Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 271: Eighty-Five Thank You (5K)_2

Chapter 271: Eighty-Five Thank You (5K)_2

The pollution on their bodies, which was supposed to be “irreversible,” suddenly vanished. Even the knights whose bodies had begun to mutate due to the pollution returned to normal.

And the pollution level they detected was naturally zero.

It was as if the God of Eternal Life and everything He carried had disappeared… No, not disappeared.

Yuri raised his head and looked once more at the Order Sword, which seemed capable of eclipsing the sun.

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It was erased.

His existence had been completely, utterly erased.

That chilling power… Was it the work of Lyra?

Yuri stepped forward, raised his hand, and gently touched the Order Sword before him.

The Order Sword likewise had no response.

Just like the vanished Eternal Life.

In that moment, Yuri understood.

Lyra was no longer there.

…

“Have They both ceased to exist?” Gerard asked.

“Is that the first thing you say to me when I visit?” Bai Wei glanced sideways at Gerard. “You’re close to death, yet still concerned about matters of your life?”

“How can I rest in peace without getting clarity?”

“Tch, alright.” Bai Wei nodded. “In a sense, the two of Them indeed have died.”

By now, they had returned to Gerard’s house.

This house was not the one that was later destroyed in large part; it still looked normal— so normal that Gerard could make a cup of tea for Bai Wei.

Bai Wei also noticed Gerard’s fingers trembling unnaturally as they clutched the teacup, especially after hearing “They indeed have died.”

“I see,” Gerard said softly.

“It seems you still have some attachment to the Lyra God,” Bai Wei pointed out directly.

Gerard did not deny it: “After all, He was our god, and also…”

“You think He did not commit the sins Oliver spoke of, or at least not sins deserving of death? And do you feel the people of Lyra have betrayed your god?”

Bai Wei guessed what Gerard left unsaid.

Gerard nodded again: “I do harbor such thoughts.”

“Hmm, I figured, after all, being called a Rebel for ten years would make one sensitive to acts of betrayal,” Bai Wei shrugged, “Furthermore, your view is not entirely wrong, because it is your genuine opinion, uninfluenced genuine opinion.”

Gerard looked up at Bai Wei.

After all this time, he had come to realize that the All Gods could influence mortals, but Visas dispelled such influences.

So, Bai Wei would say, these were his real thoughts, not a “believer’s thoughts” influenced by the All Gods.

“The reason you are so conflicted is related to the Lyra God, a deity of contradictions,” Bai Wei continued, “Of course, I’m not saying His contradictions influenced you, but His very existence is contradictory. His Divine Country fell, His corporeal form is incomplete, unable to remain conscious for long periods, and due to the physical incompleteness, even the most basic ‘metabolism’ needs to be carried out by mortals, despite being a god.”

Gerard listened quietly.

“The guy named Oliver wasn’t wrong; every person of Lyra is His tool. So He modulates your thoughts, lets you wield His power to abide by absolute order, which essentially can be seen as ‘sharpening a tool to make it more useful,’ from this perspective, He’s domesticating you, and that’s correct,” Bai Wei explained, “But he’s also not completely right, because in fact, you are more than tools; rather, something higher—cells, limbs, or to put it more sentimentally…”

Bai Wei paused.

“Part of His body.”

Despite being prepared, hearing these words still made Gerard show a look of surprise.

“Interesting, isn’t it?” Bai Wei leisurely sipped his tea, then showed a hint of regret, perhaps because he could not taste anything, “But that’s just the way it is. The functions of Lyra had already collapsed, He needed you to maintain His body, to be part of His body that I destroyed… I mean, lost for reasons unknown.”

Bai Wei set down his tea cup.

“So you are one of the rare examples in this world, of a mutual dependence between god and mortals. Understand that in other Churches, such a situation does not exist. For example, the people of Rhein could never meet their god in their lifetimes, much less step into His Divine Country; but you were born in Lyra’s Divine Country, with the god beneath your feet.”

“Do you remember something I told you before? Your biggest problem is that you are too close to god.”

“But there’s also a second half to that.”

“The biggest problem of god is that He too is too close to you.”

After listening to Bai Wei, Gerard’s breathing began to deepen: “You mean that god is influencing us, and we are also influencing god?”

“There is such a possibility, but it is not highly likely,” Bai Wei said, “For the will of mortals to influence god is exceedingly difficult. Compared to you, Lyra would certainly care more about His body.”

“But you just said…”

“But you have now become His body.”

Gerard gasped.

“It’s been too long, Lyra has slept for too long,” Bai Wei spoke softly, “The fight with the God of Eternal Life for more than a decade greatly depleted His energy. He was not a normal god to begin with, and after such a prolonged torment, He might have been delirious for quite some time. So, often, His maintenance of you could also be regarded as a protection of His own body.”