"Mr. Liao Ji, I must commend your courage and strength. To think you managed to cross mountains of corpses to reach this place."
"I know that after so many battles with Corrupted Corpses, you must already be exhausted in both body and mind, on the verge of collapse! Good heavens, you've even lost a companion!"
When the priest saw that only Liao Ji and the nun had arrived, while Irin was nowhere to be seen, he immediately put on an expression of profound grief and sympathy, even lowering his voice.
For it was obvious that the young man's female companion had undoubtedly died on the way here, beneath the claws of the Corrupted Corpses, reduced to a corpse in some gutter.
As a priest of The Church, Gelong's greatest specialty was praying for others.
He liked that lofty, superior feeling. He enjoyed the process of "comforting" those devout people.
"Please allow me to offer you my sincerest condolences, as well as my respect for your resolute determination to carry on your companion's last wish, grit your teeth through countless hardships, and reach the finish line despite losing them."
"I know that you may have many questions right now. Who am I? Why am I here? And how do I know your name?"
At this point, the priest could no longer hide the smile on his face.
His expression began to twist, turning manic.
Because whenever Gelong thought of how he was about to ruthlessly reveal the truth to Liao Ji and witness the young man's despairing, ashen face, his entire body trembled with excitement.
"Don't worry. As your reward for making it here, I will tell you everything. For example, my name is Gelong Andu, leader of the Black Cave Church, and soon to become Lord Gelong—the man the entire