Chapter 270: Sacrifice
Friday, 9 p.m.
Anna had already noticed that something was not quite right with her father today.
Although only an eleven-year-old schoolboy, Anna was a bit more precocious than most of her peers. She didn't want to admit it, but it was not unrelated to the changes in her family in her early years.
Before she could start elementary school, her mother was gone. An extremely important part of her little world has been poached from here, and since then, her father has been the only thing she has left.
But if there's one thing that counts as lucky, it's that she also has a father who is good enough.
Although his father was not highly educated and could only engage in manual labor, he insisted on working three jobs all year round and did his best to give his daughter the best of everything.
And on the second Friday of every month, that night he would try to put aside anything he was doing and take his daughter to her favorite amusement park.
That's both to make his daughter happy and for himself.
Because only Anna's smile is the biggest motivation to drive him to get up and meet every tomorrow.
...... At least it used to be.
But I don't know when things started to look a little different.
Although there is no clear evidence, Anna feels that her father may have quit one job β or more than one.
However, that didn't free him up any more time. On the contrary, she recently noticed that her father seemed to be busier than he had been in years.
He wakes up earlier in the morning and returns later in the evening. Her whereabouts are a mystery all day long, and even if she asks, she never reveals half a word.
Even the regular monthly amusement park activities were later canceled by him. This has never happened in the past, even when my father was at his busiest.
But on the other hand, she also found that her father was more energetic than at any time in the past few years. He went out every day in high spirits, and when he came back, he was elated, sometimes humming a little song, and the whole person seemed to be several years younger.
It looks like you've found some new spiritual sustenance.
Anna had thought that maybe it was a good thing - whatever the reason, at least her father had finally come out of the shadows and changed for the better.
But it was not until today, when she was led by her father's large, rough, calloused hands to the altar with a giant python sculpture, and was kindly told by his father that her young and pure soul had been chosen to be sacrificed to the great god Orehagon.
It turned out that her father had already left her since she didn't know when.
That night, she saw her father dressed in a stupid black robe and a hood, looking like cannon fodder in a movie.
There were also several people dressed identically to him, who appeared to be his new companions. Anna didn't know the others, but she recognized Uncle Bacchus, one of her father's few friends, who used to drive a taxi.
Uncle Bacchus used to be a nice guy too? When my father was busy, this uncle sometimes took care of Anna instead. Does she remember that they had also been to the playground together? Her uncle also gave her a box of chocolates in a beautiful package.
But now he's also dressed in black, and he looks weird.
When you come to your senses? She was already standing in the middle of a huge altar. The altar happened to be built under the jaw of the python sculpture's gaping blood? This made her look like a plate of carefully cooked dishes standing on the altar. She noticed that there was a six-pointed star engraved on her feet, which looked like the work of a medieval mage from the movie.
Didn't quite figure out what that was going on? But she guessed she might be going to die.
But whether it's a father or an uncle? But they all smiled happily under the altar.
At this time, Anna couldn't help but think of when she was very young? A fairy tale that my mother read to herself.
In every story, when the princess encounters a crisis, there will always be a handsome and brave prince, wielding a divine sword and riding a white horse to come to the rescue.
...... It seems that fairy tales are fairy tales after all.
The six-pointed star sigil lit up green, and the huge circle was activated. A dazzling green light lit up in the python's mouth? Enveloped Anna's whole body? Draining her soul through some evil ancient ritual......
...... Then the light was gone.
The ceremony was forced to stop.
The faces of the believers quickly changed, and someone shouted, "The barrier has been destroyed!" β
"What people!? Dare to disturb sacred rituals? β
The door was banged open, and Anna's eyes widened in surprise, and her heart faintly looked forward to it.
Her Royal Highness the Prince actually appeared, and he was menacing? Unstoppable, with an unstoppable fighting spirit and killing intent.
And yet they don't have white horses? There is no Excalibur either, only ......
...... A bells and whistles for an animal headdress?
"Found it, found it! There's really a nest here! β
"Why are there so many weirdos? It's not enough to score......"
"Look there's a Lori over there!"
"Lori is a treasure of mankind! Needless to say? These Bs will die tonight! β
The Thomas, for their part, also seem to be quite upset about the "destruction of the sacred rites". The men immediately opened the dueling plate, and Anna's Uncle Bacchus stepped forward firstβhe looked like the highest-ranking member of the gang.
"Is it Bekas's men? Bring about one's own destruction. "This believer said with a dark face? " So let you take the place? Come as a sacrifice to the great god of Orehagon! β
How many players on the side haven't had time to speak? A pair of A anchors, Miss Yuehua, jumped out of the crowd.
"I'll be your opponent!"
As soon as these words came out, several players next to them couldn't help but look sideways.
"Is the eldest lady going to go?"
"Can it really work? This thing looks like an elite monster, and the difficulty may be a bit high......"
"I remember that the anchor is not at most a level that can only play simple man-machine and intermediate?"
Miss Yuehua was suddenly unhappy.
You people, how can you slander people's innocence out of thin air?
No matter how I say it, I am also a woman by You Yusang's side, how can it be like that!
Intermediate man-machine has obviously won!
Miss Yuehua opened the dueling disc in a huff and took out the bottom card set of the pressure box that she had hidden so far and had never touched with anyone. (Acrobatics, however)
Prove yourself through this duel!
I, Miss Yuehua, am not a vase!
"Hmph, is it actually a delicate little girl who came to the party?" Bacchus sneered, "I'm really underestimated." Well, let you see the greatness of Oreha's strength, and you will be the first sacrifice! β
"Duel!" x2