"According to my divination, this expedition shouldn't be too dangerous..."
Inside the Sothos Mausoleum ruins.
Aaron emerged from the passageway and saw the immense underground structure.
Two rows of strange statues lined both sides of the passage, stretching all the way to the far end.
The walls were decorated with strange tiles and bas-reliefs, giving him a familiar feeling.
"Yao's spirituality... This enormous structure was built with precious spiritual materials, and... they all lean toward Yao. The junk Beast sold me earlier undoubtedly came from here, too..."
Aaron looked out across the vast underground space, unable to see where it ended. He couldn't help but marvel at how many wealthy people there were among the descendants.
He held a lantern in one hand and kept the other in his pocket, strolling along as if he had all the time in the world.
He hadn't gone far when a figure suddenly appeared ahead.
"Who's there? Don't you know the exploration has been suspended? Or is my pocket watch broken? Is it already noon outside?"
A man dressed in work clothes and carrying a lantern emerged from the darkness. When he saw Aaron, his expression clearly faltered.
"One of us!"
A smile appeared on Aaron's face, but his right hand moved with incredible speed: he drew his gun and fired!
He completed the entire sequence in less than a second.
Bang!
The man across from him hadn't even had time to react before a bullet struck him in the forehead.
The Radiant Bullet's effect against vengeful spirits hadn't been demonstrated, but the ordinary bullet alone was enough to blow the head off this low-level Beyonder and send him crumpling to the ground.
"So the large-scale exploration is at noon? Just as I suspected..."
Aaron didn't put away his revolver. Instead, he turned