The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 96 The Truth of Werewolf Village

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 The Truth of Werewolf Village

Despite Liu Zheng’s wariness, he was too slow to react.

The rooster’s neck was bitten clean through, and the warm blood sprayed out.

"Master?"

As death approached, the rooster didn’t struggle but gently pecked at the other’s face with its beak.

This act seemed to awaken a bit of humanity in the dark figure.

It looked up blankly, revealing a hairy and fierce wolf face.

"What have I done? What exactly have I done?"

It dropped the rooster like it was electrocuted and murmured to itself.

"Why, didn’t I tell you to protect it?"

Suddenly, the Werewolf roared loudly at Liu Zheng.

"Why did you still bring it to find me, why was it you?"

Its tone was more of pain than anger.

"Your letter told me to come find you and also not to come."

Liu Zheng explained.

"It must be the priest, it must have been the priest who forged my handwriting."

The Werewolf yelled angrily.

"Who exactly is the priest?"

"You don’t remember? How do you not know who the priest is?"

The Werewolf looked at him suspiciously.

"I was attacked by a group of Werewolves, and when I woke up, I had forgotten many things."

Liu Zheng said.

The Werewolf stared at him, his nose twitching.

"Yes, yes, I smell the scent of the Life Potion on you."

It accepted Liu Zheng’s explanation.

"It must have been arranged by the priest, he doesn’t want you to continue to grow stronger, he wants to eliminate you, the biggest threat."

"Forget it then, it’s probably for the better. Come with me, Little Red Riding Hood, let’s leave this forest, escape this village."

"We can start a new, happy life, and if you want to revenge the priest, we can come back when you’ve grown stronger."

The Werewolf said excitedly.

Well, turns out the witch is Little Red Riding Hood, then could that old woman be the grandmother?

"No, I don’t want to be someone without memories."

"If you want me to go with you, you have to tell me the whole truth."

Liu Zheng said.

"The whole truth, I myself don’t know the entire truth."

The Werewolf said with a bitter smile.

"Then tell me what you know, starting with who you are."

"You’ve forgotten who I am?"

The Werewolf said sadly.

"Alright, I’ll tell you. I’m Yager, the Carpenter of the village."

"You are Little Red Riding Hood, we were childhood friends."

"The priest is the villain. He spread the plague in the village, turning many villagers into Werewolves."

"Aren’t you a Werewolf too?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"No, I am a Werewolf."

Little Carpenter shook his head.

"Werewolves are born naturally, we can transform at will, and don’t lose our senses after transforming."

"Whereas Werewolves can only transform on a full moon night, and they lose all senses once transformed."

He explained.

"It sounds like there’s some connection between Werewolves and Werewolves."

"Yes..."

After hesitating for a moment, the Carpenter still told Liu Zheng the truth.

"The priest used my blood and evil magic to create the Wolf Plague Potion, and he tricked those villagers who believed in him into drinking it, turning them all into Werewolves."

"Why did you give him your blood?"

"He and his followers attacked me!"

The Carpenter said agitatedly.

"I didn’t know at first. It wasn’t until Werewolves started appearing in the village that I learned the truth."

"I originally wanted to find you and then take you away from here."

"But I discovered you had come into the forest, so I followed."

"But I didn’t find you; instead, I became trapped in the woods."

"To protect myself, I had to stay in my Werewolf form constantly, and with the dark aura of the forest eroding my senses, I slowly lost my sanity."

"As a result, I killed my only kin."

It knelt before the rooster, covering its face, weeping.

"Tyrant, Forest Spirit, nightingale, who are they?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"How do you know these names?"

"These were also written on your letter."

He spoke without changing his expression.

"Is that so? That must have also been forged by the priest."

The Carpenter did not seem very suspicious.

"The Tyrant is a collaborator of the priest, originally a tiger in the forest and also one of the Forest Spirit’s guards."

"But it was not satisfied with its position and collaborated with the priest to eliminate the other guards, becoming the ruler of the forest."

"The Forest Spirit is the manifestation of the will of the forest and its protector."

"But now, it has been corrupted by the dark forces brought by the priest, turning into an evil existence; the forest has become unsafe."

"As for the nightingale, I don’t know who that is."

The Carpenter shook his head.

"What about my grandmother then?"

Liu Zheng suddenly asked.

"I recall having a grandmother, where has she gone?"

"Your grandmother... she disappeared soon after the priest arrived; you came to the forest to find her."

"It must have been the priest who killed her."

The Carpenter said emphatically.

"Why would the priest want to harm us?"

"Because you are of the Morgan clan, naturally powerful witches who can freely use the powers of white magic and black magic."

"You can use white magic to purify werewolves and the Forest Spirit, and black magic to fight against the Tyrant and the priest."

"But your grandmother was too old, and you were too young to defeat the powerful priest."

"Come with me, Little Red Riding Hood. Let’s hide outside for now; once you are strong enough, I will definitely accompany you back here to seek vengeance against the priest and restore the forest to its former vitality."

The Carpenter urged again.

"What about the other people in the village?"

"That, I don’t know."

The Carpenter hesitated.

"I don’t like people who lie to me."

Liu Zheng’s expression grew cold.

"No, I didn’t lie to you,"

The Carpenter quickly explained.

"I only know they followed the Hunter, but I don’t know where they went."

"Hunter?"

Shouldn’t the village faction’s leader be the Prophet?

Wait a moment.

Priest, Prophet, Tyrant, Guard...

Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes; he seemed to have discovered something astounding.

"Don’t worry about them, they aren’t good people either."

The Carpenter, concerned that Liu Zheng would refuse to leave because of the villagers, finally spilled the beans.

"Why do you say that?"

"They signed a deal with a major merchant to sell this forest for more money than several generations could spend, but under the condition that they minimize the risks of deforestation."

"The priest was able to successfully corrupt the Forest Spirit also with their help."

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Liu Zheng couldn’t help but exclaim.

"This village really is full of villains."

"Ancestors brought both wealth and civilization but also brought the tainted hearts of people from outside."

The Carpenter also sighed.

"The ancestor you’re talking about, is it the statue in the square?"

"Yes. This village was originally called Werewolf Village, all the villagers have werewolf blood."

"It’s just that due to inbreeding, the werewolf bloodline gradually deteriorated, and by the time of our ancestor, there was only he who could transform into a werewolf."

"So, he went out into the world and became a mercenary. He earned a lot of money and brought many people who wanted to escape from the war back to the village, improving the village’s bloodline, which brought prosperity back to the village."

The Carpenter said proudly.

"Then don’t you want to continue guarding your ancestor’s village?"

"Of course, I do. But neither your power nor mine is enough."

"Once we both become stronger, we will come back to set things right and make the village even more prosperous than it was in my ancestor’s time."

The Carpenter said hopefully.

"Set things right, that’s a good use of the phrase."

Liu Zheng clapped appreciatively.

"You told the rooster that you can’t read, but actually, you can."

"The contents of the letter were also written by you, not forged by the priest, right?"

"That, that’s not important."

The Carpenter said, his gaze flickering.

"Then let’s talk about something important."

He nodded.

"My grandmother is missing an axe from the back of her head."

"Do you know where it might be found?"

Liu Zheng asked with a smile.

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