The Black Death Cultists continued forward without noticing that the last three of their companions had vanished without a sound, then reappeared just as silently.
Naturally, Chen Rui and the others had taken their place. Chen Rui possessed a Disguise technique that allowed him to change at will, while Lola was even more adept at transformation. She cast a transformation spell on Pagliu, so they did not even need to change their cloaks. As for Dodo, transformation was Truly Handsome's bread and butter, so there was even less need to mention it. However, fearing death and clinging to life was also Truly Handsome's nature, so Dodo did not become the fourth "Black Death Cultist." Instead, he turned into a sword and appeared in his mistress's hand—the Shapeshifter could clearly sense how powerful his mistress had become after advancing. She seemed safer than his master.
The three followed the group onward. The road was paved with layer upon layer of corpses and bones, yet the Black Death Cultists seemed entirely accustomed to it. From what Chen Rui knew of the Mysterious Church, these Black Death Cultists were likely its most loyal and fanatical core members, every one of their hands stained with blood.
After passing through several oppressive tunnels of corpse-paved roads, the space ahead suddenly opened up. It was an enormous place, like a vast hall, several athletic fields in size. Because the space was so immense, the light actually seemed less intense. In the distance, one could vaguely make out cave-like structures along the mountain walls, like murals, as well as equipment such as lifts.
This should have been the grand and magnificent underground world excavated by the cave dwarves—the true Golden Glory Underground Palace.
Yet now, the Golden Glory Underground Palace had become a veritable hell on earth.