The adventurer was used to the white fog gates, but upon first encountering Nimgefo’s colorful fog gate, it was actually more oppressive.

If the white fog gate represented the unknown, then this colorful fog gate, flowing like paint, was almost clearly broadcasting danger, just short of shoving the four big characters "Strong Enemy Ahead" in the adventurer’s face.

However, at that moment, Uffie blinked, and the fog gate suddenly vanished.

Through the gateway, there was nothing; looking out from here, one could see a corner of the majestic gate of Stoneveil Castle, the tightly closed and imposing iron gate adding a touch of severity to the city.

"Did I imagine that?" She scratched her head, looking at the others, who also indicated they saw the fog gate appear and disappear.

It was strange, what was going on, it couldn’t be that the Sain Dungeon was having issues?

People were puzzled, but the disappearance of the fog gate should be considered a good thing, right? No fog gate meant there wasn’t a strong enemy behind the gateway.

"So what exactly happened just now, the dungeon couldn’t possibly be trying to scare us, could it?"

Uffie couldn’t help but quip.

To be honest, in the face of the unknown boss monster of the Sain Dungeon, she felt uncertain.

The Crystal Elder from Reyalucaria wasn’t too strong, right, but without knowing the mechanisms, even the Sword Saint would get toyed with, and the Calia Knight’s bounce-back skill had claimed countless adventurers’ defeats.

What’s more...

She looked around; in this long connecting tunnel, there was no blessing.

That’s right, no! Blessing!

"Where did we encounter the last blessing?" To prevent a memory lapse, she specifically asked.

"If I remember correctly," Fanen broke into a cold sweat, "it seemed to be in front of the checkpoint."

Dammit, it was in front of the checkpoint!

This meant if they met an unfortunate end, they’d have to spend the time charging out of the heavily guarded checkpoint and then race on Torret for almost half an hour to get back to Stoneveil Castle.

This wasn’t just your ordinary 365-mile journey, crazier than any region before.

"Could it be we missed a blessing on the way?"

Uffie could only think of this explanation; although the Sain Dungeon was notoriously challenging in most of its design, it was relatively generous with its bonfires. Although the bonfires weren’t placed right in front of the boss door, you’d at least not have to run a significant distance after dying to challenge the boss again.

"Should we go back and find it?"

Confronted with Fanen’s tempting proposal, people thought for a moment and ultimately refused.

It wasn’t about the time, but...

Looking back at the tunnel’s entrance, there, a large number of Grick Soldiers were watching them intently—these were the ones provoked as they galloped through the path—but they wouldn’t come in, for some unknown reason they didn’t want to enter the tunnel.

"Let’s go, let’s take a look down at the city first."

Uffie waved, and the two followed her out of the gateway.

However, as they passed through the gateway, a golden summoning symbol slowly emerged, but by the time it fully appeared, they were already out.

Perfectly missed.

Exiting the gateway, the full view of Stoneveil Castle presented itself.

Even though they remained wary due to the earlier flickering fog gate, they couldn’t help but pause to admire the scenery,

It was a military fortress built against a mountain.

The architectural style of Stoneveil Castle was a fusion of various designs, with thick, minimally decorated walls, tough lines of arches and towers, and ancient country-style reliefs integrated.

Aside from the gray-white stone dominating the castle, numerous golden structures symbolized royal power; the surface of the walls was weathered by storms, and the forked tower roofs seemed to worship the Golden Tree.

On the precipitous mountains surrounded on three sides by cliffs, only a winding and rugged road led to the castle.

It was uncertain when the storm had arrived, with gusts of wind whipping sand and stones against the walls, and the tattered flags atop the towers flapping fiercely in the wind, a cold oppressive, and storm-threatening atmosphere suddenly rose in everyone’s hearts.

"Another masterpiece from the Sain Dungeon." Uffie remarked appreciatively, struggling to find elaborate words to describe the castle, yet finding the aesthetic it provided was not inferior to the Reyalucaria Magic Academy.

If the magic academy perfectly fit the image of a knowledge hall where magic learners gather, then Stoneveil Castle symbolized power, war, and storm—a military fortress concentrated with the aesthetics of violence.

"There’s a blessing there," Fanen’s sharp eyes noted, pointing to the golden blessing positioned beneath the great iron gate of Stoneveil Castle.

Seeing the blessing brought a sense of relief to everyone, even Uffie felt slightly relaxed.

She was still a bit puzzled about the earlier sudden appearance and disappearance of the fog gate, as if the graphics had an issue, but the blessing’s presence indicated safety.

However, this sole road leading to Stoneveil Castle seemed exaggeratedly spacious, almost sufficient for a boss battle to take place on it...

"Slap!"

She quickly smacked herself; what was she thinking, imagining such negative scenarios at this moment!