Bloodbath (7)

"What's the situation, Clan Leader?" a middle-aged man asked with a frown. He was currently standing behind the crowd, dressed in all black, and raised the question upon smelling the blood stench like the rest. 

"This...," the Clan Leader and Elder of the Liuyun Family trailed off.

They had been walking at the front of the group while looking around to assess the situation. They were astonished by the sight ahead.

They glanced across the ground, in the face of tens of dead bodies dressed in white with a black lotus motif. It was obvious that these were members of the Nine Lotus Sect. 

When their sight landed on the area beside the cave exit, their faces twitched in shock. 

Two grotesque looking bodies lay next to the cave opening. One of them was wearing a white robe embellished with a black lotus motif, and appeared very familiar. 

While the other also resembled a close acquaintance.