Chapter 50: The First Glimpse of Darkness (6)
Whoop -
It's the sound of water flowing.
"Ewell, did you hear that?" Ethan asked Jiang Chenchuan for confirmation.
Holding his index finger to his lips and motioning for Ethan to remain silent, he stared at the source of the sound, a darkness that had no end in sight.
Whoop -
The voice rang out again.
It was like someone walking around in the water, and the strange atmosphere spread, and it stands to reason that there should be no staff at such a late hour.
So who will it be?
Jiang Chenchuan hunched over, trying not to make a sound, leaning against the edge, slowly approaching the source of the sound, Ethan followed closely behind.
The echoing sound of the water permeated the anomaly, and the further you went, the lights became even dimmer.
"Who is it?"
Empty echoes resounded in this subterranean space.
Normally, if someone were there, they would have responded, but as soon as the question began, the strange sound of water stopped, and there was an eerie dead silence.
At this moment,
Whoop -
The voice sounded again, and a pale face emerged from the water beside it, staring at it with wide eyes full of death.
If it were a normal person, seeing such a terrifying picture, he would definitely be frightened and scream and run away, but Jiang Chenchuan was relieved to see that it was a dead man, in the strange pollution, he was afraid of strange mutations, and a dead human being like this became the most normal thing.
"Corpses?"
Ethan crouched down curiously, found something like an iron rod beside him, and reached for it to hook it back.
"Wait, Ethan."
Jiang Chenchuan also squatted down to observe, this human face floated in the water, rising and falling with the surging current, sometimes hidden, sometimes visible, looking like a kind of horror of being targeted.
"It seems that there is only one head, no lower part of the body, and it has not yet begun to decay, indicating that this person has only recently died, and judging by this feature, it should be a young woman, probably because of something hooked in the hair underneath, so it was stuck here."
Jiang Chenchuan observed for a while before he came to a conclusion, he raised his eyes to look in the direction where the water was coming from, the farther he walked in, the darker it became, and looking at the map in his hand, the darkness in front of him was their destination.
"Ewell, look, doesn't this look like the tentacles we saw growing out of corpses at Goattown Church?"
In the time that Jiang Chenchuan was analyzing the map, Ethan had already hooked his head, and under the soaked head, there were mutated tentacles growing together, entangled with the aquatic plants growing under the water.
"Sure enough, the clue points to the Church of Dawn, and the black goat's horn is used as a raw material for alchemy to circulate and trade in the underground black market, which can bring huge benefits."
"Under the interests, it's all such a dirty and dark deal, let's go, I've probably guessed the truth that the man wants me to see."
Jiang Chenchuan lit the oil lamp, illuminating the road ahead, and Ethan dropped the iron rod and let the dead souls flow with the water.
The woman's head floated on the surface of the water, and when she flowed away, she tilted her direction, and her godless eyes looked at Jiang Chenchuan's back as they left, and slowly closed.
They walked along the markers on the map and saw a cross-sectional iron gate with a "No Entry" warning sign on it.
Sparks splashed, gunshots echoed throughout the sewer, and Ethan kicked open the iron door and walked forward unhindered.
It wasn't until they approached their destination and jumped open the last lock that the surrounding environment began to change, and even the peculiar stench of the sewers faded considerably.
And the most terrifying thing is that the river at the end of the road is not only a dirty stream, but is overgrown with all kinds of strange tentacles, and in the chaos of tentacles, like human bones.
"A lot of people died here."
"You see, some of these tentacles have horns, which look like the failed products of black goat's horns, and some don't, and there is a high probability that they have been cut off."
Ethan analyzed.
"If the supply of Goat Town is a complete production method with black goat horns, then here ......"
"It's more like a test base."
The closer they get to the truth, the more chills chill they feel.
"You must know that many years ago, the queen issued a death order to the alchemy world of Yinglan Beier, prohibiting all forms of mutilation of human life, let alone using living bodies for alchemy experiments."
Ethan is a mechanical alchemist, and every alchemist is required to take a sacred oath when he enters the school.
For the future of the country,
For the future of mankind,
It is forbidden to touch the forbidden technique.
A fist hammered against the wall,
"Damn it!"
Ethan roared angrily.
"Those who do not respect life will eventually pay the price for their actions!"
"It probably took a lot of thought for that man to find this place alone."
Jiang Chenchuan looked at the map in his hand, perhaps, he just wanted to make this information public at the rally tonight, expose the darkness behind the Dawn Church, and tell the world that there is an underground experiment...... It is destroying the faith of believers.
"That's the end of the map, and the sign next to it says that you can go up from the small door on the side."
With the help of the oil lamp, they could see the small print on it, and because of the reminder, they successfully found the hidden door, which would be difficult to find if they did not pay attention to it.
After the lock is completely removed, it is the familiar kicking of the door.
Behind the door was a spiraling staircase, and when you walked up, it would make a deformed vibration of iron pieces, and every step you took could make a loud sound, but luckily, everyone in the Dawn Church tonight, including the White Knights, gathered at the event site, and it was defenseless.
"Help—"
Faintly, they seemed to hear something, a rotten sound coming from deep in their throats.
Like an occupational disease, Jiang Chenchuan followed the sound and looked for it, holding an oil lamp, illuminating the dark passage, there was nothing here, only mottled blood stains on the walls, and traces left after the battle.
"Anyone—"
The old cry for help sounded again, thanks to Jiang Chenchuan's keen hearing and the almost instinctive instinct of the former cleaner.
He came to a door, and from here on, there was a light overhead, and the environment was no longer dark.
"Help—"
And the faint cry for help also sounded behind the door.
"Yes, you're quite efficient at finding people."
Ethan followed behind him.
"Turn it on, Ethan."
Jiang Chenchuan turned sideways to give Ethan a place.
"I didn't expect that one day, my biggest role would actually become unlocking."
Ethan reluctantly raised his gun and aimed it at the lock.
"Bang-"
A violent gunshot rang out.
The door opened,
An old man was lying on the ground, one leg on the sofa, as if he had fallen off the sofa, his mouth was constantly making a cry for help, his hair had turned snow-white, he heard the sound of the door, raised his head with all his strength, and saw the voices of Jiang Chenchuan and Ethan.
It doesn't seem to be that person.
The old man smiled happily.
"Are you alright?"
Jiang Chenchuan wanted to help him up, but as soon as he saw his face clearly, Ethan's face changed, and he stared at the old man's face, revealing an incredible expression:
"Bishop...... My lord? ”