Five war horses galloped on the dirt road in the valley, and finally came to the seaside. Under the leadership of four female knights, Xia Lei crossed the reef area on the seaside and then came to the waterway entering the Holy Palace.
Konstani towed a small boat behind the rocks next to the waterway, and the five people entered the waterway in the boat.
The waterway is not dark and is illuminated by braziers on the rock walls. Under the light of the fire, the waterway was sparkling, and occasionally a few sea fish could be seen swimming past the side of the boat, not afraid of people at all.
Konstani and Helena were at the bow and the stern of the boat, and the two women rowed at the oars. Julia and Jennifer sat beside Xia Lei, but they were obviously not idle either. Not far after the boat entered the waterway, Julia touched Xia Lei with her arm and said, "Son of God, are you hungry?"
Before Xia Lei could answer, Jennifer on the other side had already lifted up her top, "Shenzi, your breakfast is ready."
Xia Lei, "..."
Shenzi's reserve disappeared the moment Jennifer came over. He longed for power, so he also longed for milk.
The sound of clicking echoed in the quiet tunnel. Xia Lei had tried his best to control the sound, but it was too quiet here, and the slightest sound would be amplified and appear to be particularly loud.
The strange sound caused trouble to the other three women. They didn't want to look, but they couldn't control their eyes. They also seemed to have a hot, furry insect crawling around inside their bodies, making their bodies itchy and their hearts itchy.
No matter what, the boat was sailing smoothly and there was no sign of capsizing. After Jennifer and Julia nursed Xia Lei, they switched to Constantine and Helena. Xia Lei was also happy with this rotation and had a full breakfast.
The boat arrived at the dock at the end of the waterway. There was no one on the pier, only two braziers burning quietly next to the stone stairs.
"What's going on? There are usually people guarding here." Helena, who was the last one to nurse Xia Lei, stood up in the boat. As she spoke, she grabbed the hem of her top and pulled it down. The snow-white and majestic scenery was suddenly obscured. .
Xia Lei also stood up from the boat. He used his tongue to wipe off the white marks at the corners of his mouth, and then pointed to the water outside the side of the boat, "The guard is below, he is dead."
The four women followed and looked over, but they only saw the waves and couldn't see anything underwater at all.
"Where? Why can't I see it?" Jennifer said.
Xia Lei said: "Of course I have my own way of seeing it. If you want to see it, you have to dive."
The four women looked at each other, but in the end no one was willing to dive down to see a corpse.
Xia Lei got off the boat and climbed onto the platform of the dock. His eyes swept across the rocky ground, and he quickly traced the dragging marks left on the rocky ground. But there were only traces of the body, not any trace of the person who dragged the body.
Xia Lei's heart suddenly sank. At this moment, he thought of a person, Cassia Ruiz. He then thought of Isitab, but he thought the latter was unlikely. Isitabu didn't know how to deal with corpses at all. This was the case in the Knight's Castle. She killed so many people but didn't touch the corpses. Based on her personality, those corpses were like dead fish and rotten shrimps, and she didn't even bother to touch them. But Cassia Ruiz is different. He is more cunning and cautious. Isitabu even called him a "dirty rat", so Cassia Ruiz is the most suspicious.
The four women also left the boat and went onto the dock.
Xia Lei's eyes swept across their faces, "You go back and get out of here. Whether it's Italy or the United States, the farther away the better."
"What am I?" Jennifer stared at Xia Lei.
Xia Lei said: "For your safety, the opponents I have to face are beyond your imagination. If you follow me in, you will most likely die inside."
"We are knights!" Helena said: "This is our Holy Palace. If our brothers and sisters die and we escape without even praying to them, then are we still knights?"
"Guard the faith and help the suffering!" Julia said.
"Guard the faith and aid the suffering!" The four female knights read out the creed of the Knights Hospitallers together.
Xia Lei smiled bitterly and shook his head. He found that his worries and persuasion were unnecessary. They are the saints of the Knights Hospitaller. They have firm faith and firm beliefs. They regard honor as their life and are not afraid of sacrifice at all. Letting them leave at this time would be more uncomfortable for them than killing them.
"Now that you have decided, then follow me. But I wish you good luck." Xia Lei entered the stone staircase passage. He has done everything he can, they have made a decision, and they will bear the possible consequences. Since they are fearless and can face it calmly, why should he continue to persuade his mother-in-law and mother
Passing through the stone staircase passage, a honeycomb-shaped space in the belly of the mountain comes into view. Cave room hives are generally distributed on the mountain wall, and a path rotates leading to the bottom space. Standing on the high ground, you can immediately see the holy church at the bottom.
There was light shining through the church, illuminating the surrounding area. There are also lights projected into some buildings in the bottom space, but no one can be seen moving around. The cave next to the stone staircase passage was dark without a single light. This place seemed to have died suddenly, without a single living person.
Xia Lei's eyes swept across the caves, and finally landed on the sacred church in the bottom space. But there was no one in the cave, the church at the bottom, or the surrounding buildings, and there were no bodies.
Xia Lei frowned. Everything here looked abnormal, and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere. However, he still went on. He had an intuition that this place had an inseparable relationship with Cassia Ruiz from the beginning. It might even be Cassia Ruiz's hometown on the island of Malta!
The four female knights followed Xia Lei down. They didn't know the situation. When passing some caves, they would sometimes open the door of the cave room and go in to take a look. But no matter which cave they entered, there was no one inside.
"Where did our people go?" Helena ran out of a cave, unable to conceal her confusion and nervousness. "I talked to Father Hans the day before yesterday. He said that his grandson was admitted to college. I also blessed him.”
"I don't know. Kane, who was very close to me, is also gone. He treated me like an older brother... What happened? Is this God's punishment? What did we do wrong?" Julia's expression was very painful. .
Xia Lei continued walking down, but he did not comfort the four female knights. Everyone in this world has his own destiny, and no one can escape it. This also includes him, who came to the island of Malta just to meet his own destiny. He can't even protect himself now, so how can he protect the people of the Knights Hospitaller
The figure of his father Xia Changhe emerged in his mind. When his father was leaving, he said one thing to him, which was to kill those two guys. The two guys Dad was talking about obviously meant Cassia Ruiz and Isitabu. Dad sees the problem very clearly. If we want to avoid such a tragedy from happening again, we have to solve the problem at its root. Cassia Ruiz and Isitabu are like two cancers in this world. Every time they act, they will bring suffering and pain to the world, and in the end they will even destroy the world. But how easy is it to kill these two demons
Five people came to the door of the Holy Church.
Xia Lei pushed open the closed church door, and a statue of Jesus came into his sight. At that moment, he was slightly stunned.
The number 3 is written in red paint on the chest of the statue of Jesus.
This number made Xia Lei's heart sink. He knew exactly what this number represented. That was the countdown to his acceptance of his fate, and he still had three days from now.
"Who did that?" Helena also saw the number 3 on the statue of Jesus. She looked very angry, "This is simply blasphemous!"
"Jesus... He shed tears!" Constantine suddenly pointed at the eyes of the statue of Jesus and exclaimed: "Blood-colored tears!"
Red fluid flowed from the corners of the eyes of the statue of Jesus. The red fluid looked sticky, like fresh blood.
Julia and Jennifer drew their pistols and rushed into the church. Helena and Konstani followed suit and did the same, also drawing their pistols and rushing towards the inner area of the church. It's not surprising that they had such a reaction. They thought the bloody tears looked so fresh. If someone had done this prank, he might still be in this church.
Xia Lei did not stop them because he had already surveyed the environment here and there was no one here except him and the four female knights.
Xia Lei walked under the statue of Jesus and quietly looked at the number 3 on the statue of Jesus. A red "tear" dripped from the statue's cheek, and the number 3 was immediately covered up. But it was already lingering in Xia Lei's mind.
3 days, 72 hours, 432o minutes, and 2592o seconds. Is this all he has left in his life
I don't know why a nameless anger suddenly burned in her chest. Xia Lei turned around and rushed out of the church. She stood on the platform below the church and roared: "Cassia Ruiz! Get out of here! Get out of here!" -come out!"
His voice echoed in the dead underground space for a long time.
There was only his voice, no more being heard.
"Cassia Ruiz! You are just a rat! Old-rat!" Xia Lei was unwilling to give in, not at all.
Cassia Ruiz still didn't respond at all.
He seems to be a very principled person. He gives time and he will show up when the time is up. Time was running out, no matter how Xia Lei insulted him or provoked him, he was indifferent.
Without any emotional fluctuations, such an enemy is the most terrifying.
Helena suddenly ran out, looking nervous, "Son of God, come and take a look, we found something!"
Xia Lei's heart moved, "What did you find?"
"I can't tell clearly, just look with me and you will know." Perhaps she was too nervous and anxious, and without waiting for Xia Lei to say anything, Helena grabbed Xia Lei's hand and ran towards the church.
Walking through the corridor between the tables and chairs, Xia Lei's eyes fell on the statue of Jesus again. Jesus' tears no longer "shed tears", and the blood-colored breasts showed a slight sign of solidification. They seemed to be literally human blood.
But before Xia Lei could take another look, Helena had already dragged Xia Lei and ran towards Angelio's study.