Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 1473 - 907: No More Humans (Part 2)
Therefore, they can devote more effort to the Dungeon than the rebel army, and all their discoveries in the Dungeon need not be spread by them. As long as they share, it will instantly spread throughout the entire circle, and then its influence will expand outward.
After the words of Flament caused a huge stir among believers in the expansive area, news came out that one of the "Gods," the Four Kings of Little Londo, was defeated and had their soul taken.
Instead, this chaos came to a halt. People who heard the news quickly changed their mindset and accepted the fact that even gods can be defeated.
As for the impact caused by this change in mentality...
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My name is Jack, an underground member of the rebel army, responsible for engaging in destructive propaganda work in areas controlled by the Three Great Religions.
Now I’m experiencing things I cannot comprehend.
"Crazy, everyone’s gone mad, what the hell is going on!"
Jack fled disheveled down the crowded street, constantly pushing away the crowd in front of him, but oddly those he rudely shoved aside did not utter any sound of dissatisfaction.
He looked up at the sky, the yellowed full moon like a muddy pupil, staring at him closely, sending shivers down his spine. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The most bizarre part was that though the entire street and even the whole town were crowded, the only sound was his heavy breathing as he fled in panic. Should he fall silent, even a pin drop could be heard!
This was a town controlled by the Holy Light Church, and because it was close to the front lines and suitable for farming, it became a vital point in the army’s supply line, of great value, thus targeted by the rebel army. Capturing this town could severely blow the momentum of the Holy Light Church.
The rebel army always emphasized mental assaults, and Jack carried the mission to spread Flament’s words here.
Although it’s foreseeable that many people won’t believe the blasphemous words of a snake, if he could get just one person here to start harboring rebellious thoughts against the Holy Light God, it’s a win. The task seemed rather easy.
But upon actually reaching here, Jack found something amiss.
During the day, the town was peaceful, normal beyond normality, the Holy Light Church benevolently distributing supplies, and the people devoutly praying for "God’s blessing."
This scenery made Jack begin to anticipate destroying these people’s piety; at that moment, he thought it would be a scene worth dying for.
Previously, he heard that the rebel army already used this method to crush the faith of people in areas controlled by the Three Great Religions, and he believed he could absolutely do what those others did.
However, when he came out at night holding his printed pamphlets ready to gather intelligence, everything changed.
When he selected a young person who seemed devout yet open to new things and handed out the first flyer.
The entire world stood still.
Jack swore he saw with his own eyes the sparkle vanish from the young man’s gaze, turning him into a puppet merely standing there.
And this change quickly spread to others near the young person, radiating out at the speed of one person per second, affecting everyone who came in contact, turning their eyes dull and leaving them stupefied in place.
This sight left Jack dumbfounded, and he hurriedly ran, heading towards the forefront of this bizarre transformation.
Wherever he passed, people who were chatting and laughing moments before fell into silence. Wherever he ran, jubilant laughter disappeared, replaced by quiet.
Jack had never seen such a scene.
The grandest event he had ever witnessed in his life was the battle between Hevi and Anleisi. How could he have seen such an eerie sight now?
The people infected by silence had already covered the entire town, leaving only him fleeing recklessly.
Run!
If he could run out of the town, anywhere would do!
Jack’s remaining sanity allowed him to use a magic that could provide x-ray vision, enabling him to find the nearest way out of the town.
He had to get back alive to tell the rebel army of the bizarre occurrences here and warn them!
Then, using the eyes granted with x-ray magic, he accidentally glanced at the person beside him.
The next second, Jack vomited with a "Hah," stumbling and falling into his own vomit.
"Hah... What... was that!"
His wide eyes were filled with terror.
What did he see? What was that?
He couldn’t describe it, even with the edge of being educated compared to other rebels, he couldn’t imagine how to describe what he saw.
But he was sure of one thing.
"You are not human!"
He saw things that should not exist within a human body!
The town was devoid of humans.
Jack trembled as he climbed up, and a sudden surge of mission filled his heart—he must take the intel from here out and bring pure humans to eradicate these things wearing human skin!
This filled his gaze with determination, and he raised his head fiercely.
Under the yellowed old full moon, a vague human figure formed by faint yellow light looked down at him.
"!"
At the moment of seeing this yellow light, Jack’s entire body froze.
The yellow light stood quietly, doing nothing, as though it wouldn’t do anything.
Yet Jack’s expression gradually lost its glow, his body became increasingly rigid, and deep within his open-mouth, chaotic black lines seemed to wriggle crazily.
"Pop!"
His two eyeballs popped out, bouncing a few times on the ground.
What followed was a complete bodily collapse.
Hair, tongue, teeth, ears, fingers, lungs, liver, heart.....
The entity known as Jack disappeared.
From start to finish, the yellow light seemingly didn’t give him a glance, merely a replica, one that automatically appears sensing any signs of crisis within its territory.
Unknown how long passed until finally consciousness came to this replica from the main body.
Jack’s scattered pamphlets were manipulated by invisible forces, floating in front of the yellow light, who saw all the text recorded on them.
[Sain Dungeon....]
The yellow light composing its body flickered slightly.
Amidst the light, seemingly, flames of purer yellow darted past, though subdued by a thicker light.
It seemed the yellow light appeared more illusory than when it appeared in the Sain Dungeon.
[Gedwin, already aware of everything]
[Yet, such petty moves]
The yellow light looked up at the sky, its gaze moving past the yellowed moon, directly towards the star-filled sky.
Amidst the depths of stars, dazzling purple starlights flickered but he didn’t spare a glance to behold them, instead looking at the neighboring entity.
A red starlight pulsating far more vigorous than the current purple starlight.
[Useless, all is in vain, only I am...]
His thoughts transitioned straight into an observable form externally, allowing surrounding life forms to know what he was contemplating, though no sound was heard.
The yellow light’s words were interrupted before finished, seemingly contacted from afar.
This replica raised its hand, metaphorically, the main body held something, and thoughts were conveyed.
[Onora, finest child, you finally understand]
Onora’s voice seemed transmitted through the replica.
"Yes, I have always been the most devoted supporter of the Demon King."