Who Are You, Really?!

Is it Wei Ke, or... A De?

Yi Weina didn't understand what this meant at first. After a long pause, she finally realized what it meant and her eyes widened.

"This, how is this possible?!" Yi Weina's voice trembled. "Why would you have such thoughts? You're human! You..."

Remembering Wei Ke's previous words, Yi Weina stepped forward again, rushed into the inner room, and began to examine the skeletons once more.

But Yi Weina knew it was pointless, because they had already searched the place many times and couldn't possibly find anything new.

"There are only Hunter's corpses here."

These were Wei Ke's words just now. Yi Weina hadn't thought anything was wrong before, but now she knew what Wei Ke really meant—there were only the Hunter's corpses, but no hunting dogs.

Yes, all those who died here were Hunter.

But how is that possible?

Ever since the fall of the Senro God, all Hunter who entered the Sacrificial Ground to inherit power were accompanied by hunting dogs. But most of these Hunter died there, never to see their hounds again.

So, does Wei Ke think of himself as the hound?

"No, that's impossible!" Yi Weina looked at Wei Ke again. "This is too absurd!"

Meanwhile, Wei Ke was sitting by the door again, clutching his head tightly.

Yi Weina saw his fingers growing rapidly, and his sharp nails and mane growing at the same speed.

He's turning into a wolf!

"No!" Yi Weina immediately stepped forward, grabbed Wei Ke's hand, and shouted, "Don't think about these things! This must be that Saint's trick! Don't fall for it!"

Wei Ke looked up at Yi Weina: "Saint?"

"Yes! I know this information is a huge shock to you!" Yi Weina said through gritted teeth, "But this isn't conclusive evidence, is it? There are too many mysteries surrounding this. Why do you immediately assume you are A De? That Saint is definitely at work again! He's trying to confuse your perception!"

Wei Ke's eyes were full of confusion. "Is it disrupting my perception?"

"Yes!" Yi Weina said firmly. "It must be! It's been doing that all along, hasn't it?"

In truth, Yi Weina wasn't sure if it was the Saint's interference, but she had to say it because she was afraid Wei Ke would lose control.

Yi Weina could sense that the closer they got to the Sacrificial Ground, the more unstable Wei Ke's mental state became, so she had to intervene.

"Don't let things that aren't certain drive you crazy!" Yi Weina whispered. "The truth is seen with your eyes, not guessed with your brain, isn't it? That Saint has been trying to make you use your brain to confirm your identity, but that's wrong!"

At Yi Weina's urging, Wei Ke's wolf-like transformation finally stopped, and he returned to his normal human form.

Although Yi Weina could still feel his hands trembling, it was enough to give her a slight sense of relief.

After all, Wei Ke's wolf transformation was too fast. You should know that apart from last night when Wei Ke transformed into a wolf to save himself, he had been very stable at other times.

But that crazy conjecture just now directly triggered his wolf-like transformation, which naturally made Yi Weina realize just how much of a psychological impact that conjecture had on Wei Ke.

So she had to reassure Wei Ke again. "Don't rush, take your time, we still have time, we can take it slow."

Wei Ke's trembling finally stopped.

"Alright." Yi Weina finally released Wei Ke's hand. "Now let's sort this out slowly. Why do you think you are A De? Is it just because all the people who died here were Hunter?"

Yi Weina spoke cautiously, knowing it was a sensitive topic.

But being sensitive doesn't mean avoiding the topic; on the contrary, both she and Wei Ke are eager to know the truth.

Wei Ke hummed in agreement, then explained his reasoning, "A De and I came here, but I was the only one who went back, so I've always thought A De was left behind. But we haven't seen A De's body, or even the hound's body, so I think it's very likely that the one who went back wasn't..."

Wei Ke didn't know what to say next, because he didn't know whether he should say "Wei Ke" or "A De" anymore; he was very confused.

Upon hearing Wei Ke's reasoning, Yi Weina couldn't help but frown.

To be honest, she felt that the reason was a bit too far-fetched.

"I don't think this is right," Yi Weina said, stating her thoughts. "You should know how big the Sacrificial Ground is; we've only covered less than a tenth of its total area. So it's possible that it wasn't just the Hunter who died, but the hounds' bodies were simply placed elsewhere, isn't that right?"

"It was placed somewhere else?" Wei Ke asked. "But why would they do that?"

"Who knows?" Yi Weina said, feigning nonchalance. "Who can really say for sure about cults?"

In the past, Yi Weina's witty remarks would quickly distract Wei Ke, but this time they failed. Wei Ke remained sitting sullenly, his eyes showing little vitality.

"Alright, let's figure this out." Yi Weina turned around and looked at the skeletons behind her again, saying in a low voice, "Ignoring the fact that the hounds' bodies were deliberately placed elsewhere, assuming they were really alive, where did they go? And why were they the only ones who survived?"

Wei Ke tried hard to think, but couldn't come up with a solution.

"And those Wildfire Cultists." Yi Weina glanced at the two corpses outside. "Assuming they were the ones who did it all, what were they trying to achieve?"

"They want to become gods," Wei Ke said. "Father Ulu told me."

"I know they want to become gods, but how exactly do they do it?" Yi Weina was also trying to recall the days when she had contact with the Wildfire Cultist. "Judging from the time of death of the Hunter here, the Wildfire Cultist started plotting after the passing of the Senro God. But how exactly do they manage to replace the Senro God and become the new deity?"

This is not an easy question to answer, since no one can truly understand God, and therefore no one knows how to replace God.

But Yi Weina still felt they were getting closer to the truth.

The dead Hunter, the vanished hound, and the eerie ability of the Wildfire Cultist to rise from the dead...

All this known information is just one or two lines away from connecting it all.

It's just one or two lines away.

Yi Weina's brows were furrowed, but she still couldn't figure it out.

"Phew..." Yi Weina let out a long breath. "There's no point in keeping your head down here. Let's keep going."

Just as Wei Ke was about to nod, he saw Yi Weina extend her hand in front of him, and he was taken aback.

"Don't think about it too much," Yi Weina said earnestly. "The truth is right in front of us. Whatever it is, we'll face it together, won't we?"

Wei Ke opened his mouth.

In that instant, his own image reappeared in his mind.

"Keep going, A De, it's almost there."

He said firmly.

"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I will always be with you!"

Wei Ke was somewhat dazed.

"Hey, hey, hey." Yi Weina waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Distracted again? Honestly, you said you'd protect me, and now you're going back on your word?"

"I... I didn't."

Yi Weina raised an eyebrow and said in a commanding tone, "Then take my hand, and let's walk this last stretch of the road together!"

Wei Ke instinctively grasped Yi Weina's hand.

In Wei Ke's eyes, Yi Weina's face and his own were intertwined, and they uttered the same words.

Let's go!

"Huff... huff..."

Fei Ge leaned against a large tree, panting heavily.

His body was riddled with holes, and blood and internal organs were spilled all over the ground.

How long has it been?

Fei Ge can't remember.

Was it twenty minutes? Probably not.

Less than twenty minutes had passed since the Devourer swallowed Visas's teeth, and his entire Knight Squad had been wiped out, and he couldn't defeat them no matter how hard he tried.

Right now, his life is as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.

The reason he didn't die immediately was because, in his critical condition, he desperately released another Devourer in an attempt to fight it off.

But the result was...

Fei Ge raised his head and looked at the huge, writhing mass of flesh not far away.

Countless mouths and limbs were intertwined, tearing at and devouring each other.

Often, before you can even chew a bite from one side, it's already being eaten from the other.

This is a battle between devourers, neither of them able to defeat the other, and their final fate is the same wreckage we saw earlier.

But this is under the condition that there are no external factors interfering.

But now that one of the Devourers has obtained the power of Visas, everything is different.

The other side, which was the last one he released, will definitely be completely devoured by Abeike's side, and then merge and ferment to create an even more powerful entity.

No one on this land can stop it now.

We could even remove the qualifier "on this land," because with the fusion of multiple Devourers and the power of Visas, no human in the world could stop it.

Moreover, it will continue to expand and devour, swallowing all life it sees. At that time, the entire Wildfire will become its food source and its breeding ground. Only a divine intervention will provide any chance at that point.

He created this monster himself.

Now he can only watch helplessly, unable even to leave and go back to report the news.

Because his life was already as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.

Thinking of this, Fei Ge couldn't help but let out two bitter laughs.

"Is he mocking himself?" A male voice suddenly rang out from behind him. "The dignified Bishop of the Rhine Northern Bishop has fallen to such a state?"

Fei Ge was slightly startled and struggled to raise his head, only to see the guy who had fought Abeike earlier standing to the side, smiling at him.

"It's you?! Cough cough cough."

Fei Ge's physical condition was no longer sufficient to support strong emotional changes, so he had to force himself to calm down in order to prolong his life.

"Who exactly are you?" He stared intently at Bai Wei, finally asking the question that had been troubling him. "If you're not Ulu, why do you have fingers?!"

What do you think?

"You killed Ulu?" Fei Ge whispered his suspicion. "You took his fingers and eyes... How many pieces of his body do you have now?"

"I didn't kill him." Bai Wei shook his head. "It was just a deal."

"A trade?" Fei Ge sneered. "Do you think I'm a fool? What could you possibly offer that would make him willing to use Visas' Corpse Pieces as a bargaining chip?"

"Well... strictly speaking, the transaction wasn't actually about body parts," Bai Wei said with a smile. "But you know what I gave in return."

Fei Ge asked instinctively, "What is it?"

Bai Wei squatted down, looked at Fei Ge level, and said with a smile, "Just like you."

... Someone like me?

After a moment of stunned silence, Fei Ge realized what was happening and his eyes widened in shock. "Ke Li?! You killed Ke Li?!"

His voice was trembling.

"Who are you?!"

Bai Wei didn't answer his question, just as he hadn't told him how many body parts he had. Instead, he turned his gaze to the Devourer not far away and said leisurely, "Having caused such a commotion, don't you have any solutions?"

What are the solutions?

Fei Ge, who was still angry, laughed after hearing this.

"You're scared, aren't you?" Fei Ge looked at Bai Wei. "It has grown up, and no one can stop it! Not even you. And once it finishes devouring, it will target you immediately. No matter how many pieces of your body you have, no matter where you run, it will find you... Hehehe, it will find you! It will find you! So, don't think you've won! We will meet in hell! Oh no, I won't go to hell, only you will! I will go to the Divine Kingdom, I will return to the Lord's side!"

Fei Ge spoke louder and louder, becoming more and more agitated, completely disregarding his body, which was on the verge of collapse.

Even as he was unleashing his furious attacks, his gaze never left Bai Wei, as if he wanted to see Bai Wei's fear and regret.

Unfortunately, Bai Wei just smiled.

"The Devourers are made up of the resentment of the Gods, aren't they?" Bai Wei asked leisurely.

"Heh, you want to learn about the Devourers' weaknesses through my words?" Fei Ge said coldly. "But it's useless, because the Devourers are indeed from the Gods, and they possess the characteristics of gods. You can't possibly contend with them!"

"Is that so?" Bai Wei said with a smile. "But they couldn't do anything to me when they were alive, so why can't they after they're dead?"

Fei Ge didn't react at first. What did he mean by "before death"? By the time he realized what Bai Wei meant, Bai Wei had already turned and left.

"Goodbye." Bai Wei waved without turning his head. "Don't worry, I promised Ulu that I would reunite you with your god, but... not in the Divine Kingdom."

"What nonsense are you spouting?! You want to say you're Visas? Don't be ridiculous!" Fei Ge roared at Bai Wei after realizing what was happening. "Visas's soul has been annihilated! He can't possibly come back!"

What an outrageous and despicable lie!

Normally, Fei Ge would just laugh.

And now he is also trying to laugh out loud, responding to this madman with the most mocking and sarcastic laughter.

But for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to smile as he looked at that figure from behind.

Rhine, Lyra, Holy Sound, and now Wildfire.

Everything—their bewilderment, their confusion, their shock—all came together and pointed to that one name.

Who else but Him could do these things?

"No, impossible?!" he roared wildly, despair and fear surging into his heart again in his final moments. "You can't be Visas! Tell me you're lying to me! You're lying to me!!"

Bai Wei never looked back until his figure completely disappeared from Fei Ge's sight.

"No... don't tell the Lord, tell the Lord!"

Fei Ge realized that although his body could no longer communicate with the Lord, even if he risked everything, the probability of success was no more than one percent.

The responsibility of the Rhine Bishop compelled him to make a final stand.

Because Visas is back.

Even if he is talking nonsense and deceiving himself, he still wants to bring this possibility to the Lord!

Fei Ge gritted his teeth and began to gather his strength.

But as soon as he turned around, he found the surroundings unusually quiet, and the restless chewing sounds had disappeared.

So he raised his head and met the gaze of thousands of eyes.

A few seconds later, he lost even that last sliver of possibility.