Phase One: Clear.
Han Yu began the descent.
The ravine's inner path was steep and narrow, lined with crumbling rocks and suspiciously slick moss. It took careful footing, rope, and no small amount of sliding-on-his-butt to reach the base.
Having done this before, he felt a bit more confident, though the terrain was still as challenging as ever.
Down there, under the long shadow of the cliffside, sat the entrance: a massive, cracked cavern mouth. Wide enough to swallow five carriages side by side, the cave entrance exhaled a cold, damp mist. Somewhere beyond that mist was the northern cave system, and at its farthest end, the Slumbering Caldera—where Fireborn Beasts were said to dwell.
It wasn't a short walk.
