Looking at the sturdy body in front of him, not so much a priest as a warrior, Su Hao also smiled: "We all have our own capabilities. Especially when it comes to communicating with the Emperor's radiance, I am clearly not as good as you. Despite its remote location, we still enjoy the protection of the Emperor, don't we? ”

Hearing that Su Hao's words involved the "emperor", the priest's face suddenly showed a serious expression. He kept nodding his head: "Yes, the emperor guides us to the light. Only by spreading the wings of flame soaring in the early morning sky can you understand the warhawk. Only by pronouncing death on your enemies with a furious scream can you understand the true meaning of anger. Only by devouring a qiē in the way of the road ahead can you understand the power of the fire dragon. But only those who have walked this qiē path and then looked back will truly understand the greatness of the emperor. He is our protector, our guide, and the only god on earth. ”

I don't know why, when these words came out of the priest's mouth, Su Hao always felt that the priest seemed to release a glimmer of light that was invisible to the naked eye. It may not be something substantial, it may just be Su Hao's own sensory error, but there is always a moment when Su Hao really feels the faint power of existence.

In a similar situation, Su Hao had experienced it when the twenty-second team went out and encountered a werewolf in the snow log house.

At that time, he heard Kenson and others shouting slogans such as "For the Emperor" and "The light is with me". Although the voice was not very loud, these mercenaries had no warning, and their strength suddenly increased and was very weak.

Su Hao's feeling would not be wrong, and the unleashed thinking consciousness also detected the same energy position. It's like a drowning dying person who suddenly gets some kind of strength and a few more seconds to struggle to survive in the water. Although it will not have any effect on changing the predicament, it is undeniable that a small increase in strength does exist, especially in battle, and it is likely to be a subtle factor in changing the tide of battle.

Afterwards, Su Hao once asked Kenson about this issue, and repeatedly searched in the blood of Kenson and others. The answer was completely unexpected by Su Hao, whether it was Kenson's answer or cell memory, it showed such content as "We believe in the emperor".

It was also from that time that Su Hao became interested in the religions of the Third World.

"I need your help too."

Su Hao smiled and said to the priest, "There is no bookstore in Konoha Town, which is probably the most regrettable problem of being far from the civilized world. If I could, I would like to borrow a copy of the Gospels from you. ”

The priest's gray eyebrows shook slightly, and he looked at Su Hao, his eyes full of appreciation: "Can you ask, why do you want this?" ”

Su Hao's answer was honest: "I don't understand what faith is. I want to know, I want to find answers in books. ”

"Faith is the emperor himself. He will incarnate as a beam of light when you are most desperate and helpless, illuminating the dark realm that envelops you. ”

"Books are just a conduit for communication, and literal things are hard to really understand," the priest earnestly explained. I'm in charge of preaching here, but I know exactly how many true believers there are. The emperor is the only master, and many things that remain on the surface often evolve into obstacles that obscure the view. Without faith, humanity will be lost. If we lose our good thoughts, we will fall into the abyss of darkness. The difference between light and darkness is only a line, and change is truly eternal. They will become us, and we will become them. We need faith, we need to find the light that guides our souls for our lost hearts. ”

Su Hao was slightly stunned.

He looked beyond the priest to see the statue behind him, on the wall in the center of the church hall. It was a man wearing heavy golden armor, and he was so powerful and majestic that every part of his body was full of power. He held a sharp sword in his right hand and a large-caliber spear-like weapon in his left. The whole statue looked down from top to bottom, and although he knew that it was just a lifeless ordinary ornament, Su Hao still saw mercy and ferocity, pity and cruelty on the face of the statue.

Those are two diametrically opposed things, but they are vividly embodied in the same man. The fusion is so perfect that it is impeccable, and finally forms a wordless power that is enough to shock the soul.

I don't know why, Su Hao saw a hint of familiarity from the statue. It was a statue of the emperor, and his face was clearly another person. He was far away from him, Su Hao was completely unfamiliar, and he also had a very gentle warmth.

When the priest saw this, he smiled, his eyes full of insight and wisdom. The priest turned around, walked to the standing cabinet on the side of the pulpit, took out a "Gospel" with a worn cover and slightly wrinkled corners from the drawer, and handed it to Su Hao. At this moment, the priest's expression was extremely solemn and full of relief.

"The Emperor is with us. Trust your eyes, trust your soul, and trust every choice you make. That light is in the depths of our minds, and it has never been far away from us, but we have never found it or noticed any traces of it. ”

……

Seth returned to town.

He walked back from the snowfield alone. He staggered and covered in dirt. It looked like he had fallen off a sleigh and landed right in some dirty puddle of water.

The soldiers guarding the city gate have changed shifts, and for Seth, who left late at night, the soldiers have already explained to the top when they changed shifts. Therefore, Seth stood in front of the city gate, and it caused a lot of surprise.

"Aren't you gone? How did you come back again? ”

"I was in such a hurry last night, I knew that I might as well stay at home and get some sleep. By the way, Seth, where's your dog? And sledding? ”

"Surely there must have been some kind of accident?"

There were all kinds of remarks and speculations, but Seth was cold and silent. His gaze was glazed, and he shook his head at the guard, then nodded, no one knew what such a move meant. But no matter what, Seth is still a human after all, and belongs to the residents of Konoha Town. Although the brief inquiry went unanswered, the guards let the road open and let Seth in.

Seth walked all the way back to his house.

Along the way, many people saw him. Eyes converged behind Seth, and there was a motley of chatter all around. The content is nothing more than about Seth's character, or the misfortunes that Seth has suffered before. In short, there are no good words, either full of contempt and ridicule, or hatred and indifference. Seth turned a deaf ear to this, and only mechanically walked his steps, and several naughty children kept running back and forth in front of Seth, grabbing snow balls from the ground from time to time, and throwing them at him, smashing Seth's face and body all over the snow.

As soon as he entered the house, Seth immediately closed the door and locked it. After making sure that no one was following him and that there were no lurkers in the house, Seth slowly walked into the inner room and there was no more movement.

The news of Seth's return did not attract much attention. If it were in normal times, Seth, who went and returned, would definitely attract attention in the town. At the very least, the members of the 57th squad will definitely not let him go. But now, Lille and Bella's marriage has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Not everyone will be interested in weddings, and not everyone will like the excitement.

Wang Li belongs to the latter group.

She is forty years old. When I was young, I liked to soak in night bars. On the one hand, he likes excitement, and on the other hand, he wants to find money from men to support his life. At that time, it was much easier to make money than now, everyone liked young and beautiful girls, although Wang Li was not beautiful, but she was also energetic when she was young, coupled with her graceful figure, many men would be willing to spend a lot of money for her.

Tobacco, alcohol, drugs, irregular schedules...... These things are a woman's worst enemy, they carve fine wrinkles on Wang Li's face early on, devouring the smoothest and whitest high-quality ingredients on the skin. Now, in addition to dull yellow and dark spots, the skin has become saggy. Wang Li had to apply a lot of foundation to cover up, and she could only choose to go out after dark. At least, she looked somewhat attractive in the lack of light, but if you get too close, even a blind person can see the thick foundation on her face.

Every night at this time, Wang Li would come out of the house and wander the nearby streets.

She never goes to the bar. Although there are many men there, it is easy to get business, but alcohol and sweat can ruin their makeup. Even if the price is negotiated outside, as long as the true face of the face is exposed, no one will be willing to give so much money to an old woman. It's good to cut off half of it, maybe you won't give a penny, and you'll be beaten up when you leave.

It was cold, and standing outside in a short skirt and suspenders was nothing short of torture. Wang Li shivered coldly, she smoked desperately, wanting to get a little warmth and shelter from the smoke. This is certainly wrong and cannot become a reality. The only thing she could do was walk back and forth in her high heels, keeping her body in motion, and getting more or less a trace of heat from the flowing blood.

"Damn wedding!"

"Damn dogs, men and women, damn mercenaries."

"The old lady curses you never to die well, the man will have to go crazy immediately that night, and the woman is better off being captured by the dark creatures and killed."

Even if it was just a low curse, it was too vicious. This is indeed Wang Li's true thoughts. Lille and Bella have a lot of friends, and friends of friends are often invited over for the sake of getting married. Despite not being married, the mercenaries used this reason to celebrate all night in the tavern. After all, there really wasn't much entertainment in Konoha Town. There is no need for Lille to spend money, and people are already using his future wedding as a snack for now.

Men all went to drink, and the number of men who patronized Wang Li naturally decreased exponentially. She does have reason to be dissatisfied and complain, and if she were any other person, she would do the same.

By the swarthy wall, a black figure slowly walked over.

His movements were slow, with his head down, as if he was thinking about something, so much so that it affected the speed of his feet. It was only fifty or sixty meters away, and it took several minutes to walk. Especially under the shadow of the walls and the house, it is impossible to detect his existence with the naked eye. Wang Li was only taken aback by the black shadow when he approached, about three meters away, and saw that the other party was the butcher Seth.

"It scared the hell out of me. How do you walk so lightly? Not a word. ”

Although she was very angry, Wang Li did not shout and scold in the street like a shrew. It's a long-standing habit of hers, especially at night, when every man has the potential to be his patron. Even if you really want to scold, you must make sure that the other party has no interest in that aspect and is not prepared to spend money on yourself, and the scolding will become more and more unscrupulous.

Shadows covered most of Seth's face, except for a small portion of his left eye, which was exposed to the light coming from a distance. His body leaned forward slightly, and he didn't say a word, except to pull something out of his pocket and hand it over.

A silver coin lies in Seth's palm, releasing a seductive metallic sheen.

Wang Li's fingers holding the cigarette froze, and she glanced sideways at Seth, her eyes quickly focused on the silver coin. Although she wanted to make a haughty expression, Wang Li shivered from the cold and couldn't even keep her composure.

Her price is only five copper plates each time. Even in the summer when the income situation is at its best, the income for a whole night is only forty copper plates. What is the concept of a silver coin? This means that in the coming weeks, you will be able to live comfortably even if you don't have any income.

Wang Li looked down on Seth a little, of course, because of what had happened before. She knew that Seth had become a despicable rat in the eyes of the surrounding residents after Mo Xingkui's incident. Doing business with this kind of man may affect you. However, for the sake of money, who cares so much?

Thinking of this, Wang Li took a deep breath, raised a finger provocatively, and looked around nervously, while saying hurriedly in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "A silver coin, once?" ”

This is tantamount to a lion's big mouth. Wang Li is not stupid, she is well aware of Seth's current predicament. This fat pig must have been unable to hold back and came to me. If it's another woman, I'm afraid I won't provide services. The so-called "scarcity is expensive" is similar to the current situation. Of course, if Seth wants to bargain, Wang Li is also sure enough to slaughter this fat bastard.

Seth didn't refuse, he nodded silently, turned around, and walked towards his room. The footsteps were still slow, as if they were two heavy pieces of metal.

Walking into the house, Wang Li closed the door as quickly as possible. She didn't turn on the lights, and Seth didn't make a similar move. This makes Wang Li very satisfied, she only likes to do things in the dark, only in this way, will the guests retain the best impression when they see themselves, and will not see the sagging wrinkles after the foundation falls off.

"Where's your bed? We'd better hurry, I'm running out of time, and if you want to feel more comfortable, you'll have to add money. When I say one silver coin at a time, I mean ...... Woo...... Woohoo......"

A powerful force rushed from behind, strangled the back of Wang Li's neck, and pistommed back the last few words that had just come to her mouth.

Wang Li wanted to scream loudly, but she couldn't even continue to wheez. She felt her whole being held in place by a tremendous force, grabbing her neck with one hand, clasping her chin with the other, and turning her head and even her entire upper body backwards.

This was done in just a few seconds. Viewed from the side, Wang Li's body bends backwards, forming an irregular letter "C".

The windows of the wooden house are inlaid with glass, and the different temperature differences between the interior and exterior make the glass surface appear blurred, but it cannot block the light in the distance. It was from this completely opposite angle that Wang Li saw Seth, whose face became clear, illuminated by the faint light.

His face was pale, and although his eyes were open, they were not as black as a normal person should be, but a frightening death-white.

Yes, Wang Li didn't pay attention to Seth's eyes at all just now. He kept his head down, his eyelids half-squinted. If it's not in a well-lit area, it's impossible to see the problem.

Wang Li couldn't make a sound, and she felt a wisp of indescribable coldness climbing up her spine.

Only the eyes of a dead man become like this.

Seth is dead?

Is he a dead man?

A corpse?

Extreme fear instantly deprived Wang Li of all her thinking abilities, and it seemed that the whole world fell silent. She struggled desperately driven by sheer biological instinct, twisting her waist and legs frantically to break free from this terrible environment. However, the force of the clasp on the neck and jaw was too great, and although Wang Li tried her best to scratch around Seth's body, digging sharp nails deep into his flesh, Seth remained unmoved, maintaining a state of almost frozen stiffness.

Then, Wang Li saw Seth's fat belly squirming, and the clothes covering the surface were torn from the inside with a "snort". His abdomen was in tatters, and a monster with a large head resembling a human baby, but with obvious differences, and full limbs, poked out from inside. It didn't cry or laugh, and looked at Wang Li coldly with a frightened face, which was creepy.

Wang Li looked shocked.

She instinctively decided that the monster that had just emerged from Seth's belly was a dark creature. This is almost the habitual thinking of humans in the Third World, and any non-human creature that cannot be classified as a category will be classified as a dark group.

The big-headed monster baby looked like a stunted little girl, and it stared at Wang Li for a long time, as if it wanted to firmly engrave every detail on that face in the depths of its brain. It watched her silently, until Wang Li felt the blood all over her body rush to the top of her head, and a second before she was almost insane, the big-headed monster baby opened its mouth, revealing two rows of unusually sharp, sharp teeth.