Falling into the Abyss

Soon after Ethan and others were rescued, they were sent to the transport spaceship and transported back to the Forbidden City.One week before returning to Earth, the non-people were awakened from the hibernation pod, and then they were locked in the cargo hold to wait for landing.Of the [-] people who went there, there are now less than [-] left, and half of them have died. Although they have received basic medical treatment, it is clear that those with broken arms and legs cannot be cured in a day or two.

Painful groans often sounded from the makeshift beds in the cargo warehouse, and the rumbling noise made by the spaceship was disturbing.Ethan sat cross-legged on his bed, using a piece of old pencil he found in the warehouse, writing something on a piece of packing paper.Suddenly, the light was covered by a figure, and Ethan raised his head, unexpectedly seeing Chen Zeng smiling at him.

Chen Zeng was one of the few who didn't get hurt much, because every time he encountered danger, he would be firmly protected by his believers in the crowd, and they tried their best to cover him and make him retreat.

Ethan didn't understand how anyone could believe his statement of the Great Evil God to the point where they were willing to sacrifice their lives for him.Wouldn't Chen Zeng be afraid to control such fanatical emotions?

Ethan became alert, and folded the paper as if nothing had happened, "What's the matter?"

"I heard from Stan that you were a great hero this time and saved his life?"

Ethan's heart skipped a beat. It seems that Stan is also Chen Zeng's man... He pretended to be embarrassed and smiled, "I was just lucky to find the exit. It was Samuel and the chief of guards who saved him."

"So, you saw those bugs?" Chen Zeng sat down beside his bed naturally. Ethan felt a little upset, but he didn't express anything on his face, still maintaining a polite smile.

"Yes. It's scary."

"But they didn't hurt you?"

Ethan notices that he's using you, not you, and his nerves tense.Thinking about it from an outsider's point of view, things are indeed strange.Needless to say, the sergeant and Stan with both legs disabled, the chief of the guard and Samuel were almost eaten, only he took the initiative to drill into the worm's nest and came out intact.If you are interested, you will find doubts at once.

He pretended to smile cheerfully, "My luck is really good this time. It's probably because I was too unlucky in the previous missions, so let's change my luck now."

Chen Zeng's eyes, which were gentle on the surface and contained sharpness, locked on him firmly, "Before you were sacrificed, you were so lucky to escape unscathed. Thank you for the care of the Lord."

Ethan knew that there was something in his words, so he also echoed, "Yeah, I escaped twice, maybe I really want to start believing in God."

"The horned people worship those bugs very much. Ordinary people may not know that the horned people who haven't fully bloomed but are very devout think that those bugs are a nobler race than them, people on earth, and people in any star country in the galaxy. , because they are the descendants of the so-called great wise men. Do you think they have intelligence?"

Ethan intuited that Chen Zeng probably knew something.

If one of them denies it, it will only make the other party more suspicious.So he thought for a moment, and answered unsurely, "Honestly, I'm not sure."

"Oh?"

"They attack very strategically. They surround us but don't attack casually. Instead, they force us into the underground temple. I just don't know what they want us to do."

"Stan said, can you understand the writing on the stone pillars of the temple?" Chen Zeng continued to ask.

Ethan cursed inwardly. Although that Stan has a few legs and is crippled, it is obvious that his eyes, ears and memory are very good.His mind was spinning quickly, and he scratched his hair in embarrassment, "I don't understand, but I don't know why it seems to be hypnotized. Maybe it's a bit like the kind of spiritual hypnosis that happened on the red earth? The big man they believe in Wise man, I think it is very similar to the Entropy God of Eve Star and the Great Evil God you mentioned. Maybe it has similar abilities."

"Sure enough!" Chen Zeng looked serious, "It seems that the horned people really believe in the Great Evil God. They already knew that the Great Evil God is coming soon!"

Ethan shrugged embarrassingly, "But we are a universe dominated by the God of Order, and the God of Entropy cannot fully enter. This is what Tanithel said."

"No, there is a way." Chen Zeng's calm mask had a flicker of fear at the moment, "These great evil gods have never given up on this universe. They have been looking for their followers in the universe for a long time, opening hell The method of the gate is recorded in several manuscripts. Anyone who has seen those manuscripts since ancient times has met a tragic end. Some people have gone crazy, some people have disappeared, and some have glimpsed the knowledge of 01:30, Made it into a myth."

The manuscript... Ethan thought of the one that the horned man healer was holding in his hand.

"How do you know these things?" Ethan looked suspiciously at the ordinary-looking Asian man in front of him.

However, Chen Zeng suddenly put on his usual kind and profound smile, "Have you forgotten that I am the messenger of God?"

Ethan wanted to roll his eyes, but since he didn't know who was Chen Zeng's fan, he had to suppress it.But he still couldn't help but wonder, maybe Tanisel told him again...

Although the priest didn't have a chance to meet Cheng Zeng, since he was able to talk to Samuel before and knew the approximate location of his mutated self at that time, it is not impossible to talk to Chen Zeng.Moreover, with Chen Zeng's current status in the Forbidden City, as long as he knows a little bit, he can let those guards who believe in him help him find the information he needs.Maybe, he also has a manuscript in his hand...

What on earth did the priest want to do?Ethan felt depressed.

Probably because he had obtained the information he wanted, Chen Zeng stood up, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "I have a hunch that you and I will have a deep connection. When I pray every morning and evening, I will pray for you of."

Ethan watched Chen Zeng turn and leave in some bewilderment, and took a long while to take out the piece of paper from his pocket.

On the paper was his letter to Tanithel.He used very euphemistic words, and he didn't write the signature, so it shouldn't be seen through.He hesitated, wondering whether the paper should be balled up or shredded.

His spiritual connection with Tanithel has been silent for more than two weeks.He needed to know if Tanisel was healthy, and he needed to see the priest.Even he can't predict the situation of Samuel and Schneider now.He needs priestly guidance.

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Schneider quietly entered the cargo hold. At this time, most of the people on the spaceship were asleep, and the cargo hold was also quiet.He pretended to be on patrol, and walked slowly through the temporary bunks, then turned a few turns, and went down two floors along the metal escalator, and saw a person in the medicine storage room He was leaning against the door, stunned with a cigarette in his mouth.

"You want to see me?" Schneider said, taking out the cigarettes he picked up today from his pocket.This is the secret code they agreed upon. If Samuel needs to find Schneider for something, he will leave a cigarette in the elevator connecting the upper floor and the warehouse.

Samuel glanced at him and took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, "Could you please send a message?"

Schneider hadn't seen a "letter" written on paper for many years, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who is it for?"

"Ethan gave it to the Priest of the Eve Star." Samuel said the words "Priest of the Eve Star" with some displeasure, and handed the note to Schneider.The moment the latter took it, there seemed to be some sadness in his black eyes covered by eyelashes.

Samuel did not let go of the hand holding the note.Schneider looked up at him in surprise.

"What's the matter with that kiss you gave me in that temple?" asked Samuel.

Schneider was most afraid of him asking this question, and sure enough, he couldn't escape until now.He pulled back the note forcefully, and said in a cold voice, "Don't think that I will treat you special because of this."

"Don't you already take special care of me?"

"...I just pity you."

"Do you pity me or pity yourself?" Samuel approached him slowly. He was obviously of the same height, but Schneider somehow felt that Samuel was pressing him on the head at this moment, which made him feel deeply threatened.He didn't want to back off to show weakness, so he could only endure the awkwardness and embarrassment in his heart, and met Samuel's scrutinizing gaze.

Samuel had entered his personal space and even made him take a few steps back, knocking a cardboard box over with his shin.Samuel's meaningful gaze made him unable to move, and his deep voice almost made him want to shiver.

"No one will be nice to another person for no reason. You have been helping me before, because you want me to have sex with you?"

There was no contempt in the question, but there was also no tactful cover-up, and Schneider's slightly darker complexion was faintly blush.He turned to leave, but Samuel grabbed his arm.

"I'm asking you very seriously." Samuel said, "I've always been favored by you, and I'm also very embarrassed."

Schneider couldn't bear it anymore, and stared back at him, "So you want to be my bitch?"

"Don't speak so harshly. And judging from the positions of the two of us last time, you are my bitch?" Samuel laughed.

"Don't think that I won't beat you if you have something against me." Schneider squeezed out the words viciously through his teeth.However, Samuel quickly apologized with a smile, "I can't talk. I mean, we both know each other's secrets now, and it's not a big deal to help each other vent occasionally. If this is what you want, I do not mind."

"I mind!"

"Eh... You're so angry, you probably really fell in love with me." Samuel said half-jokingly, as if he didn't believe that the other party would really fall in love with him.But Schneider's silence made him slowly widen his eyes, "You can't really..."

"This discussion ends here." Schneider stopped what he didn't say with a look full of contradictions, nostalgia and sadness, "I heard that the priest named Tanisel has been taken back to Eve Star, I will find a way to get this paper to him."

Seeing the back of Schneider leaving, Samuel felt inexplicably heavy.

Ethan originally said that Schneider liked him, but he didn't believe it.But that kiss in the temple cannot be erased from memory.Samuel didn't like to be in debt, especially the debt of favor. He owed Schneider so much, and he was always uneasy.So he thought, if Schneider is only carnal to him, there is nothing he can't satisfy him.Anyway, what happened between the two of them in the basement last time... is very memorable.

But if the other party wants something so extravagant sincerity, can he really afford it?

How could such an innocent thing be accommodated in the Forbidden City?