Volume 15 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Chapter 9 : Sculptor of hell
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The place Weed and Sate was a jet-black stonetree
It was definitely not going to be a normal stone mountain
The stone was jet black with holes all over, and a river flowed through the area
- Waaaaah
- Save us Save us
- Let me escape fro like a ghost
'Is this the River of Lamentation?'
There were quite a number of sculptures on the stone onists, they were sculptures creepy enough toher child was cut off The hter were not Hu each other with spears Hue being plundered and burned doas expressed through sculptures
Following the flow of the river, groups of sculptures were lined up, and continued on endlessly
“Aheriative scenes that weren’t positive at all
For a normal person, it was at a level where one couldn’t help but feel repulsed
But the sculpture Weed liked and could understand was provokingly depicting a slaver
The sculpture of thea steak by hi barley bread at most
”If you don't havetheive the 100 of Weed’s syht be considered lucky to be enslaved under the wicked trader Because if it was Weed, he e!
The procession of sculptures continued endlessly down the River of La noises as it flowed downstream
- Waaaaah
- Killthe river, he saasn’t norhosts of all kinds ofdown the river
They had expressions of distress difficult to see even in the chilling horror of a haunted house
Smith approached and said, “Maybe it’s the influence of the sculptures?”
“What?”
“I’ ‘bout the artwork The basics of artwork is tothe river wail”
They ords Weed could relate to
The sculptor’s feelings were buried into a sculpture They all looked like the same sculptures, but they were actually very different
A person who keeps waking up at night will definitely look haggard But there’s no reason for a girl who receives a confession froard
Hopes and aspirations Feelings full of affection!
Even if the subject was the same, a sculpture will convey a co it was sculpted with
It was so as natural as a poe a different s
A work of art can move the eloos or sculptures, of course they would also feel depressed and wouldn’t be ative sculptures, they wouldn’t even want to get up in the ht be a , but after several years, several decades, it could definitely change a person
“It’s the topography”
“Huh?”
“Shall I say it’s si the Han River is more expensive?”
“What do you mean?”
“The better the view, thelike that”
Weed thought he could understand
If artwork could convey emotion, it was hard to see sculptures ood influence
Sculptures created by the topography!
Weed was experiencing just about everything as he lived
“Traditionally, there’s nothing as accurate as an apartment’s price Besides, we should find out where this place is”
It was at that ti!
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- The Entrance to hell
You have entered the River of La beings can breathe
It is the place where the Priests of the Matallost Church lead the dead to hell
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“Oh ed his shoulders
“So this is the end of the hu as a imme a bottle of liquor With this, the boasts you can rown Ha!”
Shted as he drank
Weed exhaled a deep sigh
After wandering here and there, he was now at the entrance of hell And with a drunk, no less
‘No wonder the surroundings looked so strange’
The eerie athtly similar to when he went to Todeum!
He couldn’t feel any traces of humans, and it was inco out a compass, but the needle just spun around and around without settling He couldn’t even discern the position of the stars in the sky
‘I won’t even be able to return like this’
Weed walked along the River of Lamentation with Srouped the the river
He couldn’t find any positive sculpture no matter how hard he looked When he approached a sculpture of a beautiful and adorable lady, the mo scene
That cute lady was spitting! She was also clutching a frog in her hand
It was an indescribable scene, plunging hirotesque scene ofsoccer Of course, the soccer ball was an Ogre’s head!
Weed identified to check the infor!
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Sculpture of Shares were Kings of the forests and mountains With the pride they hold for their territory, they will show a savage attitude towards invaders
However, because of a commission from the Matallost Church, they sculpted in this res were to see this, it would e and resentment
Artistic Value: None at all
Special Effect: Stires
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- Waaaaaaaaaah
The groaning sound of the River of Lamentations only amplified as they continued down the river
On the second day at the River of Lamentations, Weed found some ruins
The temple of the Matallost Church!
The teht to have completely disappeared fro, which he estimated to be made out of marble, was completely noto collapse at any
“Suht appeared with a puff of smoke and raised his sword
“You called Master”
“You, go in there If there are any living humans or monsters, come out immediately and report”
“Understood”
It ht a little, but seeing they had spent a long tih sticky and tough situations
After searching the teht came out
“There is no one inside Master”
“Really?”
Weed went inside the temple
Inside, there were only stone statues worshi+pping the God who put the enormous temple’s entrance to shaone”
Weed soon cale iteed with a ton of dust inside the temple
The third day on the River of Lamentation!
In a place not very far frohts
“The Eroan escaped Weed’s on had been, he had found traces of the E rid of them, with the help of the expedition, Seoyoon, and Alveron
Weed’s face hardened with seriousness
“So the Eain!”
For him to find the Embinyu Church who had influenced the fall of the Niflheim Empire here, the situation was serious
For now, Weed hid hiathered near the Priests and Knights of the Ehty power indeed!
Moreover, they were perforrave ritual
“Kehhh Do not leave Take revenge on those who s Awaken theof despair!”
“Return oncea Ritual of Slaughter downstream the River of Lamentation
The river sloshed every time a lah like a fountain and surged like it was going to s them
Every time it happened, the Priests of the Embinyu Church hurried to escape the river
“Erupt the bitter feelings, endless sorrow, and boiling anger!”
It hen the Ritualists offered the heart of a lamb
Wooooosh!+
The river’s waters sloshed like they were going to reverse direction, and gushed up 10 h
The dirty andnoises whileextremely distorted expressions in the river
“Looks like they’re doing soht”
“Speak Master”
“Defend Smith here”
“Got it”
He planned on leaving S alone
Smith came forward
“Woah, no I’ll help It’s ridiculous to leave recon to a fledgling Sculptor like you”
“”
“Where do you think you’re going without me, a first-classwhiskey, about half of what he’d had
“Ahh! Luxury whiskey! Sure enough, it tastes real good”
Drinking the liquor thoroughly erased Se lump problem and infiltrated the Egeration In reality, he was just cli them!
Every time he crawled, stone debris fell down When the Priests and Dark Knights of the E to turn their eyes, he quickly crouched and hid
The wind blew through the holes in the rock, letting out an eerie ghostly sounding wails
Weed climbed as near as he could towards the Embinyu Church at the top of the rocky h to eavesdrop on the conversation or activities of the Priests, but he was able to hear what the Dark Knights on guard were saying
“ Did what?”
“Today… seems like reported they did that many”
“To utilize the sculptures… It’s an excellent plan”
“The Versailles Continent into ments! Bits and pieces were cut off because of the wind
Weed tried putting the pieces together to get theof the conversation
His life was one of his survival senses By sie was going to come safely or be withheld
‘They did that many Dunno knohat that</e with the ghosts in the River of Lamentations… thehosts in the River of Lamentations’
There could be no other reason for the the sculptures
The River of Laly filthy downstrea He had to assuative power the sculptures gave off
“ Tiet a break”
“Fresh sheep’s blood…”
The Dark Knights’ guard duty was rotated
Weed silently waited as the next Dark Knights stood guard
“The wind is strong”
“The weather is bad… Caltrops eed…”
They only spoke one or tords in an hour! And they were only talking about things unrelated to the ritual the Priests were perforht and Sure of Death, he saas shedding tears
“No way Identify!”
It looked like a horse The relic of the Matallost church opened its mouth The voice of an old man could be heard
- Listen
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This is the history of the Matallost church who guides the dead
The Matallost church lost its influence to the other churches Then, it for of revenge
The E nothing but hatred
“Use the power you have Keke!”
“Make it so the Versailles Continent cannot help but worshi+p the Matallost Church”
“Our sole desire is destruction We will help”
The Matallost church becauide the dead and became the eleventh sect of the Embinyu Church
They trained De an evil army that would trample the Versailles Continent
Cleanse the River of Lamentation, the source of their power
If the River of Lamentation is purified, the De!
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The Fight Against the Embinyu Church
Stop the deeds of the E to stain the continent with evil
As the Eresses, the Versailles Continent will fall into chaos In order to prevent the progression of their ritual, change the sculptures in the River of Lamentation basin
Note, if you destroy the sculptures, you will be pursued by the Dark Knights
Quest is linked to Rescue the Prisoners of the Matallost Church, Eradicate the E-Cherished Wish
Difficulty: Sculptor-lireat work of sculpting Favor of all the churches in the Versailles Continent, except the Embinyu Church, will increase An honorable title
Quest Limit: If the Resurrection Army and Embinyu Church destroy the Versailles Allied Forces, the quest will autohtened
“Looks like this is the start of yet another chain quest”
A Sculptor quest!
it was a following quest he received after getting the Statue of Death
If he accepted this quest and succeeded, a chain quest would continue after he interfered with and destroyed the Embinyu Church’s ritual
It alsopoint of the quest
Weed did not reject the challenge
“I will attempt it”
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- You have accepted the quest
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The River of Lamentation’s basin!
Monsters and De even a little way off the riverside It was no exaggeration to say this was the worst hunting ground
Thin physiques so scrawny, there were only bones left andelectricity!
hellishabout en masse
Since the , Weed couldn’t escape to a safe spot in the riverside either
“Though the monsters are at the very least in their late 300s…”
The weakest monsters on the river bank were about that level
The weather was drab, and if there was fog in the air, the electricity the monsters radiated would be formidable in power
Weed tried an experiht, attack!”
“Okay Master!”
He verified Death Knight couldn’t last 10two or three of them!
Since he couldn’t leave the area near the River of Lauess what kind of monsters he would encounter if he traveled further
Death Knight could keep reviving since he was a Knight of Death, but he was severely weakened for awhile
Weedknife
“I should do this slowly, step by step”
He went to work on thethe child
The work of creating and attaching the e nearly a thousand sculptures on the River of Lareat work in history
It hen he wasained a sharp, piercing look, and hunger surged in the eyes as they looked down on the child
Eyes that looked like it wanted to eat its own child!
Its head looked like it was going toit
He had ascertained plenty of the unique sense of beauty with Orc Karichwi, but because his head was full of distracting thoughts, he couldn’t make the sculptures like he wanted
“This won’t do”
Weed set down his carving knife
It wasn’t because he didn’t dare change the thousand sculptures on the River of Lahosts within the river ailing and the sculptures looked terrifying on the foggy riverside
The nore the E It was like telling a growing elenore the etables