Chapter 27: On the Altar
It seems that the situation of the Holy Maiden Festival is indeed different from that of the city, as if it was met with fierce attacks and an unimaginable fierce battle.
The dried blood solidified on the ground, and the corpses that could be seen everywhere were piled up like garbage, emitting a strange stench, blocking Jiang Chenchuan's progress.
Occasionally, a few infected people passed by, but they all looked listless, and even if they saw Jiang Chenchuan, they chose to ignore them.
Others huddled in the corners of the street, seemingly asleep, and groaned in pain from time to time, Barras watched curiously as they watched their state, the closer they got to the place of the Holy Maiden's Sacrifice, the slower the infected's movements.
Some infected people even sent a plea for help to Jiang Chenchuan.
"Passers-by over there...... Can you save me......"
Jiang Chenchuan, who heard the voice, stopped, walked to the side of the infected, squatted down, and found that it was just the last whisper before he died.
As he left, the infected kept repeating:
"The people over there...... Can...... Can you help me......"
No one spoke again, but could only move forward silently while being vigilant against the infected people around them, and the sticky touch under their feet was always a little resistant.
As soon as I approached the place of the Holy Maiden's sacrifice, I saw that nothing was clean, and I could hear the whistling wind and the unknown roar, and I did not know where the strange sounds came from.
"Baras, it's here."
Originally, climbing the slope was a very hard thing, but hearing Jiang Chenchuan's words, Baras raised his head and saw a scene that shocked him.
It was like a huge creature composed of countless monsters, hanging on the altar, and the chaotic scene could not see the deformed faces, it was like a huge predator, as long as a creature approached, it would take the initiative to attack.
"What's that?"
Barras asked, surprised.
"I don't know, but I guess...... It was also the result of that curse. ”
Probably guessing that this would be the result, Jiang Chenchuan speculated that this was also the work of those conjurers, no wonder when he said that he was going to the festival site, Da Silva showed a look of embarrassment.
I am afraid that he already knew at that time that he would face this situation.
"Shall we ...... Still going? ”
Barras is not stupid, even those soldiers dare not approach here, and the infected along the way are all in a state of death, you can imagine how terrifying this giant monster in front of you is.
"Go, you can't let go of a clue."
Simply placing the corpse in this specially modified recycling bin will render the curse ineffective, and while the infected who have become monsters cannot be saved, at least, it will prevent the curse from spreading.
Barras stood there dumbfounded, muttering in his heart that he couldn't die with Jiang Chenchuan, but it was gratifying that Jiang Chenchuan didn't seem to have any intention of acting together.
"The enemy may be far stronger than I thought, and I am afraid that it will attack indiscriminately, so don't follow me, take this and wait for me outside."
Jiang Chenchuan handed the disassembled spear of Perutlu to Baras, and the moment he held the handle of the gun, he felt a wave of dizziness attack.
"There are some negative symptoms associated with using the spear of Perutru, you stick with it."
It turned out that it was all carried by Jiang Chenchuan, and Barras didn't know that he had been suffering these silently.
"You ......"
"Wait until I get back."
Before Baras could say anything, Jiang Chenchuan took the recycling box and his skeletal cane and walked towards the large mess of creatures.
Following Jiang Chenchuan's figure, Barras knew that this operation was full of danger, and glanced down at the spear of Perutru in his hand, and for a while, complicated feelings came to his heart.
If you want to get close to the altar, there are only two ways, the simplest and crudest is to directly deal with the giant infected person in front of you, it can't even be regarded as a person, but a strange creature that is gathered all over the place.
The second, which is more hidden, evades its detection and directly searches for clues about the relics.
"Be careful, no one will be able to save you if you die this time."
There was an unpleasant voice in his ears, who was speaking, Jiang Chenchuan naturally understood that the fact that the original sin could speak out showed that he also had a premonition of the danger of the creature in front of him.
There was a monster's grunt overhead, and it seemed to be aware of Jiang Chenchuan's approach, and it began to slowly wake up from its sleep.
First, he stretched out his limbs, which looked to be about two meters long, and were covered with dense barbs, if he was touched, he was afraid that it would not be as simple as being infected with a curse.
When Jiang Chenchuan got a little closer, he could clearly see the spells crawling all over his body, and the grunt became louder, and his entire huge body began to move slowly.
Jiang Chenchuan immediately flashed into a shadow, covering his whereabouts with some coverings, and in order to cover the smell of human beings, he also smeared some bloody things on the ground on his coat by the way.
After doing all this, he quietly poked his head out to observe the creature's movements.
I saw its tentacles waving casually in the air, destroying some buildings or corpses in front of it from time to time, and cutting them repeatedly with its sharp claws, as if to confirm whether they were still alive.
"Gollum...... Gollum ......"
The voice was closer, and it sounded like a madness.
"Bang-"
I don't know where there was a violent noise, and the distant sound caught the attention of the monster, and it turned around, as if it was poking its body in that direction, but it couldn't move a step due to the weight of its body.
It just so happened that Jiang Chenchuan also took this opportunity to quietly approach its feet, if you look closely, you can still see every part of the giant infected person in front of you, but because it continues to devour and absorb, it has become what it is now.
"It's a curse ......"
Jiang Chenchuan's azure pupils constricted, and he discovered the source of all the weirdness.
It's just that he's not a sorcerer, and even if he finds a mark, he can't do anything.
With a brace of his hand, Jiang Chenchuan climbed onto the altar, and the platform was squeezed by the infected person to almost no position, and at this time, he realized that there was an iron chain tied to the feet of this giant infected person, which was now swollen and deformed.
It is said that after Dorotia, except for the daughters of nobles, they will add a chain to the saint to prevent Dorotia's accident from happening again.
Therefore, Jiang Chenchuan can imagine what she was going through before she became a monster.
"So, she's ...... Last...... A saint? ”
Jiang Chenchuan muttered.