Wow——
It's the sound of water flowing.
"Evel, did you hear that?" Ethan asked Jiang Chenchuan for confirmation.
He raised his index finger to his mouth to signal Ethan to keep silent. He stared at the source of the sound, which was an endless darkness.
Wow——
The voice sounded again.
It seemed like someone was walking in the water, and a strange atmosphere spread. Logically speaking, there should be no staff at such a late hour.
So who could it be?
Jiang Chenchuan hunched over, trying not to make any noise, leaning against the edge, slowly approaching the source of the sound, followed closely by Ethan.
The echoing sound of water was permeated with abnormality, and as we walked further, the light became even dimmer.
"who is it?"
Empty echoes resounded in this underground space.
Generally speaking, if someone was here, they would respond, but just after the question was raised, the strange sound of water stopped, and there was a strange dead silence.
At this moment,
Wow——
The voice sounded again, and a pale face emerged from the water next to it, with wide eyes full of death.
If a normal person saw such a terrifying scene, he would be frightened and scream and run away. However, Jiang Chenchuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a dead person. In the weird pollution, he was afraid of strange mutations and people who died like this. Human beings have become the most normal thing.
"Corpse?"
Ethan knelt down with a curious look on his face, found something like an iron rod next to him, and stretched it out to hook it back for a look.
"Wait, Ethan."
Jiang Chenchuan also squatted down to observe. This human face was floating in the water, rising and falling with the surge of the water. Sometimes it was hidden and sometimes it appeared. It looked like it was being stared at.
"It seems that there is only one head and no lower part of the body. It has not started to rot, which means that this person died not long ago. And judging from the characteristics, it should be a young woman. The hair below probably caught something and was stuck. here."
Jiang Chenchuan observed for a while before coming to a conclusion. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the water. The farther in, the darker it became. Looking at the map in his hand, the darkness ahead was their destination.
"Evel, look, does this look like the tentacles we saw growing out of corpses at the Goat Town Church?"
While Jiang Chenchuan was analyzing the map, Ethan had already turned his head over. Under the soaked head, there were mutated tentacles growing, entangled with the water plants growing under the water.
"Sure enough, the clue points to the Church of Dawn. Black goat horns are used as alchemical raw materials and are traded in the underground black market, which can bring huge benefits."
"It's all such dirty and dark transactions under interests. Let's go. I've probably guessed the truth that the man wants me to see."
Jiang Chenchuan lit the oil lamp and illuminated the road ahead. Ethan dropped the iron rod and let the dead souls flow away with the water.
The woman's head floated on the water, tilted as it flowed away. Her dull eyes looked at Jiang Chenchuan and the others' leaving figures, and slowly closed them.
They walked forward along the marks on the map and saw a horizontal iron gate with a "no entry" warning sign hanging on it. With Ethan around, there was naturally no psychological burden and there would be no conventional unlocking methods.
Sparks flew everywhere and gunshots echoed throughout the sewer channel. Ethan kicked open the iron door and walked forward without any hindrance.
It wasn't until they approached their destination and the last door lock was opened that the surrounding environment began to change, and even the unique stench of the sewers became much lighter.
And the most terrifying thing is that the river at the end of the road is not just dirty water, but filled with all kinds of strange tentacles, and among the chaotic tentacles, there are human-like skeletons.
"A lot of people died here."
"Look, some of these tentacles have horns. They look like failed black goat horns. Some don't. They have most likely been chopped off."
Ethan analyzed.
"If the supply in Goat Town includes the complete production method of black goat horns, then here..."
"It's more like an experimental base."
The closer they get to the truth, the chillier they feel in their hearts.
"You know, many years ago, the Queen issued a death order to the alchemy community in England, prohibiting all forms of harm to human life, not to mention the use of living bodies for alchemical experiments."
Ethan is a mechanical alchemist. When enrolling, every alchemist must take a sacred oath.
For the future of the country,
For the future of mankind,
Don't touch forbidden magic.
A punch hit the wall,
"Damn it!"
Ethan yelled angrily.
"Those who do not respect life will eventually pay the price for their actions!"
"That man must have put in a lot of effort to find out here by himself."
Jiang Chenchuan looked at the map in his hand. Perhaps, he wanted to disclose this information at the rally tonight, expose the darkness behind the Dawn Church, and tell the world that the existence of underground experiments... is destroying the faith of believers.
"The map ends here. The mark next to it says you can go up through the small door on the side."
With the help of an oil lamp, they could see the small characters on it clearly, and because of the reminder, they successfully found the hidden door. If you didn't pay attention, it would be difficult to find it.
After knocking off the entire lock, it was the familiar step of kicking in the door again.
Behind the door is a spiral staircase. When you walk up, it will vibrate with the deformation of the iron plates. Every step you take, you can make a violent sound. Fortunately, everyone in the Dawn Church, including the White Knights, gathered at the meeting tonight. At the event site, there was no defense here.
"Help--"
Vaguely, they seemed to hear some sound, like a decaying sound, coming from deep in their throats.
Like an occupational disease, Jiang Chenchuan followed the sound and looked for it. He held up an oil lamp and illuminated the dark passage. There was nothing here except for the mottled blood stains on the walls and the traces left after the battle.
"anyone there--"
The old cry for help sounded again, thanks to Jiang Chenchuan's keen hearing and the almost instinctive intuition of the former cleaner.
He came to a door. From here on, there were lights on above his head, and the no longer dark environment made people feel comfortable.
"Help--"
And the faint cry for help also sounded from behind the door.
"Okay, you're very efficient at finding people."
Ethan also caught up behind him.
"Open it, Ethan."
Jiang Chenchuan turned aside to make way for Ethan.
"I didn't expect that one day, my biggest role would be to open locks."
Ethan reluctantly raised his gun and pointed it at the lock.
"boom--"
There was a loud gunshot.
The door opened in response,
An old man was lying on the ground with one leg on the sofa, as if he had fallen off the sofa. He kept making sounds for help. His hair had turned snow-white. When he heard the sound at the door, he used all his strength. He raised his head with enough strength and saw the voices of Jiang Chenchuan and Ethan.
Doesn't seem to be that person.
The old man smiled happily.
"Are you OK?"
Jiang Chenchuan wanted to help him up. As soon as he saw his face clearly, Ethan's expression changed. He stared at the old man's face with an incredible expression:
"Bishop... sir?"
