Chapter 1509: Chapter 295: The Origin of the Forbidden Land of Living Souls
“But, you did eventually triumph,” Pannis embraced Nellie’s body, rubbing his chin on the knight’s head, and softly consoled her, “You succeeded in bringing the organization of the Divine Servants to the attention of everyone in the Yarran World, creating favorable conditions for us to completely eradicate this hidden danger. Looking at the outco, the sacrifices of the victims were valuable; it is precisely because of their sacrifice that today’s victory was possible. What you thought wasn’t wrong—in fact, even without your directive, the moribunds would have killed them anyway. They couldn’t have escaped this catastrophe, and your actions actually put an end to the atrocities of the moribunds, saving many more who would have been sacrificed, and even avenging those victims. I think, instead of hating you, they should be thanking you.”
“Stop talking nonsense, I’m not a fool. Wait, let first beat you up.” Nellie didn’t even bother to look back as she randomly smacked Pannis a few tis in punishnt before continuing, “I’m not a fool. How could I not know what you just said? However, whether it’s right to watch or even facilitate evil to save more lives has been debated for thousands of years, and it will continue to be debated for the foreseeable future. So, using this thod to comfort soone is just sophistry to shirk responsibility, and knights do not shirk responsibility.”
“It was all your words, I just nodded, yet you hit ,” Pannis muttered in a mournful tone, “Moreover, you were just comforting yourself with the sa reasoning a mont ago. Why do you call it sophistry when it’s my turn? Are knights always this unreasonable?”
“That’s right, knights are never reasonable,” Nellie huffed with a wrinkled nose, but eventually, she revealed a softer side, sighing, “Thank goodness that period is over. If it had gone on any longer, I really feared I couldn’t have kept going; the psychological pressure was just too great. Phew, luckily I succeeded. If I had ended in failure, I really don’t know how I would face those departed souls. Oh, those victims’ souls have already been completely shattered during the sacrificial process, it’s not even possible for to face them anymore.”
“Yes, it’s good that you succeeded.” Pannis murmured, “Correcting the nature of the undead, transforming the world of death, forcibly bringing the two worlds closer, making them collide and connect prematurely, even setting traps so the moribunds would choose death themselves. If you hadn’t done all that, changed the boundaries of the Forbidden Land of Living Souls, and provided it with enough energy, we couldn’t possibly have entered the Core Area of the Forest of Death so smoothly. Just for that alone, no one has the right to bla you for watching innocent people die.”
“You noticed?” Nellie blinked, surprised, and stared back at Pannis, “You shouldn’t have been able to notice that without observing from the perspective of a Deity.”
“Here, it’s used for thinking,” Pannis pointed at his head, “Although I lack understanding of the levels of power like a Deity, and I can’t discover through my eyes, the scholar Eos once said two thousand years ago that thinking is the best tool to bridge the gap between humans and gods. By perceiving and collecting various clues and then using the brain to think and deduce, even if we are not omniscient and omnipotent, we can still glimpse the face of truth. Hmm, I always feel like his statent is blasphemous, as if he’s saying gods never think.”
“You really are sothing,” Nellie said, laughing and crying at the sa ti. “You used to be like this, but now you’re even worse. Not only do you dare to joke about the ancient wise n, but you also don’t spare the Deities. I must warn you, I am now acting in the na of the theocracy, making sowhat a deity too. The other Deities might be too lazy to bother with you, but I am not. Be careful, or I might punish you for blasphemy.”
“Ha, you scare ,” Pannis replied mockingly. “But think about it, if simply speaking could be considered blasphemy, then holding you like this… hey, hey, why are you hitting ? Calm down, calm down.” After the usual cries of pain, Pannis finally managed to soothe the knight in his arms and continued to explain, “Though there might be a suspicion of blasphemy, the words of Eos aren’t wrong. My perspective might be that of humans, but by reasoning, I can still glimpse so truths, like the true nature behind the strengthening of the Forbidden Land of Living Souls, or even the reason for its existence.”
“The fact that you bring up the Forbidden Land of Living Souls shows you’ve guessed right,” Nellie sighed and nodded. “Indeed, the existence of the Forbidden Land of Living Souls is related to the temples of Danacus back then, no, that’s not quite accurate. It should be said that it’s related to the actions of Danacus back then. Even though Danacus was one of the chief gods with imnse power, he wasn’t satisfied. He was keen on strengthening his power through live sacrifices secretly. His actions were clandestine, but as ti went on, they were bound to be revealed. Many high-ranking mbers of the Deities knew this secret, which is why during the late Mythical Age, Loki and his allies decided to wage war against him, even at the cost of sacrificing many comrades, just to kill him.”
“So Danacus began his unholy sacrifices back then,” Pannis squinted and said. “No wonder his moribund archbishops were so reliant on sacrifices. I always found it strange, considering they were archbishops of a powerful god. Their proficiency in conducting sacrifices now makes sense since they had done it countless tis before.”
“Yes, they have done it countless tis over many years,” Nellie said sternly. “In the process of the sacrifices, the tortured and despairing souls of the victims would eventually fragnt, turning into power that appeared before the Deity. However, this process has significant side effects because what is transferred is not rely pure power but also the remnants of the broken souls, filled with the victims’ pain and hatred just before death. Even for a Deity, absorbing these remnants is troubleso. Thus, every ti Danacus accepted a live sacrifice from his followers, he would filter out these soul remnants and carelessly discard them outside the Holy Sanctuary. As ti passed, these remnants accumulated and gradually ford the Forbidden Land of Living Souls. Thus, those Twisted Souls in the Forbidden Land of Living Souls are actually the original remnants from the victims’ souls sacrificed, creating that area. Even though the Goddess Yuktiraxil has tried to soothe it with the power of plants and life for nearly ten thousand years, she couldn’t restore it to its original state.”
“So, littering really is a terrible behavior,” he concluded.
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