Chapter 63 Ruin Expedition (3)

Armed guards in military uniforms stood strategically around the area, their expressions tense and alert. 

Judging by the heightened security, Gin concluded that the ruins must lie beneath the towering building ahead.

"You'd think they would've found it when they built this skyscraper," Gin thought, puzzled by the situation.

 Stepping off the bus, he noted that the summer heat was becoming more oppressive. People in short sleeves wandered through the streets, adding a strange sense of normalcy to the surreal scene.

As he descended, Gin extended his domain magic once more. 

He had withdrawn it earlier when Owen deflected his probing magic, not wanting to provoke the noble mage from the Five Great Houses. 

There was no need to stir trouble with someone of such influence and authority.