Kyild didn't know how far they had gone, and despite the invisible shield that cut off the outside world, he could still sense the mounting pressure.

Is death ahead of here? He didn't know either, but it was the only clue. Once this layer of protection is gone, they will die here. Kild held the box with his free hand, and if something really happened, he could bring everyone back to the capital as soon as possible.

Figilio's remarks about the consequences of using the box should not be a lie, but no matter what, as long as you return to the capital alive, there will always be a solution. Kyild didn't know why the box hadn't lost its powers in the ruins, but it was a good thing, and he wouldn't have ventured into it if it wasn't still usable.

There were faint sounds from the front of the road, which seemed to resemble what Biancome called "singing", but it seemed to be more than just singing. They walked a few more minutes, and after turning a wall as smooth as a mirror, the song was clearly and completely heard in their ears, and their vision suddenly opened up.

In front of them was a huge lake, the walls of which were covered with hedrons, and into which countless tiny streams of water flowed. Several gender-indistinguishable men were lying on the edge of the pool, looking at them with a good-natured, curious look.

"They don't seem to be human." Rosette let out an exclamation, "They have scales in their ears. ”

Rosette's discovery caused Kirde to turn his attention to the entire lake, and in fact, some clues are not difficult to find. The lake is full of magical water, incredibly clear, and just below the water there are several slender, swinging fish tails.

"Is it a merfolk?" Wokan looked at the unknown creatures in front of him, and then carefully observed the space here, "However, even a mermaid can't survive in such an environment, right?" ”

“…… You look ahead. ”

Kyild took a deep breath and stared straight at a stone platform in the middle of the lake. The stone platform was covered with white flowers, and in the middle of the flowers, sat a man with long silver hair with his back to them. A spherical barrier enveloped him around the perimeter of the platform, and creatures that looked like merfolk swam around him and let out the songs they heard.

"You're here."

A cold voice echoed through the space, and the man with long silver hair stood up and slowly turned towards them.

The man's eyes were the same silver-white as his hair, and he was even wearing a crisp white robe, and he almost turned into a snowman. He held out his hand to them, without any expression on his face.

"My eyes, my ears, my mind." He muttered in a low voice, "There was once my nose, my mouth, my siblings." Ogani may not be as skilled as his master, but he always makes works that surprise me. ”

Kyild stepped forward, the man in front of him had almost confirmed his identity, but he still needed to be confirmed.

"Are you the Grim Reaper?"

He looked at Kyild with those silver-white eyes, which were not human, but they did not bring cold. He withdrew his hand, nodded slightly, and quickly looked away from his eyes.

"Even though I'm stuck here, I know what's going on outside." He said softly, "As a deity who upholds the cycle of life and death, there are some things that I will watch even if they are not what I want to see. ”

Valuto, the god of death, slowly swept past the three women, his eyes revealing a little human emotion.

"I'm sorry I didn't get everything through sooner." His voice was still a little cold, but they knew what he was trying to say, "For thousands of years, people who deserve to be treated well have been imprisoned. It wasn't Avos' fault, he didn't know anything about it; It wasn't the Auxiliary's fault, he just did his duty to Avos. When I leave here, I will take my share of responsibility. ”

"You are the god of death, and as the people of the Demon King, we should do our best to help you, not for anything in return." Kyild looked inquiringly at the unexpectedly thin man in front of him, "But what are we going to do?" ”

Valuto looked at Kyild, a look of surprise in his eyes.

"I can't leave here because my soul is not whole." He dotted the spherical barrier in the air, "Of course, I don't mean the ones on their bodies—those fragments are so small that if you compare a human body, they would be equivalent to some of my hair, and they wouldn't affect my own integrity. The important pieces I was missing were scattered here and sealed. Only my soul can break that seal, but I can't leave this barrier without my soul being complete. Clever design, isn't it? ”

"So, the soul fragments on their bodies don't need to be recycled? How do I open that seal? What is the impact on them? ”

Valuto looked back and forth at the six people with different faces, and finally stopped his gaze on the face of Bianko, who was full of curiosity and innocence, and the grim reaper's always flat expression changed slightly, raising an almost invisible smile.

"If I just say that there is no harm, you will not believe it." There seemed to be a hint of softness in his tone, "I've been waiting for a thousand years, and it's okay to take a moment to explain it now." ”

Valuto paused, as if wondering where to start.

"If you remember the contents of the book that Organi gave you, you know that a thousand years ago I had a wonderful premonition that I would have to leave my dear friend temporarily because of some accident, and that I would not be able to regain my freedom on my own. I made everything in order, and then focused on the identity of the attacker. Luckily, I did learn who he was, but unfortunately that's what you see. ”

He casually pointed to the barrier beside him, indicating his current situation.

"You may or may not have heard of the causes of the war a thousand years ago. But since Avos had just woken up not long ago, I am afraid that there was not much opportunity to tell others. I happened to witness it. Imorella didn't look like the usual dignified and virtuous goddess that day, but instead seemed to have become a god of war. She pointed a spear at Avos's neck with a spear she had snatched from an unknown god, and roared angrily, 'You have betrayed the God of Creation.' ”

Valuto shook his head, not sure if it was against the goddess's actions or because of her words.

"It was also because of her words that I didn't stand on Avos's side for the first time." He continued, "The creator God is the parent of all gods, and without the creator God there would be no us. Imoriela was never an impulsive deity, and since she said so, there must be some reason. But Avos has always had a lot of respect for the creator god, and there must be something wrong with that. ”

The merfolk in the lake had long since stopped singing, and they swam to the edge of the stone platform, as if listening to the past of the gods.

"The war between the gods should not affect the human race, but the distance between the two planes is too close, and the continent where the human life will inevitably be affected, so I came to the continent through this place, but by mistake I saved a merfolk who were about to become extinct." A merfolk placed her hand on the barrier, and Valuto reached out to touch it through the barrier with a soft face, "When I came to the place where humans lived, I found some strange traces. Just as I was trying to look for the traces, Imoriela began to attack the humans. ”

Valuto seems to be very sad about such a situation. He described his eyes as sad and only opened them again after a while.

"I had to interrupt my investigation to help Avos protect humanity." Valuto put away his previous sadness and regained his calm expression, "When Avos's side is on the right track, I want to continue to find out what the problem between them is. When I got back here and wanted to return to the plane of the gods, I was attacked. ”

A slightly contemptuous smile erupted into Valuto's face, and Kyild visibly felt the pressure in the air become a little unbearable, even in the protective layer.

"It was a vile deity, a stain on the gods. He was the one who had truly betrayed the creator God, but he had blamed Avos for it. He split my soul into pieces from the tiny gap I had just split and placed them around the lake in front of me. Breaking their seals and the enchantment that has imprisoned me is easy, but I can't do it alone. That god called 'Roseos' wants to see me know everything, I can get out of here easily, but I can't do anything, disgusting traitor! ”

Death took a deep breath, the elements in the air calmed down, and the intense sense of oppression dissipated. When he spoke again, his tone was very soft.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper." His voice was not exaggerated, even overly polite, "I am explaining to you this only to tell you why it all came to be and why it seems so easy to free me—because the easier it is to break the seal, the easier it is for me to regret it." Not to mention...... The only people who can come here are humans, but the humans who carry the fragments of my soul ...... Imprisoned in the prison of Avos. ”

He looked at the three women gently, and once again sincerely apologized.

"During the war, we have seldom left important written contents, so I have left no news to Avos or his attendants, except for the book which I have given to Ogani for safekeeping, and Ogani has been at my orders to remain in the town of Timai, too lazy to learn anything else." "I am very saddened by the tragedy that has led to a millennium. It is by maintaining human life that I have learned so many emotions. Human beings have a vitality that is rare for gods, and they are full of emotions that can make me feel warm. I'm really- I'm so sorry. ”

The people present couldn't help but exhale softly. It has never been the case for a human being to be solemnly apologized by a god, but the reason is too sad.

"I swear by my godhead." Valuto said earnestly, "The process of freeing my soul and getting me out of here and back next to Avos, and everything that happens to me in the future, will never have any bad effect on these three humans who carry my fragments, and the standard of judgment is the general perception of human society, and can be judged by the three nobles of Avos and Nobil, Keta, and Tap." ”

His speech made them gasp, and the oath of Godhead was quite heavy for the gods, and if they were broken, they would be deprived of their powers or the godhead would be lost—either of which would be almost fatal for the gods.

The three noble young masters glanced at each other and looked inquiringly at the girl beside them. They quickly came to an agreement, and then looked together at the deity in the middle of the lake.

"We choose to believe your oath." "Now, you can tell us what to do." ”