Durin's Diary

Chapter 1057 Weixian Mountain

The root cause of everything lies in overreach.

Because of the departure of military leaders and many young people who were disappointed with the Sidney royal family, the entire Sidney kingdom was short of manpower for a period of time—the army was short of manpower, the intelligence agency was short of manpower, the internal security was short of manpower, in short, everyone was short of manpower.

In order for each organization to function, they all had no choice but to recruit people.

"So, you've summoned a ghost, right?" Dulin understood immediately upon hearing Romir's words—this was a classic case of summoning a ghost instead of a person.

“Indeed,” Romir sighed, continuing his eloquent explanation.

Because of the severe shortage, the Internal Security Department began to draw personnel from units such as the Intelligence Bureau and the Sulem Forestry Farm.

The intelligence agency was alright, mostly composed of aristocratic sons, but the Sulem Forest Farm had always been a place teeming with all sorts of monsters and demons—especially after the old guys were transferred to various departments, its internal purge capabilities had plummeted to rock bottom.

Therefore, the Chaos followers who had previously infiltrated the Sulem Forest were accidentally selected for the inner guard, which ultimately led to the injury of Lady Gala.

"But Lady Gala shouldn't have been hurt by a few petty thieves," Dulin still didn't quite understand.

“I don’t understand either, but I wasn’t there.” Romir paused for a moment, looking Dulin up and down, clearly questioning Dulin’s motives for coming today.

Dulin said calmly, “I’m here today because my time is running out.” After saying that, Dulin pulled Romir into the Gray City.

Romir had never seen a genuine divine kingdom, even if now it was just a ruin.

"You've become a god!!" Romir checked his surroundings, then stared wide-eyed at Dulin, who had a completely new appearance: "Brother! You really are my brother! How can you be so strong!!"

“I am not becoming an ordinary god, I am preparing to become an anonymous figure in this world, so I will help the orphans of the army take revenge.” After saying that, Dulin pulled him back to his bedroom: “But now it seems that I don’t need to take action, Lady Gala will die, but what I am curious about is why the church did not help her.”

“I didn’t know either. Those churches were unwilling to bless Mother Gala, but now I know why. It’s because of you.” At this point, Romir sighed. “Are you really planning to destroy the Sidney Union? Do you know how many people will die if this country falls?”

“Of course I know that all nobles die. If your father were attached to his lands, he would die too.” After saying this, Dulin looked at the maid who pushed open the door and entered. She was holding a gun, and flames were already shooting from the muzzle.

The bullet flew slowly but steadily toward Dulin.

Dulin smiled, and the maid, along with the bullet in front of her, flew backward to the other side of the corridor.

Dulin turned to look at Romir and smiled: "The relationship between you two is quite pure."

Romir fell silent. Finally, he wiped his nose, got up, took a revolver from the weapon rack on the wall, and loaded it with a bullet.

"Do you really want to kill her?" Dulin asked.

“If I shoot myself and I don’t die, can you spare her life?” Romir said, pressing the gun to his waist.

Dulin chuckled: "Looks like I wasn't wrong, your relationship really is very pure. If I wanted her dead, I wouldn't need you to finish her off. I'm not a bad person, especially now that she's pregnant with your child."

After saying that, Dulin smiled and waved his hand, and the kitten was dragged back from the other end.

There was blood at the corner of her mouth, but it was clearly not internal bleeding; she had bitten her tongue when she was knocked away. "Romir saved your life with his sincerity, and I forgive your transgression against a god."

After saying this, Dulin revealed his true form in the mortal realm.

In an instant, the villa disappeared, and Dulin's dragon-shaped body coiled among the mountains behind him.

The kitten in front of her had pupils that shrank to the size of pinpoints, and she was trembling uncontrollably.

Dulin waved his hand, sealing his divine power once more. This time, his left hand shattered, then regenerated.

He looked at the kitten: "You already have Romir's child. I don't know how loyal you are to Lady Gala, but at least give some love to the child in your womb." At this point, Dulin sighed: "When I travel the world, I see mortals who all have their own stances. I forgive you today because you have Romir's child, and Romir was willing to die for you. Child, don't let his efforts be in vain."

"My lord, can't you spare Lady Gala? She's about to die." At this moment, the little cat could no longer bear the pressure. She knelt before Dulin and begged, "I was an abandoned baby that the lady took in. I was an orphan who should have been eaten by the refugees. The lady gave me a way to live and let me follow Mr. Romir. She gave me a way to live. I thought I would repay this kindness with my death. My lord, you have transcended all living beings. Why don't you leave her a way to live as well?"

Du Lin was silent.

He had heard of the Cursed Spike, a type of ammunition fired from a crossbow, a weapon given to her assassins by Shalis.

It is a tangible object, but it turns a dark blue color when launched and loses its tangible properties, becoming an intangible object that cannot be blocked. The dark blue color even fades during flight, turning it into a terrifying physical form that cannot be observed with the naked eye.

It can penetrate the armor of any entity, and its curse will entwine the target's body upon contact.

However, it has a small weakness: its range is usually only twenty meters, and this ammunition is extremely rare. It is usually used to assassinate legendary targets who are most determined to resist Chaos, or, like Gala, who, as a powerful legendary, happens to have Chaos followers who can enter the Sidney Inner Guard. As for assassinating the king... there is no need to use this rare ammunition.

"My lord, I know the royal family made a mistake regarding the orphan, but..." "No buts! You foolish woman, who do you think you are!"

Romir roared.

He pulled the kitten away, then knelt down in front of Dulin: "I know that Mother Gala is going to die, but I beg you to give her some dignity. No church is willing to cleanse her wounds, so she will only live for a few more days at most. Jun Gu and the others will listen to you. Tell them that she will die in a few more days, and there is no need to waste another bullet."

Dulin sighed and turned to look to the side.

There, the pink skull sat silently in a wheelchair, with a bullet hole in her forehead.

Beside her, the skeleton with its head tilted to the side remained motionless.

Behind him and her stood countless children, motionless, but the expectation in their eyes was evident to Dulin.

“I really want to forgive her…” Dulin stood up and looked at the man and woman in front of him through the crack in his heart: “But fate had already tolled the death knell for her alone, and I… am the one that fate chose to toll the death knell for her.”

Why me?

It's probably because I'm quite strong.

(End of this chapter)