Chapter 21: To Live or to Die
"We meet again, little girl. Lina clasped her hands on her chest, leaned on the wall engraved with the magic circle, looked at Betty in a miserable condition with a cold expression, and said indifferently: "As for me, theoretically speaking, I came to save you, but the person who wants to save you, after saying a few words to you just now, ran away crying and threw his body to me, so it's up to me to decide whether to save you now or not." ”
"You're different from when you were on it just now, strange, that's what they said, did you suddenly change people?" Even when she saw the miserable Betty, Eva's expression was still calm, and her voice did not fluctuate at all, like an emotionless machine: "Now your body is no longer Lina, but has become another soul? Could it be that the humans of the Quaternary have mastered the technology of directly replacing souls?"
"We are special, not souls. Lina snorted, did not deny that she had secretly changed people just now, leaned against the wall and said calmly: "That coward is an idiot, he can't stand it when he sees such a scene? Hmph, I shouldn't have helped her control her body, just left her there and forced her to face it herself. ”
"But you're still worried about her, so even if you say that, you'll help her. Eva said directly: "And if you want to force her to face it herself, you actually care about her for her sake." ”
"Who cares if she's good or not. Lina sighed, twisted her head and said, "What does it have to do with me whether she will die or live in the future, and I don't rely on her to exist." I just want to see what kind of results she will get if she continues to do such stupid things with that Catherine, and if she is left alone now, maybe she won't be able to see it, so I helped her control her body. ”
"Really?" Eva blinked in confusion, unable to figure out what Lina was thinking, and finally had to put her doubts aside. He continued, "So what are you going to do now? Help this injured woman?"
"Hmph. Lina snorted heavily, slamming her shoulders against the wall, allowing herself to stand upright from a reclining position, still walking to the altar with her hands folded on her chest. Calmly looking at the little girl in front of her, who could only be regarded as a pile of slowly wriggling muscles, she removed the iron hoop that fixed her head, and removed the metal ring from her mouth, releasing her head, and at the same time releasing a pale green magic spell. With the help of this magic that obviously came from the forest and the life god system, the blood oozing from the little girl's muscles clotted again. After doing all this, Lina said lightly: "It's very painful, little girl, I can imagine the feeling in your heart now, pain and despair, well, and anger and hatred, this is exactly what this ritual is pursuing, I have to say." Although they are half-undead, the ritual is carried out very well. ”
Betty's head was freed and immediately shook from the pain, but the shaking neck pulled on the damaged muscles, causing her more pain, and her relatively slightly intact face was twisted by the pain. Lina just crossed her arms and watched coldly, until she began to hit the altar with the back of her head in pain, and then waved her hand to release another pale green magic spell, temporarily relieving Betty's pain. Seeing that Betty immediately quieted down and didn't dare to move again, Lina continued: "Now you know the pain. If you know it, lie down and don't move around, start now, I say, you listen. When I ask a question, you open and close your mouth three times if you agree, and if you don't agree, you keep your mouth shut. If you don't know if you agree, then open your mouth and don't move. Now, do you understand?"
Betty slowly opened and closed her mouth, signaling that she understood. Lina nodded with satisfaction and asked, "I don't know when that beast gouged out your eyes, I think it should be very early, he should not have gone completely crazy at the beginning, so he was a little afraid of your gaze." But it doesn't matter anymore, what I want to ask is, do you know how heavy your injuries are?"
Betty moved her mouth to show that she knew that although this action was still very painful, with the blessing of divine magic, the pain was much lighter. A sneering smile appeared at the corner of Lina's mouth, and she sneered and said, "It's really perfect, to increase the fear and despair of the sacrifice by describing the damage inflicted on her by detail, I'm afraid this is what the group of half-undead taught him, I don't think that beast can come up with such an effective torture method on its own." Oh, that's not a problem, you don't have to answer, you can keep your mouth shut, I know you don't know. Okay, the second question below, I can tell you clearly, Lina can save you, the one who cried and talked to you just now, no, no, no, that's not me, these don't need to be explained, anyway, you know that she can save you, so, do you want her to save you?"
Betty's mouth opened and closed several times in succession, and she couldn't wait to express her desire to be rescued. But Lina said leisurely: "Don't be in a hurry to answer first, you will make a decision after listening to me, I mainly want to introduce you to the future." Compared to you, you also know in your heart that it is almost impossible to completely heal such a serious injury, and even if it is cured, it will leave some residual symptoms, so I think it is better to make it clear to you in advance. First, we picked up your legs, and you were lucky that the temperature outside froze your legs, so they were very well preserved. However, the wound was not treated in time on your side, and the fracture time was too long, even if it was taken back, the leg would be relatively weak, which was reflected in your walking posture, that is, one leg was lame. Second, the bones in your arm are so shattered that it will take Lina ten hours of surgery to barely recover, and during the operation, you will be in pain, and even if you are cured, your arm will be sore in the cold and damp environment in the future. Third, your tongue can make it grow back, however, it is impossible to restore the tongue cartilage inside, unless I use a severed limb to regenerate, to be honest, that kind of magic Lina can be used, but after using it, it will fall into a period of debilitation for a few years, which is fatal for adventurers, so it is impossible to use it on you. In other words, you will be slurred for the rest of your life. ”
"Okay, after talking about these lifelong sequelae, let's talk about some temporary. I've seen your eyes, because the time is still short, and the magic equipment is automatically processed in time, so it can still be recovered. However, because your previous eye was completely damaged, it will take three years for your new eye to grow after recovery. So, for these three years, you have to be blindfolded all the time, and you can't see any light, otherwise the light will burn the eyes of the newborns, and then you will really be hopeless. That is, you have to be blind for three years, even more careful than a real blind person. ”
"And then there's the muscles in your body, which is also quite a problem. Many of your muscles have been completely cut off, and Lina's magic can regenerate your muscles, but the new muscles are very slender and in their original form. Therefore, the front of your body will become pitted and uneven, even on your face, and this situation will not last for a while, it may be years, more than ten years, or even decades, that is, you are no longer the most beautiful Betty in that town, but become a monster-like and weird Betty, although it can eventually recover, but the recovery time is unknown. ”
"I think you have to know these things in advance, and it's better to know them before you make a decision. Lina still clasped her hands to her chest and snorted coldly: "Don't get me wrong, I just don't want the people I worked so hard to save to commit suicide in a few days because I can't bear the mental pressure brought by these disabilities, it's a waste of time." ”
Betty was stunned, when she saw the hope of being rescued, she never thought about whether she could be cured or what would become of her after being cured, the only thing that existed in her heart was the desire to live. But Lina's words calmed her down, and when the desire to survive gradually calmed down, all kinds of negative thoughts kept popping up in her mind one by one. Disability, disfigurement, lifelong pain, every thought was like a hammer, beating her heart. Although the open mouth can be closed with a little force, but such a simple action, she has never been able to make it, and the thoughts of dying that kept popping up in her heart when she was cruelly tortured before rose again, maybe death is the best result.
"How is it, have you hesitated?" Lina said indifferently with a seemingly nonchalant smile on the corner of her mouth: "It's better to die, okay, you don't have to live in a terrible nightmare every night, you don't have to endure the pain that you shouldn't endure, you don't have to feel inferior for your ugliness, as long as you die, you can be completely liberated, right? Actually, I think so too, if you choose death, Lina won't have to spend a lot of magic to save you, it's good for everyone, isn't it?"
"Click, click. Betty made a faint sound in her throat, not from her vocal cords, but from a tense muscle caused by trying to speak too much. Lina said leisurely as if she hadn't heard it: "However, that beast tortured you like this, and in the end it only wanted you to die, if you really died like this, would you feel that his wish was fulfilled?" And there is another question, after hearing that his only daughter may have suffered misfortune, an old man has almost lost the courage to live, just half a day is like dozens of years old, I wonder if he will be sad after hearing that his daughter can live, but still choose to die? Or will he have the opportunity to continue to be sad?"
"I don't care, it's none of my business to live or die anyway. Lina chuckled and said, "So, your fate, you decide it yourself, hehe, you are happy." (To be continued.) )
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