At some point, Kallen had begun to grow increasingly adept at impersonation, increasingly accustomed to it, and increasingly at ease.
The Order God Church probably had a department specifically responsible for espionage and infiltration. Kallen had once suspected Bishop Byrne might be one of its heads, because both his father and his son had infiltrated the Pamireth Church.
But Kallen had no desire to attract the attention of such departments within the church. He usually impersonated others only to deal with an urgent need. Most of the time, he still preferred taking off his mask and breathing fresh air as himself.
Inquisitor Pavaro, for example, had gone off on a mission and had not been home in a long time.
Sea God Armor was the best way to blend in, especially when everyone had a rotten face. Differences in appearance had practically been erased.
Sure enough, once they saw Kallen reveal his Sea God Armor, the other black-robed people immediately looked away and began gathering up the bodies.
Kallen picked up a corpse and followed several others carrying bodies toward the basement.
The basement was very damp, not with moisture, but with blood.
The lights were on inside. There were six eggs, with the largest one in the very center, its shell blackened.
The people ahead threw their corpses into the empty barrels along the side, then immediately turned and ran upstairs.
Kallen almost thought they had discovered his identity and intended to lock him in the basement. But after they ran upstairs one after another, the last one out let out a sigh.
He came back down and asked Kallen:
"Why didn't you run?"
His voice was thin and shrill, as though his throat had not fully developed.
Well, not only were their faces indistinguishable, apparently their voices were