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Although Veer and Aurora were very confused as to why they were seeing an extinct race here, they didn't voice aloud their question.

As he observed his surroundings, and his new companions, Veer thought, 'If I have to take a guess, then they've been trapped here for the last thousand years since the time this Labyrinth was formed. But why? Also, does that mean there are more of such races here?'

He smiled, as he felt his curiosity side waking up. He had always desired to observe or at least watch the extinct and how they lived. And now, it could be fulfilled.

As far as the books had told him, the Aethryms were a race that loved to live in a place of absence of sunlight. It wasn't that the Sun harmed them, but they were more suited for the dark places.

'No wonder they are camping here. Wait! They said Outsiders, so have they met anyone else before?'

Veer's mind was running at full speed, as he tried to form hypotheses and find their solution. He didn't have anything else to do anyway, as they just continued to walk endlessly, sometimes downwards and sometimes upwards.

He felt a slight tug at his battle suit and turned around, only to see Aurora had her cheeks puffed up. Seeing them, he chuckled and said, "Don't worry. They are trustworthy or at least it seems so."

"Let's be careful," Aurora muttered, as she gripped her needle tightly.

Shaking his head, Veer began to tell her about the Aethryms, the best he could since even he didn't know much about them. There were just so few records about ancient civilizations and races.

After a few more turns, they finally saw something else other than the single pathway. As they walked past two tunnels branching by the one they were walking, Veer thought, 'A network of tunnels? Should have expected.'

He looked at his new friends and asked in their language, "Hey, do you know what is back there?"

Brando was the one who answered, as he was walking behind Sando, "It's a Sacred Heart of our Ancestor. He left it behind so that those Monsters from above don't come down."

'So, the Ancestor Trope,' Veer rubbed his chin and asked, "It was wonderful, actually. By the way, how long do we have to walk?"

"We're just there. Don't worry!" Brando chuckled, waving his almost transparent hand. It was still a little weird to see them move but the two had already seen many weird races, so they didn't show anything on their faces.

What Brando said turned out to be true as after a few minutes, they finally reached their destination. Brando and Sando stopped, stepping aside to let the two out of the narrow tunnel.

Coming out, Veer witnessed a sight of wonders. He sucked a deep breath and thought, 'Damn! A whole Underground city? Of such a large scale?'

What stood before them was a massive underground city, with carved-out tunnels and caves. It was so massive that for a moment, Veer thought he was standing on a high building.

Every room and path had a strange crystal embedded on the walls while a giant, almost ten meters big crystal was attached to the ceiling which illuminated the whole city.

It was a surreal sight to see, and Veer had to say he was impressed.

"It's wonderful, right? We worked very hard to make this. My ancestors even sacrificed their lives for this."

Brando said, as he laughed loudly. It seemed he was really happy to finally talk to some outsiders.

"It's really amazing," Veer nodded, as he looked around and thought, 'There had to be something here. This civilization is as old as the Labyrinth so there should be some clues left.'

He turned around and asked, "Hey, can we meet your leader as we would like to express our thanks for hospitality."

This time, Sando answered in a low voice, "The Chief is busy at the moment so you will have to wait some time. If you're fine with it, then I'll show you your rooms."

"Veer, ask them why are they so kind to us?" Aurora nudged at his shoulder, as she didn't like the way things were going.

Veer nodded and asked the question, on which Sando just chuckled while Brando laughed out loud. Once again.

They waited till he was calm again and then he answered, "Ah! You're a fun guy, my friend. As for your question, it's because we received some Outsiders a while back. They were wearing the same clothes as you, so I thought you're in the same group."

"There are others here?" Aurora's eyes shimmered, as she almost jumped to find others.

Veer pulled her back and asked the Aethryms, "Did they understand you?"

"Nope! None of them did."
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"Then, why are you amiable to us or maybe even to them?"

"Hmm, it's better if you talk with them so we won't waste time. Let's go, I'll take you to them."

Veer nodded, and Brando led them downstairs as they began to descend the floor. Soon, they passed by many Aethryms who all gave them weird, but hopeful eyes as if they had seen their savior.

It confused Veer a lot as everyone had that look. He frowned and thought, 'What the hell is happening? I thought they would try to pick a fight against us. Is it their plan to lure us somewhere?'

It was possible, so he signaled Aurora, but she already had her needle in hand. It never left her grip, actually. He smiled and shook his head, 'I should be worrying about myself.'

They continued to descend the floors through stairs made of rocks, and soon reached the fourth floor from the bottom. From there, they entered one of the tunnels and walked for some more time before they were forced to stop.

Before them stood a mighty, over two meters tall man, having a giant boulder on his shoulder. As he stepped forward, the earth cracked under his might, but he didn't even flinch.

Veer blinked, as he never expected him to be the first he would meet. It seemed the Aethryms weren't lying.