nose and sniffed the air and added, “The ventilation system’s still running, so the air’s okay. But if we stir up the settled dust, breathing...
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