Legendary Shelter Survival Guide

Chapter 156 Horrifying pitch darkness...

Lucas looked at the dark corridor and felt that it was ominous.

He looked at the others and couldn't find a single happy or excited face.

"Lucas is our leader, maybe he can go ahead," Haley said while averting her gaze from Lucas.

"Yeah, he is the leader anyway."

"You got a point."

'Fuck' Lucas grumbled inwardly knowing that as a leader, it was his duty to go ahead or else, why would the others even trust him and his decisions?

His gaze fell on John who had a determined expression.

Lucas grumbled and finally said the words, "I will go first."

'That was close.' Lucas frowned inwardly after getting to know that John was going to offer to go ahead.

Lucas couldn't have that, it was his duty and if he didn't perform them then there was no meaning in being the leader.

"Wait, can we get those torches first?" Lucas had a realization and looked at the many touched on the walls with greed.

He went to one of them brickly that took only a few steps.

Lucas tried to pull the torch but it was as if it was the very part of the wall, he pulled and pulled with all of his strength which could make even a big tree shake in response now.

"This thing won't budge." He said while popping his fingers, "I think we can't destroy any part of the dungeon, including the torches."

Lucas went back and took a deep breath, after a second of procrastinating, he took the first step inside the corridor which surprisingly didn't make him teleport anywhere like before when they entered the dungeon.

"Sarah, I need light."

"On it."

Sarah made a ball of fire in her palm which also forced her to get inside that corridor just like Lucas and it couldn't have been a better time for her to spend some more quality time with him.

The corridor under Sarah's bright ball of fire illuminated letting the duo see everything there was.

The corridor stretched out before them, its dimensions square-shaped and floor area substantial.

Under the warm illumination of Sarah's fireball, the corridor's features became more distinct. The walls were made of smooth stone, and the floor beneath them was also stone, slightly worn from ages of use.

Lucas took a few more steps, cautiously advancing into the corridor. He maintained his vigilance, his senses alert for any signs of danger.

"Hm, alright." Lucas gave a smile in order to hold in the urge to make a disappointed face.

"There has to be an end, let me see something," Lucas said and with Sarah's help, he stopped at the end of the corridor.

"Sarah, shoot a fireball to the left and right, but they have to be small or else we will be damaged too if the wall is near the 5 meters of light."

Sarah got in the front and shot two fireballs in both directions together making light go in both directions.

"H-Hey! Get the lights again!!" Haley exclaimed loudly as there was no light on them anymore, they couldn't even tell if their eyes were closed or open making shivers run down each of their spines including Lucas.

"Ah! Here, sorry."

"If this is what it feels to be blind, then blindness is very underrated," Mike said while removing the sweat off his scared face.

When the light came back again, Lucas went and looked toward the two fireballs in both left and right directions.

"What have we gotten ourselves into..." Lucas muttered slowly but due to the pin-drop silence, it was hard for anyone to not hear.

The fireballs were still moving and had now become a dot in the dark showing that even the other directions were endless. Your journey continues at My Virtual Library Empire

"I am scared." Haley said again and this time, she hugged her sister's arm in response. Even Sandra had a conflicted face.

"We don't have a choice, let's move quickly, if the situation keeps going like this, Sarah will lose her mana real quick."

"How much mana potion did we bring?"

"About 50 liters give or take."

"Hmm, but why does this big amount also seem small in this situation?"

"No time to talk, hold each other's hands, and move forward everyone!" Lucas said in front of the group of 11 people.

Before he knew it, Sarah had held his hand as she could only grab it with one hand, Lucas's other hand was also grabbed very quickly and after one glance, he felt pretty disappointed that it was Sean who was sweating profusely.

Without hesitation, the group formed a chain, holding onto one another's hands. Lucas felt Sarah's grip in his right hand and Sean's slightly sweaty palm in his left. The contact offered a sense of unity and reassurance, a physical connection amidst the overwhelming darkness.

As they stepped forward, the darkness seemed to swallow them, each footstep was a movement into the unknown. The corridor stretched ahead, its depths unknown, the flicker of the fireball their only guide.

Lucas could feel the tension in the group, the nervousness was irresistible as they navigated through the darkness together. With each step, the passage of time became a blur, their surroundings darker and darker.

"Has it been an hour?" Barney asked, he was with his mother and was traveling in the chain. The chain was also not a straight line, it was slanting and zig-zag in order to help stay in that 5-meter radius of the fireball's light.

"... Only 5 minutes. I was counting." Bill said making many feel like there lives were over yet no one dared to open there mouths fearing to break the whole group's morale.