The stone door slammed shut with a deafening crash, sealing off the noises of the outside world behind thick stone walls. Lu Chen and Huo Yao stood back-to-back, scanning their surroundings with vigilant eyes. In the darkness, that bone-chilling laughter still echoed, seeming to come from all directions, impossible to pin down.
"Playing ghost, are you?" Lu Chen muttered coldly. With a wave of his magic staff, a dazzling flash of lightning pierced the darkness, illuminating a corner of the secret chamber. Several masked figures in black robes stood in the shadows, holding staffs that flickered with an evil glow, their eyes filled with fanaticism and hatred.
"Lackeys of the Dark Mages!" Huo Yao recognized them at a glance. These fellows were just like the wretches who had wreaked havoc in the Academy earlier—pitiful creatures corrupted by dark magic.
Chapter 448