Therefore, Barker would rather die than let Adam devour his soul, bing merely an appendage of Adam''s body. Before his death, there was one crucial task Barker needed toplete: to cleanse his shame.


    Wilbur''s arrival was undoubtedly an opportunity. If Wilbur died, Fremont would certainlye. At that time, Barker could join forces with Adam to kill Fremont. Once Fremont was dead and Adam was gravely injured, Barker would then destroy the soul contract.


    Upon destruction of the soul contract, the soul fire would surely annihte both Barker and Adam. Barker believed that achieving this would not only wash away his past humiliation but also prevent him from losing to Adam.


    In Barker''s view, this was a man''s choice. Moreover, Adam''s earlier words had provoked him. If given another twenty years, Adam would be able to control this dimension entirely. When that time came, Adam would no longer need Barker and would certainly try to kill him.


    Thus, all grievances had to be settled in advance. To initiate the final revenge n, the first step was to kill Wilbur. Only with Wilbur''s death could the entire n smoothly begin.


    Barker suddenly asked, "My lord, do you think your mother would kill Wilbur?"


    ...


    In the evening, a few policemen escorted Wilbur to the entrance of the Ezekiel Mine. Wilbur said, "Alright, this is far enough. I can go in by myself."


    "Mister Wilbur, please be careful once you''re inside."


    "Understood."


    Wilbur entered the mine, casting the Illuminos spell. A white light orb appeared above his head, illuminating the path ahead. Wilbur walked deeper into the mine. As he ventured further, the voices of the townspeople outside faded away, leaving the mine in eerie silence.


    Continuing forward, Wilbur soon reached the spot he had visited earlier that day. Suddenly, from the rock wall behind him, a dripping sound echoed as a drop of ck liquid fell.


    At this moment, a ck liquid suddenly flowed down like a curtain from the rock wall at the end of the mine, covering it entirely. The ck liquid then coalesced into the face of a woman.


    The woman looked at Wilbur and said, "You are no match for me. Why bothering back?"


    Wilbur replied, "Who are you? Why did you harm innocent people?"


    The woman snorted coldly and said, "For over a thousand years, thousands of Dasha workers have been exploited and enved here. Now, as a Dasha person, you plead for them? Isn''t thatughable?"


    "Yes, you''re right. Many Dasha workers were indeed exploited and enved here, but that is history. The world has acknowledged and documented this long ago. However, that was in the past. The current residents here are not the exploiters of those times. So, I hope you will stop harming them."


    "Can you so easily forget a thousand years of grievances?"


    "I haven''t forgotten. I just hope to treat innocent people with fairness."