The violent gunshots frightened the pigeons resting in St. Mary's Forest Park and flew away, flapping their wings in panic. Pedestrians on Perolin Street were also frightened by the sudden gunshots, running around with their heads in their hands. When have residents in wealthy areas experienced such a thing?
The original picturesque scene against the golden background changed in an instant. All the restraint and elegance disappeared, leaving a mess on the street.
Because he discovered the aiming point of the sniper rifle in advance, when the gunshot fired, Munch immediately put his head in his hands, half-bent, and quickly ran to a wall with a portrait of Sami printed less than 2 meters away from him. But Bain frantically pushed in the opposite direction of Munch's movement throughout the whole process. During the stalemate, Bain grinned and refused to listen to Munch's instructions. He finally broke away from the rope and ran away in the chaos.
Ginger's heart-rending screams continued. After hiding quietly by the wall for a while, and seeing that there was no second gunshot, Munch cautiously stuck his head out and took a clear look at the scene in front of him.
Not far from Munch, Ginger was sitting on the ground, her hair disheveled, without any of her previous high and elegant temperament. The Teddy in her arms had a round bullet hole in his head, and blood was constantly seeping out. Teddy's body hung weakly on Ginger's arm, and blood dripped down her arm. Under her body, there was a pool of dark red and bright red blood.
Bain lay next to Ginger, licking Teddy's hanging little paws with his tongue.
"This person's goal is Teddy in Ginger's arms." Bobo whispered in Monk's ear. "Look at the bullet holes in the ground behind her."
With Bobo's reminder, Munch learned the woman's name, and at the same time noticed that about 5 meters behind Ginger, an inconspicuous small hole was emitting smoke.
"According to the ballistic simulation, the angle chosen by the gunman cleverly avoided Ginger's body." Bobo continued, "Do you know who she is?"
Munch shook his head, but stared at Bain not far away, thinking about the misunderstanding that occurred last time. If he rashly appeared in front of Ginger again, he might not be able to leave so easily.
"She is the second wife of Sammy Anderson, the first ruler of Tozcana. Maybe..." Bobo paused, "Maybe this accident is just a warning, and it may affect the political structure of this city. .”
Monk has never cared about politics, and he didn't take Bobo's analysis to heart. Now he only thinks about how to take Bain out of this place of right and wrong. According to past practice, patrol police will cordon off the entire block after 5 minutes.
Monk quietly approached Ginger's position and waved to Bain, trying to wake him up from his lost state. Bain glanced in his direction, stood up suddenly, and barked at Ginger. The corners of his mouth were stained with Teddy's blood, and the thick bloody substance was covered between his teeth. He looked terrifying and ferocious.
Ginger, who was already disfigured, was frightened by Bain and became even more panicked. His eyes were unfocused, and he fainted after shouting.
Munch saw the opportunity and walked over in a few steps. Unexpectedly, Bain turned around, rushed between Munch's legs, ran all the way, broke into the gate of St. Mary's Forest Park, and ran towards a church in the distance.
The ground was covered with a series of bloody claw marks, pointing in the direction where Bain disappeared.
The siren sounded at the entrance of the block, and the roar of the police patrol aircraft increased from small to loud, forming a search queue over Ginger's area, circling crisscross.
"No, you have to leave immediately, otherwise you will be in trouble if you are questioned by the police." Thinking that an uninvited guest had just arrived at home, the secret room where the illegal body modification was made was already half-exposed. If he was listed as a suspect by the police again, he would be in a very special situation. Passive situation.
Almost relying on instinct, Munch followed the direction in which Bain disappeared and ran into St. Mary's Forest Park.
A large part of the park is covered by natural lawns, with winding paths dotted with low shrubs on both sides, dividing the complete lawn into several areas.
In the center of the lawn, where all the paths converge, a circle of tall firs is planted, and a 66-meter-high Gothic church is hidden in it.
With Ginger as the center of the circle, the patrol aircraft began to gradually expand the search area. Munch looked at the unobstructed lawn landscape except for the fir tree in the center, and secretly cursed in his heart: "Abominable geometric landscape design! There is no hiding place. possible!"
Because of his nervousness, the sweat from Munch's palms dripped to the ground, forming random little dots. He had no choice but to run towards the fir tree wall desperately, praying that he could escape the search of the patrol aircraft.
The search surface was approaching faster than Munch was running forward. Seeing that his position was about to be exposed, he made a mistake in the rush. He failed to exert force on his heels, lost his center of gravity, and fell forward. At the same time, the drone also flew to the area where Munch was.
Munch closed his eyes. What awaited him was not despair, but a feeling of coolness that spread from the top of his head to his whole body. Then, a dark black film evenly covered his body.
The patrol aircraft flew overhead at a constant speed, but the imaginary sharp alarm sound did not sound. Nothing happened! Not even the pain of falling!
It's Xiaohei! Munch lowered his head and saw the state of the shadow under his feet, and instantly understood that the material covering his body was Xiao Hei's body. It wrapped Munch and formed a natural barrier, blocking the scanning signal of the patrol aircraft.
Under the protection of Xiao Hei, Munch quickly passed through the fir tree wall and came to the entrance of the church.
Standing in front of the tall building, everything seems so small. Facing Munch is the bell tower in the church complex. The breeze blows, and the fir branches with their lush needles rustle. The giant pendulum on the bell tower remains motionless, solemnly overlooking everything on the ground.
There was a small black spot at the top of the pendulum, and it flashed by. Munch thought he was dazzled and had floaters, so he didn't pay much attention.
Munch raised his arm, opened Bane's movement track, and found that it was inside the church at this time.
The main door of the church was sealed with a heavy seal, and the copper door knocker was covered with dusty iron chains. Holding his knees with both hands, Munch kept breathing heavily. The dust rising around him turned into several slanting rays of light, hitting Munch's face. He pushed it and the door was closed tightly. Even a blade could not fit through the gap between the door leaves.
After walking around the church, on the left side of the door, on the wall composed of several small spiers connected together, Munch found a broken stained glass window. The broken surfaces around the glass had been cleaned, and the wall There are a few stones piled underneath. Judging from the scratches on the ground, they must have been moved from the square landscape belt.
Bain's sharp cry came from the broken window. Munch didn't have time to think too much. He held the edge of the window sill with both hands, used the stone with his feet, pushed hard, and entered the interior of the church lightly.
As soon as Munch raised his head, he was immediately shocked by the sight in front of him. A huge mysterious pattern hangs in the middle of the church, slowly swinging in the wind. In a main pattern similar to the English X shape, there are a pair of small circles up and down, and a pair of large circles on the left and right. There is also a phrase written at the bottom of the pattern: "Follow the Revelation!"
A divine corridor connects the main entrance on the east side to the altar on the west side, and the hanging pattern is located exactly in the center of the line. Both sides of the corridor are covered with beautifully carved stone pillars. Each two stone pillars support a semicircular arch. Under the arch hangs a green banner with slogans of prayers and blessings written in different words. Under the huge dome and the afterglow of the evening, the whole space adds a mysterious flavor.
"Is this a church?" Munch muttered carefully, confused by the mix of elements in the church.
"St. Mary's Cathedral was originally a meeting place for the God-Worship Cult. Later, due to the religious reform promoted by Sami, it was temporarily idle." Bobo's explanation came at the right time. "While it was idle, it was applied for use by the Equal Living Rights Association. The slogans and graphics you see were all added by them later.”
"Oh? The Equal Rights Association?" Monk had some impression of this name. At the unveiling ceremony of the commemorative obelisk, Sami once mentioned this association in his speech. Anthony is still one of the core founders, but after so many years, Munch's knowledge of the association was limited to its name.
Bain's cry sounded in front of Munch, making him recover from the shock. Looking around, I found a few scattered bricks on the ground not far from the wall. Judging from the falling trajectory, they should have been used to break glass. Munch picked up a piece, held it in his hand, and followed the direction of the sound into the stairwell behind the stone pillar.
"Stop making trouble! Bain! Don't disturb me from doing my business! I know I shouldn't hypnotize you, and I apologize to you!" A male voice came from the stairwell.
Munch clung to the wall, slowed down, and held the brick harder. "Bobo, analyze the frequency of the sound you just spoke. I always feel that it feels familiar." Munch covered his mouth with his hand and ordered in a low voice.
"Clang!" The sound of metal hitting the ground echoed in the empty church. Bain's voice disappeared immediately. Before Bobo's analysis results, Munch felt anxious, held the brick, and rushed out.
In the corner of the stairwell, Bain was seen holding on to a black backpack strap. There was a police telescope standing on the ground, and a man in his early twenties with a somewhat stout body was panting and holding on to the other strap of the backpack strap. On one side, his glasses slid down the bridge of his nose, almost falling off.
Munch almost said the man's name with Bobo: "Calvin? Why is it you again!"
"It's too late to explain, come up with me! There's someone on the bell tower! The murderer of the shooting!" As Calvin spoke, there was another unusual noise in the church.
Two people and one dog, their movements were surprisingly consistent, and they appeared under the dome of the church as quickly as possible.
A man in black wearing an animal mask squatted on the dome, staring directly at the people below. He took out a triangular laser device from his clothes, gently carved a small hole in the glass dome, placed his palm close to the hole, and dropped a brass-colored metal object.
While the two of them were looking at the rotating metal objects in the air, the man in black used the glass dome to jump up with all his strength. He soared to a height of at least 10 meters, made a flip turn in the air, and unfolded the wingsuit flying equipment behind him. , flew into the distance and disappeared into the gradually dimming skyline.
First there was a crisp sound, and cracks began to appear in the dome from where the man in black took off, spreading to all sides. With a "crash" sound, the entire dome collapsed instantly, and glass fragments mixed with countless small metal decorations poured down like a heavy rain.
"Run!" Calvin frowned and shouted in horror.
