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Chapter 289 - 245_2

Chapter 289: Chapter 245_2

The gentleman couldn’t help but laugh again.

"...," Regardless of what this guy was actually laughing at, Xiao Yi felt there was some truth in his words.

Compared to the existence of the Evil God, he should be more concerned about himself and the people around him, as that was of the utmost importance.

Thus, Xiao Yi abandoned his thoughts on the matter and prepared to go back to look for Carl, while the gentleman expressed his need to do more in response to the current situation in the small town.

Afterwards, the two bade each other farewell.

...

Xiao Yi observed that the trials at the church seemed to have temporarily subsided, and the people gathered there had also left for the time being.

Xiao Yi had not seen Carl or Gladys, nor did he know where they had gone.

So, he could only go to Carl’s house to check.

Arriving at the door of Carl’s house, Xiao Yi found it unlocked and not even closed, just slightly ajar.

Xiao Yi pushed open the door and walked in, finding a person slumped on the sofa inside.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Yi realized it was Carl.

"...Carl, have you come back? Where is Gladys?" Xiao Yi asked.

"...It’s Xiao Yi."

Carl struggled to sit up and looked at Xiao Yi.

It was then that Xiao Yi noticed, although not much time had passed, Carl had become somewhat unfamiliar to him.

His expression was incredibly haggard, as if he had aged quite a few years, and his whole being exuded an air of despair.

"What... what’s wrong? What exactly happened?" Xiao Yi asked, startled at the sight.

"..." Carl sighed deeply, "I couldn’t bring Tess back, they said that as a follower of the Evil God, she would still need to help them continue the search for other followers... Such bullshit followers! Such bullshit Evil God! Why must my family be taken from me over such an ephemeral thing!"

Carl wanted to smash something to vent his emotions, but he paused and then slumped back on the sofa, nearly sinking into it.

"Letticia... I always treated her as family," Carl said, "That’s why I had been warning her not to perform any rituals related to her beliefs, or else it would harm her. After all, here, having a different belief is a crime, to be imprisoned by the Church Court and forced to believe in their God... That’s how it should be. But, but! Why did it turn out like this? Why did Letticia die? Why was Gladys also taken away? Why... has it turned out this way? Her beliefs were clearly not in some Evil God, so why has she become a follower of the Evil God?"

Listening to Carl’s words, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but associate them with something.

"Maybe... the nameless and formless god she believed in is the same Evil God that’s now plaguing this town."

Xiao Yi remembered Letticia mentioning the legend of the Evil God to him.

She said the stone that resembled flesh brought back by the eldest son of the Glor family was a gift from God.

And the name of the Evil God also stemmed from that stone. Considering that Letticia’s beliefs were solely in that nameless and formless unknown god... could it be that they are actually one and the same?

So, from the start, what Letticia believed in was the so-called Evil God! Was she indeed a genuine follower of the Evil God!?

"..." Xiao Yi felt surprised deep inside.

But if that was the case, many things would make sense, like those monsters... they appeared only after Letticia was captured.

Moreover, she herself had turned into an odd figure.

There was also something else... Xiao Yi remembered Hele mentioning that in the massacre within the Glor family, only one thing disappeared: that piece of flesh-like stone.

Letticia had said that the stone was a gift from God, and through it, she had also received power... So, did that mean the massacre of the entire Glor family also had something to do with her?

Xiao Yi’s mind was suddenly filled with countless thoughts.

"Is... is that so?" When Carl heard these words, he froze for a moment, his facial features contorting somewhat.

Then, standing up, he turned his back to Xiao Yi and said,

"No matter what, what’s done is done, and thinking about those things is meaningless now; let’s think about what to do next... Sorry, I’m a bit tired today, I’ll go to rest first. Xiao Yi, feel free to make yourself at home."

With that, Carl immediately went back to his own room and shut the door firmly.

"Ah... yeah." Xiao Yi nodded faintly, glancing out the window.

It was getting late, and perhaps it would be best to rest early.

A lot had happened today, and there was much that Xiao Yi was unclear about; just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Xiao Yi decided he might as well get some sleep to restore his spirits.

So, he too went back to his room and fell asleep on the bed...

But that night, Xiao Yi didn’t rest well... because amidst the haze, he heard strange noises.

Those were very faint, as if someone was conversing nearby.

Xiao Yi could hear those faint voices because... they were close to him.

"..."

Xiao Yi gradually came to his senses, sat up straight, and opened his eyes to look around.

In the dimly lit room, he couldn’t see clearly, only the vague outlines of some objects.

However, it was precisely because his vision was limited that Xiao Yi’s other senses became more sensitive, and he immediately realized that the strange noises came from outside the door.

Outside, there seemed to be not just two people, but several people discussing something.

As for what exactly they were discussing, Xiao Yi listened carefully but still couldn’t make out the words.

It was precisely because of this that Xiao Yi felt even more uncomfortable.

Because... since those people were discussing something outside his own door, they were probably discussing him inside the room.

Were they talking about... how to deal with... no, to kill him?

Xiao Yi was unsure and because of this uncertainty, the unknown fear of being harmed at any moment made his heart incredibly uneasy.

"...Who’s there?" Thus, unable to bear it any longer, Xiao Yi shouted toward the door.

This caused the voices outside to break off for a moment, but then, they resumed, still as faint and indistinct as ever, yet distinctly there.

Like plucking guitar strings, they played upon Xiao Yi’s nerves.

"..." Xiao Yi truly found this sensation hard to bear, and he immediately got up and opened the door, "You...! Eh?"

However, the moment he opened the door, Xiao Yi froze.

Because outside, there was no one, just more darkness. The people who should have been there had vanished without a trace.

"What is this...? Uh!"

Just as Xiao Yi wondered what was going on, suddenly! A shadow flickered in front of him!

Xiao Yi quickly backed away to put distance between them, ready to confront whatever it was, but... there was still no one to be seen outside the door.

Xiao Yi hesitated.

Then, in that empty darkness, a shadow flickered again.

On closer inspection, Xiao Yi realized that the flickering shadow... was a hanging figure, its body swinging from a rope.

"Hanging? Who... Who hanged themselves?"

Xiao Yi hurried to go outside to check the situation, but just then! He suddenly felt a chill on his neck!

Instinctively, Xiao Yi turned his head to look behind him!

A monster, resembling a mass of rotting mud, was hanging from the ceiling, its muddy flesh still dripping onto the floor.

On it were several withered heads and countless eyes, and at the same time... Xiao Yi also saw Letticia’s face covered with eyes.

"...!"

In the moment Xiao Yi was stunned, the monster extended two whip-like tentacles towards him!

By the time Xiao Yi reacted, it was too late to dodge!

He could not afford to think, only managed to raise his hands instinctively in defense!

And then... the tentacles simply passed through Xiao Yi’s body.

"...Eh?"

Xiao Yi, looking at the tentacle that had gone through his body and feeling no sense of pain, finally realized something.

"So it is... another hallucination."

All that strangeness vanished in an instant, and Xiao Yi’s legs lost their strength as he collapsed to the ground, his facial expression bitter.

"Has the reality with those kinds of monsters made me incapable of doubting what I see as a hallucination anymore? Even at a time like this, you still won’t let me be?"