Chapter 11: Captivity
Slowly opening the door, he first stuck his head out and looked around.
It's good that Edgar's little kid isn't here.
Todd tightened his monk's robes, carefully stepped on the stone slab, followed the direction from which the sound came, and walked forward.
He knew in his heart that this kind of behavior of exploring the unknown could bring serious consequences, but that curiosity, which was already in the terminal stage of cancer, prompted him to put aside all risk prediction and survival instincts, and walked towards what might be the most dangerous place.
Holding up the candle on his chest that he had asked for from Master Myris, the monk thought to himself mockingly as he carefully chose his place to stay.
I remember a famous psychological test in my previous life, in a closed room, there was a bright red button with a note on it, which said "do not press", and then observed the behavior of people who walked into the room, some people would ignore the button from beginning to end, some people would think twice before pressing the button, and some people would press it without thinking.
Todd remembers very well how he had answered that test in his previous life.
Not only will he press the button, but he will also try a variety of tricks such as "short shot", "quick triple hit", "hold on" and so on to see what happens...... It was nothing more than that the psychological counselor at that time would laugh at him and scold him for "owing people cheaply".
Walk through the monks' quarters and pass through the cloister of the main hall.
Coming to the "short head" at the back of the cross of the convent of San Cidro, walking through a cemetery, and walking down the underground passage that Huggins had taken him through on his first day, the screams of the men in my ears became louder and louder.
Swallowing deeply, Todd leaned against the wall of the passage, shielding the faint flame of the candle with one hand and leaning forward with the other, deeper and deeper.
Finally, we came to the metal door with four strange "Proverbs" engraved on it.
The monk slowly pushed open a crack and slipped through the gap between the door panels.
The torches in the originally dark hall were lit by someone for some reason, and the flickering firelight matched the flickering idols, coupled with the wails that came from time to time, made Todd's heart flutter and beat non-stop.
Maybe it's too late to go back now, but as soon as such an idea arises, he immediately denies it.
If he returned to bed without knowing anything, tossing and turning and staying awake all night would be more unbearable for him than death.
As the footsteps continued, Todd came to the end of the hall, groped for the wall by the light of the fire, and found an inconspicuous wooden door on the back of the idol, and tried to push it with his hand, but without any hindrance, the door opened.
A gust of wind blew from behind the door, nearly extinguishing the candle's flame.
The monk hurriedly used his body as a barrier to block the direction of the wind, and watched the flames rise again, and his heart was a little calmer.
The screams were heard more clearly, and some meaningless jumble words with pleading and roaring echoed through the ground, becoming more and more strange and shocking.
Then follow a long corridor to an attic and carefully descend a long revolving wooden staircase.
Todd eventually came to a cave-like place, turned a few corners, and emerged sideways through the narrow cracks in the rock, covering his mouth in surprise.
In the wide cave, a man about two meters tall was chained by four huge iron chains, his eyes were blood-red, the blood vessels on his body were open, and his hands and feet looked twice as big as ordinary people.
Each palm struck on the hard stone wall, bringing up a puff of stone chips, leaving a handprint, and each foot stepped on the solid earth, crushing pieces of rock and soil, stepping out of deep pits.
The giant's face was contorted, saliva was dripping from his mouth, and he roared angrily, sometimes he pleaded loudly.
"Pain...... Let go of me, please, let go of me! The body needs to ...... It's cracked!"
This TM isn't human at all, is it?!
The monk used the candle flame to see the giant's face clearly, and suddenly noticed that the other person's face was familiar.
"Are you...... Jerry Jerry......"
Todd muttered.
The young man who looked like a bamboo pole, always smiling, harmless to humans and animals......
An anxious voice came from the other side of the cavern.
"Damn! Todd! Get out of there!"
Enraged by the sudden firelight and shouting, the giant opened his mouth towards the monk. The iron chains of his hands and feet that were straightened into lines, and the iron nails that connected with the mountain wall, made a sharp cracking sound because of the great force.
Frightened by the scene in front of him, Todd's body kept retreating, and the candlestick fell to the ground.
Kerra!
The chains, which could no longer withstand the force, broke from it, and the giant's big hand slapped Todd's head, and it was the end of the head cracking.
"Edgar!"
A shout rang out not far away, and the boy suddenly realized that it was Huggins' voice.
The next second.
An afterimage streaked through the air.
The scenery in front of him was moving forward at high speed, and the monk's body was pulled and quickly retreated, and he was able to dodge the giant's blow.
Todd turned around to see Edgar hugging him, nervously watching the giant's next move.
Jerry Jerry's attack missed, and he became even more angry, stepped forward with his right foot, clenched his left hand into a fist, and hit the two of them again.
Edgar staggered, pulling Todd like a gale, taking a step back and dodging the blow again.
The giant's fist slammed into the rock wall, and after a deafening bang, the hard stone wall was forced into a dent.
But on the other hand, the two have retreated to the dead end of the cave, and there is no way to retreat.
Right now.
A figure moved in from the side, standing still between the two and the giant.
Huggins, who was wearing a leather shirt, stared at the giant in front of him, exhaled deeply, and said behind him: "Edgar, I'll drag him later, you wait for Todd to go first!"
The man slowly unbuttoned his gloves, and black gas emerged from his scorched palms as the monk watched in amazement.
A short man stepped forward, and Huggins approached the giant's chest, grabbing his opponent's right arm with his left hand and his left arm with his right hand.
The black gas instantly burrowed into little Jerry's skin, and the place of contact began to turn yellow and black, causing him to scream in pain.
Taking advantage of the giant's slowing down, Todd used his clairvoyant ability to look at both sides of the fight.
Huggins' arms and palms were filled with black particles.
And the inside of Jerry's body is already a mess, the speed of blood flow is like a dam of floodwater, the lymphatic tissue is swollen into a ball, and the heart beats like a piston pump that is about to explode.
Sensing the tug behind him, Todd moved his steps backwards, but his natural curiosity drove him to keep observing.
Motioning for Edgar to stop, Todd suddenly fell to the ground, looked from the bottom up, and finally noticed something strange in the giant's lower belly.
Above little Jerry's kidneys, next to the renal fascia, which is commonly known as the adrenal gland, there is a parasite that looks like a leech!