Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 248 On the other side of the sea is...
Luze was immersed in a twisted and insane hallucination.

In a daze, he experienced different lives and saw all sorts of scenes. Sometimes he was riding the turbulent sea, fighting with pirates; sometimes he was standing in the midst of a battle formation, leading soldiers into battle; sometimes he was a clown with a face covered in greasepaint, wandering through dark valleys. Most of the time, these scenes overlapped and appeared simultaneously, chaotic and crowded, filling his vision.

But no matter where he was or what he saw, Lu Ze felt a painful sense of displacement. He constantly felt that he shouldn't be there, that this wasn't his true identity.

Lu Ze knew that the lamb's soul within him was influencing him, making him see memories that didn't belong to him and experience a life that didn't belong to him. Thus, the pain felt by these lambs was also reflected back into his own mind.

After fully absorbing the potions of "Hermit" and "Rose Bishop," his semi-mad state should have been alleviated. However, the trace of divinity from the offspring of the evil god influenced his mind, leading him into a more hidden and unfathomable depth of consciousness.

"enough!"

Lu Ze roared at the illusion, at the countless suffering people before him, "Get out of my way! Disappear!"

His roar seemed to have an effect; the figures vanished in an instant, and the surroundings were plunged into complete darkness. However, from the depths of the darkness, Lanius's festering, decaying face slowly emerged, staring at Luze with a deathly smile. Then, the twisted body appeared, the mass of flesh on his clasped abdomen.
Do you want me to kill you again?

Lu Ze stared directly at his deformed and bloated body and said coldly.

Lanius stared at Luze with malice, the fleshy mass in his arms swelling, causing Luze's head to throb even more, as if it were about to split open. Even though the physical body was dead, the divinity of that evil god's offspring still affected his mind!

"hehe."

Lanius's stiff, cold laughter grew louder, his body swelling, the flesh on his abdomen writhing and molding. A sacred yet depraved flesh filled Luzer's vision, invading his mind.
"puff!"

But at that moment, a fair hand suddenly pierced through Lanius's body, protruding from in front of the fleshy mass in his abdomen.

"Ahhh!"

Lanius's initial mockery quickly turned into a shrill howl. The hand was slender and well-defined, but its movements were fierce and merciless. After passing through the body, it turned back and grabbed the lump of flesh.

"Shoot-"

One hand held the mass of flesh, slowly and steadily tearing it off Lanluus's body. Soon, another hand reached in, grasping both sides of Lanluus's body and slowly ripping it apart.

Amidst Lanius's agonizing cries, his body was torn in two. The separated parts, like a heavy curtain, were drawn back, letting in light and dispelling the darkness. The world before him then became bright.

Lu Ze opened his eyes and saw a chaotic, deep black ocean.

"Wow—"

The tide spread beneath his feet, lapping gently back and forth. Looking out, he saw a hazy, inky blackness, yet also a sea that seemed to contain countless colors. Grayish-white mist swirled around the sea, obstructing his view and preventing him from seeing anything further.

It must just be an endless sea.

"Here again."

Lu Ze murmured softly.

This is his cheat code, the secret to his time travel, and the peculiar place whose details he still doesn't fully understand. This ocean tide shielded him from the spiritual corruption of countless evil gods, but it also strongly resisted when he prayed to the "Fool." If he can't figure out the details of this ocean tide, using it will inevitably raise doubts.

Before him, the owner of those hands was looking at him, smiling. Ms. M stood on the sea, cradling a mangled mass of flesh in her arms, her expression full of maternal love, like a mother of utmost tenderness and affection. Yet, the deformed mass of flesh huddled up, too afraid to move.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Lu Ze asked coldly.

In hindsight, Ms. M's actions did indeed help her, but at the same time, she also caused Luze to absorb a portion of the evil god's divinity, making his mind even more insane and unstable. For Luze, this was undoubtedly both an extremely heavy burden and an opportunity.

Ms. M smiled but did not answer.

"Are you still plotting to take over my body?"

Lu Ze looked directly into her golden eyes. "Stop dreaming."

He would never allow his body to be taken away by others, not even destroyed, but he would never allow anyone else to have it.

Ms. M finally responded to his words. She tilted her head, as if considering how to express herself. Her long red hair swayed with her movement, sliding down her shoulders and onto her chest.

Soon, she seemed to have an idea. She stroked the lump of flesh with her hand, her slender fingers pinching the lump and suddenly tightening!
"Paji!"

Her palm easily crushed the lump of flesh, and crimson blood mixed with chunks of flesh seeped out from between her fingers, falling into the sea at her feet, where the crimson color spread and diffused across the surface of the water.

"Guwa."

The baby's cries rose faintly, almost inaudible under the sound of the ocean waves.

Ms. M looked at Lu Ze, pointed to the sea at her feet, and slowly moved her finger up until it was completely straight and pointed to the other side of the sea.

What is she going to show me?
Lu Ze thought with confusion and disgust.

Strange changes soon occurred.

At first, it was the blood at Ms. M's feet. The flesh and blood of the evil god's offspring poured into the seawater, spreading rapidly and merging into a large area of ​​the ocean. The once tranquil, lapping tides changed, becoming turbulent and powerful. This "strange" wave spread rapidly, reaching the entire ocean with the influence of the flesh and blood.

The viscous, illusory seawater churned, as if an invisible storm was forming on the sea, creating enormous waves. As the waves surged, the pervasive grayish-white water vapor at the edge of the sea was driven away and gradually dissipated.

In the direction Ms. M pointed, at the end of the grayish-white mist, a magnificent and imposing outline slowly emerged.

That is
Lu Ze's gaze involuntarily turned towards the outline, a chilling premonition startling him, his heart overflowing with fear and doubt.

The grayish-white vapor dissipated, finally revealing its full presence—

It was an upside-down giant, suspended on an inverted cross, eyes closed, covered in countless crisscrossing bloodstains, his face contorted in pain and profound sorrow. The inverted cross stood on an illusory sea, its base submerged in illusory water, as if it had merged with the seawater.

True Creator.

(End of this chapter)