Chapter 112: Vatican City (Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!) )
With the rapid expansion of the sea, Italian boots have been changed to flat shoes at this time, and the territory is still gradually shrinking.
Territory has plummeted.
The ocean is raging.
Rome, the capital of Italy, is near China.
Vatican City.
A landlocked city-state located in the highlands northwest of Rome, the capital of Italy.
La Mer is the smallest and least populated country with an area of only 0.44 square kilometers.
Because it borders Italy on all sides, it is called "China of China".
It is the center of Catholicism in the world, the seat of the Holy See headed by the Pope, and is said to be the center of faith for one-sixth of the world's population.
In the fields of politics and culture, it even has an influence comparable to that of the Great Zhou and the United States, and although the territory is small, it should not be underestimated.
At this time, the crowd in the Vatican had reached nearly 100,000 people, all of whom had fled from Italy, as well as Catholics from neighboring countries, who had poured into the Vatican after the disaster.
Pray for God's salvation.
The usually quiet Vatican has fallen into turmoil at this time, and countless refugees are walking the streets of the Vatican in embarrassment, flocking to the Vatican's main hall.
St. Peter's Basilica.
St. Peter's Basilica, the holiest place of the Catholic Church and the most magnificent site of the Vatican.
The square in front of St. Peter's Basilica was now housing tens of thousands of people, all of whom were standing in the square, looking at the church in front of them with uneasy expressions.
The dome of the church is soaring, and the stained glass glows divinely in the sunlight.
The radio station in Vatican City kept sounding the solemn voice of the announcer, and the news of the expansion of the waves was broadcast all the time, only the voice on the radio was heard in a deep voice:
"The waves have engulfed Carson City, and there will be an hour at most before the waves come."
"God willing, Amen."
Everyone fell silent, and many of them nodded on their chests and whispered, "Amen." ”
Everyone sighed in their hearts, looked at the cathedral in front of them with a gloomy expression, their faces became more and more desperate, and some people even gave up the struggle and sat down in the square, waiting for death with an indifferent expression.
After a while, the sky became darker and darker, and the bell rang out in the church, and the sound of bells resounded throughout the square, and all the people with low expressions raised their heads in confusion.
The crisp sound of percussion made everyone feel a little refreshed.
On the magnificent church balcony, the pope, dressed in white robes and red shoulder robes, slowly walked out.
Out of everyone's sights.
Everyone in the church square stood up at this time, looked up at the pont-looking pope, and saw that the pontiff first made a gesture of prayer, and then spoke.
Everyone in the square was silent, and everyone listened to the Pope's words quietly.
The Pope spoke of the catastrophe with a solemn expression, and his voice was slow, from the beginning of the birth of mankind.
"The first patriarch Adam was created in the image and likeness of God, but was judged for his fall into sin."
"And judgment came upon himself and all his descendants, so that all mankind needs salvation because they cannot escape the punishment and bondage of sin."
"By His mercy and love, God has prepared for fallen mankind the Savior Jesus Christ through His accomplished redemption."
"That everyone who believes in Jesus Christ may be justified and have eternal life."
All the faithful listened to the Pope's words with devotion and looked pious.
"The Great Flood is God's judgment on mankind, and judgment has come upon all mankind, and all mankind needs salvation."
"Though calamity comes, God awaits us in the kingdom of heaven so that everyone who believes in Jesus Christ may have eternal life."
"Eternal life."
All the faithful in the square spoke along with the Pope, and their voices were mighty.
"That light is the true light, which enlightens all who are born into the world."
"He is in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world does not know him."
"He came to his own place, but his own people did not receive him."
"To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."
The Pope continued to speak in a deep voice, and the atmosphere in the whole square became sacred and solemn, and everyone prayed sincerely.
The people who had been looking frightened also calmed down at this time, followed the crowd with a calm expression, finished their prayers, and stood peacefully on the square.
The voice on the radio was now becoming more and more solemn, and the sea had overflowed the ancient Rome and was heading towards the center of the city.
Standing on the high balcony, the Pope could already see the blue water in the distance, rushing towards the city, and it would not be long before he reached the Vatican.
The Pope looked calmly at the raging waters in the distance.
Countless refugees fled north in Roman cities, and the huge cities were empty, with only broken containers and garbage strewn in the streets.
The doors of the shop were open, and no one paid any attention to these things, and the sea slowly poured in from the streets, and one by one sea beasts set foot on the ancient city.
In the city, only the Vatican remains, tens of thousands of people waiting for the arrival of the waves.
The radio in the city also stopped completely with the last sound of the announcer, Amen, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of the waves.
Standing in the Vatican square, you can already smell the foul sea breeze blowing from the sea breeze and the hoarse roar of sea beasts in the distance.
Many of them began to tremble.
The sound of prayer echoed through the square again, and everyone closed their eyes in prayer to suppress the fear in their hearts.
There seemed to be a crisp birdsong in the quiet world, the sound was very weak, and everyone in the square didn't seem to hear it.
The Pope, who was standing on the balcony, opened his eyes in confusion, he had just closed his eyes in prayer, when he suddenly heard a birdsong sound.
Now, with the waves surging up the continent, the sensible animals have already migrated north, and Rome is now almost devoid of life, and most of the remaining are abandoned cats and dogs.
They have nowhere else to go but wander the streets.
Other wildlife, especially birds, had already flown out of Rome and further north as soon as the disaster struck.
So when he heard the birdsong, the Pope looked surprised, could it be that he was too tired in the last few days and hallucinated?
But just as he was thinking, there was another crisp birdsong in his ears, and the Pope hurriedly glanced around, but he didn't see the bird.
Looking puzzled, the Pope looked at the others, and sure enough, he found that the other bishops beside him all looked puzzled.
Several people glanced at each other, then scanned the surroundings, and finally everyone's eyes fell on the large stained glass window at the end of the main hall.
There, there is a Holy Spirit carrier pigeon with wings spread 1.5 meters.