Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2196: Chapter 2191: Offerings and Rewards

It’s not surprising that it can laugh, because it’s a human head.

The style suddenly turned bizarre, yet Fu Qian could still see clearly.

When the box opened, what appeared on the back of the Deer Car was a head slightly smaller than a normal one.

Besides the lifelike and vivid flesh, there was even an explanation for why it was small—it was because a layer had been peeled off.

Indeed, it’s like leftover scraps from making a human skin mask.

No area was missed, all subcutaneous tissues were exposed, and even the eyes were gone.

Yet even with such an appearance, as the head made a sound, it still accurately looked this way, instantly filling the atmosphere with horror.

"So this is its true form?"

Unfortunately, the atmosphere was entirely misplaced.

Fu Qian, who was usually known for creating psychological shadows for others, clearly perceived a different message, turning to the Witch for confirmation.

"I thought the same, but it doesn’t come out to greet often."

The Witch, still busy and answering, even reached out into the Void, making a blood-red spike faintly appear.

It really was like this, as expected from the core elements of this place.

Fu Qian felt that he had an even deeper understanding of the business culture within this peculiar doll workshop.

The original Ailuo replaced flesh with cotton.

Later, the Hand Watcher took it a step further, no longer satisfied with simply mystical prostheses but attempted greater transformation, the concept of self becoming faintly blurred.

The Deer Car before him had taken this even further, its own flesh no longer the main body, merely a component.

To the outside world, the deer nurtured within "his" concept was now the true core.

It seemed to witness the process of boundaries being increasingly breached.

In admiration, Fu Qian executed a precise lock-and-detonate operation, helping the Witch to dispatch a newly found intruder.

Indeed, just as expected, in the Witch’s unfolded hand appeared another freshly torn-off fingernail.

Ding!

After showing it to Fu Qian, the Witch flicked it away.

As she said, the posture of the Deer Car remained urgent, as if never satisfied.

...

The human head indeed did not fall off.

The execution was not even distracting; Fu Qian’s focus remained locked on the Deer Car throughout.

After all, there was no eruption, no complete transformation operation.

Until the box on the Deer Car’s back closed again and rapidly descended, the head merely followed and returned inside.

"The form after congealing is not decided by you?"

Fu Qian, a bit disappointed, did not criticize the other, quickly shifting his focus elsewhere.

The bloody fingernail, while quite eerie, offered considerable visual impact, but knowing the Witch, she likely wouldn’t choose such a design just out of boredom.

"It’s right; I merely captured and revealed it."

The Witch’s response was as expected.

"That’s quite interesting; why such a design? There should be some meaning."

Receiving confirmation from the Witch, Fu Qian allowed his imagination to unfold fully.

"Quite right; it indeed aligns with the essence of this place."

With such rigorous thinking, the Witch not only appreciated it but even agreed.

Dong!

As they spoke, the Deer Car once again began an equivalent exchange, the box on its back slowly protruding and blooming.

This time, what landed was a metal artifact, with a crisp impact sound, resembling a bear in shape.

From the Witch’s reaction, it was clear that the third item still belonged to the normal range, with nothing particularly special.

"When I was here, I once had some guesses... In your view, after the barrier is broken, what should be the first change in this world?"

Watching silently, the Witch posed another question the next moment.

"Losing stuff, I guess."

Fu Qian responded without delay.

...

What’s the purpose of those terrifying entities outside the barrier?

Honestly, this question isn’t only related to the Witch.

Back in the Ji Family’s Silver Mist Manor, witnessing the Mother of the Gospel’s plans for erosion, and speculating on its purpose, Fu Qian was already pondering this question, thinking it might be about bypassing some kind of barrier.

Villains need reasons too. Although the Bookstore World is teeming with experts, the Mother of the Gospel devoted effort, not only eroding Ji Feng but also carefully creating the Ji Family’s Golden Generation, trying every way to break in, surely not just to spar.

Something beneath the barrier is very alluring, even to these superior beings.

Considering the world the Witch was in, the situation seemed quite similar, apart from the unique barrier type.

It’s unfortunate that his current Extraordinary Perception is zero, or he could attempt some observation and comparison.

But in any case, from Fu Qian’s perspective, at the first moment the barrier breaks, those superior beings who struggles to enter wouldn’t bother with senseless slaughter to vent their emotions.

The first reaction would definitely be a practical scramble for items that draw them in.

"You’re right; what they covet is most important... Doomsday and the world’s fracture are just consequential changes."

Receiving Fu Qian’s answer, the Witch slightly nodded.

"So do you think the emergence of this place may be a negative effect caused by something being taken away?"

The benefits of independent thinking were apparent as Fu Qian indicated he could fully follow the Witch’s train of thought.

"Exactly, fragile yet pure; in my view, this place’s appearance might indeed stem from some sort of deficiency in the world."

Nodding to Fu Qian’s deduction, the Witch casually flicked out another fingernail.

"A reasonable thought; in that previous world, from what I know, there are objects with properties of world pillars, like something called the Abyss, and indeed there are those quite interested in it."

Recalling his mission experiences and the warehouse’s summary content,

The Abyss was mentioned explicitly as one of the world’s pillars in the mission summary.

And the so-called interested individual would naturally be the Prism of Radiant Transformation—

Hmm?

The Witch, already thrown out the fourth fingernail, did not continue the conversation. Instead, she looked at the Deer Car, seemingly deep in thought.

The square box had once again risen and opened, unveiling the fourth item.

"Something new?"

This reaction naturally sparked Fu Qian’s imagination immediately.

Especially since the item that fell out from the box was somewhat unique in itself.

Thin and semi-transparent, it seemed to be the shell shed by some insect, quite distinctive in shape.

"Something new."

The Witch nodded, indicating that they finally achieved something.