More experienced than the average citizens, those gathered in the dungeon's underground facility moved instinctively.
Some stepped backward while others braced themselves.
But instead of receiving some sort of blow, then the ground trembled violently once again.
The suddenness of it caught everyone off guard.
Just then, a blinding light suddenly exploded across the projection, so bright that they had to actively shield their eyes or squeeze them shut entirely.
For several moments, all they could see was white.
Then gradually, the light faded.
One by one, people cautiously lowered their arms or slowly reopened their eyes.
But what greeted them left everyone stunned and utterly speechless.
Standing at the center of the newly formed clearing was an enormous door.
No—
A gate.
It towered over the surrounding area like a monumental structure forged from something far beyond ordinary understanding.
