Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 159 - : Forty Let’s Make a Deal.jpg
Chapter 159: Forty Let’s Make a Deal.jpg
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The rain fell harder.
A young woman stood alone in front of the ruins, almost tombstone-like, the black umbrella separating her from the rain.
“Is this where you used to live?” Footsteps sounded, a man with a similar black umbrella and a Devil’s Army armband approached from behind, “The once Hero District, and look at it now.”
Ina didn’t turn to see the man, simply asking faintly, “Have you finished your business?”
“Yeah,” the man stood beside Ina, sighing softly, “What a mess, huh? We were called back to the city by Bishop Hallman’s orders, only to return and find Lord Bishop already gone.”
“And who did you hand over duties to?”
“Lord Yong Xin.”
“I don’t remember such a person.”
Glancing at Ina’s delicate profile, the man said, “See, you’re playing dumb, aren’t you? I told you several times, Lord Yong Xin is the contact appointed by Bishop Hallman. All Bishop Hallman’s orders come from him. I think he’s being groomed as Hallman’s successor, probably the next Bishop of the Fourth District… And yet, you haven’t met him.”
“I don’t care about who the future Bishop of the Fourth District is.”
“Ah right, right, you just care about what lies at the deepest part of the Polluted Land.” The man echoed her, “To gather solid evidence to convict your unreliable adoptive father… But it’s not necessary anymore. Your adoptive father killed Bishop Hallman; the evidence is conclusive. The Skeleton Corps has issued a warrant for him, and he will be captured soon enough. That will avenge your brother, and you won’t need to be so obsessed with reaching the deepest parts of the Polluted Land.”
Ina kept silent for a while, then slowly said, “I still have to go.”
“Ugh, suit yourself then, but I still have to warn you…”
The man turned, examining Ina’s body carefully. Beneath the black clothes, the majority was human flesh with only a minimal portion augmented mechanically.
“Your degree of mechanization is too low; you don’t even have a full set of prosthetics.” The man tapped his right prosthetic hand with his left, producing a clear sound, “Despite your remarkable abilities, you are still limited by your body. Especially in the depths of the Polluted Land, you’d definitely be unable to cope. So, for your own safety and the tasks you wish to undertake, you need a higher level of mechanization, just like us.”
“Night Star didn’t undergo such extensive mechanical augmentation,” Ina responded, “Yet they ventured further than any of us.”
“Yes,” the man said indifferently, “That’s why they all went mad, what’s the use in walking far then?”
Ina couldn’t argue against this, as the proof was right in front of her.
The once Hero District had now turned into a graveyard-like existence. Those soldiers who once ventured deeply into the Pollution Zone for Lyra now lay in eternal rest, their bodies and achievements rotting away as labeled Rebels.
“What do you think? Where do you think your adoptive father has escaped to?” the man spoke, “The Skeleton Corps haven’t caught him yet.”
“So what?”
“So, as his only kin in this world… you might not think so, ah, but you really are the person who understands him best.” The man said, “So, where do you think he went? This isn’t just me asking; Lord Yong Xin mentioned that you might have an idea. If possible, he hopes you can temporarily join the Skeleton Corps to help until your adoptive father is found, of course, depending on your decision.”
