Chapter 1831

As they gazed at the cracked floor, a faint glimpse of skeletons emerged beneath the stone tiles. These were the remains of the women that Shannon had just mentioned—buried beneath the grand hall. The young clan members, who had previously been skeptical of such stories, were now paralyzed with fear at the sight before them. The reality of the horrific past they had been unknowingly complicit in hit them all at once, and the terror on their faces was palpable. One screamed, "The sacred hall is about to collapse!" It was as if a warning had sounded, and the clan members panicked and stopped caring about anything else. They grabbed or pulled at each other, a mass of people scrambling toward the exit. In the blink of an eye, the grand hall was left with only Shannon, Benjamin, and Alistair. Benjamin's gaze was fixed on the skeletons emerging from the ground, with the faint movement of the cursed creatures wriggling within them. His brow furrowed deeply, and with a subtle motion of h