Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Walking through a winding corridor, the Black Robe Woman led the girls to a hall grander than the restaurant. Judging by the surrounding decorations, this place was once built to be a banquet venue. However, now white candles were lit around the hall, casting a dim light that reflected a creepy green glow off the green agate of the eyeball statues, making one’s hair stand on end.
“This is where you will learn the ritual dance!”
The Black Robe Woman turned and looked at the girls, whose expressions remained largely unchanged. A sense of satisfaction washed over her. This was the effect of the food. If they hadn’t been contaminated beforehand, these girls would have been screaming their heads off. Now, they were slowly getting used to the presence of their True God, a great first step!
“Are we learning the dance with you?”
Ms. Round Face stood at the forefront of all the girls. In her opinion, the Black Robe Woman didn’t seem like someone who would dance; she lacked the aura of a dancer. Instead, she was more like an old witch, gloomy and exuding a faint scent of decay.
“Me?” the Black Robe Woman pointed at herself and shook her head. “How could I possibly be qualified to teach you the ritual dance of the gods? I can’t even convey a fraction of the divine essence to you…”
“So…” Ms. Round Face suddenly had a bad premonition.
“So, the one teaching you is the true Son of Truth. Today, you are also fortunate enough to witness the ceremony of the Son’s birth! And if you perform well in the future, you might even have the chance to breed a Son!”
The Black Robe Woman spread her hands, her voice growing louder and louder. As she made her move, the pitch-black curtain behind her was unfurled with a whoosh.
The Players then discovered that there was another space behind the Black Robe Woman. It was a room the size of a bedroom. In the center of the dark room was a luxurious solid wood bed, and on it lay a woman with a greatly distended belly. Her face was covered by a red silk cloth, so her expression could not be seen. However, from her slightly convulsing body and the blood flowing from between her legs, even pooling on the ground, it was evident that she was enduring unbearable pain. Undoubtedly, this was a woman about to give birth. But what exactly would be born was a question mark.
In Ms. Round Face’s eyes, various red and black negative buffs were stacked beneath the pregnant woman’s HP bar, looking shocking.
【Hemorrhage】
【In Labor】
【Old Ones Infestation (Severe)】
【Corrupted】
【Organ Tear】
【Madness】
【Seed of Decay】
These were just some of the more stable negative statuses on the pregnant woman. Many others, with shorter durations but extremely terrifying effects, flashed by. For example: Conception, Parasitic, Mutation, and so on.
“Is… is this the gestation of a Son of Truth?” Ms. Round Face stammered. As a girl, she naturally felt fear and disgust at the scene before her, along with an unspeakable anger. Human childbirth was once a sacred matter, but now it had become so shocking and terrifying.
“That’s right!” the Black-Robed Woman replied fanatically. “Come, let us witness the birth of the Son of Truth together!”
As the two spoke, the pregnant woman underwent further changes. Her belly swelled high, like a pale drumskin. Black, web-like cracks gradually appeared on her exposed abdomen, and it continued to swell. It was clearly not the size of a normal human; one could say that cramming a calf inside would not be an exaggeration.
“Awooo—!”
Suddenly, the pregnant woman cried out in pain. Her voice was hoarse, like that of a ghost. Her body thrashed violently, her waist arching upwards, like a weak white branch bearing a massive tumor. Her hands, cuffed at the wrists, clutched the bed surface tightly, as if trying to tear through the sheets.
As she struggled, her head swayed from side to side, and the cloth covering her face was flung off. The Players then realized that the one screaming was not the pregnant woman at all, because her mouth had been sewn shut, her nose had been cut off, and only two bloody holes remained where her eyes should have been. The one screaming was her belly, or rather, the Son of Truth gestating inside her belly.
Just then, the pregnant woman turned over, facing the Players and girls. They saw a humanoid creature wriggling violently inside her bulging abdomen, like a lizard about to break out of its egg, fiercely striking against the shell. Each impact brought intense pain to the pregnant woman, and the shape of its face and hands even appeared on her belly. Its body size was growing larger and larger. To protect the fetus, most female mammals develop thick layers of fat in their abdomen. The uterus is the first barrier, the fat layer is the second, and the skin and flesh are the third. That “Son of Truth” had clearly broken through the two barriers protecting it. The black markings on the pale belly were actually the pregnant woman’s bruises. As the Son of Truth struggled more fiercely, the pregnant woman’s belly grew larger and larger, even taking on a triangular shape as it bulged upwards. She gradually became still. In the Players’ eyes, her HP bar had long since disappeared.
The Son of Truth’s wails grew more rampant, like a demonic sound piercing the ears, akin to an amplified mosquito buzz. It seemed to be celebrating its imminent arrival into this world, sharp and terrifying, as if ten thousand needles were piercing one’s mind!
“Push—!”
It gathered enough strength. A ferocious, bloody claw broke through the flesh! Fortunately, the female Players had already frozen their expressions; otherwise, this scene, like a horror movie, would have surely scared them out of their wits, making them scream. The only reason they hadn’t fled yet was that their legs had turned to jelly from fear. This led them, by chance, to not expose themselves.
The Son of Truth was a monster with a humanoid body and a red frog-like head. Calling it a frog wasn’t quite accurate, as the Players had never seen a frog with its entire head covered in eyeballs. Half of its head was a dense cluster of bulging eyeballs, and the other half was a gaping maw full of sharp teeth. The first thing it did after emerging from the pregnant woman’s belly was to gorge itself on the pregnant woman’s corpse. Instantly, shattered flesh and intestines were flung everywhere as the Son of Truth ate. The quiet hall was filled with rustling sounds of swallowing and chewing.
【Due to the excessively gory scene, to prevent players from failing their missions, a youth mode has now been activated for the current display!】
The bloody scene disappeared. Only a red mosaic remained. Although they still felt physically and mentally uncomfortable, the female Players at least no longer had the urge to flee. Their emotions gradually calmed down, and they silently gave a thumbs-up to the game’s official. So, you guys also know that the scene is not suitable for display!
