Whispering Poems

Chapter 3221 God is Here
After putting everything away, the two quickly walked back along the way they came. Along the way, Shade could see that Sister Belen had a tense expression, which was an expression that could not be seen on Sister Defulin's face.

Shade didn't know whether they were really being watched, but on the way back, the two of them clearly saw a black church-like building standing in the mist in the darkness ahead. The building was surrounded by a circle of iron fences, with tall towers on both sides and a slightly lower middle part, but the roof was triangular.

The iron fence opened forward, as if welcoming the two to come in. But neither Shade nor the nun thought of getting close, so they walked around in a circle to make sure they could no longer see the church before continuing to walk back along the light.

This delayed them for a long time, and because they walked a lot, Xia De even found a tombstone that met the requirements. Unfortunately, they no longer had shovels, so they could only note the direction and leave quickly.

The black church did not appear again, but when they were approaching the open space where the cabin was, large flocks of black crows flew over from the terrifying darkness above their heads, leaving behind their terrifying caws in the silent wasteland.

Xia De also gradually began to feel the panic when being stared at by a powerful being. This feeling of panic was slightly reduced when an inexplicable black fog appeared in front of him and blocked the road.

It seemed that something was hidden in the fog. Shade signaled the nun to go around the fog with him, but a voice came from the fog:

"You have been targeted."

It was a hoarse male voice, speaking the common language of this era:
"I know there is more than one of you. Offer the soul of a companion, and I can tell you important information about this wasteland."

This was something that neither Shad nor Sister Belen would do. A clear ray of moonlight appeared in Shad's hand. The nun held a kerosene lamp in her left hand, and the shadow of a flame appeared in the palm of her right hand.

"If you don't want to trade souls, then what about burial objects?"

The voice in the fog asked again and gave a price:

"I want all the burial objects on you. This is not a threat but a deal. You have been targeted and I will not stay here for long."

The nun was obviously much stronger than Shade, but she pulled Shade's sleeve and asked him to make the decision. Shade was not sure what was in the black fog. It might be an evil creature in the wasteland, or some monster trapped here, or it might just be some extinct dwarf that liked to lie or joke.

The burial objects on her body were the gold denture and three bracelets, and the rest were on Teresa. If they took these things back, the number of burial objects would reach an astonishing 12. Even if they had to exchange two for the shovel, they would only need three to get the clue to leave.

His thoughts were running fast, and he didn't waste too much time. He took the dentures and bracelets in his hands and showed them to the other party, and said:

"Tell me what you know, and I'll give you one burial item for each piece of information you give me. If the information you give me is correct, I'll give you these things. I won't lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can leave immediately, or fight with us."

The thick black fog was indeed decisive:

“There is indeed an exit to leave the wasteland, but that exit is definitely not in these ordinary tombs. You need to find a special large tomb.

Funerary objects are the only valuable currency in this world. Besides me, there are many beings who know their value. The more funerary objects you have, the more graves you dig up, and the more things you will find at your door.
No one can forcibly deprive others of their burial objects. This is the kingdom of the dead, and He protects the tombs.

Finally - unless necessary, even if you have the ability to walk in death, you living people should not rashly expose yourself in the wasteland. The breath of the living here is brighter than a torch, and ridiculous illusions cannot hide you. "

Xia De directly threw the four gold objects in his hand into the black fog not far away. After the gold objects entered the fog, there was no sound of them falling to the ground, and they were caught.

The fog slowly dissipated, but it still left behind the last words:

“God is in the kingdom.”

The nun behind him gently tugged at Shad's sleeve. Shad saw the worry on her face, shook his head slightly, and continued to walk forward with the nun.

After the black fog dissipated, the feeling of being watched became strong again. When they entered the open space and prepared to knock on the door of the stone house, Shade had the illusion that if he just turned his head and looked into the darkness behind him, he would most likely find out what was watching them.

But he suppressed his curiosity, and after exchanging secret codes, he returned to the hut with the nun. After sitting down, he realized that his back was soaked. The last time he felt his heart beating so fast was in the "Old Days Dream" at the end of the year.

"Are you guys okay?"

Seeing that the two looked unhappy, Miss Liad asked with concern. After locking the door, Theresa knelt on the bed and looked out the dirty glass, but saw nothing.

"It's all right for now, but we didn't bring back any harvest this time."

Shade said, briefly explaining the digging of graves, being watched, and finally encountering the black fog. The previous things were all within the girls' expectations, but when Shade said "God is in the kingdom", Miss Liad was so scared that she fell off the stool, and Theresa pursed her lips and looked scared.

The title of the evil god [God of the Grave and King of Skeletons] is not something that only appeared in the Sixth Era. Today's witches know even more clearly how terrifying this god is.

Shade held Theresa's hand with his own, and the girl with round-framed glasses looked at him:
"Shad, we"

"If I say 'don't worry', it would be a bit hypocritical. But this is the kingdom of that god after all. I thought from the beginning that besides graves and the dead, even if the god himself is not here, then his elect or angels may still be there. Now we are just facing the worst case scenario, and we don't know whether the black fog is lying or not."

The witches were silent. Even though they had fallen into this strange wasteland, they had never thought that they might have to face a god. Even if it was not the real god but just an incarnation, it was not something they could handle.

"There are eight burial objects left. I will go and change a shovel later, and the number of burial objects will return to six, the same as when Miss Liad and I first arrived. Let's take a break. We did go out too often just now. It's good to stay out for now. Don't worry too much about the gods. If it's true, I will find a way."

Because Theresa knew Shad's story, she didn't think he was bragging; Sister Belen's idea was simple, she trusted the hero who wielded fire, even if that was not her hero; as for Miss Liad, the tomb robber had been frightened and could not think about too complicated problems for the time being.

The two burial objects soon turned into shovels. Now the four of them have two shovels and six gold objects, and everything has returned to the starting point. So the story of time adventure is definitely not a vacation time arranged by Tree Father for Shade. Danger will come if you are not careful.

At this time, 48 minutes had passed since Shade arrived at the Tombstone Wasteland. He still had 32 minutes of activity time left, and he could leave at any time during this period. If there was no double time rule, he would probably leave directly after sending the nun back here, and then go to the future time and space to find answers with his doubts about the old gods.

Of course, he didn't approve of the girls going out again, and even hoped that they would not step out of the door of the hut until he showed up next time. He picked up the teacup and took another sip, and the three ladies sat down at the table. He wanted to go out alone, and this time when he left, he had to at least ensure that the number of burial objects was more than when he came, so that it would be considered progress.

But he didn't know how to start, as Theresa would definitely oppose his plan. No one spoke for a while, and only the fire in the fireplace crackled in the cabin. He thought of another question:
“But this time, why does such a pure safety point appear?”

I was suspicious and guessing in my heart. Although I knew it would scare them, I still said:
"I even suspect that the original owner of this hut was a being with a strong connection to that god. After all, since there is a corpse in each coffin, then the house cannot be without an owner, right? In other words, is this also considered a coffin?"

Miss Liad's face, which had just recovered, turned pale again, and even Theresa's expression looked a little unhappy. However, Sister Belen's expression was very calm, and she even talked about other things with Shade:

"The exit path that Black Mist mentioned is not in an ordinary tomb, which confirms my previous guess. So far, we have excavated more than 20 tombs in total, but apart from the gold objects used as burial objects, we have not found any other special items that are suspected to be brought from reality."

She paused briefly to let everyone understand what she wanted to say:
"Perhaps those special items, such as the flame I'm looking for, are in the same situation as the door I left. The burial objects in ordinary tombs are only gold objects. If you want burial objects of higher value, you need to find special tombs such as cemeteries and underground tombs."

Theresa asked softly:

"It's no longer safe to go out casually. For the sake of efficiency, do you plan to try those special tombs directly next time?"

Xia De held the cup on the table with both hands and nodded:

"Yes. I saw the trees when you and I were out, and just now when the nun and I were out we saw the black church. They are already actively looking for us.

In ordinary tombs, unless we encounter those undead who need to decipher or answer questions, it is difficult for them to threaten us with force, especially if there are four of us going out together. Maybe it's time to see what's so special about the special tombs. "