The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 246: The Cao Gang's Human Snake Team, the Heroes' Club Buries Qiansui. Part (asking for monthly tickets)
District D8B3, directly south of the Administration, the Dawn Church.

A middle-aged man in a dark red cassock was kneeling in the exclusive confessional room, trembling and crying, as if he was repenting for the mistakes he had made.

The Dawn Church worships the sun and does not have the tradition of midnight confession.

But there is no rule prohibiting confession in the middle of the night.

This confessional room is particularly special.

It belongs to a special institution in the Morning Light Church, the "Holy Hall".

The temple belongs to the Church of Dawn, but in fact they have their own god, known as the Original Lord, who created all great beings, both living and non-living.

The person kneeling in this inner confessional is even more special; he is the highest-ranking clergyman of the local Dawn Church.

He is the archbishop.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!
The bishop was earnestly repenting.

No one knew what he had done wrong. All they could hear was the constant sound of nails scratching on wood, which was scratching everyone's nerves.

This is not normal behavior for an archbishop!
Fortunately, there was no one else here except himself.

After a long, long time, the door of the confessional creaked open, and the bishop was soaked in sweat.

He walked with heavy steps through the dim and deserted corridor, passed one round archway after another, and walked in through the last door.

There is a special symbol on the door, shaped like an "X" with hooks on each stroke.

This symbol has a special meaning, representing that behind the door is a place of confession for "criminal degenerates".

After entering the door and walking through the circular corridor with rugged bricks and stones, the bishop came to the underground. After walking a very long distance, he came to an underground circular hall.

From a small confessional he came to the large confessional, or dungeon.

The middle structure of the dungeon is very special. It looks like a small gathering hall, filled with books, round tables, benches, and all the necessary facilities.

There is also a group of priests in white shirts and pants resting with their eyes closed.

Surrounding it are prisons surrounded by iron fences. Above each prison is an emblem of the church, distributed according to the directions: to the north is the star, to the south is the moon, and to the east and west are the emblem of the sun.

This is the dungeon confessional shared by the three major churches of Sun, Moon and Star. To the outside world, it has a unified name: the Holy See.

The Holy See is a place of trial and imprisonment. It is composed of three churches and is led by the Church of Dawn.

As soon as the bishop arrived, several priests who were standing at the door and dozing off, nodding their heads and about to fall asleep, immediately stood at attention and drew the symbol on their chests: "Praise the grace of the Lord." Their attitude was extremely respectful.
According to the rules, the bishop should also say something like "May the Lord bless you" or "Your efforts will be rewarded with the Lord's grace", which can motivate the clergy stationed in the dungeon.

But the bishop did not speak this time. Instead, he looked quietly to the left. After a while, his dry lips moved and he asked, "Send me a message to let me know what's going on?"

The priest was stunned for a moment, his eyes lingered on the bishop, and he quickly explained: "There is a confessor who has behaved well during his detention and should be released."

The bishop nodded.

There is such a rule.

But this is very unreasonable.

Confession in the dungeon is actually a "wall-facing punishment" given after an internal trial within the Vatican for some mistakes.

When the punishment period is up, he will naturally be released. The corresponding documents will be submitted to the bishops of the Dawn Church, the Moon Church, and the Star Church for review and approval before he can be released.

There's no problem with that.

but.

"Why did you take so long to tell me?" asked the Bishop.

"Ah? This, this..."

"Your Excellency the Bishop, the message was submitted yesterday afternoon, and the other two companies have already reviewed it. We dare not delay it intentionally! We dare not, dare not disturb you so late..."

The pastor broke out in a cold sweat, thinking, didn't you come here by yourself?

Didn't you come here specifically to catch us slacking off while on duty?

Did I do something wrong and offend someone, and I am being punished?

He couldn't figure out what he had done wrong.

But fortunately, he found that the bishop did not seem to hold himself accountable.

"Oh, I handed it in yesterday."

The bishop nodded, reached out, opened the file bag on the table, and found the signature page.

It already has the seals of the bishops of the Star Church and the Moon Church.

The seal is not a signature. They used a seal instead of a more convenient signature. They said that the seal was not stamped by themselves, but was done by their subordinates.

It seems like a small matter, no need to worry about it.

The bishop's eyes quickly scanned the case.

"Sister Lan Xin of the Starry Church betrayed her teammates during their expedition due to her weak will and fear of death, which seriously damaged the interests of other teammates. There are relevant video records as evidence. Her companions have no objection to the result of the Vatican's trial. Prosecutors: Bi Chaoyang, Udirus, Hong Yan, Chen Nian, Gu Pan (suspected dead)"

"(11/27) Overturned case: The relevant person Gu Pan is not dead. The case has been reviewed and the punishment has been reduced to confinement. Information source: Dawn Church."

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The bishop paused and looked at it very seriously.

His heart began to beat faster, thump-thump-thump, thump-thump-thump, like thunder.

His breathing became heavier and heavier, and drops of crystal clear water overflowed from the tip of his nose.

His eyes were unable to focus and their pupils were jumping around randomly, one to the left, the other to the right, leaving a large blank space in the middle where an image appeared.

The light waves surged, the huge waves rolled, the roaring sound covered the sky and the sun, and the depth was unfathomable.

It is a sea.

A sea that no one has ever seen!

"What's that sound?" The pastor behind him heard a strange thudding sound and couldn't help muttering and looking back. He was worried that someone was asleep and snoring.

As soon as I asked, the sound stopped abruptly.

The priest breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't notice that the bishop in front of him trembled.

The bishop instantly returned to normal, the ocean in his eyes disappeared, as if he had just taken a nap, and he smiled and said, "I'm fine."

The pastor looked bewildered.

What is the Bishop saying?
I also want to ask you...

The priest dared not say much. He watched the bishop sign his name stroke by stroke and then watched the bishop leave the dungeon.

He silently put away the file bag and spread it out on the table. According to the number on it, he and two other clergymen took the key and opened the door of a prison in the northern circle.

A nun was imprisoned inside. She was kneeling on the ground, her hands clasped on her chest, praying silently.

"Lan Xin, according to the regulations, you can leave."

Under the supervision of several clergymen, Sister Lan Xin walked out slowly. She also pressed her fingerprints on the file, which completed the procedure.

The Holy See is the internal tribunal of the Church, so the process is relatively simple. If you go the route of the Judgment Department, it will not be so easy to get out, and the released person must be released in court in front of a group of prosecutors and judges.

Lan Xin signed the document and looked at the words "Related personnel are not dead" written on it, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes.

"After pressing the fingerprints, it's done. Don't talk nonsense when you go out. Don't say things that you shouldn't say. Do you understand?" the pastor reminded.

"Yeah. Thank you."

Lan Xin, who was kept in solitary confinement for one more day, was not angry at all. Instead, she felt filled with joy and excitement.

"The Star Goddess heard my prayers. He didn't die. He survived!"

She could clearly feel the feedback from her body based on her own condition and knew that she had made a breakthrough.

Next, she only needs to go through the corresponding "promotion ceremony", which is to receive the second curse seal, and she can be officially promoted to become a "Fallen Nun".

Two people were responsible for escorting Lan Xin out of the dungeon through the north door, the passage leading to the Starry Church.

The remaining priest closed the file, exhaled to dry the ink seal of the archbishop's name that had just been signed, then put a label on it and sealed it.

The three words with the ink not yet dry are:

"Yu Mingluan."

In the hall of Dawn Church.

Bishop Yu Mingluan walked out of the dungeon, returned to the confessional upstairs, plunged into the narrow wooden house, and continued to confess vigorously facing the holy light of the sun in front of him.

Swish, swish, swish.

The sound of nails scratching continued.

After a long time, a tall figure walked over.

He stood straight and unyielding, like a giant. He approached the confessional where the scratching sound continued, and asked in a low voice:
"What happened in the East?"

"Why don't you reply?"

"What do those three words mean?"

Three questions in a row.

Yu Mingluan did not answer, but the scratching sound slowed down.

After a long time, a long, trembling sigh came from inside.

“I heard the voice of the Lord!”

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Xu Shu didn't know at this moment that some changes caused by him were beginning to ferment violently.

Because he was busy killing people.

Will he let the other party shoot?

of course not.

Logically, I should be able to withstand this kind of small pistol, but who knows if they will be equipped with special bullets to deal with extraordinary people?

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!

Xu Shu acted as if the only martial arts in the world that can be defeated is speed, with the intention of deliberately making them shoot.

The two strong men were fooled and forgot to retreat. They took out their pistols and prepared to shoot Xu Shu twice to let this extraordinary person feel the power of modern guns and cannons. But the next moment, Xu Shu attacked first without any martial ethics.

When the other party drew his gun, he swung his left hand and hit the man on the left accurately in the cheek with an elbow, breaking his entire jaw.

The man on the right had a gleam in his eyes. He was shocked that his companion was killed instantly, but he also felt fortunate.

The opportunity is coming!

He held the gun with both hands and was about to pull the trigger.

But the next moment, Xu Shu's right hand suddenly passed through the center of his arms, pressed his chin, and pressed against the wall from bottom to top.

"Varied……!"

The man's face changed drastically, but it was too late, and his head suddenly felt hot.

Boom!
Red blood and gray tofu splattered together like a bursting watermelon.

"This blood is not fresh enough."

He killed two people instantly without a drop of blood on his body, and there was no expression on Xu Shu's face.

They are just two ordinary people. Not counting the guns, even if ten of them come, they can't hurt a hair on my head.

The trouble is the other guys upstairs.

There are extraordinary people there.

Xu Shu stepped over the corpse and walked upstairs with light steps.

He looked around the fourth floor and found that there was no change here. Only room 405 was empty. There were bloodstains and some signs of fighting inside, but no body was seen.

The bloodstains in Xu Shu's room seeped from here.

I continued walking to the fifth floor and found that all the residents there were gone.

The sixth floor was also empty.

On the other hand, none of the residents downstairs were missing, only the residents on the fifth and sixth floors had accidents. Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and recalled some not-so-good experiences.

The seventh floor is the top floor.

Xu Shu walked to the stairs and found two strong men with guns guarding the window at the other end of the corridor.

One of them was lighting a cigarette, the other was scratching himself, and they took turns yawning.

It was nearly two o'clock, the time of day when most people would feel the most sleepy. The two men waited until this moment and began to look for some excitement to wake themselves up.

Xu Shu was silent for a moment, then turned around, pulled down a tile from the wall and broke it into two fist-sized pieces.

He took aim and threw the stone twice with a whoosh. It hit the foreheads of two strong men accurately from a distance of sixty or seventy meters, passing through their skulls.

The two men died so easily without uttering any cry, and collapsed to the ground.

"It seems that they are not extraordinary people."

Xu Shu nodded, expressionless, as if he had killed not two people but two chickens.

He lowered his footsteps, walked over, and when he reached the middle, he heard voices coming from the door next to him, so he immediately stuck to the door to listen.

It was a bit noisy behind the door, with the occasional cry or two, but it didn't prevent eavesdropping.

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"Boss Cha, the price in the contract was clearly marked, and it was 300,000 per head! The brothers put in so much effort, and worked so hard, and they were so tired that they didn't even have time to sleep. They rushed to deliver the goods here. Now you've lowered the price just like that, I'm afraid this is not appropriate!"

A charming voice full of murderous intent buzzed.

Xu Shu remembered this voice. It was the voice of the receptionist, Xiao Mudan, who wanted him to drill her hole.

Another man's voice replied in a muffled voice:
"Sister Mudan, we all know the rules, but the wasteland has been a bit unstable recently. With so many troops coming out of the city, you can't miss it, right?"

Another man said, "The wasteland is not peaceful, and business is even harder to do. The price should go up! Why are you lowering the price?"

"Brother Wu, you can't see through this. I know your human trafficking team has a hard time doing business, but it's not just you who has a hard time. It's also hard for us to find sales channels! Go and ask around. Besides our Cao Gang, who else in other gangs is collecting human traffickers? You'll lose money."

"No matter what, you are too cruel to charge one hundred thousand for each!"

"Well, the main thing is that you are a bad person. Look at this kid, he is pale and skinny, and you can tell at a glance that his liver and lungs are not in good condition. Look, look, this blood is smelly and useless. Are you using those sick kids from the wasteland to make up the numbers?"

"This is a gift for you. The others are from the city. Look at these ones. They are so delicate and tender. They can be used as tickets to the Rouge House! No matter what, this price is impossible!"

"Let's all take a step back and make it 150,000."

"Twenty-five at the minimum!"

"How about this, let's ask the Heroes' Association's advisor to review whether it's worth it. If it's of high quality, I'll give you twenty-five, and if it's of average quality, I'll only give you fifteen. How do you think..."

The people inside are still arguing about the price.

But Xu Shu probably understood it.

Big business is being discussed here.

Population trade.

Cao Gang, Xu Shu knew about it.

This is the largest traveling merchant guild in the safe zone. He had wanted to work there before graduation, but the person in charge disliked his lack of experience and suggested that he first work as a scavenger for two years.

He also knew about the human trafficking team and had been caught by one.

The human trafficking team cannot be considered a gang, but a scattered team that engages in human trafficking.

The group of guys who had once tricked Xu Shu and ended up falling into the Black Widow's cave together were a group of "human snakes".

I just found out today that the Cao Gang has business dealings with these human trafficking gangs.

and many more.

Damn, no wonder the Cao Gang suggested that I go scavenging.

You've been eyeing my body for the whole day!
However, at that time, the human trafficking team did not start taking action until they were at least hundreds of kilometers away from the safe zone and in a secluded place.

Now, this place is only about 20 kilometers away from the safe zone. How dare you kidnap human beings and sell their organs here?

And they arrested so many people?
I’m afraid there are seventy or eighty of them?

Is there any royal law?
Is there any law?
A flash of anger suddenly appeared in Xu Shu's eyes.

As for the Heroes' Meeting they were talking about, Xu Shu had never even heard of it.

But this is normal.

He has only been a superhuman for a short time, and has never been involved in the underground forces in the safe zone. It is normal that he does not recognize these evil and criminal organizations.

It sounds like the Heroes Club is upstream of the Cao Gang?

Xu Shu's eyes rolled, and he was conflicted about whether he should rush in or avoid the attack first.
These guys are quite powerful and we don’t know their true strength.

But what is certain is that there are extraordinary people involved, and more than one.

This is the answer given by 'spiritual perception'.

However, their specific strength cannot be detected by spiritual perception, but judging from the creepy feeling he got, their strength is probably not too bad.

This is the most difficult "human trafficker" I have ever seen!
The safest approach is to find a place to wait for a while until dawn, when the Taichu Volume is refreshed. Then you can embark on the journey and find out their strength.

But what if they were to cut open the belly now and take the "goods" away?

So do you want to take action?

Xu Shu frowned.

He wanted to save people and do good deeds to eliminate evil and defend justice, but he didn't want to get himself involved.

I have family and friends, I can't die here.

While I was hesitating, I heard Xiao Mudan's voice coming from inside.

"Now that you've said all the good and bad things, let's ask the Heroes Association's advisor to inspect the goods before we discuss this!"

"Haha, then I'll start."

This is the voice of an old man.

After a while, Xu Shu heard some rustling noises inside.

In addition to the "Mmmmm" cries for help from the hostages with their mouths tied, there were also bursts of neat chanting.

"Ok?"

What are they reading?
Xu Shu was slightly stunned.

He was very curious, but there was no gap in the door and he couldn't see inside.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Shu finally chose the operation he was best at.

He ran out of the window, reached the roof, then wrapped his feet in spider webs and climbed down the wall upside down.

After a while, he showed a pair of eyes in the corner and peeped secretly.

The house is very large.

A group of people dressed in black.
many people.

They were clearly divided into four groups.

The first group was hostages, all tied up, unable to move on the ground, with cloth strips like smelly socks stuffed in their mouths. There were a lot of people, Xu Shu had underestimated them at first, but now he counted them and there must be hundreds of them.

The second group was a human snake team headed by Xiao Mudan. There were about twenty of them. Xiao Mudan was dressed very coolly, like a slutty fox.

The third group should be the Cao Gang. Unlike the burly guys as imagined, they are actually a group of beasts in human form dressed very respectably in suits and leather shoes.

The last group is naturally the advisor of the “Heroes Association”.

An old man with white hair and beard was sitting cross-legged on the ground, surrounding a huge magic circle. He was leading a group of people in white clothes, who were dancing an evil dance with their hands and feet shaking wildly.

Xu Shu's eyes suddenly fixed.

Ok?
It’s not quite the same as the population trade we imagined.

Is there some kind of evil cult ritual going on here?

Xu Shu rubbed his hands, feeling a little unbelievable.

Unexpectedly, there are not only heroes in this world who are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river.

There are also secret cult evil sacrifices!

(End of this chapter)