The darkness seemed eternal. Even with the [Prayer Light] trait, the light radiating from Bai Zhi's body could only illuminate half an inch around him.
Beyond that half inch lay darkness that seemed eternal.
Although there were no reference points around them, Bai Zhi could still clearly sense that they were currently plummeting at high speed.
A few minutes after Bai Zhi heard that strange greeting in his mind, a slight tremor ran through them, and at last, solid ground touched their feet.
But the scene that appeared before them next was beyond anything they had expected.
The Golden Splendor hall was vast and luxurious. Glassy Tassels dotted the vaulted ceiling like stars in the night sky, causing starlight to glitter throughout the hall.
The two of them stood in the middle of the hall.
A figure clad head to toe in sealed Knight Armor knelt on one knee before Bai Zhi. The knight kept his head bowed, as if expressing the utmost respect in this manner.
"King, welcome."
Bai Zhi: "..."
Fireworks of Romance: "..."
After a brief silence, Fireworks of Romance quietly poked him with her hand and asked in a low voice.
"Um... since when did you become a King?"
Turning to look at Fireworks of Romance beside him, Bai Zhi shook his head slightly.
He could sense that the knight kneeling before him was merely an empty shell.
He could see that all the luxury around them was an illusory façade.
And he could keenly detect the naked, boundless malice surging around him from every direction like an unceasing tidal surge.
—This was a trap.
"Who are you?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi asked the knight before him his first question.
"And I think you may have mistaken me for someone else."
"In the