Chapter 282 The Caves Of Amydon (2/2)

Yet he wasn't willing to give up yet, either

After giving thevarious shi+elds to withstand the attacks that came when he ventured too far into the tunnel This, however, proved wholly unsuccessful — er Force or Wind Realms could produce sufficiently powerful shi+elds, but Arran clearly wasn't up to such a task

Next, he tried laying doards to retreat behind when the wave of Essence ca shi+elds, but after several failed tries, Arran realized his skill in wards was insufficient, as well

Still, he didn't accept defeat By now, defeating the obstacle had become a point of personal pride to Arran The defense was effective but crude, and he could not stand the idea of so si him back

In his frustration, he decided that if defense wouldn't work, then he would try attacking

Once more he stepped forward, but this time, when the wave of Essence came, he launched a Shadowfla the wave before hi hit, the force that crashed into hih to throw him back fifty paces

He let his injuries heal, then tried again, now iht into severing

This tiht before him, most of the force of Essence passed by his sides And although the reer back half a dozen paces, it wasn't enough to injure him

He hurried forward, anxious to advance as far as he could before another wave cah one arrived a few moments later, by then he had already moved fifty paces forward

He withstood several more waves of Essence, but around three hundred paces from where he had encountered the obstacle, the attacks cah past the seal that triggered the trap

A grin on his face, he ventured forth, pleased with the victory Although it had cost him a set of clothes, he had defeated the trap

He traveled onward for another week,ever deeper into the tunnels There were more traps, but all of theh he could not avoid or reh to force his way past

Not everyone who had gone here had been as lucky, however

Along the way, Arran found over a dozen void bags, filled with Essence Crystals, scrolls, weapons, and various h there were no treasures worth noting a them, he pocketed their contents happily

Yet he found more valuable items, too Twice, he careat excitement To his surprise, he found thin starer wide but all of them razor-sharp

The thin strips of metal caused him some confusion at first, but eventually, he realized that these es on swords by those who could not afford complete starmetal weapons

But the deeper Arran ventured into the tunnels, the rarer these discoveries becaether Evidently, the people who had gone here before Arran had not made it this far

Then, after another few days, the traps ceased as well It seeht none would make it here And, froht

He traveled through the e just how far he had gone He knew that he was no longer anywhere near the mountain where he had started his journey — by now, he was deep underneath thepoint

Arran knew hecloser to his destination, however If he traveled on for er be underneath the e at all

These suspicions were confired into a cavern

Arran made his way into the cavern carefully, wary of any new traps But there were none, and as he entered the cavern, he instantly realized that it was vast

It stretched far beyond the reach of both his Shadowsight and his Sense, and the light from the ball of flame in front of him merely disappeared into the darkness Whatever this place was, it must be miles across

Briefly, Arran hesitated But then, his curiosity took over, and he launched a bright ball of fla as he could ht that followed caused his mouth to fall open in shock

This was no mere cavern The space was easily two hundred feet tall, and numerous holes were carved into the stone walls at its sides — houses, Arran realized

Shocked, he realized that before hin of life now, he knew this city had once been home to thousands