The dark sewer was damp and reeked of rot. Water dripped now and then, collecting in hollows in the ground with a steady plink, plink.
Xu Ye pulled his hood lower, not wanting to attract attention. He chose an empty passage and asked questions as he walked.
Alice said, "Do you remember Zhang Feng?"
"Zhang Feng?"
Xu Ye remembered the note back at the Crimson Training Camp, and Zhang Feng, who had undergone an aberration because of his jealousy.
"This involves him again?"
Alice said gravely, "The person who underwent an aberration this time was Zhang Feng's father. Since it was a soul-type aberration, his thoughts were a complete mess, and he couldn't remember anything clearly. That's all I know."
Xu Ye looked unnerved.
Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng again.
Zhang Feng himself had undergone an aberration.
His father had, too.
And the first pollution incident Xu Ye had encountered after transmigrating involved Zhang Feng's grandmother-the woman who had taken stray dogs into her home in the name of adoption, only to eat every last one of them.
Xu Ye's scalp prickled, and cold sweat poured down his body.
He didn't even need to speculate to reach a conclusion-this had something to do with the Eternal Church.
And this time, they had been even more direct, targeting Aldrich-a Silver Noble.
Did that mean I disrupted this part of the ritual?
Looks like I'll have to investigate that whole family thoroughly.
"Right, there's also Zhang Feng's mother. I remember she was pregnant." The thought sent goosebumps breaking out all over him.
The Bandit Lord suddenly said, "I remember that in many rituals, a fetus is a mystical symbol. Before its birth, it represents infinite possibilities. The descent of the Projection of the Lord of Darkfall would definitely require a medium. It's entirely