Who hid My Corpse!

Chapter 73: Sixty-one, Only two people will die tonight

Rhein West Cathedral, main sanctuary.

Bishop Corey was seated beneath the huge statue of the Rhein God, gently flipping through the “Taboo Book” in his hands.

The Great Cathedral was empty except for him; half an hour ago, the Rhein Knights stationed at the West Cathedral had all been summoned away by Great Priest Herry.

This made the Great Cathedral seem very empty, but Corey didn’t mind at all; on the contrary, he quite enjoyed this solitude. Most of the time, Corey found dealing with those foolish mortals utterly exhausting—they were too shortsighted, their vision limited to the few meters in front of them.

But he was different,

His eyes had already seen far into the distance, transcending time and space, reaching the distant future.

But those mortals couldn’t see it, nor could they comprehend it. So, being with them was indeed a torment. Given a choice, Corey would rather stay alone for a whole day than endure ten minutes surrounded by those mortals.

In the end, they were no longer the same kind of people.

In this world, there were only two entities that could pique Corey’s interest… Oh, not people, rather two existences.

The first, needless to say, was the Rhein God.

And the second,

Corey’s fingers gently brushed over the “Taboo Book.”

Of course, it was that fellow whose soul had long since perished—Visas.

This individual, executed by the All Gods countless years ago, whose body was segmented into numerous parts, still left one indelible fragment after another in this world. One such fragment resided within Corey’s body. While using this eye to gaze into the far future, Corey couldn’t help but wonder, what kind of vistas the true owner of these eyes had witnessed during the era of the gods.

It truly was… enviable.

Corey let out a soft sigh.

Regrettably, such views would ultimately never be seen again, for Visas no longer existed, and this “Taboo Book” contained merely the tip of the iceberg of his existence.

Like this eye, the most powerful and beautiful eye Corey had ever seen, housing the rule “Gaze” that he simply couldn’t get enough of.

But even so, he felt as though something was missing.

It was as if, powerful though the eye was, it should be even more so.

It seemed that in Corey’s possession, the eye was incomplete.

But what the missing part was, nobody knew, not even the “Taboo Book” had a precise record of it.

With these thoughts, Corey felt somewhat lonely.

He really wanted to know if other Corpse Fragment Holders felt the same way if they also saw farther into the future with this tremendous power, like he did.

Regrettably, he couldn’t find such a person.

Corey slowly closed his eyes, and at the same time, closed the “Taboo Book” in his hands, its built-in chains rapidly tightening with the closing of the book to prevent the leakage of any forbidden knowledge.

Then, Corey placed the “Taboo Book” beside him and slowly opened his eyes again, looking toward the person who had unexpectedly appeared in the center of the cathedral.

“I’m quite surprised that you really would be the first to come to find me,” Corey said with a light chuckle, “I thought you’d wait until I had seen another visitor before showing up, Priest Ulu.”

A streak of lightning flashed by, momentarily turning the dimly lit Great Cathedral into broad daylight.

Mud and rain-soaked footsteps advanced slowly, staining the sacred carpet of the Great Cathedral with a defiling smear.

Ulu stopped in his tracks and looked up at Bishop Corey beneath the statue of the deity, just as the thunderous noise began to slowly roll in.

“It’s been a long time, Bishop Corey.”

“Hmm… Yes, we’ve met before, mostly in correspondence though, but it seems we indeed met once or twice.”

“Once,” Ulu corrected softly, “Only once, ten years ago.”

“Ah, that’s right.” Corey looked down at Ulu below and smiled, “You were just a child back then, weren’t you? A boring child. There were too many boring children then to remember anything special. But now things are different, Ulu, you are different. After receiving the message from Kelsay, I’ve been very eager to see you.”

“I killed Kelsay,” said Ulu, “and I killed Lu Ji too.”

“I know.” Corey nodded nonchalantly, “Well, they’re dead, so be it. It would have been quite uninteresting if you had actually died at their hands, wouldn’t it?”

Corey’s gaze gradually shifted down to Ulu’s left hand, and then fixated tightly on his middle finger, his eyes full of admiration.

“Because you possess it, that finger, it’s not strange that you can do anything, right? I used to think that finger only had one rule—’Termination.’ But you managed to use it to kill Kelsay, which means… it has some unknown power, power even the ‘Taboo Book’ isn’t aware of, doesn’t it?” Corey’s excitement surged, “I’ve actually considered this before, but was never able to prove it. Luckily, we have you, truly, luckily. You can help me unlock this secret, can’t you?”

Seeing Corey smile at him, Ulu fell silent for a moment and then asked, “Did you know I would come to you?”

“Of course.” Corey’s hands were crossed as he gazed at Ulu, his face wearing a confident smile, “In this world, nobody understands you better than I do at this moment.”

“Then, could you please banish those insects?”

The smile on Corey’s face gradually faded, “What did you say?”

“I said, could you please banish those insects?” Ulu repeated, “Those that hover around this city, those that leap in the fields, those that… take people’s lives.”

As Ulu finished speaking, the smile had completely disappeared from Corey’s face.

“You’re saying, you came for those insects… you’re talking about the ‘Holy Worms’ from the divine selection project, correct?”

Ulu nodded, “Yes.”

Corey let out a light sigh, a mix of helplessness and disappointment in his eyes, “Look at that finger, Ulu, look at that finger. You’ve felt its power, haven’t you? The rule it seals, how strong, how beautiful, how… undying it is.”

His eyes gradually lowered to fix his gaze on Ulu’s mud-streaked face.

“With such power, shouldn’t you be looking further ahead like me? How can you be so… shortsighted? You and I, we are meant to be the same sort for having witnessed such a view, never thinking of stopping. You, like me, should be pursuing more, much more. Not like you are now.” He paused and added, “You’ve disappointed me, Ulu. I’m truly disappointed in you. I thought we’d have much more to talk about, that I wouldn’t feel so lonely with you here.”

After a moment of silence, Ulu spoke again, “So can you banish those insects?”

Corey’s expression turned icy in an instant.

“It seems we have nothing to talk about,” Corey said calmly, “My expectations for you were perhaps too high, Ulu. You’re merely a fool who luckily obtained that finger, and it can’t bring you any more than it already has; your fate is sealed. It’s like I want to talk to you about the scenery beyond the white clouds in the sky, but all you can see is the ground beneath your feet, or even the dirtiest insects beneath them… Well then, insects it is. You want to discuss them, so I’m not opposed to having this conversation.”

Corey paused, then his gaze shifted back to Ulu, now tinged with mockery and scorn.

“It seems you’ve completely grasped the divine selection plan. Since you wish for it to stop, I can tell you plainly, indeed, I can make them stop.” Corey raised his hand, and a black insect emerged from his palm. With a slight effort, he crushed the insect into dust, “Just like this. But how do you propose to convince me?”

Corey looked down at Ulu.

“Do you kneel now and beg me, offering that finger as a gift to me, or do you plan to defeat me, forcing me to obey your orders?” A mocking smile curled Corey’s lips, “You’d better be quick. Tonight is critical. After tonight, many will die.”

“No, Lord Bishop,” Ulu responded calmly, “Not so many people will die. Tonight, only two need to die.”

“That will be you and me.”