Who hid my body?

Chapter 366 Face-to-Face Meeting
Several hours later, the noisy camp finally quieted down, leaving only the sounds of flesh and bones being chewed.

That was the sound of the tentacles of the Heavenly Voices enjoying a feast, their food being the mountain of guardian corpses piled up before them.

Yes, this force, which should have been the world's strongest, was turned into food in just a few hours. Their armor was shattered, their swords were broken, and their flesh and bones were ground together and chewed up by the frenzied tentacles.

The statue at the very top had its eyes closed, and it was unknown whether it was watching this bloody massacre.

There was no one alive left in the camp, but from the pile of corpses, one could still hear heavy breathing.

Blah blah blah...

The pile of corpses was pushed aside, and the enormous body, wrapped in chains, slowly stood up.

Half of his body was already rotting, and most of the sealing chains were damaged. The exposed parts were exactly the same as the tentacles on the Heavenly Voice Suit.

His standing up attracted the attention of the tentacles. These tentacles preferred to devour their own kind rather than the human flesh and blood in front of them, and they sensed the presence of their own kind on this mountain-sized figure.

But they dared not approach, because they could sense danger far more clearly than the faint scent of their own kind.

So they made way for each other, giving each other enough space to eat.

But they don't know that the other doesn't need to eat.

“It’s over…” A hoarse, low voice came from the warden’s throat, carrying a hint of relief, “Finally… it’s over…”

He never woke up again.

This was a long nightmare, and he had been trapped in it countless times.

Each time, it begins with Carter reporting that the Abyss Prison has been invaded.

And each time it ended, he was killed by Tian Sheng's obedience.

Yes, no matter whose name he enters into the Heavenly Voice's Obedience, the final target of Heavenly Voice's Obedience will always be him.

In this endless cycle of reincarnation, he was annihilated by this divine weapon a full eighty times.

During this time, he made countless attempts, trying to change the name, trying to kill the person who entered the name and take over himself, and even not allowing Tiansheng to obey and run.

But eventually, the idol's mouth will open, and the hand inside will point at him.

Then they would eliminate him and begin the next cycle of reincarnation.

He's going crazy... or rather, he already is.

He was a dead man, not afraid of death, but obliteration was something far more terrifying than death. After death, a person still has a soul, but by being chosen by the will of Heaven, even the soul is gone. He could only watch helplessly as everything about him was annihilated in the chosen one, disappearing like ashes in the wind.

This pain was indescribable, and he experienced it eighty times in a row... or perhaps more, because he couldn't remember.

Fortunately, all of this is finally over.

He killed everyone.

No one will ever again invoke the Heavenly Voice's obedience, and he will never again struggle in the endless cycle of reincarnation.

The warden looked up at the towering statue.

“Lord,” he whispered, “I am finally… free… I have completed Your test for me…”

Yes, this must be a test from the gods for him, it must be.

But the statue did not answer, just as it had for the past thousand years.

"So next... ugh..."

The warden suddenly gripped his head tightly, his expression pained.

But the pain did not last long, for he heard the voice of the Lord in his mind.

The Lord was praising him and showing him the way forward.

“Yes…” He raised his head, gazing in the direction of the Abyss Prison, and murmured, “I should return to… your embrace…”

……

Carter is dead?!
Diana was filled with horror.

How is this possible?! Wasn't Carter right there in the camp of the Voice of Obedience, right next to the warden?
Why did he get into this accident?!
Something happened at the camp as well?
But how could that be?! Isaiah is here, who could possibly disturb the camp?

Countless questions flooded Diana's mind, and she began to regret not sending more servants to the camp—only Carter. Now that Carter was in trouble, she didn't even have a spare "eye."

Of course, more importantly, under Isaiah's secret spell, she had lost her only means of transmitting the message.

Could it be that Isaiah was behind this as well? Did he already know his rules and that Carter was his servant?
But is that really possible? Just a dozen minutes ago, Carter was perfectly fine, right there in the camp of the Voice of Heaven, with Isaiah himself there. How could he have attacked Carter so silently? Didn't the warden notice anything at all?

A profound sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Diana. A series of unexpected events had left her wondering what else she could do, and she even felt like laughing.

It was a mocking laugh, of course, and the object of that mockery was herself.

For decades, she had been in control of other people's destinies, like a puppeteer. But now, she had become that puppet, unable to lift her head, a low-quality puppet unaware of even the identity of her puppeteer.

But at that moment, a report came that Diana never expected.

"Contractor, Bishop Loki of the Rhine requests to see you!"

“Bishop Rocky?” Diana didn’t react immediately. “Why does he want to see me? Wait, where is he?!”

Diana subconsciously assumed that Rocky had made contact with one of her servants outside the Abyss Prison.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to send Rocky to deliver the message? Then there would still be room for negotiation!
Thinking of this, Diana felt a surge of joy, as if she had seen a glimmer of light in the darkest night. Before today, she had never imagined that she would feel joy because of Rocky.

Of course, this joy did not last long, as it was quickly shattered by the guard's words, "He's right outside."

Right outside?
Diana looked towards the doorway with a slightly bewildered expression, and when she saw that all-too-familiar figure, the hope that had finally been rekindled within her vanished instantly.

……

Not right.

As Isaiah stepped over the ruins of the Storm God's monument and officially entered the Abyss Prison, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

Because the resistance of the Abyss Prison... was too weak.

Although Isaiah was already the greatest under God, and after using the [Secret Art: Sea of ​​Stars], his students were able to unleash power far exceeding that of ordinary guardians by bathing in starlight.

However, Saiyan still did not believe that the Abyss Prison, which had been passed down for thousands of years, would collapse so easily.

Yes, just minutes before, after the Storm God Monument collapsed completely, the guardians of the Abyss Prison immediately launched an attack on Isaiah from behind the monument.

But Isaiah did not intervene, and his students defeated the guardians in just a few minutes.

Aside from leaving behind a large number of corpses that nearly blocked the collapse entrance, it did not pose any obstacle to them.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Although Isaiah had never fought the Guardians, he had seen the foreman Guardian beside the Warden at the Heavenly Voice's camp and could roughly sense his strength. It's no exaggeration to say that the foreman Guardian's strength, even among the Star Remnants, was probably only inferior to Isaiah and the current Pope of the Star Remnants. If Isaiah didn't have this eye and the power of the stars, he wouldn't be a match for that foreman.

Therefore, Isaiah came here prepared for a tough battle. He did not believe that the only two strong people in the Abyss Prison besides the warden were the foreman and the other guard.

Not to mention the Miss Ring Finger who has never shown her face, she is very likely also in the Abyss Prison.

But at least for now, the resistance Isaiah is facing is indeed too weak.

and……

Isaiah narrowed his eyes slightly. Under the cover of [Arcane: Sea of ​​Stars], he could clearly sense the situation in the Abyss Prison.

The chaos in the Abyss Prison was far greater than he had imagined, and it was clear that he had not caused the chaos himself.

Why is this happening? Is someone else attacking the Abyss Prison besides him?
Or is everything right now a trap in the abyss prison, designed to lure him further?
Isaiah couldn't help but have such doubts.

But... it doesn't matter anymore.

Isaiah looked up at the meteor shower that he had created, which was ravaging the ancient prison, and the guardians who were set ablaze.

Now that he's here, he doesn't need to think about those things anymore.

All he has to do is keep going, keep going.

Reaching the very end of the abyss.

"teacher……"

“Let’s go.” Isaiah calmly stepped through the corpses and said softly, “This journey has only just begun.”

……

Diana never expected that she would meet Rocky in person at this time.

Of course, she had no idea what kind of "surprise" Rocky would bring her.

"You mean... the Golden God's Monument... was destroyed by you!?" Diana was grinding her teeth to powder.

"Stop pretending to be innocent!" Rocky shouted. "I clearly did exactly what you asked me to do!"

"Why would I ask you to destroy the sacred monument?! Why would I do something so self-destructive?! Damn it..." Diana's temples were throbbing, but she knew this wasn't the time to lose her temper, so she tried her best to suppress her anger. "I don't have time to waste with you. Tell me what happened!"

Rocky was also very unhappy, but considering that the meteorites outside were about to hit them, he managed to control his emotions and quickly told Diana about the letter.

Of course, he has now realized that there was something wrong with the letter.

After hearing this, Diana's expression became even more inscrutable.

Rocky clearly saw Diana take several deep breaths, her substantial chest heaving as she struggled to control her emotions.

But it ultimately failed.

"Can't you even use your brain?!" Diana roared at Rocky, her temper flaring. "Why should I entrust such a huge matter to you? And you didn't even see my people, yet you believed me based on just a letter?! How did someone like you become the Archbishop of Rhine?! Through your loose back door?!"

Rocky was completely stunned.

Although he had anticipated an argument with Diana, he hadn't expected it to escalate to such a vulgar level, and he was furious: "You can blame me?! You and that damned informant have been hiding in the shadows, I had no idea who you were, and..."

Diana stared blankly at Rocky, unable to hear what he said after that; only one thought occupied her mind.

Hands and eyes.

Yes, it's hands and eyes.

It must be him!
"Hands and Eyes?" Rocky hadn't even reacted yet. "What does this have to do with him? Shouldn't he still be..."

“Everyone’s involved now! Do you think it’s possible for him to stay out of it?!” To be honest, Diana really didn’t want to explain so much to Rocky, but there was no other way at this point. Rocky was her only ally now. “We were wrong from the beginning. We were on guard against Isaiah, but we completely ignored the hand and eye.”

“I still don’t understand why you suddenly brought up the hand and eye. Isaiah is attacking the prison now.”

“He attacked the prison out of desperation! We’ve always known Isaiah’s target is the other eye. With his power and status, there’s absolutely no reason for him to touch anything inside the prison.” Diana stared intently into Rocky’s eyes. “But hands and eyes are different. Have you forgotten? It was he who first suggested attacking the prison!”

Rocky's eyes widened little by little as the words Hand-Eye had spoken at the last Peach Blossom Village Zombie Gathering echoed in his mind. In an instant, an indescribable panic surged into his heart.

"You mean, the Hand and Eye's initial goal was to open the Abyss Prison?" Loki's lips were dry.

“From the current perspective, he is the most likely candidate,” Diana whispered. “He knows that one person alone cannot destroy all four sacred monuments at the same time, not even Isaiah, the first man under God. That’s why he set up this scheme, using Isaiah as bait to lure all of us into it.”

Rocky harbored nothing but anger and resentment towards his fellow disciple, wishing he could personally kill him and take everything from him.

But now, anger and resentment have been overwhelmed by fear.

This fear was even greater than that instilled in him by Isaiah, the first man under God.

In this world, the greatest fear is the unknown. And at this very moment, the world has been turned upside down, and even Isaiah has become a pawn, yet they still do not know who the mastermind is, where he is, or what he intends to do.

Rocky instinctively wanted to deny such fear, but he couldn't bring himself to change his mind.

Because one of the sacred tablets was broken by his own hands.

"Were all four divine tablets destroyed?" Loki's body trembled. "I destroyed one, Isaiah destroyed another... what about the other two?"

“…I destroyed the monument to the Ice Curse.” There was no point in hiding it now. Diana said in a low voice, “My reason is the same as the one I gave you in that letter. In other words, you, me, and Isaiah are all his pawns.”

Rocky's breath almost caught in his throat, but then something occurred to him, and he immediately asked, "What about the other one? Who destroyed the Monument to the God of Slumber?"

Diana shook her head: "I don't know. I've sent all the guardians to stop Isaiah, and I don't have anyone to check on the status of the Sleeping God's Stele."

"Then he must be there!" Rocky said through gritted teeth. "Each of the four of us destroyed a divine monument, and it was Wei Shui who did it! Let's go find him!"

"and then?"

“Then tell Isaiah the truth, and then…” Rocky trailed off, unable to finish his sentence.

Even he himself knew how naive his ideas were.

It was too late for Isaiah to turn back now. Even if they offered him the head of his hand and eye, it would be too late.

"What do we do then?" Rocky asked. "With the warden gone, can you stop Isaiah?"

"Of course, if you give it your all."

Rocky was taken aback by Diana's decisive answer. He thought it wouldn't work, since the Abyss Prison looked like it could be destroyed at any moment.

"Then why haven't you made a move yet?" Rocky asked.

"Because the Abyss Prison's most powerful forces are used internally, that is, for sealing."

"……you mean."

“If we really have to use that power,” Diana turned her head and looked at the burning Abyss Prison, and whispered, “then we will have no choice but to break the seal on Vessas.”

(End of this chapter)