The Man's Decree

After taking a few deep breaths, Jared slowly walked toward the illuminated door. Since Jared had no idea what lay beyond it, he had to tread cautiously.

He steadied himself, preparing to fight in case danger emerged.

Yet, as he slowly stepped through the door, he realized it wasn’t the exit he had expected. Instead, what greeted him was a seemingly bottomless cavern.

“D*mn it…” Jared cussed under his breath.

Just when he thought he could finally leave, he found himself still stuck inside the cave. “Why would anyone install a light door in a f*cking cave and design the rock wall like this? Crazy!”

When Jared planned to turn around and retreat, he discovered that the light portal had disappeared. What truly stood behind him was a solid rock wall.

This implied that Jared could no longer return even if he wanted to.

This left Jared utterly bewildered, his entire body breaking out in cold sweat, his expression incredibly tense.

It was clear both the light door and the rock wall were man-made. Did they set this as a trap to lure people in?

the mystery of what lay within the cave

uncertain if he could find his way

retreat, Jared could

a dead end. It’s a dead end for sure! There might be

Jared became, the more excited

his voice laced with dismissive amusement. “If we encounter a beast, I’ll throw you out as bait

speaking, Jared gave Maurice two more lashes before continuing further

Jared

indeterminate amount of time, a shimmering barrier of light unexpectedly appeared ahead. However, this barrier was a formation

sudden appearance of a light screen before him, Jared realized that there might be people around.

formation were incredibly ancient, suggesting that it had been

spiritual energy

his spiritual sense, as he was curious to see who was behind the light curtain.

behind that dazzling light or if it was just the light portal he had passed through, which might