Who hid My Corpse!

He let out a loud shout, the Holy Light of Rhein enveloping him, gathering more than a dozen Holy Swords under its glow, rushing towards Abek with unstoppable killing intent.

But with a "crack."

Abek had already taken down that tooth, looking at Fig who was scrambling to recover and the more than a dozen Holy Swords shooting at him, his eyes full of mockery and madness.

"Come on!" he grinned fiercely, "I offer up my all!"

"To kill you all... everyone!"

Then, Abek put the tooth, which he cherished as a treasure, belonging to Visas.

Into the mouth on his chest that belonged to the Devourer.

The next second, more than a dozen Rhein Holy Swords covered the position where Abek stood, raising a large cloud of dust.

Fig stared intently at the scene.

Several seconds later, the dust was blown away by the wind, and Fig saw Abek lying on the ground, pierced by more than a dozen Holy Swords.

...Succeeded?

Just as this thought occurred, the sound of several crisp cracking sounds rang out, causing Fig's pupils to involuntarily contract.

Because those Holy Swords imbued with the power of the Rhein God were shattering.

Bitten apart by the countless mouths on Abek's body.

Everyone was stunned.

Then Abek stood up, tilting his head to look at everyone, but before he could say anything, he raised his hand again.

"Crunch" sound.

The mouth on his hand bit off his head.

Amidst a chilling chewing sound, Abek's voice echoed from all the mouths.

"I will kill you all!"

He said madly.

"Bear witness!"

The last thing Fig wanted to see happened, the Devourer had swallowed Visas's Corpse.

This means it could now become a Godslayer.

...

"Tsk tsk tsk, truly a remarkable creature they have raised." Bai Wei stood on a distant hill watching, and at this range, it was not a problem for someone like him who possessed [Gaze].

What's more, the chaos over there was so visible that even without using [Gaze] it was clear to see.

To be honest, the current situation was not within Bai Wei's expectations.

Strictly speaking, from the moment Abek turned against the Devourer, it had already been outside of Bai Wei's calculations. Yet Abek's actions now still made Bai Wei sigh in amazement, "It can still be like this."

There was no doubt that the Devourer was Fig's greatest card. With good control, it could help Rhein deal with all enemies.

Even if it lost control, they had the means to subdue the Devourer; after all, the Devourer was their creation, and these remnants of the gods could not resist true Divine Arts.

But the Devourer had eaten that tooth, and that changes everything.

The Devourer can also take on the traits of what it devours.

And all Visas Corpse Pieces share a common trait, which is to slay gods.

This means that the lofty Rhein people have lost the means to balance the Devourer.

As such, the outcome is decided.

What follows will be an undoubted slaughter.

But then what?

Currently, inside this Devourer are three consciousnesses: the initial "kill Visas," another rewritten by Bai Wei to "kill all non-human entities with Divine Power," and finally Fig's "kill everyone." Two of these will guide them to find Bai Wei again.

At that time, it will be up to Bai Wei to face this now fully grown "King of Gu" (venom).

However, Bai Wei isn't worried because, to meet the criteria, there is someone else.

So now...

Bai Wei turned his head, looking in the direction where Vic and Ivana had left.

Just the last step remains.

...

Vic saw himself.

He was sure it was himself.

Lying in a pool of blood, a large hole torn open in his chest, his viscera and bowels yanked out.

And he was still speaking to himself.

"Get out, never come back."

"Aaaahhhhh!"

Vic cried out again in anguish.

"What happened, what happened, what happened?!" Ivana, who was waiting inside, heard the sound, and disregarding Vic's advice to stay inside under any circumstances, she rushed to Vic's side, looking at him anxiously, "What's wrong with you?! Did you remember something again? It's okay, it's okay, Vic."

Ivana embraced Vic's head, gently patting his back, continuously soothing him.

Vic finally began to calm down, but he was still gasping heavily, and Ivana could feel that his entire body was drenched in cold sweat.

Ivana lifted her head and saw the two Wildfire Sect followers who had been dealt with but still didn't understand what had happened.

It can't be that killing someone shocked Vic, right?

At this moment, Vic finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "I saw... myself again."

Saw himself again?

Isn't that normal? It's not the first time, anyway.

Ivana was about to question when Vic's next words left her stunned.

"I saw myself dead, killed... just like this Wildfire follower."

Despite Ivana being mentally prepared, Vic's words still surprised her.

"Killed?" she asked, "Was it a hallucination?"

"I... don't know." Vic breathed heavily, "But it felt very real."

He lowered his head, looking at his intact chest, but in his mind, it appeared as if it were opened.

"But how is that possible?" Ivana said, "Dead people can't come back to life! Did you forget what Priest Ulu said?"

Hearing "Priest Ulu," Vic's restless heart calmed considerably.

Yes, whether human or god, the dead cannot resurrect; this is what Priest Ulu said, so it must be true.

Vic had absolute trust in Bai Wei.

Therefore, he was not resurrected, and if he wasn't resurrected, it means he wasn't dead.

So, what just happened wasn't a memory, just a hallucination?

"It must be a hallucination!" Ivana stated firmly, "Did you forget? When you came in, you saw something about the hunter's future, was that a memory too?"

Vic thought about it, feeling that what Ivana said seemed to make some sense.

"It must be something that the Saint concocted for you to see." Ivana said, "You must not believe it."

"...But why would he fabricate these things for me to see?" Vic asked softly, "What's the point of this?"

"It surely is to disrupt your perception." Ivana said, "Remember what Priest Ulu said? They all want to take over your body, but as long as you don't lose yourself, they won't succeed!"

Vic nodded instinctively, but then something felt amiss: "Did Priest Ulu say that? I remember he just told me to find the truth, find myself..."

"Exactly." Ivana clapped her hands, "Isn't that the same thing?"

Is it? Is it not?

Vic felt puzzled, but Ivana did not give him a chance to dwell further, pulling him up from the ground, saying: "This place is too sinister, since you have the weapon now, let's not stay here, let's head to the Hunter Statue now."

Upon hearing about heading to the statue, Vic's spirit immediately revived, nodding repeatedly.

Yes, as long as they get to the statue, all answers will be revealed.

Vic thought like this.

So they were about to leave, but just as they were about to exit, Vic glanced at the Wildfire follower's corpse in the pool of blood once more, and then towards the inside of the room, which was filled with debris.

Afterward, Vic stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong?" Ivana asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at him.

Vic stood bewildered.

He had always felt that there was something off about that room full of debris, but he couldn't quite figure out exactly what was wrong.

But now...

"No, it can't be."

Vic shook off Ivana's hand, ignoring her calls, he rushed back into the room, rummaging through the bones for something.

This made Ivana uneasy.

"Vic, what's wrong with you?!" She ran back as well.

But Vic seemed unable to hear her voice, continuing to search through the bones, his demeanor frightened Ivana.

No one knew how much time had passed before Vic finally stopped what he was doing, sitting there dumbfounded, murmuring "No, no, no."

"Vic, what's going on?" Ivana suppressed the unease in her heart, gently asking, "Can you tell me, what's 'not there'?"

"There are only hunter remains here." Vic said softly.

Only hunter remains? Is there something wrong with that?

Ivana hadn't realized yet, and then Vic turned his head, looking at her with a despair she had never seen before.

"Holy Daughter, who am I really?"

"Am I Vic, or... Ade?"