As the ceremony progressed, gradually, everyone except Anna subconsciously put their hands on their foreheads, with expressions of pain.
They felt something drilling into their brains, something not like the whispering from before, but something much rougher.
"Ah!!! My head! My head hurts so much!!" The believers who were watching the scene retreated backwards with fear on their faces. Some of them who were not determined enough even ran away.
However, at this moment, the black flames suddenly went out, the inexplicable fear that permeated the environment dissipated, and everything returned to normal.
Then, Li Lu, who was naked in the black magic circle, slowly stood up and looked at the crowd around her blankly.
Anna looked at her expression with a hint of expectation. This ritual was the formation used by the Futan believers to summon Futan's will.
When all of Charles' crew members went crazy, the Futan believers used this ritual to cure their madness in order to trade.
This method did relieve Dipper's madness at first, but it also had a side effect, which was that it would turn that person into a fanatical believer in Futan, who regarded the god Futan as the only existence.
If we use the Foundation's terms, it's a D4 memetic infection from Futan.
Those infected by D4 will worship the god Futan unconditionally and fanatically, and regard awakening him as their only goal.
And this side effect is exactly what Anna needs now. Since Li Lu has sneaked into her side, it is difficult to guarantee that other traitors are also among them.
As long as everyone except her accepted the ritual, the entire religion would become an ironclad entity that could no longer be penetrated.
It is not difficult to perform the ceremony, but there is a problem here. She is now on the surface, so is the ceremony still useful
This ritual had been tried several times before but had always failed. This was the biggest reaction of the recent rituals.
"How do you feel? What are you thinking about now?" Anna asked Li Lu with interest.
Hearing Anna's question, Li Lu, who was covered in wounds, turned her head and looked at her. Her eyes trembled slightly for a moment, and then she slowly said, "Respected High Priest, I feel something is different."
Anna was delighted, and she walked towards him quickly, "Tell me, what is it like? Is it worship of a certain being?"
Li Lu shook her head in confusion, and just when everyone focused their attention on her mouth and were about to listen to what she had to say, Li Lu's muscles instantly tensed up, and she pounced on Anna like a female leopard.
She had never shown her skills before, but her movements were unexpectedly agile. She pushed her right foot hard on the ground, raised her right elbow, and swung it towards Anna's neck with a strong wind. "Go to hell! You stinky bitch!!"
Li Lu hid her abilities so well that no one knew that this weak girl could suddenly become a martial arts expert.
Judging from the force, if Anna was really hit, she would probably die instantly. No one expected this scene, not even Roy.
It was too late for Anna to dodge at this time. In a flash, she used all her strength to raise her right arm. Finally, when the other person's elbow touched her neck, she raised her shoulder to block the two.
"Crack! Bang!" With the instant of bones breaking, Anna, who had a light body, was thrown out by Li Lu.
Looking at the figure in the air, the believers in black robes nearby subconsciously reached out to catch her.
The next second, accompanied by a gunshot, a flower of blood burst out from Li Lu's right chest. Even if she was hiding her skills and was agile, she still had nowhere to escape, because there was more than one gun pointed at her, and no matter how good her kung fu was, she was still afraid of a kitchen knife.
Anna walked out from the worried gazes of the believers. Her right shoulder was drooping, and it was obvious that the bone inside had been broken by the opponent.
Looking at Li Lu, who was held at gunpoint and dared not move, and her eyes full of anger and hatred, Anna shook her head regretfully, "No, this woman was not affected by Futan at all. The ceremony still failed. Maybe we should hold it again in the Indian Ocean and see."
"One day, I will repay you double for everything that happened to me." Li Lu, who was lying on the ground, covering the bleeding gunshot wound with his hand, opened his mouth viciously.
Anna simply ignored the other party's threat. She opened her mouth and ordered the believer next to her: "Go find the ship's doctor to stop her bleeding. Don't let her bleed to death."
The believers nearby immediately rushed over, grabbed her joints, and walked outside.
"Master Priest, are you okay?" Roy came over worriedly and looked at Anna's broken right hand carefully.
He was not the only one who wanted to use this opportunity to get closer to the officiant. Soon Anna was surrounded by the crowd again.
Looking at the flattering faces in front of her, Anna felt disgusted for no reason. She covered her arm and turned to walk towards the side door of the church.
Of course, the injury of the chief priest could not be taken lightly, so the best doctor on the ship came over immediately and began to inject painkillers and put splints on her.
"Master Priest, please rest and recuperate for the next four months. If conditions permit, it is best not to do anything."
Her limp hands were hung up by white gauze, but Anna's mind was not on this. She began to calculate her next plan in her mind.
"The current situation is not in my favor. People like Li Lu are obviously professionally trained. An organization that can train such talents must be very large."
"Although I am now in the sea where the signal is blocked and I am safe for the time being, the ship will eventually dock. I have attracted their attention and they will definitely not let me go. We must resolve this before the situation gets out of control."
"The only breakthrough is the female spy. Is there any way to make her give in?"
Seeing that the officiating priest completely ignored him, the doctor smiled awkwardly, picked up the things beside him and quietly retreated with his assistant.
In the dimly lit room, Anna frowned and thought about this question slowly.
But before she could think for long, the door that had been closed by the doctor was pushed open from the outside. The person who came in was Li Long, his wretched face full of surprise.
"Stand away. The smell of your sweat makes me sick. What happened?"
Li Long quickly stepped back and stood still, then said, "Master Priest, the doctor who was stopping the bleeding of that woman discovered an unexpected situation. They don't know how to deal with it, so let me ask you."
"Accident? What kind of accident?"
"That woman is pregnant!"
(End of this chapter)