The rune flickered violently, and the air in the underground palace trembled slightly...
Yet the terrifying pressure they had expected never appeared.
The dark red rune circled once in midair, its light rapidly dimming.
The Gray-Robed Elder froze, then called out again in a low voice.
"May the Alliance Leader's avatar descend!"
There was still no response.
The rune even began to shatter, peeling away piece by piece in midair before finally scattering into specks of red light.
Fear finally appeared on the Gray-Robed Elder's face.
"Impossible!"
"How could this happen?"
"I clearly have the God-Summoning Seal bestowed by the General Alliance! How could I fail to summon the Alliance Leader's avatar?"
Jiang Fan and Wei Lang exchanged a glance, then both stepped forward.
Wei Lang said gravely.
"Stop struggling!"
"You've already been abandoned by this so-called Blood Fiend Alliance!"
"I ask, you answer!"
"If your answers satisfy us, you might still have a chance to live!"
The Gray-Robed Elder looked over the devastation before him.
"Will you really spare me?"
"If..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Fan interrupted.
"You're in no position to bargain!"
After a struggle showed in his eyes, the Gray-Robed Elder said dejectedly.
"Ask away!"
"If I know, I'll answer!"
Wei Lang said flatly.
"Where is the Blood Fiend Alliance's headquarters?"
"How many branch altars are there in total?"
"And who is the Alliance Leader?"
The Gray-Robed Elder raised his head and said despondently.
"I don't know where the Blood Fiend Alliance's headquarters is either!"
"Branch altar masters like us receive every order through Communication Jade Talismans. We've never been to the headquarters. Never mind meeting the Alliance Leader-we don't even get to see a messenger!"
"As for the number of branch altars, we have no way of finding that out!"
Wei Lang frowned.
"Then why