Looking up along the winding mountain road, the folded mountain walls and haphazardly grown trees block the view and the church cannot be seen directly.
Yi Chen quickly sorted out the doubts in his mind.
1. Even after killing the village chief and cooperating with the chickens to search every corner of the village, even including the underground river, the missing gentleman team was still not found.
"In the village chief's memory, the memory of the church was blurred, which may also contain information about the missing team. It is likely that they were all captured and taken to the church. I hope they are still alive."
2. The true purpose of the Church of Rebirth is still unknown, and we can only get a few key words: fertility, holy fetus, and umbilical cord.
So far, I have not seen a single church member in person.
At this moment, Yi Chen, who is at the entrance of the hillside, has a feeling of standing on the "dividing line".
The "combination disease" between villages no longer spreads here. Whether it is the colorful spores in the air or the various strange animal combinations, they all remain at the foot of the mountain.
“I presume that the Church purposely confined this native disease to the villages, for use only in the birth of the Holy Child, and that the disease itself had no effect on them.
It can even be assumed that the fundamental reason why the new church chose the village of Shebolt was the local fertility-related diseases.
They want to use this kind of reproductive disease to achieve a certain goal among the churches, or even their ultimate goal of establishing the church.
The patients within the church correspond to another completely different, special disease related to rebirth.
It can even grant "new life" to others through the medium of the "umbilical cord".
Once an individual uses the umbilical cord, it is estimated that he will appear in the same hanging posture as the village chief, and his physical injuries and even damaged pathogens will recover in a short period of time.
But for selfish individuals like the patients, it is not simply a matter of giving and sharing.
Individuals who receive an umbilical cord and enjoy a "new life" must eventually pay a price.
I even suspect that even if the village chief is not killed by me, he will still become some kind of sacrifice in the end..."
This is not Yi Chen's random guess.
Recalling the village chief's almost 'cheating' regenerative ability when he used the umbilical cord, even his badly damaged pathogenic heart was repaired in a short time. Judging from the efficacy alone, it was too exaggerated.
However, when using the umbilical cord, the village chief appeared to be hanging, which could be described as "Nuchal-Cord around the neck", which is directly related to the death of the newborn.
It is inappropriate to give new life by using an act that symbolizes death.
Yi Chen also made a guess based on this.
Does this mean that in accepting the gift of new life, one needs to sacrifice one's life in return
End of short thought,
He walked up the hill, adjusting his tie with one hand and carrying his suitcase with the other.
Little Grape also became more serious than ever, sometimes crawling out from the shoulder, sometimes moving half of his body out from between the sleeves, and sometimes popping an eye out from the trouser leg to ensure safety.
However,
The climb up the mountain was still quiet. Not only was there no attack from any church personnel, there wasn't even any sense of being spied on.
Coupled with what the village chief once said, "You are late," Yi Chen quickened his pace.
At the top of the hill stands a church built by the villagers for the church several months ago. It is more like a special classical building than a church.
The main gate, the mountain-shaped corridor and the dome-shaped rotunda at the end.
The cold wind blew against the bare, twisted tree trunks, the church-like buildings, and the only living thing on the top of the mountain - Yi Chen.
Crunch~
Push open the unlocked church door,
In the spacious colonnade, whether it is the new candles burning in the equally spaced niches or the cleaned gold-lined red carpet,
Everything seemed to be telling Yi Chen that there was something inside waiting for his arrival, waiting for his participation, and once he went deep into it, he would not be able to withdraw.
Even so, Yi Chen's expression did not change at all. He stepped in resolutely and walked towards the deepest part of the colonnade.
despair!
The leather shoes stepped out of the end of the red carpet and stepped on the cold marble floor.
The sound echoed in the hall with a huge dome structure.
The upper dome is covered with square concave caissons, which gradually decrease as the height increases, thus reducing the weight and decoration of the dome.
A circular candle lamp hangs from the top, with 108 candles lit on it, illuminating the entire rotunda.
A statue of the Mother of the Newborn, which can be seen everywhere in the village, stands in the center.
However, the size of this statue is several times larger than the small sculptures at the doorsteps of every household in the village, and is about four meters high.
A mother with a face full of holes holds her newborn baby in her arms. The baby is buried in her arms, and her face cannot be seen.
The two are still connected by the umbilical cord.
The square stone pillar at the bottom of the statue is engraved with a line of words: "Those who donate their blood and essence can receive a new life"
Before Yi Chen got completely close to the statue, he could already feel the breath of new life emanating from inside.
Carefully approach the statue and reach out to touch the words on the surface.
Swish!
The umbilical cord connecting the mother and the baby suddenly becomes active and is pulled out from the baby's belly button.
A round mouth full of sharp teeth appeared at the top of the umbilical cord, biting towards Yi Chen's abdomen.
It seems to want to absorb the so-called "essence and blood" in the navel.
Just as he was about to get close, a silver light slashed down.
The axe that Yi Chen had been carrying behind his back was meant to guard against this moment.
When I cut the umbilical cord of the struggling creature on the ground and was about to swim away, my leather shoes stepped on it... Snap!
When Yi Chen looked up again,
I found that the mother and the child in the statue turned their heads and looked at me with their faces full of holes. Although it did not have any mental impact, such a gaze made me feel very uncomfortable.
I continued to put my hand on the base of the statue and vaguely felt that something was providing energy to the statue from below.
"Down there?"
Yi Chen raised his foot and kicked, but the withering figure did not move at all.
Such heaviness and hardness can also indirectly prove that there may really be something hidden under the statue.
Back off,
Yi Chen retreated to the front of the colonnade, close to the church gate.
Lean over and start like a sprinter.
Under Yi Chen's control, the plants in his body were concentrated on his right shoulder and arm.
Let’s get started!
Yi Chen, whose physique was upgraded to level 4, accelerated to a speed beyond his previous level with the support of a temporary heart.
When rushing into the dome hall, he immediately tilted his body to the side, with his right arm completely tensed and turned forward, making a charging gesture!
Perhaps it is the subject's will that is felt.
Gentlemen's clothing has also undergone adaptive changes, increasing the thickness of the fabric on the right arm to increase the cushioning time during impact.
boom!
A loud noise sounded in the round hall,
The base of the statue was completely smashed, and various stones, flesh and blood splashed everywhere... Yi Chen's feeling was correct. The inside of the sculpture was filled with highly compressed flesh and blood, and the lower end was connected to a piece of meat that transported nutrients.
A secret passage leading to the depths appeared before our eyes.
When Yi Chen gazed into the depths, his thoughts were strangely pulled, and he even felt as if his neck was being strangled.
He shook his head suddenly, quickly dispelling the invasion of his thoughts.
I subconsciously touched my neck and actually felt a clear mark of strangulation... as if I had been freed from hanging.