Chapter 34: The Rotten Lady's Teachings
A violent wave of energy emanated from the altar, and the Lady of Decay extended her sense of touch into the realm. The unique aura of the Corrupt Lady was generated, diffused, and spread around the altar, and eventually filled the entire hall, and I was completely enveloped in the embrace of the Corrupt Lady.
"Hehe, it's a very 'sincere' sacrifice."
Dark red blood spilled from the altar to the ground, and a hoarse, magnetic female voice echoed through the empty hall.
Earlier when I picked up the Ebony Blade in the cellar of the Dragon Palace, Lady Mepharah's eerie whispers had given me some tolerance for the paranormal. The voice of the Corrupt Lady was still fresh in my ears, but I didn't show any expression of surprise - I had been waiting for this voice for a long time.
"May the deaths of these filthy and despicable blasphemers please you, honorable lady of decay."
Standing calmly in front of the altar with my left hand behind my back and my right hand on my chest, I humbly bowed my head and gave a sincere greeting in the direction of the altar with a respectful tone.
The Corrupt Lady's tone didn't know whether to count it as a question or a rhetorical question, "In your eyes, they are blasphemers?" β
Isn't this nonsense, no matter how brain-pumping people are, they wouldn't want a group of perverts to run into their living room and open a corpse party, right? But it is enough to think about these impatient complaints, and the other party is a noble King Didra, and I only need to show her my humble and obedient side.
"Isn't it? Dear Corrupt Madam. β
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My eyelids rolled slightly, and I stole a glance at the altar in front of me. The altar is still filled with magical fluctuations, and the passage established by the Corrupt Lady is still there. But my rhetorical question was not answered.
The deathly silence lasted for a long time, and the Lady of Decay finally spoke. And the conversation was led to something else.
"From the day you came to Ruichi under the guidance of another person, I had my eyes on you. In the dark. I have made you meet Iola, and under her guidance you will finally throw yourself into my arms......"
The rotten lady's voice was neither sad nor joyful, and there was no overt emotion, making it difficult to grasp her true intentions. So I remained silent and listened to what she had to say.
ββ¦β¦ You're very attentive, and I've seen you running around these days. I was looking forward to what you would give me in the end, but you gave me an unexpected answer. β
The Corrupt Lady summed up my experiences these days, and vaguely expressed some of her attitudesβas if to value my worth and at the same time praise my actions.
"Since you are now willing to show up and communicate with me. In other words, this sacrifice was both unexpected and satisfying? β
"There are some surprises, and there is no way to talk about satisfaction." The Corrupt Lady's tone became a little cold, "I have to say, if everything you did was to receive a response from me, then your sacrifice has done it perfectly. β
I noticed that the Corrupt Lady used the word "can't talk about it," meaning that my sacrifice was worthless in her eyes. But beyond that, I heard the adjectives of wonder and perfection, which showed that the sacrifice was not entirely useless.
I am both disgruntled and puzzled by the Corrupt Lady's assessment, but I believe that a King of Didra cannot make a boring joke on me. There must be a deeper meaning buried in her words.
"Forgive me for being stupid and not being able to understand your teachings." I looked up at the altar and asked for further clarification from the Lady of Decay.
"Hehe, you killed them. And sacrifice their bodies on my altar," the Rotten Lady sneered, "if I told you. These people believe in me, can you say it to me again? β
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"You're not joking, are you? What do you mean......" I was so shocked that I didn't know what to say for a moment. "You mean these scumbags are your followers?"
"Scum?" The hoarse voice suddenly became sharp, "You call them scum? β
The displeasure in the words of the corrupt lady does not seem to be fake. It seems that I forced a cameo today to be a little trick of death. Killing the Corrupt Lady's followers and then placing the corpses on her altar for sacrifice has broken through the sky.
I didn't know the identity of those scum before I started, if I apologized to her now, would she forgive me? It's almost impossible, those scum did something that made me feel terrible, and even wanted to inflict this evil on Flora and me, I only felt that the other party was innocent of death, and there was no guilt or pity in my heart when I killed the killer. Even an old elf like Maidnaqi could tell from my polite words that I had no respect in the slightest, and now I was confronted by a mighty King Didra, and all the disobedience of his words would be exposed to her.
The moment of tearing the skin is close at hand, and it is inevitable. Thinking of this, I suddenly calmed down.
"As a noble King Dedra, you have your own unique vision. But in my eyes," my answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and I unreservedly stated my opinion, "these people are scum, and it is not a pity to die." β
I am ready to take the wrath of the corrupt lady. Musk once told me that King Didra could not directly intervene with Nain, and that they could only change the world by supporting spokespersons. Now that I'm the spokesperson for Lady Whispering, there's no need to fear the punishment of another god - not to mention that Lady Mepharah is in charge of a realm that has to do with secrecy and murder, and the one in front of me is too low-minded in comparison, planting mushrooms on corpses, what the hell is this.
"Hehe," seemed to see my contempt, and the Corrupt Lady laughed again, and there was contempt in the laughter as well. "Scum? You're underestimating them. β
The Corrupt Lady's response was inexplicable to me, as if I were calling her followers scum as if to boast about them, and the Corrupt Lady's displeasure was simply because the boasting weight of the word scum was not enough?
Just as I was wondering, the Corrupt Lady continued, telling me about the dark history of these cannibal cultists.
"This man is a hunter in Ruichi, in addition to hunting, he also does the business of robbing houses. Far from satisfying him, he would cut off the flesh of the dead and sell it in the market of Marcus City, 'the freshest and finest beef of Ruichi'. β
"This man is the groom of the stables of Marcus City. A solo traveler bought horses at a high price, which made him secretly follow the traveler with his hound. Sensing his malice, the traveler was unwilling to hand over his hard-earned possessions, nor could he get rid of him by equestrianism, so he had no choice but to abandon his horse and flee into the mountains and forests, but soon failed to escape the hounds. The groom chased too far and ran out of supplies, but he was a lame hunter who couldn't replenish food in the wilderness. So he cut off the traveler's flesh and took it with him, and ate it along the way, and then walked back to Marcas safe and sound. β
"This woman is a big businessman in Ruichi. Five years ago, she murdered her spouse over property issues and falsely claimed that her spouse had died at the hands of an abusive abusive in a roadblock. Before the corpse could decompose, she devoured her spouse's flesh and blood, and the rest of the bones were made into various household utensils for sale in the market, and no evidence was left behind. β
ββ¦β¦ Later, they were all obsessed with this feeling, and they could never forget the taste of human flesh. β
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The Corrupt Lady's understatement made me angry to my ears, and to call them scum was to exalt them, and that the gods they believed in were probably not good...... I wiped the sweat from my forehead, tried to restrain my emotions, and expressed my anger to the rotten lady.
"Listen to you, you know what kind of people your followers are, but you don't care about it at all?"
"Do you care?" The Corrupt Lady smiled, "Why do you care about them?" β
"You...... They do ugly things in your name, but you take refuge them. β
"When have I sheltered them? They have died at your hands. β
"You're quibbling! You ...... "I reluctantly realized that if a king of Didra tried to quibble with me, what could I do with her?" The heavy sense of powerlessness made me give up preaching, "It's worthy of being a demon god with the word rotten in his name, it's really rotten." β
But my disappointed sarcasm provoked the other party's desire to refute.
"You don't yet understand what it means to be rotten. Those people are just using my name to satisfy their own desires, to find an excuse for their unusual behavior. I have never answered their calls. β
The Corrupt Lady retorted in a broken and standing manner, which left everything I had said before in vain. I don't know what kind of fallacies she will throw out next, let me see it.
"Really? Do you want to redefine decay in front of me with a nice sound? β
The Rotten Lady no longer grappled with me, but went straight to her own preaching.
"They are constant and possess the ability to create. We are changeable and have the ability to transform. β
What kind of nonsense is this talking about? Who are they? Who are we? What is constant change, what is the creation of transformation, and what is it? I was about to interrupt, but was sternly stopped by the Corrupt Lady.
"My patience is limited, give me a quiet listen! Since ancient times, there have been very few mortals who have been qualified to listen to my preaching! β
The Corrupt Lady's surging momentum calmed me. Well, let me see what can come out of your mouth. (To be continued......)
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