Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 64 The Beginning of Living Corpse

"I still have humanity, and I use humanity to fight against the animalism of unknown origin, and humanity is great and transcends everything."

The smile representing victory gradually disappeared, replaced by a heavy seriousness.

"But I'm still hungry, still... hungry for brains."

"I long for something in the brain, not the brainstem, not the hypothalamus, not the cerebral cortex, not even the cerebellum."

He gestured wildly with his hands.

"A single part is useless."

"Together, it can help me alleviate my hunger."

He took a deep breath.

"In the days to come, I will record a part of today's life every day."

"The next day, I would go back and watch the footage from the previous day as a way to combat memory fading."

When he finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face.

It is the kind of smile unique to men.

"Today's record begins.

I saw Mrs. Jones in the flower shop next door showing a shy face while she was praying. "

The corners of his mouth curled up even more.

"It's shameful, it's blasphemy."

"I told Leah about it, and Leah said it was my hallucination."

"Maybe, anyway, I've always been neurotic these days and always forget things.

Now I'm hallucinating - maybe hallucinations aren't such a bad thing compared to eating brains. "

He made himself a silly bad joke about the empire, and managed to make himself laugh.

After a short period of happiness, he concentrated some attention.

"Today, as usual, I took Vivian to the church to pray."

"Father Andil's church is in the neighborhood across the high street,
It was a small one-story bungalow donated by believers, with a small area of ​​only 80 square meters.

But there are places for prayers, stands for singing, and confessionals. "

Chen Yan noticed that when talking about these things, Johnny Mogowan's memory was very clear and his thoughts were very organized.

"Before I met Father Andil, I really didn't believe that faith could really cure diseases.

I came all the way to the high street in business, and apart from my family, I used to believe in money only.

But the thing about gods... He actually works, can really cure diseases!
Vivienne has been weak and sick since she was a child, and her fragile body has always been my heart disease. Since I was a child, I have been seeking medical advice everywhere, but I have never been able to make her health better.

If it weren't for the help of Father Andil, Vivienne might have lost her life long ago.

This is one of the things that surprised me the most this year: Prayer can heal!
Does the god that the choral group believes in, the god named [Brightness] really exist?

Did the miracle really come because of Father Andil's prayer?
I was very worried.

To this day, I can still recall the scene when I took Vivienne to pray for the first time:
It was a sunny afternoon. Although it was already spring and the willows had sprouted, there was still some snow on the ground.

Father Andil stepped on the snow.

His well-polished moccasin boots were so beautiful, how could a priest afford such luxury?
I don't know, maybe it was sponsored by members of the choir. "

"I was very puzzled at that time. At that time, I still did not believe in the power of prayer. I thought to myself, there must be something else...Father Andil must rely on something else to heal the disease.

Father Andil... Did he secretly feed the patients some medicine?

I searched the entire church and asked many people in private, but everyone said the same thing - they didn't take any medicine, just because they prayed, the disease was alleviated, and even cured!
Even cancer can be cured by Father Andil's prayer!

I was surprised I could eat an elephant in my mouth.

Maybe... Maybe Father Andil's prayer really worked, or maybe...

Anyway, praying doesn't cost money.

That day, after praying with the priest in the church, when I took Vivienne back to the toy store, I saw Mrs. Jones also returned to her flower shop——and an old man about her age entered the house, Closed the door.

No matter what age there will be needs, in fact, I really understand.

But Vivian told me that Mrs. Jones came back alone.

Am I... hallucinating again?

Mrs. Jones' husband was a soldier and had been dead in the field for nearly ten years.

She herself is a loyal person who believes in the gods. It stands to reason that it is indeed impossible to bring other men home.

Am I wrong?

But I clearly saw it...

I'm a little panicked.

I know, I'm hallucinating again.

Is it because of too much stress lately, or because... my condition has gotten worse?

What am I now?
They are abnormal human beings, ghouls who like to eat brains, monsters in human skin...

If Father Andil discovers my essence, what measures will he take against me?
Will he give up his prayers to Vivienne because of this?

I was terrified, very terrified, I was not afraid of death, but I was afraid that he would not pray for Vivian.

I can die, but Vivienne has to be alive, she's only 12 years old, she has a lot of time to live, she deserves a better life than just sitting in a glass room watching other kids playing outside .

Maybe... maybe I should confess to Father Andil.

Maybe... I want to tell him all my secrets.

Maybe...his prayers can help me turn back into a normal human being. "

There was no confidence in Johnny Mergowyn's voice as he said these words.

Listening to his tone, Chen Yan knew that it was impossible for him to find Father Andil.

"Okay... let's stop here for today."

When the video was finished, the screen went black.

Chen Yan thought to himself, it's time to switch to the next video.

He waited patiently for a few seconds, and sure enough, the screen went blank again.

In the spirit vision camera, Johnny Mergowynn was terribly thin.

He was almost out of shape, compared to the round and chubby face in the first video, now he is so thin that even his cheeks are clearly visible.

Even the nose has collapsed, and there are not many hairs left, and a short, flat octagonal hat covers the almost bald top of the head.

The reason why Chen Yan could see the pitiful look on the top of his head was because his hair had fallen out enough that the octagonal hat was no longer enough to cover it up.

"Cough cough..."

His voice was hoarse.

"I made it through."

There was pride in his weak tone.

"I didn't hurt anyone, even when I got cranky."

"My humanity triumphs over instinct!"

Facing the camera, he grinned at the corner of his mouth and squeezed out an ugly but inexplicably handsome smile that made Chen Yan feel handsome, and then made a gesture of scissorhands representing victory.

Then, he took a deep breath.

"I didn't tell Father Andil about my situation, I...can't take that risk."

(End of this chapter)