Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2514: Chapter 2509: 22 Segmented Worm

The Greedy Worms are tools of the Death Overlord’s struggle to survive.

No matter how the situation changes, no matter what they themselves think, this point is beyond doubt.

But how exactly does this tool work?

This question, which has existed from the beginning, seems possible to explore at this special place.

Compared to others, Laurie and the group undoubtedly stand out in this Realm of the Dead.

And the sole purpose of the Gospel Blast is to further amplify this uniqueness.

Three bird silhouettes, almost identical, yet so gloomy and fierce, combined with the feeling akin to that of the Bone Spirit Realm, the design undeniably holds a certain symbolism.

The illusion of the Death Overlord? Or the standard uniform of its tools?

Looking up, you can see the actions of the three birds are rapidly coordinated, following a peculiar rhythm in mutual pursuit.

Could it be a transformation and fusion of sorts?

The sense of déjà vu is so strong that Fu Qian can’t help but want to roll his eyes for a moment.

In any case, from this point, it can be seen that Laurie and the others should not be ”awakened” to embrace death like the elderly.

On the contrary, their individual wills have been completely removed from here, leaving only pure imprints of power.

”Is this... a ritual to summon the Death Overlord?”

Selana, who didn’t have an answer, was undoubtedly shocked by this scene and timely voiced a guess.

”I hope so.”

This time Fu Qian finally responded, staring unblinkingly, expressing a beautiful expectation.

...

”You don’t seem worried about your situation at all? You look like you’re really not favored.”

The situation developed excessively bold, and Selana was somewhat unable to comprehend.

Continuously executing shocks to send three people flying, could it really be for summoning the Death Overlord?

If that truly is the purpose, how bold you must be, regardless of whether the person beside is truly an affiliate of the Death Overlord.

Though come to think of it, in such a place and scene, such a result is somewhat reasonable.

”Not worried.”

Fu Qian’s response remained brief, so much so that the firmness almost materialized.

”Understandable, but your ritual seems to be lacking in some conditions, their number is obviously insufficient.”

Somewhat cold, but Lady Selana was not so easily scared away by this.

As she continued to observe, she even pointed out the significant inadequacy of the ritual.

”Indeed insufficient.”

A third consecutive cold acknowledgment, Fu Qian continued briefly to affirm this view.

Not speaking nonsense, there was some insight in this one.

Indeed, although the movements of the three birds respond to each other, a closer look reveals that this response is evidently part of a larger system.

To complete it, a substantial number is required.

No wonder, the Greedy Worms’ team numbered more than a dozen people, only three are present now.

”It seems you’ve made some miscalculations as well, not expecting them to be so cautious? Even among the four who came, one is missing.”

Selana’s tone was somewhat gloating.

”So, did you ask them about Ji Yin’s whereabouts?”

The Half-god of the Blood Clan finally showed a moment of triumph, Fu Qian graciously accepted the taunt, not only not avoiding the topic but even confirming it.

”It’s a pity, it seems no one knows... Laurie did not even respond.”

Selana was momentarily at a loss to pursue further, admitting that she had indeed asked such a question before, but unfortunately, it had little effect.

”That is rather disappointing.”

Expressing a sentiment, Fu Qian’s voice, however, held no discernible emotion, still staring intently at the three birds.

...

”Sorondir may be arriving soon.”

Fu Qian’s reaction was so calm, but Selana was momentarily at a loss, not knowing what to do.

If this truly were a ritual to awaken the Death Overlord, then in an unsuccessful situation, the person beside ought to take more action, and she could just observe as a spectator, yet things seemed displeased.

However, if it is not a ritual... it really leads to no conclusion.

The same green glow, the same silhouette of a single-wing human-faced bird, though the white bones adorned it differently, no clear pattern emerged.

It would never combine into a complete skeleton since there was obvious duplication among the claws.

...

So it was like this... Section 22.

Putting herself in Selana’s perspective, Fu Qian also reached the true conclusion, sighing long in his heart at that moment.

No wonder in Shangjing, the warehouse gave a mission to cut off Jiang En’s destiny.

When counting the number of Greedy Worms seen, and adding Jiang En, it was about to be complete.

Indeed, the white bones on the bird could be combined into a complete skeleton, leading to the imagination of a true Death God.

However, it was undeniable that there was duplication between the bones, making one dispel this speculation after a few more glances.

The mysteries of Divine Beings would not be so superficial, of course.

Seeing the same things, yet Lady Selana could not grasp the wisdom due to this inertial thinking.

Actually, it wasn’t just a bird.

With careful observation and a touch of imagination, it can be very easy to see the structure split into two parts.

While the bird silhouette is prominent, that human-like head, even the long neck, could be dissected from the outline.

Winter worm, summer herb... this is the easiest metaphor to come up with.

Simply put, a Human-faced Worm hollowed out the bird and transformed it into its own tool for soaring the skies.

Once you see this point, the rest is very simple.

If the bird part is irrelevant, whether the Death God returns is only related to the worm as the main body?

On the three birds, the worm parts each only had a segment of circular white bone, and their positions varied.

What Fu Qian had done was simply to count from the length and arrangement how many segments might exist in total.

The resultant number was somewhat startling.

If recalled correctly, the size of the Greedy Worms in Shangjing was close to twenty people, plus an extra one like Wei...

It’s no wonder the warehouse wanted to ruin Jiang En’s prospects.

If it’s only linked to the number of segments in this chain, then the Death God’s tools might soon take effect.

Even if the Death Overlord doesn’t return, something significant might occur.

It’s indeed a clever strategy, no requirement for Ranking, no need to search for resources to offer to the Death God.

Just needing a bit of patience, one segment grows per year, taking 22 years in all fair conditions.

Finally explaining why the mission inclined toward destroying Jiang En’s prospects rather than killing, everything made sense.

Simply killing would leave the possibility of cutting losses, but adding a dead segment reduces the chances of growing anew.

Looking at it this way, Jiang En held a value akin to Sunny for the warehouse.