Who hid My Corpse!

Who am I? Where am I? What should I be doing?

What are these people talking about? What forbidden knowledge? Even Lord Visas never mentioned this to me.

Though a clever lackey should know how to adapt, this is just too much... He doesn't even know where to butt in and can only stand by, silently putting on a poker face.

Isaiah's gaze kept sweeping between the New Envoy and Lair, leaving one to wonder what he was thinking.

After a while, he slowly said, "I've received the invitation to the Contract Land, but I believe the alliance of Rhein and the Eternal Nightmare Churches is sufficient. I will send someone to take a look, but I won't personally go to join the bustle for now. Of course, I'll be waiting here, and if things truly get out of control, you can contact me, and I won't refuse."

His response wasn't surprising since even the Contract Land couldn't casually send a Bishop Level figure to do errands. Sending over a few prized subordinates already shows consideration, so the New Envoy didn't say more, only put his hand to his chest once more and then took his leave.

Seeing the official envoy had left, the fake Lair couldn't sit still either and hurriedly excused himself. Otherwise, facing Isaiah alone, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't slip up.

Isaiah didn't stop the two from leaving, just nodded quietly.

After they left the room, he still sat there pondering something. A while later, Mina entered.

"Teacher," Mina asked, "Is there something suspicious about those two?"

"The latter one is fine," Isaiah said indifferently, "but the first one is."

"You mean Mr. Lies?" Mina had been listening from the next room, "Do you think he's the 'Tongue'?"

Isaiah shook his head, "No, he doesn't seem like it."

"Doesn't seem like it?"

"Yes, this guy is too ordinary. Despite his attempts to disguise himself, the fear he felt before me was almost palpable," Isaiah said, "It's hard to imagine such a person could hold three Corpse Blocks."

Mina thought for a bit, "Could it be a disguise?"

"Then he's disguising too well," Isaiah said with a smile, "And why disguise? If it's to avoid me, why come knocking at my door?"

"You mean... Mr. Lies is not the 'Tongue' himself, but someone sent by the 'Tongue'?" Mina asked, "Why would he do this?"

"Think about his reasons for coming to see me."

"Trying to guide you..." Mina's brow furrowed slowly, "No, he's trying to lead you into the No-man's Land."

"Indeed," Isaiah nodded slightly, "Everyone knows that a Star Relic Mage's power diminishes greatly without the stars. If he truly intended to attack me, the No-man's Land would be the best choice."

"Does he really intend to attack you?"

"Not necessarily an attack; it could also be a better place for negotiation," Isaiah said with a smile, "Just like he mentioned in the Taoyuan Village, he now just wants to quickly offload the hot potato to avoid becoming everyone's target. But negotiations require a good location. He doesn't want to attack me, but he must also guard against me attacking him."

Mina nodded thoughtfully, then quickly asked, "But how does he know your identity?"

"Perhaps it was Taoyuan Village."

"Taoyuan Village?"

"Yes," Isaiah said calmly, "To date, I still know too little about Taoyuan Village. Currently, all I know is that the more Corpse Blocks one owns, the more 'privileges' they have in Taoyuan Village. Just like Hand Eye, he had two Corpse Blocks first, allowing him to pull those of us with only one Corpse Block into Taoyuan Village unconditionally, and we had no means of refusal. If two Corpse Blocks can achieve that, what about three?"

Mina's mouth fell agape, "Could it be that three Corpse Blocks can identify everyone's identity in Taoyuan Village?"

"Probably not at that level yet," Isaiah shook his head, "If that were true, he wouldn't have first sought me out. Especially if he knew I had this eye and knew the Rule of this eye, he should understand the No-man's Land has no restrictions on me, and seeking out others first would be best. But evidently, he doesn't know this, which is why I believe three Corpse Blocks allow him to better sense the presence of other Corpse Fragment Holders, but he probably doesn't know exactly which Corpse Blocks they hold or even who they exactly are, only sensing a general range."

"So that's it?"

Mina increasingly admired Isaiah, who deduced so much based on current events, leaving her feeling at a loss.

"Then why not play along?" Mina suggested, "Utilize this information gap, follow him into the No-man's Land, and then you'd have absolute initiative, wouldn't you?"

Isaiah smiled at Mina, "I know you have confidence in me, and I also don't see myself losing to him, but after all, he has three Corpse Blocks. Why should I take the risk alone? And if he escapes, not only is my identity exposed, I've also expended much strength. Then how would I deal with Hand Eye? That guy's always watching from the shadows."

Mina remembered that Isaiah's target was always Hand Eye.

"Under the current circumstances, everyone is gathering here," Isaiah said thoughtfully, "Whoever strikes first will expose themselves and fall into Hand Eye's schemes. Thus, I use the guise of the 'Innocent Night' to stay here. As long as I'm in the open, Tongue won't dare act. Of course, he might take risks, but by then, he'll become a public target, and I won't have to face him one-on-one."

Mina fully understood now and expressed her admiration, "Teacher, as expected, you've calculated everything."

"No, there are still two things I'm unclear about." Isaiah slowly shook his head, "First, what's the deal with this Lies? If he's truly Tongue's subordinate, why didn't the Contract Land people expose him?"

"...Perhaps the people of Contract Land don't recognize each other?" Mina suggested, "They identify by signs."

"That's a possibility," Isaiah acknowledged, "but I don't think a Contract Land that has stood for millennia lacks such a basic ability to distinguish. It's debasing them, and also debasing us, as the Contract Land stands above all Churches. Do they really have just this much strength?"

Listening to Isaiah, Mina sensed something was off but hadn't had time to voice her thoughts when Isaiah spoke again.

"As for the second matter..." He looked up toward the distance, "What's going on with that scholar who touches the Taboo? Why appear at this time?"

After contemplating a moment, he turned to Mina.

"Go and take a look."

...

Delar Town.

Amidst pools of blood, Edwin was gasping heavily, surrounded by a heap of chaotic corpses, making him appear as if he were sitting in the center of a slaughterhouse.

These bodies belonged to the "Nightmare Followers" of Eternal Nightmare, the most powerful hunting unit of the Eternal Nightmare Church.

They were themselves nightmares.

But these nightmares were torn to pieces before they could unfold, shredded to bits by the red-haired girl present.

"How did you do it..." His voice shook a little.

"What?"

Hewinia turned to look at Edwin.

In this terrifying scene, Hewinia was unnaturally clean, with not a trace of blood sullying her.

"The nightmares of the Nightmare Followers cannot be interrupted because fear will invade your mind the moment you see them, rendering you incapable of action."

"But I didn't feel any fear."

"That's precisely the issue," Edwin glared at Hewinia, "These are nightmares from the Lord of Eternal Nightmare. Only those who've faced the Lord of Eternal Nightmare can develop even slight resistance, yet even that's minimal. But you're different; you felt no fear at all..."

"So, what have you seen?"

"What could be more terrifying than the Lord of Eternal Nightmare?!"