Chapter 2237: Saintess

The wooden house was brightly lit by candlelight. Against the innermost wooden wall, a woman in a white dress was kneeling. Although the dress was somewhat old, judging from the gold patterns embroidered on the cuffs and collar, the craftsmanship was quite exquisite. At the very least, it would have taken over a dozen people half a year or a year of manual labor to produce such a work.

The person wearing it was a woman in her twenties with golden hair. At this moment, she was kneeling on the ground, hands clasped in front of her chest, head bowed in prayer.

At first glance, there were five iron shackles on the woman's wrists, ankles, and neck. But if one shifted their perspective slightly, they would discover that the woman's spine was covered in black chains.

These chains were about the thickness of a pinky finger and were all embedded into the skin of the woman's spine. Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of pinky-thick, slightly curved chains connected the woman to the wooden wall behind her, looking extremely cruel.

High Priest Nuer had killed dozens of death game participants and was only imprisoned by one iron shackle and one chain.

As for this woman, besides the five main chains on her wrists, ankles, and neck, at least 60 pinky-thick black chains were pierced into her spine. How many people had to be killed to be imprisoned by the Death House to this extent?

The Apostle's Eye floated beside Su Xiao, successfully detecting a pile of question marks and a name: Saintess Tracy.

The Saintess was praying, whispering something in her mouth, seemingly unaware that Su Xiao was standing outside the door.

The White Fat Candle in Su Xiao's hand would burn out in a few minutes, so he had no time to waste—either negotiate or leave decisively.

*Knock, knock, knock. *

Su Xiao knocked on the wooden door beside him. He needed to determine one thing: whether the Saintess kneeling opposite would lunge directly at him.

Saintess Tracy's whispering stopped abruptly. She slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing Su Xiao outside the door, her eyes were filled with fear.

"Don't come closer. Go away. You all go away."

Saintess Tracy curled up under the wooden wall, head in her hands, her whole body trembling.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Su Xiao's eye twitched. He had experienced many dangerous places. Under normal circumstances, those who shouted as soon as they appeared might have some strength but were not impossible to deal with.

One might ask, what type of person is the most dangerous in a perilous situation? The answer is the type who looks weak and timid, but when you detect their data, there's a pile of question marks.

Saintess Tracy was this type. She was curled up under the wooden wall, her eyes full of fear, large drops of tears sliding down her cheeks.

"I don't want to kill anymore. Don't come near me. I beg you, I beg you..."

The Saintess spoke with a crying voice, and the black chains on her back began to tremble.

Su Xiao unbuckled the backpack on Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's back and took out a piece of dried meat. He would try feeding her first to see if a preliminary negotiation could be reached.

He threw the dried meat. It traced an arc and landed on the wooden board in front of the Saintess.

"Ah!!"

The Saintess was clearly stimulated. Her golden hair instantly turned gray. Not only that, but her fair cheeks cracked with a *crackle*, and a very exaggerated large mouth opened, filled with sharp teeth.

The Saintess's mouth split to below her ears. With a *snap*, she bit the wooden board on the ground into pieces.

Feeding was successful, but it also enraged the Saintess.

"Why, why do I have to kill? Why me!"

The chains pulled taut with a *bang*. The Saintess leaped lightly on the ground, clinging to the wall like a gecko, her sharp nails piercing into the wall surface. Those sea-urchin-shaped pupils were enough to show how unstable her mental state was.

"Damn it, hypocrites should all die. What 'to protect more people'? Am I the only one who should become a monster?"

The Saintess clearly had her own story, and she had indeed been a Saintess once. At this moment, she was also a Saintess on the verge of madness, her faith, beliefs, and will almost completely twisted.

Su Xiao glanced at the White Fat Candle in his hand and then at the Saintess clinging to the wooden wall. He seriously doubted that even if he consumed a Shadow Stone to enter the Shadow Protection state, he would be unable to negotiate with her.

As for negotiation through force, it wasn't unfeasible, but the White Fat Candle was about to burn out, and there wasn't enough time.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hid behind Su Xiao, quietly blending into the environment, and entered the room to start searching.

The Saintess stared fixedly at Su Xiao. If it weren't for the chains restricting her, she would have lunged long ago.

After a while, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang appeared beside Su Xiao and narrated the information he had gathered in the room via the team channel.

Seeing this information, Su Xiao knew he hadn't come in vain. Before the Saintess went completely mad, she had carved many words and patterns on the walls of the wooden house.

The reason the Saintess went mad was that she had been transformed into a war weapon—the final madness that erupted before a theocratic empire perished.

"Jade Soul, Tax Badge, Sacrifice Guide Leg, Cut Spear, Seal Song, Double, Supreme."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, a sharp howl came from the Saintess's mouth. The next moment, her hair turned black-red, and her face was covered in cracks.

"Boss, she seems even fiercer. Did you buff her?"

"Hmm, I read it backward."

"Ah?"

"Supreme, Double, Seal Song..."

As Su Xiao's voice gradually rose, the Saintess's sea-urchin-shaped pupils contracted, turning into normal round emerald pupils. Her hair also returned to golden, and the cracked cheeks healed rapidly.

With a *thump*, the Saintess fell to the ground. She seemed somewhat dazed, but upon seeing Su Xiao, she immediately shrank her body, leaning against the wooden wall.

"Please don't... hurt me."

The Saintess now looked "weak," desperate, and helpless.

"Boss, is this woman a bit schizophrenic?"

"If that were the case, it would be fine."

"Then what is it?"

"Soul Severing."

The Soul Severing Su Xiao mentioned didn't mean the Saintess's soul was severed into two parts. If that were the case, the Saintess's danger level would be significantly reduced.

Heaven knows how those who transformed the Saintess managed it. They split the Saintess's soul, and it was only the upper half of the soul that was split, leaving the lower half of the Saintess's soul still connected.

The left side of the severed soul was used to maintain sanity, while the right side was specifically used for combat. The benefit of doing this was that the Saintess could be controlled in a certain way to avoid her attacking friend and foe alike.

Su Xiao stepped into the wooden house. Seeing this, the Saintess's body curled up, hands hugging her legs, like a hedgehog encountering danger.

Su Xiao stopped five meters in front of the Saintess. As soon as he stopped, the Saintess bit her own arm. She was threatening the enemy by harming herself.

"Jade Court perished long ago, and the war ended long ago."

"Perished, ended..."

The Saintess muttered to herself, blood flowing down the corners of her mouth.

"This is the Death House."

Su Xiao snapped his fingers as he spoke, attracting the Saintess's attention.

"So... that's how it is."

The Saintess's eyes gradually regained their luster. She slowly raised an arm, clearly wanting Su Xiao to hold her hand.

Su Xiao didn't hold the Saintess's hand because he wasn't sure if she would go mad again.

A Shadow Stone appeared in Su Xiao's hand. Risk and reward were equal; without taking risks, it was difficult to obtain rewards. ===== CHAPTER 2238 =====