Ash appeared just above the hideous form of the Hollow Mother, only to find himself already surrounded by five Grandmasters and one Legendary Rank dwarf. Their presence was suffocating, each aura pressing against him like invisible walls.
From among them, Ash recognized a few. One was the Dwarf Captain he had met upon his very first arrival in this city, the one whose sharp gaze had measured him without a word. Another was a Grandmaster he had only glimpsed from afar.
But Ash did not hesitate.
His body moved before thought could catch up. In a flash, he teleported away, and since this was his second teleport, there was no delay in his skill. In the next instant, he reappeared at an even greater height, almost brushing the cavern's ceiling where the branching pathways ran along the stone like ancient veins carved into the rock.
