As the Xuanyuan Sword returned to stillness, Kaslana and the others continued toward the final stone door. The radio communication began to grow unstable, until a voice finally said, "Please take care," before the signal cut out completely. Fu Hua pushed open the final stone door, revealing someone—or perhaps a corpse—lying inside. As the group looked on in confusion, the figure on the ground seemed to be affected by some unseen force and began to stand up.
Once she stood, everyone finally saw that it was Jilin.
"Well, that makes things easier," Kaslana said. "Let's go, grab the Xuanyuan Sword and head back to the academy."
Chapter 16