"There's something wrong with this contact," Shen Ye said.
"There is indeed something wrong, corrupted by staying too long down below," Yudelia said.
"I believe it's more than that," Shen Ye said.
"How so?" Yudelia asked.
"The members of the Shadow Brotherhood I have come into contact with are quite good—all task-oriented and very loyal to the Royal Family."
Shen Ye positioned the head to face the corpse's neck and carefully placed it there, before asking:
"Why would you trouble the four Brotherhood members who just arrived?"
"Whispers of the Dark" activated!
The corpse opened its eyes and spoke:
"I'm waiting here for the fleeing Norton, to inform the higher-ups as soon as they arrive and find a way to delay them."
Everyone was shocked.
What they thought was the last safe escape route also had problems.
"Why betray the Royal Family?" Shen Ye asked.
"Betray? I didn't betray the Royal Family, I'm just loyal to the new king," the corpse said.
