618. Ah Huang, I've come to get you

The two priests did not relax just because the one before them was a Puji. Instead, they became even more wary.

The reason was that the Hand of Passing had realized the danger Pujis posed earlier than any other faction.

At first, it was only cultists operating near the Mushroom Capital who failed one after another, or simply vanished without a trace.

To the Hand of Passing, this was not too serious a problem.

They attributed it to the outstanding ability of the Mushroom Capital's city lord, Fahr, and reduced their activity in that area.

But very soon, they discovered that the situation had worsened.

With the Mushroom Capital at the center, cultists operating in more and more nearby regions disappeared one by one, as if someone were hunting them down.

What was strange, however, was that The Kingdom's authorities made no statement about it at all, as if the matter had nothing to do with them?!

By the time the Hand of Passing realized that the cultists' disappearances were connected to the range the Fungal Carpet had spread across, the Hand of Passing had already been forced to withdraw from The Kingdom's territory on a large scale.

Holding the Return-to-Death Ritual within the Empire this time was, in truth, an act of helplessness.

The original plan had been to gather enough sacrifices in the Fallen Zone on the West Coast and hold the ritual there. That way, even if they were discovered, neither the humans nor the demons would be able to spare enough strength in time to interfere with the ritual.

Unfortunately, the appearance of the Fungal Carpet and the Mushroom Race forced them to choose a new location.

On top of that, there was the incomplete oracle the High Priest had obtained this time.

Puji was very