readytorunbook Chapter 727 The Promise Made 2 Years Ago
Chapter 727 The Promise Made 2 Years Ago
As Marcel pulled down the lever, the gate behind them suddenly closed.
At the same time, a round hole suddenly appeared above the house, and a fierce jet of water poured down straight down, mixed with a lot of dark things.
Tu Ang and the others, who were imprisoned with Xu Ning and the others, were all shocked. "No! Boss!"
"Ha, even at this point, you're still trying to cover it up?"
With a wave of his hand, Xu Ning unleashed a powerful gust of wind from the gourd's mouth, actually holding the falling water in mid-air. This move left Tu Ang and the others dumbfounded.
And the dark, shadowy things in the water also revealed their appearance.
They turned out to be some discarded parts that had been deliberately polished, with blades or hooks on them, all made to be extremely sharp.
"It seems that these things are specially prepared to deal with people wearing diving suits. As long as an opening can be made, the water of the Primordial Sea can kill the person hiding inside... They are quite thoughtful."
Xu Ning was smiling as he admired the mechanism above his head, while Kong swung his sword with a move called "Desolate Star," violently smashing the door behind him and rushing to Marcel's side.
"That's it."
Kong pointed his longsword at Marcel's throat, "Or you can hope that your pawns can save your life."
Having just survived a life-or-death struggle, and witnessing the strength of Xu Ning and Kong, Tu'ang and the others had long since given up on resisting and were led out of the room by Sunny and Big Guy.
Xu Ning casually removed the water and sharp weapon from his head, put his hands behind his back, looked around at the surroundings, and asked Marcel behind him.
"Where did you obtain the original water from the womb?"
Marcel seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit at this point, and gave a bitter laugh. "You want to see? Go to the end of this room, over there at the collapsed corner, and there's a small pond below."
Catching the mastermind behind the serial disappearances of teenage girls is just a side effect.
Finding the source of the primordial waters of the fetal sea is Xu Ning's true purpose in coming here.
However, upon hearing from Marcel that the place where they fetched water was just a small pond, Xu Ning couldn't help but frown.
"We might have to return empty-handed this time."
Despite thinking this, Xu Ning still called out to Sonny, asking him to help lead Marcellus and himself inside.
Kong behind them had already released Paimon, and the two guys who loved to rummage through drawers and cabinets began searching every room for evidence of the Cabrière Merchant Guild's crimes.
Charlotte was finally able to take off her diving suit and begin her filming adventure with her camera.
Although the young girl also wanted to conduct an on-site interview with Tuang and the others, seeing their ashen faces, she was afraid they weren't in the mood, so she could only take a dozen or so photos for her to write.
"This is it? Hmm, it's smaller than I expected..."
Xu Ning pinched his chin, looking somewhat worried. He had been thinking of jumping in to see where the waterway led, but he was afraid he might get stuck halfway there.
Xu Ning glanced back at Marcel, who wasn't worried about his impending fate at all; he was just staring blankly at the small pool.
Too ordinary.
This was Xu Ning's impression of Marcel when he first saw him.
This guy seems too ordinary from any angle. He doesn't have the greed of someone blinded by profit, nor the madness of someone obsessed with scientific research. From any perspective, you can't tell that he's a villain who sells banned drugs and treats human life like dirt.
"You did your research by this little pond? Seriously, do you have to risk people's lives to make canned drinks? Can't you just get some random pig or dog to drink it?"
Upon hearing this, Marcel's expression shifted several times before she said, "Do you think I'm guarding this place to make money from the primordial water of the fetal sea in this eye of the ocean? That I'm using those girls as test subjects to complete Les's formula? Do you think I'm a pervert who disregards human life?"
Xu Ning chuckled and took a sip of wine.
"Isn't that right? But all the intelligence I have now proves this."
Marcellus roared angrily, "That's only because you've always been deaf and blind. You're high and mighty, never seeing the suffering of others, and only defining everything in this world according to your own views."
“Everything I’ve done has never been for myself, never… I… everything I’ve done has been for Vinier, my love, Vinier… Twenty years have passed, and I still haven’t been able to fulfill my promise to her…”
Marcellus's voice gradually lowered.
Xu Ning looked at the small pool, and combining Marcel's words with what he had done, asked, "Your lover came into contact with the primordial waters of the Sea of Emptiness here and dissolved? She is a Fontaine? You are using human bodies for experiments in an attempt to find a way to reverse the dissolution?"
“What can I do? I’m a Winterborn, I can’t dissolve, I can’t dissolve. I made a promise with her that we would go wherever we wanted to go, so I can only try to bring her back. Am I wrong? I just want to be with her forever and fulfill that promise…”
Xu Ning looked at Marcel, whose expression was somewhat deranged, and sighed with some emotion.
This person went mad twenty years ago; he just hasn't found a way to die peacefully yet.
"Your desire to save Vinier is understandable, but your decision to create Les and sacrifice an innocent girl is a grave mistake. In fact, when the tragedy occurred, you could have sought cooperation with the Fontaine government. With that prophecy beforehand, they would certainly have been willing to provide ample funding and better..."
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Marcel suddenly burst into wild laughter.
"What? You think I didn't do that?"
Xu Ning's expression hardened. What did he say?
Marcel's laughter was full of madness and mockery. "I couldn't save Vinier. I went to the Momeng Palace and asked everyone I could find what they told me?"
"They say my Vinier just had an accident, and the so-called dissolution is just because I've gone mad... Haha, they ignore Vinier's dissolution, but can they keep ignoring one, two, ten, twenty...? They really can, haha, this high-sounding farce of justice keeps playing out, but no one ever really cares about those who dissolve..."
At this point, Marcel seemed to suddenly remember something and murmured, "...Perhaps except for that little girl..."
Xu Ning and Marcel were still lost in their own thoughts when Kong came in carrying something that looked like a notebook.
"Brother Xu, look at this..."
Xu Ning pulled himself out of his chaotic thoughts and looked down at the page that was being pointed to.
"This is Viner's diary; here are the names she's prepared for her children..."
Is she already pregnant?
Looking at the page full of crossed-out names, Xu Ning could tell that this woman who was about to become a mother really wanted to choose a good name for her child.
The name she finally chose was...
...Marcelle?!