Chapter 666

The curse glanced at Luo En, not knowing who he was, so it had no intention of answering his question; only after the girl asked again did the curse obediently respond.

"When I first came here, it was because I really liked a nearby baked pancake shop—I just wanted to eat one pancake, so I paused here briefly, and my method of killing is completely different from this."

"If I had done it, I would have entered their minds and crushed their hearts directly."

The other curses beside him confirmed to Luo En that this curse indeed killed this way, and he hadn't killed anyone in a very long time.

"I can assure you that since the master set the rules last time, I have never laid a hand on a human again; in fact, during this time I've helped many people, all of whom can vouch for me—even if you bring them here, they'll testify on my behalf."

Luo En carefully observed the curse and found that the creature didn't seem to be lying; moreover, it was clear that the curse's aura was extremely thick, which was why it had remained here so long.

If this curse had truly done it, it would have released a great deal of energy, and its aura would have grown even thicker—this faint aura clearly didn't make sense.

At that moment, another curse stepped forward and spoke.

"Although I've never been here, I seem to have heard about the situation here, and at that time I was in the neighboring village."

"I sensed a very strange bloody odor emanating from here; I originally intended to come here, but I felt the aura here was oddly strange, so I immediately retreated."

Luo En immediately asked.

"What kind of aura did you sense?"

The curse thought for a moment and said.

"It felt like a very peculiar aura—not like a curse at all, but more like some strange creature; this aura seemed able to spread very far, yet it dissipated extremely easily, and within moments it vanished completely—I could no longer sense its presence."

Luo En slightly furrowed his brow; it seemed this matter had become even more complicated—if not these curses, then someone else must be responsible.

Someone capable of such a level could not possibly be a normal human—most likely a far more terrifying creature, so Luo En had to be utterly vigilant; he said.

"Who else among you saw what happened here?"

But now not a single curse stepped forward; all looked puzzled, for none of them had noticed anything unusual here before.

The girl said.

"During this time we've only been active near the castle, never coming to these places; although some curses may have come here, they all have a connection with me, and I haven't detected any curse lingering here for too long."

At that moment, Luo En suddenly sensed one of the corpses twitching; he immediately bent down to examine it and found that the energy emanating from the corpse seemed strangely unusual.

It wasn't curse energy—it was an entirely new kind of energy; only just now had Luo En noticed this energy, as if the corpse itself had reminded him—he quickly analyzed this energy.

This energy was strange, yet Luo En felt it followed discernible patterns—it appeared to be a fusion of natural energy and curse energy, forming a new kind of energy stronger than ordinary curse energy, yet only present in this minuscule amount; had the corpse not suddenly twitched, Luo En would never have detected it.

The girl also sensed this energy, and her expression subtly changed.

"This energy feels so familiar—it's as if I've seen it somewhere before."

Luo En asked urgently.

"Think carefully—exactly where did you see it before?"

The girl carefully observed the energy, but soon shook her head.

"I can't remember—it must have been a very long time ago."

The matter here remained unresolved; although the curses kept denying any involvement, Luo En still classified them as suspects—he knew these curses hadn't escaped suspicion.

The girl said to Luo En.

"During this time we've been trying to reform, never again thinking of opposing humans; but I know no matter what we do, you'll remain skeptical—I understand your attitude, but you must give us proof of our innocence."

Luo En said.

"If this wasn't done by you, I certainly won't blame you—I will uncover the truth of this matter."

Afterwards, Luo En investigated the matter everywhere, asking many people, but received no information.

The girl also didn't stop; she began dispatching these curses to search everywhere for clues.

These curses spread across the entire world, and all possessed immense power, so their efficiency was high; yet even so, they found no clues whatsoever.

The girl tightly furrowed her brow; if they couldn't find clues, they couldn't prove their innocence, and as newly reformed beings, they urgently needed human recognition.

Luo En was the human intermediary—she now desperately hoped Luo En would believe them.

Yet the matter wasn't over; while they searched for clues, Luo En soon discovered more corpses appearing elsewhere, their deaths nearly identical to the previous ones.

Luo En felt the situation growing more difficult—the opponent seemed to be declaring war on him, taunting him.

Luo En clenched his fist; he refused to believe he couldn't find the truth. When he saw the girl again, her brow was still tightly furrowed; she said.

"Although I've already sent many curses to patrol everywhere, I've received no clues—so far, this matter has no lead at all."

Luo En nodded.

"I'm the same."

Then he brought the girl to the place where the corpses had been found again; upon seeing them, she exclaimed in surprise.

"Does the opponent still intend to strike? He must be declaring war on us."

Luo En nodded and said.

"Correct—he's declaring war on us this way; this time, we must definitely drag him out."