Chương 1306: Husk (1)

The interior of the great tower had no floor. From the doorway, a winding set of old stone steps descended deep into the darkness below. Oddly, after some distance inward, they looked like a coiling python, with the demarcations of each step making the serpent's spots.

There had been another array meant to hinder intruders, but its effect was made irrelevant by Skullius who casually crushed it. The genuine Divine energy that empowered it was powerful – as it was a form of Amras – but it was weak against Skullius' own.

"I've heard that it confounds an enemy, making them see an illusion of themselves going down the steps," Elita had described the array as they started making their descent.