The old man led the remnants to a wardrobe in the corner of the room, which was as old as the rest of the furniture in the room, and was covered with carved patterns.

He took out three capes with hats from them, put one on himself, and handed the other two to Afterdust and the old lady in front of the spinning wheel.

Xia Ren watched silently until the three of them left the house together and went out into the street.

Before leaving, Yu Chen turned his head to look at his father-in-law, and Xia Ren nodded, saying that he didn't have to worry about himself.

The old man only warned him not to participate in the ceremony, but he didn't seem to be too wary of him, of course, maybe he was not afraid of any trouble caused by this outsider.

Anyway, no one is looking at Xia Ren now, he can do whatever he wants, including going to the ceremony, or even setting the house on fire.

Of course, it was not realistic to order the house, after all, this kind of behavior was still too deadly, the closet was not locked, he walked over, took out a cloak from it and put it on.

Unlike the stale smell that permeated the house, there should be a sachet in the closet, Xia Ren smelled that the cloak on his body exuded a faint fragrance, not the strange smell as he imagined.

He didn't rush out of the house, but leaned on the window first to observe the scene outside.

The white moonlight and the faint light reflected by the scattered snow on the ground made the whole town seem to be much colder, like the scene inside the Infinity Ice Field, desolate and lonely, like a forgotten corner of the world.

One by one, men dressed in the same cloak came out of the house, and they did not speak to each other, but remained silent, and walked along the main road in the direction of the church at the top of the town.

Xia Ren breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he could avoid talking, the risk of his exposure would be much smaller.

Pulling down the brim of his cloak, his face was suddenly hidden in shadows, and no one would expect to see this handsome face unless he took off the cloak and looked at it.

Pushing open the door of the house, Xia Ren walked calmly, imitating the appearance of the rest of the people, and naturally blended into the flow of people.

Along the way, he saw that the lights in the houses on the side of the road were extinguished one by one, and in the night, people wearing cloaks came out of every house, and they all covered their faces, and no one could see who clearly.

The whole town seems to have finally exuded its unique vitality in this cold and windy midnight, and Xia Ren guessed that the residents of the town were not very good in the neighborhood, otherwise they would not have said a word when they met on the road.

He quietly quickened his pace, and recognized Yu Chen and the old man's back in the crowd, but he didn't dare to get too close, otherwise if he was recognized, the consequences might be serious.

Xia Ren's attention was mostly on Yu Chen, so he was a little negligent about his side.

He accidentally touched the person next to him on the shoulder, but fortunately, the other party didn't care, and still kept moving forward, without even turning his head to look at him.

Xia Ren was shocked into a cold sweat, the moment he touched it just now, he felt that the other party's body was extremely soft, like a rotten fruit, which was not a human touch at all.

He finally realized that the next ritual might not only be able to find clues to the old gods, but more likely to directly sacrifice the old gods!

These people,

No

The inhabitants of this entire town are not human!

In retrospect, the old man's eyes had never moved since he entered the room tonight, his head was stiff like a puppet, and the skin of his face was waxy in the dim light of the candlelight.

And why is he mute?

Why does that old lady never speak too?

Why don't all the people on the street talk to each other?

Countless thought-provoking and terrifying details magnified in Xia Ren's mind.

Perhaps, at this moment, the scene on the street is not as quiet as he sees it with his naked eyes,

Perhaps the creatures under the cloak were talking and greeting each other cordially, and the atmosphere was lively throughout the street.

But I can't hear it,

Only I can't perceive it,

Among them, he is the biggest outlier!

Natsuhito couldn't stop these thoughts from appearing in his mind, fear welled up uncontrollably, his face hidden under the brim of his hat, his teeth chattered, his legs did not obey, and he wanted to retreat several times.

This body is still too weak.

He relied on his strong willpower to forcibly suppress his fear, trying to control himself from showing a trace of abnormality.

Although, they may have found him, but don't care.

Xia Ren felt that his surroundings had been tightly wrapped in malice, and the strong feeling of suffocation was like an invisible big hand, choking his throat.

Luckily, the town is not big and the streets are not long.

Following the flow of people, he unknowingly had reached his destination.

Raising his head, everyone in the street was gathering in one direction, and in front of the flow of people, stood the church that Xia Ren had seen from afar before entering the town.

It was a magnificent white church, and behind a few huge columns that required three or four people to hug, the heavy door slowly opened, and behind the door was darkness as far as the eye could see, like an abyss of terror, waiting for the ignorant to go into despair.

At the top of the spire at the top of the church, a bright star twinkled in the sky, just in the right place, but it looked very strange, making Xia Ren feel a chill that could freeze his limbs from the bottom of his heart.

This star seems to be cooperating with tonight's ceremony, and it is also like tonight's ceremony, waiting for this star's cooperation, Xia Ren can't help but recall some legends that he has been exposed to since he was a child.

Legend has it that evil sacrifices always need to mirror each other with the stars in the sky.

"When the stars are in the right place......"

"Bell ————"

The melodious sound of the bell interrupted Natsuhito's thoughts, and the crowd began to enter the church doors one by one.

He stood where he was, suddenly forgetting what he was about to do.

Fortunately, his body moved involuntarily and moved with the crowd, so that he was not exposed.

The evening blizzard raged until one o'clock in the evening, so the streets and the doors of the church were all covered in snow, and before walking in, Natsuhito glanced back outside.

He couldn't believe his eyes.

Obviously, so many creatures walked by, but whether it was on the street or in front of the church, in the snow, there were only two lonely footprints stretching out.

One is Xia Ren's own, and the other is probably Yu Chen's.

He didn't dare to think about it, otherwise his sanity would inevitably decline again.

The inside of the church was darker than the outside, but fortunately, a few rays of moonlight came in through the windows around it, so that Xia Ren would not be completely disoriented.

He blended in with the crowd, and walked with them through the seats on either side, and the place of the pulpit in front of him was darker, and when the crowd got there, it was as if they had been swallowed up by the darkness, and they did not know where they had gone.

Xia Ren suddenly realized that there might be a hidden entrance under the pulpit.

Sure enough, when he got closer, he saw the line in front of him lining up, silently entering a circular entrance in turn.

So many people don't need to communicate to be able to be orderly.

Xia Ren was able to determine,

In places they couldn't notice, the creatures under their cloaks were talking in their own unique way.

Xia Ren also walked into the entrance.

It was dark and damp, without any breath of life.