"So, that's why you need a lot of sacrifices?" Lin Chi stared at the rotting hands on the wooden table.

Now that Mephistopheles had confirmed the fact that he was in a weakened state, it seemed that his previous tragic inference had come true: the "god" of his camp was indeed the best in Sodom.

"After the last great battle, my divine power has declined." Mephistopheles readily admitted this fact, and then suddenly changed her words: "Walking corpse, can you bring me a sacrifice?" As long as I can obtain a strong enough living sacrifice, my divine power can be restored......"

"Are there any rewards?" Lin Chi immediately asked.

The slightly flickering candlelight made the lines on his face more profound, and the low tone made Lin Chi seem to have become a complete "villain".

After he asked, the demon's whisper rang out again:

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a divine soul, if you can bring a living sacrifice with great power to my altar, and while recovering your strength, I will also give you a small part of the power, making you the most powerful executor under my command, how about that? The Walking Dead. ”

"Deal." Lin Chi nodded and put the candlestick on the wooden table.

It seems that there is another way to gain power in addition to gaining divine souls. However, it is not an easy task to kidnap the powerful people here.

After killing the original owner, Lin Chi has become the owner of this dilapidated house. Although this is not a safe house, there is a small Mephistopheles altar inside, which undoubtedly provides a lot of advantages for itself.

Moreover, when it comes to "people with great power", Lin Chi already has almost a goal.

He opened the wardrobe in the bedroom and rummaged through it, and found a set of tightly wrapped brown coats and a top hat, and after changing into this outfit, his face was also covered by most of it, and it was finally not as conspicuous as before.

"Go, walking corpse, and bring back prey for your gods."

As a demon, Mephistopheles's words were unusually straightforward, and Lin Chi didn't bother to say some polite words such as "praise my lord", but just got straight to the point and asked, "Is there any place in the city where I can hire killers or get information?" ”

"Walking corpse, come to the altar, I will give you the seal, and from here go west, find a chapel with a white spire, show my mark to the gatekeeper, and you will be helped."

Hearing this, Lin Chi stood in front of Mephistopheles' statue, and a burning pain came from his left forearm.

He rolled up his sleeves and saw a black circular coat of arms appear on his arm, with intricate lines in the rings, which looked like random graffiti.

Unlike the wound on his shoulder that had healed, the coat of arms given by the demon Mephistopheles himself showed no signs of fading at all. And the pain just now was also the first time that Lin Chi, a dead body, felt a clear pain.

Lin Chi opened the status bar and looked at it, only to see that he had obtained a new status:

Mephistopheles' Bounty:

Mephistopheles has given you his coat of arms, and now you can ask for help from the Mephistopheles Secret Gathering in the city.

Seeing the new buff he had just obtained, Lin Chi casually asked, "Is there anyone else who has been given her coat of arms by you?" ”

"Watch your identity, walking corpse." Mephistopheles chuckled, "Of course you're not the only one of my damned. They are also serving me, do not try to interfere with their actions. ”

- In other words, are there any other players who have also earned this crest......

Realizing that there were many competitors in his "same door", Lin Chi smiled, blocked his bloodless chin with the stand-up collar of his coat, stood next to the corpse in front of the door, and took out the key to the house from the other party's pocket.

Leaving the "crime den" with corpses, the overcoat-clad murderer followed Mephistopheles to the chapel on the west side.

Carefully avoiding the soldiers patrolling the street, Lin Chi hurried to the west side, and after twenty minutes, he finally saw a building with a white spire, standing at the end of the street.

The walls of that building are holy and pure white, and the gorgeous reliefs in front of the steps are in stark contrast to the several dilapidated houses next to it, but unfortunately the two Mephistopheles statues on both sides of the door completely destroy the "sacred" atmosphere.

Lin Chi stood in front of the wooden door of the chapel, raised his hand and knocked on the door twice, the small window on the door was opened, a pair of cloudy yellow eyes stared at him vigilantly, and a hoarse male voice sounded:

"Mephistopheles Chapel is only open during the day, you're picking the wrong time, believer."

Lin Chi didn't speak, but raised his left hand to roll up his sleeve and present the coat of arms given by Mephistopheles in front of the other party's eyes.

At the sight of the coat of arms, the man's eyes widened suddenly, and the locked wooden door clicked, and immediately opened backwards:

"Please come in, please come in!" The man said loudly.

Lin Chi walked into the chapel, and a middle-aged man in ragged clothes slammed the door behind him. The soft candlelight in the room illuminates this small space.

In addition to the doorman, there were several other ragged men in the chapel, sitting on creaking wooden chairs. When Lin Chi appeared, these people all stood up and cast questioning glances at him. But when they saw the coat of arms on Lin Chi's arm by candlelight, these guys instantly changed into a look of awe, and turned their faces faster than turning a book.

"It's the messenger of the god Mephistopheles!" An old man with an explosive head with his arms raised and his movements exaggerated like a lame actor, but the excitement presented is visceral.

Looking at the group of fools in the chapel who seemed to be about to have a heart attack, Lin Chi looked around and asked, "In order to provide a powerful living sacrifice to the Mephistopheles God, I need some information and a helper, can you help?" ”

"Please come in, our master is inside!" The blast head pointed to a small wooden door beside him.

Lin Chi opened the wooden door and entered the area inside the chapel, where there was no candlelight or moonlight, only complete darkness spread out from front of him, and nothing could be seen.

"Hello?" He asked tentatively.

Two seconds later, a calm and soft female voice came from directly in front of Lin Chi:

"Welcome, Courier."

As if to match the sound, a small window on the right suddenly opened, and a beam of moonlight poured down from the window, reflecting the figure in a white dress standing in the center of the room.

The silver-haired young woman stepped forward slowly, her slender and white arms were transparent in the moonlight, her hair was tied in a bunch at the back of her head, her light brown eyes were unusually clear, and she looked at Lin Chi without blinking.

"Welcome, to Lord Mephistopheles' Chapel."

As she spoke, a shallow smile appeared on the beautiful face of the saint.

However, Lin Chi was not confused by this guy's "divine aura", he just laughed and asked, "Is this way of appearance rehearsed?" ”

"Please don't worry about irrelevant questions, Messenger." The holy woman bowed slightly, and continued to look at Lin Chi's face hidden in the shadow of the brim of her hat.

At this time, a red skull logo also appeared in Lin Chi's sight, as well as a text introducing the NPC's name:

"Holy Maiden Moria, a heroic NPC, recruitable (quest required)."

"Huh?"

Realizing that the woman in front of him could be regarded as a recruitable retinue, Lin Chi raised his eyebrows, stood in front of the "holy woman" who believed in Mephistopheles, and asked, "You are the owner of this chapel?" ”

"God Mephistopheles has entrusted me with this sacred task, and I will definitely complete the mission given by that Lord." Mo Liya smiled slightly, stretched out her right hand with five rings, and stroked Lin Chi's cold deceased face: "Now, please say your request." ”

"Well, I need some intel on the city." Lin Chi went straight to the point.

With the convenience provided by Mephistopheles, he is now the "guest of honor" of the chapel. In this way, if you haven't checked the guide before entering the game, you can finally figure out the backstory of this map.

"Well, Lord Courier, please sit down." Moria gestured to a wooden chair leaning against the wall, "It's going to be a long story......"

……

Hundreds of years ago, the inhabitants of Sodom also believed in normal gods. But at that time, the city was a notorious "capital of sin".

The people of the city indulged in their desires, completely ignoring the teachings of the gods, and all kinds of blasphemy followed. And these guys, under the guise of "my existence is the work of the gods", continue their blasphemous acts that are unpardonable in heaven.

In the eyes of the natives of Sodom, the reason why they became like this is the will of the gods, and only by continuing to maintain their own nature can they be worthy of this body given by the gods.

Its inhabitants are outright liberals, and their presence is utterly intolerable to heaven. Finally, one day, Heaven sent several angels of war to try to rain down heavenly fire and completely wipe the blasphemous city from the face of the earth.

And then...... The "gods" that the city now believes in have suddenly arrived without warning.

"In other words, they saved the city?" Lin Chi asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Lord Courier." Moria nodded slightly, still with the usual smile on her face: "The same adults who were once regarded as demons saved the city from the evil angels and saved Sodom from destruction. With the combined efforts of Lord Samael and Master Mephistopheles, they successfully defeated the angels and made the evil forces of Heaven dare not touch the city again. ”

"I think there's something wrong with your definition of 'evil.'" Lin Chi complained.

"The angels, in their own judgment, want to destroy all the inhabitants of this land. Isn't this practice evil? The skull ring on Moria's hand shone a faint cold light in the moonlight: "The gods should protect the people, not slaughter them." The great men who have protected the people are the patron saints of the city of Sodom. ”

"Well, I'll admit you're right." Lin Chi didn't want to continue the topic.

Now that he is a cursed under Mephistopheles, it is not a good thing to annoy the chapel saints who believe in Mephistopheles.

After learning about the story of Sodom City's past, Lin Chi asked a new question: "Since the god Mephistopheles was very powerful at that time, why is it weak now?" ”

"After several gods protected the city of Sodom, the forces of Heaven were furious, and ordered the Knights of Light in several nearby cities to attack this place."

Speaking of this, the saint's facial muscles twitched slightly, as if she was a little angry: "At that time, it was Lord Mephistopheles who led his soldiers to meet it. Although the Knights were completely wiped out, Lord Mephistopheles also suffered heavy losses. Taking advantage of this opportunity, several gods, who were originally not very powerful, began to wantonly annex the territory of Lord Mephistopheles......"

"I see, feng shui takes turns." Lin Chi nodded.

"Lord Courier, the reason why we have been given strength by Lord Mephistopheles is precisely to revive the glory of Mephistopheles, and to let the light of Mephistopheles shine on all of Sodom, and I will do everything in my power to assist you." Mo Liya bent down slightly and bowed slightly to Lin Chi.

"Well, that's what I'm here for."

Seeing that the other party looked like "you can do anything", Lin Chi finally got to the point: "I need information about the heresy in Sodom City, the more specific the better, and I also need a few 'skilled workers' to help me carry the live sacrifices." ”

As soon as these words came out, Moriya suddenly blinked, as if she was a little surprised, and then immediately returned to normal, nodding and saying, "Yes, I will provide you with a map and manpower." But Lord Courier, this is not a wise choice......"

"Why do you say that?" Lin Chi squinted his eyes and looked at the woman in white.

"We've also tried to capture members of the Inquisition and give power to Lord Mephistopheles. But the organization is ruled by the ...... 'God-King'. The power of the God-King is not something we can compete with, and once discovered, you will be left with no bones. Moria explained.

"Who is the God-King?" Lin Chi asked curiously.

"I'm sorry I can't name him." Moria shook her head a little frustratedly: "The city is replaced by the title of God King, even Lord Mephistopheles and several other gods are not the opponent of the 'God King'. ”

"Okay."

Realizing that Mo Liya was indeed unable to answer this question, Lin Chi smiled and said, "You don't have to worry so much, just provide maps and manpower." ”

- He also knew very well that it was a very dangerous move to arrest the white-robed men of the Inquisition. But if you want to build up your strength quickly, it's the quickest way to do it. You might even get some nice loot along the way.

Now that you've set your goals, let's ...... It just needs to be executed.