Chapter 301: Wail
Colorless felt her heart seize up, her anxiety compounding.
She pointed at the wall on the left side of the cellar. “The sound came from that way.”
“That so?” War Tiger went up and gently knocked on the wall. The sound was dull. “There doesn’t seem to be a secret chamber on the other side.”
“I heard it from there,” Colorless said with certainty.
“Then it means the wall is thick, at least a meter in depth,” said Azure Dragon.
War Tiger stroked his chin. “That’ll make it difficult to destroy.”
“Give me some room.”
Azure Dragon took off the unwieldy down jacket and threw it onto the wooden barrel on the side.
War Tiger and Colorless backed away.
Azure Dragon took a deep breath, balling his right hand into fist and pulling it to the side of his torso, planting his feet firmly on the ground. His body seemed to slowly tense up with the fist as the point of focus.
He was still for two seconds.
Then in the blink of an eye, he took a step forward and made a lightning quick punch at the stone wall.
There was no Talent or fanfare involved. It was a simple, unassuming punch.
Bam!
Violent corrents whipped past his fist. For a moment, the entire cellar shuddered as dust rose and shards of stone scattered.
Instantly, the stone wall over one-meter thick was shattered, leaving a two-meter wide hole.
Amid the puff of dust, Colorless held her breath and lowered the arms she had raised to shield her face, her expression shocked.
What incredible power!
War Tiger didn’t look that surprised, but his gaze showed a newfound respect for the man. Facing such absolute power, all flashy tricks would be rendered obsolete.
Azure Dragon must have a weakness, and he had to figure out what it was as soon as possible.
Although they were teammates on the same boat at the moment, there was no telling if they would end up as enemies in the future. Even he would think twice before fighting such a monstrous man.
“Let’s go.”
The cellar was on the warm side. Azure Dragon didn’t bother to put the down jacket back on. He entered the hole first with his flashlight raised.
It led to a long, dark tunnel.
At the bottom of the wall was a hexagonal altar slightly protruding from the floor.
There was something that looked like a stone bed at the center. Dried blood stains could still be made out.
Azure Dragon walked closer and got a better look. The stone bed was lined with grooves, connected to the grooves on the altar, which then led to the twelve dark red pillars at the center of the palace hall.
Azure Dragon pictured what an evil cult would do.
They must be offering sacrifices to their so-called God here. Their sacrifice of choice would be tied to the stone bed before their heart was pierced by a metal stake—just like what had happened with the serial murder.
The sacrifice’s blood would be drained through the grooves, supplying the twelve pillars, allowing them to slowly grow into what they were today.
Lilia could be one such sacrifice. And there might be many more before her.
What was the true reason this place was abandoned?
Could it be that the ritual had succeeded? Perhaps that had led to the Godbearer Cult identifying a bug in the Heavenly Way and making the Crimson Tide arrive early.
Azure Dragon was momentarily lost in thought. When he broke out of his reverie, War Tiger and Colorless had already come up behind him.
“Why did you follow me in already?” Azure Dragon asked.
War Tiger snorted shrewdly. “We didn’t get your signal for quite a while, and there was no sound of a battle taking place. Might as well come in to check if you have found something precious and want to keep it to yourself.”
Colorless didn’t say anything, but she shared the same sentiment.
As a representative of the Hundred Rivers Union, she had to make sure that the Union was up to date as the other organizations.
Azure Dragon paused for a few bemused seconds before sharing his speculation. “This should be the place the Godbearer Cult held their evil sacrificial rituals, but it’s been abandoned for a long time.”
“Wah—”
“Waaaaah—”
Suddenly, there were the sounds of infants crying again. The chorus of wails was clear and overwhelming, sweeping Colorless like waves.
“Here it comes again!”
Colorless started.
This time, War Tiger and Azure Dragon tensed up as well. They heard.
War Tiger’s keen senses picked up on the incoming threat. The killing intent originated from above them.
“Watch out!”
With a shout, he pushed Colorless away.
