Chapter 221: Anomaly

The tunnel was deep and dark, like a giant python hibernating deep underground, winding its way into the endless blackness.

The Dark Banner Team formed two columns and advanced steadily along the center of the tunnel.

The Elf soldiers were fully armed, their gazes warily scanning the side passages and cracks on either side. Their hands never left their sword hilts, ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Flanking the columns were over a hundred members of the Ghost Scale Race.

From time to time, they would press their palms against the rock walls, close their eyes, and focus, using their scales to sense any disturbances deep within the rock.

Further ahead, the Catman scouts were active.

They kept low to the ground, their steps silent. Their vertical pupils glowed faintly in the gloom, their hawk-like eyes sweeping over every crevice and corner ahead.

Their pointed ears twitched, catching the slightest unusual sound in the air.