After Ryan swept the area with the power of his skills, they noticed that a basement had been exposed beneath the tower.
They decided to investigate. But what they found was actually the location where the slaves Ivis had mentioned were being held.
"All of them... they're dwarves, right?" Karol asked as she illuminated the center of the room with her fireballs.
"I didn't think we would find them in this place..." Irina remarked while remaining by Ryan's side.
'But... that means I was on the verge of killing them all... if I had aimed that attack directly at the ground, that power surely would have pierced right through it...'
"Karol, Irina, free them."
"Yes!"
They went immediately, removing their chains and gags.
Once the dwarves were free, they began asking all sorts of questions and thanking them.
According to what they said, they had been locked up there for at least fifteen days.
Their clothes were filthy; it was hard for Ryan to tell their ages. However,
