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Chapter 88: Pride and Lust (Third update, please subscribe first)
In Wu Chang's eyes, above the main house of the manor, there was a huge nun whose upper body alone was nearly ten meters tall.

The nun has no face and looks somewhat like the fake Madonna outside the cathedral. She has her fists clenched on her chest, as if praying for something.

The lower body of the huge nun was like the roots of an old tree, with dense roots penetrating into the main house, as if it had become one with the main house.

If he let go of his inspiration and perceive as Jianxing said, he could feel that the huge nun in the photo was an empty shell.

There are seven empty slots inside the giant nun's body.

It corresponds exactly to the seven deadly sins.

Count Jermaine's arrangement of the other world is all for the huge nun above the main house. No one knows what will happen when she is filled with various original sins.

Although the huge nun was just an empty shell, it was still very oppressive. After just a few glances, Wu Chang had an illusion that the other party seemed to have noticed his gaze through the photo and was looking at him.

He turned his eyes away from the giant nun, and the tracking feeling that followed his sight disappeared.

Phew, luckily Jian Xing’s inspiration isn’t high enough.

Just by seeing the two gargoyle statues at the door, his inspiration was able to break the defense of his will. If he had seen a nun, even if he did not collapse on the spot, he would drool in the future after being cured.

He turned his attention to the two players, ready to watch something relaxing to ease his mood.

The two players who were crushed into lumps and buried in the gargoyle base were the former teammates of the postman and reporter.

Their time of death should be later than that of the reporter.

Amid the resentment of the two, Wu Chang saw the chaos in the other world. They were much luckier than the reporters and did not get separated from the main group in the other world. Together with three other companions, they entered the Earl's manor.

What awaits them here is the last other world.

As Morena said, on Briver Island, it is a felony to approach Count Germaine's estate without permission.

The arrival of several players directly caused the messenger of God to appear.

The messenger of God can summon gargoyles continuously, 7 to 10 in each wave. The combat power of the gargoyles is better than that of the fishmen on the dock, which brings considerable pressure to the few people.

In addition to gargoyles, the messenger can also attract falling rocks like raindrops. The falling rocks are powerful and continuous. Every time the players are hit, it will weaken their will and make them want to give up resistance from the bottom of their hearts.

If you want to avoid falling rocks, you have to go into the main house.

But waiting for them in the main house was the Faceless Nun.

When several players saw the nun in Grudge, she was not as huge as she is now. She was only three or four meters tall and had human legs. She could only be considered a large-sized eight-foot lady.

The way she controlled the main house was not to use the root-like tentacles to merge with the main house, but to change the layout of the room at will just by moving her fingers.

Under the control of the nun, several players seem to have entered an endless maze. Not only is it difficult to escape, but if one is not careful when crossing different rooms, the last player will be locked in the room and left alone.

Every time they enter a different room, they may be attacked by the nuns and left alone, but they cannot stay in one room for a long time.

If you stay in a room for too long, a group of fully armed townspeople will appear behind the door. They are waving weapons, their eyes are red, and their fighting power is even stronger than that of gargoyles.

You have to survive the terrain killings and the townspeople, and also endure the nun's whispered prayers.

The prayers will erode the will of the players in the house, causing them to see horrific visions.

The two unlucky guys who were stuffed into the base were delayed by a sudden attack when they were about to enter the new room. By the time they stepped through the door, they had entered a completely different room and were separated from the other players.

The unfortunate person who is left alone will become the focus of the nuns, fall into illusions in the endless whispers, be weakened by the judgment of the gods, and finally die under the knives of the townspeople.

Wu Chang closed his eyes, and the scene of resentment dissipated.

He sighed and shook his head at the way several players were handling it.

If they had remained awake at the time and not been affected by the chaos in the other world, they should not have blindly entered the main house, but instead tried to kill the messenger outdoors.

Unfortunately, like Jianxing, their inspiration was too low and they didn't notice the huge nun in the main house at all.

Jian Xing thought he was regretting not seeing the gargoyle, so he counseled him, "You are still at a low level, so it's normal that you don't have extra points to allocate to inspiration. Even for me, I rely on that camera to improve my inspiration so that I can see the hidden patterns in the photos."

Wu Chang responded: "Yes, we still need to practice."

As for who still needs to practice, it’s hard to say.

After separating from Jian Xing, Wu Chang returned to the post office and took out the map of Briv Island that every player had when they first entered the dungeon.

Looking at the map again, he found that the map had intentionally or unintentionally divided the island into seven large parts.

The area near the sea is divided into four parts, two urban parts and one mountainous area.

The characteristics of several areas correspond exactly to the inner world that has been discovered so far.

According to the information he had collected so far, the mountainous area, that is, the other world within the Earl's manor, was arrogant.

The central area of ​​the city including the cathedral is jealous.

The two sea areas where the Fishman Wharf and the Golden Flying Fish are located are Laziness and Gluttony respectively.

The only things missing at the moment are rage, greed and lust.

Rage and greed are easy to understand, but how will lust appear? The seven deadly sins in the otherworld correspond to the behaviors of the townspeople in the real world.

For example, laziness represents the townspeople’s past as pirates, and it is easier to rob others than to work hard and create wealth, which is laziness.

Whether it is rage or greed, like laziness, they are ubiquitous and unrestrained emotions.

But lust is different.

At least on the surface, Briv Island still pretends to believe in the state religion of the Kingdom of Ogri. Not to mention the red-light district on the island, even the waiters in the hotels and inns are men.

In what form does lust appear?

"What do you think lust is?"

"Ah?" Linghu was a little confused. Although she didn't mind talking about this topic, as the first sentence when meeting in the morning, this opening remark was still a bit too explosive.

Wu Chang seemed to notice the inappropriateness of this question and added: "What I mean is, from a religious perspective, how do you define lust?"

"Oh." Linghu breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little regretful in his heart.

She thought for a moment and replied, "I have been praying with the nuns these past two days. They discuss doctrine in their spare time, and I have actually heard relevant passages."

"The teachings of the Ogri State Religion define lust as the original sin. This does not simply reject lust as a desire. Lust is just a representation. What it represents is all the desires that only focus on physical satisfaction and ignore spiritual communication."

Wu Chang frowned, as if he understood something.

"In other words, if you only use a person's body to satisfy your own desires without considering the other person's feelings, even if this desire is not purely sexual, it is considered a sin of lust?"

"This question is beyond the scope of the syllabus. I haven't understood the teachings in the dungeon to this extent yet, so I can't give you the correct answer. But from my point of view, I think it counts."

The fox nodded, blushing slightly, and asked, "Why are you suddenly concerned about lust?"

"I'm asking for a friend of mine."

"Your friend..."

"It certainly wasn't me."

Wu Chang wanted to ask more questions about rage and greed, but an old nun came out of the cathedral and asked Linghu to prepare the props for the prayer ceremony.

"What day is today? Why are there prayers so early?" Wu Chang asked puzzledly.

We just celebrated Grace Day yesterday, so logically, we should resume normal work today.

The fox spirit quickened the pace of clearing the fallen leaves from the square and whispered to Wu Chang:
"This morning I heard from the townspeople and the nuns that the bronze statue of the Earl on the dock had fallen down. I also vaguely heard them talking about punishment and revenge. The townspeople were horrified by the fall of the statue and asked the bishop to hold a prayer to appease the being that caused this."

Wu Chang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this the bishop with the sewed eyes you mentioned before? Will he preside over the prayer this time?"

"The bishop will lead the prayers in the evening. Would you like to come and see?"

"Maybe."

Wu Chang looked at the fox spirit that was leaving in a hurry, thinking about something.

The bronze statue of the Count collapsed, and instead of looking for the reason why the statue collapsed, the townspeople held a prayer.

They worry about punishment and retaliation, but from whom?
A guess came to his mind. He had collected enough clues about what happened on the island.

The clues are piled up in a disorganized mess.

Now all that’s missing is a protagonist, a protagonist who connects all the clues, and the truth can be completely revealed.

Woo~
The whistle of a steamship sounded from the harbor.

This time the ship docked not at the port of Brivaux, but at a small port on the other side of the island, diagonally opposite to the port of Brivaux.

New mail has arrived.

Perhaps because of the complaints, the guys on the cargo ship were much gentler this time and did not directly throw the wooden boxes containing the mail overboard.

Instead, they tied two swimming rings under the wooden box and used ropes to slowly lower the box to the sea surface.

After making sure that the wooden box had not sunk, they immediately started the cargo ship and turned away.

There is progress, but not much.

Wu Chang rowed a small wooden boat and picked up the mailbox from the sea.

When I opened the mailbox, I found two bottles of wine in addition to a few ordinary mails.

The recipient of the letter was Sheriff Morena.

Oh no, looks like I'll be busy tonight.

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