Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 655 - 19 Motivation of Evil Thoughts_1

Chapter 655: Chapter 19 Motivation of Evil Thoughts_1

"I’ll talk, I’ll talk." The pain in Chester’s leg temporarily eased, cold sweat dripping from his forehead as he quickly spoke, "Those two came here three months ago, they created this underground chamber. They forced me to lure Betty here, and then they harmed her. They also forced me into the situation with Neil, standing by just watching. I had to do it, I was just under duress."

"Oh, I see." Pannis nodded, turning to Lina and said, "You can now do the thing you desperately wanted to do."

"Bang," this time Lina, seemingly as violent as the characters from the book, lifted her foot and swiftly kicked in response to Pannis’s words. Chester let out a horrible scream as his other leg twisted and deformed, wetting his pants with fear. Lina sneered, "This is exactly what I wanted to do. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I sincerely hope you’re lying, so I will have more chances to do so, my dear Mr. Chester, please fulfill my small wish."

"I won’t, I’ll tell the truth." Feeling Lina’s undisguised malice, Chester almost burst into tears, trembling as he said, "I did it, it was all me. I killed Neil, I injured Betty. I confessed it all, don’t kill me, please don’t kill me!"

"Did they really come here three months ago?" Catherine crouched next to Chester, pointing to the head on Mackervillain’s waist and asked, "Look carefully, is it these two? Are there any others?"

"Yes, it’s true, they came here three months ago." Chester glanced at the human head and said, "That’s right, it’s these two, there are no others."

"His second sentence is a lie." Vivian gently stroked her magic staff, speaking softly, "Mr. Chester, you can try to keep lying in front of me, see if you can deceive my eyes. Maybe one of your lies will succeed, hehe."

"No no no, I remembered wrong, there were three, three people." Chester shouted hoarsely, "But one of them left not long after. He said this place was too dangerous, too close to Dragon Mountain and the Clan of the Dragon. A living person like him couldn’t stay here, or else if he was discovered, it might expose the secret. So he left early."

"The one who left is an undead mage." Catherine didn’t pay attention to the sobbing Chester, whispering to Pannis and Lina, "Just now during the fight with those two ghouls, after we defeated them, and before we even had a chance to ask a few questions, those two ghouls died again, just like before. We had no chance to gather any intel. It seems like the enemy really is cautious, not leaving any opportunities for us."

"Such a troublesome enemy." Lina sneered, and glanced disgustedly at the human head on Mackervillain’s waist, "But why did you chop off the ghoul’s head and bring it back? Did it look appetizing?"

"We’re bringing it back to the Guardians." Mackervillain patted the human head, "These half-Undead carry the scent of the Guardians’ enemies. Although we don’t know why, it’s always right to bring it back for the Guardians to have a look."

"Okay, let’s stop diverging from the topic," Catherine waved her hand to stop Lina, and continued squatting next to Chester, "They found you after they arrived? What did they want you to do? Speak clearly, don’t make us ask questions one by one."

"Yes, yes, they suddenly appeared in the village. It was just the start of winter then. The village wasn’t very isolated yet, occasionally travelers would still pass through. Nobody paid much attention when they arrived. But one day they suddenly sought me out, spoke a lot of gibberish I couldn’t understand. They cast magic on me, ready to kill me at any time." Chester spoke fast due to fear of hiding anything, "In order to make me believe, they demonstrated it - inflicted sudden and severe pain on me, it hurt so badly that I rolled on the ground. I was scared and could only promise to follow their orders. I dare not to disobey, I was forced into it, I really didn’t want to hurt them."

"Your answer seems irrelevant to the question." Pannis gave a cold laugh, "Lina..."

"I was wrong, I was wrong." Chester put his hands on the ground and retreated a few steps away from Lina, yelling loudly, "I promise not to say irrelevant things anymore, I promise to say everything, please don’t kick me again."

"Useless man, how could Betty choose you." Lina spat out and cursed bitterly, "You think about what you’ve done to her. She is the girl who grew up with you, ready to give you her heart and body, yet you treated her, the one who truly loves you, like this. I thought you were brave, but you are just a piece of trash."

"Continue." Catherine looked at Lina strangely. She hadn’t gone down to the chamber and did not understand why Lina was so angry. But she didn’t stop Lina’s disdain. Instead, she continued, "After they controlled you, what did they make you do?"

"They, they said, Betty’s birth date, age, location, and physical traits are very suitable." Chester stammered, "They also said that these conditions were very suitable for the Living Pillar Ritual and made me cooperate with them."

"Sure enough, it’s a living pillar," Pannis’s corner of his mouth twitched, giving Lina a knowing look, "No wonder you’re so angry, the situation below must be pretty stimulating. Living Pillar...Living Pillar..."

"What is a living pillar?" Catherine, not very familiar with the ritual of the evil god’s sacrifice, frowned and asked, "Is it also part of the sacrifice? The name itself gives a rather uncomfortable feeling."

"Simply put, the existence of the living pillar is part of a large-scale ritual. It cannot be considered purely a sacrifice, but rather an auxiliary part of the sacrifice," Pannis explained. "The usual sacrifice to an evil god involves letting the sacrifice die in pain. The more painful the death, the greater the power it brings. This form of sacrifice is used to channel power to the evil god. But the living pillar and its accompanying ritual are different, they are implemented for a specific goal, like establishing a better connection with the evil god. The ritual requires the selection of several living pillars. These living pillars are not chosen haphazardly, but are confirmed through complex calculations to determine who can serve. If even one fails, all the living pillars have to be abandoned and recalculated."

"The way of sacrifice is to ultimately cause the death of the sacrifice, but living pillars are different," Pannis sighed and asked, "Are you sure you want to hear the rest?"

"You can go on." Catherine looked at Chester without showing any emotion, "I think I’ve guessed what comes next, I’m prepared."

"Living pillars require the sacrifice to stay alive, enduring the greatest pain, and even wishing for death but not able to die," Pannis said calmly, "Whether physically or mentally, the pain, despair, hatred, and resentment of the sacrifice, all negative emotions, will strengthen the power of the living pillar, thus increasing the success rate of the ritual. In order to achieve this effect, those wicked followers often tempt the person closest and most trusted by the sacrifice, to torture the sacrifice themselves. This can trigger a double dose of negative emotion, thereby boosting the effect. Therefore, when I found Betty’s apology letter to Neil in his corpse, and realized that Betty was truly in love with Chester, I immediately thought of the Living Pillar Ritual considering Chester’s incomprehensible behavior."

"Very well." Catherine nodded, "Mr. Chester, so you agreed to harm Betty?"

"Yes, I had no other way out," Chester, shaking from pain or terror, stammered, "If I didn’t do as they asked, they would kill me painfully, I could only follow their orders."

"You’re lying again," Vivian sighed, "You did try, didn’t you? It’s a pity it didn’t work this time. I hope you’ll have the courage to keep trying next time."

"I guess it’s the arm this time," Lina, holding her book, looked at Chester indifferently, "I’ll give you a choice, would you prefer your left arm or right?"

"No no no, I was telling the truth." Chester collapsed into tears, slowly backing away, saying as fast as he could, "They never threatened me, except to initially make me obey. But they tempted me, promised me unimaginable wealth and very high status. I was not swayed by their threats. I was drawn in by their promises. I’m really being honest. Really!"

When Chester was done, silence fell in the basement. The members of the adventure team, even including the town mayor, Old Dak, and Mackervillain, all went silent. Pannis squinted, the smile on his face very strange, "So, you reached out to someone who loved you for these temptations?"

"No, I did not," Chester retorted loudly, "At that time, Betty hadn’t chosen me yet. She can’t be considered someone who loved me."

"Oh, right." Pannis clapped his hands and asked, "Why would these guys only tempt you? Nobody knew that Betty would choose you over Neil."

"They provided many opportunities for me." Under the clear gaze of Vivian, Chester did not dare to hide, "It was in these three months that I used these opportunities to touch Betty and make her choose me in the end."

"These guys are strange." Catherine voiced her doubts, "It would have been easier to just threaten, but they chose to tempt, and then went through so much trouble to cooperate with him. Was all that necessary?"

"It was necessary. I’ll explain later." Pannis patted Chester’s broken leg, causing him to scream again, "You see, since you’ve already said this much, why not expose the entire plan?"(To be continued. If you like this novel, we welcome your support with recommended tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is our greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)