Monster Master: Evidence of the Way

Chapter 343: Ferry Envoy

"I'm sorry about what happened to you."

Yi Yin felt that he had done nothing. Since he had traveled to Blue Star, he wanted to change the plot to make his feelings less disturbed. But the truth was, apart from Hera, he hadn't been able to save even a single person who deserved to die.

This included Truman.

Truman died in deep regret, and even after his death, he became a ghost, unable to forget the painful memories of his life. There are many people like Truman, and Yiyin was unable to save them all.

"If apologies are useful, then what's the point of being a hero?"

Truman inexplicably hated everything. Why could Cinchard, his incompetent father, forget everything and start over, but he couldn't? He carried around memories of his past life, a torment to him.

"Where's your monster... the Dizu monster?"

When the name of Dizuguai was mentioned, Truman felt a little lonely.

"It... I don't deserve it. If I hadn't secretly modified it, it wouldn't have gone berserk and killed me the first time. ...Never mind, that's all in the past, there's no point in bringing it up again. I'm just too idle. Do you want to hear my story about the City of the Dead?"

"I'll be thankful if you don't report me."

Truman didn't take Yiyin's words seriously.

"That's not up to you. If I had reported you, you wouldn't have to listen to me. But since you've managed to protect yourself through certain means, you can't refuse."

"Good good."

Yiyin also felt sympathy for Truman. Since he had something to say, let him speak freely.

"Where should I begin? I have an idea. Let's start with the origin of the City of the Dead..."

……

As we all know, the ancestral monsters on Blue Star are absolute overlords. In addition to the classic Fire Dragon Heinrich, there are some other ancestral monsters.

In addition to the four basic elements of water, fire, earth and air, there is also a fifth element, Pneuma.

The fifth elemental ancestor monster was even more mysterious than the air elemental ancestor monster. This ancestor monster was somewhat eccentric. Due to the unique nature of the fifth element, it was born at odds with the elemental monsters of the other four elements.

There is no special reason. This is the restlessness in their blood. It is not to prove themselves or fight for territory. It is just out of their instinct.

So, naturally, in the ancient times of Blue Star, this fifth elemental ancestor monster was expelled. Therefore, records about this fifth elemental ancestor monster are quite rare, and only a small number of people know about it.

"Could it be that……"

Yiyin realized something, "Could that fifth elemental ancestor monster be the 'my lord' that Sakuya mentioned?"

"good."

Truman nodded briefly.

"For us souls in the City of the Dead, He is our common master. If He had not opened up the City of the Dead, we, the homeless wandering souls, would only be able to quietly wait for our demise in the human world."

"This ancestral monster is very powerful. He was not allowed to enter the world of the living, so he created a place to accommodate the souls of the dead - the City of the Dead."

"So that's how it is. So that Ancestral Monster has been ruling the City of the Undead all along? In that case, maybe He has already..."

Yi Yin had already basically understood that his master was, in a sense, a true ancestral monster. This was bad news. A corrupted ancestral monster would definitely be more difficult to deal with than an ordinary ancestral monster.

"As I said from the beginning, that should be the case. However, the City of the Undead has existed for ages. Although the First Creature is the First Creature, he is not a true god. So, he came up with an idea and divided his authority among a certain family, letting them take charge of the basic operations of the City of the Undead."

That family... inherited the Sky-Covering Bone Dragon, the voice of Death. This is the Song and Dance Valley family, long respected by the natives of the City of the Dead.

"Sakuya...is she such a noble person?"

Yiyin still judged people by their appearance. He didn't expect that although Sakuya Kabutani looked like a maid, she might actually be the strongest fighter in the City of the Dead except for the fifth element ancestor monster.

"Kabutani Sakuya—it seems you have a very good impression of her. Indeed, her abilities and character are impeccable. Even I can't find any fault with her. For us souls, even if we forget everything, we will never forget her and the 'death' she brought."

Although Truman had many words of praise for Sakuya Kabutani, Iin still vaguely felt that Truman knew more about Sakuya Kabutani.

"Then, let's talk about it."

Iin was very interested in what Truman said. "What else do you know about Sakuya?"

"Hahaha, are you finally interested? Well, listen carefully then."

"To the entire City of the Dead, the Kabutani family is exceptionally special. And within the Kabutani family, Kabutani Sakuya is exceptionally special. Her talent is unmatched across the entire City of the Dead. She can fully leverage the power of the Fifth Elemental Ancestor Monster, granting us all equal 'death'."

"The Sky-Covering Bone Dragon, you said it can kill the dead on the spot?"

Yi Yin frowned. "I've seen it before, so it's not impossible. However, I still have some questions. What exactly does 'death' mean to the dead?"

Finally, the topic was inevitably led here.

About the particularity of the City of the Dead.

"I was even surprised when I first learned about this."

Truman tried his best to express his surprise. "Just like the Mirror World, the City of the Dead is the opposite of your world in many ways. People there will gradually age and die. After death, when they arrive in the City of the Dead, they will gradually lose their memories of their lives and become younger and younger..."

"In the end, you will become an ignorant baby and go through your life again."

Iin continued, "Except for Sakuya. As someone who holds the power over the fifth elemental ancestor monster, she is immune to the effects of 'death'."

"That's it."

After speaking so many words in one breath, Truman seemed a little tired.

"Kabutani Sakuya, you can think of her as the ferryman between the underworld and the other side. She and her monsters use their power to eliminate any potential destabilizing factors (trash). Also, when a soul forgets everything, she will intervene and grant them reincarnation."

"Of course, most of the dead souls are unaware of her identity."