only god

Chapter 552 Verdo’s Escape
Afterlife town.

Ever since Vali announced that the "dead" would all get the opportunity to "build a bridge to the Wilderness of Punishment," the whole town was boiling. In the following days, people were taken away from the town one after another, following To serve the guards of the underworld.

From Verdo's point of view, this was a godsend.

Since the last time the new "dead man" told him about the rumors outside the town, Verdo has been hurriedly looking for traces of the Stairway to Heaven in the scriptures.

After careful interpretation, Verdo discovered that the existence of the Stairway to Heaven seemed to be hinted at in the sacred scriptures.

This was a big deal, and Verdo, who was initially hesitant, immediately became excited.

As the saying goes, there are always different interpretations of a scripture, and people always like to believe what they want to believe.

It's obvious that Verdo doesn't understand this.

He just felt that there must be a staircase leading to heaven in the underworld. If he couldn't find it, it would prove that this was not the underworld and he was not dead at all.

The result of Verdo's reasoning was correct. He was indeed not dead. However, his reasoning process was completely wrong. Of course, he didn't know this. The dwarf was once again blinded by "hope".

Soon after, Verdo informed Gomu of his thoughts.

"Stairway to Heaven?"

Gemu looked puzzled.

"Is it true? Maybe it's just your imagination."

Verdo immediately retorted:

"The scripture says, 'Even if we linger in Hades, there will be a way left for us in the future.' This obviously refers to the stairway to heaven."

Gomu felt that Verdo was a little whimsical, so he said:
"That may not refer to a physical road."

Verdo shook his head,

"No, all signs indicate that this refers to a physical road.

Moreover, this news is not only spread by one person, but by many people. "

Upon hearing this, Gomu retorted:

"A lot of people believe they're dead, so why don't you believe it yet?"

Verdo was speechless for a moment, and after a while, he said angrily:

"Since you don't believe me, then I'll go find it myself."

The dwarf was not discouraged by the lack of support from his friends.

He has already made up his mind, whether Gomuzhi supports it or not, he will find out the truth about the town after his death.

The best way is to take advantage of the opportunity to build a bridge, leave the town after death, and search for the Stairway to Heaven.

If there really is a stairway to heaven, then he may be able to go to heaven via that stairway. If there is no stairway to heaven, then it proves that this is not the underworld and he is not dead at all.

No matter what, this is a good deal.

In the days that followed, Verdo kept his peace and kept quiet, patiently waiting for the time to go to work.

Not long after, it was finally his turn to be led to build the bridge in the Wilderness of Penalty.

At this time, all the "dead" in the town after death had left Qiqibaba. Almost everyone along the way obeyed the guards' discipline, which made the guards gradually let down their guard. Not many people were wary of anyone escaping. .

After waiting patiently, Verdo finally found an opportunity to escape on the road.

After many days of planning and while resting on the road, Verdo escaped from the labor force very smoothly without disturbing anyone. So much so that when the next day came, the guards did not even notice that there was a "dead man" missing. ".

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Verdo runs on the land of "Underworld".

He kept panting heavily.

Running across the wilderness, he breathed heavily.

Long-lost feelings came to my mind.

That's the feeling of freedom.

The rigid small town life suppresses human nature. At this moment, Verdo has just realized how important those forbidden entertainments are. "Don't be so excited, don't be so excited."

After confirming that the guards had not caught up at all, Verdo stopped and gasped.

Escape on your own, not just for freedom.

and also…

Stairway to Heaven.

"Where is that staircase...?"

Verdo leaned against a hillside, sat down, lowered his head and thought.

In fact, he knew very little about the so-called Stairway to Heaven.

All the evidence is either clues in the scriptures or hearsay.

Verdo grabbed his forehead in distress and muttered to himself:

"Lord, what should I do?"

Under the dull lead-colored sky, the wilderness was silent. Verdo's soliloquy fell into the underworld, and nothing was disturbed. The mountains and forests were as dark as iron and silent. It was clear that everything was silent, but Verdo seemed to emerge from this silence. , vaguely received God’s answer.

What is He saying?

Verdo tilted his ears and tried to listen, but seemed to hear something, but couldn't hear anything.

The dwarf took a deep breath, rested for a while, stood up slowly, then grabbed the stone on the ground and threw it casually.

The stone ended up pointing southeast.

Verdo calmed down, nodded, and headed southeast.

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"What's going on? Didn't you count the number of people?!"

Valli pretended to be angry and scolded the guards loudly.

The guards were all submissive and looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything.

"You bunch of trash, useless things!"

Wally jumped on his feet and said,

"How do you want me to explain to the great Slier?

If He knew of your incompetence, then you would not be far from being expelled from the temple. "

After hearing Vali's words, the guards turned pale.

Being expelled from the temple, this punishment is far more terrible than death for these devout believers in lies.

"Lord Vali, please beg for mercy for us!"

One of the guards begged in a trembling voice,

"We only have you to rely on."

The other guards responded one after another. Faced with everyone's pleading, Vali pretended to be helpless and hated iron, and agreed to their request.

“Okay, I will go and intercede for you right now, and let the great Slaier know that you have done your duty.

This matter has passed like this. None of you should go looking for him. It's good to find him. If you can't find him, I won't be able to cover it up. "

The guards responded one after another, swearing in front of Vali that they would never look for Verdo to avoid causing trouble.

Wally nodded with satisfaction.

In this way, he is not far away from exposing Slaier's lies. No matter whether the town collapses after death, he will escape from Slaier's claws.

He thought so.

(End of this chapter)