899 House of Sacrifice
In the open space of the square in the middle of the street, a deathly silence spreads.
- In the bone-chilling air, the Grim Reaper, who was in charge of the execution, descended.
As the guide and guardian of the spirits of the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology, Anubis was not a demon, but a true god of the dead.
When the wolf-headed human spirit descended, the bodies of several Holy Light believers who had been sentenced to death began to tremble violently.
Human flesh and blood alone cannot withstand the coercion of the gods at close range. These poor "cultists" tried to escape, but their bodies did not obey them at all, and could only watch Anubis come forward. And thenβ
A pale mist appeared on the platform, and all the torches were extinguished in an instant.
In full view of everyone, Anubis's figure melted into the thick fog and disappeared, and the fog also dissipated, leaving only a few corpses that had been sucked into dry corpses, sitting on the high platform in their original posture, their shriveled faces completely lifeless, like mummies that had been torn off their bandages.
After the execution was completed, the white-robed inquisitor once again walked up to the high platform, stood next to the dried corpse, and shouted, "This is the fate of the cultists!" β
His voice seemed to wake up the onlookers in the square who were in a "stiff" state, and the crowd immediately resounded with deafening cheers. The believers who witnessed the execution chatted with great interest and began to turn around and walk towards the territory where they lived.
Lin Chi could see that in the city of Sodom, faith seemed to be more important than life: the few people who killed people in the street were not punished in any way, and the "cultists" who believed in the Holy Light could only end up being executed in public.
However, even though the execution was over, he did not leave the square, but only stared at the several white-robed men standing on the high platform examining the corpses, ready to follow them.
You'll need a tightly wrapped outfit to avoid being recognized by the residents and guards, and if you can blend in with this so-called heresy order, the rest of the game will undoubtedly go much smoother.
Stand in front of a house on the side of the street and observe the condition on the high platform. Lin Chi noticed that in addition to the white-robed man who had just pronounced the verdict, several more judges in black robes had appeared.
Unlike the white-robed people, these people are not hero-level NPCs, and there are no pop-up names and prompt names around them, so it seems that they should be relatively low-level members.
The black-robed man stood beside the high platform, picked up a few withered corpses, turned around and walked down the high platform. Seeing this scene, Lin Chi walked slowly through the shadows on the side of the street and followed in the direction where the inquisitors had left.
This area in the center of the city does not seem to belong to a single "god", and here Lin Chi found the portraits of Mephistopheles and Samael, as well as a few other portraits. Among them, there are terrifying cavalrymen riding ghost horses, and there are also female figures holding half-moon-shaped double blades, and since there is no name, it is impossible to tell which "god" it is.
However, judging from what he saw and heard in Sodom City, these guys must be demons.
With the departure of Anubis, the temperature in the street square finally returned to normal, and Lin Chi was sneaking past the street, but he felt an inexplicable strangeness.
- It seems that someone is watching him.
Sensing a slight discomfort, he turned his head to look at the other side of the street, only to see that in the shadows of the houses over there, there was also a sneaky black figure of a humanoid, and it was difficult to identify it as a person without looking closely.
"Does this guy want to play this set too......
Realizing that the other party seemed to have the same thoughts as himself, Lin Chi stopped where he was and continued to observe the person across the street.
Since there is no entry into the battle now, neither side can see each other's names. There are quite a few guards on the street now, and in order to avoid being chopped into meat sauce directly by the guards, neither of them chose to fight directly, but continued to walk along the street, following the footsteps of the Heresy Inquisition, and walking towards the city center.
Two players, less than thirty meters apart, engage in a silent confrontation on both sides of the road, and the Inquisitors, who are walking in the middle of the street, board several wagons and leave the area with the corpses. And several guards on the road ahead also completely blocked the way of the two.
The central area of Sodom City appears to be a no-go zone where civilians are not allowed to enter. Judging from the dark silhouette in the distance, there are no tall castles or tall buildings like bell towers in the center of the city. It's not different from the outer city.
- Could it be that there is something unsightly hidden in the center of the city?
While thinking about it, Lin Chi turned his head to look at the shadows on the other side of the street, only to find that the player had already left, as if he was running along the street path.
Realizing that the other party had left, Lin Chi also decisively left this dangerous area, and entered the city next to him under the cover of night.
Mephistopheles' territory was large, stretching into the interior of the city, and he saw himself return to his familiar territory. Lin Chi was about to find a way to find out the location of the "Heresy Inquisition", but he heard a whimper sound from the houses on the side of the street:
"Woo woo woo ......"
Like a woman crying in a low voice in the house next to her, Lin Chi turned his head to look at the gray stone wall of the house, only to see that the lights were not turned on in the house, but the wooden door was open with a small crack.
- What the hell?
Faced with the situation that was suspected to be a "supernatural event", Lin Chi looked up at the window of the room and noticed the subtle changes in the shadows by the window.
He didn't say anything, but walked alertly to the door, and when he reached the corner by the window, he pulled out two sabers from his backpack and put them into his pocket as fast as he could.
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The crying in the house continued, and Lin Chi stood in front of the wooden door, slowly pushed the door open, and entered the dimly lit house.
The moonlight from the window left a white mark on the floor, and the smell of rancid floated in the living room, and because the light was too dim, Lin Chi could only see the outline of the rough furniture in the room, and the one-man tall Mephistopheles statue leaning against the door.
"Hmm......"
Listening to the cry from the bedroom, Lin Chi slowly put his hands in his pockets, and then ...... Directly activated the "Heavy Bleeding" skill of the Tiger Claw Hunting Knife.
Click!
The sharp blade left a flickering white shadow in the air, and automatically unleashed its skill on Mephistopheles' statue, which spurted blood from its wrist and began to twist its body into a low scream:
"Ahh
Without waiting for the other party to fight back, Lin Chi nailed a knife into the man's head. Although his physical attributes are not strong, the "first move" of the sudden attack still allowed him to directly complete the kill.
- The other party appears to be planning to disguise himself as a Mephistopheles sculpture and attack passers-by who are attracted to the house by the cry. Although he didn't know why he did this, Lin Chi knew very well that there must be more than one enemy!
At the same time that the corpse by the door fell to its knees with a thud, the bedroom door was kicked open, and a burly man wielding a broad-bladed butcher knife rushed out and slashed directly at Lin Chi's head.
Lin Chi turned sideways violently, but the low physical attribute value once again hindered his dodge moves. The knife didn't hit the head, but it slashed him in the shoulder, leaving a huge scar on his right shoulder that was deep enough to see the bone.
But even if the body was cut open, Lin Chi's movements did not appear the slightest slow, and the negative effect of cripplement that should have appeared was directly offset by the physique of the walking corpse, and the pain of the player's weakening was also weakened for the second time, reaching the point of almost completely disappearing.
- The knife that was cut on his body was similar to the feeling of being scratched by a toothpick for Lin Chi. With the effect of the Titan Grip triggered by the dual-wielding saber, Lin Chi violently twisted his body, and the two sabers spun in front of the opponent's body, slashing the opponent's throat one after the other!
"Uh......"
The strong man with his throat cut leaned against the wall, and a serpent-like hiss sounded from his throat. He clutched his neck with his hands, trying to stop the blood from gushing, but in vain.
Seeing that the guy didn't have a few seconds to live, Lin Chi rushed directly into the bedroom behind, only to see a woman dressed in white with long unkempt hair leaning against the head of the bed at this time, her eyes widened in horror, staring at Lin Chi's face:
"The Cursed...... Mephistopheles ...... Please bless me......"
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Lin Chi stabbed the woman's heart, and it was not until the only remaining light of life was completely extinguished in those round eyes that he finally pulled out his saber and turned around and walked towards the other bedroom.
There seemed to be no one else in the room except these three idiots. After confirming that there was no other work, Lin Chi returned to the living room, closed the wooden door, lit the candlestick on the coffee table, and observed the situation in the room by the flickering firelight.
The people who live in this house have reached a morbid level of worship for Mephistopheles, and the murals on the walls are all Mephistopheles, and dozens of statues of all sizes are displayed in the living room, as well as various Mephistopheles coats of arms and memorabilia.
It seems that they have spent all their money on these things, and the rest of the furniture in the house can be described as extremely shabby, and some of the garbage that has not been thrown away is piled up in the corner of the living room, turning this not very clean house into a garbage dump that exudes a rancid smell.
"It's ...... Sacrificial activities? β
Smelling the smell of rotting corpses, Lin Chi brushed aside the pile of garbage with his feet and saw a rotting human head.
He turned and walked into the bedroom where the weeping woman was, and saw a small statue of Mephistopheles on a long wooden table leaning against the wall, and two rotting human hands on a wooden plate in front of the statue.
Lin Chi stretched out his hand and picked up a crumpled piece of yellow paper on the table, only to see a few lines of crooked text written on it:
"Last night, God Mephistopheles whispered to me that he needed more sacrifices. If I could offer sacrifices, would I be chosen as a priest of the god Mephistopheles and get up close and personal with the supreme deity? β
"Mephistopheles, please don't grieve, I will offer you sacrifices in my own way, and I will do my best to let your glory shine on all of Sodom!"
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"You're really religious." Lin Chi looked back at the corpse that had fallen by the window as he spoke.
Although this text is short, it expresses the author's reverence for the god Mephistopheles and his willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of the god. However, now is not the time to do reading comprehension......
"Hey, Mephistopheles, are you there?" Lin Chi looked at the statue on the table.
Since the woman heard the demon's whisper, it means that something in the house should also function as an altar. As expected, five seconds after Lin Chi asked, a hoarse whisper was heard:
"Cursed, have you gotten your soul?"
"Your believers almost killed me." Lin Chi stretched out his hand and pointed to the big hole on his shoulder, under the effect of the walking corpse's physique, this wound is in the process of being repaired, and it will be restored to its original state in about ten minutes.
"You're not going to fall at their hands, are you?" Mephistopheles sneered.
Too lazy to chat with this weak devil, Lin Chi went straight to the point and asked, "What kind of exchange method is the divine soul on your side?" β
"If you get a small Divine Soul, I can increase your strength, and if you get a large Divine Soul, there will be other rewards." Mephistopheles' answer was also very fast, making the "two" present look like customers and vendors in the wet market.
"I have a small Mephistopheles spirit in my hand." Lin Chi said.
"Oh...... Is it my original strength, you killed my cursed ones, right? Mephistopheles's voice suddenly lowered.
"That's right." Lin Chi admitted directly without hesitation: "He's too weak, I think you probably don't need that kind of weakling, so you sent his spirit back." β
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As soon as these words came out, Mephistopheles was silent for a moment, and the serpent-like whisper finally sounded again:
"Well, there's some truth to that, but don't do it next time. I need the souls of other gods, not my own. β
"What can a small Mephistopheles Soul be exchanged for? If you don't want it, I'll sell it somewhere else. Lin Chi turned around as he spoke, as if he was about to leave.
- In fact, the spirit in his hand could not be sold at all at the other two altars. Lin Chi only wanted Mephistopheles to make a decision quickly, so he deliberately pretended to look like this.
Seeing that his subordinates were leaving, Mephistopheles asked in a hoarse voice, "Walking corpse, aren't you afraid that I will take back the power in your body?" β
"Whatever you want, I don't have anything to lose anyway." Lin Chi smiled.
"Okay......"
As if impressed by the shamelessness of the cursed man under his command, Mephistopheles let out a long sigh from the altar before saying, "Give me the spirit of your hand, and I will increase your power." β
Hearing this, Lin Chi took out a small Mephistopheles Divine Soul from his backpack and put it on the wooden table, and the skeleton shrouded in purple qi disappeared directly in front of his eyes as if it had been absorbed.
He opened the attribute bar and looked at it, only to see that all his attribute values had increased a little.
"Just a little power?" Lin Chi frowned.
"Don't worry, the walking corpse, I'll get stronger......" Mephistopheles' voice seemed a little embarrassed.
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