The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 661 - 659: Cave

Inside the guesthouse,

Catherine had long stopped playing with her phone.

When William and the owner met secretly at the beach, she immediately went to the dining area to find the replica divine statue carved by the Village Chief.

These mass-produced statues, bearing a hint of divinity, naturally couldn’t compare to the ’Fertility Guanyin’ absorbed by William, but in Catherine’s view, they were already delicious and had other uses.

Once absorbed, she might be able to locate the position of the Main Divine Statue through the connection between the statues.

Unlike William, who placed the statue inside his abdomen for absorption by the Abyss,

Catherine employed a more direct method, first using her tentacles to smash the statue. Besides the shattered rocks, the inside of the statue contained a lot of rotten dead flesh, flower petals, fish bones, shells, and other decaying mixtures.

Far from being disgusted, Catherine was delighted! She wanted to draw upon the evil beings of this world, to acquire power unlike that found in the Old World, to use it to reach a higher position.

Evil bred within her,

and Catherine directly accompanied the disgusting stuff with the remaining white rice, devouring it with relish.

An energy, weak and unknown, not belonging to the Plague, rapidly spread within her, even trying to tear open Catherine’s body, but it was quickly suppressed and transformed into her own thing.

When Catherine opened her eyes, one of her two previously severed octopus legs had grown back, and there was an extra puddle of water on the ground.

Her face flushed, breathing heavily,

she lay back fully satisfied on the bench,

just as William returned.

Far from restraining herself, Catherine put her two legs on the table and said with a breath, "Phew~ Indeed extraordinary~ Just a replica and I am this satisfied. I really look forward to the Main Divine Statue behind this.

If I can really absorb it, I will definitely be able to take the evil energy from the Otherworld back with me, and by then, I might be able to kill that guy Art."

The previously somewhat coquettish Catherine instantly revealed her murderous intent, her newly grown tentacles twisting wildly like a deep-sea siren.

"Can you sense the position of the Main Divine Statue?"

"It’s weak, but I roughly know the direction."

Catherine pointed out the direction with a tentacle, and William instantly jumped onto the roof to observe.

Because of the huge commotion caused by the ’overhead throw’ earlier,

investigators who were on shift change also hurried to the scene, and the direction they rushed from was exactly the same as the one given by Catherine, which indirectly indicated that the cave was over there.

Catherine also quickly followed up and saw the floating pieces of dead bodies near the shore.

"William, you really don’t know how to treat women gently~ Such a beautiful owner, and you smashed her into pieces. I wonder if you used more force than when you threw me at the Circus."

"Still holding a grudge, huh~ It was just a joke back then; I definitely won’t throw again."

"What grudge? I was just saying. I’m not angry at all~ Your taste is quite heavy, preferring stimulating freaks like sister flowers.

I told you, as long as you can enhance me in the deep sea aspect, by then, I can cooperate with you guys in any way you want, even with full video recording."

"Let’s go~ Now is a great opportunity for action, with many investigators drawn away, perhaps we can directly infiltrate the hidden cave where the Main Divine Statue is located."

Just as William was about to go around, a figure climbed onto the roof, it was Fangfang, who was supposed to be sleeping.

"I’ll go too~ Maybe I can help you guys."

"It will be very dangerous this time, are you sure you want to go with us?"

"Hmm... I’ll help you guys one last time, just to repay the favor."

William did not refuse, after all, Fangfang’s ability would be of great help for the upcoming covert operation.

The three chose to move quickly through the roof area, the only caution being not to make any noise, so as not to disturb the villagers living inside.

This time Catherine carried Fangfang, as her traits did not require jumping on rooftops; she could simply stretch her tentacles to connect to the opposite rooftop, and her soft octopus legs made no sound at all.

William, through precise physical control, landed by bending his knees evenly and pressing down on his ankles, enough cushioning to make his landing completely silent.

And so, the two quickly arrived at the edge of Flower Sea Village, with no more buildings in front, and in contrast, a dense jacaranda forest area. freewebnσvel.cøm

"Indeed, the cave holding the Main Divine Statue is set outside the village... Fangfang, are there any Investigators in the woods?"

"Yes, but you just go ahead~ With me here, they won’t encounter us in this maze-like forest area."

"Alright."

With this assurance, William felt naturally at ease, and Catherine took charge of leading the way, using the Sensing between the divine statues to head towards the cave hidden somewhere in the woods.

"Hm? There are actually yellow talismans hanging in the woods..."

After walking a short distance, everyone discovered numerous old yellow talismans tied to the branches in the woods with red strings. From their aged appearance, it seemed not the work of the Investigators but something the villagers did themselves.

The deeper they went, the denser the yellow talismans became,

around twenty minutes later,

after walking the last short uphill path, they finally saw the cave, waves of chilling aura flowing out from it, the temperature nearby was 10°C lower than other normal areas.

There were four Investigators lingering at the cave entrance, each wearing breathing masks, and the aura emitted by each was distinct, seeming to correspond to different deities.

The cave entrance was tied with dense hemp ropes, with yellow talismans hanging all over them, serving as a form of sealing.

The trouble began now, and William made his suggestion, "I’ll lead these guys away, how about you slip in alone, Catherine?"

"Don’t~ I really don’t want to go alone to such a dark and damp place, and it looks quite eerie too. I’m just a little girl, and I would be very scared.

Besides, I don’t want to owe you a favor.

Since we’ve decided that Flower Sea Village will be our last stop in this world, why not just let loose and kill the four people in front of us?"

"It’s not that simple... Even if we could take on four together, the noise would draw other Investigators~ Once it escalates, whatever is hidden in Flower Sea Village could reap the benefits, truly not worth it."

"So what should we do?"

"I have a plan~" Fangfang raised her arm, "I’ll distract these adults, just sneak in quietly~ Don’t worry about me, as long as I’m in the woods, they won’t catch me.

It’s just that we might not be able to meet again, brother and sister, you must be careful."

William crouched down, his hand gently touching Fangfang’s head. This was indeed the best approach, and William chose not to refuse.

"We might meet again someday, until then, Fangfang, you must live well."

"There’s no need to treat me like a child. Mom and Dad said that when one is outside, one must be responsible~ You guys go hide quickly, I will lure them away soon, otherwise, others will return."

"Alright."

Soon, a chilly wind swept through the cave entrance, the four Investigators simultaneously turned towards a certain direction,

In the woods, stood a little girl wearing a rabbit mask, eerily waving at them.

"Lin Dong, go check it out."

A tall man accepted the task, darting forward in a burst, even a tiger’s shadow appeared behind him, intending to catch the little girl directly.

However, as he plunged into the woods, he disappeared instantly, his aura vanished as well.

The little girl, however, was still standing in the same spot waving.

The Investigators, sensing the eeriness of the situation, stopped moving alone and prepared to surround the little girl from different angles.

Just as the three of them left the cave entrance and stepped into the woods, two figures quickly snuck into the cave.

The yellow papers and hemp ropes meant to seal the cave entrance and suppress evil spirits had no effect on the two of them.

And the moment the two stepped into the cave,

The noise from the outer world vanished completely as they seemed to be entirely separated from the outside, and the scene inside made William pause briefly.

"This... It seems not that the Divine Statue has Social Phobia, but that the villagers fear this thing. Whether it’s the yellow talismans in the woods or the combination of hemp ropes and yellow papers at the cave entrance forming the seal, all were set by the villagers.

On one hand, they want to limit the evil nature of Buddha Mother of Flower Sea, and on the other hand, they want to use the divinity of Buddha Mother along with the environment of Flower Sea to gain maximum benefits.

Truly insatiable..."

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