It was like a scene he had witnessed countless times before... Deep within the underground palace, the monsters wandered aimlessly. Three nuns resembling aberrant mutants were roaming around as well.
"Isn't it here...?"
"What exactly are you trying to confirm?"
While lying in wait, Miss Yuki asked Qian Xiu in confusion.
Qian Xiu mused, "I first discovered this underground palace while tracking a strange figure... At first, I thought it was allied with these three nuns, but now it seems it only wanted to lure me here."
Miss Yuki frowned. "You mean that thing isn't here?"
"Let's go. There's no need to provoke these creatures for now." Qian Xiu mused, "Here, they're no weaker than that Sky-Swallowing Python."
Miss Yuki said in astonishment, "They're only purple-named... I get it. A scene buff?"
The two quietly retreated, but Qian Xiu did not head back the way they had come.
"Where are you going now?"
Qian Xiu mused, "You said that Klaus the Black Spear had lured the entire army into the underground palace... But in the end, only Klaus the Black Spear survived, right?"
"More or less." Miss Yuki frowned. "So what are you thinking?"
"What could one person rely on to wipe out a well-equipped army?" Qian Xiu stared at Miss Yuki and asked in a low voice.
Miss Yuki thought for a moment. "Careful planning and extensive preparations."
"You said Black Spear stayed in this village because he was rescued after being injured." Qian Xiu became serious. "Do you think he could have made those arrangements? Where would all the supplies for such extensive preparations have come from?"
"You mean..." Miss Yuki's mouth fell slightly open. "The underground palace itself?"
"Just a guess." Qian Xiu scanned their surroundings like a fox hunting its prey. "There might be something deadly