Chapter 352.2
“We had agreed to assist him. But for some reason, the captain who was supposed to lead the fleet committed sabotage… infuriating Luadin, who cursed our city and dried up the sea.”
Isaac understood Sadraza’s confusion and anger. He was a victim of the sudden devastation caused by Luadin’s curse. Sadraza would have no way of knowing why the captain had betrayed Luadin’s plan.
In fact, if the will of angels or the Caller had intervened in this incident, who could predict how Sadraza would react? Isaac decided not to complicate matters by mentioning it.
“…The Lighthouse Keeper may have dried up the sea, but he overlooked this temple’s underground passage. As a result, the Salt Path remained open. Although the water levels gradually receded, I was still able to commune with the divine essence.”
At this, Aidan straightened abruptly, his voice excited as he shouted in clumsy archaic language.
“Are you saying you can still communicate with the Caller?!”
This was a feat Salt Council captains risked their lives to attempt. They could only hear the faintest whispers from the divine by nearly drowning themselves, stepping one foot into the afterlife.
But Sadraza claimed he could effortlessly commune with the god through this temple.
“…I once could,” Sadraza admitted. “But mostly, what I heard were cries of pain and anger, from the Caller as well as the angels trapped below. In recent years, though, they’ve all fallen silent.”