Elias walked through the bone forest that ended almost without warning, and he was before the tunnel that he suspected the wolves had emerged from.
He paused in front of it, waiting and listening, while his Vitality and Stamina slowly ticked upward. Elias knew that there were potions that could give a quick burst of Vitality and Stamina, and he had always thought he would not need them, but that was clearly not the case if he kept entering weird situations like this.
As he listened, he observed the tunnel; it was not natural, as he could see precise curves and edges, even though the walls were now filled with the light of dying bioluminescent fungi.
Elias stood at its entrance, and he could not hear anything breathing or sense any life with his Crimson Vein Art. He checked his vest and noted that with three of the objects close now found and close together, they were beginning to pulse against his chest in a rhythm that was almost, but not quite, synchronized.
