"I'm sorry... I'm sorry!" Paul suddenly changed his attitude, his face ashen and filled with despair.
"I don't understand, I really don't understand!"
"Paul! Why is my magic draining away! What have you done?!" Xinglan suddenly became furious, grabbing Paul by the collar and questioning him.
"I'm sorry, I... I was deceived by Him..." Paul said, tears streaming down his face.
Paul's face was visibly shriveling at an alarming rate!
“I…that…He…He just told me everything.”
“They come from another world, parasitize our world, and drain our energy.”
Paul coughed a few times and continued:
"He has set his sights on me, using my hands to develop an independent agricultural park that belongs to Him. We... are all livestock!"
His expression was frantic; he was scratching his scalp with red eyes!
"An internal force within the world has interfered with their energy absorption... Elsie! Yes! It was Elsie who did it!"
"She dealt Him a heavy blow, sealed off the world, and forced Him to abandon His plans... Hahaha..."
Paul was actually laughing and crying at the same time!
Crying is a lament for one's fate, while laughing is a sudden relief at learning the truth.
But this truth is so cheap!
“He has deceived me once again, giving me divine wine under the guise of heaven!”
"He said that believers who drink the wine can enter the Kingdom of Heaven... the Kingdom of Heaven..."
"Heaven?" Xinglan's eyes widened. He silently took a few steps back, knocking over a wine bottle on the table.
The bottle shattered with a crisp sound.
The sound startled him awake!
He suddenly recalled a story from his adventures when he was young: a monster, after being severely injured, fled to its lair and devoured the servants it had marked to heal its wounds.
so!
The twenty-four-winged angel wanted...
"Impossible! Impossible! This is impossible!!!" Xinglan was furious, but she was unable to mobilize any magic power, let alone find out why her life was rapidly slipping away.
"It's no use!" Paul knelt on the ground, staring at his clean hands, and cried out, "We will die, eaten away by Him bit by bit!"
"Damn it!" Xinglan glared at Paul and demanded, "Just how many people did you give alcohol to?!"
“…” Paul fell silent, his eyes fixed on the floor, and after a long while he finally uttered two words in a daze.
"all."
...
On the inevitable route through the North, one will inevitably encounter many more such events, the...fading of life.
In a town outside Jinghu City, the lights were on, but there was not a sound!
Elsie dismounted and, gripping the reins, led the white horse toward the town, though the horse was extremely unwilling.
Her eyes were fixed on the town streets, and her bad feeling seemed about to be confirmed.
【Elsie, let's go. There's no need to stay here.】
Your mission is the North. Look, it's already snowing. If you don't move soon, the road ahead will become very difficult.
Elsie continued walking, touching the red scarf wrapped around her neck, until she came to a hotel where the lights were still on.
She looked at the door and reached out her hand, but a pop-up window suddenly blocked her view.
[Elsie! Now! Immediately! Right now! Get out of here!]
This isn't part of the main quest! Have you forgotten the price of side quests? It will make you...
"Creak—"
Elsie ignored the pop-up and pushed the door open. Behind the door, all was quiet.
The small restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, where the mercenaries used to dine, is now deserted.
A wine bottle rolled off the table with a crisp sound.
The sound drew Elsie's attention, and she silently stared at the layers of clothes and... human skin on the ground!
"..." Elsie's body trembled, and the memories provided by Sia flashed through her mind. The sharp pain almost made her faint!
She covered her head and braced herself against the wall, never collapsing to the ground.
【Elsie!!!】
The narrator's words caught Elsie's attention, and she began to adjust her emotions, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar with the scene.
It seems this is the truth about the sanctuary: the Lord is absorbing the lives of all those he manipulates!
Their flesh and bones were completely gone, leaving only layers of hollow human skin!
“Ha…” Elsie gasped for breath and continued to move forward.
But they carefully avoided the human skins. May the deceased... rest in peace...
When Elsie arrived at the room where she had once stayed during her travels, the pop-up narration appeared once again.
"That's about enough, Elsie. It's getting late. Shall we find a room to rest, or continue our journey?"
In short, the further away you are from this unlucky place... get your hands off me!!!
Elsie's hand was already on the doorknob; she was looking down, lost in thought.
[...]
You really... I'm going to cry!
Let me make this clear first: I really don't care what you're like.
I'll be waiting for you outside.
"Um."
“Thank you, narrator.” Elsie walked into the room, clutching the scarf around her neck.
[...]
"Ahhh..."
...
A few minutes later, Elsie closed the hotel door, wiped away her dried tears, and stood at the entrance.
The cold wind from the North made her shiver slightly. Without a scarf to protect her, the cold wind seeped into her clothes, making her feel a little sad.
Perhaps I shouldn't have left the scarf there?
I've been wearing it for so long, and...
That's enough, I've been standing in the cold air for ten minutes! Let's go!
This is a terrible thing!
The white horse gazed at Elsie, as if it had been waiting for a long time.
Elsie nodded, mounted her white horse, and continued on her way.
...
Along the way, there were no enemies to stop them, and even the half-built defensive line was desolate and deserted.
She walked through the gate almost without any hindrance!
She was even worried about whether someone would suddenly attack her or something.
"Awooo—" A wolf howl seemed to come from further away.
From afar, Elshi saw a caravan covered in snow, with several white wolves seemingly tearing at the skin of some creature.
Okay, stop watching.
"Um."
Mirror Lake City was now within reach. She gazed at the vast city, reminiscing about the happy times she had spent living here with Windsor.
She smiled, her fingers brushing across the snow and ice on the city wall, leaving a long trail.
The city gates were open, but there were no people or guards coming in; it was like a dead city!
The streets were eerily quiet!
The rhythmic sound of horses' hooves approached from afar, attracting Elsie's attention.
Who is it?!
A horse-drawn carriage slowly appeared at the street corner, its bells ringing exceptionally clearly.
The horse seemed to have seen the white horse and galloped over with extra joy...
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