sleepwalking

Chapter 840 Brother Tom
Pastor Martin nodded, "Okay, kids, it's time for us to go."

With that said, Martin led Tie Fei and the other five to the outside of the church.

Sure enough, there was a large carriage drawn by two horses.

The six people got into the carriage, and the knight drove the carriage to the north.

The imperial capital is in the north of the small town.

Zhang Xu dropped a piece of gold and walked out of the bar.

He slapped an invisibility talisman on his body and followed him into the carriage.

The five of them sat in the carriage with the pastor, not speaking.The atmosphere is a bit depressing.

It was also the first time for Pastor Martin to go to the imperial capital with the chosen ones.

Therefore, I don't know what to say to these five people.

Over the past ten years, at least five people have been selected every two or three years, and more than fifty people in the town have been selected and sent to the imperial capital.

Among the fifty or so people, only four came back.

The four people who came back looked skinny, and seemed to have been squeezed out of all flesh and energy.

They also kept silent about what happened to them outside.

No one knows what happened to them.

Therefore, these five people had to go due to the choice of the church, but they had fear in their hearts.

Martin didn't know this.But there was nothing he could do.

The list of those chosen is at the discretion of the Cardinal.

He is just a little priest who can only follow orders.

The snow was still falling, so Zhang Xu carefully bounced the snowflakes away, so that the snowflakes would not fall on him, so as not to reveal his figure.

The carriage wasn't fast either, and Zhang Xu followed behind.

Thinking about this world, Zhang Xu also frowned.

It seems that this world has the inheritance left by the ancient protoss "Holy".

But still a little weird.

In the evening, the car drove into a small town.

Zhang Xu frowned as he approached the town.

This small town was completely infiltrated by demon energy.

When I arrived at the church, I realized that only the breath of the church was still calm and holy.

Tie Fei and the others didn't know this, but when they arrived in the town, they felt flustered and knew that this town was unusual.

It wasn't until they entered the church that their mood improved.

Martin showed his identification and was given a few rooms at the church, some food.

The people in the church are also very cold.

The bishop didn't show up at all, and the other priests also looked indifferent.

It was a preparatory pastor who arranged board and lodging for Martin.

Seeing Martin and the others start eating, the preparatory pastor spoke, "Stay in your room at night. Don't go out, let alone leave the church, or we won't be responsible for anything that happens."

Martin and the others nodded.

Seeing Martin and the others settled down, Zhang Xu went to the town and started looking around.

The town was deserted, and there seemed to be no living people left.

There are objects, houses, and air tainted with demonic energy everywhere...

Zhang Xu frowned. He could feel that these demonic energy came from the ancient demon clan.

But why is there nothing wrong with the church?

Don't those ancient demons hate the saint and the inheritance of the saint the most?
Also, since there are demons, people in the church, why don't they help these people resist the demons?
Everything is very strange.

Zhang Xu had a thought that made him shudder: In this world, the slaves of the ancient gods and the demons have united.

Looking at the deserted town, Zhang Xu didn't know what to say.

After the investigation, Zhang Xu went back to the church.

to the Bishop's room.

The bishop is an old man in his 60s, with good strength, which is roughly equivalent to the period of human beings.

The old man wore a red bishop's uniform and a red, round hat on his head.

reading a book.

Then, a knock on the door was heard.

A man wearing a black priest's uniform walked in.

The Bishop said, "Brother Tom, why are you here?"

Tom spoke, "Bishop, I really can't hold on anymore..."

As he spoke, Tom held his head and began to cry, "Everyone in the town has died and been eaten. What's the point of living for us pastors?"

The bishop looked at Tom with burning eyes, "Brother Tom, we must follow God's will."

Tom's face turned red, "Is it God's will to let monsters slaughter those poor lambs?"

The bishop looked at Tom, "New time, new people, will bring new vitality. Fim Town was originally a city, and something like this happened later. Now, it is still a town. No, it's not very good Is it?"

Zhang Xu suddenly realized that Feimu Town was the town where he first appeared.It is the town where blacksmith Tie Fei is located.

He finally understood why a town's church was so brilliant, so tall, and so grand.

It turns out that there really was once a city.

It was destroyed and then rebuilt as a town.

And the church, nothing happened, stood tall.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xu shuddered.

These people in the church, looking at the city and the town being attacked by monsters and turned into ruins, actually survived with peace of mind.

It's really jaw-chilling.

It is estimated that among these people in the church, only this Tom is an exception.

Tom knelt down and continued to cry, holding his head, "Why didn't God bless those lambs, those ordinary, innocent people. They are all God's children, God's servants..."

"Little Penny was eaten, Aunt Manny was eaten, Miss Dolly was eaten, Daddy Shook was eaten...everyone was eaten, I'm alive ..."

"I'm a pastor, and I'm affectionately called Papa Tom by them. I'm still alive, my dad is still alive, and my children are all dead. Bishop, if this continues, one day I will betray the gods."

The bishop looked solemn, "Shut up, Tom, do you know what you're talking about? God's will is beyond our comprehension and analysis. However, God is never wrong. Go down and have a good rest and get some sleep. Just wake up tomorrow morning and you'll be fine."

Zhang Xu sneered.This bishop is really at ease.

Sure enough, most of the people in power are kind-faced and cold-hearted guys.

Tom wanted to say something more, but seeing the solemn expression of the bishop, he stopped talking.

Tom left the bishop's room.

Zhang Xu followed Tom and left.

Tom went back to his room and started crying again.

A feeling of powerlessness hit him.

Tom didn't know how to deal with his pain, knelt on the ground, stretched out his fingers, and began to scratch the wooden floor.

Zhang Xu saw that the wooden floor had been scratched and made deep grooves.

And Tom's fingertips were covered in blood.

Tom looked at the cross hanging in the room, knelt on the ground, raised his hands, and shouted loudly, "God, if this happens again, I really can only turn my back on you."

As he spoke, Tom covered his face and began to cry again.

Zhang Xu was silent.

(End of this chapter)