A brilliant light flashed through, and all the dirt was perfectly absorbed into the body by the perfect body in front of him.
The only remaining evidence of those terrifying existences before was the remains of tentacles scattered on the ground that were torn into pieces.
"Are you Euphiel...or Swamp Mother..."
The perfect woman who suddenly appeared in front of her was born from filth. She looked completely different from the previous monster, like a caterpillar that formed a cocoon and a butterfly that shed its shell and was reborn.
Because the essence of his soul had caused him to disintegrate twice, and because he had no soul capable of using his Soul Sensing Technique, he was unable to delve deeply into this woman's internal situation.
This makes it difficult for Holo to tell who is in charge of her soul.
The woman's face has become unfamiliar, but it is still very delicate.
Perhaps it was because Euphile and her aunt were of the same origin, and combined with the half-complete face on the stone sculpture, Hero suspected that this was the original face of Swamp Mother.
The pure white body was not covered at all and was completely exposed in front of Hero's eyes. He had never seen such a perfect body before. It was much plumper than Yuffair's lolita body.
But there was no evil thought in Holo's eyes, and for some reason, he even thought of the cold experimental subjects lying around in the laboratory.
Those apprentices who were abandoned by the tower...if they were swallowed up by the swamp mother before, then death would be their final destination, and they would not even have the chance to become the trash of the tower.
"Don't you recognize me?"
Yuphiel, who had replaced the mother's soul in the swamp, was a little shy. She covered the key positions with her slender white palms, lowered her head slightly and smiled at Hero.
His voice was still sweet, but his eyes became like those of a normal person.
Eyes are the windows to the human soul, and every look represents her emotions.
The normalized pupils made it easier for Hero to observe micro-expressions, and also let him know that the woman in front of him was still the innocent girl.
Holo's chest rose slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What about the soul of Swamp Mother?"
"My aunt's soul and long-cherished wish will be continued on her behalf by me."
Helo understood, that's all. That's fine. As long as the monster is gone, this realm of souls can still exist.
But looking at Yuphiel's appearance now, although the aura coming from her body was very weak, making it difficult for him to detect the specific situation, he could still feel the vague characteristics of the swamp.
The perception is close to the past, and there is also the feedback of being deeply involved in it.
Apparently having taken over the original abilities of Swamp Mother, Yuphiel became the guardian of this forest again.
I believe that soon, those tree spirits will fall into her arms again and will no longer be loyal to occupying the swamp.
He didn't believe that the tree spirit could defeat the powerful new swamp mother in front of him.
Even tree spirits that have lived for more than a thousand years can't do it. This forest was originally built on swamp ruins. When the guardians return, they are unable to resist the changes in the area.
Those trees that are rooted in the earth and absorb the vitality of the swamp will only topple in a single thought from Yuphiel.
'By the way...The soul of Swamp Mother has been swallowed by Youphiel, so my second assessment task has been completed! I still have one last task to go!'
There was a light of hope in Holo's eyes, and he turned to look at the stone carvings with fiery eyes.
The black water lost its source of irrigation and gradually disappeared under the earth. The pollution in it could only wait for Youphiel to slowly clean it up later. Even the fallen souls could not harm her. Obviously the black water was not enough to see.
The flow of black water beneath the earth also exposed the original stone carvings and inscriptions.
‘Will there be the foundation of the city that never sleeps there? It’s the most central location, it can’t be wrong.’
But just when Holo was dreaming about the city foundation, Yuffiel moved her hands away from the key parts and stretched out towards him.
A group of black blisters suddenly detached from her hand and floated in the air, like a cell source.
The dark color made Hero think for a moment that he was not of water quality, but more of a physical object.
And inside it, countless water droplets explode and regenerate, reincarnation repeats itself.
"This is..."
"Gift! [Black Sea]... Although it is not very precious in itself, I think you seem to need this type of thing very much, so I took it upon myself to make the decision and added some authority and power to it!"
She had seen that Holo and others had been harvesting tree hearts before entering Carnival City. She must have thought that this kind of item with special effects was what Holo liked.
"I learned this from my aunt's soul. She didn't let me enter Carnival City at the beginning, precisely because this thing was brought to the swamp from the south by someone unknown.
The corruption attached to it polluted my aunt's soul. In desperation, she had no choice but to drive us out of Rapture and warned us not to enter again. Until now... I didn't know.
The first thing that the fall affected was the soul, so she chose to nourish the life in the swamp with her body, and sunk her soul into Carnival City to seal herself. If it hadn't been for Carnival City that was once... established, maybe my aunt wouldn't have been able to hold on to my life.
arrival."
Holo suddenly discovered that when Yuphiel said the key point, she just opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
"Who founded Carnival City?"
As if she didn't pay attention to the strange situation just now, Yuphiel said subconsciously, but then she was horrified to find that she couldn't make any sound at all.
"...."
Holo raised his hand to stop Youphiel from trying any more.
"Can't you say it? What a powerful existence it is..."
This kind of powerful existence, in the knowledge of mentor Guzman, only the existence of duke rank can produce this kind of power that cannot be described in words.
I won’t continue to explore this topic. The origin of Carnival City is not something that Hero can know with his current strength.
He simply accepted Yuphiel's gift, the black water floating in mid-air.
As if sensing his worry, Youphiel walked over playfully and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry, there is no corruption inside. It has been eaten by me... mainly because of the authority inside, which may cause some feelings."
Only then did Hero realize that the truly terrifying thing was the girl next to him. She had directly killed the mature fallen soul of Swamp Mother, and that was the fallen will that could already control the instinct of the soul.
But he is still very careful, because once he is contaminated with corruption, it will wrap around his body and hide deep in his soul in an instant.
He tested the [Black Sea] with his fingertips, but his consciousness was concentrated on the fingers. Once he found something wrong, he would disintegrate that part immediately to cut off the connection between the fingers and the body.
It's not that he doesn't believe in Youphiel, it's a lesson he's learned over the past two years. He can't help but be careful about such an existence that affects his soul.
Fortunately, after exploring the inside of the [Black Sea], Hero's senses focused on his fingertips did not find anything unusual. There was no embarrassment in Yuphiel's teasing eyes, and she accepted the gift calmly.
When it slowly integrated into the body of the soul, a warm breath instantly enveloped the whole body, and even the gaps created by the disintegration of the soul's essence began to slowly recover.
"Hehe...how do you feel? Although it is only a small piece of power of [gestation], it has a very strong effect on beings with weak souls!"
For some reason, Hero, who was originally happy, felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart.