The man spoke with a light chuckle, as if he were not the leader of the Ogres but an elegant and witty gentleman, strolling with Wood in the sun-drenched garden.
Cough, cough! I'm asking you one more time, was it you who killed Roger! Or did you send someone to kill Roger!
Wood interrogated him sternly.
The Man remained leisurely: "You are quite lovely when you are angry."
—Answer me!
Wood clenched his fists.
Why?
The Man asked in return.
“Because—”
“Because you are not human, just like me? Because this area is Master's domain?”
The Man withdrew his smile, in the dim light, a terrifying crimson shimmered deep within his dark eyes.
It's a pity Master is not here.
—What are you going to do!
Sensing danger, Wood clenched his fists, his body involuntarily recoiling backward.
What can I do? Besides taking you, a precious treasure, adding you to my treasury, what else would I want to do?
I am just a—
You know nothing about yourself.
The Man let out a pleasant sneer and walked toward Wood with his arms spread wide in mockery.
Master's greatest mistake is pride—He is so powerful that He has become arrogant, feeling that nothing in this world is worth fearing.. that no power dares to stand against Him.. However, in the face of the temptation known as.. even I find it difficult..
—What are you going to do!
Wood, gradually being swallowed by the man's shadow, shouted, "You bunch of hateful guys! You never stop talking in my ear! Flying around and interfering with me! I'm in danger now! Why aren't you doing anything! Save me! Hurry! Save me! Help!"
You want that School of fish to save you?
The Man grinned, his mouth curling into an evil crescent shape. "They lost their true lives long ago; what appears before you are merely phantoms of the past.. I almost forgot that you have lost your memory, knowing nothing of your past, firmly believing yourself to be a mere, incompetent human, yet.."
The Man's hand was about to touch Wood's chin.
Wood shrank back even further, asking defiantly yet with a hint of fear, "But what? What.. what are you trying to say?"
“I want to say—you are the anomaly at the center of the exhibition hall.”
As his voice fell, the Man knelt on one knee, his fingertips brushing against Wood's chin. "The first time I saw you, I felt an intense *** toward you. I wanted to slit your carotid artery and drink your blood, to split open your chest and abdomen to eat your liver raw—it would surely be the most delicious food in the world, it would grant me the purest power, yet, you—"
Wait!
Wood interrupted the Man's perverted remarks, blinking as he asked back, "You say we used to know each other, even be friends."
Yes, we were once best friends.
But now you're saying that from the first time you saw me, you wanted to drink my blood and eat my liver.. Is that how you treat a friend?
Of course.
The Man said without a second thought, "To a wolf, a sheep is always the best friend."
—But I don't want to be a sheep! And I will never become a sheep!
With a fierce shout, Wood swung the suddenly appearing Holy Sword, piercing the Man's body.
I will absolutely—never become a sheep!
It's a pity about this—
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A strange sound, like a heartbeat or the violent striking of a hammer, suddenly rang out in the air. Realizing that something major was about to happen, Wood asked the Man who had been pierced by the Holy Sword, "Your accomplice?"
“Him? He is no mere accomplice.. He.. He..”
The Man smiled bitterly, enduring the intense pain as he retreated step by step until the Holy Sword finally left his body. He then used his left hand to press against the wound, where black blood as charred as pitch continued to pour out, said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "I was invited to this place to protect you, but.. but I never expected.. Well, in the end, I still underestimated Lilith. To think that he.. that he actually.."
Lilith..
Wood gasped, "That voice—"
Yes, the voice haunting you is Lilith, my identity, my.. I..
[—He is the earliest fratricide recorded in human history, at the same time, my most beloved lover, Cain.]
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Chapter 54 Lilith's Seduction (7)
—You are Cain!
Wood cried out in shock.
Yes, I am Cain.
Cain brushed aside his hair, revealing the Mark of the Sinner: "Because of the sin of killing Abel, I was stripped of the power of Death, throughout the long years, I became Lilith's companion."
Companions? Is that how you evaluate our relationship?
At the same time, Lilith's voice echoed in the minds of Wood and Cain, carrying a cloying, irresistible intimacy.
[By killing Abel, you have not only been stripped of the right to Death, but also the right to consume any crops grown from the earth. It was I who taught you how to satisfy your hollow gut by devouring flesh, how to use forbidden means to create kin that nature does not permit—those whom humans call Vampires and Ogres.]
Everything you are comes from my teachings, yet now you actively conspire with our enemies! You attempt to stop me!
“In the millennium before I was exiled, you were indeed my most important companion. You taught me much, but in the years that followed, you.. Besides, your teachings were not free of charge!”
[You think I ask for too much?]
With those words, the already dimly lit exhibition hall plunged into total darkness, as a thick, physical darkness rapidly coalesced, filling every hollow space.
Vaguely, Wood heard the rustling sound of scales scraping against the concrete floor.
(Could that sound be—)
He is coming!
Cain said urgently, his eyes flashing with a terrifying red light in the darkness.
Him? Are you talking about Lilith?
Wood was not sure.
He did not have night vision, so he could only barely make out the silhouette of Cain, who was right beside him, the continuous, restless rustling of snake scales coming from the darkness.
Yes, He has come.
But this is Boss's Museum, Boss said—
Lilith does not have the ability to break through the Barrier set by Mister Master, but Lilith is a Night Demon, a Night Demon can use a Dream Channel to invade any Barrier!
Night Demon? Dream Channel?
Exactly!
Cain said nervously, "The Dream Channel is a hyper-dimensional path between the third and fourth dimensions; all physical definitions and natural laws of the Mortal Realm do not apply within the Dream Channel."
None of them apply?
It can't be said that they are completely invalid, because everything in the Dream Realm is based on the imagination of the Dream Constructor, imagination.. no matter how crazy or romantic it is, has a very thin connection to the Mortal Realm—living beings cannot imagine things they have never seen, can they?
Cain's words were filled with chaos and tension.
Wood couldn't help but feel suspicious: "Where exactly are we now?"
We are in..
Is this your Dream, or Lilith's Dream, or rather—is it my Dream?
“..”
Cain remained silent.
Please, you must tell me the answer!
Wood said urgently, "I may not know the logic of how a Dream Channel operates, but I do know one basic fact—the Master of the Dream is the key to the Dream!"
—I am very sorry, this is not my dream, nor is it your dream.
Cain spoke with bitterness in his voice.
“Then whose Dream is this! Is it Lilith's Dream?”
Wood screamed.
Cain patted Wood's shoulder comfortingly, "Don't worry, this is definitely not Lilith's Dream."
Why?
Because as a Dream Lifeform, Lilith does not even have a Physical Body in the Mortal Realm, so naturally, he does not dream.
Then, then we..
We can only—
Cain, you say I have no Physical Body? That I don't dream?
The cloying voice rang out once more, carrying a drunken sweetness.
The thick, tar-like darkness gradually dispersed, a beautiful half-human, half-snake witch appeared before Wood.
He possessed long, smooth hair as cool as the night, a fair face so beautiful it seemed unreal, as if she might dissolve into the darkness along with his tresses at any moment. His upper body was draped in layers of various gold and gemstones, while his lower half was a thick serpentine tail with scales that shimmered with the brilliance of jewels—as she moved slightly, the gold and jewelry covering his entire body clinked together, producing a crisp and melodious sound.
(Is this Lilith?)
(He looks..)