Goat Town is still as uncomfortable as ever. Gray particles can be seen everywhere floating in the air. The visibility becomes lower as the night goes by. In a blink of an eye, it gets dark. The group walks around the town but cannot find Nika.
The detective's experience told Jiang Chenchuan that there was a high probability that Nika was an aborigine of Goat Town. If he wanted to hide deliberately, it would be difficult to be discovered.
Jiang Chenchuan suggested that he would like to take a look at the house where Nika stayed. That was the only clue he could think of now.
But it was not a special place. The door lock showed signs of being damaged and was opened easily. Different from the neatness imagined, it felt like it had just been robbed by robbers, leaving people with nowhere to go. Put your foot down.
Broken tables and chairs were randomly discarded in the center of the living room. When their feet stepped on the cracked wooden floor, they would make a harsh creaking sound. Sawdust and glass were scattered on the floor, and a few traces of red could be seen. They searched around , no trace of Nika was found.
"Any clues?"
Ethan poked his head out of the door and was slightly surprised when he saw the scene inside the house.
"This is……"
"Perhaps this is the truth that was too late to cover up."
Jiang Chenchuan replied with a stern face, something must have affected "them", so there was no time to modify the scene in this house.
nobody.
The entire Goat Town is probably gone.
"Let's go, Ethan, go see other places."
Jiang Chenchuan walked out and saw Lena and Thomas standing on the roadside waiting for him. Ethan originally arranged for them to wait for the investigation results in the house, but Lena had a different opinion:
"I think it's better for us to stay together now."
It just so happened that Jiang Chenchuan didn't intend to split up.
The eerie cold wind howled, and there were only four of them alive on the empty street. Except for the moon's light shining through the gray mist, there was no other light source.
But next, where should we look for Nika?
"I have a question."
Thomas, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
According to Ethan, Thomas is his classmate, but in a different department, so Ethan doesn't know the specific major. If he had another identity, he would know that he is a famous student at Atlas Alchemy Academy. Little unfortunate guy.
It is said that as long as it has anything to do with luck, Thomas does not take any part in it. He has been studying for three years and has not been able to graduate. He is timid. He did not expect that this graduation report would pick up the most dangerous topic. .
What's the name...
"Field Investigation on the Origin of Black Goat Horns"
Thomas said that Ethan was the only one who was willing to help for free and take the initiative to form a team with him. Otherwise, he would have gotten lost in this terrible place alone.
Looking at Ethan's hearty smile, whether it was a coincidence or fate, Jiang Chenchuan always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't explain it.
It was rare to hear Thomas express an opinion, so Jiang Chenchuan turned to look at him:
"what is the problem?"
"Have you seen any churches in the town?"
Yinglanbeir is a church country, and even justice and judgment are fully handled by the central religious group. The rulers need to control believers through faith. The light of the gods has long illuminated every corner of this land.
And there is clearly a church sign on the map at the entrance of the town.
"Does anyone know which god Goat Town believes in?"
The bad premonition made Jiang Chenchuan feel uneasy. It seemed that something was on his lips but he couldn't say it out.
"I remember... it seems to be the goddess of dawn. This area is originally under the jurisdiction of the Church of Dawn."
Reina's answer confirmed his suspicion. Ethan, who had experienced the fire that night, naturally thought of it. They looked at each other:
"Let's go to church!"
…
I won't live much longer.
This was what Nika realized. He stumbled down the path and couldn't remember why he was here, but he didn't know how to go back and face Reina.
Something seemed to be swelling in my head, and my consciousness was getting more and more lost. I only felt a warmth in my nose. I wiped it with my hand and found that it was red.
That familiar feeling came to him again. He held on to the tree trunk on the roadside and vomited out large mouthfuls of blood, and even some vague intestines.
He could only wipe the blood from his mouth and continue walking forward, with the helpless despair spreading all over his body.
Someone once told him that he was just sick and wanted to go to a city with tall trees. He worked hard to get there, but the people there said that medical treatment required money, so he had to go to the streets to find a job.
The results of it?
He was still going to die.
Living is so difficult...
The cool cold wind slapped his face, and the cold air eroded his bone marrow, which made him sober. When he realized what he was doing, he was already in front of the church.
It was a pure white building, a bright color in a gray world. There was also a statue of the goddess of the dawn standing on the towering spire. In a trance, it seemed that I could hear the sound of prayer coming from the church.
Nika opened the heavy door of the church in a daze, and the strong smell of blood rushed towards him. The piles of corpses had long been rotten, and countless mosquitoes were surrounding them. The tentacles that had always been limp were stretched out at Nika's feet. No more bright red blood.
"vomit--"
The surging blood filled the entire white church, and his stomach turned. It was an extremely disgusting feeling, but along with it, some memories that had never appeared in his mind kept emerging.
The human body was hung up and tied to a wooden frame, and something black like goat horns grew out of the open stomach. People cheered and jumped, and the golden coins reflected the bright light...
Then, there is...
The silver-white armor reflects the light of the burning fire, the door is knocked open, and the townspeople and knights fight each other.
It was a patch of grass in the dark. The young man opened his eyes and covered his mouth, trembling as he looked at the slashing in front of him...
"ah!--"
Nika howled in pain.
A steady stream of memories emerged, and the cruel truth made him unable to accept himself. Many images flashed before his eyes... being pushed down, being threatened, being lifted up, being saved...
Will anyone really come to save me?
"Want to kill yourself?"
Nika seemed to hear someone speaking in his ear.
He seemed to see... a pair of black eyes, with nothing around them. It was those eyes that attracted all his attention.
"Lawful or evil..."
It seemed like someone was whispering in his ear.
"Where are you going?"
"What?"
Nika raised her head in confusion.
But those eyes disappeared, as if they had never been there.
"Follow your heart."
The sound appeared again, and Nika felt her stomach stir again, and the feeling of vomiting emerged again. However, the difference this time was that those eyes seemed to give some kind of revelation, and there was something strange in her throat, and then , a white-skinned arm stretched out from it, stained with the smell of blood.
"vomit--"
He spit out a monster that looked exactly like himself.
