Inside South Mansion City, in the areas surrounding the Twelve Pillars, were several inconspicuous locations far from the main battle zones.
These places were hidden within private residences, in the back kitchens of small shops, or in the secluded corners of mansion courtyards. In each spot, pillars about half a man's height and as thick as an arm, covered in blood-red patterns, were buried deep in the ground. Around these pillars, circles of twisted talismans had been drawn with viscous, crimson blood.
Yin Tower Believers, dressed as commoners, stood guard beside the pillars, monitoring their surroundings as they waited in silence.
The Yin Tower Organization's large-scale offensive against the Twelve Pillars was, in reality, just a feint. Their true objective wasn't to capture one of the Pillars, but to complete the arrangements in these inconspicuous locations.
