Chapter 395: Polluter
None of them responded to Balim's words of implicit fear, but all turned to look at Thor.
"You decide for yourselves, I don't care. And as I said, although I will strike at the enemy, I can't guarantee much, after all, I don't know anything about this monastery at the moment. Thor shrugged his shoulders in the face of everyone's eyes.
For such a thing as risk-taking, Saul's attitude has always been that opportunities and crises coexist, or that life and death are mixed. And it's always hard to say about adventure, sometimes it seems like a dead end, but nothing happens, sometimes it seems to be calm, maybe the next moment the head will fall off.
The monastery in front of him was a bit mysterious, and Thor was curious, but he wasn't so curious that he had to go in and have a look. So simply leave the decision to everyone themselves, so that no one can blame anyone for the death.
Taking responsibility for one's own choices is a basic consciousness that every sensible adult must have.
If they decide to go inside, Thor will follow, but he'll have the portal tower in place. There is nothing to abandon, and the enemy is decisive to escape, this is how Thor is responsible for himself.
The five of them gathered around and began to discuss, and Thor thought it was a little funny, and the three or two of them actually did some kind of voting.
But now that it's going to be a vote, Thor might be able to guess the outcome. Now that they are neutral, it may end up being the sisters who approve of it, the three cowering men refuse, and then everyone is back on the road. However, the fun of the world lies in this, and the vote actually passed.
Rook, one of the three men, actually chose to take the risk, perhaps...... That's why he was able to become the leader of the three?
"I remembered that in the early years of this monastery there were high-ranking bishops who sometimes escorted the surrounding believers to participate in prayer. But at some point, it seems that the monastery suddenly disappeared, and everyone forgot about it. ”
"My neighbors, Mrs. Susan's family, sent their daughter, Willie, in her early twenties, to this monastery to receive divine guidance. One day, about a year ago, Mrs. Susan suddenly begged me to come and find out what was going on with her daughter. ”
"It's a pity that I didn't have much ability at that time, and I usually just scare ordinary people in the town. Now that I'm here today, I decided to go in and have a look to make up for the regret that I couldn't do anything about it, after all, I and Willy ...... That, there used to be some friendship. ”
Rook scratched his head and said something, saying that there was some confusion in the back, and he was also interjected and joked by his subordinate Naf, he could only turn around decisively and slap a few times, trying to regain his majesty as the leading big brother from the snapping.
Well, because of love, Thor and the two shiitake adventurers looked at each other and smiled, and it was clear in an instant.
"Then light the torch first, I have a feeling that there is something in it, but it is not a ghost. Maybe there are still humans living in it, and of course they may also become a den of bandits. Saul uttered his vague guess to give everyone a heads up.
Six torches converged in the dark wilderness, but even when the light came, it didn't seem to disperse much.
The entire monastery was still lifeless, and the spreading desolation within it didn't look like it was human.
And when everyone found the main gate of the iron bar, they found that the gate was locked. The thief Shiitake Funa stepped forward and fiddled with her head for a while, proving to everyone the basic abilities of a thief, and the rusty iron door squeaked open.
In fact, this iron door has long been decayed, and it can be easier to pull or lightly kick, but Funa chose the more troublesome way to unlock. Maybe it's because she's a girl, or maybe she wants to show off her thief skills? Or maybe she doesn't dare to make too much noise so as not to alarm anyone?
Thor diverged his mind and walked into it with the others.
The whole monastery seems to be an open and integrated layout, unlike the Finis Monastery in Grey Curtain Town, which is divided into a front yard, a backyard living area, and a prayer and ritual area. Except for the main aisle in the middle, there are tombstones and crosses on both sides.
The crowd held torches aloft to expand the light, and it felt like no one had set foot in a long time.
Passing through the cemetery, everyone stood in front of the old vaulted wooden door of the monastery, and the dusty smell of time came to their faces.
Above the lintel is a life-size statue of the goddess of the Passion, wrapped in chains, which looks a little painful.
"That's Judith Wind, the former goddess of the earth. As if sensing Thor look up, Neferna introduced.
"And who is more beautiful than her?" Sol asked his only concern.
"Of course it's me! Although I am not a god, my beauty is recognized by the gods. Neferna replied.
"Well, I barely believe it. Thor held back his chuckle, imagining Neferna's proud stupidity with her arms folded and pouting, and she stepped out of the crowd and pushed open the doors of the monastery in the midst of everyone's nervousness and anticipation.
The sluggish grinding sound passed, the door opened, like a hungry mouth, and everyone nervously held down their weapons.
Thor pushed the dusty gate to the end with a torch, and the crowd entered.
The hall of the monastery still seems to be what everyone thinks of a monastery as it should be.
The dome is high, the reliefs are faint, the chairs are in rows, the sacred cauldron stands against the wall, and the painted windows are neatly raised on the wall. There is no shortage of portraits and red carpets, but the red carpet has long been moldy and rotten, and it is still a little damp, and it is uncomfortable to step on.
The front is a stage-like platform, with two curved stairs on each side, and a lone reading platform in the center of the platform.
In addition, in the corner of the hall there is an old Taiwanese organ that has long been dusted, reminiscent of someone who once stood in this hall and sang hymns. Everything around the entire hall was shrouded in ancient dust, as if time had died here.
The crowd divided into two groups and quickly searched the area at the back of the monastery hall. The prayer room, the auditorium, the atonement room, the library room, and the clergy's living quarters exchanged messages as they returned to the hall.
Everyone was on guard and cautious, and they didn't expect that in the end, not even a mouse was found, and of course no one was found.
"What was something you were talking about, and where?" Thor asked, standing beside the dusty old organ, to Neferna in his arms. Previously Thor judged that it was not a ghost, but now there is no trace of humans or monsters, which is strange.
"I've followed you through every room, and it's strange to say, my perception is vaguely unspecific. They do exist, and they're not far away, so you can wait for me to try again. Neferna replied.
A silence passed.
"Ahh Neferna's voice rang out.
"What is a polluter?Is it a monster that has been corrupted by psychic poison?" Thor asked with a frown, if it was the legendary psychic poison, he had to run faster, otherwise who knew if he would be infected and poisoned.
"What is a spirit poison? Probably not, they've been infected by necromancy...... Oh, strictly speaking, they're not dead, but they're not alive either, a kind of human being in between dead and alive. Neferna seemed to be looking for a fitting explanation.
Between dead and alive? What is that?
"Do we have a chance of winning? What is the strength of these enemies? Are there any powerful individuals among them?, and will this so-called contamination spread?" Thor quickly asked what he cared about.
"The strength should not be strong, and even the action is a little sluggish, just like the zombies that humans often say. There don't seem to be powerful individuals, these people are clearly the result of being corrupted by the evil forces of the necromancy. ”
"There are usually two ways for necromancers to kill, one is that after passing through the human body, the person will instantly wither and decay. ”
"There is also a kind of pollution of the surrounding life with their own evil aura, once a human is unconsciously polluted, those with special constitutions will not die for the time being. However, if the polluter bites or attacks the polluter, the victim will be contaminated. ”
Neferna quickly explained.
"Do they still have wisdom?" Thor pondered and added a key question.
"No, if you speak intellectually they are no longer human, only the instinct to attack and kill. ”
"Then if you accidentally get polluted, you will die?Is there a way to rescue it?" Thor was prepared not to poke this honeycomb if there was no rescue method, after all, in the chaos, it may be inevitable to suffer a small injury, especially the five second orders around him.
"Once polluted, there is no way to get rid of it, but the pollution itself has a slow process, not immediately, during this period, as long as the monster body that caused the pollution is destroyed, the evil power in the polluted person's body will dissipate by itself. ”
"The six of you must have an easy time dealing with it, especially with you as an alien, get on!" Neferna egged.
What's on it?What's so different?Don't mess around with other people's positioning, okay?The corners of Thor's eyes twitched.
"You won't ...... Eat even these immortal polluters?" Thor tentatively looked disgusted.
"It's not about eating, just absorbing it, it's also good for you, but it's a little smaller than the benefits of the necromancy, and strictly speaking, these polluters are only the inferior products of the necromancy. Neferna explained, encouraging.
Thor, the goddess with a strange fetish, was a little speechless, but it was basically supposed to be a battle that could be taken seriously.
Gathering the rest of the people sitting on the benches in a circle, Thor cheekily pretended to be a prophet again.
Repeating what Neferna had said, Thor only emphasized that the enemy should not be strong, and try to be careful not to get hurt so as not to be contaminated. As for the decision of whether to fight or not, Thor left it to themselves.
Thor wasn't going to force everyone into battle, after all, he and Neferna could get some out of the fight, but others might not. The risks weren't necessary for the five, so Thor was prepared to deal with him alone if everyone backed away.
Then the five of them discussed it again in a circle, and finally came to the conclusion that they would join the battle.
They agreed that there would likely be treasure in the place where evil entrenched.
What kind of bullshit is this? Forget it, just be happy with yourselves.