the last gentleman

Chapter 114 Church Stronghold
Looking up along the winding mountain road, the folded mountain walls and randomly growing trees block the view and cannot directly see the church.

Yi Chen quickly sorted out the suspicious points of the incident in his mind,

1. Even after killing the village chief and cooperating with the flock of chickens to search every corner of the village, even including the underground river, the missing gentleman team was still not found.

"In the memory of the village chief, the memory about the church has been blurred, which may also contain information about the missing team. There is a high probability that they will all be arrested and taken to the church. I hope they are still alive." 』

2. The real purpose of the Rebirth Church is still unknown, only a few key words [birth], [holy fetus], and [umbilical cord] can be obtained.

So far, I still haven't met a church member.

At present, Yichen, who is located at the entrance of the mountain, has a feeling of standing on the "dividing line".

The 'combination disease' among the villages will no longer spread here, whether it is the spores of symphony that permeates the air, or all kinds of weird combination of animals are left at the foot of the mountain.

"I speculate that the church intentionally limited this native disease to the villages, only for the birth of the holy fetus, and the disease itself had no effect on them.

It can even be assumed that the fundamental reason why the New Life Church chose Shepherd Village was the local birth-related diseases.

They want to use this birth-combination disease to achieve a certain project between churches, and even their ultimate goal of establishing a church.

The sick in the church corresponded to another completely different special disease related to newborns.

It can even give 'new life' to others through the medium of "umbilical cord".

Once the individual uses the umbilical cord, it is estimated that they will appear like a village chief [hanging], and the physical injuries and even the damaged pathogens can recover in a short time.

But such a group of selfish individuals like patients are by no means just giving and sharing.

Individuals who get the umbilical cord and enjoy the "new life" will eventually have to pay some kind of price.

I even suspect that even if the village head is not killed by me, he will still be reduced to 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 using the umbilical cord, even his damaged pathogenic heart was repaired in a short period of time, which is too exaggerated in terms of efficacy alone.

However, when using the umbilical cord, the village chief appeared to be in a state of hanging himself. It can be said that "the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck Nuchal-Cord", which is directly related to the death of the newborn.

Giving new life with a behavior that symbolizes death is very inconsistent no matter how you think about it.

Yi Chen also made a guess because of this,

Does this mean that while accepting the gift of new life, one needs to sacrifice one's own life to repay it?
End of short thoughts,
He straightened his tie with one hand and walked up the hill with a suitcase.

Little Putao has also become more serious than ever, sometimes poking out from the shoulder, sometimes moving half of the body out from between the cuffs, and sometimes protruding an eye from the trouser leg to ensure safety.

however,
The mountain climbing road was still quiet, not only was it not attacked by any church personnel, there was no sense of prying eyes.

Coupled with what the village chief once said, "You are late", Yi Chen hastened his pace.

On the top of the hill stands the [Church] built by the villagers for the church a few months ago. It is not so much a church, but more like a special classical building.

The gate, the promenade of the gable structure, and the domed rotunda at the end.

The cold wind blows the bare twisted tree trunks, church-like buildings, and Yi Chen, the only living thing on the top of the mountain.

crunch~
Push open the unlocked church door,
Whether it is the burning new candles in the equally spaced alcoves, or the cleaned gold-encrusted red carpet,
They all seem to be telling Yi Chen that there is something inside that is waiting for his arrival, waiting for his participation, and once it goes deep, it cannot be withdrawn.

Even so, Yi Chen's eyes did not change in any way, and he resolutely set foot in it, walking towards the deepest part of the colonnade.

despair!
The leather shoes stepped off the end of the red carpet and stepped on the cold marble floor.

The sound echoed between the halls with huge dome structures,
The upper dome is covered with square concave algae wells, which gradually decrease as the height rises to reduce the weight and decoration of the dome.
A ring candle lamp hangs from the top, and 108 candles are lit on it to illuminate the entire round hall.

A statue of the "Mother of Newborn", which can be seen everywhere in the village, stands in the center.
It's just that the size of this statue is several times larger than the small sculptures at the door of every household in the village, about four meters high.

A mother with a face full of holes holds a newborn baby in her arms. The baby is buried in the mother's arms, and the face cannot be seen.
The umbilical cord connection remains between the two.

The square stone pier at the bottom of the statue is engraved with a line of words - "Those who donate blood can receive new life"

Before Yi Chen got close to the statue, he already felt the breath of new life emanating from inside.

Carefully approaching the statue, reaching out to touch the words on the surface.

Swish!
The umbilical cord connecting the mother to the baby is suddenly activated and jerked out between the baby's navel,

The top of the umbilical cord showed a round-toothed mouth full of fangs, biting towards Yi Chen's abdomen.

It seems to want to draw the so-called 'essence blood' in the navel.

Just about to get close, boo!The silver light cut off.

Yi Chen has been carrying the ax behind his back just to guard against this moment.

When I cut off the umbilical cord struggling on the ground and wanted to swim away, the leather shoes stepped on... slap!

When Yi Chen looked up again,

The mother who found the statue and the child in her arms actually turned their heads and stared at themselves with a face full of holes. Although there was no mental impact, such staring was very uncomfortable.

Continue to reach out and stick to the base of the statue, and vaguely feel something powering the statue from the lower end.

"Down?"

Yi Chen raised his foot and kicked, but the statue remained motionless.

Such a sense of heaviness and hardness can also indirectly prove that there may really be something hidden under the statue.

step back,

Yi Chen retreated all the way to the front of the colonnade, near the door of the church.

Lean over and make a starting motion similar to that of a sprinter,

Under Yi Chen's mobilization, the plants in the body concentrated on the right shoulder and arm,
start!

Yi Chen whose physique has been upgraded to [4], with the support of the temporary heart, accelerates to run faster than before.

When rushing into the rotunda of the dome, he immediately turned his body sideways, turned his completely tense right arm forward, and made a collision posture!
Perhaps feeling the will of the subject,
The gentleman's clothing has also undergone adaptive changes, increasing the thickness of the fabric on the right arm to increase the buffer time in the event of a collision.

boom!
A loud bang sounded in the rotunda,
The base of the statue was completely shattered, and all kinds of stones and flesh were scattered... Yi Chen felt right, the inside of the sculpture was filled with highly compressed flesh, and a strip of nutrient-carrying meat was connected to the lower end.

A secret passage leading to the depths is presented in front of you.

When Yi Chen stared into the depths, his mind felt a strange sense of traction, and there was even a feeling of being tightly strangled around his neck.

Shaking his head violently, quickly dispelling the invasion of thinking,

Subconsciously touching his neck, he actually felt a clear strangle mark... as if he was freed from the hanging state.

(End of this chapter)