Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Bottled Prisoner (15)_1

“Why the sudden question?”

Facing Fu Qian’s question, Ailina was obviously puzzled.

Her mood was undoubtedly very bad.

First, she encountered an unforeseen situation, with Swordsman Yun throwing the plan into disarray and the situation subtly getting out of control.

Then she herself was trapped here because of these obstinate fools, making the chances of victory increasingly slim.

But even so, she still didn’t dare to ignore Fu Qian.

...As for his strength, she had always been unclear, only knew that he was very strong.

Now thinking about it, this mysterious person had been like this from the beginning to the end, never showing a trace of fear, whether facing Swordsman Yun or Patrick, and always doing things in his own way.

He even managed to scare off the Butcher indirectly.

“Just curious, we’re waiting for someone anyway, and we have nothing to do.”

Fu Qian smiled faintly.

This question wasn’t asked casually.

He had been thinking since a few moments ago.

What was the meaning of this murderous game called redemption?

Gathering this group of people had not been easy, many of whom were quite strong, and also desperados. To capture them without killing them was even harder.

Sir William had expended a great deal of effort to do all this, but what was the purpose?

Although Ailina had mentioned before, that he was the first to find redemption here, thus becoming the Executor of Justice.

But Fu Qian didn’t believe for a second that Sir William was truly out to redeem these fallen souls.

For instance, it has been proven that Brother Butcher was clearly beyond help, failing to achieve instant enlightenment even after three redemptions.

They couldn’t possibly go for a seventh capture of Meng Huo, could they?

Then these supporting personnel were quite pitiful.

Consequently, Fu Qian was very curious about the fate of the other winners.

“Excluding the Butcher, there should still be five people.”

Ailina hesitated for a moment before choosing to answer.

“But they’re all dead, the Butcher is the only one still alive.”

Oh?

Fu Qian was suddenly interested.

“How did they die?”

“All sorts of circumstances, but generally it was due to accidents. After winning their redemption, they seemed to truly find inner peace, each undergoing a complete transformation, no longer fighting everywhere.”

“Of course, there were also many who were dissatisfied with this result, believing they deserved death rather than redemption. But as long as they didn’t commit evil again, William wouldn’t go after them.”

“But they still died?”

Fu Qian frowned slightly.

“Yes, they all died, and now the only one alive is Patrick.”

“And he is the most obstinate one. After being redeemed three times, he went out and committed crimes again, only to be captured again.”

What an ironic story!

After Ailina finished speaking, Fu Qian expressed his sincere emotion.

Those who achieved redemption died in accidents, while the one who refused to put down the cleaver lived merrily.

The proverbial good man hard to be, turning over a new leaf marks the end?

No.

Fu Qian shook his head.

He had never been very convinced about such seemingly fateful coincidences.

There had to be some deeper reason.

“That might not be the case. Rumors are prone to distortions, they might have just become lowkey to avoid returning here.”

Thus, he offered a rebuttal.

“… Maybe!”

Ailina clearly did not want to dwell on these matters and tried to steer the topic back to the current predicament.

“However, no matter what, Patrick is definitely one of the worst, purely addicted to killing.”

“If I remember correctly, he is the only one who refused to be purified by the Statue of Sinful Goddess after killing everyone.”

“Every time it’s the end of the three days, letting the Sinflame burn until the last moment before relenting, and even seeming to be unwilling to stop.”

Saying this, she lifted her head and looked around at everyone, her face showing disdain.

“He will slaughter you like dogs!”

“If you keep being this foolish,”

…

Ailina’s words, coupled with her recent description, clearly stirred the barely suppressed fear within the group.

Being trapped with such a cold-blooded beast, competing for a slim chance of survival—it was impossible not to be afraid.

“Ten minutes is almost up.”

The man in black finally gritted his teeth.

“If Natalia hasn’t returned by then, we can continue our previous cooperation—”

“Even if she has returned, we can still continue.”

However, before he could finish his sentence, a woman’s voice came from outside, and a figure walked in.

It was a middle-aged woman with brown hair and a red dress, her complexion pale.

“Natalia!”

Seeing the newcomer, the man in black called out somewhat excitedly.

“Have you led it away?”

Lin En, whose expression was unreadable, asked indifferently.

“Yes, but I’m not sure how long it will work.”

Natalia glanced at him and then moved past everyone to stand beside Ailina.

“You—”

Just as Ailina was about to speak, the newcomer gripped her chin.

“Very nice!”

After scrutinizing her from left to right, Natalia spoke, leaving it unclear whether she was assessing Ailina’s strength or the Sinflame in her.

“All right.”

Without wasting any more words, Natalia released her grip and signaled for people to clear a path.

“We must move quickly! The Butcher is gathering Sinflame at an alarming rate, and he’s clearly searching for the statue’s location.”

“He’s very clear about what we’re planning.”

She was obviously the backbone of the man in black’s side!

Watching her take command, Fu Qian silently made his assessment on the side.

Humans are indeed curious creatures sometimes.

No matter what their relationships with each other are, they still tend to cling to one another when facing a greater threat.

…

Is this the Statue of Sinful Goddess?

A moment later, under the group’s guidance, Fu Qian arrived at the upper part of the structure.

This was a platform jutting out of the sloping wall, which was completely unobservable from below due to the angle.

The layout on the platform was also quite simple; at the very center stood a young female statue.

Draped in a cloak, with long hair flowing to her waist, her figure full.

It must be said, the impostor earlier had done a very convincing job.

[Current mission updated, eliminate all Sinners, stop the activation of the Goddess of Sin and Punishment.]

As Fu Qian was examining the statue, a mission prompt sounded in his ear.

But this content…

Sinners?

Is it referring to these prisoners?

Eliminating them all wouldn’t be too difficult.

But what does stopping the activation mean? Is the Goddess of Sin and Punishment coming to life?

And the missions seem entirely unrelated; why kill the Sinners if he is supposed to find the statue first?

As his thoughts raced, Fu Qian caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye of Ailina, who couldn’t wait to step forward.

Amidst the various expressions of the group, she raised her hands without hesitation and struck a pose.

Sinflame surged around her, and soon she would be purified.

Yet, in the next moment, someone stepped in front of the statue.

“Ladies and gentlemen,”

Fu Qian, with his back to the statue, looked at the people.

“I’d like to play a game with you all.”