Chapter 801

If this were merely a simple imitation of human speech, it would be one thing, but if they truly possess the ability to communicate and can understand what language is,

then their various behaviors up to this point have only one explanation—they did it deliberately, intentionally letting outsiders mistakenly believe they were nothing more than wild beasts.

And if that is truly the case, then after this object designated as 1983, there are likely even more astonishing secrets that have yet to be uncovered.

……

This accent belongs to a human; this is a language he can understand.

But precisely because of that, everything seems all the more absurd.

D-14134 stood frozen in place, unable to believe his ears, and even less able to believe his eyes.

He even doubted whether he had lost his sanity, and whether everything before him was some nightmare from which he had yet to wake.

The appearance of this humanoid entity completely overturned all his perceptions of this place.

What is it?

Why is it here?

Is it friend or foe?

Why ask "Are you feeling better?"

What does it mean? ……

In his shock, countless thoughts grew wildly like weeds, only to be burned away by the descending thunder, leaving no trace behind.

His train of thought was pulled by the drastic changes in reality, plummeting into a tangible dimension.

It was as if the earth dragon had turned over and ancient beasts had revived; the floor beneath his feet began to shake, making it difficult to stand.

Outside the room, the sounds of collisions and shattering forms came one after another, more chaotic than a looting spree.

Inside the room, that group of monsters, like chosen divine servants, hissed and shrieked as they gathered toward that unique monster.

They drew closer and closer, losing their boundaries, intertwining and merging with one another, indistinguishable, writhing before D-14134 like a mass of living ink.

Only the face at the very top—the true master of this group of monsters—kept its eyes tightly shut, a smile plastered across its face.

D-14134 stared blankly at all of this.

He could not react to the situation before him; he was too weak even to feel despair.

His mind recalled the scene from just a moment ago, as if plunging back into darkness after the dawn.

137 "Thank you for everything you have done," the humanoid shadow monster said.

D-14134 was speechless for a moment; countless complex emotions, thoughts, and ideas swirled together, leaving him dizzy.

He was powerless to comprehend the words spoken by this "person," let alone delve deeper into them.

The world lost its form, melting and collapsing into a mass of viscous paste.

He, his body, and his thoughts struggled bitterly within it, unable to escape.

"Who are you?"

He didn't expect the other party to answer his question, but he asked it anyway.

To his surprise, the other party thought for a moment and actually replied:

"You can consider me our leader and representative; oh, and 'we' are what you see as monsters."

D-14134 was silent for a while, as if he had figured out a great deal.

"You created all of this."

The black shadow readily admitted:

"Yes, but if it weren't for the Lord's help, we would not have been able to achieve this level."

As it spoke, it scanned its surroundings, its words revealing a sense of reverence and fanaticism.

The Lord?

In D-14134's mind, the "murals" and the altar he had seen earlier flashed by.

Connecting this to what the monster had said, a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and he understood the current situation.

But he felt no fear, nor did he have any urge to crawl on the ground.

Look at the ugly appearance of these guys; they barely even look humanoid anymore.

"Ha? Just like this?"

D-14134 did not understand what kind of existence the "Lord" the other party spoke of was, whether it was beautiful, or whether its power was great...

He only knew that he had had enough!

Upon learning who the culprit was, D-14134 immediately clenched his fists, his muscles tensing once more.

It was not fear, but an unprecedented rage!

"To turn into this neither-human-nor-ghost state, and there are actually people who believe in it?"

"Just how deranged is that so-called Lord to let his followers end up like this?"

"Or is it that your Lord... was unwanted, and had no choice but to pick you 'non-humans'?"

He laughed wildly, shouting these words out almost at the top of his lungs.

He didn't care how the other party would react.

In fact.

He even wanted to see the other party fly into a rage out of shame.

But he soon felt disappointed.

The black shadow showed no reaction to these blasphemous words, or perhaps it did, but he couldn't tell—after all, the other party was not human.

It stood quietly in place, and only after his wild laughter subsided did it slowly speak:

"The Lord will not rain down divine punishment because of your wild ravings."

"Trapped in your primitive, aging form, you naturally cannot comprehend the greatness of the Lord."

This tone was clearly that of an old charlatan.

It was hard to tell if it had become a charlatan only after turning into this ghostly state.

Or if it had been a charlatan all along, and upon learning of this inexplicable "Lord," it had pounced like a fly encountering rotten meat.

"Cannot comprehend?" D-14134 sneered a few times.

Then, he said with a mouth full of mockery:

"You just can't think of..."

"How to give your disgusting, twisted faith..."

"And that bullshit Lord of yours... a holy cloak, right?"

"Is that why you intend to use this as an excuse?"

Suddenly, the ink-like mass began to stir, emitting a low, angry roar.

So many monsters roaring at once nearly deafened D-14134.

Even the black shadow frowned—of course, that was the conclusion drawn after observing the undulations on its face.

But that was as far as it went; not only did it not take any action against D-14134,

it instead turned around and let out a roar of unknown meaning to its companions.

"Roar—!"

The entire space fell silent.

"Fine." The black shadow turned its head back, its tone cold.

"We didn't intend to pay you any mind, but we cannot forgive your ignorance as the Lord does."

"So listen well to what follows; it will make you realize how ridiculous your previous statements were."

"And..." it seemed to think of something, a strange smile appearing on its face, but it vanished immediately.

"It might answer your..."

"Confusion regarding 'why, even though all the hearts have been destroyed, the situation is not what you expected'."

D-14134's heart skipped a beat.

Because it happened so suddenly, he had actually overlooked this obviously suspicious point!

—Shouldn't these black shadows have all perished along with the destruction of the hearts?!

And now, the black humanoid figures that should have been destroyed were actually surrounding him.

What on earth is going on?!

These monsters couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, could they?!

And... the black shadow monster's expectation made D-14134 feel that the situation might be very bad.

Looking at D-14134's face, which was shrouded in dark clouds, the shadow switched back to its initial tone, devoid of joy or anger: