Eccar begins to feel anxious. The reason was simple. He still had not encountered any real danger in this place. The other pilgrims around him looked increasingly uneasy, but their fear came from different concerns. They feared the darkness surrounding them underground and worried that another group of monsters might emerge from somewhere in the tunnels.
A few monsters had appeared along the way, but Eccar had killed them with ease. None of them had posed any real threat to him. He could destroy them in the blink of an eye without even having to use much of his strength.
The pilgrims watched him do it and now looked at him with open admiration. Some of them had even begun to believe that Eccar truly was a miracle their god had sent to protect them.
Eccar could not bring himself to tell them the truth. He did not understand what was happening either. He still had no idea why the Trial had brought him to this place or why it had placed these people in front of him.
