Chapter 128: Street Hunting
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City of Angels.
Inside the Great Circle of the Sea Demon Siege.
What was originally the Crystal Sanctuary has now become a giant beacon launcher and a life harvester.
The tentacles formed by the energy began at the nearest place, and the translucent, hair-like strands that looked from a distance, exploded outward, each looking for a target.
The tentacles' attacks are extremely simple, and as long as they are touched, the soul will be pulled out.
The area closest to the Crystal Sanctuary suffered.
For a while, the sky was full of glowing souls, they were afraid and unwilling in the stormy night, they still thought about when they could rain and start to live a good life in their imagination, because now the country is strong, it will definitely protect them, but unfortunately, the monster came unexpectedly, and it was these people who encountered the monster.
Those heavenly souls watched the tentacles ravage the streets like a flood of beasts, how could there be some of them, they did not dodge, but those tentacles deliberately avoided them.
These people who are treated differently are the same people who have joined the Cardinals.
I don't know it, but at first, a blood-red ring appeared in the palm of their hand, and the ring that the original cardinal sect had soldered through a soldering iron reappeared in the palm of the hand.
They shouted, they shouted, in this almost mad madness, to celebrate that their time was coming, that they were right, that they had finally held on to what they believed to be true. The gates of a new world will soon be upon us.
The Cardinal followers began to move towards the Crystal Sanctuary in unison.
John Fielding wept: "The truth is always in the hands of the few." The truth is always in the hands of the few...... Why don't you listen to me!" Crying and shaking his head, the wind and rain hit his thin face, he slowly stood up, attached to the railing, and stabilized his body, he would be no exception, to reach the Crystal Sanctuary. This is the final test on the way forward.
Used for sacrifices, the crystal will be the final test of the faithful's loyalty, and those who are not loyal enough will be taken away by the crystal's outstretched tentacles.
Philip Benn looked at this scene and lamented in his heart, these people could have been saved. Step by step, he walked towards the Crystal Sanctuary. Because it was far away from the Crystal Sanctuary, no tentacles could reach it, but it didn't prevent him from hearing the miserable sound of crying.
Laurilyn covered the wound in his lower abdomen and gave an order: "What's the matter, is it a monster......! Meet the enemy. β
Benedictla, who rushed over to Laurelin, had already given the order to attack the man in black who could command.
The fastest reaction was none other than the Orthocrusad, who had been guarding against the Cardinals, and dispatched urgently, and all the wingmen of the Orthocrusade put on helmets and armor, held long swords, and quickly rose into the air. Fly outside the city to discover the Sea Devil, led by Northrend.
And one hundred and twenty Valkyries were also in the whole team, and these Valkyries, including a hundred reserve quasi-Valkyries, were also sent to the battlefield, they knew what was happening, but they had to use all their combat strength to save this crisis.
Caroline said, "Swear by the sword that even if all the light is burned, you will save those hot souls." β
The Valkyrie raised her long sword in her hand and roared to the Crystal Sanctuary.
Pope Edward sent a command through the Sword of Joiwas: "Kill all sea sacrifices, interrupt them, and stop the crystals from continuing to emit signals, inviting a terrifying presence." β
A little girl runs with her back to the crystal crying and screaming, her father is taken away, and only a fleshy shell is left motionless, but his father pushes her away before being touched by the tentacles, and tells her to run.
The little girl, who had always been obedient, understood his father's intentions, and she knew that she could not waste her father's life in exchange for an escape opportunity, so she only glanced back at his father, and then ran away.
It's just that no matter how hard she tries, even though she is the fastest runner among the children in the community, she is not as fast as her tentacles.
An adult-sized tentacle slashed through the little girl's back, but when the little girl looked back and saw this, she exclaimed in surprise and tripped to the ground.
Then came the image that she will never forget for the rest of her life, the holy light falling from the sky. Wrapping her up, a Valkyrie in silver armor thrust her sword into the ground, creating a shield of light to block the little girl's attack.
The blonde hair, the slender body, and the white and wide wings caressed by the energy all told the little girl that she was saved.
The winged man who saved the little girl was Caroline, and she stood up, holding the hilt of her sword, and scolded angrily: "Kai-"
Circles of light flashed around them, covering the ordinary people nearby.
Caroline continued to order, "Cut them allβ"
Hundreds of Valkyries slashed at the tentacles with long swords that emitted white light.
The long sword wrapped in raw water is simply broken by the touch of the tentacles, but the number of tentacles is so large that even if the Valkyrie has a silver armor body, as long as she is not careful, the opportunity tentacles will penetrate the body, and the soul will be withdrawn from the body. Become an empty shell and fall from the sky.
Caroline tilted her head slightly: "You can still run, right?"
"Hmm!" the girl wiped her tears and nodded.
"Run, run, run as hard as you can. Caroline said and flew high. The light shield that was called up on the ground was constantly weakening.
These rescued people, like little girls, ran desperately, holding the child, pulling the most important person, running. Only by going in the opposite direction, away from that crystal, can you save your life.
But Caroline still didn't expect that there was a more terrifying existence than monsters, and that was the human heart.
The believers of the Cardinal Sect walked on the road to the Crystal Sanctuary, armed with guns and sharp blades, killing the oncoming people one by one.
In their eyes, the infidels who were already dead did not care whether they died early or later, but rather became a sacrifice for them to show their determination and loyalty to the Great Being.
While warriors fight monsters, a life-and-death chase game between people is also playing out in other corners of the City of Angels.
In order to prevent being harmed by the same kind, the Cardinal Cult will wear a red hooded robe, or show the ring of the right hand.
Those who do not have robes simply stain their clothes red with human blood, as they have been marked.
The little girl became alert after witnessing several people being killed by these people with raised hands or red bodies, and she slowed down, hid to the side, and waited for the evil people to leave before running again.
She had no idea how far she had run, only that she could only stop when she had to, and that she would have to run all the time the rest of the time. But where was the destination? She didn't know, she just had to follow the angel's words.
The little girl poked her head out from behind the corner, and after carefully observing to make sure that there was no one, she began to run again, and in one of these alleys, one end of which had been determined to see a cardinal person coming, could only go to the other end.
The little girl's heartstrings were tensed, her spirit was highly concentrated, and she ran carefully. But around the corner, she bumped into a man.
She fell backwards, it hurt, and when she paused, her buttocks hit the ground, only to realize that her feet were too tired to lift.
The little girl raised her head in horror and looked at the tall and thin man, this man was the one who thought about the direction of the crystal, he was a bad person, and when he thought that he was going to die, tears fell involuntarily, and his mouth kept whispering: "Don't ...... Don't...... Please spare me!"
Philip Benn looked at the little girl who had fallen to the ground, and did not come forward to help, let alone take out a gun or a knife. Because he couldn't, he was trying his best to fight against the inexplicable killing intent that came out of his heart, his instinct and reason were telling him that he was affected by some emotion, this inexplicable thing made him see the ring in his palm again, and made him want blood to calm the violent restlessness.
"Goβ" These were the words that Philip Benn struggled to squeeze. Then he slowly walked past the little girl.
Philip could have not hesitated to give up some of the people he had convicted of in order to achieve his ends, especially those that were just and good for the country, but she was still a little girl in front of her, and she had done nothing. And what he saw and heard along the way was telling Philip Ben that the crazy Cardinals were sinners.
The Cardinals were originally a secret church that would give trust and support to help the country through difficult times, but now, with its ugly face and sharp fangs, he couldn't believe it. At the same time, I can't believe that I have the urge to hurt ordinary people. With trembling hands, he reached into his arms and slowly drew a pistol.