Who hid My Corpse! - Chapter 224

Chapter 224: Sixty-six, have a good rest, son (5K)_3

“Yes, God and man are like a contrast of large and small,” Ian said softly, “The closer humans get to God, the more they become like God. Is this a blessing, or a curse?”

Ian’s words had already stirred up a tempest in Gerard’s heart.

A contrast of large and small.

This bore a striking resemblance to what Bai Wei had said about deducing the state of the gods from the state of the followers.

If we were to exemplify using Ian…

“Is it like how the new gods are to Lyra as Yong Xin is to you?” Gerard asked.

At these words, a flicker of surprise passed through Ian’s tired eyes.

“Is something wrong?” Gerard thought he had misspoken.

“No, I’m just… surprised,” Ian said softly, “You’d actually utter such words of desecration?”

Because the greatest desecration lies within my own body.

Gerard sighed inwardly.

“But essentially, that’s it,” Ian said, “Lyra brought back the remnants of the Old God and was influenced just like me. The new god then awakened within Him, leading to everything that followed… including the New Chaser Association. All of these were repercussions of the new god’s birth.”

“The New Chaser Association wasn’t founded by Yong Xin?”

“No,” Ian shook his head, “It existed before Yong Xin returned. By that time, many people were already under the influence of the new god. That’s why we were sent out ten years ago because Lyra could no longer contend with this new god. He had to place his hopes on the power of Visas. Although there is no concrete evidence, I believe that it was Visas who killed the Old God, and the reason He has remained half-alive and half-dead is likely related to Visas’s tongue.”

Gerard had guessed that Lyra wanted to use Visas’s power to suppress the new god.

“Time is running out, Father,” Ian suddenly said, “Both for me and for Lyra.”

Only then did Gerard notice that Ian’s breathing had become frighteningly faint, as if it might disappear completely at any moment.

But he was still trying to speak.

“Even if Yong Xin dies, the New Chaser Association won’t stop their actions. They will continue to hail the arrival of the new god. There’s only one way to stop them,” Ian gazed into Gerard’s eyes and said deliberately, “The Purification Source Crystal!”

“The Purification Source Crystal?!”

“Yes, Father,” Ian said, “Haven’t you ever wondered why, before our mission, the New Chaser Association was insignificant and couldn’t influence major decisions, but after we began our mission, they were able to accomplish so much instantly?”

Gerard’s pupils narrowed slightly, “Because we took the Purification Source Crystal?”

“Yes, because we took the Purification Source Crystal, the best means to counteract contamination!” Ian said, “Once the Purification Source Crystal was gone, they could do as they pleased. You should not forget, where was the Purification Source Crystal originally placed.”

Gerard’s fists clenched tighter.

Of course, he remembered. The Purification Source Crystal, being a strategic resource, had always been kept for maintenance inside the Sky Tower.

Meaning, once they took the Purification Source Crystal away, the Sky Tower lost its greatest protective measure.

“It’s not too late… Father.” Ian kept gasping for breath, “Everyone in the New Chaser Association is contaminated. If we retrieve the Purification Source Crystal and clear the contamination from their bodies, we can still bring them back to our side. There’s still time. But they will surely realize this, they absolutely must, they absolutely will…”

Ian’s throat ruptured at that moment, unable to speak any further.

“It’s okay, Ian,” Gerard said softly, “I understand what you mean.”

Ian shook his head, then reached out a hand to touch the blood on his neck and began to write on the ground.

He wrote a name–“Oliver.”

Gerard knew this to be the Bishop of the Sky Tower.

“Are you saying he’s contaminated too?” Gerard asked, “And that I should use the Purification Source Crystal to help him?”

Ian nodded painfully and began to write again.

This scene was agonizing for Gerard, who very much wanted Ian to stop; it was enough.

But he knew this was the end.

These were the final words Ian could “say” to him.

Ian wrote another familiar name–“Ina.”

“And does it have to do with Ina?” Gerard immediately asked.

Ian shook his head.

“…Then are you suggesting not to tell Ina about your situation?” Gerard guessed.

Ian shook his head again, more urgently this time.

Gerard truly did not understand Ian’s meaning, but in that moment, he heard Bai Wei’s voice: “He wants you to tell Ina everything, to let her know the truth and not let her think it was you who killed him.”

Gerard was startled, and promptly relayed Bai Wei’s words, then watched as Ian nodded.

He opened his mouth, feeling his eyes blur.

“I understand,” he said with an incredibly hoarse voice, “I’ll tell her everything.”

Ian flashed a weak smile.

Then his shoulders twitched again.

“I think he wants you to embrace him,” Bai Wei added.

“I know,” Gerard reached out his arms and took Ian, who was about to dissipate completely, into his embrace and softly said into his ear, “You’ve done well enough, rest easy now… son.”

…

At the same time, inside a gear car, Bone Knights who had waited an entire night without seeing their target and were growing impatient, saw Ina suddenly kneel down in the distance.

It was unclear what had happened, but her shoulders were shaking incessantly.

As if she were sobbing.