The monster in the black mist seemed to be clicking its tongue in wonder as well. "They really were incredibly lucky. They blundered around like that all the way through, and somehow they actually almost succeeded. Once they obtained that soulless infant, their plan was half complete—and it was the most crucial half. But that didn't mean everything was settled, because they still had a whole series of preparations to make.
"First, they had to send the infant into that Underground City, then connect him to the city's master. There was no food or environment in the city that could sustain the infant, so the Fanatics could only imitate the conditions of a mother's womb. That was no easy task for them, because the Fanatics had been affected the most deeply. The moment they approached the Underground City, they would go completely insane.
"Fortunately, although most of the kin had been sealed within the Underground City alongside their master, not all of them had. Some kin remained outside. The Fanatics found three Star Kin and asked one of them to carry the infant into the Underground City. In exchange, that Star Kin would never be able to return to the surface.
"Afterward, they used the connection to perform a blood transfusion on the soulless infant, converting all the human blood in his body into the blood of the Underground City's master. That way, once the descent was complete, their master could continue wielding his previous powers. The Fanatics had truly gone to great lengths.
"However, the entire blood transfusion required two years. Yet during that time, the news somehow leaked out and reached that old bastard Kronos. So the old bastard assembled an expedition team, using his cultists as its core and adding a group of scientists. Under the banner