Rows of white candles burned in the dim, yellow-lit basement of the abandoned church.
The candles stood atop skulls. As their flames burned and the wax melted, droplets trickled down from the crowns all the way to the chins.
There were nearly a thousand skull candles here, eerie and horrifying.
Qin Yingying lay in the middle of the skull candles with her swollen belly, her expression quiet, even peaceful. She was so pale she seemed to have stopped breathing.
Beside her, ten infant girls had been placed at ten separate points.
The Matchmaker Society had forcibly taken these babies. They did not quite meet the ritual's requirements, but at this point, there was no other choice.
"I never expected the Heart of the Order Keeper to discover us after all." Dressed as a priest, Father Hall stood to one side with his hands behind his back. His loose robes stirred without a breeze, and his full beard and mild appearance made him look utterly out of place here.
The version of him in this dreamscape layer still did not know that he had already died.
Count An Lu and Shangguan Tian stood beside him.
Count An Lu frowned, looking uneasy. "We originally planned to use the Holy Grail to fish in troubled waters. Who could have imagined we'd still be discovered? The King of the Underworld came personally this time. Who knows how long the president can hold him off?"
He sighed heavily, then smiled again.
"Fortunately, we prepared a fallback. Heavenly Dao distortion in this abandoned church exceeds thirty percent, and an abyss has already formed. With the president keeping the King of the Underworld occupied, the other members of the Heart of the Order Keeper can't get in at all. We just need to wait patiently for the