novelraw Chapter 367-2: Facing a God, Nether Prison Wailer (2)
Chapter 367-2: Facing a God, Nether Prison Wailer (2)
Lin Xun continued using Hive Consciousness to send messages to Flanda.
But although the two of them knew there was great danger ahead, they could not stop attacking and flee the battlefield.
Because that was the only way to clear the trial.
“Huh?”
By now, in the light screen, Flanda and Kim had quickly finished cleaning up the remaining angel warriors.
They approached the flesh nest, and the Wet Nurse offspring hiding within finally could not hold back any longer and launched a sneak attack on them.
What surprised Lin Xun was that only two attackers came out, both of them Wet Nurse offspring remade into half human, half insect forms.
The offspring with the power of a god, however, still did not show itself and remained hidden within the nest.
Thanks to his earlier warning, the two of them knew a huge danger lay hidden in the nest, so they had made preparations beforehand.
The ambush by the two Wet Nurse offspring was completely blocked by Flanda and Kim.At this point, Flanda had gone all out and revealed her combat form as an Ascended.
The two of them coordinated perfectly. Kim used his thick hide and tough flesh to tank a Wet Nurse offspring’s attacks while joining Flanda in focusing down the other enemy.
The offspring being focused on was already weaker than the two of them and quickly fell on the spot under their combined assault.
The remaining offspring could not stand alone and had no way of resisting their joint attacks. Unsurprisingly, it too died in turn.
At the cost of only light injuries to Kim, they swiftly defeated the two Wet Nurse offspring.
[…]
[Kim shook off the reeking blood on his pincers and casually crushed a few fleeing Ascended, remarking that it seemed the trial was not that difficult after all.]
[Flanda shook her head and looked toward the flesh nest coiled like a gigantic beast. She reminded him that the source of the danger should be that nest.]
[Yet in her senses, there was no enemy in the nest at all…]
[The two of them exchanged a glance and saw the weight in each other’s eyes.]
[Flanda took a deep breath and was about to step into the flesh nest when Kim grabbed her and stopped her.]
[He chuckled and said that scouting ahead should be his job, just right to play to his specialty.]
[Kim stepped into the flesh nest first. As soon as he entered, he saw a gigantic and terrifying shadow.]
[It was very dim inside the nest. The only faint light trickled down from above, casting the shadow of the terrifying existence over his body and covering him entirely.]
[Kim fought down the urge to tremble and shouted without thinking, Flanda, do not come in!]
[Run, now!]
[But Flanda did not stop and walked straight into the nest.]
[The moment she saw that massive shadow, she finally realized that the enemy before them was not a collateral offspring of the Wet Nurse, but one of her oldest brothers, one of the first offspring the Wet Nurse ever bore.]
[Nether Prison Wailer Soren shifted his enormous body slightly backward, allowing Flanda and Kim to see his form clearly.]
[His colossal body was twisted and grotesque, as if formed by melting and fusing together countless Ascended of various sizes. The surface of his body was uneven and pitted, and you could see Ascended wailing beneath his skin.]
[The Ascended struggled frantically, trying to tear and rip open the skin to escape this warped nether prison, but they were bound tightly within, slowly melting and merging into the twisted body.]
[Just gazing upon Soren’ horrific appearance was enough to inspire a tremor that rose from the depths of one’s soul.]
[Flanda could not help retreating two steps. She stared blankly at her brother, who had godlike power yet had been remade into such a shape.]
[Soren burst out laughing. Judging by the sound alone, anyone would think the speaker was a cheerful, sunny young man, and would never imagine that such a voice was coming from such a terrifying body.]
[Soren laughed as he said that Flanda was the Wet Nurse’s youngest and most beloved daughter, and had once also been its little sister. As for you…]
[He looked toward the still trembling Kim and continued, Timid Belatu? No, just a maggot occupying Belatu’s body.]
[Flanda clenched her fists and moved to stand before Kim, looking up at the grotesque monster as she said, Soren, what happened to you? How did you become like this?]
[Soren looked down at Flanda, whose form was also that of an insect-person, and went on. Was his little sister trying to stir up his hatred and anger toward the Wet Nurse, so that he would spare you two offspring who had betrayed it?]
[There was no need to play such little tricks. If he wanted to kill them, it would be no harder than crushing two bugs.]
[Since he had allowed them to reach this place unharmed and had even used them to get rid of two collateral offspring, that proved he bore them no ill will.]
[His little sister should not let fear cloud her judgment…]
[Flanda suddenly looked up and said, say it, what do you want us to do?]
[Soren laughed and said that this was the Flanda he remembered.]
[His request was very simple. He needed them to go to the Sacred Nest and find Asad.]
[If Asad were still alive, they were to help him escape the Sacred Nest. If Asad were already dead, they were to carry his body out of the Sacred Nest and bury it.]
[And there was another possibility. If Asad were half dead and half alive, they were to kill him and likewise bury him outside the Sacred Nest.]
[In disbelief, Flanda asked, that is all?]
[Soren confirmed that it was indeed that simple. As a guarantee, they needed to swear an oath to Firefly.]
[Once they swore, he would let them go…]
[Kim suddenly spoke up and asked why he needed them to go instead of sending other Ascended or going himself…]
[Flanda cut Kim off and accepted Soren’ request, with one condition: that the Ascended army outside withdraw once more.]
[Soren agreed readily. Under his gaze, Flanda swore an oath to Firefly, the god she believed in.]
[Seeing this, Kim could only follow Flanda in making the oath as well…]
Seeing this, Lin Xun finally let out a long breath.
Although he still had a belly full of questions, he knew now that the two story characters were no longer in danger. And barring any surprises, the two of them would quickly complete the trial and return to the Sacred Nest.
He could wait until Flanda returned, then ask the person involved directly.
After Flanda and Kim finished swearing, Soren released them as promised.
With a clear, ringing horn blast, the Ascended army withdrew once more…
The Cursed game’s notification followed.
[Small-scale battle victory has been achieved!]
[Your allied Oath character Flanda has passed the Librarian’s trial.]
[Your allied Oath character Kim has passed the Librarian’s trial.]
[…]
[Light flashes before your eyes, and Flanda and Kim appear in the library.]
Looking at the game text, Lin Xun suddenly thought of a possibility.
He had always assumed from the outset that the accident during the trial was the Cursed game’s doing.
But now, seeing the game text again, he realized there was another possibility he had overlooked.
Trials were the administrator’s duty to begin with. If anyone was likely to intervene in a trial, it was not the Cursed game but the administrator.
If the game text had not lied, then the administrator was the biggest suspect.
The Librarian by his side was clearly not the target of his suspicion. His real target was the Librarian’s true body in the library.