Academic gathering with a lich-Chapter 171 - 162: Witherer of the Wilderness (Two in One)_3

"Liches seem to be a species obsessed with their fixations. They carry the memories of their past lives but lack their past emotions, resembling a person who keeps picking up memories but only has a broken basket to carry them. They are obsessed with a single task, indifferent to other matters. This might be why you have a bad impression of them. Actually, if your interests happen to align, they can be good friends. Did you know, one of the Liches even conducted an interview with me, saying they would publish a report on it."

"In my eyes, Liches are probably just fragments of the living’s intense obsessions, mere remnants of dream chasers’ broken dreams."

"In fact, I would like to understand Liches more, to study death. I believe they are part of nature, becoming one of its guardians."

Fannila’s face took on a peculiar look, "Uncle Heinz, how many Lich friends did you talk to then?"

"Yes, three. They called themselves Mr. Warcry, Mr. Windfury, and Mr. Lastwords. They said they had just won a great victory and were planning a victory banquet. By the way, the one who interviewed me was Mr. Windfury."

"Uncle Heinz, have you seen issue one hundred and nine of the Andrei News?"

"What’s that?"

"It’s the newspaper of Andrei Academy, a Lich Academy. It’s hard to get on our Order side, but my Chaos side friend—that is, the gang involved in the Ponzu Scheme—once showed me an issue. Hearing your description, I have reason to believe that it was indeed an interview with Uncle Heinz."

"Really? Tell me quickly, what did my friends write?"

"Our academy’s media happened to encounter an albino male elf with a necrophilia tendency in the City of Wandering. Our staff was forcibly dragged into the Bloody Rose Pink Bar. After they plied us with alcohol, his twisted desire further unleashed, but our clever Andrei members eventually escaped from the tiger’s mouth. Is this the distortion of humanity or the degeneration of morals? Does he have a severe mental illness? Is this one of the hidden dark sides of the beautiful City of Wandering? Because the follow-up reporting mission is too difficult, for the safety of our media workers, there will be no subsequent reporting action."

"..." Heinz brought the lantern closer to his head, feeling the chill of the flame. "I remember you, Mr. Windfury, looking forward to our next meeting."

"Forget about it, Uncle. Everyone at Andrei Academy is a Lich; they have disguises and codenames. You can’t find anyone."

"Tch."

"Let’s just keep moving, Uncle."

Heinz mentioned again.

"Fannila, if a creature breaks its limits and transcends death, do you know what it becomes?"

"I already know what you mean, Uncle. Those who break the rules are enemies of nature. So, a being that breaks the limit of death, that is also nature’s..." Fannila thought of something because this description was all too familiar.

"With no weaknesses, fearless of life and death..." Fannila’s pupils dilated, she shuddered, clutching her head, trying to shake the thought out.

"Fearless of life and death, transcendentally supreme. Possessing grand power over the world."

"Nature’s enemy, the strongest Rule Breaker."

"That is, the Gods high above."