Chapter 25: Female President (1) (1/2)
Chapter 25: Feh they were all dried up, the red marks remained clear It here Chi-Woo had first ether Chi-Woo walked past the storage rooeful spirit had dragged Ru Aeas a spacious area divided into several holes like a rabbit burrow; a pungent odor assaulted his nose There didn’t appear to be another passageway besides the one they just ca that they would find Ru Amuh here, they scanned the area and searched the caves Eventually, they found Ru Ae indicated, Ru Ah the wound inflicted on his stonificant blood loss, he was still holding onto his life by a thread While crying, Ru Hiana ripped a cloth into pieces and bandaged him skillfully like she had done it many times before Chi-Woo wanted to help, but held back in the end He had no professional knowledge ofmistakes, he kneas better for him to wait until he was asked to help Still, he looked around the place to see if there was anything that could be helpful for treat a reward for clearing the ‘dungeon’ All he got were ripped clothes inside an empty cave and black-reddish o outside now!” Ru Hiana supported the unconscious Ru Aain He wanted to get out of this filthy and s bothering hieful spirit, the corpse-like monster that suddenly disappeared after its annihilation, the talisman that didn’t work, Ru Amuh as still alive, and the shredded pieces of cloth as well as the mysterious marks
‘Why are there several caves?’ They were probably made to lock up prisoners, and the cave itself appeared like a prison
‘Why? Who made this, and for what purpose? What happened here? What was this cave—’ Chi-Woo suddenly heard Ru Hiana’s voice beyond the entrance Chi-Woo stopped thinking and picked up a brisk pace After Chi-Woo and Ru Hiana returned to the place they first arrived at, they took turns carrying Ru Amuh up They ascended the rock one by one and finally reached the ceiling Through the open grate, they saw strea sky was completely clear Chi-Woo raised his head above the entrance and breathed in the fresh air Then he turned around to see Raaiting for them nervously She hesitated when she saw them, but then Chi-Woo waved his hand, and she quickly ran up
“Are you here to help us~?” Chi-Woo said,us up?”
Chi-Woo’s return after saving Ru A overjoyed, many of them were shocked and dumbfounded; that was how unbelievable the story of the pair defeating a vengeful spirit and saving their companion sounded to them Shakira ran madly towards them, and Chi-Woo returned the statue to her Then the old seer stopped Chi-Woo fro to have him explain what had happened
“May I visit that place with you once?” Shakira asked, unable to wrap her head around the situation
“There’s no need for that” Rawiya returned at just the right ti the truth”
Rawiya had reacted in the sa Chi-Woo at the entrance of the pit, saying that she wanted to see the reether]
[You can go alone]
[It’s scary]
[…]
That hy Chi-Woo had to go down after co checked theelse she wanted to investigate and told Chi-Woo to go ahead Chi-Woo had then cliuard to escort them back to the camp
“Was the monster really there?”
“Yes I checked multiple times”
“Was it perhaps…?”
“…Yes” Rawiya ot driven crazy by the curse If ht, his name was Kadei Used to be a farmer”
Shakira closed her eyes
“You knew the person?” Zelit soon joined the conversation “Fro who aeful spirit –one of those broken and eaten beings And when the vengeful spirit was defeated, another being appeared That inally a village person you all knew, right?”
Chi-Woo was i abilities
“It’s exactly as you say” Shakira nodded “But the probleeful spirit”
The inforinal inhabitants of Liber were also hearing for the first time After all, they had never been able to handle what they called ‘the broken and eaten beings’ before, so it was expected
“Now that you mention it, didn’t you say that those who become crazy from the curse also mutate? Is there a chance this person has mutated?”
“I think there’s a possibility, but it’s sis could have attached themselves to a cursed person,” Zelit said with interest “Like the girl named Hawa”
Shakira jerked her head to look at his all hate the living”
“That s as unknown creatures who puppeteered those cursed living people”
person’ Chi-Woo fell into contemplation That could explain why his talisman had failed to work
“Of course, it’s all just hypothetical at the lasses “We need in of the curse”
Shakira fell into aher mouth “I suppose I’ll have to explain the reason why the e thean
The reason for the as trivial It ht have been a serious rand sches, it was sian the war, because a kingdoht had crossed a line The sizeable kingdoathered all its forces, but it was difficult for them to overcome the vast difference in size between theed to scrape together fell into the empire’s trap and were captured Since their supply route had been cut off, they had to surrender without engaging in a proper battle However, the real problem was the empire’s treatment of their prisoners
Even prisoners of ould require resources such as food and manpower to take care of And there were far too doreat fao, which was part of the reason why the e their captives; if they took in the captives, it would be hard to ht even collapse with theh, they would become their enemies and a nuisance one day
After days of deliberation, the imperial troops finally reached a decision that they couldn’t reverse: a burial of the living Without a single exception, they buried each of their prisoners alive Hearing what happened, the kingdoe, and several other countries that had been watching from the sidelines were stunned by the empire’s atrocities The empire destroyed one of the countries that condemned them to make an example out of it, but in the end, this action backfired
Although they feared the empire, the rest of the countries forer At last, there was a war between the empire and the allied forces All hell broke loose, and a war that was ed, with both sides one-upping the other in the level of viciousness they showed to their enemies Not only did they buried more people alive, but both forces also dealt with their prisoners of ith extre pot of oil beca but child’s play
“Thank you for explaining the history of your planet,” Zelit interrupted “But how is this story related to our findings today?”
“Goddess Elepthalia rules over all Gods on Liber,” Shakira continued “All Gods, including Her and those under Her, exist through faith”
Chi-Woo ru so similar about ‘faith’
“Think about it” Shakira’s voice greer “The empire obviously worshi+pped the doms also served Goddess Elepthalia” The er their faith was, the more powerful the God became That was how much impact faith had on Gods
“However, an insuran to loathe each other What do you think they had been praying to the Goddess they worshi+pped?” Without waiting for an answer, Shakira replied, “As they were buried alive and died suffering, they prayed” It was obvious they would have resented their enemies and cursed them; and on their descent to death, they would have prayed and hoped for the fall of their enemies Those venomous wishes and prayers slowly accumulated and poisoned Liber’s Goddess
“…I can’t believe it” Zelit shook his head “Even if they’re beings that consume and live on people’s belief, Gods are still Gods in the end”
“Since we’re s, it’s difficult to understand the Gods, but it’s not like they don’t have their own suffering” Shakira’s voice grew heavy “It’s safe to say that Liber’s history was built on wars There had never been a time when there wasn’t a war”