Chapter 279: Hewinia_2
Mortals had killed a god, even with Visas's Corpse, it was absolutely unimaginable.
"Is it just a coincidence?" the North Bishop asked with slight hesitation, "Moreover, according to the information presented so far, the new god has only disappeared, we cannot fully determine that he is dead, right? Could it possibly be the work of the Lyra God? After all, the Lyra God is still confirmed to be alive."
Hearing the North Bishop's words, the other three bishops couldn't help but nod.
Indeed, compared to Ulu killing the new god, they preferred to believe it was the Lyra God's backup plan that had taken care of the new god.
Only a god could kill a god, that was everyone's consensus... except for Visas.
Even so, the shadows in the bishops' hearts couldn't be dispelled, as this "nonexistent" manifestation was indeed very similar to Corey at that time.
However, at that time, Corey still had parts of his body left, letting everyone know that he was indeed killed by some Rule, but this time, the new god had completely disappeared, leaving everyone unable to confirm whether he truly had died.
But the bishops knew that all they were doing was guessing and speculating.
The only one who could define it was Lango, so the four bishops quickly turned their gaze to their Pope.
Lango was half-squinting, as if about to fall asleep, but the four bishops didn't dare to disturb him, just quietly waiting.
Before long, Lango slowly spoke, "It's been two months now, and we haven't found that guy."
Herry's expression stiffened, and he immediately lowered his head, "I'm sorry, under the crown, it's my negligence. I've already mobilized all..."
Lango raised his hand, interrupting Herry.
"He has that eye, it's indeed difficult for us to find him, it's not your fault," Lango said indifferently, "The issue is where he is now, there's something you may not know, a mid-ranking member of Lyra had sent people to Somo City to investigate Corey's cause of death a month ago."
The expressions of the four bishops changed slightly, but before they could reply, Lango continued.
"After that, I also sent spies into Lyra and then learned... another interesting thing."
His fingers lightly moved, and the previous Priest immediately handed the bishops new information.
And this information was straightforward—a body was divided into several segments, the cuts cleaner than a knife's.
"Same death manner as Corey," the North Bishop softly said.
The South Bishop asked, "Who was he?"
"An insignificant person, not important," Lango said, "What's important is how he died. If we can't be certain about the new god's death or disappearance method, then this man's death can be certain... Ulu, that fellow, has definitely reached Lyra... and certainly, he must have done something. By the way, it has been confirmed that the source of Lyra's Polluted Land was Visas's tongue; the people of Lyra had briefly acquired it, but with the new god's disappearance, that tongue... is also confirmed lost."
Silence.
A long silence.
Because a terrifying fact was laid before everyone.
That Ulu might have acquired the third piece of the corpse.
The last person to possess three pieces of the corpse was Visas himself.
"The three great Rules based on one body," the South Bishop softly said, "If that is the case, could the new god possibly have been dealt with by him?"
"Based solely on the record in the 'Taboo Book', the three pieces of the corpse do not have the ability to kill a deity," Herry said, "But as we discussed in the last meeting, the cumulative effect of multiple pieces indeed presents the possibility of a quantitative change leading to qualitative change, otherwise Ulu wouldn't possibly have defeated Corey."
Hearing Herry say this, the Eastern Bishop burst out cursing, "Damn it, it's all that one-eyed fool's fault! If he hadn't lost, how would such a troublesome fellow be bred. That eye didn't seem special when it was in his possession, but in someone else's hand, it's incredibly powerful. If we had known, we might as well have stuffed that eye into his ass, it would at least be concealed!"
"Enough!" the North Bishop shouted lowly, "You behave so recklessly in front of the crown?"
The Eastern Bishop then came to his senses and hurriedly apologized to Lango.
Lango didn't mind, only saying indifferently, "Fretting is useless, better to do more meaningful work. Whether he got that tongue or not, the finger and the eye are certain; they are our things, and we must get them back. If he got the tongue, then we need to act more quickly. If other churches come to know that someone has already collected three pieces of the corpse, we will be at a disadvantage."
"... If his aim is to collect the corpse pieces, then we can use the locations of each piece as a node to infer his next destination," the North Bishop said, "So, by dispatching the Devourers on his necessary path, it's highly possible to capture him with minimal cost."
"Dispatch the Devourers? That shouldn't be a problem, but the issue is..." the Eastern Bishop said, "how do we know where the other pieces of the corpse are?"
"Some pieces have indeed been lost for a long time, but some are actually out in the open."
"Oh?" the Eastern Bishop looked at the North Bishop.
Before the North Bishop could speak, the South Bishop answered for him: "Just like Corey, his eye, any slightly capable person knows, it's almost out in the open."