After I became an ancient god

"Almighty God is our eternal Lord, keep us safe in this world, let us escape all sorrow and pain, and only rejoice because of the Lord's salvation!"

Inside the church, a few devoutly praying townspeople closed their eyes and faced the statue in the center of the church, with pious and fanatical expressions. The colorful broken light from the stained window sprinkled, and the handsome statue looked down at the world with compassion, showing the entire empty chapel. Kind of holy.

Riedel, who was sitting in the corner of the bench on the left, withdrew his gaze and took a notebook to record what he saw today.

Today is the third day he has lived in the town. After two days of visits, he found that this new god called the ancient god appeared only in the last three months. According to legend, under the miracle of this ancient god, many seriously ill The sick were healed and thus became His followers.

But at the same time, this town has also become a little strange.

Many people began to believe in this ancient god who appeared out of nowhere, and even those old believers who had believed in the sun god for decades had changed their beliefs. Such a rapid conversion was unbelievable.

Generally speaking, those who have believed in most of their lives are true fanatics, but they have converted to other gods so quickly, and they are still an unknown god, which makes Riedel feel very strange.

In addition, in the process of visiting the townspeople, Rieder also discovered that the townspeople who believed in the ancient gods had something in common, that is, thin stature.

Their thin bodies seem to be made of dry branches, almost like a gust of wind is about to be blown away. In the dark, you can almost see a pair of unusually bright eyes. If they didn't smile when they saw outsiders, Ryder It is almost suspected that they are walking corpses.

These townspeople are always talking extremely excitedly, with an abnormal sense of fanaticism. When they see Ryder, they want to promote the omnipotent ancient god to him, and uncontrollable saliva will flow from the corners of their mouths when they speak.

There were times when Rydell felt that they were becoming less human, which made him a little creepy.

Lieder, who had almost traveled all over the town in a few days, was keenly aware that the interior of this seemingly peaceful and beautiful town was so unsettling. There seemed to be an inexplicable restlessness in the air, which made him a little upset. stand up.

Touching the reverse cross necklace in the palm of his hand, Riedel frowned slightly, wondering if he should continue to investigate.

He has seen this reverse cross necklace in the hands of almost every townsman, so in order to explore, he has often observed this necklace recently.

This exquisite reverse cross necklace looks like an ordinary piece of jewelry, but after looking at it for a long time, Leder will feel that he can see some twisted shadows from the twisted lines attached to the cross, like a human shape, and like The devil seems to be able to glimpse an abyss that humans cannot touch.

Ryder felt that it might just be that he was dazzled by staring at it for too long, but these distorted shadows had indeed imprinted on his mind. Recently, he often felt that the world in front of him was slightly distorted, and his mental state was a little suspicious.

But even so, he still didn't quite believe in the existence of that new god. He felt that someone must be behind all this.

After all, in this desolate era after the Black Death, the human heart is a terrible thing.

Thinking of this, Riedel's brow creases deepened, and he stopped writing and looked at the statue in front of him.

Since this new god appeared for too short a time and there was no church built specifically for him, the townspeople actually directly changed the church of the most mainstream sun god on this continent to this ancient god, and even deliberately changed the church of the sun god to the old god. The idol of has been modified.

The statue of the Sun God was originally the image of a strong man with perfect muscular body lines and a masculine face that is popular on the mainland, with profound features, sharp edges and corners.

But now, on the opposite side of the bench where Rieder was sitting, the idol was a handsome male image carved from ivory white marble, looking down at the people in the church.

His face is calm, and the carvings on his facial features are round but not deep, with a strange feeling that does not conform to the characteristics of this era. His body is still the original robe with complicated folds, but his limbs have become slender. Youth is more in line with the image of a teenager, and there has never been a god who looks like a teenager in the entire Steam Continent. The world is always more inclined to imagine God as a male image of a mature man.

But for some reason, Ryder felt that he couldn't take his eyes off this nondescript statue. From the statue's exquisitely carved clothes corners to the ivory-white face shining with holy brilliance in the colorful light, there was a sense of mystery everywhere. beauty of.

Even if he didn't believe in this false god, Redell had to admit that the statue was carved so vividly that it seemed as if he would wake up the next moment and open those compassionate eyes to save the world.

"Do you also feel that God's face is merciful?"

A magnetic voice interrupted Leder's thoughts. He was startled, and turned his head to look. A man with flaxen hair, black eyes, and deep facial features stood beside him at some point.

The man was concentrating on looking at the god statue on the high platform of the church, with complex emotions in his eyes that Lieder could not understand, like pure praise, but also like some kind of more fiery and crazy belief mixed in, which was different from the man's cold and rational appearance. Not quite in tune with temperament.

Aware of Ryder's fright, the man withdrew his gaze from the statue, and showed a faint smile on Ryder's pale face: "Hello, outlander, my name is Kate Deceppler, you can call me Dr. Kate .”

Kate looked at the stranger who broke into the town in front of her, and the smile on her pale face deepened.

Lord, need more converts...or sacrifices.

Looking at the doctor in front of him who was highly praised by the townspeople, Ryder's eyes flashed, and he swept across Kate's pale face and thin figure.

He always felt that Dr. Kate's smile was a bit weird, and the strange light in his eyes gave him a very uncomfortable feeling, so he just said his name and said goodbye in a hurry, leaving the place full of believers praying. church.

Kate didn't seem to notice Ryder's alienation, and said goodbye to him with a smile, watching Ryder go away, and then, her eyes gradually turned bloody.

Turning her head, Kate looked at the handsome statue in front of her, with a faintly sick smile. His plan was about to succeed, and everything would come to an end tonight.

God, will wake up in this dirty land, and punish and baptize all sinners.

Ryder walked outside the church and looked back at Dr. Kate's back, with worry and deep suspicion in his eyes.

After this period of investigation, he felt that the person who was most likely to cause abnormalities in the town was the doctor Kate.

Although Dr. Kate is a bad guy in everyone's opinion, heals the people in the town regardless of past suspicions, but Rydell is more aware that these abnormal changes began exactly after Dr. Kate's clinic opened.

Riedel sat on a pedestrian chair by the side of the road, writing down the information and plans he found in his notebook.

【X month X day

The townspeople are constantly introducing me to their new gods, but I know that they are just bewitched, bewitched by a mysterious and unknown force.

I suppose it was Dr. Kate, whose death of his sister Mary did not seem to have been forgotten by him.Although I sympathize with him, I don't think this revenge should affect all townspeople.

I don't know what methods he used to confuse the townspeople, but I can smell the conspiracy and evil in him. I think it is necessary for me to reveal his true face, so that the townspeople can wake up and not be fooled by other people. control.

In the past few days, Old Tom, the hotel owner, has often stopped me and told me not to go out at night. I think that Dr. Kate’s secret may be hidden in the night. Tonight, I will go to find out. 】

Putting away the notebook, Ryder stood up, ready to return to the hotel to prepare for tonight's action, and behind him, in the towering steeple church, the statue was still gazing at the world, but it was no longer the holy and flawless appearance, Sisi Strands of flesh and blood climbed on it, staining the handsome ivory statue with blood.

At night, a lamplighter lit a street lamp on the side of the road, and the fog filled the air. Seeing that the lights in the hall downstairs went out, Riedel thought that Old Tom had fallen asleep, so he went downstairs with the things he had prepared, but he happened to see Old Tom standing in the dark Zhong smiled at himself, like the terrifying appearance of those ancient god believers he saw during the day.

Leder was taken aback, and was driven back to the room by Old Tom, which made him feel frustrated. He quietly observed Old Tom downstairs through the crack of the door, only to find that this person was actually looking at his room without blinking, standing still. It looks like a zombie in the dark.

Lieder quickly closed the door, only to feel that the town was becoming more and more weird, and all the truth was shrouded in a fog, which made him unable to detect it, and also made him feel a fear of being surrounded by the unknown.

What exactly is going on?What happened to make the townspeople so weird and even the nice shopkeeper, Old Tom, so scary.

Ryder even suspected that this kind shopkeeper stood in the dark silently looking at his room in the same way a few nights ago, just imagining that scene made Ryder shudder.

"What should I do?" Ryder scratched the curly hair on his head irritably, because he knew that there was a strange person downstairs staring at his room, and his spirit was unprecedentedly tense.

All the turning points happened in the middle of the night, and Lieder, who was restless and unable to sleep, heard the whispering in the middle of the night for the first time.

rustling-

There was a strange rustling sound, as if someone was whispering in his ear, and Redell was startled.

He looked out in the direction of the strange sound, and found the townspeople walking on the road like corpses, and Old Tom was among them.

Looking at this scene that can only appear in horror novels, Lieder seemed to hear a cry from the depths of his soul not to explore the truth anymore, but his strong curiosity and desire to find out from nowhere still made him He chose to follow behind this group of zombie townspeople, walking into the dark depths.

He wanted to know what was going on in the depths of the night, whether it was some kind of conspiracy by Dr. Kate...or there was really some inexplicable and strange thing haunting this town.

No, there is no god in this world, so the corresponding demon does not exist, this must be Dr. Kate's conspiracy.

Riedel comforted himself in this way, but the deep uneasiness in his heart did not weaken in the slightest. He followed the townspeople carefully in the small town at night, only feeling that he seemed to be walking in the depths of hell, and what he was about to witness, perhaps It will be the scariest thing in the world.

He didn't know why he changed from a bard who only wanted to collect poetry materials to a paranoid person who wanted to find out the truth of the town, but he could vaguely feel that he was doing something that he couldn't turn back. Perhaps, he Shouldn't have set foot in this town.

Ryder walked along with the crowd, feeling a little regretful in his heart. He trembled and wanted to stop, but reason stopped him. The purpose of his trip was to uncover the possible conspiracy of Dr. Kate and save the people in the town. How can I stop because of the inexplicable fear.

If you stop, it means that all previous efforts have been wasted.

In this way, amidst the repeated entanglement in his heart, Riedel saw the team come to the end, looked up, and he saw clearly the gloomy building in front of him - the old house of Dr. Kate's family.