"Yes... the Klaf City was shrouded in smoke and dust at the time, and I had no idea what was happening inside."
"But after I discovered that the connection between the Grand Duke and me had weakened, I glimpsed a marquis who hadn't entered the city beginning to flee, so I also started fleeing with my Blood Corpse, and then all the earls and marquises outside the city began to flee..."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] listened intently, then suddenly patted [ Soaring Clouds ] on the shoulder:
"Brother, you keep listening. I'll go ask Bennett about something."
The count in his wheelchair, not far away, suddenly felt a chill. He looked up and saw [ Do Some Farm Work ] walking towards him.
He took Bennett's wheelchair quite naturally, led him to a corner of the room, and said in a low voice with his head down:
"I've read your interrogation report. Why didn't you mention this part of Luoli's story?"
Bennett was now somewhat amused and exasperated. Wasn't it normal that Luoli knew things he himself might not?
He desperately wanted to refute the Soul Returner with sharp words, but with his life at stake and the lever still in the other man's hand, he could only calm down and explain earnestly:
"Every nobleman has his own tasks. I wasn't even near Klaf City at the time, and I didn't even know where Klaf City was—it was a city conquered by the Grand Duke of Adelaide, and I was an earl of the Antos Lineage, so I really knew nothing about it."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] pressed further, asking:
"Then tell me again, how exactly were you sealed away?"
A look of helplessness appeared on Bennett's face:
"Sir, I've said it so many times, those two..."
Short-Eared Elf!
"They suddenly appeared nearby. They were incredibly fast. One of them chanted an incantation while the other split the mountain. By the time I realized it, I was already sealed away."
"Wrong."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] thought for a moment and then asked seriously:
"Then why were you locked in the stone coffin? And why is there a fairly large cave next to you?"
How would I know that?
Bennett was almost in tears:
"Isn't Luoli's sealed land like this too? Maybe all the earls' seals look like this. If you really don't believe me... give me some time, I'll take you to find other earls. I'm really not lying, please don't shock me."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] After pondering Bennett's instructions for a while, he couldn't find any mistakes or omissions, so he slowly pushed the wheelchair back.
Meanwhile, Luoli's story continued:
"... While the dukes were locked in combat with those two, we lackeys escaped for dozens of miles."
Just when I thought I was safe, two shooting stars suddenly streaked across the sky. Upon closer inspection, I realized they were Grand Duke Hall and one of the ' Short-Eared Elf '.
"As for the other ' Short-Eared Elf,' he kept appearing and disappearing across the wilderness. Each time, he would appear behind a count or marquis, and with a casual pat, those nobles would vanish on the spot..."
"I was terrified and immediately tried to run in another direction, but suddenly the nearby Blood Corpse started dying in droves, like wheat being blown down by the wind..."
"In the blink of an eye, all the Blood Corpse were dead, leaving only me and my Blood Corpse fleeing across the entire wasteland. So, the next moment, the Short-Eared Elf appeared behind me and slapped me hard..."
"I thought I was going to die, but I just entered a very strange state. He hit me with a lot of force, but I just flew up and was not hurt at all."
"I was launched into the air, and the Short-Eared Elf flew past me to join the battle with Grand Duke Hall. During the flight, I saw the view of the wilderness below..."
At this point, Luoli's voice suddenly trembled slightly...
"They're all dead. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of Blood Corpse have perished in that wasteland! Even the Grand Duke might not have been able to do such a thing, yet they were. Their strength might even surpass that of the Grand Duke..."
"But the Grand Dukes are already High Tier, at the pinnacle of the world, which I simply cannot comprehend... Then I crashed into a mountain and was sealed away, and what happened after that... you know."
After Luoli finished recounting his scheming, despicable, and sordid life, a hush fell over the hut of [ Do Some Farm Work ].
The amount of information he provided was so vast that even a semi-research enthusiast like [ Do Some Farm Work ] would need a considerable amount of time to digest it.
Putting aside the addictive aspects, the fragmented narrative itself is enough to tire collectors out.
Moreover, World of Disorder differs from other games in that it completely lacks objective narrative.
In this game, there is absolutely no one who can guarantee that what he says is absolutely correct.
Everyone is just saying what they saw and heard; whether they were actually disturbed or not is completely uncertain.
Just like...
[ Do Some Farm Work ] looked down at Bennett:
"Beckham, I think there's something wrong with your statement."
Bennett was terrified, but the expected electric shock did not come. It seemed that the Soul Returner simply wanted to find someone to confide in about its discovery.
He then analyzed earnestly:
"I've been wondering about the fighting style of elves before. You said that a Short-Eared Elf used a mountain to pin you down. [ Clear Soup Master ] also seems to have asked Oliver, and his answer was similar to yours."
"So I've always been puzzled as to why, when you Blood Corpse were buried under the mountain, not only did not a single head emerge, but you even had coffins attached."
"However, judging from Luoli's account, I think there's another possibility..."
"Could it be that the two elves had already prepared the sealing ground, and the so-called battle was just a means to send you into the seal? After all, people like you aren't worth their full effort."
Bennett remained silent, but a storm raged within him.
During the decades he was sealed away, he recalled countless times that battle that lasted only a breath.
The image in his mind was deepened again and again, and that scene was already etched into his very bones.
But was that really real? Was what I saw real? With such a huge difference in strength, could I really see the speed of my opponent's attack?
The Soul Returner is right. Perhaps he was sealed away in an instant, and with the few remaining impressions, he fabricated memories that he could accept over the long years.
Bennett lowered his head, feeling a throbbing pain in both temples.
On the other side of the cabin, [ Soaring Clouds ] keenly grasped the key point in Luoli's words.
He pulled a map from the bookshelf and spread it out in front of Luoli:
"Tell me, where exactly is this damn ' Klaf City '?"