Lin Xue's past ending
Herines was also very pleased.
Choosing Shilan, the long-time victim, was the most correct choice.
The weaker the victim, the more malice they endure, the more ruthless they become when they receive the knife.
When it comes to evil, what can compare to Shilan, who bore the malice of the entire world?
So he retailed evil in other countries while wholesale evil in Shilan.
Cherenes became, in fact, a truly "useful" god in the poetry.
At this point, the holy war began.
Under the guise of "Shilan worshipping evil gods," they incited a holy war to eliminate Shilan, gathering military forces from almost every country in the world.
Even with an evil god in charge, Shilan cannot easily kill all the other countries.
If they kill all their slaves, what will the people of Shilam eat and drink?
So, the people of Shilan cleverly brought up the previous god who was paid without working, saying that they now worshipped this true god.
This deity is believed not only by Silam, but also by many other countries.
Such a belief is simply flawless.
Other countries could not find any evidence that Shilan believed in an evil god, and ultimately could only remain silent.
He himself was the god who helped Shilan out of her predicament and become a ruler, yet he couldn't even leave his name behind.
Herines was quite accepting of the fact that he couldn't even own a real church and could only occasionally perform miracles, running around taking odd jobs.
Since he himself is an evil god, of course he cannot enter the inner sanctum.
Since ancient times, evil has been suppressed by public opinion.
Making a deal with an evil god in secret is one thing, but bringing that evil god out into the open and bowing down to him is quite another.
In this world, the more evil one is born, the more one tries to justify oneself with morality and claim that one's beliefs are all about justice.
Shilan was facing a group of hypocritical and quack men.
Cherenes had already obtained what he needed, so he didn't care much about titles or honors.
When the whole world is consumed by evil, what does it matter to him if all the churches are dedicated to other gods?
The agreement between Cherenes and the Sylvanians was divided into two parts.
The first part is to let Shilan spread evil throughout the world.
This is very easy for the Silam people. The Silam people are already filled with hatred towards other countries.
Even without the help of evil gods, they would still try every means to cause trouble everywhere with their meager strength.
The second part involves instigating internal strife and infighting within Shilan.
But internal strife leads to death. When everyone is dead, evil ceases to exist.
Therefore, Cherenes told the Seraphim:
He will keep the people of Shilan trapped in an endless cycle of reincarnation.
Even if they die, they will be resurrected in the next game and continue to generate evil.
However, once they agree to this condition, they will never have the chance to escape the cycle of reincarnation and find liberation.
The people of Sylvanas agreed to Herines's request.
In order to cultivate evil within Silam like a petri dish, the people of Silam have created a society of infighting through various means, including politics and education.
Intense academic competition and a society with a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
Huge bills, rampant consumerism, and excessive borrowing can easily plunge a person into the lowest rungs of society.
Losing a job means losing a home, turning one into a homeless person and a member of the criminal community.
In order to avoid ending up in the worst possible situation, everyone has no choice but to keep running like hamsters on a wheel.
In order to get good grades, students hide things from each other, pretending to be having fun at school while staying up until two or three in the morning to go to sleep.
To get a good job, graduates will go to any lengths, from attacking other interviewees to bidding in auctions and paying to work.
Herines also received a constant stream of evil from such a country.
Saint Ria, as a microcosm of the greatest social contradictions in Sila, has the largest number of students who are climbing the social ladder.
Furthermore, it is the upper class, characterized by luxury and extravagance.
Taking a step back means facing an abyss, where you could be harmed and destroyed at any moment.
Cherenes recalled the past. He had spent tens of thousands of years in a dark room when he was first born.
At that time, he saw the human world on the other side of the bright red Red Sea, where people were arguing, getting hurt, and greedily praying.
He enjoys watching humans put on puppet shows.
Like a child collecting candy wrappers and various jars, he takes each tormented soul into his own world.
Then watch them go from vibrant pain to numb indifference.
Butterflies that flutter outside become dry and boring once they are caught at home and turned into specimens.
In the end, he threw those spoils back into the human world.
His purpose was not to collect anything; he just wanted to watch them perform on stage.
Lin Xue, do you know? I've followed your life story from beginning to end.
You have experienced despair, given up, and even destruction.
However, you have never escaped the cycle of reincarnation.
I've always wondered, when will you finally give up completely?
As an evil god, he knew that evil would only bring darkness, nothingness, and destruction.
Because ultimate evil seeks to destroy everything, but never considers building anything.
The place where he was born was a place of nothingness.
Only love and kindness can give birth to new life and bring a touch of joy to his otherwise uneventful life.
Even though he is an evil god, he still prefers to see kind things and kind people.
If the whole world is overwhelmed by evil, he will soon be out of a good show.
Herines tapped the shortcut number on his phone.
The bell rang countless times.
The call was finally answered.
You can hear the other person's even and long breathing.
The empty sound remained for a long time.
What do you want?
Herines remained silent, listening only to the sound of the other person's heartbeat on the other end of the phone.
Each step was steady and firm.
"If you don't want to talk about it, I'm hanging up."
Upon receiving the warning, Cherenes immediately spoke up:
"Will there ever be a moment when you suddenly feel a profound and unforgettable loneliness?"
The person on the other end was clearly speechless: "...Are you having a bout of chuunibyou?"
"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."
"Love, friendship, family affection—human beings are inherently lonely in this world. All emotions are merely a means to create the illusion that one is not alone."
"Actually, no one cares about or wants to understand your true thoughts and feelings."
"Everyone's conversations are just a bunch of people talking past each other."
"But even so, humans still crave to be loved as much as they crave to die."
"I really have to hang up now."
"Please have pity on an old, lonely woman like me."
"I just want someone to talk to."
"I don't want to talk to you."
"Then just leave your phone on, let me hear your breathing."
"I'm just...so lonely."
The voice coming from Lin Xue's side was ethereal and indistinct, as if seen through a veil: "Don't play the victim."
Cherenes laughed: "Alright, I won't play the victim. Just leave the phone there, okay?"
The response from the other end was silence.
About half a minute later, Lin Xue gave a friendly reminder:
"I'm not responsible for your unpaid phone bill, okay?"
Cherenes chuckled: "Alright."
Silence spread between the two.
I waited for about a minute.
"Do you know what happened in your original starting world after you left?" Herines's mischievous schemes began to stir again.
"I don't want to know." Seeing through Herines's ulterior motives, Lin Xue decisively stopped Herines from continuing.
However, Cherenes completely ignored him:
"After locking you out, those who framed you thought they had killed two birds with one stone, eliminating both you and the monster."
"However, with the help of a weak and eerie passerby, you appeared alive before everyone."
"You who survived were treated as a corrupted monster."
"Fortunately, your family, considering the resources they've invested in you, is unwilling to abandon you. They've bribed major media outlets to suppress those who say you've become a monster."
"However, even though they seem to be very protective of you on the surface, your family is secretly investigating your situation and collecting your physical data in order to determine whether you have really become a monster."
"If you really become a monster, they will secretly assassinate you without anyone knowing."
"They set up a trap, using it as an opportunity to restore your reputation."
"Everyone was invited."
"They want to show everyone that you are indeed human by sending an assassin to kill you."
“But even though you haven’t become weird, Ilor’s mirror magic has been working on you all along.”
"Ilori?" Lin Xue asked, puzzled. It was a name he had never heard before.
Cherenes carefully explained, "This is the name Chloe used when she was considered an eerie creature."
"Do the supernatural have names?"
"Of course, Weiqi also has parents. Weiqi's name was given to him by his parents."
"Parents everywhere have the same heart; even if they have a child through some strange means, they still hope that the child will be healthy and safe."
"Hey, don't interrupt, I'm seriously trying to guide you right now."
"You emerged unscathed from that assassination attempt—it was as if it were a mystery."
"The guests present looked at you with eyes that said, 'Sure enough, this guy is weird, I wasn't wrong,' and attacked you en masse."
"You face the dilemma of either committing murder or fleeing and becoming a wanted criminal by all of humanity."
"That's why you left that time and space."
"Actually, it was originally a dark novel, and the turning point you faced at the end was the opportunity for you to turn to the dark side."
"But you don't want to follow your predetermined fate."
"The original plot should have been: you finally couldn't bear the persecution by humans anymore, and at that banquet, you killed all the humans and your own family members, and then became the enemy of all mankind."
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