"Don't save me... don't save me..."
Hearing the same repeated cries as in the original work, Abner fell silent for a second. Though he deeply regretted Mr. Door's act of "wiping out his own family," he did not waste any more time and asked directly, "Why did your other self tell Roselle about that ritual?"
The somewhat crazed voice paused before replying, "To locate the 'special souls' within God's Casket that are connected to the Mother Nest, the Shadow World, and the like."
So it really was for this... And it seemed the entities that had corrupted Mr. Door were indeed not limited to Mother Goddess of Depravity...
In the ritual eleven years ago, only the River of Eternal Darkness and the Mother Nest had failed to respond, resulting in the five survivors.
Therefore, Mother Goddess of Depravity would most likely be keeping a certain degree of attention on this ritual as well!
This was probably the true purpose behind the long-term mission Lilith had given me... On the surface, she wanted to determine the location of the special souls related to the Mother Nest... But in reality, it might be a trap aimed at Mother Goddess of Depravity!
But last time in the Dream Labyrinth Tower, it could be said that I caught her off guard by making use of Unknown's corruption... Would Mother Goddess of Depravity really fall for it again now?
Or perhaps this mission itself contained other arrangements?
As his thoughts raced, Abner asked again, "What is the Calamity Seal plotting here?"
He remembered clearly that Little Snake Will had once said that the greatest mastermind behind the ritual eleven years ago had been himself.
And the one most likely to have made these arrangements through Roselle was the Calamity Seal. It could not possibly have