Theresa was taken away by the girl formed from resentment, and as they left, Theresa felt somewhat uneasy.
The moment Xu Yanwu vanished behind them, the Vengeful Maiden suddenly spoke first.
"Now that he is gone, it is time for you to do what you need to do."
As she spoke to Theresa, the Vengeful Maiden let go of her hand.
But Theresa still asked, "What do you want me to do?"
"The same thing I told him just now."
The Vengeful Maiden said to Theresa, "I want to see exactly what you will do."
"What... I will do? Where are you taking me?"
"Didn't you come here for the two girls he cared about? Since that is the case, let me see what you will do about what he failed to do back then."
As she said this, the Vengeful Maiden suddenly shoved Theresa in the shoulder, sending her stumbling backward.
Theresa had wanted to steady herself, but when she took a step back, all she felt behind her was something like a cliff.
With nowhere to brace herself, Theresa could only fall into the unseen depths behind her.
By Theresa's ear, the Vengeful Maiden's voice still lingered, as though countless girls' voices were layered together. "Can your arrival truly bring salvation to this village?"
"For this village, will you truly bring salvation... or can it only be saved if the god from back then makes a different choice?"
From that point on, the Vengeful Maiden's voice slowly faded away.
Then Theresa suddenly felt an overwhelming drowsiness.
Little by little, Theresa slipped into unconsciousness.
When Theresa slowly woke from her drowsiness, she opened her eyes to see the ceiling she had been seeing these past few days.
She was no longer in that space filled with darkness.
"This is..."