Chapter 874: 471 The Terrifying Motive

"This... Human Lord."

After a crowd of Death Messengers with strange appearances took their places according to their identities and the Lords they represented, a reindeer made of fine white bones spoke first, under the terrified gaze of the female reporter:

"I also heard your conversation with the Yellow Spring Messengers. If it is convenient, could you please tell me your name?"

"My name is Nicole..."

"Very well, Young Lady Nicole."

After nodding to the female reporter whose expression was somewhat bitter, the white-bone reindeer said softly:

"You were the first among all to arrive at the 【Gate of the Dead】. Could you please tell me who killed the Guardian Death God?"

"Uh... I'm not very clear on that either..."

The female reporter shook her head, then gritted her teeth and said:

"I... when I first arrived, it was already like this. I actually saw nothing."

"You lie!"

Just then, a purple-black swamp crocodile stood upright, opened its mouth toward the female reporter, and a man with unblinking eyes inside it hissed:

"I can feel it! Everything you say is a lie! You arrived before the Dog God was killed, and you know who the murderer is!"

"..."

This is... the Crocodile of Judgment? The messenger of the Crocodile God of Condemnation?

"Human, I advise you to think carefully before speaking."

Seeing the female reporter's expression suddenly startle, the purple-black swamp crocodile closed its mouth and said coldly:

"The head in my mouth was eaten by me because it told lies before my eyes, leaving only a head stuck in my throat. If you continue to lie, I do not mind using you to replace his position."

"..."

We're done for...

Seeing the Death Messengers' gazes suddenly turn hostile, the female reporter could only silently groan in her heart while vaguely trying to stall for time:

"It's not that I don't want to say, but the person who killed the Dog God, uh... is extremely powerful. I'm worried..."

"You need not worry about anything."

After interrupting the female reporter, the white-bone reindeer that spoke first said gently again:

"Anyone capable of ignoring the status of my lord Gexi and crazily killing him must be extraordinarily powerful and extremely vicious. If you witnessed all this, I can actually understand your fear of him.

But as Death Messengers, the will of the Lords is our will. We need to get the answer from your mouth, and to carry out the will of the Lords, we will surely stop at nothing. Regarding this point, please also understand us."

"..."

"Of course, that would be a last resort forced upon us."

After glancing at the female reporter's tightly clenched fists, the white-bone reindeer suddenly changed the subject and said calmly:

"If you have not yet decided whether to reveal the murderer's identity, we are also willing to give you a little time to think. However, during this period, you need to answer some other questions, such as...

What was the murderer's motive?"

With hollow eye sockets staring fixedly at the tense female reporter, the white-bone reindeer asked with eyes full of curiosity... eyes full of curiosity:

"Young Lady Nicole, I am personally very curious. What reason could possibly make that murderer make the crazy decision to recklessly kill my lord Gexi?"

"This..."

Hearing this, the female reporter bit her lip, then took a deep breath, pointed at herself, and confessed with a determined look:

"I will not say who that person is, but the reason he killed the Dog God should be for..."

"Squeak..."

Just as the Death Messengers waited for the answer, the Dog God's back bulged slightly, emitting a dull cutting sound like a knife slicing through cured cowhide.

Immediately after, a silver short knife protruded from the Dog God's back, slicing a very long cut along the midline of its spine, directly opening a gash more than three meters long.?!?!

Noticing this scene, the Death Messengers involuntarily stepped back together, looking at the back of the Dog God's corpse with eyes full of shock.

In the bewildered gazes of the messengers, the first thing that appeared before them was actually a blood-soaked buttock... A person covered entirely in divine blood, dyed red, was struggling to drag something, tentatively pushing out from inside the Dog God's body.

"Quick! Come give a hand!"

After dragging the Dog God's huge heart twice and finding it truly immovable, Hearing Li Ang, covered in fresh blood and unable to even open his eyes, could only call out for help:

"Its heart is too big. It's a bit hard for me to eat inside. Help me pull it!"

Inside... eating?

Hearing Li Ang's words and seeing the human buttocks crawl back into the Dog God's body, the Death Messengers, stunned, involuntarily drew in a sharp breath together; instantly, they had answers in their hearts to the previous two questions.

The murderer who killed the Guardian Death God was undoubtedly this man, and the motive for him committing such a great crime, recklessly slaying a True God...

Was simply to eat?!?!

"Hmm, wait, you probably don't need to help anymore."

After groping around with his eyes closed, Hearing Li Ang found a large blood vessel still attached to the Dog God's heart. After slashing the vessel with his blade, Hearing Li Ang, face full of joy, hugged the Dog God's heart, which was over half a meter high, and pushed out from the broken opening in its back.

"Got it out!"

After holding the bleeding heart and blindly taking a bite, feeling the solid sensation gradually rising in his soul, Hearing Li Ang, who had finally recovered his soul, held the remaining half of the Dog God's heart and said with extraordinary happiness:

"Indeed, one must eat its heart. With this one bite, I immediately feel comfortable."

With one bite...

Hearing Hearing Li Ang's words, seeing the joyful expression on his face and that incomparable sense of satisfaction filled with Tao Zui, even the Death Messengers, who had seen much, still felt their scalps go numb.

They had seen bold and reckless rogues, and madmen daring to challenge True Gods. And the white-bone reindeer at the head had lived the longest; in its long life, it had even witnessed the fall of a Lord of the Death Realm.

But the scene of drilling into a True God's belly after killing it, then crawling out holding the remaining half of its eaten heart, ultimately exceeded the limits of what the Death Messengers could endure.

Especially the very satisfied, happy smile on someone's face covered in blood plasma, which carried a different kind of cruelty as innocent as a child, as if witnessing a fierce beast eating its own kind right before one's eyes, making people instinctively start to shiver.

"Nicole? Why aren't you speaking?"

Never hearing Nicole respond, Li Ang wiped the blood from his face, then opened his eyes, blinking in confusion as black blood continued streaming down his head.

"You… hmm? Why are there so many people?"

"…"

(д|||)！(д|||)！(д|||)！

He noticed me! He noticed me!!!

As Li Ang's gaze swept over them, the Death Messengers all recoiled in unison, stepping back two paces at once—even the fish in the River of the Dead sank beneath the surface, daring not to surface again.

Facing a monster who had slain a True God, then stayed put to feast instead of fleeing, their concern was no longer whether they could win—but how to avoid being eaten.

Death Messengers favored by the Sovereign usually do not die; even if killed, they can be reborn. But if swallowed by a monster like this, whether they could live again was far from certain!

"Esteemed… esteemed… Noble One."

After a long, terrifying silence, the lead Bone Reindeer summoned the courage to speak, bowing its head in deference, trembling as it asked:

"May I ask… have you had your fill?"

"Uh… I'm alright…"

Looking at so many bizarre creatures, Li Ang's scalp prickled.

After giving a half-hearted reply, he was about to ask their identities when he suddenly spotted a familiar antler mark on the Bone Reindeer's forehead.

Another Fleshed Reindeer?!

Noticing the familiar mark, Li Ang's expression changed instantly; beneath his matted, blood-caked hair, his eyes narrowed unconsciously.

"You…"

"Run!!!"

Seeing the "God-Eating Demon" suddenly rage, the Death Messengers, already at their limit, were seized by utter terror. Amid a shrill cry—no one knew whose—they scattered in a flash, even the slow-moving statues leaping into the river with splashes, desperately swimming to the bottom.

The Bone Reindeer under Li Ang's gaze didn't hesitate a moment—it immediately abandoned its body, exploding into a storm of shattered bones, then, with ruthless resolve, split its soul into four fragments, fleeing in different directions.

"…"