Chapter 132: That scent, can it be?
Troy led the way, and the group followed him down a narrow, crevice-like slope that hugged the mountain. The path was rough, and the air grew thinner the further they descended. Soon, the crevice opened into a cavern, its gaping mouth seeming to beckon them deeper into the planet's bowels.
Axel glanced over his shoulder, the dim light from the mountain above already swallowed by the darkness behind them. He adjusted his grip on the jagged rocks that jutted from the cavern walls, careful not to slip. Each step forward echoed off the stone walls, the sound eerily distorted in the oppressive silence.