False Villain : Anunnaki System vs Demon Contract-Chapter 67 - 064. Sacrificing for Surviving.

It has been more than a month since the village Herman built to be an escape as well as a hideout for people who are afraid of the existence of system users.

With a radius of 1 kilometers and Herman’s house as the center, their existence was completely hidden from the world.

A sorcery that capable of deceiving the perceptions of outsiders during the day and the effect could increase if night fell.

As time went on, the people increased, but not in the normal way of people migrating, but in a more violent and disturbing way.

During the day, the activities of the residents are like normal activities. People raise chickens and ducks, they also grow vegetables in the area.

In addition to these productive activities, some strong men are assigned to build houses for the residents to live in.

It’s just a normal day-to-day life.

However, when night fell, it was a different matter.

When the sky turned dark, the magic that enveloped the area grew to twice its original size.

In addition to its wide range, there was another additional effect. Those who were not recognized by Herman would be marked automatically. But the mark was not something that could be distinguished physically, but a supernatural marker.

And that’s what the residents did at night...

Hunting down anyone within their territory.

*krak! *krack!

The sound of a broken twig being stepped on by Two women ran through the dark night and trees.

It was not their purpose to run into the forest, but the fear of being chased by something.

Something mystical and terrifying...

As the two women looked back, they saw a tree that was swaying because it was hit by something.

The bleating sound was typical of a goat but the two women knew that it wasn’t a goat.

As they were running, their steps were suddenly stopped by a young man standing in front of them.

Black hoodie and a wide grin, the young man was Rama.

"No need to be afraid, in fact, on the contrary. You should be grateful to be able to enter this area," said Rama who was just standing in place followed by the appearance of 2 kalomba coming from the darkness of the forest.

"What do you want?" shouted the long-haired woman in tattered clothes from running through the trees.

The long-haired woman stood protecting the short-haired woman behind her.

Rama tried to put on a fake friendly smile. "Are you trying to hide from those system users?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" shouted the long-haired woman.

"Ever since the system users appeared, things have been chaotic and the social order has fallen apart. We can’t even work to eat," Rama explained firmly.

"What do you want?"

"An offer. How about you join the village and help us. You will get a house. A place to live, a place to bathe, and opportunities to work for food. You won’t have to roam around like rats anymore."

The long-haired woman grinned. "So, that’s what it looks like. What happened to the system users in the village you were talking about?"

Rama immediately grinned, he had no proof but his intuition told him that the person in front of him was a system user. He glanced at the short-haired woman at the back and the short-haired woman looked nervous, worried and also confused.

Rama had absolutely no proof, but he would bet on the odds.

"Of course at the expense of the system users. We have power sources too, but we need sacrifices." Rama lowered his tone of voice and sighed slightly while putting on a pitiable face. "We’re not interested in killing ordinary people. They’re just victims, the people to blame for the chaos in this world are the system users. We’re just trying to rebuild civilization."

The long-haired woman chuckled. "Well then, how unfortunate! System activa -"

The woman was suddenly pushed forward before she could finish her sentence. It was the short-haired woman who had been looking confused.

The short-haired woman’s face displayed a mixture of emotions between regret and despair as she pushed her friend.

"I... Sorry... But I’m tired of running!" said the short-haired woman with tears in her eyes.

The long-haired woman could only sit on the ground in shock with her eyes wide open.

Before she could process the betrayal, her body was suddenly hit by a kalomba and threw her into one of the trees.

*Jrash!

A tree branch pierced through the long-haired woman’s abdomen. It didn’t hit a vital point but the mental attack was more severe. She saw her own friend running towards Rama and begging for shelter.

Rama stroked the short-haired woman’s head. "Of course, from now on, you are a resident of this village and you don’t have to worry about shelter or food."

Rama glanced to the side and looked at someone standing not too far away.

"See? everyone changes their mind when they are in a critical situation. That’s human nature," Rama said proudly.

The standing figure was Reizel who looked sad and disappointed with what he saw.

That’s how weak humans are? Humans without power will do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means throwing away their pride.

That weak?

Reizel’s mind was filled with that question a he walked up to the long-haired woman who was stuck on a tree branch.

The long-haired woman did not resist, did not move and looked completely shocked.

Reizel knew very well the physical limitations of system users because he was one, though he never told anyone.

The system user should still be able to move and resist, but Reizel also understood, the woman had already lost. She had lost mentally. And now, Reizel had to drag that woman to become the sacrifice for the dark magic ritual that would be performed after this.

The new ritual announced by Herman to gain new power, by sacrificing someone who is still alive and also a calomba.

Reizel tied the hands and feet of the long-haired woman then dragged her to a field.

Two circles of blood were made in the center of the field. One circle was filled by the system-using woman who seemed to have given up on her life and the other circle was filled by the kalomba.

Rituals are performed to merge two souls to create one new soul.

Pain began to be felt by the two sacrifices and both squirmed and thrashed.

The long-haired woman, who had been silent, now struggled in pain. She screamed loudly and her tears flowed freely.

So did the kalomba who tried to run, but unfortunately the circle prevented anything from getting out.

The screams grew louder and then both exploded violently.

Both exploded without producing anything.

The woman exploded leaving only a red blob and the kalomba exploded leaving only a black blob.

There was no sign of the result Herman had hoped for, from the disappointed look in his eyes.

"It’s unfortunate that it failed again, the next time it will work," said Rama, who was also disappointed.

Other than the simultaneous expressions of disappointment displayed by other residents who were also watching, only annoyance was displayed, as if they hoped that the user of the system should be able to die while benefiting.

The ritual ended and the crowd left for their respective homes.

One’s life was so easily sacrificed for a chance to fight back against the system users. As long as the person sacrificed was not one of the citizens, no one protested.

They wanted a peaceful life without the interference of system users and they didn’t mind paying a high price as long as it wasn’t them who bore the risk.

However, seeing such a normalized brutal thing made Reizel’s stomach turn.

Reizel sat alone on the sidelines while reflecting on the situation.

"Is this the right thing?"