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Chapter 975. The Story of the Saints (Part 970)
Marx and Engels asked in confusion:
"In other words, once they are targeted by the Goddess of Darkness, they can do nothing. No matter what, the Goddess of Darkness will torture them and gradually make them change in the direction she likes."

"And that must be the form the chosen one doesn't want to become, right?"

The man replied:
"Moreover, this kind of change is essentially devastation. The goddess of darkness is like a gloomy girl who likes to collect deformed dolls. The kind of dolls she likes is definitely a nightmare for everyone."

"You should have heard that we fairies sometimes bewitch humans into killing all the people they love, and in the process, those who are cruelly killed by him are unable to stop him because of their love for him."

"Ultimately, if such mortals do not take their own lives, they will all become somewhat tainted with madness and paranoia, but even humans of this caliber..."

"Even the Goddess of Darkness looks down on her."

The fairy girl then added:

"I actually think this kind of gameplay is a bit old-fashioned, but to be honest, if you really watch it, the different reactions that different people show are still very interesting, especially when they completely surprise you in the end."

"But Karina might think that this level of play is quite boring, like the cheapest and most common street toys."

The tall man corrected him:

"This might be misunderstood. Although I don't know much about Karina, having fun is just a fairy's nature, and this kind of dark and cruel behavior is probably not for her pleasure."

"After all, this is also the source of her power."

The fairy girl shrugged noncommittally:

"Who knows? But if she really is some kind of human collector, then she is definitely the most bizarre and strange collector you can find, and you can tell just by looking at her collection."

"The creations that truly satisfy her are practically monsters to us fairies."

"For example, her most loyal henchman now, 'Dog Demon,' was once a great man who was almost like a saint."

"Moreover, this saint is not the kind of person who is all show and no substance, nor is he the kind of person with a weak will. In fact, the moment he learned that he had been targeted by the Goddess of Darkness, he had already made up his mind to commit suicide."

"But the goddess of darkness took advantage of his kindness and created a scenario where he absolutely could not die. She did not torment the saint himself, nor did she torment his family at the beginning."

"The Dark Lady extended her hand to all the common people in her city, and she spread a terrible curse to everyone outside the saint's family. All those cursed would suffer terrible torment and slowly move toward death."

"Moreover, the Lady of Darkness herself appeared and told the saint that if he died, the curse would take the lives of everyone and then spread to cities further away."

"In other words, if he gives up resisting, a cursed plague will break out that will slaughter countless lives."

"At the same time, the Lady of Darkness also told him that she had given this saint a chance to save the city. She had left clues about the antidote in the city, and wanted to play a game with him about it."

"Therefore, the saints in that situation couldn't even understand themselves; they could only accompany the Dark Lady in her absurd game and pray that someone could thwart her plot. "And the Dark Lady didn't lie; she did leave behind an antidote, but do you remember?"
"The curse did not befall the saint, nor his family."

Marx and Engels revealed a knowing look:
"Could it be..."

The fairy girl nodded solemnly:
"You're right. This saint is not an ordinary person and has the ability to protect his family. But there are also many remarkable individuals among those cursed infected, including quite a few notorious bandits from that time."

“And hatred arose almost naturally. The Dark Lady even claimed that she did not contribute to the rumors at the time, but as the fact that the Saints’ family was not infected was revealed, they were quickly targeted.”

"Therefore, he almost always traveled with his family, hiding in the city in search of the antidote. At the time, he also cleverly contacted many wise local magicians and obtained their assistance and understanding."

"Many righteous people also volunteered to help and protect this saint."

"But as more and more clues about the antidote emerged, more and more forces were involved. The Dark Lady orchestrated the entire process in an extremely ingenious way, causing the Saints' forces to gradually dwindle."

"In the end, he still revealed a flaw."

"In the midst of agonizing torment and the yearning for life, several villains sought to appease the Dark Lady by killing the Saint in exchange for healing, but they lacked the confidence to confront the Saint and his henchmen in person."

"Therefore, they also cleverly used the emotions of the people to launch a crazy and terrible riot, leading the people who were dominated by suspicion and anger to charge towards their hideout."

"They originally intended to exploit the righteous people's weakness of kindness, but they were unaware that the saints had long anticipated that a similar situation might occur, and thus had made prior instructions and mental preparations."

"The saints broke down the shackles in the hearts of these good people through heart-to-heart talks, so when they were first hit, they used the trap magic they had prepared in advance to suppress the initial mob."

"But with the addition of some bandits possessing magical powers, the defensive spells also malfunctioned, and the thugs launched a deadly charge against these mages, just as the saints had instructed..."

"A deadly spell trap was used, and the foremost thugs were killed."

"As blood flowed, the rioters were immediately routed. After all, they were not bloodthirsty professional warriors and could not possibly continue the riot under such circumstances. However, things did not end there."

"Because with the death of some of the thugs, the seeds of hatred are also sown among them, because these thugs were essentially still people in this city, and they also had other families."

"With this massacre of civilians, even though the saints had explained the necessity of doing so to their followers beforehand, a few followers still wavered, leaving a fatal hidden danger."

Similar things happened several more times in the city, and the saint was getting closer and closer to the antidote, but whether it was a joke by the goddess of fate or a careful arrangement by the goddess of darkness, the day before he obtained the antidote, he was killed.

"Several powerful shamans infiltrated the saint's family's hideout, easily slaughtered all the followers who tried to resist, and captured the saint's youngest daughter for a blood sacrifice."

"Later, some people speculated that they were followers of other evil gods, and through this blood sacrifice they successfully summoned the evil god they believed in, and indeed they successfully lifted the curse and escaped from there at that time."

"But what's even more terrifying is that this blood sacrifice only requires one sacrifice."