Soul echo

Chapter 35
In the hall, people were all crowded together. Parents and elders covered the eyes of their own children and children, or took them to the periphery of the crowd, not wanting them to see the bloody and terrifying scene in the crowd.

Even if people stood up, the church was only so big, and now the backyard and the basement were full of people, no matter how much they wanted to stay away from the 'ceremony site', they couldn't stay too far away.

Zhong Ye squeezed out from the crowd, and the temple guards 'surrounded' the scene, but this encirclement was too small, it actually formed a human wall, blocking the sight of others.

The guards of the temple all had expressions of panic on their faces. The young guards breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhong Ye coming, but the older guards still pursed their lips tightly.

They have a deep understanding of the 'Abyss Believers', and anyone who looks directly at the 'Abyss Ritual' may be inspired by the abyss, even a resolute paladin will fall.

But there were so many people present, and many people, including themselves, saw the ceremony, and they didn't know who among them would be "lucky" by the abyss.

Zhong Ye nodded to the temple guards, glanced at the ceremony scene, and then opened his eyes wide.

Blood was smeared all over the ground, broken bones and pieces of flesh were scattered, and two smiling heads lay quietly in this large piece of filth, strange and terrifying.

"...I recognize them." Zhong Ye gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Their home was 'set on fire' so I brought them here."

Two smiling faces came into his eyes, and Zhong Ye was so angry that he almost wanted to smash them.

He blamed himself a little, but more out of anger.

No one set the fire maliciously at all. They set fire to their own house in order to enter the church and destroy the church circle.

'Divine protection needs the support of a magic circle, and only with the existence of a magic circle, the church is the kingdom of God on earth—the power of the gods is too great, and small human beings cannot bear even one percent of their power. '

The existence of the magic circle is the foundation of the church. If the magic circle is lost, the divine protection covering the church will also disappear, and this place is no longer safe.

The priest expended too much energy on the blessing of weapons, and when he suddenly heard the news that the 'magic circle is polluted', his heart was overwhelmed and he was still resting.

The priest was lying on the bench before, grabbed Zhong Ye's hand and told him all this, and hoped that he could lead the people in the church to escape from the city.

– for this the priest is ready to sacrifice!

Zhong Ye took a deep breath, and looked back at those panic-stricken people.

They still don't know what happened and what will happen next...

The old scholar also squeezed out of the crowd, and he looked at Zhong Ye in panic.

He was also in the conference room at the time and knew how serious the situation was, but he was just a scholar with a meek personality and had never experienced such a thing.

"We need to get out of here!"

Zhong Ye spoke suddenly, his voice was not loud, but it suppressed all other voices.

People's discussions gradually became quieter, and they all focused their attention on it.

Many people still had confusion in their eyes. They didn't know who Zhong Ye was, but some people felt uneasy because they were rescued by Zhong Ye, and Zhong Ye held a lot of weight in their hearts.

Zhong Ye's "representative of mercenaries" was also elected in public. As a representative of mercenaries, Zhong Ye went to discuss matters with priests and representatives of citizens. Now what he said was probably not discussing with them, but "declaring '.

"The church doesn't have enough food and fresh water, even if it's just trying to keep everyone from starving to death, it can barely last a day."

As he said that, Zhong Ye pointed to a window, and the castle was in that direction, "Many of you may have no idea about the army of the undead, but I can tell you clearly now that they have at least a thousand soldiers, and they After killing a living person, they can resuscitate the corpse and turn it into an undead. They are attacking the lord's castle. Once they capture the castle, they will return here. By then, their army will be even bigger, and we will have no way to escape!

"If you want to survive, you can only take advantage of the present, while the main force of the undead army has not returned."

Speaking of this, Zhong Ye took a deep breath, and said coldly: "The ugly words first, with my ability, I can break through the siege of the undead soldiers, and then escape from this city alone. It's just a burden. If you don't want to leave, just say so, and I'll have a reason to leave you burdens behind!"

Zhong Ye's voice echoed in the hall, causing an uproar. People looked at Zhong Ye in shock, unbelievable.

"Now, tell each other—" Zhong Ye suddenly yelled, "I'll give you half an hour to rest and prepare, and after half an hour, you must set off!"

After all, no matter how the people protest and scold, he will not pay any attention to it.

People quickly noticed the old scholar, and they elected him as a representative of the citizens to discuss matters. They didn't expect such a thing to happen now, and they were eager to learn the reason from the old scholar.

But the old scholar insisted on the fact that, as Zhong Ye said, their situation was not safe at all, and they were actually in danger all the time.

Only by doing what Zhong Ye said, can they hope to survive.

Moreover, it was really possible for Zhong Ye to leave them alone. If he wanted to live, he had to listen to him.

Even though his lips were trembling when he spoke, the old scholar did not reveal the truth.

——That is a fact that cannot be revealed. The more you understand the abyss, the more likely you will fall into it. Now people don't know what happened, and the possibility of hearing the call of the abyss is still very low, so he dare not tell the truth revealed.

The old scholar knows very well that when he knows the existence of 'Abyss', his fear and panic can easily attract the attention of Abyss. As long as he is resolved, the possibility of accidents will be greatly reduced...but he can't do it!

"Take out all the food and distribute it."

When the priest was unable to command, Zhong Ye acted as the leader and distributed the work to the clergy.

They had some vague guesses, so they didn't disobey Zhong Ye's command.

Zhong Ye sent a few priests to the well in the backyard, calling on the people to take turns to replenish water.

Because churches don't have enough water storage facilities, opportunities to rehydrate once the operation begins are greatly reduced.

The ceremony site was also covered by several curtains. The ceremony has been completed, and it is useless to destroy it. Not letting the priests clean it up can reduce their chances of being inspired by the abyss.

All religious items were moved out and distributed to mercenaries and people with certain combat capabilities. I don't know if these things can fight against undead soldiers, but they are better than nothing.

Holy water and holy oil are strategic materials, a small part of which is packaged and preserved, and the rest are handed over to mercenaries and temple guards with strong combat effectiveness or recovered physical strength.

After finishing all this, Zhong Ye dragged his exhausted body back to the meeting room on the second floor.

In the conference room, the priest led the two deacons to give instructions in a low voice, and the two deacons nodded repeatedly and responded in a low voice.

Zhong Ye stood at the door, waiting for the priest to complete his instructions, then walked in and said, "Your Excellency, we should be ready to go."

However, to his surprise, the priest smiled and shook his head.

"I'm not leaving. I want to use the last bit of power in the church to see you off. Two of my students will inherit my legacy. The protection team will leave, but I need to stay here."

Frowning slightly, Zhong Ye opened his lips slightly, trying to say something, but was interrupted by the priest raising his hand.

"I can see that you are quite tired, sir. I am sorry to burden you when you are so tired, and you have nothing to do with it, sir. You are just a mercenary, or a thing. The native, a completely, utterly innocent human being, should not have been involved in these matters.

"I am very guilty about this, but I have no other choice. You are the strongest among the mercenaries, and you are a noble person with kindness and glory in your heart, so I despicably tied you up here with the lives of the people. I am not begging you to forgive me, if you can lead people out of this city with hatred for me, maybe I can still feel a little bit of peace of mind, on the contrary, if you don’t hate me, I May be more ashamed and guilty...

"I'm sorry, I've said so much. Sometimes people can't control the chatterbox when they are old. I know the rules of your mercenaries, so you just treat it as a deal, and the reward is the sword."

The priest pointed behind Zhong Ye, and Zhong Ye looked back, and saw the young deacon walking in with a two-handed sword in his hand.

Zhong Ye took it in silence, and as soon as his fingers touched the hilt, he heard the priest say, "This sword is called 'Moonlight'. It was a weapon blessed by His Majesty when the church launched the expedition to Laurel City, and it has been kept in the church. , Now, I take it as a reward and entrust you to lead people out."

【—Trigger task: Escape from Laurel City】

[Escape from Laurel City: The army strangled by the undead 400 years ago returned to the world with hatred. They thought that the moon god betrayed them and vowed to take revenge on the moon god. You were entrusted by Priest Gerard of the Luna Church to lead people to escape the city]

[Complete this task, the reputation of the Luna Church will be raised to Respect, and your legendary deeds will spread in Alberta and surrounding areas, and over time, your deeds can spread outwards, achieving linkage with your deeds completed in other regions 】

(Whether you complete this task or not, you can get the great sword 'Moonlight', but if you run away, you will be hated by 'Moonlight', and will be hostile and hunted down by the Luna Church)

Looking at the information panel that popped up suddenly, Zhong Ye let out a breath of foul air and nodded solemnly.

"...I agree!"

The smile on the priest's face grew wider.

(End of this chapter)