At the exceptionally cold bottom of the Ghostly Abyss, Duncan stood with his hands behind his back, leaning against one side of the abyss's wall.
His gaze slowly swept forward, and at the same time, his mental power expanded, vigilantly sensing any place around with living beings.
The Ghostly Abyss was lifeless. If Basil Jaak were alive, with Duncan's keen ability, he would have noticed instantly. Therefore, Basil Jaak must be dead beyond a doubt.
Facing the corpses stretching out before him, Duncan closed his eyes slightly, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.
His mental power carefully scanned again and again, yet he found no sign of life.
Then, Duncan opened his eyes wide, took a step forward, and slowly walked up to the mountain of corpses, his gaze meticulously sweeping over each corpse on the ground...