Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses v3c59

Witch’s Night: Chapter 59 Night Descends

The Church of the End Gods had made many efforts to awaken this “God” who was defeated and fell into slumber during the War of the Witch of Absolute Death.

Whether it was using large-scale demonic power to form a resonating barrier, or performing large-scale blood sacrifices using the divine power of another God of the Life system corresponding to the “God of Life,” all of these attempts ended in failure.

Project “Requiem” originated from the melody softly hummed by the “God of Life” during the War of the Witch of Absolute Death. No one knew what “Requiem” meant to It, but it was certain that the ten guards within corresponded to the Gods.

According to years of research by the Church of the End Gods, the “one guard… two guards…” and so on within the song didn’t mean that the events described in the melody would happen when that number of guards appeared, but rather that these events were what the ten guards, that is, the Gods, had experienced.

“One guard went mad, two guards were biting, three guards were all alone, four guards held hands and went to heaven.”

“Five guards all died, six guards were laughing, seven guards were crying, eight guards worked together, nine guards all came out.”

“Ten guards lived happily ever after, everyone created the most beautiful world together.”

What was described in the original lyrics of this deciphered melody was the shared experience of the Gods, but the order was chaotic, its meaning unknown.

But since this melody was continuously hummed by the “God of Life,” there was a possibility that it might be effective in awakening It.

However, this was the song of the Gods, how could mortals sing it?

Even searching the entire world, they couldn’t find a single human who could completely sing the entire melody, not even a God’s Chosen.

Just as Project “Requiem” was about to be abandoned, someone appeared and restarted the project.

— “Sister” Marytis.

She could use the demonic power of the “Witch of Sorrow” to peer into all past events and recreate these ephemeral pasts according to her will.

Marytis also brought the complete melody, a past she captured using her power. Only then did Project “Requiem” truly have the possibility of being implemented.

And during the project’s implementation, the Church of the End Gods also discovered that “Requiem” had a special effect on God’s Chosen.

Not only could God’s Chosen clearly hear the meaning of “Requiem,” but “Requiem” also had a significant amplifying effect on their demonic power.

However, this amplification would also accelerate the erosion of the God’s Chosen by the demonic power, so it was hard to say whether it was good or bad.

Therefore, the “Requiem” experiment Hamid placed in the old Lannister residential building was actually for Cecilia to decipher and use, and part of it was also a ritual to prolong her life.

Of course, the “Requiem” they were preparing to activate now wasn’t a small-scale experiment like the one in the old Lannister residential building; it was a full-scale simulation of the “God of Life’s” singing at that time.

But there was still a problem, also the biggest concern of the researchers of Project “Requiem.”

How… could “Requiem” be sent into the Sanctuary?

After all, the Sanctuary had been sealed off since the War of the Witch of Absolute Death.

It wasn’t just as simple as forbidding others from entering; a barrier formed by the Twelve Saints together enveloped the entire Sanctuary. Anyone who approached would be attacked by the Twelve Saints’ powers.

Forget about entering, even suspiciously loitering nearby could trigger an attack from the barrier.

To avoid alerting the enemy, and to make the Twelve Saints ignore their existence, the Church of the End Gods had never attempted to breach the Sanctuary’s barrier.

All attempts to awaken the “God of Life” were carried out without alerting the human higher-ups, even the blood sacrifice ritual was no exception. They chose an inconspicuous settlement and even faked the traces of a Calamity afterwards.

After all, this kind of settlement was very common in the Endless Wasteland. A Calamity destroying one or two settlements wasn’t even news; at most, it would appear as a brief report at the bottom of the second page of Noah’s newspapers, just two or three sentences.

As for suspecting that it was the Church of the End Gods’ doing…

Before the Lannister incident, humanity had basically ignored the Church of the End Gods. Who would suspect a non-existent organization?

In short, after the Lannister incident, the Church of the End Gods had been exposed, and they couldn’t act as recklessly in the Endless Wasteland as before.

And with the convening of the Ten Cities Council, the previously scattered mega-cities, whether they were willing or not, would now be united, working together to deal with the disaster of the Gods.

In other words, the Church of the End Gods was running out of time.

The Ten Cities Council was the best opportunity, especially now, just as it was about to convene, it was a perfect opportunity, but… also the last opportunity.

“All ‘Artificial God’s Chosen’ are ready.”

“The spiritual energy network here is also fine.”

“What about the nodes? Have they been tested?”

Before the launch of Project “Requiem,” the followers of the Church of the End Gods didn’t dare to stop working for a moment, checking everything over and over again.

Although this scene sounded no different from any other ordinary research project about to launch, but…

“Artificial God’s Chosen” were created using a special secret method, directly infusing demonic power into ordinary ability users of the corresponding system, allowing them to briefly control this purified demonic power.

But this wasn’t a good thing. Even naturally born God’s Chosen had difficulty surviving, let alone these artificially created ones.

These “Artificial God’s Chosen” were stored in special containers, connected to various instruments, while their neural activity was suppressed, keeping them in a coma.

Only at the time of activation would the instruments infuse the prepared demonic power, making this poor ability user a “God’s Chosen” for three minutes.

After three minutes, they would completely turn into pus and blood. Forget about a corpse, they would directly turn into liquid or even gas, with barely any residue left.

The ability users used as “Artificial God’s Chosen” were naturally not followers of the Church of the End Gods. As for who they were… there were so many missing ability users in the world, who would notice a few less?

As for the spiritual energy network and nodes, they were all connected to these “Artificial God’s Chosen.” The “Requiem” that Marytis “fished” out from the past using her ability couldn’t be transmitted too far, at most one or two hundred meters, before losing its effect.

To cover the entire Noah, even the Sanctuary, they had to equip “Requiem” with an amplifier.

This spiritual energy network, with “Artificial God’s Chosen” as nodes, was one of the most crucial parts of Project “Requiem,” the so-called “amplifier.”

However, just before the launch, the person in charge of Project “Requiem” still anxiously informed Hamid that the probability of successfully awakening the “God of Life” by activating “Requiem” at this time was extremely low.

Because they couldn’t send the nodes and the spiritual energy network into the Sanctuary, covering Noah had no effect other than alerting the enemy.

Although “Requiem” was personally sung by the “God of Life,” it actually had no effect on ordinary humans. At most, listening to it for too long would cause dizziness, but only because they received too much incomprehensible, fragmented information.

Marytis quietly looked at the Noah Church Cathedral in the distance. The setting sun shone through the transparent glass windows, casting a faint crimson light on her black nun’s habit, as if stained with blood.

“‘Sister,’ I apologize, I still think this is inappropriate…”

After arguing with Hamid to no avail, the person in charge of “Requiem” still mustered the courage to speak to Marytis.

“Requiem” was his life’s work, and it could only be activated once. Not only were “Artificial God’s Chosen” difficult to create, but once discovered by Noah, “Requiem” would never have the chance to be activated again.

Hamid only told him to proceed with the activation, not to worry about the consequences. The person in charge of “Requiem” was unwilling to give up, so he questioned Marytis, a Bishop of the same rank as Hamid.

And compared to Hamid, Marytis was much more approachable.

She often stayed in an inconspicuous little church on the outskirts of Noah, listening to the doubts and anxieties of the followers, often counseling them, strengthening their belief in destroying human civilization.

“Just listen to him.”

Marytis interrupted the person in charge of “Requiem,” but she still looked towards the Noah Church Cathedral, as if watching something.

“But, but…”

“Are you worried about not being able to affect the Sanctuary?” Marytis asked softly.

“Yes… the ‘amplifier’ network can’t penetrate the Sanctuary at all. The closest we can place the nodes is still five kilometers away, far from being able to break through the barrier.”

“What do you think Project ‘Requiem’ is for?”

Marytis suddenly asked back.

“Of course, it’s to awaken the ‘God of Life’!”

The person in charge of “Requiem” clenched his fists. Such a historic moment, initiated by him, he couldn’t help but feel nervous and excited. “In Her song, eternal silence slowly awakens…”

Marytis shook her head and said,

“That was just the initial idea, it’s different now.”

“Ah?”

The person in charge of “Requiem” was stunned, not understanding.

“We can’t use Requiem to awaken the ‘Witch of Absolute Death’.”

Marytis, as usual, used the blasphemous title for the God. “Even if we send the ‘amplifier’ to the Sanctuary… no, even into the white temple, it won’t work.”

“What… white temple?”

The person in charge of “Requiem” was completely puzzled. The Church of the End Gods knew almost nothing about the interior of the Sanctuary. The only one who had entered the Sanctuary was Marytis, but she had never mentioned the situation inside.

The person in charge of “Requiem” composed himself and continued to ask, “But if that’s the case, why activate ‘Requiem’? The cost of a single activation… is quite heavy.”

“Not being able to awaken the Witch of Absolute Death doesn’t mean we can’t awaken another existence.”

Marytis finally looked away, but not at the person in charge of “Requiem,” but at Hamid not far away, who was silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Hamid wasn’t completely unaware of what happened in the old residential building. He had already seen it. Recording technology wasn’t backward in the New Era, let alone in the most important base of the Church of the End Gods.

The barrier there wasn’t just for prolonging Cecilia’s life and defending against enemies; it also had monitoring and recording functions.

And in the meticulously recorded footage, Hamid saw some images that shouldn’t exist in this world.

He immediately deleted this recording and buried the memory deep in his mind, leaving only the impression of using “Requiem” to awaken her.

Although Marytis didn’t know what Hamid was thinking, having learned more of the truth through the “Witch of Sorrow,” she could vaguely guess something.

However, Marytis herself didn’t hold much hope for this.

Even the “Witch of Envy” herself couldn’t completely awaken her, just relying on “Requiem”… could it really be done?

Of course, even if Marytis didn’t think it would work, she still chose to trust Hamid, the Bishop who was the most dedicated to the cause of the Church of the End Gods.

Hamid gazed into the distance. He hadn’t told anyone about the images he saw, including Marytis, let alone Wen Hua.

However, it wasn’t because of a lack of trust, but because the information contained within these images, for those who knew the truth… could be dangerous.

Hamid slowly closed his eyes, and the images buried deep within his consciousness began to resurface.

“Hurry up and think of something with your demonic power!”

“I… I can’t think of anything either!”

“……”

“How about I sing a song?”

“……”

The silver-haired girl sang softly, and the image began to blur, but in the last frame before the monitoring completely failed, the silver-haired girl changed.

A gorgeous crimson dress appeared on her, and a few strands of crimson were mixed in with her silver-white hair.

The girl raised her head, seemingly glancing at the monitor, terrifying scarlet pupils appearing in her dark eyes, instantly shattering the image.

“The Eyes of Fear and Envy.”

…The real ones.

Hamid recognized them. These were the true offerings of the Gods.

Because he was the only human besides Luo Yan who had seen the slumbering Gods with his own eyes. Even Marytis had only heard Their voices.

The God of Hope… wasn’t dead!

She lived within the silver-haired girl!

The image dissipated, and when Hamid opened his eyes again, he saw several officials looking at him nervously, and at this moment, a few warm drops slid down his wrinkled cheeks.

Just recalling the image had caused Hamid to bleed from his seven orifices, because he had learned the truth, and those images were a potent poison to him.

“Bishop, are you…”

One of the officials asked with concern.

“It’s nothing.”

Hamid waved his hand, casually wiped away the blood, stood by the window with his hands behind his back, and said,

“Proceed according to the original plan. Night… is about to descend.”