"He is the strongest person in the human world!"
"I've been sacrificing-sacrificing-sacrificing--as long as I can remember."
"If it only takes my life, I won't hesitate!"
"but why……"
He staggered to his knees and covered his face with his hands.
"Why is that you……"
"Hisoka... listen to me, the things in that book are too dangerous. It destroyed Laceres. We can't let it come into contact with Sarah..."
"I can't do it. I will kill you as that voice asked." The man put down his hand, his expression became rigid and resolute. "I've thought about it. It's not bad to live like this."
“Hisoka!” the woman cursed fiercely, “We must stop the boat!”
"Why stop?" the man grinned.
"The operating system was destroyed when we were crazy. It's impossible. It can't be stopped--?"
His ankle was pulled and he fell to the ground with a scream.
"simple!"
"Pusiangsi!"
"What the hell are you-Ah!!!"
Without being able to utter a complete sentence, the man was dragged and thrown into the gap, with most of his body stuck in the gear set, and he screamed miserably.
"Mad! Mad—!"
"I was trying to save you! And you actually——"
"You are contaminated, Hisoka..."
The woman's lips trembled as she stared at his distorted face.
"If you were the real you, you would do the same..."
"You have to die..."
Blood spurted out of the man's mouth and his eyes opened as wide as possible.
His body was sinking.
The gear set crushed his bones and flesh and was almost reaching his chest.
"Hey Hey……"
He suddenly let out a series of weird, shrill laughs.
"Yes, you will die miserably..."
"but me……"
"I will gain eternal life through this—"
"Pooh!"
Finally, he spat out a large mouthful of blood, his head tilted, and he completely lost all sound.
"Isn't it enough..."
The woman's face was pale as she looked down at the machinery below.
The presence of Hisoka Grace's corpse caused the gears to move extremely slowly.
But it's not enough, they are still turning.
If they can't be stuck completely, once the flesh and blood are worn away, the gears will never stop.
Looking up, she glanced at the dark clouds in the sky.
Then he bit his lips, loosened his grip, and let himself fall.
"what--"
Starting from her toes, to her ankles, to her calves, the pain worse than being cut into pieces forced her to raise her head and scream.
Both of her legs were screwed in until the gear finally got completely stuck.
"Den!"
There was a loud noise from inside the machine as if a spring had broken.
Then a stream of scalding steam burst out, covering the woman who was exhausted and almost fainted from the pain.
"what!!!"
Even more terrible pain forced her to scream again.
"Ah!"
"Uh... cough cough! Uh——"
She wailed and twitched, covering her face, blocking, escaping, and twisting her body to dodge.
But it didn't work.
The damaged cylinder spewed out mist at irregular intervals, in bursts that continued to torture the poor woman.
Her flaming red hair was literally on fire.
Her skin was burned and ulcerated.
Her voice became completely hoarse from her wailing.
Even as a mere spectator, Hitzfeld felt his consciousness trembling.
But what made her soul tremble even more was the faint mumbling that continued in between the wailing.
"forgive me……"
"laugh--"
"what--!!!"
"Forgive me, forgive me..."
"laugh--"
"Well--!!!"
"forgive me……"
"Forgive me, forgive me..."
Chapter 70: The Fork in the Road of Destiny
From Xia Yibing's perspective, she felt like she had had a very long dream.
In the dream, her family was still there, except that one of her sisters' faces had changed into Hitzfeld's.
...and it seemed that there was a younger sister who looked very similar to the gray-haired girl. She couldn't remember the details.
The only thing she could remember was that she suddenly heard someone next to her say that her sister was the embodiment of evil, and then she reflexively drew her knife and stabbed it into her heart.
It was the feeling of the heart stopping and then being torn apart.
So familiar.
So vivid.
The huge regret and palpitations pulled her out of the vortex of illusion. She looked up suddenly and saw Hitzfeld lying beside her, staring blankly at the strange book.
Xia Yibing breathed a sigh of relief.
The Secret Keeper?
Looking at Hitzfeld's profile, every scene in which she transformed into her sister and spent time with him flashed before his eyes.
His fists clenched quietly.
"Kill her."
Turning around, I saw Ferdinand coming out of the bushes.
Most of his body had become deformed and rotten, especially his face. His once elegant features now looked so horrible.
With a "thump", he fell to the ground as soon as he walked out of the bushes. The monster part of his body was twitching violently. Xia Yibing could see that the rotten flesh on his back was constantly devouring the remaining intact skin.
"Kill her."
Thinking she hadn't heard him clearly, Ferdinand repeated it again.
"The evil god game does not have a standard answer. It does not set rigid test questions for you to choose from. Instead, it naturally transitions everything into reality. By the time you realize it, there is no room for maneuver."
"But……"
"I didn't know about Grester before, and I didn't know why he recommended Aisuen Hitzfeld to me. But now I know, it's because she is also a God Devourer like Oonia, and Aglaia's God Devourer bloodline was inherited from her mother."
"You know Aglaia is——"
"I just found out because I heard the noise you made in the corridor."
"But what does that have to do with killing her."
"It's very relevant." Ferdinand spoke faster and faster. "Whether it's an evil god or a curse that brings together a large number of victims, it's always playing with people's hearts and spreading disasters. Such things certainly won't be generated naturally. We have always suspected that the evil in the dream world is related to the disappearance of the gods, and the touch of the Devourer has also been proven to make it more active."
"If it's just a touch—"
"Her aura has been connected to it... I don't know why the movement this time is so loud, much louder than when Oonia touched it in advance, but - the reason why it can come out of the book and combine with Deepnes' body is driven by this aura."
Xia Yibing's body suddenly stiffened.
"Back then, in order to prevent the evil god from succeeding, I not only used Oenya as bait, but also killed her with my own hands at the last moment... after I realized what was going on."
"But we didn't know... No one knew she was pregnant when I made that judgment. This means there is another Devourer who was not planned - my daughter."
Speaking of this, Ferdinand's face looked a little sad.
“And then you saw how I did it.”
"The reason why Sara was able to build a civilization in such a difficult environment is inseparable from the inheritance and construction of generations."
"1962 is Grest and the others."
“1973 is us.”
"In 1984, it's your turn."
"..." Xia Yibing looked back and saw the huge mass of flesh in the mist was still wriggling.
But compared to before, it seems to be turning into something.
Some kind of... short, fat giant similar to the one in the depiction.
"You must shoulder your responsibilities, Agent Xiasha."
What little of Ferdinand's human face remained twitched slightly.
"I can't hold on much longer."
"The Deepnes have completely assimilated into it. They will...eat Hitzfeld immediately after waking up."
"The only way to stop this is to kill her... to cut off its formation."
"You are the third generation of secret keepers. Once the secret keeper's oath is established, you will be able to draw strength from it. You should not have any hesitation..."
"Ah……"
Grabbing the Planck, aiming at the still dazed Hitzfeld, Xia Yibing closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Should she shoot?
He shot and killed the girl, becoming Sarah's third-generation secret keeper.
She wondered what she thought of Ashun Hitzfeld.
Occasional throbbing.
Lightly charming.
It’s not like I haven’t seen girls of similar age before, some of them were prettier, some had better figures.
