Chapter 1155 – The Demon and The Sorcerer [Part 5]
He slowed.
Runa did the same.
The corridor ahead was empty.
No growling. No scratching. No movement in the alcoves.
Even the demons behind them had stopped pursuing.
Lux's eyes narrowed.
That was never a good sign.
[Unknown energy signature proximity increasing.]
Lux felt it now without the system.
Pressure.
The power beneath the fortress had been heavy before, but this was different.
They were close. So close.
Runa's ears flattened. "You feel that?"
"Yes."
The next section of corridor opened into a circular chamber.
Broken statues surrounded the room. Chains covered the walls, each engraved with royal runes. A massive sealed doorway stood opposite them, its surface blackened by centuries of accumulated demonic energy.
Lux stepped into the chamber.
One step.
Two.
Then his instincts screamed.
"Runa!"
He grabbed her waist.
-BOOOOOOM!
Something struck the corridor behind them.
Stone exploded.
