Contrary to Hao Ren's expectations, the entrance to the underworld was not only located in the outskirts not far outside Rome, it had not been hidden or disguised in any way. It was practically a landmark displayed openly for everyone to see. Even the farmers living nearby knew of its existence. However, ordinary people only knew that it was a terrifying entrance—they had no idea that it led to the realm of the dead from myth and legend.
It was a cave in the outskirts, and countless terrifying legends were associated with it.
Whenever a shepherd's livestock went missing nearby, the shepherd would immediately and fearfully offer another animal at the cave entrance. They firmly believed that the missing livestock had disturbed the gods, and that unless compensation was provided, the animals would transform into rotting monsters and enter the village at night, spreading plague to every household. Some farmers claimed they had seen the dead emerge from the cave more than once. Those corpses wore all kinds of clothing and were swollen and putrid, as if they had been soaked in river water for three days and three nights. The moment they touched sunlight, they would vanish into smoke. Travelers passing by at night had personally seen smoke spewing from the cave, accompanied by wails that continued throughout the night. On moonless nights, the wails became even more terrifying...
Hao Ren's group hardly needed to ask around, and Hassu did not need to rummage through his memories either. They casually asked a few passersby and quickly found the cave that the locals avoided at all costs. It was located on the sheltered side of a small hill, and its entrance was wide and high enough for three or five sturdy men to enter side by side. The ground over