Chapter 674: The Failed Seeker

Chapter 674: Chapter 674: The Failed Seeker

[The Gate of the Demon]

The only access point connecting the front and rear courtyards.

The gate bore an inscription- “Path to Hell, keep out whilst living”.

On the surface of the gate, two demon hands were carved in an offering gesture, with the offering itself missing… When the heart-shaped pendant given to Han Dong by the Ghost Nun was embedded in it, the seal temporarily lifted and the gate sank.

Ha ha…

It was unknown if it was because of Han Dong’s heightened senses.

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The moment the gate opened, Han Dong heard a bizarre laughter.

From the lack of reaction from the ghost nun and his teammates, it seemed only Han Dong could hear it.

In the atmosphere of the backyard, faint wisps of hellfires could be seen.

Clearly somewhere in the backyard was a portal to the depths of Hell, similar to the hellfire emanating from Togu’s body.

The gap-toothed nun said:

“I was originally supposed to accompany you all to investigate the backyard.

But as Hell Locusts have been found in the area of the monastery gates and the graveyard, I need to continue monitoring the situation of the locusts. The ‘Locust Girl’ could be hiding in a corner of the front yard.

I’ll leave the investigation of the backyard to you, hopefully, you can deal with the resurrected locusts.

If successful, I will report your heroic deeds upwards.”

“Hmm.”

Before leaving, the ghost nun reminded one last time:

“Oh, right!

In the depth of the backyard, there is an invisible [Secret Room] to the common people.

Generally, you won’t run into it… If you stumble upon it due to some accident, please immediately keep your distance.

That [Secret Room] is Derry town’s highest secret, also forbidden ground of the monastery, the original source of the Hell Locusts.

If your group has any contact with the [Secret Room], you will be directly handed over to the clerk for ‘brainwash’.”

“So, what are the characteristics of the secret room? How to distinguish it?”

“The iron door sealing the secret room has the clerk’s handprint.”

“Understood.”

“Even if the ‘Locust Girl’ killed by the clerk can resurrect, she definitely won’t be able to recover to her previous state… I hope you can bring back good news.

Take good care of the heart pendant I gave you, return within 48 hours.

If you exceed the time limit, you will be trapped inside.”

Boom!

The ghost nun left and closed the gate of hell.

Han Dong’s Little Demon Eye noticed the intricate design of the gate, which is connected to the large array of the monastery.

Breaking the gate requires shaking the entire monastery, including Valaka and the hundreds of demon nuns under her command, it’s pretty much impossible.

“Hidden secret room …”

…

As soon as Sister Valaka exited [The Gate of the Demon], she immediately turned into a shadow and left via a secret path in the monastery.

She met with a big shot who had already arrived at the monastery in a secretive cavern hidden by plants among the cliffs.

When facing the being in the cavern, the Ghost Nun slightly lowered her head.

“Clerk, as per your instructions, I led them into [The Gate of the Demon].”

That’s right, the clerk was indeed there, secretly meeting the manager of the monastery in the cliff cavern.

Countless arms covered the cavern walls, isolating it from the outside world, no one knew about this meeting or its content.

From the start, the ghost nun – Valaka was the clerk’s person…

“La la la~! You’ve done well…

Since this group can uncover the secret that Dean Richard hid in the Void Otherworld, they will inevitably trespass the ‘Forbidden Area’.

Once they break the prohibition, I’ll personally enter the backyard in the capacity of the Great Hall’s inspector, and legally and justly sentence this group of little guys.”

The Ghost Nun didn’t care about the death of these newcomers, she was merely concerned about the locust issue.

“Secretary Funa, what do you think about the resurrection of the locusts?

This resident called Nicholas, since he can decrypt Dean Richard’s conspiracy, it shows they have some skills.

Maybe they really can get to the root of the locusts.”

At this point, all the arms in the cavern started waving side to side, denying the nun’s opinion.

“There’s simply no chance of eradicating it… Ever since ‘that part’ was placed into the monastery, it’s destined to never have peace here.

The monastery and you nuns exist only to supervise ‘that part’, and to avoid a repeat of the incident three years ago.

As for why I want this group dead,

it’s because one among them had contact with the [Disaster], even though the mayor doesn’t think they pose a potential threat, but I absolutely won’t allow them to live in this town.

Their arrival has already made something quite not right about the town, if we allow them to roam freely in town, investigate the matter, it would unleash a greater catastrophe than the one three years ago.”

“Yes.”

…

The backyard of the Monastery – inside the courtyard.

A crawling life form, pierced by iron wires all over its body and with distorted facial features.

Showing tenacity only with its big gaping mouth, even in the condition of having its brain and heart pierced by bones.

Han Dong immediately waved his hand, suppressing this demonic life with high-density yellow sand, reached out his hand to touch its distorted skull… A familiar burning demonic aura from hell was felt by Han Dong.

It was similar to the demon species Togu belonged to.

Togu, would absorbing this thing be of any use to your recovery?’

‘These are demons who utterly failed in their quest in Hell, will be entangled with pain for the rest of their lives… There’s indeed some hot hellish aura inside it, but it’s useless for my recovery.

Only the essence of pain can assist my recovery.

The backyard, feels so familiar… I think I used to stay here for quite a long time.’

‘You still can’t recover your memories?’

‘Yes.’

‘Don’t worry, leave it to me.’

Han Dong held the ugly demon in one hand, caw…Like a crow passing by, death invaded.

In no time, the demon turned into a pile of ashes.

Han Dong didn’t even conjure his syringe, such a low-status demon’s body certainly wouldn’t have any high-quality Cell Essence.

“It seems… there’s a severe leak from the Hell portal inside the backyard, and the monastery has adopted a monthly clear-out method to get rid of the demons seeping out from inside.

Just relying on a gate to block it, things are bound to happen sooner or later… Hey! There’s too many, isn’t it?”

As Han Dong was saying this, as he turned a corner, he was immediately astonished by the scene before him.

The spacious corridor was jammed with all kinds of tormented demons, some restrained by iron wire only able to squirm on the ground, some pierced by iron chains, only able to move very slowly.

Their faces were all either charred, completely distorted, or pierced by odd metallic material.

There were at least more than twenty of them.

‘Human form is lost’

According to Togu’s explanation, these are all demons who chose to seek enlightenment in hell but all failed.

But Han Dong hadn’t expected, just because there’s a gap to hell in the monastery, this many failures could accumulate here… how many such pitiful demons exist in hell?

With such a high fail rate, why would anyone still choose to seek enlightenment in hell?

Togu answered at this time.

‘Because of power… In hell, beings without power can only become food for other demons.'</