Chapter 373 Realization After the Fact

"Listen to him," Levi no longer said anything, leading his team toward the library at a run.

The two slopes in the town were the highest in elevation, but neither was inhabited. To the east where the sun rose was the library; to the west where it set stood a stone temple.

The Stone Temple was dedicated to a Swamp God, a Cthulhu-style figure, crafted on a whim by some folk artist. Somehow it had struck a bizarre chord with the townsfolk, and they started to worship it, even building this temple for it. In fact, this thing had no divine power at all, not even deceitful power.

The library was also a particularly sacred and tranquil place in town, but its books were covered in dust. In the past, not even one person would come here to clean up. Thankfully, the library had something more important than the Stone Temple: thick tomes.

Those books were now crucial; they were moved to block all possible entries that the swamp's muddy water could seep through.