In the corner, the meat monster had been deformed to the point where no one could recognize it. Its two legs also gloriously joined the meat group, its clothes were torn and rotten, and only its twisted facial features were still embedded in its belly, and it let out a crazy howl.
Even if some of Felham's own members broke in, they would never recognize that this thing was originally Tite, the King of Gluttony who had enjoyed glory for 200 years.
"To sew his stretched flesh back into his skin... That's what I did in the beginning."
But Hitzfeld took no action.
"What do you want to do?"
The Doctor frowned.
"I'm warning you... I assigned you a mission to rescue people, but they are not the ones you need to rescue."
"Tite will eventually die, right?" Hitzfeld asked him. "You just want to use him to contact the Gate of Life so that you can kill them all. You can't leave anyone alive after you succeed."
"..." The Doctor shut up.
"But after that, Hitzfell Manor was forced to suffer." The girl was still analyzing, "Why? Obviously, most of the threatening extraordinary people have been killed. Logically, the situation should be more stable and safer, and there shouldn't be too many variables."
"This does not involve my thoughts, I can't give you any hints..." The doctor managed to utter this sentence after a long time.
"I can guess—" Hitzfeld interrupted.
She first sent out the dead bone ice needle, and driven by instinct, manipulated it to drill into the mass of flesh.
The piece of meat was struggling and screaming wildly, but every time the needle was pulled out, a cold thread would be brought out at the end. Its fat was tightened and squeezed back little by little, and finally it was forcibly sewn into the appearance of Tit-Ferrum, with countless folds of flesh on its body surface.
"The total amount of 'mystery' is constant." Hitzfeld looked at the masterpiece he created and spoke to the doctor in a tone even softer than Meng Yin's. "It's like certain elements in a world. No matter what these things are made of, whether they are life or objects... no matter what they become, alive or dead... those elements will not change, they just change their form."
"The same goes for 'mystery'. It's useless to kill all the high-level extraordinary people. The 'mystery' in them will spread all over the world and help the surviving extraordinary people to make rapid progress."
“……” The doctor’s face turned green and he said nothing.
"But you still did it." Hitzfeld turned to look at him, "Is it because you have always done this? Is there a limit to this dissipation process? It takes time?"
This was the most reasonable explanation she could think of.
The doctor was undoubtedly aware of the consequences of the mysterious escape, but he still chose to use Tite as bait to kill all the high-level people in the world, so he must have his considerations.
She wanted to get more hints from the doctor through verbal probing, but the doctor didn't say another word until she began to sew up Tit further, trying her best to eliminate the twisted folds from his body surface.
This is critical.
Sometimes you don’t have to have an answer to make a judgment.
Silence itself is the answer.
From the doctor's reaction, Hitzfeld guessed that the secret behind this was very important, and it was directly related to whether Hitzfeld Manor would be in trouble.
…She speculated that there was a conspiracy behind this.
Someone, or something, is plotting against the Corpse Stitcher.
The Corpse Stitcher has the means to resolve the hidden dangers caused by the mysterious leakage, but this time the enemy was well prepared and he made a mistake.
"There are multiple hidden Level 5s that haven't been discovered?"
During the suturing process, Hitzfeld suddenly spoke.
“……” The doctor still didn’t speak.
"It seems so." Hitzfeld raised the corner of his lips.
Mysterious Escape - This phenomenon can be generally summarized as knowledge escape.
The knowledge of mysticism dissipated into the crazy fog. It mixed with the air and, with some mysterious connection, spontaneously sought out people in the world who could carry the seeds of madness and teach them the forbidden secrets.
Hmm...it's very likely in the form of whispers in the void, similar to hallucinations or auditory hallucinations.
In this system, knowledge is roughly equal to power, so hearing knowledge can improve one, and those extraordinary people will be promoted rapidly.
But it takes time.
Ascension was not achieved by pressing a button, nor was it automated... She remembered clearly that the ascension of the witches required the preparation of materials and rituals.
There is a high probability that one will lose his mind if he upgrades rashly, and most extraordinary people don't want that, so they have to prepare materials and rituals to assist themselves.
Of course, they will become more powerful than before, but their mysterious aura will also be more difficult to conceal than before.
The Doctor could have simply gone to their homes before they were upgraded and killed them one by one in the order of threat they posed.
He may have done so in the past.
Killing and rebirth, the balance is maintained in the extraordinary world.
But the premise is that there are no accidents.
If there are more Level 5s hiding in secret, then killing those high-level extraordinary people on the light side and the escaped knowledge will likely fill the pockets of these guys.
They will jump to level 6 in a very short time - that absolutely forbidden area!
That would directly attract "mysterious" attention.
Even, the things behind the "mystery".
This is probably why Hitzfell Manor was forced to activate that ritual.
"Besides, what bothers humans and makes them unable to maintain their sanity is their lifespan, right?"
Hitzfeld tried to say.
"With such a unique title and system, I can only think that the main vein in the front is the foundation... the body itself, and the branch veins in the back are just weapons that the body uses to control combat."
"Take the knowledge-seeking route as an example. 'Knowledge-seeking 1 = Research 1' means that this person has a fairly deep grasp of knowledge. She has thoroughly understood this knowledge. Her mind is stable and full, and her mentality is peaceful. She does not harbor any anxiety about the unknown. Therefore, she is stable at this time and generally will not mutate."
"But if this balance is broken, from 'knowledge 1 = research 1' to 'knowledge 1<>
"…It's great that I can guess this far."
No matter how unhappy he was, the doctor could only hold his nose and give praise.
"I wasn't as good as you when I first started using these things..."
"It's a shame that such a great detective is going to die soon."
Hitzfeld did not comment. She put the last needle on Tite's face, making sure that at least his face looked no different from before.
"Excuse me for asking a question, Doctor."
"you say……"
"How is your relationship with your 'blood'?"
There was a cold breath coming from behind me.
Hitzfeld was nervous but refused to turn around and look at him again.
"…I feel sorry for him."
It was a long time before the Doctor spoke.
"I just know that he is there...living well. I haven't seen him since he was a baby. I haven't even sent him a letter or a phone call. I think I am definitely not a qualified father."
He didn't notice that Hitzfeld was trying hard to suppress the trembling of his body.
"If I could go back, I would make it up to him..."
He was still whispering.
"I will make it up to him..."
"I swear."
Chapter 72: The Unstoppable Waltz of Sadness
With determination, Hitzfeld advances the plot at a fast pace.
The nightmare world had been tampered with by the doctor. When Tit-Flem woke up and saw her, he was so frightened that he knelt down and worshiped her - he was like a real puppet, unaware of the existence of the puppeteer, being manipulated to dance on the stage.
Hitzfeld accepted the identity of "Corpse Stitcher". From this moment on, she will play the role of the doctor to complete the rest of the story... until Hitzfeld Manor activates the ritual to welcome its destruction.
"Tell me what information you have so far."
Still in the study, Hitzfeld was wearing a cloak, with most of his face hidden in the shadow of the hood, flipping through a thick leather book while consulting Tite.
Tite had already changed his clothes at this time. His body was wrapped in a layer of ice crystal silver threads, barely hiding the folds of flesh - but there were indeed no flaws on his face. No one who saw him now would think he was a monster.
"The Gate of Life is a group of lunatics, sir..." Tite bent over and spoke in a fearful tone.
"Where's the madness?"
"All extraordinary people avoid alienation. We have been restraining our desire to ascend and trying to consolidate the knowledge... to use knowledge to control the mystery." Tit said, "But the Gate of Life is different. They have been committed to studying the path of 'alienation' since a long time ago."
"'alienation'?"
"Yes, for this they even do cruel experiments on themselves, and they also rob innocent people from the surrounding areas and use their flesh and blood to feed themselves."
"...The purpose of 'alienation' is eternal life?" After thinking for a while, Hitzfeld asked tentatively.
She noticed that Tite's body stiffened for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Yes... As for the people I've come into contact with, they do pay more attention to 'life expectancy'."
"You agree with their ideas," Hitzfeld said.
"No, Your Majesty... I did not..."
"Otherwise, it can't explain why you have been suppressing your desires for 150 years and trying your best to find the secret of longevity." The girl interrupted him, "You have guessed it - the key to whether your power can be stable and whether you can control madness lies in the specific knowledge you have mastered."
"You used yourself as an experiment, unprecedentedly putting the understanding of the main meridian before the improvement of strength. You have thoroughly understood all the theories of the 'Human Desire' route from level 1 to 5, so you can hold on."
She laid everything out in the open, and Tite had nothing to say. He could only bow his head to her more humbly: "But I almost fell..."
"I must thank you here... Thank you for saving me..."
Originally in history, he probably started to worship and fear the Corpse Stitcher from here.
Hitzfeld was playing with the dead bone ice needle in his hand, thinking for a while, and saw Claire's body still lying there next to him.
With a thought, the silver needle flew towards the corpse with a faint light, penetrated from the top of Claire's head, and almost toured her entire body.
The result was amazing... Not only was the girl's mouth full of densely packed teeth, but her throat and stomach were also filled with teeth. It was much more disgusting than any dense arrangement.
"Your Majesty?" Tite looked up nervously, not understanding what she meant by playing with the corpse.
If anyone in the circle saw this scene, they would definitely be shocked - the King of Gluttony, the ruler who had protected the Felam family for 200 years, would actually bow down to others. This was really beyond their imagination.
But he had to do so because the person in front of him was stronger and more noble than him.
He was the guy who had directed more than one mass extinction of extraordinary beings. He was the ultimate nightmare of all extraordinary beings...
"You're afraid of me," Hitzfeld said. "You see, it's just been me all along..."
Tite shuddered and forced a smile at her.
The "supernatural enemy" who has been regarded as the number one enemy by countless supernatural people for so long is not an organization but only one person. If this news gets out, everyone will despair.
The nature is completely different.
If the enemy is a collective, there is still a possibility of being eliminated.
For example, if the inheritance was cut off, they had also speculated on how the extraordinary enemies recruited people, and imagined whether there would be a chance to overthrow them if something unexpected happened in this step.
But what if it's just one person?
That means that this person himself has an infinite lifespan!
She does not need inheritance or successors, she will stand in time forever and become the eternal nightmare of generations of extraordinary people!
After realizing this, he no longer had any desire to confront Hitzfeld.
Impossible to win.
He has lived for so long, nearly a thousand years old...
The amount of knowledge she possesses alone is enough to crush everyone else. Based on this, she can use her power almost unlimitedly and does not need to worry about any backlash.
How did she do it?
Tite looked up, looking at Hitzfeld with desire in his eyes.
I thought that this was the end of my life's achievements, and that I only had the opportunity to shine. I didn't expect to see hope at the last moment.
That ultimate dream of immortality...and mastering the mystery!
"I'll give you 12 hours."
At this time, he was given an order: "Write down all the knowledge you have so far about the 'Human Desire' route... I think you don't need to rest at this stage."
