Hollow Knight: Hallownest

Badong's words sounded a bit foolish, and also like "If you can't do it yourself, let others do it", which vaguely contained a sense of shirking responsibility. But if you taste it carefully, you can find that there is a great wisdom of letting nature take its course and governing by doing nothing.

Although Wom did not want to admit it, he was still questioning in his heart that since he, as a god, was helpless, how could he place his hope on other insects? But now, it seemed that only Badong's words could give him some comfort.

Has he somehow lost the qualifications to save Holy Nest?

The bitterness in Worm's eyes became even more intense. Thinking back to what had happened in the Black Egg Temple, he couldn't help but start to worry again.

I can wait, wait for the savior to appear, no matter how long it takes.

but,

Hallownest, maybe?

Kingdom's Edge had changed its appearance after its own divine body fell, and that was when it was completely unconscious, not to mention that the Void God had awakened and Hallownest was actively under its influence.

It is easy for a god to change the land beneath his feet, just like when the Radiance only dropped a seed of plague, it caused chaos in Hallownest.

Everything depends on God's will.

"But Holy Nest has run out of time. She is not like you. She is related to the fate of too many bugs."

"Is that so? That can't be helped. It seems her fate is not what I said..."

Badong's tone sounded as if he was describing something very ordinary, without any other emotions at all.

Worm was not surprised by this. In terms of experience, Badong had actually lived through that turbulent period. Coupled with his unique character, even if an entire kingdom was placed in front of him, it would probably be no more than the weight of a bug.

"But you are a god like them, right? You can't even do something like this?"

"God? You think too highly of God."

"Fate can enslave everything, even God."

"But you can foresee the future, right?"

This sentence made Worm look up at Badong suddenly. The latter's pupils unexpectedly became extremely clear at this moment, no longer turbid as before.

"Foresight is a gift from fate. The abilities of the Wyrm clan are far more than that."

Worm was so shocked at this moment that he was obviously very surprised that Badong knew his origins, but he suppressed his emotion...

There was also the strong murderous intent that had just arisen.

If he hadn't known that Badong was in a completely neutral state, he would probably have died the moment he revealed his origins.

The former seemed completely unaware that his life was in danger and continued to expound on his views.

"It is a great fortune to have a being that can spy on fate among millions of ordinary insects. But this ability is totally insignificant for beings like you. Rather than spying, it is better to say that you are staring at the river of fate rolling forward."

"We are the foam of the river, and you are more like tourists admiring the scenery on the shore..."

"If you want, it shouldn't take much effort to muddy the river."

Although what Badong said was totally inconsistent with his honest appearance, fortunately his eyes were still clear, so that Worm could not find any filth in them. It seemed that these earth-shaking news that could be spread to the outside world were just commonplace to him, and he just said them out.

This sudden change made him give up the urge to leave. He began to look at Badong with a more serious gaze, with less of his previous arrogance.

What Badong said was already a secret, and no one knew where he got the information from. The first half of the sentence was pretty much correct, but the latter part was off.

"My race can indeed be considered the darlings of fate. We are born with a foresight that is stronger than any other creature. But this is not a good thing. Behind the unwarranted gift there must be deprivation."

"The power of foresight has allowed Wyrms to see too many things, and has also made many Wyrms want to interfere with fate. However, fate is ultimately unpredictable, so some die, some get injured, and our clan has become weaker, and the number of offspring born has gradually decreased."

Worm's eyes suddenly became as clear as water, and then returned to normal. He sighed and said:

“Sometimes seeing too much is not a good thing.”

“What’s more, sometimes you think you have seen everything clearly, but in the end you find yourself walking into the river and being swept further and further away.”

Badong nodded and said seriously: "So you have seen all this a long time ago, right?"

So why do this?

He was a little confused, feeling that the god in front of him seemed to be less intelligent than himself.

Worm suddenly fell silent. What happened in the temple happened too suddenly, leaving him no time to think about it. If Badong hadn't reminded him, he would have really overlooked it.

Yeah, why did all this happen?

My predictions have never been wrong before, but this time, although the process was very similar to what I had predicted, the result was a huge deviation, just like...

"It's like the river of destiny was forcibly split into a tributary, or I was unknowingly merged into another mainstream."

Badong was a little confused by Worm's sudden whisper, but seeing how serious he was, he didn't dare to disturb him.

I feel like my words hit the pain point~

There was a hint of pride in Badong's eyes. He could brag about teaching the gods a lesson for the rest of his life.

"But who could it be?"

Worm knew too well the price of interfering with fate. Even in his perfect state without giving up his divine body, he would not dare to do such a thing easily, let alone those two ancient gods.

It is true that their strength is much stronger than his, but it is definitely not in the state they are in right now when they have just awakened.

Then, who else?

Who else can do something as almost impossible as directly interfering with fate or even tampering with it?

The pressure that had been temporarily relieved due to the conversation suddenly became much heavier and pressed back on his shoulders. A bone-chilling chill began to spread along his spine, penetrating into his bones.

Worm looked around uncomfortably. Although he and Badong were the only ones here, he always felt as if he was being watched.

"In short, if you can find that hope, everything will be solved."

"Even if it's me who interferes with fate, it will cost a huge price, not to mention finding the only one among all living beings. In that case..." Worm frowned and continued.

"I will die."

Badong said "Oh" and suddenly said something earth-shattering -

"Then why not speed up his appearance? This way the cost should be smaller, right? I mean..."

"Following the flames."