Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Loosening Seal

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Clatter, clatter, clatter...

A torrential downpour of entrails, shattered bones, fat, and other blood-soaked tissues rained down like a storm.

After a minute, Colin and the others emerged from their cover, none of them stained with any filth.

Relighting the oil lamp, a storm of thoughts surged through his mind at the mention of that name.

“Kadeish Water, did I hear that right?”

Colin clearly remembered that this estate was called the Water Manor.

At that moment, he suddenly realized the monster had not been fixated on him, but on Number One beside him.

More precisely, on the blood-stained, spiked wooden wheel held in Number One’s hands...

[Kadeish Water, the priest’s real name. He was once a core member of this noble estate.]

[But after that horrendous sacrificial tragedy, he chose to betray his own family.]

[That night, as a dazzling white meteor fell from an unknown height, he revealed his so-called “miracle.”]

“So then, out of filial piety and righteousness, he slaughtered his own family, suppressed the first rat plague, and sealed everything underground?”

Colin’s expression twisted oddly.

Later, the priest became one of the thirteen saints of the Church of Suffering but was eventually stripped of his saintly status...

At first, Colin had thought this was just a straightforward elite monster, but unexpectedly, so many events were connected to him...

And, if he wasn’t mistaken, the light within the mountains was the very “white meteor” that fell that night.

Shaking his head to calm the mental storm, Colin looked at the survivors, who all wore dazed expressions:

“How many other survivors are there besides you?”

They froze for a moment at the question, then one of the survivors quietly replied, “Six...”

What was that glowing orb in the man’s hand?

Colin wanted to ask, but considering it might upset them, he only nodded silently, choosing not to say anything to avoid causing further harm.

On the surface, their condition didn’t seem too dire, but a closer look revealed many serious issues.

First, their minds had clearly suffered significant trauma and shock.

These mental wounds would profoundly affect their lives.

Moreover, the prompt indicated their lifespans had been severely depleted.

Their maximum remaining lifespan would not exceed one year.

However, this was not the immediate concern, as the countdown in a few days was the real pressing matter.

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If they could survive the countdown, they would have ample opportunity to extend their lives.

“Drink this first.”

Colin pulled several bottles of “Amplification Potion” from his backpack. Though best suited for those with base attributes around level 2, taking it well below that wouldn’t cause fatal consequences.

At worst, it would cause a temporary “Praise the Sun” state, with a slight chance of it becoming permanent.

Colin did not hide the effects of these potions.

“…Thank you!”

The four survivors looked moved, immediately peeling the caps and gulping them down.

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