Chapter 333

【Name: Road of No Return (Dead, Soul)】

【Appearance: A road paved with yellowish-white bone bricks, starting from the entrance of the Dead Realm, passing through dozens of famous Dead Realm attractions such as the "Gate of the Dead," "Death-Reporting Crow's Nest," "Black and White Bridge," "Huang Quan River," "Corridor of the Bereaved," "Jinghu of Buried Clothes," "Black Forest of Corpse Soil," "Bone Palace," "Sage's Cemetery," "City of Regret," and "Swamp of Ghosts," extending all the way to the "Cliff of Ending" in the deepest part.】

【Ability: Fading of the Dead Body, Cleansing of the Soul】

【Cost: Cannot be used by the living. If killed completely, or if the contamination value is below 60 points at the time of death, one will automatically become a user of the Road of No Return.】

【File: This ancient road, which has existed for almost the same amount of time as the Dead Realm, was created after the Dead Realm's ruler, the "First Dead," died. He ground up the bones of his own corpse, calcined them into bricks with his own soul fire, and laid them down one by one with his own hands.

When the newly dead walk upon it, as they penetrate deeper into the Dead Realm, they will gradually shed everything that remained from their lives.

Shedding clothing and skin, dissipating flesh and muscle, wearing down bones and organs, cleansing will and memory, they become the purest souls again, and finally leap from the "Cliff of Ending," returning completely to the world.

Among the users of the Road of No Return, those dead who are unwilling to believe they have died will enter the 【Corridor of the Bereaved】 to wander, constantly reviewing their own deaths in this maze with no exit, and even witnessing the world after their deaths, until they are willing to accept death.

As for the dead who are stubborn about their identity and appearance, unable to shed the clothing formed by their souls or forget their identity and appearance from life, they will be left on the shore of the 【Jinghu of Buried Clothes】, looking at their own reflections on the lake surface until they give up maintaining all false appearances.

And those dead who are addicted to the worship of power, or still have greed for their fleshly bodies, insisting on retaining their flesh and muscle, will be taken to the 【Black Forest of Corpse Soil】 and travel through it...】

【Evaluation: Stop touching it, this is not something you should be touching right now.】

【Contamination Value: Remains the same as the user, granting every dead person an equal ending.】

Sage's Cemetery... Jinghu of Buried Clothes...

Aren't these the cemetery where Director Third is buried and the big lake where Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma has always stayed?

After recalling the scene from back then, Li Ang's brows couldn't help but wrinkle slightly.

According to the introduction given by the system, the surface of that 【Jinghu of Buried Clothes】 can reflect the faces of the dead "before they died," and Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma's clansmen have all died, and she has inherited the lives of her clansmen.

Then, when she looks at that lake, what does she see? Her own face, or the original owners of those death-reporting crows?

"Sorry."

Having vaguely understood why Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma was so willing to stay by the lake, Li Ang slowly withdrew his palm from touching the bone brick, shook his head at her, who was looking nervous, and showed an apologetic expression.

"Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma, the information provided by my ability leans more towards the 'user' side, and this road can only be used by the dead. I haven't found a way for the living to avoid the influence. I'm sorry."

"Is that so..."

After hearing Li Ang's words, a look of disappointment flashed across Auntie Auntie Ai Ma's eyes, but she still shook her head and said in a gentle tone:

"You don't need to apologize to me. Facing something at the level of the Road of No Return, it's normal not to have a way. Instead, I should be the one apologizing to you. I shouldn't have let you touch something so dangerous because of... some reasons."

"It's okay."

After recalling that lonely figure by the lake, Li Ang shook his head to indicate it didn't matter, then spoke sincerely and proactively:

"You saved my sister's life, and when I first joined the Bureau, you gave me weapons, told me the precautions for executing missions, taught me how to protect my own safety, and previously you didn't hesitate to perish with the Goddess of Wealth to protect me.

Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma, I won't say any more words of thanks. If there is anything I can help you with, I hope you will tell me. As long as it is possible to do, I will definitely do my best."

"I... I do have something I want to ask of you."

After giving Li Ang a grateful look, Auntie Auntie Ai Ma, whose face was still a bit pale, took a deep breath, then took the initiative to hold his palm and bit her lip:

"Li Ang, my... my regrets are too many, and this road is too difficult for me to walk. So if possible, I hope you can take me through it.

After we reach the Black and White Bridge, walking further forward will anger the Road of No Return. At that time, if I suddenly stop or want to turn back, you must wake me up!"

"Mm."

After listening to Auntie Auntie Ai Ma's request for help, Li Ang nodded slightly, gripped her somewhat cold palm in return, squeezed it hard, and then promised with a serious face:

"I definitely will!"

"Thank you..."

After reaching the agreement, the two, who had stopped not far from the red-haired Director, held hands and took steps again, walking toward the magnificent bridge made of black and white stone bricks that spanned the murky yellow river in the distance.

And on the wide and winding Road of No Return, one newly dead person after another, accompanied by death-reporting crows, were walking forward, either wailing and weeping, at a loss, or with confused eyes, stumbling toward the depths of the Dead Realm.

Compared to these souls that were erratic and sometimes even had incomplete bodies and wills, Li Ang and Auntie Auntie Ai Ma, the only two who possessed fresh flesh and could "go against the current" on this road, should have been the "heavier" side.

But when Li Ang dodged and bumped "head-on" into an old man with a hunched back, and they passed through each other, Li Ang was surprised to find that he seemed to have turned into a pool of water, or even a piece of air, while something extremely solid had just passed through his body unstoppably.

"Don't worry, this is the rule of the Dead Realm. In the Dead Realm, the soul is greater than everything, and the flesh does not exist."

After carefully avoiding a young dead man who was running over quickly with a face full of anger and wounds from sharp weapons all over his body, Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma seemed to notice the confusion on Li Ang's face and explained:

"The rules of the world are greater than everything, so when traveling through different worlds, our souls and flesh, or rather our 'existence' itself, must actively adapt to the rules of the current world.

Just like the descending Holy Spirits and True Gods will condense flesh and blood and also need to breathe and eat, the living who enter the Dead Realm with flesh will also follow the rules of the Dead Realm, and their own existence will change according to the world."

As she spoke, she squatted down slightly, blocking the path of a little girl who was walking over crying, and gave her a gentle hug.

And this young dead person passed straight through Senior Auntie Auntie Ai Ma's body as if passing through a gust of wind, continuing to walk toward the depths of the Dead Realm.