The entire squad with their temporary fifth member had gone deeper and deeper into the cave for almost thirty minutes without any sign of life. There was total darkness apart from the rays of light cutting through the darkness from the flashlights. Valerian had noticed something strange the deeper they got into the cave especially after getting through the c***k in the cave that had led them to this section of the cave were the excavators were reported to have gone missing. The mage Fernando was clearly uncomfortable in such a dark and lifeless place, the man’s breathing was getting louder and deeper by the minute. Valerian kept leading the way just like he was when they had stepped through the outer entrance of the cave. They had gone so deep that now even the air felt thicker and smelled
