Detective Agency of the Bizarre
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449: 306.

The Origin of the Evil God 449: 306.

The Origin of the Evil God “`

Human Head Balloons entered the second floor of the cafe.

Jojo and Fran looked up at the ceiling at the same time.

At this moment, Lu Li asked Fran, “Can they be killed?”

Looking up, Fran moved back bit by bit to the side of Lu Li and Jojo: “I don’t know.”

The round shape of the human heads reminded Lu Li of explosions.

It seemed like a bad idea to take them out the same way he dealt with the Faceless Figures.

Lu Li quickly walked to the side window of the cafe, pushed open the window: “Anna, block the second floor.

You guys, leave through the window and go to the house next door.”

As soon as his voice fell, the windows of the house opposite opened in response.

“What about you?”

Without any hesitation, Jojo walked to the window and asked before stepping out.

“I’ll follow with Anna, right after you.”

“Be safe.” Jojo nodded, turned to signal to the dazed Fran, sat on the windowsill, and jumped into the dim alley.

Then, he crawled through the window of the building across from them.

Fran clumsily clambered through the window into the alley.

Lu Li looked up at the stairs leading to the second floor, which had been blocked by tables and chairs moved by Anna.

Faces peered through the gaps but vanished in a flash.

“Let’s go.”

Lu Li stepped over the windowsill and leaped into the alley.

His legs bent to absorb the shock.

Before Lu Li could stand upright, a white dress figure with its face hollowed out suddenly appeared at his side.

Lu Li ignored it, stepping past the Faceless Figure and ran straight to the window opposite.

A cold force spread out, brushing past Lu Li and striking at the Faceless Figure, tearing her apart.

On the other side, Jojo, who was waiting for Lu Li to climb through the window, quickly closed the window and drew the curtains.

The outside world was shut out.

“Did we get rid of them?” Jojo asked.

Lu Li looked around the house, which was a private residence.

They were in a kitchen.

“Perhaps.

Just in case, let’s speed things up.”

Lu Li walked into the living room and observed the outside through the window.

A few Six-legged Monsters were wandering on the street not far away, where Lu Li and the others had passed earlier.

Dismissing the plan to walk out the front door and along the street, Lu Li walked to another window.

After observing, he opened the window: “We move between buildings.”

The advantage of moving through houses was that they didn’t have to directly face the horrors on the street, but the downside was obvious—if strange creatures were lurking within the buildings, they would be unavoidable.

But should trouble arise, the vengeful spirit Anna would deal with it.

Lu Li and the others moved swiftly between the buildings, entering and exiting through windows, circling closer to the church.

The process wasn’t smooth sailing.

When breaking into a post office, they encountered a Shadow Figure peeking from behind a pillar.

But before Lu Li and Anna could act, it vanished like a shadow under the light.

“That’s one of Shadow Town’s legendary Shadow Figures!

Those crawling outside are Six-legged Monsters.” Fran recognized them and pieced together more information as if connecting all the dots in sudden realization.

“It’s Shadow Swamp…

these monsters are coming out of the Shadow Swamp, they’re fighting with those summoned creatures!”

“You just figured that out?” Jojo asked, surprised.

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Fran appeared somewhat embarrassed and coughed dryly, “Cough…

I found a place to hide, and later, I was knocked out…”

He didn’t have the opportunity to come into close contact with the Followers.

Or rather, because he didn’t get close to the Followers, he was able to survive.

“Keep moving and talk, I have some questions to ask,” said Lu Li, having finished observing the alley, as he opened the window and looked back.

The exorcists from outside were unclear about the origins of Shadow Town.

They only knew that an unknown evil god from outside was in conflict with the Mother of the Marsh, and the aura that spilled out from their struggle enveloped the entire Shadow Town and Southern Shadow Swamp.

Their Followers also fought each other under the shroud of their aura.

Letting Jojo and Fran climb into the alley, Lu Li followed at the rear, as they made their way into the next building.

Thud.

After stepping through the window, Lu Li gently closed the window behind him, Anna blocked the stairs with furniture, he looked around the room, walking towards another window.

“What do you know about the Mother of the Marsh?” Lu Li asked without looking back while observing the outside.

“Uh…

The original pioneers of Shadow Town brought the tradition with them.

Back then, many people worshipped the Mother of the Marsh, believing she was the Guardian God of Shadow Swamp.

But over time, fewer and fewer people of the church and those who worshipped the Mother of the Marsh remained.

Now, there might only be a dozen or so left in the town.”

Fran scavenged all he knew, and suddenly, a terrifying speculation arose in him.

“Is the Mother of the Marsh real?!”

“The root of the incidents in Shadow Town is the carnage caused by the battle between the Mother of the Marsh and another unknown evil god,” Lu Li said, still not turning to look outside.

Fran fell into a panic as his worldview collapsed, but Jojo was focused on another matter, “Is the Mother of the Marsh inherently existent, or does she appear due to the belief of those people?”

“An evil god might be born out of people’s belief,” said Lu Li thoughtfully.

“So the Mother of the Marsh could be a good person?” pondered Jojo.

“It’s not a good person, and a good person wouldn’t be referred to as an evil god,” Lu Li replied calmly.

“The tendencies of an evil god have limited relation to the believers’ faith.

An evil god is born out of believers’ faith but doesn’t gain strength through their beliefs.”

“Their stance is chaotic, so to beings who stand for order, such as humans, both the act of sacrificing and the transformation of Followers are seen as extremely evil deeds.”

“Eternal darkness from ancient times to the present, has never changed…” Fran suddenly muttered.

Jojo looked sideways, “Is that from the fourteenth section of Goethe’s Poetics?”

“What is that?” Lu Li, who knew little of the masterpieces from this world, inquired.

“The author is Goethe Madkin.

That line is part of a theory about human nature he expounds in his book.

He believes darkness is eternal, and light will fade over time.

Hmm…

to explain it, it’s like: dark places stay the same, even if you bring an oil lamp, the oil lamp will eventually run out, and it will go out, leaving only darkness behind,” explained Jojo.

This theory could also be applied to evil gods.

Evil gods cannot gain strength through the belief of their followers, so no matter how bright and just the initial belief of the followers, it cannot sustain the evil gods—their power will drain, and they will vanish.

Perhaps there were once benevolent evil gods, but their chaotic stance doomed them to vanish as their power was exhausted, just like an oil lamp illuminating the darkness.

Because they themselves defied the laws of survival.

People who cannot reproduce cannot pass on their legacy; only those who can reproduce will carry on their lineage.

“Safe, continue moving.”

Having surveyed the situation in the alley, Lu Li opened the window.

Faceless Figures solidified beside him, only to be dealt with easily by Anna, as if squashing ants.

The three of them entered the next building in silence, Anna blocked the second floor, and Lu Li went to the window to continue observing.

He resumed the previous conversation, “What do you know about the unknown evil god, like any strange phenomena recently occurring in town?”