Tokyo underground city

Chapter 215 The Grip of Punishment

Somewhat unexpectedly, from the outside it looks like a temple like a stone pillar, but it is very bright inside.

The beam of light projected from the top of the spire fell to the ground, reflecting a bright halo. In the center of the halo, a towering statue of the goddess stands on a pedestal, with her eyes closed and her arms open.

The clear flowing water and the snow-white silk yarn hang down from both sides of the goddess's open arms. The flowing water makes a splashing sound and the silk yarn flutters in the wind.

Elderly nuns clean the church and the statues, keeping them dust-free for thousands of years.

Just as Tanya was about to raise the Mosin Nagant in her hand, she was stopped by Lin Huaien.

Under the statue of the goddess, a "person", or an undead, was standing in front of the marble base, waiting for them.

Unlike the previous salted undead, this silver-haired man's handsome face has not shrunk or deteriorated, but has maintained the same appearance as it did thousands of years ago.

Although his eyes were closed tightly, Lin Huai'en could feel that the other person was looking at him and others.

After thinking about it, Lin Huai'en took out his mobile phone, then attached the external brain to it, and then spoke -

"Are you An Ruson's companion?"

"Are you from his side..."

The silver-haired man's voice was very gentle, with an ethereal air that could see through everything.

It is hard to imagine that such a man could be the murderer of Telaris just like Anrusen.

But in this sanctuary, the only undead Lin Huaien has seen who can maintain their appearance in life are An Lusen and the man in front of him——

That is, the "Black Holy Spirit".

The silver-haired man closed his eyes, nodded, and admitted Lin Huaien's accusation: "I am indeed An Lusen's companion."

He walked down the steps slowly. Unlike Lin Huaien's imagination, the man did not show a vigorous pace as he imagined. Instead, like a real blind man, he groped bit by bit and walked down the steps. altar.

"What's wrong with your eyes?"

Lin Huaien frowned, thinking of what happened to An Lusen, he had a bad premonition.

No matter how heinous the criminal is, after experiencing thousands of years of loneliness, he will regret the fact that he originally pursued eternal life.

And the silver-haired man was obviously no exception.

"I blinded myself because I once had the honorific title of 'prophet,' but I realized a long time ago that I was not worthy of it."

The man walked down with a cane, sat on a bench used by ordinary believers, and pointed to the side: "Would you like to hear me tell a story? I haven't spoken to a living person for almost eight hundred years."

Lin Huaien subconsciously looked at the nuns cleaning the church floor, nodded silently, and sat on the bench next to him.

He was at least tens of meters away from the silver-haired undead, and it was impossible for the other party to surprise him before he could react.

"Thanks."

The silver-haired blind man smiled gratefully, took a deep breath, and thought for a moment——

【Where to start...】

[First of all, let me introduce myself. 】

[My name... is not worth mentioning. You can call me "Blind Knight". I don't deserve any other identities. 】

[I was once a high-ranking priest and chief knight of the Holy Salt Cult. I was also the one who listened to the Oracle of the Goddess of Salt and was the initiator of the murder of Telaris. 】

[You can think that I am a blind believer who is bewitched by the goddess, but whether you believe it or not, the Goddess of Salt has saved my clan. If it weren’t for her appearance, our clan would have perished in history. . 】

[Now that I think about it, our tribe, which is on the verge of extinction, is just a useful tool for the goddess, but for a drowning person who is about to die, they will not consider whether it is the mercy of an angel or the mercy of a spider that saves him. Filament. 】

[My clan has fought for the goddess in all directions, and the goddess has given our clan the glory of eternal life and the identity of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, as the listeners of the goddess and the prophets of the church, our clan has never considered that believers who are like family and brothers may be subjected to The abandonment of the goddess. 】

[The order to kill Telaris and the method of using the body of the superior Holy Spirit to make a substitute for holy salt were all told to me by the goddess in the oracle. 】

[Although I am doubtful about the orders of the Goddess of Salt, I am the Church Knight Commander in charge of punishment and judgment after all, so I am absolutely loyal to the orders of the Goddess. 】

[Thinking about it now, this is why the oracle was delivered to the rebels who were dissatisfied with the goddess Telaris through me, not the Grand Priest...]

[The goddess told me that the damage to the holy salt machine was due to the destruction of "Telaris". In order to stop her, we can only secretly kill her while she is destroying the holy salt machine, and then use the body of the Holy Spirit to create a substitute for the holy salt, and continue to maintain the supply of holy salt in the sanctuary. 】

[Now that I think about it, this order is unreasonable in many ways, but I should be the only fool who wants to assassinate Lord Terraris just because of the holy salt. 】

[Our assassination operation was successful without any hindrance. But when I followed the method in the oracle to create a substitute for holy salt, and looked at the ominous black color, I hesitated. 】

[I secretly hid the black salt and began to reflect on my reasons for killing Lord Terraris in the first place. 】

[At this time, a riot broke out in the lower area, and the female administrator in the upper area replaced the goddess Telaris and took control of the entire sanctuary. 】

[This aroused the dissatisfaction of an old companion of mine, who was also one of the murderers of the goddess Telaris. 】

[He told me that if the holy salt substitute is not handed over, the female administrator may investigate the cause of the goddess's death and unearth us from behind the scenes. 】

[This brings out my hypocrisy and fear. 】

[I handed over the black salt and created an even greater disaster. 】

[The goddess has given us all "eternal life" as her oracle said, but she has not taken us into the "kingdom of eternal life" as she promised. 】

[I can only watch helplessly as the people in the shelter attack and bite each other, and finally turn into ugly monsters. 】

[In order to resist the undead plague spreading outside, I sealed the shelter and organized all the surviving believers, trying hard to maintain their sanity and not be eroded by the black salt——]

"And you failed?"

Lin Huai'en looked at the nuns behind him, as well as the thousands of monk soldiers and church knights before him, almost only the instinctive monk soldiers and church knights left, and couldn't help but ask.

[No, I succeeded, or rather, I succeeded half way. 】

The silver-haired blind knight shook his head: [In the beginning, I used the power of the goddess left in the temple to indeed prevent the spread of the plague. 】

[But I didn’t expect that compared to “plague”, “eternal life” is a more terrifying curse. 】

Seeing Lin Huaien's somewhat suppressed eyes, the blind knight nodded: [Yes, you guessed it right, the monks and monks you killed were all like me at the beginning. They could speak normally and were conscious and normal. people'. 】

[It’s just that in the long eternity, we who have transformed into undead do not need to eat, drink, sleep, or have desires. The long time has made everyone numb and sluggish. In the end, even though the body still remains intact, the soul His mind was completely destroyed. 】

Having said this, the blind knight looked at Lin Huaien: ["Yuhuo", that's what I call them. 】

Having said this, the blind knight lowered his head and said with some relief: "When you appeared in the monastery, I immediately felt your presence. All the believers who were eliminated by you completely disappeared in the underground city. This It makes me feel incredibly relieved.”

"And the weapon in your hand is the only 'cursed blade' in this world that can kill us. I don't know if Anrusen has told you, or whether he has been beaten by you before he has time to finish. Cut by the sword."

The blind knight spread his hands: "But no matter what, I accept it calmly - whether you plan to kill me, or you plan to let me continue to stagger around the temple like this, and continue to enjoy this eternity specially customized for me. Endless 'punishment'."

"I will face it calmly. This is the punishment of 'you to me' and the punishment of 'I to me'."

The blind knight lowered his head and stood up slowly.

Lin Huai'en thought about it silently and suddenly asked, "Are you in a hurry?"

The blind knight was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

"I ask you, are you in a hurry to die now?"

Lin Huai'en shook his head and said: "If you are not in a hurry to die, then please give us directions. After all, we are very unfamiliar with this place."

Having said this, Lin Huai'en pointed to the sweeping nuns on the altar, mechanically rotating around the goddess statue, and said: "Of course, if you think it's okay, we can help these nuns get out first."

"Okay, please help yourself." The blind knight nodded and stood up: "As for leading the way, leave it to me. It will be considered as part of the reward."

"sorry to bother you."

Lin Huaien and the Blind Knight were both very polite.

It doesn't look like we are discussing life and death at all.

Perhaps this is what conversations with these "eternal beings" are like...

Lin Huaien smiled helplessly when he thought of the deep impression Andrew had made on him.

On a huge time scale, all the meanings we take for granted will be deconstructed and become strange and abnormal.

Lin Huai'en swung his sword and chopped off the nun's head.

The crimson pus and blood spurted from the neck of the undead splattered on the statue of the goddess, leaving the holy statue in a mess.

Even the water at the bottom of the statue was dyed crimson by the pus and blood of the undead.

This crimson flow went upstream and soon flowed down from the goddess's right hand, turning the Salt Goddess into an extremely terrifying evil god.

"One hand of white silk, one hand of blood... Maybe this image is more suitable for you."

The blind knight felt Lin Huaien's movements and said nothing.

Perhaps, for the blind knight, he wanted to destroy the statue, but his former identity and the nuns working around the statue day after day made it difficult for him to do so...

"After dealing with these nuns, there is another place I want to take you to see."

After Lin Huaien killed the last undead nun, the blind knight nodded and suggested.

He walked towards a transept behind the altar: "Although you should be able to spot them without my guidance, I think it's best for me to introduce them to you."

Lin Huai'en and his companions looked at each other. Because of the translation function of the external brain and the mobile phone, Yuan Ximu and Tanya could also understand the "curse words" spoken by the blind knight and Lin Huai'en, so they nodded. Put some distance away from Lin Huaien, followed the blind knight, and walked into the back hall.

In the apse of the church, there is a circular square like a Roman Colosseum.

A barrier was shrouded outside the square, and inside the barrier, there was a strange creature that Lin Huai'en didn't know how to describe.

"this is……"

Lin Huaien couldn't help but look at the blind knight in front of him.

The blind knight listened to the roar in front and nodded: "The remains of the angel."

"To be precise, they are monsters transformed from the corpses of the two angels and the believers who failed to resist the desires in their hearts and turned into monsters during the black salt transformation process."

The blind knight pointed at the monster in front of him: "Did you see its two pairs of wings? Those are the remains of the angels of the Salt Goddess. They were once like me, the first saints to follow the goddess."

"But when they saw the believers transformed into undead entering the church, they attacked them without hesitation, so I had no choice but to stop in front of them and kill them."

Lin Huai'en listened to the blind knight's explanation and looked at the monster in front of him.

Just like what the blind knight said, the monster in front of him has four huge white wings, but these four wings are like a failed lion's head, stuck in a large piece in random directions. It is on a transparent amber that is similar to a meat ball, and this flowing, slime-like transparent amber is obviously more than a physical entity.

In the constant boiling and evaporation, the amber slime rolled down and poured on the ground, making a slippery dripping sound, and then was quickly absorbed into the body of the meat ball.

Among the meat balls, there are dozens of distorted faces similar to human faces, constantly wailing and screaming.

Some are like "The Hangman" that Lin Huai'en has seen, and some are like the tree with a human face in the center of "Shadow Forest".

"In order to appease the congregation who poured into the monastery, I threw the corpses of angels and other killed monsters in the apse, but I didn't want them to merge with each other, and "abnormalization" occurred."

Lin Huai'en was suddenly startled when he listened to the blind knight's explanation——

"Abnormalization"? !

"This thing is an "abnormal body"?!"

He looked at the blind knight with some surprise.

However, the silver-haired man just shook his head gently: "It's just the "prototype" or "embryo" of the "abnormal body". They were sealed here by me before they sprouted the "essence". As long as I kill them, It will completely annihilate them.”

"Then why don't you kill them yourself?" Lin Huai'en thought for a while and asked the blind knight.

"I'm afraid I'll be killed by them."

The blind knight answered straightforwardly: "In the entire monastery, I am the only one with the ability to kill "It", but once I die in the hands of "It" and be devoured by "It", "It" will immediately transform into a complete 's Anomaly, so I couldn't take the risk."

Having said this, the blind knight pointed to his chest: "The fact that the Heart of the Wild is in my body also proves my point."

"Will you be killed by it..."

Lin Huai'en looked at the monster in front of him. This "abnormal embryo" felt a bit like the "Tree of Love" to him. It was soft, huge, but not hard. It happened to be the type that he restrained.

However, he did not dare to easily assert that he would definitely be able to solve this "abnormal embryo".

After all, as long as the blind knight is still alive, he can't let the entire team of day thieves take risks with him——

What's more, with the small area of ​​​​the barrier being less than 300 square meters, it is more suitable for him to deal with it alone.

Thinking of this, Lin Huai'en discussed with others and confirmed the plan.

"Then, please, Mr. Blind Knight, please stay with me in the back hall. My companion will return to the front hall and wait for us to get the results."

Lin Huai'en looked at Yuan Ximu, and the girl made a "V" gesture to him. With the presence of the light-catching fairy, she and Tanya could pay attention to the situation here without following him.

Once a problem arises, Tanya, Hara Yumu and Coco will never be able to make the blind knight eat a pot.

What's more, their absence is more conducive to Lin Huai'en's performance——

That is to activate [Curse of Loneliness].

Seeing that Lin Huaien had made up his mind, the blind knight nodded, took out a black glove from his arms, and handed it to Lin Huaien——

"In that case, let me leave this to you too——"

"Like the weapon and windbreaker in your hand, it is also part of 'Lord Terraris'. It was made into equipment by that evil guy in the Scholar Tower, and one piece was given to each of us."

"Telaris' cursed object?!"

Lin Huaien was startled.

Taking the glove from the blind knight's hand, he looked at it before his eyes.

[Grip of Punishment (Left Palm of Terraris, Boneless)]

[Type: left-handed gloves]

[Performance: toughness 3; immune to weapon attacks with sharpness below 2.5; nerve reflex +0.3; muscle strength +0.2]

[Skills: Terraris's arsenal; Tarsal Grip. 】

[Telaris' Weaponry: The user of the gloves can place at least three weapons in the attached space of the Grip of Punishment and retrieve them at any time; in addition to weapons, the Grip of Punishment can also hold at least five small props , which can also be retrieved at any time. 】

[The current capacity of the weapon library: 3 weapons; 5 props. 】

[tarsal grip: This glove is made from the skin of Terraris' left hand, so it can fit extremely tightly against the user's palm without affecting the user's wearing and use of other accessories. 】

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