The World of Dreams.
Black Sun Town.
As the headquarters of the Black Sun Cult, this place has undergone several expansions and transformations, resembling a massive, pitch-black fortress.
In fact, when the Black Sun Cult was initially founded, they chose this location.
Nowadays, the cult's strength has grown so much that not a few of its adherents advocate for capturing a major city outside.
Even the High Priest has begun seriously considering relocation.
...
Outside the town.
Two black-robed cultists walked side by side, their expressions relaxed.
After all, this was the cult's headquarters, with a High Priest who surpasses ordinary extraordinaries stationed here personally.
Apart from the incident with Lin before, they had not encountered any attacks.
"It's better to guard the headquarters. Did you hear? That group led by Mass who was sent to Diatt... they all died..."
One of the black-robed men spoke with a hint of fear, "This world is becoming increasingly bizarre... Even a cleric leading a team lost his way mysteriously in the forest... May the Black Sun protect them."
"We have gods, we have the High Priest, nothing will happen... And didn't they already send another cleric to Diatt?"
The other man, with tangled hair and gaunt cheeks, chuckled, "We still need to complete the ritual as soon as possible and become the Children of Fire, only then can we truly serve the cult."
"Yes, only by reaching the second stage can we avoid being just fuel."
The black-robed man sighed and quickly covered his mouth.
"Are you crazy? Don't talk about this..." The man with tangled hair quickly looked around, and only after confirming that no one was there did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Wait... something's wrong..."
At this moment, he suddenly felt something amiss.
In the sky, some fine powder had appeared at some point.
Under the invasion of the powder, his eyelids felt as heavy as if they had two stones hanging from them, and his body began to weaken involuntarily.
"Enem... Enemy attack!"
The two evil cultists had no time to send out a signal before collapsing together.
"Hypnotic powder, truly effective."
A figure flashed in the forest, and Lin and Olivia emerged, taking away the two captives.
...
Inside a cave.
Splash!
Cold water splashed on his face, waking up Adonis, who looked at the two women in front of him with terror in his eyes.
He was bound to the ground with thin threads, unable to even mobilize his spirituality, only able to make muffled noises.
Lin stepped forward and pulled the gag from their mouths, "I am Lin. What are your names?"
Adonis shivered, recalling some terrifying legends.
At this moment, he could only answer honestly, "Adonis!"
"Orl!"
"Good, as long as you answer my questions honestly, I will let you go." Lin smiled and began her interrogation.
A moment later, she exited the cave, standing shoulder to shoulder with Olivia, "I found out the High Priest secretly returned and then announced he was going into seclusion. We can start our plan..."
Olivia smiled slightly, "You promised to let them go, didn't you?"
"I promised." Lin said, "But you didn't promise! Go ahead, use your secret technique. Flay their skin, and we can wear it to sneak into Black Sun Town."
Extraordinary beings of the 'Chrysalis' element possess a unique ability to turn living people into 'chrysalises' and then remove the outer layer, 'cocooning' themselves in another's form.
Because this ability is extremely gory, Olivia had not used it since leaving the cult.
But to defeat the High Priest, she had no choice but to act.
Moments later, 'Adonis' and 'Orl' walked out of the cave, looking no different from before.
They exchanged glances and headed towards Black Sun Town.
...
In reality, the difficulty of taking down the High Priest also varied.
Assassinating him solo in the wild was completely different from storming the Black Sun Cult headquarters and killing him amidst countless fanatical followers.
After considering this, Olivia and Lin decided to disguise themselves and infiltrate.
"Praise the Black Sun!"
Around the town, there were patrols of the Sons of Flame. Upon seeing the disguised pair, they smiled kindly.
Olivia's secret art perfectly mimicked the original duo, even down to their height and build.
"Praise the Black Sun!"
The 'Adonis' played by Olivia spoke with a calm male voice: "We discovered crucial intelligence outside and wish to see the High Priest."
"Isn't it enough to inform the priests?"
The patrolling Son of Flame frowned.
"This concerns the mortal enemy of our Lord!"
Lin also spoke in a male voice. For her, who mastered the art of flesh manipulation, creating a new voice was trivial.
She produced a piece of blood-red human skin, filled with the aura of 'Red'.
"This feeling... It truly belongs to that one's followers..."
The Son of Flame's expression changed instantly: "Although the High Priest is in seclusion, I believe he will see you. Follow me!"
Lin exchanged a glance with Olivia and followed.
The High Priest's location was in the center of Black Sun Town, a huge pitch-black stone house.
It was towering and grand, with the top shaped like a giant spire pointing towards the heaven, resembling a small Gothic chapel.
The patrolling Son of Flame first entered the chapel, then came out shortly after: "The High Priest will see you now!"
"Let's go."
Olivia took a deep breath and, together with Lin, stepped through the chapel door.
...
The interior of the chapel was spacious, with stained glass windows depicting strange patterns on all sides, the overall tone leaning dark.
In the center of the chapel, there was a jet-black altar surrounded by a circle of black skulls, and atop the altar was a symbol of a black sun wheel.
Below the altar, there was a figure kneeling in prayer.
"High Priest, the people have been brought."
The Son of Flame bowed respectfully.
Creak!
The High Priest's back suddenly straightened as he stood up, turned around, and smiled eerily: "Desecrators, you have finally come."
Lin and Olivia's pupils contracted.
They noticed the High Priest's appearance had become very strange, with two large tumors on his neck.
Moreover, his belly was swollen like a woman pregnant for many years.
'As expected... The previous injury inflicted by the 'Flesh Staff' has already wounded the High Priest...'
'But... how did he discover us?'
Olivia pondered silently, then saw the High Priest holding a small black skull: "Lin, do you still recognize your brother?"
The black flames seemed to burn within the skull, and the spirit of a little boy slowly emerged.
"Ah!"
Lin, wearing the skin of Orle, screamed as if struck by a mental blow.
'Is this... turning Lin's brother's skull into a haunted object? Not only does it have a bloodline connection to sense Lin, but it can also launch attacks through this connection?'
Olivia's eyes grew cold, and Adonis' skin on her began to open its mouth wider and wider, like a pitch-black abyss.