novelraw Chapter 858 368: Farewell Wine
Chapter 858 368: Farewell Wine
In the dimly lit hall, it was filled with all kinds of seemingly magnificent decorations.
The whole hall was adorned in gold and blood red.
Countless figures in blood-colored robes moved back and forth within the hall.
Perfectly crafted skulls were embedded in various places within the hall, adorned with golden liquid.
Upon closer inspection, the blood-red in the hall was actually entirely replaced by blood.
These bright red blood flowed through the grooves of this place as if moving through veins.
The sweetly cloying scent filled the entire area, without any filth or stench.
The top level of the hall required ascending 777 steps to reach the summit.
Here stood a stacked secret chamber.
Karlito, dressed in tattered robes, knelt on the floor.
He was surrounded by all sorts of bone-crafted decorations, which formed part of the ritual.
"Great Master, I failed. After spending so much time, finally, I still failed.
I have betrayed the trust you placed in me, I…"
Karlito's voice was filled with lament.
"No, Karlito."
A dull voice sounded.
Upon hearing this, Karlito quickly shut his mouth, and his kneeling posture became even more respectful.
"This time was just an accident, you can't be blamed. The Church of the Four Gods is here; your failure was destined."
This voice was so understanding.
"But I wasted so much of your time…"
"No, just a brief period."
Facing the failure of a plan that took decades, the owner of the voice didn't feel distressed at all but rather had the mood to console the host of the plan, Karlito.
"Your kindness makes me…"
"That's enough, unnecessary chatter ends here, I don't have much time to speak."
Upon hearing this, Karlito nodded repeatedly and closed his mouth.
"Go join those fellows, they will know the current situation you are facing, and hopefully this time you will succeed, Karlito."
After these words were spoken, the voice faded away in the secret chamber.
Karlito made a strange gesture: "Farewell, Master."
He maintained this posture for a few minutes before slowly standing up from the ground.
He walked out of the secret chamber.
At that time, the place he was in was the Giant Wood Habitat.
...
Alka looked at the map of the Giant Wood Habitat, observing the red marker that had stayed put in one spot.
This red marker had stayed there ever since he emerged from the flowers, essentially confirming that this was the fixed location of Karlito's Cult Group.
Then Alka put away the map.
He had almost formed a habit of checking the map periodically.
Unfortunately, even though the Tanzanian location of the Cult Group was known, it was now of little use.
Because the information obtained from Jilenna had already pinpointed most of the Cult Group's strongholds in the Giant Wood Habitat.
It wasn't of much significance because that was the cultists' territory.
"According to the records, the most distinctive feature of the Demon, Mouth of Devourment, is a teleportation gate like a giant mouth of flesh and blood.
This is the most iconic ability of this demon, generally used only by the most important followers."
Simon flipped through the ancient books in his hand, looking at the description of the Mouth of Devourment.
"The earliest records of this demon originate before the Divine War, and later records date back to the demonic tide a thousand years ago.
It was from then that this demon became active once more.
The Saralan Empire was almost annihilated under its scheme."
Simon continued, "This Saralan Empire was the epicenter of the demonic tide at that time."
From Simon's explanation, they gained a simple understanding of the entity their foes worshiped.
"Could it be that we'll directly confront this demon when we take down Karlito?" asked Narvi.
If this were the case, when could they possibly destroy this damned creature?
Alka shook his head, "Not likely, he probably doesn't have much access to the demon's power.
He should only be capable of using the Mouth of Devourment to teleport over long distances to flee."
Whether in his last encounter or yesterday's escape of Alati, both were aided by this move.
Judging by the demonstrated capabilities, it was clear that his power was still at the Fourth Stage Middle Tier, without overwhelming strength.
After all, from their understanding, the current Spirit Domain could barely withstand the entry of a Middle Tier Demon.
This was still due to the Flower Fairy's control declining with its resuscitation.
After a brief exchange of information targeting Karlito, Alka lightly tapped the table to draw everyone's attention and said.
"The threat posed by the undead at the Life and Death Boundary has now vanished; this area has begun to push back.
It's time to start thinking about our original goal."
Everyone knew the target he was referring to.
The treasure of the Nafasi Clan.
"Shouldn't we wait for the Flower Fairy's resuscitation or for them to reclaim this area?" Chadite asked.
Alka shook his head. "At the current pace, it's hard for them to reach the place we need to go. Only after the full resuscitation of the Flower Fairy will they completely reclaim this fallen region.
However, the place we need to go is already safe, without any so-called garrison points. The undead forces in that area were completely depleted in the last battle."