Chapter 3171: Blasphemy and Revenge

On the way forward, the two who were telling each other their thoughts did not forget to check the tombstones and be vigilant against enemies hidden in the darkness.

Xia De found that most of the tombstones here only had simple names and dates of birth and death, a few even had only one name, and the most miserable tombstone only had "Old Mike" written on it, not knowing if it was a nickname.

And tombstones with more information might have the cause of death, the identity of the person who erected the tombstone, and even a short eulogy. Judging from this information, the owners of these tombstones lived from the Third Era to the Fifth Era today.

"Are there any tombstones from the First Era here?"

Xia De squeezed Theresa's hand, and the girl who picked up the oil lamp and put on her glasses shook her head:

"No. The nun and I have not seen any tombstones from the First Era here, but we have seen the graves of the dead from the Second Era twice. It's just that those two graves, one only had a name, and there was really no need to dig; the other tombstone was the entrance to the underground tomb chamber, and the scale looked very large. For the sake of safety, the nun and I did not go in and avoided it directly."

"Besides graves, are there underground tomb chambers here?"

Xia De was a bit surprised. They had been walking all the way, and he looked into the distance, but he didn't see anything other than tombstones on the wasteland shrouded in thin fog.

Theresa nodded:

"Not only underground tomb chambers, but also ground tomb chambers in church style. When I first came here, it was the time when the nun met me. When we returned to the gravekeeper's hut, we even saw a cemetery surrounded by iron fences at the end of the white fog.

It was just that my state at that time was not very good, so we left directly. Later, when we wanted to find it again, we couldn't find it."

The two chatted while continuing to move forward. The expected attack did not appear, but as they moved away from the "Gravekeeper's Hut," even Xia De felt strong mental discomfort.

Tinnitus and slight dizziness were just appearances. The more serious thing was actually the subtle dislocation of the body and soul. Although "She" gently explained that it was just an illusion after the spirit was affected, Xia De still felt that the danger level of this time adventure was second only to the one in "Eternal Night City."

"It seems that Little Mia cannot be brought next time."

Gradually, neither of them spoke, but concentrated on observing the tombstones and being vigilant against enemies. The light of the kerosene lamp held in Theresa's hand did not know when it became dim, and unknowingly, even the breath they exhaled would condense into white fog.

"Was it this cold nearby when we returned to the hut from here just now?"

Xia De asked softly, and Theresa shook her head lightly:

"Absolutely not. The nun and I have been out so many times, the temperature here should be constant near the freezing point... What is that?"

In the darkness on their left, a behemoth could be vaguely seen standing in the fog. Xia De squinted and looked, and then realized that it was a big tree:

"Tree, are there trees here?"

"The nun said that everything that appears here must be related to graves. That is not our direction of travel, let's continue walking forward."

The big tree standing in the darkness did not disappear because the two continued to move forward, but was always at the limit of their vision, as if it had been following them. And after speeding up, not long after, the "grave" of Miss Liard that had been dug open appeared in the position not far ahead.

After walking a few steps quickly to confirm that he had not recognized the wrong one, Xia De looked at the tombstone in front of the grave pit that had been dug open under the light of the kerosene lamp held by Theresa. The content on it was less than Xia De thought:

【Giana Liard】

【Born in the spring of 5160, Fifth Era】

【Grave robbing, great sin.】

"She didn't lie, the name is true. But she is only 22 years old this year? Her talent is actually not bad."

Theresa said in a low voice, Xia De nodded, touched the tombstone with his hand, and then unexpectedly found that the tombstone behind "Great Sin" seemed to be pasted with mud. He frowned and dug out the hidden words, and the content was very short—

【Blasphemy against my Lord, the crime is unforgivable.】

"What kind of grave did she break into? I think she shouldn't have lied to us just now. The employer she mentioned probably concealed very important things."

Theresa said worriedly. She certainly looked down on the profession of "grave robber," but this did not prevent her from showing some sympathy. Xia De checked the tombstone more carefully and confirmed that there were no other clues missing before asking:

"This grave has been dug open by us, so what will happen if the tombstone is moved away?"

Theresa first shivered, and then shook her head violently:

"Just having this idea makes me feel like a disaster is imminent. Let's not do this. But what do you want this tombstone for? Is this a supernatural material?"

"No, it's just that it feels unlucky to have a tombstone erected when the person is not dead yet. If I destroy it directly, I am worried that it will affect Miss Liard... Yes, it's better not to do this, safety first."

However, this did not prevent him from trying to carefully dig away the mud under the tombstone, wanting to see what was under the tombstone. This was not digging a grave so an iron shovel was not needed, but it was a pity that he did not get any conclusion:

"This tombstone is growing directly on the ground. I mean, the depth it extends toward the underground is probably deeper than we can imagine. This tombstone is even like a part of this wasteland, Tombstone Wasteland... Forget it, don't delay time here, let's continue moving forward."

Theresa nodded, and the two held hands again and looked at the big tree in the distance on the side, and it was still there, not appearing directly in front of the two.

However, not long after setting off this time, they stopped again, because Theresa found a diggable grave that met the requirements.

The tombstone was not vertical, but a horizontal tombstone in the style of a scroll embedded in the black mud. The material looked like granite, and it was written on it—

【Maggie Chandler】

【405 to 510, Fifth Era.】

【Died from the despicable sneak attack of an apprentice.】

【Twelfth-level witch.】

【Body missing left index finger/left middle finger.】

【Last words: I love you, and I love them too. But if you ask me who I love the most, my dear Maria, of course it is you—I want you to carry this sentence and regret it for the rest of your life.】

A few short lines outlined a quite complex story. When Xia De checked and translated the text, Theresa tossed the gold coins she carried with her twice. She had a certain divination ability:

"The danger level cannot be explored, but at least we won't lose money if we dig open this place."

The kerosene lamp was temporarily placed on the ground, and Theresa watched Xia De dig open the grave soil with that iron shovel. Under the mud was a stone coffin.

The stone coffin trembled slightly as soon as it was exposed to the light. Xia De signaled Theresa to prepare the relic given by Miss Liard, and then pushed his hand forward in the air. With a harsh friction sound, the lid of the stone coffin slid open, and a figure wearing a black long dress sat up from the coffin.

The three gold rings worn on her left hand were so conspicuous that Xia De observed them at a glance. As for the owner of these funerary objects, it was not the skeleton or dry corpse Xia De imagined. Except that the skin was too pale, the woman was completely in the appearance of a living person.

She had long yellow hair and black eyes. Although she was sitting in the coffin, she looked taller than Xia De. At this moment, she looked coldly at the two people who dug open her grave. After a moment of silence, a hoarse voice sounded:

"What do you want to do?"

Although she lived in an era almost five thousand years away from "now," Theresa could understand the language she used. Theresa said on the way that it was best not to have a battle if not necessary, so she took the initiative to answer the question at this time:

"We want your funerary objects, yes, those gold objects."

The woman sitting in the coffin answered coldly:

"Answer my question, if it can satisfy me, I can give you some of what you want—"

She didn't give the two a choice to refuse:

"My apprentice thinks I love others more than her, and finally murdered me out of love and hate. You should have seen the words I said before I died on the tombstone. So if it were you facing this situation, what would you say?

One person answers once."

Xia De dropped the half-broken wooden stick in his hand and stepped back to stand with Theresa. The young girl clearly had not experienced such complex things. She was troubled by her studies during her studies at Cerces Higher Medical College, and had no time to get involved in love. When she was about to graduate, she met Xia De, and her love experience was quite simple.

Xia De signaled her to speak first, so Theresa pursed her lips and considered it. This question could actually be divided into two directions, one direction was to retaliate against the apprentice with words like the woman in the grave; the other was to choose forgiveness and release.

She didn't know what the correct answer was, so she decided to help Xia De exclude it first:

"I would say this:

【I am glad that you killed me

This was a sentence she had come up with by combining her own imagination with the content of the few witch court romance novels she had read. When she said these words, Theresa even blushed a little; after all, Xia De was standing right beside her.

The woman in the stone coffin did not comment on the answer she gave, her black eyes looking at Xia De:

"Then what is your answer?"

This question was too simple for Xia De.

(End of chapter)