The knocking echoed through the underground corridor.
Before long, the sound faded away with time.
The already silent corridor became even quieter.
It was so quiet that it was almost frightening.
Victor barely dared to breathe, his eyes fixed tightly on the stone door as he waited for it to open.
Ghost Lady drew in her form even further, doing her utmost to suppress her fear.
Terrifying!
Even through the stone door, she could sense just how terrifying the being beyond it was. Perhaps it would need only one finger to crush her?
She had already tried to overestimate the other party before coming here.
Yet when she truly arrived, she realized she had still underestimated it.
That being needed only the slightest trace of leaked aura to make her feel fear.
Was this the Dark Sovereign?
Then...
How powerful was the Deathbird that it served?
Or rather, why did such a terrifying being exist within the seemingly ordinary Ai City?
Could Ai City hold secrets she did not know about?
The chaotic thoughts made Ghost Lady even more cautious.
Then, she gritted her teeth.
A fragment of the [Philosopher's Stone], radiating dazzling light, appeared in her hand.
She raised it high above her head.
Victor saw Ghost Lady's action but did not stop her.
He tacitly approved of it.
Since they needed to cooperate, they had to be honest.
Without a foundation of honesty, everything was empty.
The silence continued.
Victor and Ghost Lady remained extremely patient.
Neither of them moved. They remained just as they were.
Only after several full minutes did the Upper Evil Spirit judge that the time was about right and speak.
"What do you need?"
The voice was low, carrying a faint hissing breath. It sounded as though the speaker was unaccustomed to speaking