Chapter 193

Chapter 193

The last time Yi Tiantian came to the Underground City to play, he and the others entered through a manhole, so he naturally assumed it would be the same this time.

But he ended up making a fool of himself in front of Fu Chongye.

"Isn't this the entrance to the Underground City?"

Yi Tiantian stammered, "Oh no, this is so embarrassing!" His face turned as red as a tomato and he quickly cleared his throat.

"The last time I visited, this was the entrance."

"There's a direct passage to the Underground City, so we don't need to go through the manhole."

Fu Chongye replied with a smile.

"I see."

Yi Tiantian's toes were practically digging into the ground. On the surface, he appeared calm, but in reality, he had already been walking for quite a while.

After this little incident, Yi Tiantian followed Fu Chongye towards a nearby black building.

The building looked like a simple office building, but after Fu Chongye led Yi Tiantian inside, they wound through several corridors before stopping in front of an elevator.

Fu Chongye pulled out a black card from his pocket. The card was completely black with no extra colors.

When he held the black card up to the sensor area on the elevator, the tightly closed elevator doors opened.

After stepping into the elevator, Yi Tiantian noticed that it only had a button to go down, from ground level to the eighteenth sub-level.

Yi Tiantian shivered, his eyes fixating on the number "eighteen." He couldn't help but feel that the person who built this Underground City might worship devils and hell. Otherwise, why would they specifically design it to have an eighteenth floor?!

Fu Chongye, who had already noticed Yi Tiantian's nervousness, smiled slightly and said, "Actually, there's no such thing as an eighteenth floor. It's just a tradition of the Dusk Society."

As soon as he said that, Yi Tiantian felt a chill down his spine.

"Who would have such bizarre traditions?!"

"What exactly is the Dusk Society, and what do they believe in?" Yi Tiantian was extremely curious about the story behind the Dusk Society, its true power, and the purpose of this organization. Who was the mastermind behind this behemoth?

Excited at the prospect of learning more about the Dusk Society, Yi Tiantian's heart raced. After all, the gossip network always kept information about the Dusk Society tightly under wraps. He realized that if he wanted to uncover these secrets, he would need to investigate them firsthand.

After getting into the elevator with Fu Chongye, Fu Chongye pressed the button for the fifteenth floor.

As the button lit up red, the elevator began to descend slowly.

Yi Tiantian looked around curiously, while Fu Chongye stood with his hands clasped in front of him, eyes straight ahead, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile on his face, as if he hadn't seen Yi Tiantian looking around.

As the elevator descended, Yi Tiantian was surprised to see that it was a panoramic elevator, offering a full view of Glory Underground City's interior.

This place had been operating for a long time. Although some questionable things had been exposed online before, the Dusk Society used its considerable financial power to suppress any negative trending hashtags.

The internet quickly forgot. Most netizens had already forgotten what had happened before, forgetting the overly realistic environments. Throngs of visitors continued to enjoy themselves within Glory Underground City.

From the elevator, Yi Tiantian could see countless tourists experiencing the narrative mode, with a group of people lining up to enter a clothing store.

If everything goes according to plan, they will soon receive the message about an attack by people from the Lower District.

So far, everything in Glory Underground City seemed perfectly normal, but Yi Tiantian couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

The elevator continued to descend, reaching the lower levels of the Underground City.

This was the same floor where Yi Tiantian and his companions had once encountered all sorts of peculiar characters.

This time, however, the streets were eerily quiet, with no strange figures in sight.

Yi Tiantian quietly surveyed the area, but everything appeared just as it had during his last visit.

Finally, the elevator stopped inside a building.

Yi Tiantian silently noted this in his mind. If the police ever need to go to the Underground City, this would be a direct route.

"We've arrived."

The elevator slowed to a stop, and Fu Chongye turned to Yi Tiantian.

Yi Tiantian subconsciously tightened his grip, feeling a faint warmth at the spot where his watch rested on his wrist.

"Maybe it’s just my guilty conscience acting up."

Yi Tiantian forced a calm smile for Fu Chongye, though inside, he was already on edge.

Hearing Yi Tiantian’s words, Fu Chongye couldn’t help but find the young man in front of him endearing. A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

The elevator stopped inside a building, and after getting out, Fu Chongye led Yi Tiantian upstairs.

"Is the party upstairs?"

Yi Tiantian couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, we've got a private banquet hall up there for special events," Fu Chongye said with a smile as he looked back at Yi Tiantian while walking.

Yi Tiantian silently noted this crucial piece of information in his mind.

"It seems this elevator not only takes us straight to the insider of the Underground City but also to the Dusk Society's gathering spot!"

Fu Chongye just raised an eyebrow, having already anticipated this.

The Dusk Society does have a meeting place here, but it’s not used regularly. It had been specially arranged for Yi Tiantian's arrival this time.

The boss gave strict orders: everything has to go off without a hitch, no room for mistakes.

So far, Fu Chongye understood the boss's plan. After all, this event was set up so the other Dusk Society members could see what Yi Tiantian can do and gauge whether they can recruit him.

The only thing Fu Chongye couldn’t figure out was why the boss insisted on showing up in person, even though people were against it.

What if Yi Tiantian figures out the truth?!

Yi Tiantian has that weird system. If he catches on, it’s not just the boss who’s in trouble—Dusk Society could be exposed.

But the boss never reveals his true thoughts. So Fu Chongye still couldn’t wrap his head around why the boss made such a risky call.

After passing through a series of dark corridors, Yi Tiantian finally arrived in front of a tightly closed banquet hall door.

In front of the door stood two men in suits and ties. They had walkie-talkies on their belts and pistols holstered at their sides. Muscular and wearing sunglasses, they appeared to be the Dusk Society's bodyguards.

More importantly, they each held a detection device. Yi Tiantian had only seen this kind of detection instrument during the college entrance examination in his previous life, but he understood that these tools seemed to be more advanced than he expected.

"I hope they don’t pick up anything from my watch!"

Yi Tiantian secretly swallowed, his palms beginning to sweat involuntarily.

He had prepared for this, knowing most detection devices probably wouldn't find any issues with the watch, which was why he had brazenly worn it to the party.

But he didn't know if the Dusk Society's instruments would be more advanced than he expected...

At that moment, the two tall bodyguards placed the long, black detection device in front of Yi Tiantian.

Sweat began to trickle from the back of Yi Tiantian's neck.

Just as Yi Tiantian was feeling conflicted and nervous, Fu Chongye beside him naturally made a "please" gesture at him.

"After you, my friend."

Fu Chongye never needed a draft for his witty remarks. His gaze on Yi Tiantian was intense and admiring, as if he was looking at the most coveted treasure in the world.

The two bodyguards stepped back and moved the detection device aside.

Yi Tiantian immediately felt relieved. He curled his lips into a stiff smile and followed Fu Chongye to push open the door of the banquet hall.

As soon as they entered the banquet hall, the two Dusk Society bodyguards closed the door behind them.

What met their eyes was an utterly ordinary European-style banquet hall.

Almost everyone in the hall simultaneously looked at Yi Tiantian and nodded at him with smiles.

"I thought the people here would be terrifying, but they don't seem much different from ordinary people?!"

"Where’s the infamous Dusk Society I was expecting?!"

Before arriving, Yi Tiantian had braced himself. The Dusk Society was notorious for causing fatal incidents and being involved with all sorts of illicit activities. Yi Tiantian wouldn't have been surprised if they turned out to be aliens.

But what really threw him off was how normal they looked—no horns, no scales, nothing out of the ordinary. They were all wearing the most ordinary t-shirts and jeans, looking just like regular people.

Fu Chongye glanced around the room, raising an eyebrow, and took a glass of red wine from a waiter holding a tray.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce our special guest for tonight, and also the newest member about to join our organization—Yi Tiantian!"

At these words, everyone present cheered. Most of them raised their high wine glasses, following Fu Chongye's example, and drank it all in one gulp.

Yi Tiantian felt the weight of all those eyes on him as they cheered.

Meanwhile, Fu Chongye secretly glanced at Yi Tiantian, slowly curling his lips into a smile.

Because, unbeknownst to Yi Tiantian, everyone here was an actor hired by the Dusk Society to welcome him. The real members of the Dusk Society would absolutely not appear at this party.

At that moment, the actual members were in another banquet hall next door, dressed in tailcoats and elegant evening gowns, observing every move through the monitors.