Dalgil’s loud shout rang in the area. However, nothing happened. The sky was calm, and the surroundings remained the same. What would Dalgil’s reaction be if the silence continued? Would he be embarrassed? Chi-Woo suddenly became curious.

However, Dalgil’s gaze remained fixated on the sky and didn’t move an inch. At that moment, a glimmer of light came from the edge of the field. It was very faint and kept flickering. However, as the flickering became more and more frequent, its brightness also increased. Soon after, all the expedition members had to narrow their eyes or use their hands as shields. Before they realized it, the light quickly grew in intensity and stopped flickering until it was like the sun.

“The token…!” Bogle shouted in a startled voice.

Chi-Woo hurriedly turned to the altar and widened his eyes. The surging dazzling light almost obscured the token completely as it slowly rose, and it suddenly burst and shot light in all directions. Their visions went blank for a moment. It was so intense that they became blind for a few seconds. After a while, everyone opened their tightly shut eyes, and they all looked puzzled. Nothing had changed in their surroundings.

“Uh—” But Bogle stumbled a little, and the ground suddenly...