With a "plop," Xiao Yan easily vaulted across the lake's surface and arrived before the courtyard's houses.
"This courtyard rises as majestic as a divine hall, and it seems to harbor some rather abnormal auras." Looking at the square building within arm's reach, Xiao Yan muttered to himself. For reasons unknown, the moment his gaze took in the great hall, his heart skipped a beat with a slight jolt. Such a situation was extremely rare, but with the arrow already nocked on the bow, he had no choice left. Xiao Yan could only disregard everything else and proceed with caution.
With a "creak," Holy Flame blazed around Xiao Yan's entire body. He strode forward from the front entrance, pushed his palm gently against the doors, and forced the palace gates open.
"Human, we meet again." The moment the gates pushed open, a solemn, bloody stench billowed outward from within the palace. That sort of sanguine ferocity caused even a seasoned veteran of countless battlefields like Xiao Yan to feel a sudden chill.
"Gamma?" Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the interior, discovering that aside from Gamma, the grand hall was completely empty. In the vacant expanse of the great hall, only Gamma stood alone at the center upon a prayer mat, a rare, strange smile curving the corners of his mouth.
"Just you alone?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.
"You shouldn't have come." Gamma stood up slowly. His wicked, dark green hair and dark green pupils both surged with a peculiar aura.
"You Sin members are truly a bunch of unmitigated madmen." Looking at Gamma now, Xiao Yan understood what was happening. He did not step forward, but simply stood still at the edge of the threshold and spoke.
"Not madmen!"
"Not madmen!"
"We of Sin are not madmen!!!"
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