Evening Bell Church

Father Anthony and Sister Marlene cuddled together feebly, breathing heavily.

There are more and more crazy citizens in the city, and many horrific mutations have even appeared among the clergy.

The church has issued a red order to deal with all the patients before these diseases have completely spread.

Tonight, the church issued a massacre order. Give advance notice to all sane people to hide in their homes and deal with all the blood addicts running onto the streets.

The streets were filled with a pungent smell of burning. The killed blood addicts were piled together like firewood, poured with oil, and started to burn.

Everyone believed that fire could purify all impurity.

Anthony and Marlene are old partners and classmates. They entered the seminary of the Church of the Holy Blood together when they were sixteen, and later graduated and entered the church together.

Anthony became the Punisher, and Marlene became the Exorcist Sister.

The two people work in the same church, and their familiarity for more than 20 years has given them a high degree of tacit understanding.

Over the years, the two people have experienced many crises and battles together, but they have never been as powerless and desperate as they are now.

Those who went crazy due to blood addiction were initially those at the bottom who could not afford blood wine. Those lunatics were quickly dealt with after being discovered by the Church of the Holy Blood.

But for some reason, not only the lower class people started going crazy, but also the middle class who could satisfy their blood addiction.

Then the disease spread rapidly throughout the city, as if it could be spread through eyes and air.

Faced with this situation, not even the Holy Blood Church has any good countermeasures, and no one can understand the reason.

The clergy could only use this method of killing and burning in the hope of isolating the virus.

Taking a breath, Father Anthony raised the short knife in his hand and wiped the solidified blood on it with his shawl.

In the past two days, he had killed dozens of patients. The hand holding the knife was still shaking at first, but now it is numb.

Sister Marlene on the side also shook off the blood on her swords. The two of them cooperated with each other and spent a day killing more than a hundred people and cleaning up all the patients in this neighborhood.

Now mountains of corpses are piled together, and bright fires illuminate the night while also emitting a stench.

Tonight, such piles of corpses and such fires can be seen everywhere on the streets of the city.

All the clergymen were covered in blood, and they dragged the corpses away one by one indifferently, leaving frightening blood stains on the ground.

"We do this, right?" Sister Marlene asked hoarsely under the metal beak mask.

Father Anthony, who also wore a metal beak mask, said in a confused voice: "I don't know. We can only obey the will of the goddess and deal with all these filthy people."

"Are you sure we are following the will of the goddess?" Sister Marlene raised her own objection.

Father Anthony was silent for a moment, picked up the dagger and said: "It doesn't matter whether it is or not. What is important is that it is the pillar of our faith today."

Sister Marlene stopped talking, and the two walked side by side, disappearing into the dark night along with the thick smoke.

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Sitting on the ground, Su Ge breathed hard.

Next to him were two crazy villagers. At this time, the two villagers had been completely eliminated, and their blood was sprayed all over the ground.

Dealing with two villagers at the same time is now the limit of Su Ge's physical ability.

He doesn't know any mysterious spells, so he can only rely on his weak body to fight today.

Holding the hatchet that was already full of holes in both hands, Su Ge stood up with difficulty. Su Ge felt that his whole body was shaking violently.

The two people who had just died still cursed themselves.

Now the ulcers on his arms are getting worse and have spread to Su Ge's wrists.

At the same time, the blood addiction in my heart became more and more terrifying and powerful.

Coupled with physical fatigue, Su Ge had gradually lost control of his body.

"I won't... be defeated by this kind of thing!" Su Ge stood up from the ground with almost a roar and stumbled away from the two bodies.

If he continued, he felt like he would lie on the ground at any time and lick the warm blood of two people.

The fire ahead was even more overwhelming, and harsh shouts and screams kept coming.

But at this time, Su Ge's body and spirit were on the verge of collapse because of the simultaneous curses of those four people.

"If I still have the Soul-Calming Evening Bell..." Su Ge couldn't help but think at this time.

However, the next second, his eyes were firm and decisive: "There is no if."

At this time, a low roar came from the distance.

Someone seemed to have smelled the pungent smell of blood. Five young men with a similar shape to the old man rushed towards this direction like a group of mad dogs. Their red eyes were like a group of hungry wolves seeing delicious lamb.

Su Ge stumbled away with his tired body. He had just run through a muddy street and was about to run into the alley next to him when Su Ge stumbled and sat on the ground.

Amidst a low roar, two ferocious-looking vicious dogs, covered in blood, gradually ran out of the alley.

The mouths of the two vicious dogs exuded a fishy smell. The moment they walked out of the darkness, they rushed towards Su Ge crazily.

At this time, Su Ge was completely confused, and the two vicious dogs were too fast, so he didn't react at all.

Seeing that the ferocious mouth full of fangs was about to bite his neck, his body was unable to control himself due to the desire for blood.

"Are you just going to die like this?" Facing death, Su Ge was not as panicked as he imagined. Instead, he was very calm and seemed to accept it all calmly.

Bang!

A heavy gunshot rang out, and the powerful shotgun knocked both dogs away.

Su Ge turned his head following the sound, and first saw the little girl named El running over and asking: "Uncle! Are you okay?"

Su Ge nodded and asked, "Why did you come here?"

"It was this uncle who saved me." Al said, turning sideways.

Under Su Ge's gaze, a middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a black leather jacket, a canvas windbreaker, and a jazz hat, one holding a shotgun and the other holding a machete were looking down at him.

"Young man, are you okay?" the middle-aged man asked.

Su Ge shook his head and said it was okay. He stood up with difficulty and said, "Thank you for helping me."

The middle-aged man said casually: "I'm just passing by, let's go!"

With that said, he bent down to help Su Ge up, and the three of them quickly left along the edge of the village.

The three people did not leave the village too far, but stopped temporarily to rest in an abandoned factory on the east side of the village.

The middle-aged man put Su Ge down first, and then skillfully collected some dry firewood from around and lit it together into a bonfire.

Then he took off his backpack, took out a deerskin blanket, and asked Al to lie on it.

Under the gentle comfort, the tired Al quickly fell asleep.

"My name is Su Ge. Thank you again for your help." Su Ge said in a sincere tone.

The middle-aged man looked at Su Ge's appearance and asked: "At this time, running into the village alone with a seriously injured body, I don't know whether you should be called brave or stupid."

Su Ge looked down at his horribly ulcerated right hand, shook his head and said, "This is not an injury."

The middle-aged man put a piece of wood into the fire to make the bonfire burn more vigorously.

"You don't want to live anymore?" the middle-aged man asked.

Su Ge was a little surprised: "Why did you say that?"

"In this fucked-up world, no one can stay out of it. I've seen many people commit suicide because their family members are crazy and they can't bear it. I think you are like this kind of person." The middle-aged man took out a dry one from his bag. Hard brown bread.

After thinking about it, he broke off a small piece and gave it to Su Ge.

"Thank you." Su Ge took the black bread and stuffed it directly into his mouth, ignoring the sour taste of the lees on it, and swallowed it in a few mouthfuls.

The middle-aged man did not continue to share the food with Su Ge: "There is a shortage of food in this world. I have to fill it first. I will not worry about others. I hope you don't mind."

Su Ge nodded: "I understand that it is human nature to think for oneself. People who think for others without thinking are not normal people."

The middle-aged man laughed after hearing this: "I quite like your theory. My name is Lawrence."

Su Ge took off his clothes that had become sticky due to blood coagulation and asked curiously: "Looking at you, you are not an ordinary resident. Are you a mysterious person? Or a clergyman?"

Lawrence shook his head: "I'm just a refugee passing by."

"Fugitive?" Su Ge was a little surprised.

"How come it doesn't look like it?" Lawrence raised his eyebrows.

Su Ge looked at his polished machete and precision shotgun and said, "For a refugee, this equipment is a bit too good."

Lawrence laughed: "Since you are planning to escape, you must be fully prepared, otherwise you may be killed just on the road, let alone escape."

Su Ge thought for a while and then said: "That's right, otherwise I would have died just now."

Lawrence looked at the ulcer on Su Ge's right hand and said, "Your injury is very serious. If this continues and the wound becomes infected, your arm will be cut off, which may even threaten your life."

Su Ge pinched his right hand and squeezed it a little, and waves of needle-like pain continued to come, as if countless steel needles were pierced into the pores.

"I'm used to it." Su Ge looked normal, sitting up slightly and picking up the straw on the ground to wipe the blood on his body.

"It has solidified and cannot be wiped clean without water," Lawrence said.

Su Ge fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

"I'm going to Ocean City to seek asylum from the church. Are you going to go?" Lawrence extended the invitation.

Su Ge smiled and asked, "Can you trust me?"

"Children's words are true. The little girl said that you saved her and helped her find her parents. I feel that you are a normal person." Lawrence said straightforwardly.

Sugar looked at Al with a soft smile, then shook his head and said, "Thank you for the invitation, but I can't leave yet."

"Why?" Lawrence was curious.

Su Ge turned to look in the direction of the village: "There should be normal people there who need help, and at the same time, those crazy patients must be controlled."

"Just you? Are you going to use this hatchet to kill all those lunatics who are not afraid of death?" Lawrence asked in disbelief with his eyes widened.

Su Ge didn't hide anything and nodded.

"You are really crazy, let alone whether you have the ability to do it. This kind of thing is the church's business, aren't you just looking for trouble?" Lawrence couldn't understand.

Su Ge said calmly, "This is my decision, I can't abandon them."

"It's only a two-hour walk from Ocean City. When you get there, tell the church about this matter and they will solve it."

Su Ge shook his head stubbornly: "Some things are better done by yourself."

Said, Su Ge stood up slowly and moved his stiff limbs.

"You are crazy. In your state, you will die if you return to the village. Even if you have experienced something sad, your life is your own. Only by cherishing your life can you live up to those relatives who have passed away." Lawrence said very seriously.

Su Ge smiled: "You are right. If it were before, I might have gone with you, but it is different now."

Lawrence was silent for a long time, and asked with a puzzled tone: "Are you not afraid of death?"

"Afraid, more than anyone else." Su Ge answered seriously.

"Then why are you going?"

"Some self-determinations can help you overcome the fear of death." Su Ge said.

"You are really crazy!" Lawrence commented for the third time that Su Ge was crazy.

Su Ge did not deny it and said with a smile: "Maybe, but this feeling is pretty good."

"Reason is the shackles of the spirit, and madness is the premise of freedom, isn't it?"

Listening to Su Ge's theory that is completely different from ordinary people, Lawrence looked at Su Ge and became a little cautious.

"I can tell you first, don't expect me to stay and help you. I am not that kind of good person. I will only help others to the best of my ability."

Su Ge nodded: "Well, I know, because I used to be like you."

The two chatted with each other for the next time.

Su Ge later learned that Lawrence was a watchmaker and blacksmith. He had cast some self-defense weapons in his spare time for many years.

After this incident, he immediately took out the weapons and packed them up to leave.

"The whole town over there has been completely occupied. I heard that the clergy sent by the church were infected. I was scared to death, so I ran out in a hurry and prepared to flee to Ocean City." Lawrence said casually.

Su Ge sighed in his heart: "The end of the world has really come."

At this time, the bell next to Lawrence suddenly rang.

"Oh no, they are chasing us!?" Lawrence was shocked and sat up in a hurry. In less than a minute, he cleaned up his things and woke up Al and carried him on his back.

At this moment, through the shabby windows, you can see that the surroundings are illuminated by the light of torches.

"Damn it! They surrounded this place." Lawrence turned pale and terrified.

Su Ge reached out and picked up the shabby hatchet, walked outside the factory and said: "I will lead them away, you take Al and hurry up."

Lawrence nodded without any reason or refusal at this time: "Okay!"

Su Ge grinned: "Thank you, I proved my worth."