Chapter 333

【Name: No Return Road (Deceased, Souls)】

【Appearance: A road paved with yellowish-white bone bricks, starting from the entrance of the Deathscape, passing through dozens of well-known Deathscape landmarks such as “Gate of the Dead,” “Death-Announcing Crow’s Nest,” “Black and White Bridge,” “River of Yellow Springs,” “Funeral Procession Gallery,” “Burial Garment Mirror Lake,” “Corpse Soil Black Forest,” “White Bone Palace,” “Cemetery of Sages,” “Repentance City,” “Ghost Maze Marsh,” all the way to the deepest point, “End Cliff.”】

【Ability: Corpse Dissolution, Soul Purification】

【Cost: Cannot be used by the living. If completely killed or have a Taint Value below 60 points at death, one will automatically become a user of the No Return Road】

【Record: This ancient road, almost as old as the Deathscape itself, was created after the Deathscape Sovereign “First Dead Person” died. He crushed the bones of his own corpse, burned them into bricks with his soulfire, and laid them brick by brick by hand.

Newly deceased walking on it gradually shed all remnants of their former lives as they ventured deeper into the Deathscape.

Shedding clothing and skin, dispersing flesh and muscle, eroding bones and organs, purifying will and memory, they transform back into pure spirits, finally leaping off the “End Cliff” to fully return to the world.

As for those users of the No Return Road who refuse to believe they are dead, they will wander in the 【Funeral Procession Gallery】, endlessly revisiting their deaths in this maze without an exit until they accept death; while those stubbornly clinging to identity and appearance, unable to shed their souls’ formed garments or forget their previous identities, will be left by the 【Burial Garment Mirror Lake】 to gaze at their reflections in the water until they abandon all false appearances;

And those indulging in the worship of power or still craving physical form, insisting on retaining flesh and muscle, will be led to the 【Corpse Soil Black Forest】 and traverse within…】

【Evaluation: Stop touching it, this isn’t something you should mess with right now】

【Taint Value: Same as the user, granting each deceased an equal end】

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Cemetery of Sages… Burial Garment Mirror Lake…

Isn’t this the cemetery where the Third-Generation Bureau Director is buried, and the large lake where Emma Senior always stays?

After recalling the scene from before, Leon couldn’t help but slightly frown.

According to the system’s introduction, the surface of that 【Burial Garment Mirror Lake】 reflects the deceased’s “former” face. Emma Senior’s clan has already perished, yet she inherited their lives.

So, when she looks at that lake, does she see her own face or the original owners of the Death-Announcing Crows? “Sorry.”

Leon vaguely understood why Emma Senior liked staying by the lake so much. Slowly withdrawing his hand that touched the bone bricks, he shook his head towards her, showing a slightly apologetic expression.

“Emma Senior, my ability leans more towards the ‘user’ aspect, and since this path can only be used by the dead, I couldn’t find a way to prevent the living from being affected. Sorry about that.”

“Hmm…”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, a trace of disappointment flickered in Emma’s eyes, but she still shook her head, speaking gently:

“You don’t need to apologize to me. It’s normal to be unable to handle something like the No Return Road. Instead, I should apologize to you. I shouldn’t have asked you to deal with such a dangerous thing because of… some reasons.”

“It’s alright.”

“You saved my sister’s life, gave me weapons when I first joined the Bureau, told me the precautions during missions, taught me how to protect myself, and even risked everything to protect me against the Goddess of Wealth.

Emma Senior, I won’t say thank you anymore. If there’s anything I can do to help you, I hope you’ll tell me. As long as it’s possible, I will do my best.”

“I… I do have something to ask of you.”

Grateful, Emma glanced at Leon once, her complexion still somewhat pale. She took a deep breath and then grabbed his hand, biting her lips as she said: “Leon, I have too many regrets, and this road is too difficult for me. If possible, I hope you can guide me through it.

After we reach the Black and White Bridge, moving forward will anger the No Return Road. If I suddenly stop or want to turn back, you must wake me up!”

“Alright.”

After listening to Emma’s plea, Leon nodded slightly, gripped her cold hand firmly, and seriously promised:

“I will definitely do it!”

“Thank you…”

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After making the agreement, the two stopped not far from the Red-haired Bureau Director and held hands again, stepping towards the distant grand bridge spanning the turbid yellow river, built with black and white stone bricks.

On the broad and winding No Return Road, one by one newly deceased walked forward under the company of Death-Announcing Crows, wailing, disoriented, or bewildered, stumbling toward the depths of the Deathscape.

Compared to these unstable souls, whose bodies and wills are occasionally incomplete, Leon and Emma, the only two with vibrant flesh capable of “reversing” on this road, should be the heavier side.

But when Leon accidentally collided with an old man bending his back and both passed through each other, he surprisingly found himself feeling like a puddle of water or even a gust of air, while something seemingly very solid just went straight through his body.

“Don’t worry, this is the rule of the Deathscape. In the Deathscape, the soul outweighs everything, and the body doesn’t exist.”

Carefully avoiding an angry young deceased person running fast with weapon wounds all over him, noticing the puzzled look on Leon’s face, Emma Senior explained:

“The rules of the world outweigh everything. Therefore, when traveling between different worlds, our souls and bodies, or rather our ‘existence,’ must actively adapt to the current world’s rules.

Just like how descending Holy Spirits and True Gods condense into flesh and need to breathe and eat, living beings entering the Deathscape with bodies also follow its rules, adapting their existence accordingly.”

While explaining, she squatted down slightly and blocked a crying little girl coming forward, giving her a gentle hug.

However, the young deceased passed through Emma Senior like wind, continuing her journey deeper into the Deathscape.

(End of Chapter)