roccoschili Chapter 111 I Want to Be a Good Dad (58)
Chapter 111 I Want to Be a Good Dad (58)
Jingli opened her mouth, but ultimately made no sound.
The further you go down this road, the fiercer the gale formed by the resentment becomes, tearing at your soul and causing pain to your body.
It seems as if one can hear the sobs contained within the scene.
"why?"
They couldn't speak human language yet, but Jingli still sensed this question.
Why bring them into the world only to abandon them later?
Why were they separated from their mother's body, only to be left in this dark and sunless cave?
They have never seen the sun, never drunk breast milk, never been kissed, or even hugged.
Covered in filth, they listened as their companion's cries turned to sobs, then to silence. They felt their companion's soft body change from warm to burning hot, then to cold and stiff.
They don't know what "hate" is, but they hate.
This instinctive hatred amplifies the power of resentment.
Jingli then tried to create a small barrier, just to cover the three moving figures.
The gale-force winds stirred up by the resentment collided with the barrier, and as the blackness dissipated, it also carried away the golden fragments.
Jingli felt her energy being swept away by them.
“Little Fish, take it easy. The resentment of infant spirits is somewhat different from the ‘emotions’ of adults. Their attacks are self-destructive. Although they lack cohesion, they are not easy to dispel,” Yun Chuan said. “Dealing with them now would be time-consuming and laborious. Let’s find the source first and start with the original body.”
Bai Duo immediately placed a defensive talisman on each of the three.
"When we get back this time, I'll teach you how to use talismans!" He took a swig of wine and quickened his pace.
Jingli then withdrew his energy and obediently used a low-level defense card prepared by 6058.
Soon, small white bones appeared on the road, and the stench of decay gradually became clear.
Perhaps sensing the intrusion of outsiders, the resentment intensified, even lifting a corner of Bai Duo's defensive talisman. Fortunately, Jing Li had just replenished a card, otherwise the three of them would have had to linger here for a while longer.
The overwhelming resentment was trapped by Qianyu and Yunchuan's formation, and further protected by the energy shield that Jingli had just created. The resentment in the narrow space surged, causing another small earthquake.
Fu Zichu felt the small lamp in his arms was starting to flicker, and he immediately became anxious.
He instinctively asked the person next to him, "How's Xiaoyu doing?"
When Fu Zichu realized that the person next to him was Qiongyu, he acted as if he hadn't asked anything and turned to ask Hu Sanli, who was quite a distance away.
Qiongyu smiled helplessly and asked Qianyu, but there was no answer. However, the reinforcements who came in told them that Qianyu was stationed at the crossroads.
Qiongyu and the crew remained in the cave for the time being. They couldn't leave the women alone, and the men couldn't stay inside indefinitely either. However, they were also worried about leaving Kongming and Yue Xiaoban alone, so they decided to stay as well and wait for assistance.
The side road was narrow, so the aid couldn't all rush in at once. They first sent a group of people with blankets, water, and medical supplies before they could carry the women out one by one.
These women were all in bad shape. As Yun Chuan said, most of them had given birth too many times and were severely depleted. In addition, they had been thrown into this cave, their wounds were festering, and they were delirious.
While the women were being evacuated by the aid team, Kongming closed his eyes and sensed the spirits inside the cave.
"There are more than just this group of women here; they are just the next batch of sacrifices."
The spirit was in chaos, its emotions in turmoil, and in just a few seconds, Kongming's face turned deathly pale.
“Every nine days, someone would take some of them away, clean them up, and sacrifice them.” Fine beads of sweat appeared on Kongming’s forehead. “And the others would continue… to be violated, impregnated, and give birth, and their children…”
"Only a few children left the cave; the rest stayed in these mountains!"
The direct spiritual communication in this mountain filled with resentment had taken a toll on her. After witnessing all of this, her legs went weak, and Yue Xiaoban, who was beside her, helped her up.
Kongming's lips trembled slightly: "The humiliation and the pain of childbirth are very clear; logically, it shouldn't be like this..."
When the soul dissipates, memories also dissipate. The most painful, joyful, and profound things in life may fade more slowly, but they shouldn't be so clear.
“They are evil gods.” Qiong Yu said, “Their sacrifices are not simply flesh and blood, but also the fear generated by their souls.”
“How could they…” Kongming closed her eyes in pain. As a woman herself, and having personally experienced the pain of these souls through her spiritual connection, she couldn’t find a more suitable word to describe the people who did these things.
"Is a god who feeds on pain truly a god...?"
Her voice was very soft, but Fu Zichu, who was standing nearby, heard it.
His eyes flickered slightly as he once again touched the small lamp on his chest.
After a brief flicker, the energy lamp returned to stability, silently shining beside Fu Zichu's beating heart.
Fu Zichu felt that his soul was touched by something, but this touch was like a drop of water falling into the ocean, fleeting and gone in an instant.
He felt more determined than ever before.
This steadfastness was not for himself, but for everything he saw.
It's all over now.
he thinks.
The world's deep-seated ailments will be eradicated, and light will shine upon the earth once more.
Such thoughts shouldn't exist in his mind, but he vaguely felt that way.
After a long pause, he gave a self-deprecating laugh.
When did someone like him become able to care about the common people?
He placed his palm on his chest and looked into the dark hole.
He thought it must be because of that person.
Because he was always doing things to save others, he also benefited from this ray of light, emerging from the dark shadows and using this little bit of light to think about some upright things.
At the crossroads, Qianyu felt the oppressive aura emanating from Jingli and the others' path. He also pricked his index finger and dripped a drop of his blood into the center of the compass.
The earthquake weakened, but it did not stop.
By this time, Yun Chuan and his two companions had entered the cave, and as they expected, the entire cave was filled with small corpses.
The lowest corpse was already rotting, while the highest one could even emit faint cries.
On this foul-smelling "Infant Mountain," a black shadow almost took shape—not human, but a mass. This monstrous mass had no eyes, nose, or ears, but had a huge mouth and thick limbs, making it exceptionally eerie.
"It's an infant spirit."
The infant spirits here are not the transformation of a single infant, but rather the result of the resentment of countless infants.
It shouldn't have been this powerful, but it had been suppressed by the power of the evil god. It was both suppressed and restrained. Now that the evil god statue was shattered, the power that had just been released gathered together. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to drive it mad.
Yun Chuan quickly pointed out a few points, and Bai Duo skillfully threw out talismans, forming a new barrier in front of the three of them, keeping the infant spirit out.
"grumble--"
The shrill roar was so real it shook the air. Jingli immediately used an anti-vibration talisman, but even so, the three of them experienced ringing in their ears.