After entering the first basement level, the space immediately grew narrow and winding, as if they had stepped into a maze buried deep underground.
The lights dimmed. Strange statues stood along both sides of the path, and bizarre patterns and writing had been carved into the walls.
From the guards' memories, Fang Cheng learned that the first basement level had been newly built after Gate of Heaven joined forces with the capitalists. That was why they had deliberately given it such a strong religious atmosphere.
Hidden in the shadows, he studied the statues and patterns, trying to figure out what kind of god Gate of Heaven worshipped.
From what he could see, the imagery mainly combined two elements: the Foundation Church and aliens.
For example, crosses were everywhere, along with aliens with octopus heads nailed to them.
In Gate of Heaven's eyes, God probably looked something like that.
After entering Gate of Heaven's territory, they finally saw large numbers of cultists dressed all in black.
But every one of them looked exactly the same. They were all Clones, like the ones Fang Cheng had seen in the Villa.
What was more, these Clones had all been injected with Superman Serum. Every one of them had the Steel Skin superpower, making them a whole army of superpowered soldiers.
Fang Cheng had a vague feeling that Gate of Heaven and its backers were after more than just starting a cult.
After all, they had the Ark, vast quantities of weapons and equipment from arms dealers, and an army of superpowered Clones they could mass-produce at any time.
Were they planning to start a world war or something?
With a force that large, they could even slip overseas and establish an independent country.
But even if they were planning something, it was the