While Sifa was entangled with the Zombie and rescuing Chik, Liana had already set up an altar. She lit candles, burned powder, and dripped corpse oil onto the altar, filling it with the stench of death and evil.
After receiving Mrs. Hilda, Liana rose to her feet, faced Sifa, and said with a smile, "You're unfamiliar. I've never seen you before, yet you seem to know the customs of our island very well. Have you been here before, stranger?"
"But whatever your answer is, it no longer matters, because you and your companion will both become Astuka's sacrifices."
She looked at Chik. "It wasn't in vain that I spared his life. Otherwise, how could I have lured you here? Great Astuka will surely like a sacrifice like you."
"What's the deal with Astuka? As far as I know, she was supposed to be an adventurer's wife. How did she become your god?" Sifa said with a smile. "Since I'm going to become a sacrifice anyway, at least let me die knowing why."
"I know what you're thinking. You believe you still have a chance to escape, or perhaps you're stalling for time?"
Liana smiled. "It doesn't matter. No matter how you struggle, you cannot change your fate of becoming sacrifices."
"Not only you, but this entire island. Every living thing on the island will become a sacrifice, nourishment for Astuka's birth."
"Yes, you are correct. Long ago, great Astuka was merely a lowly mortal. But she obtained the power of death. She became the god who protects us, an existence beyond your understanding."
"After all these years, she will descend in another form. She will change this world. Unfortunately, you will not live to see it."
Liana suddenly raised her hand, her palm aimed at Sifa. Illusory light burst forth