Luther had already learned the information [Sun] shared from Lovia. Not only that, Lovia had also reported some classified intelligence known only to the Council of Six.
"A mausoleum growing black hair..."
[Justice] Audrey pictured the scene, finding it disgusting and eerie. Out of politeness, however, she still asked seriously, "Does this mean the former Chief's advancement ritual is close to succeeding?"
And the mausoleum coming alive was a sign of his impending return...
[Sun] Derrick shook his head.
"I'm afraid not."
His tone was heavy. "Judging by the Council of Six's reaction, he most likely failed his advancement and even turned into a monster after losing control."
The City of Silver currently had no potion formulas above Sequence 4 of the Warrior pathway, leaving its overall strength stuck at a bottleneck. The former Chief had made that dangerous choice to break through this predicament, but unfortunately, his efforts had ultimately failed.
At that thought, Derrick could not help feeling a little sorrow.
"I see. That's truly a shame..."
[Justice] Audrey spoke with genuine sincerity.
A moment later, curiosity welled up in her again. "By the way, Mr. [Sun], which pathway was your former Chief planning to switch to?" Although she knew it was possible to switch between adjacent pathways, she really did not know which pathways a Warrior could switch to.
"I think it was Sequence 3 of the Death pathway."
Derrick answered.
More specifically, Sequence 3, Ferryman... Luther added inwardly. He had obtained more detailed information from Lovia and learned the name of that sequence's potion along the way.
I never imagined Death and Warrior were actually adjacent pathways... Wait!
As though something had suddenly dawned on him, Luther froze for a moment.
*As far as I know, the Death pathway isn't just adjacent to Warrior, but to