Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2514 Twenty-two Ring Worms

Greedy insects are tools for the ruler of death to struggle for survival.

Regardless of how the situation changes, and regardless of their own opinions, this is beyond doubt.

But how exactly does this tool work?

This question, which has existed from the beginning, seems to be able to find an answer now, in this special place.

Compared to others, Laurie and his group undoubtedly performed exceptionally well in this realm of the dead.

The sole purpose of the Gospel Explosion is to further manifest this specialness.

The three birds, with their almost identical outlines and gloomy, ferocious appearance, combined with their connection to the Bone Spirit Realm, make this design seem to have a certain symbolic meaning.

Is it the phantom of the Death Overlord? Or just the standard uniform of the Overlord's tool?

Even when looking up, you can see the three birds moving in rapid coordination, following a peculiar rhythm as they circle and chase each other.

Surely we can't have some kind of transformation or fusion, right?

The sense of déjà vu is so strong that I couldn't help but want to complain for a moment.

In any case, this shows that Laurie and his group were not "awakening" and embracing death like the elderly.

On the contrary, individual will is completely removed from this place, leaving only the imprint of pure power.

"Is this... a ritual to invoke the Lord of Death?"

Serana, who had not received an answer, was undoubtedly shocked by the scene and offered a conjecture at the opportune moment.

"Hopefully."

This time, Fu Qian finally responded, expressing his high hopes with unwavering eyes.

……

"You don't seem worried about your situation at all? You really seem to be out of luck."

The situation was progressing too rapidly, which Serana found somewhat difficult to comprehend.

The continuous shockwaves that sent three people flying were actually meant to summon the Lord of Death.

If that's truly the purpose, then regardless of whether the person next to him is actually a member of the Lord of Death's retinue, they are incredibly courageous.

However, in this context, this outcome is quite reasonable.

"do not worry."

The response before payment was still brief, but its firmness was almost tangible.

"I understand, but your ritual seems to be lacking in some conditions; their numbers are clearly insufficient."

She was somewhat indifferent, but Lady Serana wouldn't be scared away by such a small thing.

While continuing to observe, she even pointed out the significant shortcomings of the ceremony.

"It's really not enough."

This was the third consecutive instance of passive-aggressive behavior, and Fu Qian briefly acknowledged this statement.

This isn't just idle talk; this person does have some discernment.

While the three birds' movements are indeed interconnected, a closer look reveals that this interconnectedness is clearly encompassed within a larger system.

To fill the gap completely, a considerable amount is still needed.

It's not surprising; I've seen over a dozen of those greedy insects in their ranks, but only three have arrived.

"It seems you also made some miscalculations. I didn't expect them to be so cautious. In fact, one of the four people who came was missing."

Lady Serana's tone was somewhat gloating.

"So you asked them about Gene's whereabouts?"

The vampire demigod, rarely able to hold his head high, magnanimously accepted the mockery without avoiding the topic, and even confirmed it.

"Unfortunately, it seems no one knows... Laurie didn't even answer." Serana, caught off guard, quickly admitted that she had indeed asked the same question before, but it hadn't been very effective.

That's really disappointing.

Despite uttering a casual remark, Fu Qian's voice betrayed no emotion as he remained intently focused on the three birds.

……

"Sorrendir may be arriving soon."

Fu Qian's reaction was so indifferent that Serana found herself in an awkward position, unsure of what to do.

If it were truly a ritual to awaken the Lord of Death, then in the event of failure, the person next to her should have made more moves, while she could have simply watched from the sidelines. The outcome, however, seems somewhat contrary to expectations.

However, if it's not a ritual... it seems there's really no other conclusion to be drawn.

The same emerald glow, the same outline of a single-winged human-faced bird, although the white bones adorning it are slightly different, there is no obvious pattern.

It would never be that when they are put together, they will form a complete skeleton, because there is obvious overlap between the claws and toes.

……

So that's how it is... Section 22.

While adopting Serana's perspective, Fu Qian also came to the true conclusion, and at that moment he sighed deeply.

No wonder the warehouse gave him a task to cut off Jiang En's chance when he went to the capital.

Counting the number of greedy insects he saw, plus Jiang En's words, it was almost complete.

That's right, the bones on a bird can be assembled into a complete skeleton, and that would be the real Grim Reaper—it's an easy idea to come up with.

However, there is no doubt that there are repetitions among the skeletons, so much so that a few more glances will dispel this conjecture.

But the mystery of the gods is not so superficial.

Even though you see the same things as yourself, Lady Serana cannot gain wisdom because of this mental inertia.

Actually, that wasn't a bird.

With careful observation and a little imagination, it's easy to structurally break it down into two parts.

The most striking feature is undoubtedly the bird's outline, but the human-like head and even the slender neck behind it can actually be deconstructed from that outline.

Cordyceps sinensis... This is the easiest metaphor to come up with.

In short, a worm with a human face gnawed out the bird and turned it into a tool for itself to soar through the sky.

Once you figure that out, the rest is quite simple.

If we don't need to worry about the bird part, and whether or not Death returns depends only on the insect as the main subject, what then?

The parts of the three birds that belong to insects each only have a single ring-shaped piece of white bone, and the locations of these segments are different.

What I just did was simple: count how many sections there might be in total, from length to arrangement.

The resulting numbers are rather astonishing.

If I remember correctly, when we went to the capital, the greedy insects had already grown to nearly twenty people, plus an extra tail...

No wonder the warehouse let him ruin Jiang En's opportunity.

If it's only related to the number of links in the chain of greedy insects, then the people who are tools of death will probably be able to play their role soon.

Even if it's not the return of the Lord of Death, something extraordinary is likely to happen.

It can only be said that it is indeed an interesting method, with no rank requirements and no need to search for resources to offer to the Grim Reaper.

You just need to be a little patient. It can only grow one section per year, and even if everything goes smoothly, it will still take 22 years.

Even the reason why the mission objective at the time was more inclined to destroy Jiang En's opportunity rather than kill him now makes more sense.

It's possible to cut off the necrotic tissue, but if there's an extra necrotic section, it's more difficult for new tissue to grow.

From this perspective, Jiang En's value to the warehouse is somewhat similar to that of Sunny.