Where was Ligota's corpse?
This question had not been explained in Shi En's memories.
But the answer was not hard to guess. There were only two possibilities: either Shi En had dealt with it, or the Forty Thieves who later occupied the tree hollow had.
After Shi En sacrificed his own soul and allowed Ligota's living soul to reside within him, his physical body entered an unconscious state.
In that state, it was almost impossible for Shi En to consciously accomplish anything.
Therefore, in Angel's view, it was most likely the Forty Thieves who had later occupied the tree hollow that dealt with Ligota's remains inside it.
Angel voiced his guess.
Sorrow flashed through Uriel's eyes. "If the Forty Thieves did it, where would they have put Ligota's remains?"
Angel shook his head. "I don't know. Perhaps they buried them underground, or perhaps they threw them into the swamp forest."
Many skeletons lay hidden in this swamp forest, but Angel had no way of determining which one belonged to Ligota based on bones alone.
Uriel fell silent for a moment, then said softly, "Had I known, I should have spared one of them earlier."
"Don't dwell on it." Blanche comforted him. "You only killed the Forty Thieves here. In reality, they should all still be alive."
"When the time comes, it won't be too late to capture the Forty Thieves in reality and interrogate them."
"Besides, even if we found Ligota's remains in the instance, they would only be false. Only in reality is everything real."
Uriel thought about it, and it did seem to make sense. He nodded. "I understand. So should we settle now? I want to log off..."
Uriel wanted to settle and log off, while Blanche also wanted to settle so she could discuss the Method