Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 324 Revenge

When Malu found Ouroboros, he found her wandering on the street, looking completely lost.

Yunque rushed forward first and hugged her, "Ah, I'm so glad you're okay, Ah She! I thought you were really buried under the auditorium."

　　However, after seeing a few people, Ouroboros had a look of shame on his face, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I, I didn't know it would turn out like this..."

"Are you talking about the destruction of the holy stone?" Malu raised his eyebrows.

"The Shrike has never mentioned the Holy Stone to me. I received orders to take advantage of the chaos to kidnap the Pope and liberate the witches in the city. All our previous preparations were to complete this mission."

Ouroboros said bitterly, "I didn't know she had a backup plan."

“That was not a backup plan,” Ma Lu said. “She planned all the actions with the goal of destroying Temple City from the beginning.”

Ouroboros still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, "Maybe... it's just that something went wrong, things developed beyond her expectations, or someone else violated her arrangements."

"No, this is what she admitted personally." Ma Lu said, "When you were fighting with the elite of the Holy Knights, she appeared in the giant tower and blew up the holy stone."

 “She’s not dead, Shrike?” Ouroboros asked in surprise.

"Not only was she not dead, but she dropped the staff on purpose. During that battle, she carried a total of two staffs. At the last moment before the missile fell, she used the other staff to escape, holding the That one stayed.”

 “Why did she throw down the staff?”

 “Because that staff is the key.”

"key?"

"Yes, it can open the holy stone and start the self-destruction process." Ma Lu said, "But when Shrike found the staff, it was in a damaged state. It could not be repaired with the technical level of the Witch Alliance, so she could only use the Temple City to the power of.

"However, if a single staff is sent to the Temple City, it will definitely arouse the church's vigilance. However, if the person who brings the staff back is Levi, the deputy leader of the Holy Knights, and this staff is related to the Shrike, Death is another matter.

“In the end, the researchers in the weapons and equipment department repaired the staff, just as Shrike expected, and then a traitor took the staff out of the research room and handed it to her.”

"As for you, you were also used by her as a bait, drawing away the elite members of the Holy Knights for her and giving her time to act."

Ma Lu said, "These are what Shrike said herself. She did not escape after blowing up the holy stone. She just stood there, laughing loudly, waiting for the knights who came to arrest her."

“But I don’t understand,” Ouroboros’ face turned pale, “Why did she do this? Is it to build a new city?”

"There is no new city. The so-called settlement without slavery and oppression built entirely by witches does not exist at all. The reason why Shrike did this is just out of hatred, in order to avenge her father, the current Pope, for abandoning her. ”

“Wait a minute, how come the Shrike is still related to the Pope?”

Ouroboros has heard too many shocking things tonight, and should have gradually become immune to it, but he still couldn't help but lose his voice after hearing this news.

"She was the youngest daughter of the Pope. She was found to be a witch at birth. The Pope was worried that this scandal would affect his political career, so he secretly sent a knight to throw the Shrike outside the city, hoping to Activating plants will kill her. Of course, these are the words of the Shrike family. You can also choose not to believe it.

"However, considering that she has destroyed the holy stone and surrendered on her own initiative, she should not deliberately lie to slander the Pope at this time. After all, it is nothing compared to what she has done."

After hearing what Milu said, Ouroboros seemed to have lost the last bit of strength, and sat down on the stone steps by the roadside, holding its head.

"Are you saying that the future we are pursuing has never existed?" "At present, it seems that is indeed the case." Ma Lu said.

"Then our efforts and sacrifices all the time are nothing..." Ouroboros's eyes showed pain, "I just hope that witches can get along with humans equally and get the freedom that we should have. Is this wrong? Yet?"

"I'm just a guy who happened to be passing by... I can't answer your question." Malu paused, then continued, "But I know someone who may be able to answer the doubts in your heart."

"who?"

 “The person who directed all this.”

“The person who directed all this...are you talking about the Shrike?”

"No, she may be regarded as the protagonist of today's drama, but there is a screenwriter above her." Ma Lu said.

 “Where is he, the screenwriter?”

“If I guessed correctly, he should have been at the top of the giant tower, quietly overlooking everything happening below.”

Ma Lu said, "We are planning to go talk to him. Do you want to come with us?"

When Ouroboros heard this, a flash of hope flashed in his originally desperate pupils, "I, can I still return to your team?"

"Of course," Ma Lu said, "We also happen to be short of a legal profession."

 He reached out his hand to the girl, who hesitated for a moment, and then firmly grasped the armor-covered palm.

Obviously the coldness of metal is there in the hand, but it makes Ouroboros feel a little at ease inexplicably.

 Then the five people walked towards the huge tower in the center of the city.

With nothing to do on the road, Malu explained his previous speculation to Ouroboros.

“There were too many unreasonable things before and after the Shrike blew up the Holy Stone. For example, why did the staff as a key suddenly fall into her hand?

“After she was abandoned, she never returned to Temple City and never saw the Holy Stone with her own eyes. How did she know that the broken staff was the key? And the attack you planned in Temple City.

"Although Li Wei deliberately indulged himself and wanted to catch a big fish, it was too easy to succeed. How did so many of you, including you, sneak into the Temple City without knowing it?"

"I'm not sure," Ouroboros frowned, "I only heard that there is an ally of ours in the upper echelons of the church, and it was that person who helped bring our people in."

 “Why do those in the upper echelons of the church take risks to help you?”

 “The Shrike said that she sympathized with the witch family’s plight.”

Ma Lu was noncommittal, and continued, "There is also the staff. After it was repaired, it was taken out of the research room by the mole and handed into the hands of Shrike. It was as if it was prepared for her.

"And the most important point is that Shrike was only three or four years old when she was abandoned outside the city. How did she survive and become the leader of the fallen witches?"

 (End of this chapter)