Chapter 945: Night Overture (1)
St. Peter's Church.
At the top of this Gothic-style church stands a small bell tower. Ironically, the Gothic style, which is mainly characterized by gloom, weirdness, mystery and horror, is widely used in various artistic fields such as architecture, sculpture, painting and literature. This style is exaggerated and asymmetrical, light and complex, and is most admired for its cathedral character. Basically, 80% of the world's most famous cathedral is in the Gothic style.
In the style of bats, roses, lonely castles, crows, crosses, and blood, the church has a kind of sacred solemnity. And even more ironically, the man who now stands at the top of this Gothic church.
Brando tucked his hands into his pockets, overlooking the large area below.
Late at night in Philadelphia, it's incredibly quiet. It's like dying. There are only candles lit under the flags of Daisy.
In the shadows around the church, the werewolves under his command are hidden. Farther away, there were nearly a thousand witchers, although the realm was not high, most of them were the lowest knights, barons. The viscount couldn't see a few. However, there are too many of them.
Although he had already made some deals with the bishop, he promised not to step out of the 100-meter radius of St. Peter's Church. However, guarantee is guaranteed, and if there were no witchers to protect the city, it would not be the Holy See. Even he could feel the two bishops staring at him in the darkness of the night.
He was very open to this.
"It's been a week......" he muttered in the night wind.
It's been a full week since Matthew died.
The church couldn't feel it, but he could feel it, a pair of dark eyes, staring at it all the time. That silent depression is like a tsunami in the dark. The quieter it is, the creepier it is.
In the Yama realm, he was already able to predict most dangers, and it was precisely because of this that he did not dare to relax at all. The longer you wait, the more you will ...... The more powerful it will be!
"Who wants to take advantage of this Grim Reaper script?" He grinded his teeth and looked up at the dark night sky, where the clouds above were so dark that the moonlight dipped and even the stars dimmed: "Better not let me catch you...... Otherwise...... Whoever you are, I'll make you regret it! ”
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Just a few blocks away, a man in a suit similarly stares at St. Peter's Church, which looks like a monster in the night.
Beside him, at the top of each house, there were at least three witchers guarding them. On the streets, Bible-covered chains were pulled up, centering on the church in a circle of 200 meters. At least more than 2,000 crossbows were aimed here.
The evil forces of the entire eastern United States are gathered here, and werewolves, vampires, this church that has never been taken seriously has become important in an instant. I don't know how many witchers are guessing, what exactly is hidden there? So much so that one lord did not hesitate to promise many benefits, but asked the church not to set foot in it.
"Andrena, you say...... What secrets are hidden there? The man's hand grasped something in the void as if it were nothing. Said casually.
There was no one around him. But at the same time as the words fell. The shadow at his feet opened a pair of eyes, and a female voice replied faintly: "Whatever it is, the bishops have not given an order, we should suppress our curiosity." ”
"Actually, I don't like teaming up with you. You, a paladin with a mind full of judgments, are not suited to be the captain of this operation. ”
The man sneered:
"It's a pity that I'm the only one left in the eastern area, and you can only choose me...... Don't worry, as long as they don't do it first, no matter how curious I am, I won't make a move. ”
"I hope so." The eyes closed quietly.
After a few seconds, the man licked his lips bloodthirstily and whispered in an inaudible voice, "But as long as they dare to move first, they will ...... The Light of the Lord will cleanse this sinful city! ”
Minutes and seconds passed. Until the clock struck twelve o'clock at midnight, all that was left was the howling cold wind.
As usual.
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While...... While...... While...... The big bell of the church rings melodiously. On a building, a team of witchers breathed a sigh of relief.
None of them were very old, about twenty years old. In the class of witchers, it can only be said that they are too young, and if it weren't for the imminent situation in Philadelphia, they would not have been mobilized here.
"It's time to go, Elena." The first twenty-five or sixteen-year-old man patted the woman who stepped on the edge of the building, stretched his waist and said, "The teammates who changed the defense will be there in twenty minutes...... What are you looking at? ”
Elena wore a tight-fitting black leather coat that perfectly framed her figure, and the same black cloak was swept up by the night wind like a raven's wing. It was a white-haired, blue-eyed woman with no look on her frosty face. But if you look at her, you'll find ...... She was staring at St. Peter's Basilica without a blink of an eye.
No one spoke. After a few seconds, the team leader whispered, "Don't look at ......"
"I can't figure it out." Elena, who had not spoken, suddenly interrupted him and said coldly: "Why? ”
"Why would a holy church let those scum in?"
"Aren't we God's defenders?" She gently stroked her hair, her arm slowly raised, and the arm crossbow made by Holy Silver reflected a breathtaking coldness: "I, you, everyone present ......"
Her arms circled around the cathedral and landed on the cathedral again: "And every demon hunter on the scene." They are all orphans whose loved ones were killed by these monsters. ”
"Why can't we kill them when they're right in front of us?"
"Elena...... Calm down!! Before the words fell, the team leader had already grabbed her hand, pressed it down, gritted his teeth and said, "Brando is there!" Even if you don't want to admit it, you have to say that it's a real demon! There are several more demons like him in Freemasonry! ”
"For this kind of demon's lair, you can either kill with one blow, or you can only find an opportunity! The Holy See did nothing wrong. If you can't kill them once, you'll be greeted with crazy revenge! You should know how influential Freemasonry is in the world! ”
"Rockefeller, Rothschild, Miss Lee of South Korea, Mr. Mitsui of Japan...... These are the manipulators of the lifeblood of a country in the living world! They have a global footprint! Influence and the Holy See are not at all the same level! Do you still want to be unfortunate like us! ”
Elena didn't speak.
The team leader took a deep breath and looked at her seriously: "So, it's time to rest." Otherwise, when you need to contribute later, you will find that you have wasted too much time on unnecessary things. ”
"My parents...... It was to die at the hands of werewolves. Elena suddenly spoke again: "Now...... The ancestor of the werewolf is less than two hundred meters away from me, do you think this is a senseless thing? ”
"You know...... How many witchers at the scene would like to rush in and die with him? Yes...
… I admit that this may be just our one-sided thinking. ”
She sighed faintly, "That's a duke...... We're afraid we won't be able to get close......"
She smiled, "So, you're right. ”
"Right now, I'm too weak. Let's go, man. ”
The group opened the roof gate and walked down. Elena glanced back reluctantly.
She walked slowly, and she couldn't forget the blood-stained night when their family's farm was bloodied by several werewolves. No one survived, and only she escaped hiding in the cabinet. However...... What ushered in was the verdict of the police's "beast attack".
She wanted to rush over now and shoot through the monster on the opposite side with the crossbow in her arm!
But she couldn't do that, because she knew she wasn't qualified to be so impulsive. Everyone present had a similar experience to her.
In order to win completely, in order to completely destroy these monsters, she must endure. What she said just now was just more than ten years of blood feud and some complaints brewing.
Da ...... Da ...... The sound of leather boots resounded in the hallway. The building is a few years old, and the voice-activated lights aren't very sensitive. Moreover, it is also a relatively old-fashioned residential building, commonly known as a tube building, and the area is not spacious. She suppressed the murderous intent boiling in her heart while her thoughts were chaotic. However...... Twenty seconds later, she jerked her head up!
Wrong!
In the air, there was a faint smell of blood wafting at some point, and ...... It's getting thicker and thicker!
Bangzi...... Bangzi...... The voice-activated light overhead flickered twice, completely annihilated. No...... Not only this floor, but the voice-activated lights on the entire floor went out at the same time!
Problematic...... Countless trainings in the Holy See have developed muscle memory. She lay down all over, like an agile female leopard, and on her fist, the finger tiger had already brought it with her, and her crossbow was aimed at the entrance of the stairs.
In front of her, there are people.
Someone, as they walk by, the voice-activated lights are bound to turn on.
But not now.
The man in front of her...... Their squad...... What happened?
In the midst of this silence, suddenly, a creepy voice sounded.
Click, click...... In the darkness, Elena's pupils contracted instantly.
It's all too familiar...... It's so familiar!
More than ten years ago, she was in the cabinet and heard this voice resounding for an hour!
Is that...... The sound of human bones being bitten!
It's the sound of demons eating!
"Damn it!" She gritted her teeth, and without hesitation, she turned and rushed backwards.
The werewolf who can kill the leader silently, at least the earl! It's not something she's a mere knight to compete with!
Hatred cannot be blinded, this is the first creed given to them by the Holy See. And at this moment, she can only be rescued by rushing upstairs and releasing fireworks.
This building is twenty stories high.
Today, she's on the eleventh floor.
Nine-storey ...... Shaped like a crow, she rushed to the roof at full speed. At this moment, on the fourth floor, all the members of their team were unconscious. A werewolf covered in blood was gnawing on bones that he had found somewhere.
And this werewolf has a line behind it that no one can see.
Elena thought it was soft, however, her voice was like thunder in the ears of a judge-level werewolf, but after a fraction of a second, she rushed forward.