From just a few brief exchanges, Yi Chen could tell that The First Dead was almost obsessively devoted to pursuing the nature of death. In other words, the reason he had remained down here without taking a single step away was that this place offered the best environment for his research.
No wonder he had heard that sort of conversation in the elevator shaft earlier.
The First Dead seemed to impose very little control over the Knight Order, Within the Original Tomb, or even the entire Realm of the Dead, instead allowing the dead to manage themselves.
"Senior, you..."
Yi Chen had originally wanted to use this opportunity to ask some deeper questions about the Death Plague, death, and The First Dead himself, but he was suddenly wrapped in Black Fog, with whispers circling his ears.
"All right, our conversation ends here. I still have to continue my exploration of death, so let's end your meaningless questions. Come see me again after you fulfill the agreement in your contract."
Wrapped in Black Fog, Yi Chen was sent away from the secret chamber and the tomb in the blink of an eye, returning all the way to the top of the slope.
The elevator doors opened at the same time.
'Vivi,' whose front was completely covered by Black Hair, stood at the entrance. She seized Yi Chen by the throat, dragged him out of the Black Fog, and hurled him heavily onto the ground. The sound of his spine snapping could even be heard.
This was no serious problem for Yi Chen, who was wearing Dead Person Makeup. In fact, he found it rather satisfying. He then answered in a twisted posture, his spine broken, "Thank you."
Vivi froze slightly at those words. She turned her head and peered through her