Scarlet Descent-Chapter 93 - The Rose Sect

“Disappeared?”

Wei Wei was surprised, furrowing his brow, and gestured for the head pendant to continue.“Yes, I had a feeling of being watched before. Not me, but you and this room. So, I could sense it too. Only today did this feeling disappear, which is why I dared to wake up and talk to you,” the head pendant explained.“Wei, crazy Wei, this is your best chance. Hurry up and find it. There’s no time…”“...”Wei Wei’s eyes widened in surprise.“Don’t you understand what it means for its will to disappear?”The head pendant urged: “It was sealed here, but the seal was too weak, allowing its will to spread out. Now, its will has withdrawn, which means it’s gathering strength. It might break through the seal soon.”“...”Wei Wei was startled: “Why?”“Why…”The head pendant took a deep breath: “Don’t you have any common sense?”Wei Wei looked innocent: “What did I do?”The head pendant glared at him, swaying from side to side. It seemed like if it weren’t hanging on the wall, it would jump over and bite him. With a sudden motion, it spat out a short strand of hair—Wei Wei’s.It had been observing Wei Wei secretly while appearing to sleep, knowing everything he had been doing.“Isn’t it because of you?”The head pendant looked regretful: “The seal was already very weak.”“You recently destroyed one of its sacrificial sites, forcing another to relocate, and you’ve been hunting all over Scrap Iron City, making the peripheral members lose their desire to find the ‘lamb.’ You don’t know what this means?”“It means the power feeding the seal has almost stopped, and the sealed thing is about to break through... You must find it now, or you won’t have another chance.”Wei Wei thought for a moment, then shoveled the remaining noodles, vegetables, and sausages into his mouth. After finishing, he threw away his chopsticks and said: “Why should I find it?”The head pendant was both angry and urgent: “Didn’t I tell you before I fell asleep? You need to find it before it comes for you.”Wei Wei remembered now and smiled apologetically: “I was too busy; I forgot.”The head pendant seemed speechless, its eyes welling up with tears.Wei Wei threw the noodle box into the trash and asked slowly: “Why do you think it will come for me?”“Don’t you know?”The head pendant looked at him, asking in a low voice.Wei Wei shook his head.“Logically, you should be the one who knows best…”The head pendant shook its non-existent body anxiously: “When you returned to Scrap Iron City, it was paying attention to you, even whispering in your ear. Everything started three years ago, exactly when you were involved. And it was sealed but still came for you. Once it breaks free, do you think it will spare you?”“Why wouldn’t it want to see you in reality if it’s so popular online?”“I don’t know why it’s looking for you, or maybe I’m too afraid to know... But one thing is certain: now is its most vulnerable time... If you don’t find it now, you won’t have another chance. Once it breaks free, I doubt anyone in Scrap Iron City, or even the entire spiritual barrier, can stop it.”“...”Wei Wei thought for a moment and smiled: “But Captain told me not to investigate this anymore.”The head pendant was speechless: “You always listen to Captain?”“I always listen to Captain...”“Maybe that’s why your previous captains died so unwillingly,” it teased.“They died with their eyes closed, very peacefully,” Wei Wei replied.“Are you sure they didn’t close their eyes because they didn’t want to see you one last time?”Wei Wei looked unhappy and headed downstairs to throw away the trash. The head pendant really knew how to talk. He had a good relationship with his previous captains; they had died, and he was sad about it too...However, as he walked back, he couldn’t help but think about things. It was strange: he had been investigating the Blood and Flesh Rose, discovered mysterious Life Demon sacrificial sites, and through those, found the strange “Life Cage.” Finally, he even found the God's Death Knell through the “Life Cage.” None of these were his main concern. With Captain Ouyang’s report submitted and the case being handled by higher-ups, he probably wouldn’t have any opportunities to shine anymore. But what he really cared about was......what was the Blood and Flesh Rose?...how did they have enough energy to seal something like the Divine Bell of the Gods in Scrap Iron City?Just as Wei Wei was pondering this, the secret communicator in his underwear pocket suddenly vibrated. He quickly pulled it out and saw a woman wearing a crown as the avatar. She sent a cold message: “Get out!”Wei Wei quickly replied: “Coming!”The woman seemed surprised by his quick response and paused before saying: “I found a lead on the thing you asked me about.”Wei Wei responded with excitement: “Hugs!”The woman’s message appeared, seemingly exasperated: “You sent me a pattern, and I searched for a long time before finding a match in a very ancient, almost forgotten mysterious organization. It’s called the ‘Rose Sect.’ Their records are scarce, or rather, they were intentionally erased.”Wei Wei expressed surprise and gratitude: “Surprise! Hugs!”The woman continued: “Unexpectedly, they weren’t one of the countless mysterious organizations that emerged after the Great Mystery Explosion. Instead, they existed before it. This world has many mysterious organizations, most of which worship the Twelve Gods or their totems and high-level monster deities. But I can confirm that the Rose Sect isn’t one of them. I haven’t found more detailed information yet, but I found an old photo related to them from the database’s depths.”Wei Wei asked eagerly: “Quick!”The woman with the Crown replied: “No.”She sent the photo, which was blurry and looked very old. Wei Wei enlarged it and saw an old man sitting in front of a uniquely styled building. He was with three nuns whose faces were covered with white cloth, revealing only their eyes. There was a blooming rose garden beside them.Wei Wei’s mind suddenly cleared, as if all noise had faded away. He recognized the old man—Father An. He was smiling, sitting in front of the nuns with a red leather book on his knees, identical to the one in Wei Wei’s memory.The woman with the crown noticed Wei Wei hadn’t responded for a while and sent another message: “Did you find anything?”Wei Wei saved the photo and replied after a while: “When was this photo taken?”The woman with the Crown answered: “At least a hundred years ago.”Wei Wei asked again: “What’s the longest lifespan for humans in this world?”The woman, though not expecting this question, replied quickly: “According to current research, men within the spiritual barrier live about sixty to seventy years, while women live seventy-five to eighty. People in the conglomerates use life-extending injections, which can extend their lifespan beyond a hundred. However, this results in them eventually degenerating into monsters and being secretly handled by the conglomerates. Once you use the injections, you can’t escape this fate. Even the longest-lived individuals in the conglomerates don’t live beyond one hundred and fifty or sixty, and most look like monsters by then.”Wei Wei nodded, knowing this already but just confirming. He opened the photo again and looked at Father An, who appeared slightly aged but still spirited. In Wei Wei’s memory, Father An looked the same. If the photo was taken when he was over seventy, and considering it was over a hundred years old, wouldn’t that make him extremely long-lived? Three years ago, Wei Wei hadn’t noticed any signs of Father An nearing death or degenerating. Normally, no one could live that long due to the constraints of demonic power. But Father An was different...Could it be that he had broken free from the shackles of demonic power?Wei Wei rubbed his face, put on a smile, and sent a message: “Thanks, you’re the best!”Woman with crown: “No need to thank me; just remember you owe me a favor.”She added: “Don’t forget, my first time was with you.”Wei Wei looked at the message she sent, his expression suddenly became a little dull, even aggrieved:"The first time I was hung on a tree and beaten, can that be called the first time?"

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