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Chapter 46: Shaft B

Author: DadieT
last update publish date: 2026-06-28 07:18:11

Cold air rose from the darkness.

It carried the unmistakable scent of damp earth...

Oil...

And diesel.

Not the smell of an abandoned tunnel.

The smell of a place that had been used.

Recently.

Alex lowered his flashlight into the shaft.

The beam disappeared into a perfectly constructed concrete passage.

Far below, an electric lamp glowed steadily.

Someone had switched it on.

Someone had expected visitors.

Joel Aliet stared at the opening in disbelief.

"I've been using this quarry for nearly eigh
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