Who hid My Corpse!

So, the meteors about to engulf Lair suddenly changed direction at the last moment and unexpectedly turned ninety degrees in mid-air, descending in a way that defied logic.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Meteors fell, and the earth trembled.

Those black merchants previously killed by Lair couldn't even find peace in death; they vaporized instantly in the incredible heat, leaving not even a trace.

The massive Black Merchant Headquarters was instantly reduced to ruins, with flames soaring upward as if even the air could be twisted.

Under such an onslaught, no creature should survive.

Except Isaiah, who claimed divinity in this space.

And Lair, who had just twisted divine will.

This is... the power of the Tongue!

Isaiah finally came to his senses, but by then it was too late, for Lair had already reached him.

And because he had suddenly changed the landing position of the meteors, he was greatly counteracted by his own action, unable to recover immediately.

It's bad.

Isaiah could only watch as Lair reached out his hand and pressed it on Isaiah's head.

He didn't even have time to struggle.

A sharp sound.

Lair tore Isaiah's head from his body.

Blood gushed instantly, and the Star Sea collapsed.

Isaiah's body wavered before falling straight down.

...

"Isaiah... was killed just like that?!" Carter, watching from afar, widened his eyes in disbelief, "How is this possible? He was the first person in this world, right? How could he be killed just like that?"

"Star Relic Mages can only achieve their best state theoretically." Diana, borrowing Carter's body, looked at the sparse stars in the night sky above, "Tonight's stars weren't favorable for him; tomorrow night is Innocent Night, the time he prepared for the decisive battle with the Tongue. But this battle was pushed ahead. Even then, Isaiah shouldn't have been killed; he obviously had the advantage just now..."

In theory, outsiders can't see through the situation inside a Star Fall, but Diana, having won the Gaze from Hand Eye, could see everything clearly through the Servant's body, which was an extension of her will.

So she saw Isaiah, who held all the advantages, suddenly being counter-killed by Lair.

It really was an instant thing; Isaiah's Star Fall was about to land one second, with Lair visibly unable to hold on, and his head was in Lair's hands the next.

Such suddenness felt like the crappy plot of a third-rate author. For normal people, it'd be hard to understand what exactly happened, why Isaiah's Star Fall suddenly veered off course.

But Diana saw Lair's lips move.

He said something.

Diana slightly narrowed Carter's eyes.

Could it be... the Tongue's Rule?

She used a question because Diana couldn't be one hundred percent sure. The Taboo Book does not fully record the rules of Visas Corpse Pieces; only those clearly mastered by a particular Church and thoroughly studied are detailed, like Rhein's three pieces (left middle finger, right thumb, left eye) and the Holy Sound's piece (ear).

But the Tongue had been lost for a long time, even in Contract Land, and only vaguely known to be in Lyra's Polluted Land, causing a series of disturbances thereafter; no one could clearly explain its true rules.

Though each rule is related to a corpse piece, and based on Lair's recent performance, Diana could only think of one possibility.

Lair used words to control Isaiah's actions, forcing him to misdirect the Star Fall.

If this is true, what a terrifying rule it must be, influencing others without them even noticing.

Wait, if that's the case...

Diana suddenly thought of something profoundly horrifying.

In Taoyuan Village, had the Tongue used this rule on them? Is she currently under the influence of the Rule?

"Master?" Carter noticed Diana's psychological fluctuation, "What's wrong with you?"

[Contract]'s Rule is not reciprocal; as a Servant, Carter cannot hide anything from Diana, who is the Master, his body and mind fully exposed, but the Master does not need to reveal to the Servant to the same extent. So Diana didn't express her concern, simply saying mildly, "It's nothing," and Carter did not probe further, only asking, "What should we do now?"

"It's problematic that the Tongue killed Isaiah, especially when the conference is about to convene," Diana said. "Especially for the Star Legacy School. They will surely demand an explanation from Contract Land, but that has nothing to do with me. What I need to consider now is... hmm, wait."

Diana widened Carter's eyes.

"What's going on? That guy, Isaiah's aura... has returned?!"

"He's not dead yet!"

...

Holding Isaiah's head in his hand, Lair breathed heavily, his body shaking.

His blood was almost burnt dry, and the recent [Domination] further accelerated this process.

But he hasn't dealt with all the Nameless Town's black merchants, and that won't do.

The power Lord Visas lent him must be completely used up to prevent future troubles.

But at this moment, he felt the weight in his hand suddenly lighten.