Following Adrian's pointing finger, Zector saw a collapsed mountainside nearby. Adrian approached it, gently moving the rubble away to reveal a narrow, recently excavated passage.

"A passage?" Zector was bewildered.

"I told you the Sword Demon's strength is beyond what you imagined," Adrian remarked.

Shocked and unsure of how to respond, Zector bowed and said, "Please punish me, Mr. Adrian. It was my incompetence that led to this—"

Adrian raised his hand for silence, then gestured for Zector