Heidilin Miriam Wols, as her name suggests... she was not a native of the Empire; she was born in a small country, a small country that has been buried in history.

There are many such countries in the world.

Just like the country now buried by calamity, no one will remember the name of Heidirin's country... not even Heidirin herself. She only knows that war destroyed it.

Of course, in many people's eyes, it was just a war between cities, and compared with the war between major powers, it seemed so insignificant.

But even such a battle, when it comes to an individual, is ultimately a disaster.

Heidien's home and country were destroyed at that time, and her pain and despair awakened something hidden in her bloodline at that moment... a door connecting the prime plane to the unknown.

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That was the first time the [Evil God Scroll] received replenishment from flesh and blood and mana.

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After that, Hedy Lin often had dreams of the sea, of a girl standing in front of a research table, of countless giant tentacles... These dreams haunted her until she became Imra's apprentice and then a governor, after which things improved.

It was at that time that the evil god who destroyed both countries became her death trigger.

The moment Hedy Lin dies, her consciousness will sink into the dark sea, and a portion of the power of the evil god will be replicated and spread from her blood and remains, devouring all living beings around her.

Of the mana she consumes, a portion will be converted into life force, allowing Hedyline to be resurrected.

This is actually the most basic contract, because no matter which "seat" it is, there is always such an oath in Death Trigger, and in fact... to achieve this, all you need to do is repair the body, which is easy no matter how you look at it.

The disappearance of a living being's vital signs, the extinguishing of the mana pathways within its body, the departure of the soul... this is a process that occurs over time.

However, there was no room left for Mana inside the governor's body.

"I understand. Well then... be careful not to die again."

As Yinla spoke to Hedylin, he sat down in front of her... At that moment, he understood what Leonard had meant by the "several riots."

The riots that occurred some time ago were caused by Hedyll's abuse of her "Death Trigger" on the battlefield of the Duchy. The evil god's domain, through Hedyll's oath, continuously obtained supplies of flesh and mana from the prime plane.

"So, what exactly happened? Is there something special about my Death Trigger?"

When Heidi asked this question, Illa thought for a moment and decided to slowly explain to her the connection between the so-called "calamity" and her death trigger.

Of course, Yinla's account was based on inferences from the existing situation... but he could not guarantee whether it was right or wrong.

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Aren't you going to say anything?

A blonde woman with snake-like eyes asked this question to a small, lazy snake lying on the table... The world around her was shrouded in darkness; she even avoided the spirits.

"Hiss hiss hiss~"

This was the little snake's answer to her.

"..."

"That's why I said, can't you use a human form? Or you can speak human language..."

The snake woman said this, resting her chin on her hand, and complained, "We're both [Snake Sheaths], and I wanted to live in Yinla's body with you... but I was sealed away as [Chaos], while you were treated as the [Savior] hope that originated from the same source as me. Why?"

The woman with snake-like eyes looked genuinely displeased.

Interestingly, the woman with the snake referred to herself and the little snake as "snake molts," which means the skin shed from a snake's body, sounding like... just an accessory to something.

"Hiss hiss hiss~"

The snake woman gave a wry smile at the little snake's words and said, "I was only a tiny bit arrogant, and besides, didn't I think I was sure to win?"

Upon hearing the snake woman's words, the little snake's face revealed a clear smile, and she spoke in snake language... or rather, a language that even snakes couldn't possibly misunderstand: "Hiss hiss hiss~"

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"Indeed, whether it was because I oversaw the preparations for Yinla's time travel, or for some other reason, it's a fact that I was sealed away by the false god of this world..."

The snake woman sighed helplessly. She seemed to have thought of something and looked somewhat sad: "After leaving this world, I might be laughed to death by other snakes... But that's still a long way off. Let's just take it one step at a time."

From the snake woman's words, it's easy to tell that the so-called "world" doesn't refer to the prime plane or any other plane, but rather to the genuine "world" itself, constructed from the World Tree.

If we were to draw a distinction, it would be the concept of the "world" before Yinla's transmigration and the "world" after her transmigration... and even those outside the circle who knew Yinla came from another world didn't understand this concept.

What they thought were "other worlds" were other planes, but the two snakes present knew... that was not the case at all.

Moreover, it seems that Yinla's time travel was orchestrated by the snake woman. This can also be seen from the word "host," suggesting that Yinla's time travel as the last survivor of civilization was not a matter of luck or chance.

However, in Yinla's mind, he was carrying the "soul" of the entire civilization through time, which should have been an act of compassion from the AI... There seemed to be some contradiction in his understanding.

Or perhaps... there is no contradiction?

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"Hiss hiss hiss~"

This time, the snake's voice seemed to indicate agreement; clearly, she was certain that the snake woman [might be laughed at to death by the other snakes]...

The two (one human and one snake) then engaged in a conversation and communication for a period of time in a way that ordinary people could not understand... It was mostly just meaningless chatter.

However, the discussion often revolves around Yoon-ra.

Then, the beautiful snake, with its metallic sheen on its scales, felt that it was about time, so it hissed and communicated with the snake woman as it swam into the darkness into the distance.

That's the correct way to leave the space around the World Tree.

"Are you leaving already? Not staying a little longer? Hmm..."

The snake-woman thought for a moment, then said, "I recently learned a really good game of Gomoku... Would you like to play a game with me?"

"Hiss hiss hiss! (You play by yourself!)"