Nightmare Light

Chapter 115 The Death of Gu Shuochuan

Amidst the terrifying aura and the roar of the bronze statue of self-discipline, Gu Shuochuan spoke in a deep tone with complex emotions.

"The original purpose of this experimental facility was not simple."

"This facility was designed from the outset with two functions in mind. First, it's a research facility, conducting research called 'Final Ascension,'" Lao Gu said. "Second, if the experiment is successful, this facility will integrate with the upper-level temple to offer sacrifices to the gods, obtaining their permission to initiate the 'Final Ascension' ceremony from here."

After hearing Lao Gu's words, the people around him fell silent - everyone was shocked by the bold and somewhat crazy plan of the Mist Clan who designed this research facility.

"Then what does this matter have to do with the defense of this research facility?" Sen raised his hand and released a divine spell at the last Mist soldier who woke up, and asked.

"More than a hundred years ago, when this research facility was being designed and built, the entire Mist Tribe society was in a period of extreme pessimism." Lao Gu sighed.

"At that time, the Mist Tribe society was shrouded in an atmosphere of extreme pessimism. Most Mist Tribe members believed that they were a race abandoned by the gods—otherwise, why would we be cursed?"

"In this atmosphere, the construction of this research facility was also affected - everyone believed that the 'Final Promotion' plan had a high probability of failure."

"Moreover, the designers believe that this failure not only comes from within, but is also very likely to come from outside."

"Under such tremendous pressure, the designers made a tragic and decisive decision."

Lao Gu looked around, took a deep breath, and said slowly:

"The designers decided to integrate the 'Final Ascension' ritual into the facility's defense system. If one day, for any reason, someone attempts to stop this plan or invade this place, the defense system will be activated—the Mist Tribe will initiate the Final Ascension."

"How... crazy!" Miss Saint was shocked by the crazy plan of the Mist Clan. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "If we are attacked, will we take the whole clan with us and go crazy?"

Lao Gu lowered his head and said, "You don't understand my people's obsession with 'changing their destiny'."

The roar of the bronze statue of self-discipline is getting closer and closer.

The cat girl turned her head and glanced at everyone. "Can you guys chat somewhere else? There are too many bronze statues, and I can't finish them all by myself!"

Lin Wang nodded. "White Cat is right. There's plenty of time to discuss the rights and wrongs of over a hundred years ago. We need to stop the alarm first."

Gu Shuochuan nodded, glanced at Lin Wang and his companions, and then glanced at the surrounding Mist Clan soldiers: "That's right, you... let's go out first. I know the location to stop the defense system."

After hearing Lao Gu's words, everyone filed out of the stone chamber.

Lao Gu helped the soldiers up one by one and escorted them out of the stone chamber.

When the last soldier left the stone chamber, he naturally helped him pick up the gun, handed it to the soldier, and walked to the door with the soldier.

Then, he suddenly stopped and waited for the soldiers to walk out. Then Lao Gu pressed hard on a raised area on the wall next to him.

Wow!

An iron fence fell down with a loud bang, locking Gu Shuochuan inside.

This sudden change shocked everyone.

Lin Wang turned his head suddenly: "Lao Gu, what are you doing?!"

"This research facility is numbered 'Project 099' and is called 'Yanxu' in Mist Clan language. Essentially, it's a large sacrificial site. To deactivate it... a sacrifice must be made, and the subject of the sacrifice must be a member of the Mist Clan."

Lao Gu looked at everyone and smiled calmly: "From the moment I saw those memories, I made this decision."

"We can think of other ways..."

"No." Lao Gu interrupted Lin Wang, "No need."

He smiled at Lin Wang, and the mist flowing on his face gradually slowed down and became soft: "You have more important things to do, don't waste your time on me - not to mention, this is a battle with divine power."

Having said that, Gu Shuochuan paused.

He grinned, licked the white bones beside his mouth, and gave Lin Wang an inexplicable smile.

That smile reminded Lin Wang of his appearance when he first met him in the Light Chaser Prison: "The Mist Clan's own affairs must be completed by the Mist Clan." The next second, the astonishing shockwaves, like a hurricane, swept through the entire underground facility again.

When the wind blew through the stone chamber, Lao Gu grinned at Lin Wang, revealing an even brighter and more relieved smile.

He opened his arms, looked up, and his gaze seemed to penetrate the entire research facility "Yanxu".

"People of the Mist Tribe..."

hum!
The wind blew past him.

In front of Lin Wang, Lao Gu collapsed and disintegrated, turning into a pile of flesh and blood.

Only a skeleton was left, still with arms outstretched and head raised, as if embracing the sky outside the fog.

The divine power vibration stopped.

Even the bronze statue of self-discipline in the passage stopped moving forward.

Lin Wang looked at his skeleton deeply, as if he wanted to remember his figure firmly. Then he turned around and ran towards the depths of the passage.

Not far from him, the temple's holy lady was also moving her short legs, trying hard to keep up with his pace.

"Mr. Lin, you should know that you possess the power of burial and can help Mr. Gu..."

Lin Wang glanced at Sen and said, "Let me use the power of burial to turn Lao Gu into a skeleton? Let him continue to wander the human world? I don't think this is the kind of advice a priest should give."

"What I mean is that you can give him a proper funeral and listen to whether he has any last words." The Saint said with a cold face, "A funeral performed by a priest will purify the soul, so no last words can be heard."

"…I'll go right away."

Lin Wang turned around, ran back to the door of the stone chamber, knocked on the door and walked into the stone chamber.

Gu Shuochuan's skeleton still maintained its previous posture.

"Lao Gu, sorry to bother you." Lin Wang greeted Lao Gu.

Then he walked around Lao Gu.

As Lin Wang walked around Lao Gu, he raised his left hand and stretched it towards the sky, while his right hand curled up into a bell-holding position and kept shaking it.

"The soul returns to its ruins, the fog returns to its spirit..."

"My body returns to the land, my soul returns to my hometown..."

As he walked and chanted, a bluish-white airflow gradually rose around Gu Shuochuan's bones, surrounding the latter's remains.

After a few minutes, the airflow dissipated and the stone chamber returned to calm.

Gu Shuochuan's bones shattered and fell to the ground, turning into a pile of bone fragments.

A soldier walked up to Lao Gu's bone fragments, nodded to Lin Wang first, then took out a bag and collected Lao Gu's bone fragments into the bag bit by bit.

Afterwards, he picked up Lao Gu's nameplate and put it away very carefully.

"Thank you, Brother Lin. We will take Gu Tou'er home."

Lin Wang nodded.

Then he raised his hand and gently touched the bluish-white air flow in the air.

He heard Lao Gu's voice.

"Stop him..."

(End of this chapter)