Chapter 5: The Church of Despair
What does it feel like to be a hungry ghost walking in a paradise full of delicious food?
After entering the city with a carriage, An Ling probably experienced this feeling.
All around is walking life, and there are living human souls everywhere. Huge amounts of food linger around you, stimulate your nerves, and tempt your soul. They have an enticing smell that will leave you hungry and hungry and you can't help yourself.
An Ling bit his fingers tightly, blood mixed with a large amount of saliva fell from between his fingers, and his eyes were wide and bloodshot. I couldn't stop trembling.
An Ling himself didn't expect that the picture after entering the city would be so exciting to him!
There are people everywhere! Everywhere is delicious, pure soul!
No wonder every demon has sharpened his head and wants to come to the human world, the human soul itself is very delicious, not to mention the city where a large number of humans gather.
The world is simply a paradise of supreme gluttony for demons!
If it weren't for the Holy Sword that sent holy power to his soul at the first time, it burned his soul. An Ling was sure that he had become demonic at this time, killing and devouring everyone in Green River City, and draining all of his humanity.
After a long time, An Ling adapted to this strong stimulation, his soul gradually calmed down, and the holy sword behind his back was no longer hot and hot.
"Sheena, it seems that you didn't tell me where the church where you were going to take office is, and I can't find any very iconic religious buildings."
An Ling knocked on the carriage board, and there was a trace of exhaustion in his voice.
"Ah! Sorry, I forgot. ”
Sheena's apologetic voice came from the carriage, and then told Anling the address and specific location of Green River City.
An Ling rubbed his bloodshot eyes, glanced left and right at the bustling crowd on the streets of the surrounding city, then pulled the reins and walked slowly forward in a carriage.
Similar to the memories An Ling read in the minstrels' minds, the architectural style of Green River City is biased towards a clean, neat and beautiful fantasy style, rather than the dirty, shabby and oppressive nature of the real Middle Ages. The citizens of the city are also very colorful in their clothes, and their mental outlook is also good, and it is rare to see hungry people.
It seems that the world is indeed in a thriving, thriving and prosperous good era.
It's a pity that this world is not guarded by the gods, and it is destined to fall into ruin in the near future, becoming a broken paradise where the king of the abyss and the evil gods gallop.
After getting used to the strong stimulation of the large amount of food, An Ling was able to quietly admire the human city and all the prosperity and beauty in the city on the way to the slow carriage.
Appreciating and appreciating, An Ling suddenly had another idea in his heart.
"How about destroying such a beautiful city?"
Come on for a noble slaughter!
Come to a magnificent destruction!
Let's do as much violence as you want!
Let the blood flow all over the land, let the fire spread over the city, let the screams and cries linger in the ears, and let fear and despair fill the sky!
So beautiful! Just thinking about it is exciting.
Again, An Ling's whole body trembled, and the strength of his whole body was almost irrepressible to explode!
The Brave Sacred Sword behind him became hot again, and An Ling instantly woke up from his excitement, and his heart no longer trembled.
"What's going on?"
An Ling cupped his forehead, feeling a little funny.
Just entering a human city, his sanity almost collapsed twice, which is also outrageous.
Maybe that's how a human city can allure demons?
But now Anling is still adapted. It should not be easy for this to happen again in the future.
He came to this world to experience the joy of being human, not as an abyss demon.
The humble carriage drove slowly through the city streets, and after half a day's work, An Ling came to the door of a desolate church compound.
Desolation is An Ling's first impression when he sees this church compound.
The gate of the courtyard is rusty, the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, the dirt floor is uneven, and the main building of the church is full of stains and moss, mottled. There are also several collapsed ruins behind the main building.
An Ling knew that after the gods fell asleep, the power of the church declined, but he didn't expect it to be like this. It's obviously a city of bright churches, but it looks like no one has taken care of it for a hundred years.
"We're here, Sheena, do you see this is it?"
An Ling knocked on the board of the carriage and called for the maiden in the carriage to sacrifice.
"We're here?"
Sheena's confused voice came from inside the carriage, and after a while, she opened the carriage door and stepped out of the carriage, came to An Ling's side, and looked at the church compound in front of her.
Sheena sighed with emotion.
"Well, it's a little more depressed than the last time I came."
Just as An Ling was about to speak, an old and excited voice sounded behind them.
"Ahh You, are you coming to Green River City to take office as Hina's sacrifice? You've finally arrived? ”
An Ling looked back and saw an old bald priest dressed in a simple robe.
The priest came from behind them, carrying two paper bags of vegetables and bread in his arms. It seems that he should have just come back from grocery shopping, and he happened to meet the two of them.
"Are you...... Priest Roy? ”
Hina thought about it for a moment, and recognized the old man in front of her.
I saw the old priest laugh happily, strode up to Sheena, and said happily:
"Hahaha, our church is finally going to have a new priest settle in, great, everything will be fine in the future!"
After speaking, he looked at An Ling beside Sheena, a trace of confusion flashed on his face, and he asked Sheena in confusion:
"Sheena priest, what about the knights, where are they?"
Sheena's eyes dimmed, and she bowed her head apologetically, and whispered to Rumt:
"I'm sorry, Priest Roy, but we ran into robbers on the road, and the knights of the guards were ...... All sacrificed. If it weren't for the young adventurer An Ling who saved me, I might have died on the way. ”
"What?"
Hearing Sheena's words, Priest Roy froze, his eyes wide open, and his face full of patches and wrinkles was full of pity.
Seeing this, Sheena bowed her head bitterly and said:
"I'm sorry ......"
Roy shook his head, wiped his tears, and smiled very reluctantly, yes:
"It's okay, it's all over, it's good that you can arrive safely. They, they're all good boys, it's a pity ......"
"God will...... God will ......"
He tried to pray, but found that he was holding the paper bag in his hands and couldn't close it, so he gave up.
At this time, An Ling took the initiative to speak:
"Priest, let's go talk first, don't stand outside like that."
Although it was interesting to see the pitiful, sad and helpless appearance of the two clergy, An Ling wanted to enter this church as soon as possible to confirm whether the gods were asleep.
Although what he saw and heard along the way explained this fact, An Ling still wanted to use his body to authenticate it himself.