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The trio of Shin, Arthur, and Leonard was led by Hano to the deepest parts of the prison dungeon, which was filled with nothing but eeriness.
"Is this a little too desolate to be the highest level of prison within the Divinity City," commented Arthur as he looked around.
The place was filled with prison cells, but they had never found anyone up until now. But what was strange was the number of guards patrolling through the corridor and standing at their designated posts. The guards were too many for such an empty prison.
The eeriness filling the entire place was even affecting the three of them. It was as if the silence in the air was trying to overwhelm them. There was also a strange dark aura mixed with it that was attempting to invade their minds.
"This place seemed to be not as simple as it seems," commented Leonard as he was keener when it came to sensing such hostile auras due to his enhanced Bestial Instincts.
Arthur and Shin were not far behind him, but Leonard was more sensitive when it came to sensing it.
Shin slightly nodded but also added. "It is not just because of the place. The entire prison is being affected by something-... or more like someone."
The other two did not have to guess what Shin was trying to imply as they could already guess what it was.
That mysterious prisoner being held at the deepest part of the prison should be the reason.
"What kind of existence are these guys locked in this place for it to have such a huge effect on the environment," commented Arthur as he looked around the place.
Shin also nodded as he started to sense a somewhat familiar energy from the environment. He was trying to figure out where he sensed such dense dark energy when Leonard suddenly turned to him.
"Shin Bro, don''t you think that this energy is somewhat familiar?" asked Leonard as he also found something odd. "But it is also somewhat different at the same time. It feels much denser and more-.... Wicked?"
Shin already knew what Leonard was talking about, but he did not dare to confirm it yet since there were still a lot of possibilities.
"More than that-..." he paused their topic as he swept his eyes at the surroundings, particularly at the dark shadows enveloping the entire place. "Aren''t your hidden guards showing us a little much hostility?"
The moment he mentioned this, Leonard also turned his head to the side while adding. "Now that you mentioned it, they have been sending these stinging gazes for quite a while now."
"I thought some mosquitoes were biting me up until now," commented Arthur with a somewhat provoking tone.
What surprised Hano, who was accompanying them, was not the fact that these three were able to notice these Shadow Watchers of the prison. It was because of the fearlessness and competitive spirit that these three were emitting.
These guards who were keeping an eye on them might be way ahead of their league for now, but the three remained unfazed and faced the pressure directed at them with full calmness.
''As expected of the selected individuals of those fearsome factions. These three are worthy of their titles at the very least,'' mumbled Hano as he swept his gaze at the three before quickly putting up an awkward smile, trying to appease the three. "Please don''t misunderstand, Esteemed Guests. This is just a protocol that we have to follow."
"As you can see, this place is already in such a state, so it will be quite troublesome if something goes wrong. We have to be on our full alert at all times to prevent any accidents," he added as he gave the Shadow Watchers a signal to further hide their presence.
The three also saw those coded signals and somewhat understood what they meant. Given their background in the real world, especially when they regularly went on undercover missions, they were very familiar with such things.
Clank!
Not long after, Hano proceeded to open the metal gate. He first injected his mana into the Magic Formation acting as the lock of the gates, unlocking it.
Not long after, Hano took a deep breath before pushing the gates with one hand.
Bang!
The giant metal gates were sent inside, opening a path for them.
Boom!
But right at the same time, a very powerful pressure suddenly descended on everyone seemingly trying to crush the entire place.
The trio could see that the entire prison seemed to be vibrating due to this pressure. They could also see very dense miasma that was slowly creeping outside the cell, but they were immediately blocked by an invisible wall, which prevented them from going anywhere.
"Follow me closely," repeated Hano as he stepped inside the cell with the trio following closely behind.
*Ding* *Ding* *Ding*
Not long after their foot stepped into the opened cell, Shin and the other two were immediately bombarded by a series of warning notifications from the system, seemingly discouraging them from advancing.
The notifications were buzzing in their ears repeatedly, making the three to be somewhat uncomfortable. Due to this, they had no choice but to mute them for the time being.
But before that, they first glanced at it to see what was causing the system to act this way.
System: Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!
System: You are in the presence of a high-level existence, please reconsider entering this place.
System: Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning
System: Your mind is being overwhelmed by a powerful mind invasion!
System: Checking for the mentality level!
System: You are being protected by a powerful Psychic Barrier and exempted from the Mentality Level Check!
Seeing the long string of notifications that were repeatedly buzzing in their ears, the trio could not help but turn in front of them, trying to know the cause of all these.
Then their eyes suddenly turned wide and their pupils greatly contracted after adjusting to the darkness.
"What the...!?"
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