Outside Room Number Nine, the Shia Beastman girl took out a key and opened the door.
An ordinary wooden table stood in the center of the room, surrounded by four long benches.
There were no other furnishings.
After Velin and Kyle entered the room, the Shia Beastman girl closed and locked the wooden door from the inside. She then went to the western wall and pressed the third brick.
The ground trembled slightly, and then two floorboards sank down.
Under the two men's watchful eyes, a lift platform rose from the opening in the floor.
Two Low-level Silver assassins wearing masks appeared in the room, gripping daggers with wary eyes.
The Shia Beastman girl walked over to the assassin wearing a white wolf mask on the left, leaned close to his ear, and reported in a low voice.
A few minutes later, the white wolf-masked assassin gave the Shia Beastman girl several instructions, telling her to wait in this room for their return. He then made a welcoming gesture and said, "Gentlemen, please."
Velin said nothing and stepped onto the lift platform.
Kyle followed closely behind and stepped onto the lift platform as well.
The two assassins exchanged glances, then looked at the Shia Beastman girl and motioned for her to step back before activating the lift platform.
As the lift platform descended, the Shia Beastman girl went to the wall and restored the opening. She then sat on a bench, took out a book from her animal-hide waist pouch, and began reading slowly.
Sensing the speed of their descent, Velin silently estimated how far they had gone down.
When they reached eight hundred meters underground, the lift platform stopped in front of an opening.
The assassin wearing the white wolf mask stepped off the lift platform, raised his right