Chapter 164 Taking the Blame
When I carried Asuyue up, she was shaking all the time, her eyes were empty, and the sounds coming out of her mouth were meaningless. Her mind was completely wiped out, and she couldn't even recognize me.
So all this was done by Ansar.
And she has probably lived in the pools on every floor——
Until it was sealed in the last water tank.
She still smelled of rotten water and was even slimy, but her eyes were still filled with pain until she looked at me.
Love burst out from her eyes, and she wanted to reach out and touch me, but her weak body was wrapped up and she had no way to break free.
…This was the first time I felt love in Asuzuki’s eyes.
But this kind of love is based on my charm buff.
She didn't look as miserable though, which might be a good thing.
Viral covered my eyes with a black ribbon from behind.
You should feel more comfortable this way.
Then all those who blocked our way became the dead souls of Villar's men, and I just held Asu Yue all the way up.
It's hard to say how I feel right now.
It doesn't feel like pain, nor does it feel like hatred.
But guilt.
——It’s something I’ve never experienced before.
I once hated Asuyue when she was the one who imprisoned Sawyers and me.
But with the disappearance of Ansar and the departure of Asu Yue, this hatred has long disappeared, and Asu Yue has become more of an insignificant person.
Just like the kind of person you meet in every world who once existed but will never appear again in the future.
Then I saw her now.
Even if I saw her dead body, I wouldn't feel such guilt.
It's only because she's still alive that I have these complicated, somewhat confusing emotions.
…
When I returned to the red house again, the fight between Sawyers and Ansar was still going on, and Asu Yue screamed in fear the moment she saw Ansar, then began to shout and struggle.
The two men looked over, and in just a moment, Sawyers was standing beside me, looking at Asu Yue in my arms. Ansar also slowly came down, standing opposite us, looking at Asu Yue with no change in his expression, but instead stopped there with his hands behind his back.
"Don't you hate her?"
His voice came.
“…”
I looked at him.
"You did it on purpose."
Ansar tilted his head, "Sindra, why do you think so?"
"Your mother has become a little more like you. You should be happy."
Tree roots slowly appeared beneath him and penetrated the ground. The wounds on his body caused by Sawyers slowly healed. Apart from the marks on his clothes, he looked the same as when he first appeared.
"She must be a good mother now."
He glanced at the two of us with an ambiguous look, and when Sawyers realized something was wrong, countless spores scattered and began to spread.
He disappeared from the spot, and at the same moment the door of the red house opened.
Verar grabbed the two of us and appeared on the beam in an instant. The soldiers who rushed in from the door did not look like ordinary soldiers but... royal soldiers.
They searched everywhere and saw Allah's body and a dark room underground.
Oh no.
Villar, take us back to the Holy City, tell Remonsis not to come here, and block the Holy City and wait for my orders.
[…Xiaoyu, if I use this, my abilities might be limited. I'm worried about accidents later.]
It’s too late, big problems are going to arise now.
Use first.
Villar turned to us, saw my expression, and carried the two of us to the holy city in just a moment.
Then something like a chain wrapped around his body, and before we could steady ourselves, he half-knelt on the ground. Another chain wrapped around him, and the two chains flashed with golden light. I stretched out my hand but was knocked away by the light above. The flesh on my hand exploded instantly, revealing the bones.
[Don't touch! This is the suppression of the law.]
[The power I just used exceeded the limitations of the identity of "teacher", so suppression came.]
【Don't worry, it only weakened half of my strength. 】
His voice rang in my mind, and at the same time, the chains on his body became faintly visible and then slowly disappeared, but I could feel that the shackles were still there, even though I couldn't see them.
——But I really have no other choice.
I used points to exchange for medicine to heal the wound on my hand. Sawyers had already taken Asu Yue over. It only took him a few glances to figure out what Asu Yue looked like. At the same time, I had already sat down at my desk and started writing the transfer order.
Soon, orders were transmitted from the White House to the entire Holy City, and then began to spread to the entire Divine Court.
All believers in the Divine Court must not believe in rumors.
Although this sentence doesn't have much effect, at least I still have time to make arrangements in advance. The pit that Ansar left for me must be very big.
Even...worst case scenario, I might die.
And these may implicate Sawyers.
My death is not terrible.
…
A day later, the whole country knew that the plague came from the Divine Court.
Because the mermaids raised by the saints of the Divine Court are related to this plague - the infected people will look like mermaids, with their legs stuck together and black spots like fish scales growing on their lower body.
The first people to be infected were all believers of the Divine Court... Even the Lord of the Divine Court had died of the infection a long time ago, but the Divine Court did not take any action.
Since Saint Yomel passed away, no miracles have been seen in the entire divine court.
So - is the current Saint Sindra really the successor of the Saint?
Or is he just a monster who stole the Divine Court and killed Saint Yomel?
...And there are rumors that Saint Sindra has a close connection with monsters - no one knows where he came from, but since he inherited the throne of Saint, no monsters have even attacked the Holy City.
Is he...really human?
Is that strange allure really his personal charm?
Rumors spread everywhere and people were in panic.
What was once a praise for Sindra's deeds has turned into doubt.
Devout believers still believe in the saints and the divine court, but most people's faith is not that firm.
These are all things I have thought about, so I am not surprised that so many people come to question me.
I sat in my seat and looked at the gods wearing colorful robes standing in front of me.
Lemonsis stood behind me with the Inquisition.
Sawyers had already brought Asu Yue back to the Monster Alliance in advance, so he didn't know what happened here.
……fortunately.
"Everyone, what's going on?"
I looked at this group of elders. Most of them were not young anymore and held high positions in the entire Divine Court.
"Saint, is there anything you want to tell us?"
Allah, the leader, looked at me.
His name is Jira. He is Yomel's disciple and supporter.
After Yomel's death, he returned the holy robe and asked to settle on the edge of the holy city. From then on, he no longer took charge of any affairs of the Divine Court, but as the person with the most seniority in the Divine Court, he was still trusted by everyone.
“They’re all fake.”
"The emperor feared the power of the Divine Court, and someone was helping him."
"They created this plague and then blamed it on the Divine Court and me."
I looked at him calmly.
"I know it's useless for me to say this, but it doesn't matter. He just wants me dead."
"The Emperor wants the power held by the Divine Court, and that man wants my life."
I picked up a piece of paper from the table, which was stamped with the saint's seal.
"I don't want the divine court guarded by Yomel to disappear for such a reason—"
I handed the paper to Geela.
"I don't care what kind of power or benefits you seek here...even if some of you are bribed by the nobles or the royal family and want to muddy the waters."
My eyes scanned them.
"As long as I am in the Divine Court, I will not allow any problems to arise in the Divine Court's majesty and order."
Golden light spread along my hand, covering everyone.
“…Faith torture?!”
Someone exclaimed.
"All those who betray will be branded."
My hand slowly dropped, and then several cries of pain erupted from the crowd.
Their faces were burned by the golden light, leaving bright red burn marks.
Their faith is flawed.
A swift shot of golden light pulled them out of the crowd.
Everyone's gaze towards them changed.
"Raymond, take him to the court."
Remonsis stepped forward and put the knife to their necks. The people from the Inquisition had surrounded them and escorted them away.
After everyone left, I looked at the remaining people standing in the room.
Geela had already unfolded the paper I had given him.
“…You, Lord Saint?!”
My hand silenced the rest of his words.
"I said it three days ago—all Divine Court believers, don't believe rumors."
I sat back in my chair.
"I once promised Yomel that I would maintain order here."
"And now the spread of the plague is man-made... Since this is his purpose, I can't completely follow his ideas. The Divine Court will still rely on you in the future."
My expression didn't change.
But Jira's expression made everyone around me curious about what I had written.
"Jila Allah, please return to my side and assist me...Humanity's suffering is too great."
He was silent for a moment and nodded.
"Everyone, in three months, this matter will be over."
The others looked around, saluted at Jira's obscure expression, and then retreated.
【……Host. 】
Shh, don't talk.
Is this something you can't say?
That's the best way I can think of...to keep order and Sawyers.
It is also the smallest cost.
But I believe that this is definitely not something that Ansar can do alone. There must be someone behind him who makes him do this.
Those eyes.
Whose eyes are those?
...and have Villar's power sealed.
The laws of the world, the world consciousness, and the power of the Villars—these are not things that ordinary people can know.
But the existence behind Ansar knew it clearly, and lured us here and used Asu Yue to make me distracted and unable to think carefully about what was happening behind the scenes.
I've already lost the upper hand.
It's so scary.
It's so annoying.
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