Shao Qingge had regained herself once Ooudamu relinquished control of her. She blinked a few times and looked around, slightly confused. One moment, she was touching the stones around a small pond, and the next, everyone was in the boss room! It felt as if a single second had not passed!
"What a bizarre experience!" Shao Qingge exclaimed as the members of Sleeping Gardenia went over to check on her.
After successfully defeating Ooudamu, the water within the small pond drained out, and a hidden passageway revealed itself. It was likely that it led deeper into the heart of the outer palace—that was where Izroth's true goal lay!
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The raid group had entered the hidden passageway at the bottom of the small drained pond. Despite the entrance being somewhat narrow and dark, the inside of the passageway was quite spacious and well-lit by luminescent corals.