Don't call me evil god

Chapter 507 Turtle in the Urn
The "Hall of Truth" where everyone was located did look like a spacious and grand hall from the outside.

The so-called lobby alone is estimated to be nearly a thousand square meters in size!
The walls, ceiling and floor are very flat and appear to be a seamless whole, with no gaps in the masonry to be found.

A bright light source from somewhere is emitting a soft white light.

It's not as hot here as inside the stone fortress, the temperature is quite comfortable.

The smell in the air also became quite fresh.

The thick stench of sulfur that I had smelled in the basement of the tapestry shop seemed like an illusion.

The only drawback is that the ground and walls here are painted with strange magic arrays of different shapes and sizes using pigments and paints of different colors.

It's like a few hunched-over guys appearing in a neat queue.

It immediately destroyed the overall beauty and seemed out of tune with the neat and regular layout of the lobby.

Pete turned his head cautiously and looked around.

Besides them and the dwarf who had spoken to them, there were other people in the Antechamber of Truth.

Judging from body size, most are dwarves.

Some wore hoods or masks to cover their faces, while others did not, and showed their true faces openly.

"Are they not afraid of exposing their identities? Are these people really cultists?"

Pete was a little surprised.

"What if there's a traitor who sneaks in here and the others are seen here? Wouldn't it be possible to catch them all in one fell swoop when we return to Stone Fort?"

It was not until this time that Pete realized a somewhat serious problem.

"Huh? Wait a minute!"

"How are we going to get back?!"

The Antechamber of Truth is semi-enclosed.

There are no windows, let alone entrances or exits.

According to the female dwarf, the only way is to move forward, that is, to go deeper.

The way to get here is neither a secret passage nor a mechanism, but a rather mysterious summons!
That specially carved skull may have served as some kind of ritual prop!

Once you come in, you're here and can't leave even if you want to.

With no other choice, Pete and the others could only move deeper into the area.

……

On the way, the more they looked at the surrounding environment, the weirder it seemed.

This place really doesn't look like a "cult" base.

What kind of cultists and people in black robes did they see in the past?
His whereabouts are secretive and he does things furtively.

The stronghold is equipped with an altar for offering sacrifices to the evil god.

Many cultists believe in one rule: as long as they offer the evil god in the void a sacrifice he likes, he will bestow the corresponding power in the form of "blessing".

The problem is that no one knows what the "favorite sacrifice" is.

Therefore, cultists like to offer sacrifices to evil gods whenever they have nothing to do.

From bloody and cruel living sacrifices to unknown waste collected from sewers, they may all be offered to the evil god as a trial.

As a result, the cultists' strongholds are often cluttered with a lot of messy things.

What was even more unusual to Pete was this.

The other people here didn't seem surprised at all by their arrival!
This is very creepy.

Logically speaking, unfamiliar faces like them should attract other people's attention.

Whether it's vigilance or curiosity, there should be some reaction, right?
However, no.

At most, they looked at Pete and the others in surprise, probably wondering why they saw humans here.

Except for Pete and his group, the others who appeared here were dwarves. Pete secretly speculated that these dwarves were probably fearless and believed they had absolute certainty.

Even if a traitor sneaks in, they are confident that they can easily control or kill him, so they don't care about exposing themselves at all.

Besides - I'm afraid there are new faces coming here all the time, so they've gotten used to it.

"What kind of cult stronghold would need to constantly bring in large numbers of new members?"

One possibility comes to mind:
"…Sacrifice?"

After walking out of the Hall of Truth and entering a new area, the scene he saw quickly confirmed Pete's speculation.

……

The new area is a much more spacious space, with a height of more than ten meters!
There was also a light source from somewhere unknown, illuminating the place brightly.

In the center of the inner venue stands a magnificent altar, probably in the shape of a pyramid.

The materials for building the altar immediately gave Pete a familiar feeling!
A solid base constructed by stacking a large number of skulls together.

Going upwards, there is layer upon layer of proliferating flesh and blood that covers, stacks, entangles, twists, and beats each other.

The thick blood vessels can be seen clearly even from such a long distance.

"That's right!"

Pete was relieved.

Although they were highly alert mentally, Pete and the others were very relaxed.

The main reason is that they are fearless.

The worst possible outcome is death!
The soul is protected by the great god of knowledge. Even the devils in hell have to make concessions before Nowen's intimidation. There is no need to worry about the soul being exploited and refined.

Although failing to retrieve the corpse would result in a huge loss of legendary experience, as a follower of Nowen, it was completely normal for the legendary level to be reset to zero due to an adventure.

Who hasn’t reset to zero a few times?

Pete’s current legendary level is level 3 of stage 35. If he wants to advance to the next level, he needs to accumulate 60000 legendary experience points!
The experience required to upgrade this level alone exceeds the total experience required from level 1 to level 1.

Although Pete had accumulated enough experience, he did not level up immediately.

The effect of increasing level by 1 is just 3 free attributes, which is actually a small improvement, far from the obvious effect of completing the rank promotion like increasing from level 39 to level 40.

in other words.

Even if he was really dead, Pete could rely on the legendary experience he had in hand to immediately return to level 3.

As long as there aren't two consecutive deaths in a short period of time where the bodies cannot be recovered, the loss in strength will be minimal.

If you are not afraid of dying here, then you have nothing to fear.

Finally seeing the cultists' iconic "evil god altar", Pete's originally nervous mood immediately relaxed.

They were in the right place!
Found the real owner!
And, just as Pete had surmised.

Near this altar, a group of dwarves with different clothes and strange expressions gathered together and were making a commotion.

Some were nervous, some were scared, some were panicking, some were crying, some were begging for mercy, and some were simply in despair!
obviously!
These guys were here for the first time and had no idea about the situation here.

But the moment they saw the altar, they understood everything.

This place doesn't seem to have any entrances or exits connecting to the outside world, and entry and exit probably all rely on the [Summoning Ritual] to teleport.

Although no one was watching or controlling them, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to!
A turtle in a jar, a bird in a cage.

This is clearly a rhythm of using them as sacrifices to the evil god!
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No more tonight. I will update two more chapters tomorrow to make up for the ones I owe, and sort out my thoughts on how to wrap up the fourth volume.

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