GBP Chapter 381 The Truth Will Eventually Come to Light
Chapter 381 The Truth Will Eventually Come to Light
Changci was stunned; he had never seen such a shameless person in his entire life.
“We clearly agreed yesterday that we would address one issue at a time with Mora…”
“No, no, no, it’s not us,” Xu Ning corrected him. “These are the conditions I set. The conditions you set were one problem and one crystal marrow.”
Nagatsu thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "That's true, but you poured it on me back then..."
Xu Ning interrupted him, saying, "I said 'Look over here' and then poured out a leaf. After you grabbed it, you told me, 'Ask me anything,' so I asked you questions and you answered. Although I could tell you really enjoyed picking up leaves, we didn't agree on any reward."
"Of course I appreciate your candor without expecting anything in return, so when you asked me questions, even though you only offered one hundred moras, I still answered them patiently."
After explaining, Xu Ning asked Chang Ci, "Is there anything else you don't understand that needs to be answered?"
Choji let the leaves in his hand fall to the ground, and said dejectedly, "There aren't any left."
Xu Ning rubbed Nagatsu's head and laughed, "Don't be so discouraged. We're about to head to the place where we stored our valuables in Washijin. Do you want to come along and take a look? It's quite a sight to see them piled up together."
Upon hearing this, Nagatsu immediately perked up, "Of course I'll go!"
However, the little guy's spirit vanished completely when he saw the snake skull from afar.
A look of fear and terror crossed his face. "We...we're going to the head of the serpent gods?"
Xu Ning found it strange that even secretly following Washijin yesterday seemed less significant than simply catching a glimpse of him from afar.
"Here's what we'll do. You all wait here at a distance and take care of Changci while I go over to see what surprises might be in store after these three days of worship."
Sure enough, another treasure chest appeared in front of the shrine, the very one that Washizu had filled up last night.
Xu Ning strode toward Washijin, who had been sitting there motionless, and suddenly moved.
"You came."
Xu Ning was about to nod and speak when Washizu spoke again, "Thank you for forgiving my sins, please let me return to you..."
"You... are you talking to me?" Xu Ning was a little confused.
“What, but why… I presided over every sacrifice, I received every grace from you.”
"And she, marked by you, made by you, has fled your grace and betrayed us."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted his choice. I should have continued to endure and continue to offer sacrifices..."
Xu Ning grew impatient again. "Hey, can you listen to me properly this once? What do you mean by sacrifice and grace?"
"Continue to endure, continue to offer sacrifices..."
Washijin kept repeating those eight words, and Xu Ning felt utterly exhausted.
"You're being immoral! What happened to the three times you promised? I've already prayed three times, and this will be the fourth time. Come on, stop nagging! This is the last time!"
Xu Ning walked helplessly to the shrine and bowed three times again without any sincerity.
Footsteps approached from behind, and Xu Ning finally understood. He sighed, "So it's this kind of sacrifice?"
Washizu's footsteps, which were meant to conceal his presence, sounded like thunder as Ryufu carried them, and the screams of Shihe and the others could be heard from afar.
However, among these voices, there was a completely unfamiliar voice: "Watch out behind you."
Xu Ning sidestepped the lightning-infused slash from behind.
"It's one thing to be immoral and deceive people, but to be so unethical as to abandon all martial spirit? Attacking from behind?"
Xu Ning glanced sideways at the martial artist in front of him, took a sip of wine, and said, "And who do you intend to sacrifice me to?"
"The sacrificial offering...begins. One who embraces all, accept me, devour me, save me..."
Xu Ning did not immediately attack Washijin.
Although Washizu's sword strikes were powerful and heavy, they were extremely ordinary, common sword techniques. After all, he was just a village chief from a mountain village, and Xu Ning could easily dodge them by simply strolling around.
The only thing that Xu Ning cared about was the object of Washijin's worship.
Considering Washizu's actions at this moment, it's likely that he has already been influenced by the power of the evil spirit, and may even have already fallen into demonic possession.
If this deduction is correct, Washizu was influenced by the vengeful power of the great serpent Orobas, so naturally he should be worshipping the serpent itself.
However, his claim of being "the unifier of all things" is completely inconsistent with the attributes of the great serpent.
There is one entity that perfectly fits this description—the "Abyss".
But how did this village chief, who never even left Hiki Village, come into contact with the power of the abyss?
Xu Ning couldn't understand it.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. Let me see how deep you've fallen into the abyss, and see if there's any hope for you..."
Xu Ning suddenly clenched two fingers and struck out with a straight slash, shattering Washizu's mask in the process.
"In such a short time, you've already degenerated to this extent. It seems you have absolutely no resistance!"
What appeared before Xu Ning was a face even more severely corrupted than the one in the dream, Kirigiri Takane. After all, not everyone has the stamina to fight against the power of the abyss for many years and still retain their sanity. Washizu was ultimately just an ordinary person.
Xu Ning concentrated the alcohol vapor into his right fist, and with a single strike, Washijin's entire body dissipated into black mist and vanished into thin air.
Before he could even let out a howl, all that remained was a badly damaged suit of armor.
The three who arrived later, including Zheping, stared at the slowly dissipating black mist in the air, speechless for a long time.
Xu Ning picked up Washizu's longsword, pried open the armor, and two tattered pieces of paper fell out, looking as if they had been torn from a notebook.
After glancing at them briefly, Xu Ning handed them to Sihe, saying, "That's roughly the situation in Hikimura."
As the war continued, the power of the evil spirits leaked out, and the village was beset by internal and external troubles. People began to fall ill and go mad.
This man, who originally wanted to save the village by relying on the shrine to worship the giant serpent, eventually degenerated into an even more insane person.
"So my guesses were all true!"
Nagatsu's voice trembled as he said, "Ever since the mine closed, Washizu has been acting increasingly strangely. The way he worships the shrine has become more and more insane. He... he always stares at my house and talks to himself. I always feel like he's going to do something bad to me or my mother..."
Xu Ning noticed the word "crazy" in Chang Ci's words.
"How crazy is it? Where did you get that information?"
"It was Shingo, who also lives here. He went mad and attacked my mother relentlessly. Washizu had him locked in the cellar inside the giant serpent's mouth, and he even apologized to us..."
"But...but until now I...have not seen him release him."