Forces of Temptation

No one can give a definite answer to this.

Even Nanzhou couldn't make a conclusion.

In a vague way, he still felt that something was overlooked by them.

For example, why did the devil hide Hua Sisi for more than ten hours before throwing him over the edge of a cliff?

In the monstrous fog, even if there is a cry for help from their companions, those of them who have been struggling in the dungeon for a long time, their hearts have long been cold, and they will generally think that this is a trap, so they choose to ignore or wait and see.

Of course, Guan Junliang, who is soft-hearted and protective, is indeed a special case.

But what if no one goes?

Then let Hua Sisi hang on the edge of the cliff?Let him fall off a cliff?Or plan to recycle?

And, how did the devil manage to get on Guan Junliang's body?

Based on the temporary supplementation of religious knowledge these days, Nan Zhou discovered that demons can't possess anyone they want.

Either the other party took the initiative to open his body to invite the devil, or the devil took advantage of the weak mind to enter.

This is also the reason why demons especially like to pretend to be ghosts to scare people and force people to become mentally weak.

At that time, Guan Junliang, who wanted to save his partner wholeheartedly, could his mind be considered weak?

And the devil obviously held Hua Sisi's life, why didn't he just get on him?

There were also some trivial matters that seemed to be trivial and irrelevant to the overall situation, which made Nan Zhou's heart still unable to completely settle down.

Seeing that the two backbones have their own thoughts, Ban Hang tentatively asked: "Then... what are we going to do next?"

Jiang Fang and his eyes met, and they both read a bit of determination from the other's eyes.

The two spoke at the same time.

Jiang Fang: "Destroy the bridge."

Nan Zhou: "Cross the bridge."

Ban Hang and Song Haining: "..."

After the Xueba test, the scene of failing the answer.

And the two scumbags had no idea at all, and they were only qualified to observe.

Jiang Fang shrugged: "This seems to be the first time we have disagreements in the dungeon."

Nan Zhou thought for a while and replied, "No."

Jiang Fang: "Which time? I don't even remember."

Nan Zhou was a little surprised: "How can you not remember? When you kissed me, you didn't ask for my consent. Isn't this a disagreement?"

Jiang Fang: "..."

Ban Hang and Song Haining looked at the sky at the same time.

Seeing that Jiang Fang's collarbone was starting to turn red, Nan Zhou patted Jiang Fang's shoulder as if there was no one else around: "I'm not blaming you, it's just a little painful, next time it can be lighter."

Banhang couldn't hold back, and broke out a series of earth-shattering coughs.

On the other side, before Nan Zhou could withdraw his comforting hand, Jiang Fang gently grabbed his wrist: "I want to hear your reason for crossing the bridge."

Nan Zhou unconsciously maintained the posture of being half-embraced by Jiang Fang, and began his analysis: "The rule of 'not allowing people to cross the bridge' does not originally exist on the East and West Banks."

It is clearly recorded in the church log that the East and West Banks had been in close contact and moved frequently.

It can be said that the existence of the church is dedicated to the Duke of Shelley and his castle staff.

The decline in cross-strait exchanges was after the Duke suffered from brain disease.

Even some time after that, church visitors were not completely cut off.

There are still devout Christians in the castle, who will walk across the drawbridge and come to worship every week.

However, even this kind of walking gradually disappeared as the Duke became more and more ill.

When Nan Zhou first read this, he felt weird.

The Duke is seriously ill, and the medicine is useless. Shouldn't his loyal servants and deacons place more hope in the gods?

Just like Hua Sisi's mother wanted to pray to all the gods to save her husband.

When sending the letter on the first day, Nanzhou asked about the personnel distribution of Zhao Lirui's castle.

Because the daily work is too busy, Zhao Lirui finally gave a rough list on the fourth day after walking around for a few days.

After comparing it with the visit list in the church log, it turned out that the former devout believers in the castle no longer worked in the castle.

According to the information obtained by Zhao Lirui, it was because the Duke was seriously ill and the salary in the castle was tight, so a group of people were dismissed and laid off.

... specifically for the dismissal of believers.

Interesting.

"Whether it's the castle or the church, no one has been sent to watch the bridge. There is no Luca, no guards, and no traps."

Nan Zhou continued: "There is no concept of 'can't cross the bridge' at the castle. The person who came to deliver the gun yesterday, if I hadn't stopped him, he must have already reached the east bank."

Banhang was completely confused: "What... do you mean? You can actually cross the bridge? Are the rules lying to us?"

Nanzhou shook his head: "The rules can be played with words, but there is no room for any word games with that requirement."

Jiang Fang immediately added: "That is to say, 'not allowing the bridge to cross' means that there must be danger; in other words, once the bridge is crossed, things beyond our control will happen."

Song Haining seems to have found a way of thinking: "...the priest on the east bank is summoning a demon; the duke on the west bank has undergone an operation that will cause 'God's curse'..."

Nanzhou nodded: "The east and west banks were originally two independent curse points. Keith summoned demons, and in order to investigate further, we kidnapped Keith, accidentally lit the lights in the attic, and let Keith release The demon was killed, so Shelley chose to have an operation. Originally, there was only one link of the curse chain on the east bank, but it was connected to the west bank, and the 'bridge' became the only passage for the two curses."

Jiang Fang took over the conversation: "... At this time, what if there are living creatures crossing the bridge?"

The other two couldn't understand it at first, but after trying to understand the danger behind this sentence, they felt cold all over.

They never thought that "bridge" has such a meaning.

If you think about it this way...

Once the barrier is artificially broken, and the curses on both sides of the strait are successfully integrated, that kind of power may not be easily resolved after they control the person and read an exorcism text.

Jiang Fang looked at Nan Zhou: "So destroying the bridge is the only way to get it done once and for all."

Nan Zhou looked back: "The curse here has been solved, and the curse on the two sides should have lost the chance to merge. Just like the east bank can exorcise demons, there must be a solution to the west bank curse, and it may be better than ours. simpler."

Ban Hang and Song Haining nodded silently at the same time.

They all agreed with Nan Zhou's statement.

On their side is metaphysics with demonic elements, and on the other side is the Frankenstein incident that can be completely resolved by human power.

...Just knock the doctor out and stop the operation forcibly.

Su Qingyao and Zhao Lirui must have had such an opportunity.

But because there were too few clues in the early stage, they were tossed about by the Duke to do this and that, and they couldn't find a chance to communicate smoothly.

In order to ensure maximum safety, they will naturally choose the safest method, follow the plot first, wait for danger to occur, and then adapt to the situation.

However, no one could have expected the lighting of the attic that night.

They were on the east bank and couldn't notify other people far away in the castle in time.

The Duke suddenly turned his face without warning, and his teammates on the West Bank must have been unexpected.

Qingyao fell off the cliff, Lao Kang who was dragged into the operating room, and Li Rui who was also hunted down were probably in bad luck.

... The other three people might still be saved.

It's just that they can't help themselves.

When Nanzhou wanted to cross the bridge, he just wanted to save one person.

After sending the demon away, Ban Hang and Song Haining were in high spirits, and when they heard that there was a possibility of saving lives, their eyes lit up and they geared up.

Jiang Fang's words poured cold water on the excited two people's heads: "Do you really think our side is over?"

When asked, the two became unsure.

"……Maybe?"

Nan Zhou: "Brother Fang, what are you suspecting? Is there any basis?"

Jiang Fang replied calmly: "Basis? No. It's just a hunch."

In fact, Nan Zhou also felt that things could not be guaranteed, and there was always a chance.

But like Jiang Fang, his judgment had no basis.

Well, he wasn't so worried.

Since there is no basis, it means that it is still worth taking a risk on the other side.

Nanzhou gave the reason: "There are three of our teammates on the opposite side."

Jiang Fang was unmoved: "I can count."

Nanzhou: "I think there is a one percent risk, and it's worth a try."

Jiang Fang: "I don't think it's worth it. It's the safest thing to destroy the bridge and completely cut off the possibility of the curse barrier being broken."

Nanzhou raised an objective question: "You want to destroy the bridge, but without my help, how do you destroy it?"

Jiang Fang smiled: "I'm afraid of heights, but there is Banhang here."

Ban Hang didn't want to destroy the bridge from the bottom of his heart, so he quickly stood in line with Nanzhou: "Should we also ensure a back road? Break the bridge, and we will really be trapped on the east bank."

Jiang Fang was still indifferent and rational: "It's still half a day before the seventh day. I'd rather cut off the two sides and save ourselves, than—"

Seeing that the two were at a stalemate, Nan Zhou suddenly pressed his index finger against Jiang Fang's lips: "Hush."

Jiang Fang kept quiet and raised an eyebrow at the same time.

Nan Zhou pricked up his ears, listened carefully for a while, and ordered decisively: "Haining, stay and watch Junliang."

After saying that, he took out a matchlock gun from the storage tank and threw it into Song Haining's arms. Then he swung his windbreaker, took a few steps forward, and disappeared at the door of the room.

Jiang Fang followed closely behind.

Banhang also took out the gun in his storage tank, stepped out of the door with one foot, and stayed in the door with the other foot, putting on a full defensive posture.

But after only looking out, he froze.

From the position of the bedroom, through the winding stairs, he clearly saw a figure wrapped in black standing against the light at the door of the church.

a stranger.

A man who shouldn't be on the East Coast.

A... West Coaster.

They couldn't see the face of the person who came, but the person who came saw them clearly.

Facing Nan Zhou who was standing at the front, the man took off his top hat, put it on his chest, and bowed slightly.

...a very familiar salute.

Obviously, he had received the same etiquette training as the deacon who fell off the cliff.

The visitor from the castle on the west bank opened his mouth gently: "Hello. Is Pastor Keith in?"

"I am Harris, the deacon of the Duke of Shelley, with very good news for Reverend Keith."

"The Duke's operation is complete."

——The Duke's surgery is over.

— There were also living people who broke through the barrier and came across the bridge.

However, the so-called curse of God did not happen.

The imaginary change of color and reversal of heaven and earth did not appear at all.

The sky is still the same sky, and the earth is still the same land.

Having survived yesterday's heavy fog, the sky and the earth are now completely cleared.

The silk-like clouds float loosely and comfortably in the sky, carrying a lazy and cozy atmosphere.

Nan Zhou stared at the man for a long time, then stepped down the stairs.

The person who came to deliver the letter still smiled politely and alienated: "I want to meet Pastor Keith in person and convey this news to him."

Nan Zhou walked up to him and replied politely: "Okay, please follow me."

Then, with a knife in his hand, he slashed the messenger's side neck cleanly and obliquely.

With a bang, the man fell limp in response, and passed out without a sound.

Nan Zhou took the top hat that almost slipped from his right hand, covered his face, and at the same time turned his head to look at Jiang Fang.

Before, when he noticed that the people in the castle had nothing against the matter of "crossing the bridge", Nanzhou had already realized that if they didn't send people to guard the bridge, the people over there might come across the bridge at any time.

But at that time, in order to guard against the demon with unknown abilities, they had to be extremely vigilant, and it was impossible to spread their hands to guard the suspension bridge at this juncture.

Now, the worst has happened.

The crisis on their side had just been lifted, and someone had already crossed the bridge on the other side of the castle.

Even if there was any curse barrier, it was probably broken by this person at this time.

At this point, Jiang Fang sighed softly: "...Okay, we can try to cross the bridge."

But he quickly put forward an additional condition: "Nan Zhou, find a way and send me there."