Led by Satan, they followed the shell path along the edge of the small volcano toward its far side.
Perhaps everyone was working overtime at the moment, or perhaps they were immersed in the pleasures of volcanic ash. They encountered no one along the way and reached the back of the volcano without incident.
A winding path here led straight up to the volcano's summit crater.
Without hesitation, Satan commanded Coleman, "Up!"
This time, however, Coleman did not obey. "Tell me where we're going first."
Although today was Coleman's first day in the Steam Honey Workshop, information had been force-fed into him as soon as he entered.
It clearly stated that the entire Steam Honey Workshop had been built inside the volcano. It could be understood as an internal spiral workshop constructed around a lava lake—the higher one went, the higher one's position in the workshop.
By that logic, the summit crater had to be where the highest-ranking positions in the entire Steam Honey Workshop were located.
Weren't they going against the tide by climbing the mountain without authorization?
If they were judged guilty of insubordination, everyone would face lightning punishment. That was why Coleman did not follow Satan's directions this time. He had to get to the bottom of it.
With his broken-gong voice, Satan said, "Just listen to me!"
Seeing that Coleman remained unmoved, Satan slammed his head against the back of Coleman's head, raising a tiny puff of scorched smoke. "Where else could we be going? To the secret base, of course! I guarantee we won't set off any lightning—keep talking nonsense, and believe it or not, I'll crack your skull right now?"
"The secret base?" Coleman froze. "You put the secret base in the crater?"
Satan said, "Quit dragging your feet. Once we get to the