Although he was mentally prepared, when Bai Wei really found out that the person who killed Zoe was "himself", he still felt a bad feeling in his heart.
He glanced at Zoe again. Zoe was still staring at him blankly, as if she knew nothing.
"Is it because I'm crazy?" Bai Wei asked.
"Yes." The Lord of the Underworld nodded slightly, "You were already crazy at that time, or... more divine."
"Are you crazy or speaking divine words? Speak clearly." Bai Wei said, "Stop beating around the bush."
"I also want to tell you the whole truth in one breath, but it's not something that can be explained in just a few words."
"Then tell me first, what does deification mean?"
"Yes, this is indeed a very important question." The Lord of the Underworld organized his words a little and asked, "Do you know how we gods view humans?"
"Pigs in the pen?"
"The pigs in the pen... are you talking about food?" The Lord of the Underworld shook his head. "No, the gods' understanding of humans is not that simple. If it is just food, then there are too many foods in this world that are better than humans. In comparison, you humans are not that delicious."
"That's really straightforward." Bai Wei asked, "So how do you view humans?"
"You are a useless fellow."
Bai Wei raised his eyebrows.
"When I say fellow creatures, I mean 'intelligent creatures', not real fellow creatures."
The Lord of the Road explained, "In my tribe's cognition, gods and humans are the only two intelligent creatures in the world. This alone can distinguish you from the pigs, dogs, cattle and horses that can only be used as food. You can think, have emotions, and even develop your own power. If there were no gods, humans would be the masters of this world. This is no surprise."
"But the gods are not as friendly to humans as they are to their own kind."
"Yes, this brings up another problem. Although we recognize humans as our 'kind', we also despise them." The Lord of the Underworld said, "Because you have wisdom, but not much, and you have power, but it is also weak. Especially in ancient times, in our eyes, you are probably like the uncivilized monkeys in your eyes. Weak, ignorant, dirty and stinking, and you are everywhere. You are like us who have not fully developed, disgusting no matter how you look at us."
"That's why I said that humans are not food in the eyes of gods. We don't hate food, but we hate you, physically. Some of us would like to kill all creatures like you, while others would not choose to do it themselves, but would watch you struggle helplessly towards destruction in the plagues and natural disasters they created."
"All this is because... Gods are born to hate mortals."
After the Lord of the Underworld finished speaking, the church fell into a long silence.
The afternoon sun shone through the window and fell on the man and the god. Both of them had calm expressions, as if what they had just discussed was just an ordinary topic, without cruelty or despair.
However, this is ultimately the world of the dead; the sunshine is fake, and the peace is also fake.
Only cruelty and despair are real.
"Actually, there is no reason." Bai Wei said, "Disgust cannot be used as a reason, it can only be regarded as an excuse."
"Yes." The Lord of the Underworld did not deny this. "I have no intention of whitewashing what my people have done. To this day, the gods still view humans in this way, except for you."
Bai Wei suddenly thought of the God of Star Relics and the Abyss Prison.
Isn't that lie that has spanned thousands of years just the evil taste of God?
"Are you angry?" asked the Lord of the Underworld.
"It's impossible to say that there is absolutely no such thing." Bai Wei spread his hands. "After all, I am also a human being. Although you no longer think so, at least I still think so."
"That just goes to show that you succeeded, Visas."
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