Who hid my body?

Chapter 364 Invasion!

The Abyss Prison has been invaded?! The Monument of the Ice Curse God has been shattered?!

The Star Remnant... Was it Isaiah's doing?!

Upon hearing this news, the warden disregarded his own health concerns and immediately sat up.

"What exactly happened? Explain yourself!"

“Yes, yes,” Carter said. “Warden, just half an hour ago, the Starbound sorcerers, led by Isaiah, breached the Ice Curse God's Monument and have now entered the Abyss Prison. The guardians are resisting, but Isaiah is simply too powerful, and we are severely undermanned…”

"Are you sure it's Isaiah?"

"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes."

The warden clenched his fists, the chains binding him rattling incessantly.

Isaiah... How dare you, how dare you!?

What exactly do you want?!

The warden knew this question was pointless; after all, what else could they do besides raiding the Abyss Prison for something else?

But the warden was still surprised because, in his view, the Abyss Prison was impossible to breach.

Even if Isaiah is the one attacking, and even if Isaiah has already breached the Ice Curse God's Monument, as long as the other three God's Monuments remain intact, Isaiah cannot advance any further and will ultimately be crushed by the guardians who have caught on.

So Isaiah was essentially committing suicide.

Why did he go to such lengths?

The warden pondered the question, but Carter didn't give him much time, and made another request: "Immediately activate the obedience of the voice of heaven and annihilate Isaiah!"

The warden snapped out of his thoughts, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Start it."

Now that Isaiah has made his move, there's nothing more to say. Whether or not he actually obtained the three pieces of the body, his fate is already sealed.

The warden followed Carter out of the residence and hurried toward the Heavenly Voice's obedience. At this moment, his leading guardian also rushed over, a hint of doubt on his face.

"Warden, what's going on?" the leading guard asked. "Why are we suddenly activating the Heavenly Voice Obedience?"

The warden frowned deeply: "What are you daydreaming about? Don't you know Isaiah is attacking the Abyss Prison?"

The lead guardian's confusion turned to astonishment: "The Abyss Prison was attacked? When did this happen? I didn't receive any alerts."

These words made the warden pause in his tracks. He then realized that the camp was unusually quiet, with no alarms in sight.

Logically, the alarms for the camp and the Abyss Prison should be the same. If the Abyss Prison were attacked, this place should receive the news immediately. The source of the news should be the guardians who stayed behind, not Diana's servants.

Thinking of this, the warden immediately looked at Carter behind him, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "What exactly happened?!"

“It is Isaiah. He used the Starry Sky Arcane to completely sever the connection to the Abyss Prison!” Carter said. “All magical signals have been cut off, and only I can still receive my master’s messages.”

Starry Sky Secret Technique...

If it were Isaiah, it would indeed be possible to do so.

This also explains why Isaiah dared to attack the Abyss Prison. If the [Contract] on his ring finger hadn't been unaffected by any magic, he might have been able to complete the invasion without anyone noticing.

Fortunately, the contract is in their hands.

The warden felt relieved, but also somewhat ironic, never expecting that in the end, it would be the power of Vesas that would protect the Land of the Contract.

Never mind, now is not the time to think about those things.

The warden gave the order to the leading guard: "Use the obedience of the heavens."

With the explanation, the guardian naturally did not hesitate any longer and immediately agreed.

But as he watched the leader of the guardians walk away, the previous doubts resurfaced in the warden's mind—why did Isaiah do this?
Didn't he know that even with so many preparations, his chances of breaching the Abyss Prison were virtually zero? Why did he take such a risk?!
Could it be... because he drove Isaiah to the brink of despair?

But is this truly a dead end? Isaiah could have...

The warden's pupils suddenly narrowed, because only then did he realize that Isaiah's previous situation was actually a dead end. Unless he found that Uru, Isaiah could not prove his innocence no matter what he did.

In this light, it is indeed he who drove Isaiah to a dead end.

But why did he only think of this now?
Why was he completely unaware of the potential consequences of pushing the number one person under God to the brink when he made this decision?
Before the warden could find the answer, a huge roar resounded, and the earth began to tremble.

He raised his head and saw that the divine creation standing between heaven and earth was rapidly gathering power.

The obedience of Heaven's Voice... has been activated.

The tentacles, which had been dormant for a long time, awoke and began to scream and howl as they desperately tried to climb upwards, to reach the highest statue. But only the strongest individuals succeeded. They devoured the weak, slaughtered their equals, and devoured the strong, all in their desperate, bloody pursuit of the sacred statue.

But no matter what, they could never truly get close to the statue, because the closer they got, the weaker they became.

Even the strongest individuals will rapidly wither away after entering a certain distance, as if all the blood in their bodies has been drained, eventually turning into dried corpses and falling to the ground, only to be devoured by other climbing tentacles during their descent. It seems that what they are pursuing relentlessly is simply this fall.

As the countless tentacles were annihilated, the statue grew ever more powerful.

The energy gained from the tentacles devouring and fighting each other was all transformed into offerings and poured into the statue.

So the statue stopped sleeping and slowly opened its pupil-less eyes, gazing at the world with an extremely eerie posture.

Under that lifeless gaze, everyone lowered their heads in unison.

With the order of Heaven's Voice activated, the warden had no time to think about anything else. He said in a deep voice, "Begin."

It's time to offer my name.

He watched as the leading guardian stood under the obedience of the Heavenly Voice, stretching out his arms as if to offer himself as a sacrifice.

"Please listen! Please make your judgment! Please obliterate!"

He heard the guardians shouting.

The statue received the request and slowly opened its mouth.

The mouth opened wider and wider, and then a withered giant hand emerged from it.

Under that giant hand, an unspoken pressure surged into everyone's hearts, making them wish they could bury their heads in the ground.

Even the warden couldn't help but lower his head.

Regardless of Isaiah's true intentions, things have come to this point and there is no going back.

He thought so.

Then, he heard the leading guardian shout.

"Please eliminate the target of..."

"Sinde!"

...Sinde?!

The warden paused for a moment at the familiar yet unfamiliar name.

This is... his name!
how so? !

The warden abruptly raised his head, staring intently at the guardian who had uttered the name.

Then he realized that it wasn't his foreman, but another familiar face—Carter.

The warden saw Carter smiling at him, a smile that exuded an extremely feminine charm.

...Diana?!

How could it be Diana?!

A tremendous shock struck the warden, but he had no time to comprehend it all.

Because that withered giant hand was already pointing at him.

He opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, his soul and body turned to ashes and scattered with the wind.

He is Sind, the warden of the Abyss Prison.

They were wiped out by the gods.

……

The warden suddenly opened his eyes, and in front of him was the familiar ceiling.

"You're awake, old buddy." A familiar voice, familiar words.

The warden turned his head and saw a familiar, decaying corpse smiling at him.

"Ruhr, why would you..." He started to speak instinctively, but only got halfway through his sentence.

He seems to have already said that.

“You’re the one who asked me to come,” Ruhr said with a smile. “Have you forgotten?”

The warden remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking, "I think I had a nightmare." "A nightmare?" Ruhr's expression didn't change, but his tone was surprised. "You still have nightmares now?"

"I'm also very puzzled."

What kind of dream did you have?

“I… I can’t remember,” the warden said, sounding pained. “I only know it wasn’t a good dream… You’re an expert in this area, do you know what this is all about?”

“I can only conclude that there was a problem with the summoning,” Ruhr said. “But logically, since you and I are both dead, it shouldn’t be like this…”

Before Ruhr could finish speaking, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

When the warden looked up and saw the newcomer, he, who no longer had a heart, felt a pang of heartache.

"Warden! The Abyss Prison has been invaded by the Star Remnants! The Ice Curse Divine Stele has been shattered!"

Carter shouted.

"Activate Celestial Obedience immediately!"

……

The abyss prison.

Diana watched the setting sun and silently calculated the time in her mind.

It's almost time.

Soon, her plan will begin.

Diana gently closed her eyes; she could clearly feel her heart pounding like a war drum.

She was uneasy.

"How's the warden doing?" Diana asked in her mind.

"Reporting to Master, everything is normal." Carter's composed reply echoed in his mind. "The warden has remained in his quarters the entire time and has not left."

Is he alone?

“Yes, he’s all alone,” Carter said. “He only had a brief conversation with Ruhr, the messenger from the underworld, last night, and has been alone the rest of the time.”

"Where is that messenger from the underworld?"

“They’ve already left,” Carter replied. “Now only the Guardians remain in the camp; the delegations from all the major churches have departed.”

Diana nodded slightly.

As things stand, everything is indeed normal.

The warden was the same way when he was in the Abyss Prison. He never interacted with anyone and spent most of his time locked in his cell. He would not show up for more than ten years without special circumstances, as if he were dead.

If it weren't for this incident, each contractor would only have two opportunities to meet the warden in their lifetime: once when they receive the finger and become a contractor, and the other time when they hand over the finger and cease to be a contractor—after all, the warden needs to know who the contractors of each generation are.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for the warden to be locking himself in his quarters and not seeing anyone.

But...why?

Diana still felt a strong sense of unease.

She always felt that something was wrong, that things were going too smoothly.

It went so smoothly it was almost unbelievable.

It was as if she wasn't the one who arranged everything, but rather the one being arranged; another invisible hand was controlling everything, yet she couldn't find a trace of it.

Why is it?

Just then, a loud bang interrupted Diana's thoughts.

Feeling the violent tremors beneath her feet, Diana's first thought was that her servants had already begun to move.

Yes, the time has indeed come.

Diana took a deep breath and made an appropriate expression to deal with the guardians below who had swarmed out due to the violent tremor.

There's no going back now that things have come to this.

Diana thought to herself.

But she still felt... something was off.

The sound of hurried footsteps rang out, and Diana saw the Guardian on duty rushing towards her with a panicked expression.

"Contractor! The Monument of the Storm God has been destroyed!"

Diana then feigned surprise: "The Ice Curse Monument was... what?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the feigned astonishment turned into genuine astonishment.

"Which sacred stele are you referring to?!"

"The Monument of the God of Storms!"

How could it be the Storm God Monument?!
...Isaiah?! Isaiah really here?!
Before Diana could figure it out, another guardian rushed in.

"Contractor! The Ice Curse God's Monument has also been destroyed!"

Damn it! The timing was too coincidental; we didn't have time to make them stop!

This means the loss of two divine tablets...

"Contractor!" Another guardian exclaimed, "The Golden God's Monument has also been damaged!"

Diana looked completely stunned.

The Golden Divine Stele!? The one made by the Rhine?!

Why is that?!

How was Isaiah able to destroy two sacred monuments in a row?!
Diana was completely confused.

But this was not the end, for she soon saw the fourth guardian who brought the message.

"Contractor, we have lost contact with the Monument of the God of Sleep."

Diana no longer knew what expression to wear; she had become somewhat numb.

Ever since she got this ring finger, she has always been the one controlling and dominating others.

but now……

Another roar came from the sky.

Diana raised her head.

She saw that the sky, which should have been evening, was now pitch black, with only countless stars.

Beneath those countless stars, Diana felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

"Contractor! We have lost contact with the warden!"

This is the final message.

Diana's face was now filled with bitterness.

Is this the work of Isaiah? The four great divine monuments were destroyed simultaneously, and the Abyss Prison was shrouded in the secret magic of the stars, becoming an isolated island.

This is the first person under God.

Diana actually thought she was the hunter, but compared to Isaiah, she was just a weak prey.

But... it's not over yet.

Diana gently stroked her ring finger, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

Your secret techniques cannot sever my rules.

……

Carter stormed into the warden's quarters.

"Warden! The Abyss Prison has been invaded by the Star Remnants! The Four Divine Steles have been shattered!"

He shouted at the sleeping, enormous figure.

"Please activate Celestial Voice Obedience immediately."

And then, those abyss-like red eyes slowly opened.

(End of this chapter)