My heart trembled.
For some reason, Lin An's voice was obviously calm, but when it fell on Angus' ears at this time, it seemed to have magic power, and two smiling faces flashed before his eyes in an instant.
Lisa...
Frozen in place.
Even though he has become a scavenger, Angus's back is still straight after years of military service.
But at this moment, slowly rickety.
No surprises at all.
Seeing Angus who suddenly fell silent and even began to breathe quickly, Lin An just waited with rare patience for the other party to speak.
Unable to perform miracles on his own and convince these people with force, Lin An could think of, or wanted to test, how to obtain the power of faith. In fact, he planned to refer to conventional preaching.
Mysterious and magnificent, it can shock the soul.
A choir that inspires and enlightens the soul.
It is in line with human morality and the kindness and salvation that people long for.
These three points are key factors in the process of religious spread.
Magnificent churches bear miraculous effects and make humans feel small.
Pure children's voices and music make human beings resonate and forget themselves.
Teachings and religious creeds are products of similar rules that allow humans to gain a sense of identity and self-dedication.
But the most important thing is...
Talk about your pain!
For humans, the most painful thing in the world is having no one to talk to and no one to help! Self-blame and regret are advanced emotions that humans have that are different from other animals.
But talking about pain in front of gods can give people a great sense of satisfaction and security! And as he talks and confesses, he will bind himself to the listener! It's like the moment you express your pain, the pain will be divided into two parts!
In layman's terms, it's like women always like to complain about everything to their husbands and loved ones. If the other person is willing to show his willingness to listen, the woman will even fall in love with him.
"Something amazing."
"In a sense, fanatics are actually in love with God..."
"Be willing to die for God."
While waiting patiently, Lin An didn't mind paying a little more patience for this test.
He could tell that this soldier was even more thirsty for power than Old Put.
So obviously, his experience must have been so painful that he didn't even want to think about it.
"My daughter actually didn't turn into a zombie when the apocalypse broke out."
"Neither is my wife."
Hoarseness.
Angus's eyes were bloodshot. When he spoke this time, he didn't seem to look at Lin An anymore, but just stared at the black tire that represented Lin An.
"When the apocalypse breaks out, I have a gun."
"I'm a soldier, I can protect a lot of people, and of course I can protect my wife and children."
"That day, the streets were filled with murderous zombies."
"Although the National Guard did not ask us to protect everyone when the apocalypse broke out, how could I turn a blind eye when I saw everyone dying and the civilians crying and asking me for help."
"The day after the apocalypse broke out, I asked a team member to rush back to Lisa's community and asked my best brother to protect my family."
"And I will protect everyone."
"I thought, maybe I just need to send the students on the bus to the nearest base, and my duty will be completed. After all, I have a family and people I want to protect."
"I've calculated the distance. It takes at most two days to go back and forth. If Lisa and the others stay at home, there will be enough food."
“And we live where there are very few people and we have guns in the house.”
"Lisa is smart, and Alice is smart."
"I've taken her to the shooting range since she was little... and she knows how to shoot."
As if talking to himself, Angus kept saying that the place where he lived was safe and that his wife was also a professional athlete.
He believed that everything would be fine, so he repeated it to himself as if brainwashing him.
Listening to Angus who suddenly fell into a self-loop, Lin An was slightly silent. He knew that this was because the soldier's brain automatically entered a protective state when he recounted the pain of the past.
He didn't dare to continue talking.
"But they still died."
Interrupting softly, Lin An pushed Angus mercilessly as if guided by the narrator.
Suddenly, Angus was shocked, and his strong body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Dead...yes...Lisa is dead! Alice is dead!"
"Why! Why will they die when I go back!? Why!?"
"They can obviously protect themselves!"
Raising his head suddenly, Angus's beard-like face, like a tramp's, was full of hysterical madness.
"No! It's my fault! I shouldn't have thought that Hank could protect them! I shouldn't have gone on another mission!"
"Sir, do you know!?"
"I went to rescue survivors again and again! I wasted a whole month! I saved thousands of people!"
Incoherent.
Angus raised his hands in front of his chest in pain, as if trying to grasp something, and his whole body was shaking.
Seeing Angus in front of him who was in extreme pain and had obviously reached his limit, Lin An sighed inwardly, but still chose to continue.
"So...Did Hank hurt your family?"
"In the next month, something happened that shouldn't have happened?"
Speak softly.
At this inquiry, Angus was hit hard like a giant hammer.
However, to Lin An's surprise, this soldier who was once full of justice and high-spirited suddenly looked at Lin An with hatred in his eyes.
"Hank!?"
"No!!"
"How could my best brother hurt my family!"
"My lord! You know what! You know what! When I came home a month later, I saw Hank's body hanging at the door! I saw his scalp being scalped alive!"
"My daughter, she was tied to the bed and torn open from the middle!"
"She's only seven years old!! They even stuffed her favorite doll into her vagina!!"
"Lisa...knelt beside the bed! I can't imagine how much humiliation she endured to beg those beasts to stop!!"
Under questioning that was almost crazy, Angus rubbed his knees hard and crawled to Lin An on his knees.
But maybe he was emotionally broken to the extreme. After gasping for breath for a few seconds, he suddenly calmed down and suddenly laughed.
"grown ups."
"Those beasts were actually the first batch of students I rescued."
"I'm so stupid... In order to encourage them to be strong, I always love to show them my wife and children, telling them that they must live and live for the people they love."
"So, after some of them became awakened, they immediately chose to 'visit' my family."
Raising his head, Angus laughed miserably, and large tears slid down his dirt-covered face, wiping clean traces of tears.
"Later I learned that they were just curious about whether people like me could still be so optimistic after the death of their loved ones. Just like what I taught them."
"Later, I wanted to take revenge on them, but I couldn't beat them. I couldn't kill them no matter what."
"They seem to want to see me like a useless person seeking revenge against them again and again."
"I was driven around like a dog and laughed at by them."
"Later, that student became a more powerful awakener and a hero in this safe zone."
"And I, Angus, became a dog."
"so."
Angus paused for a moment and looked at Lin An seriously:
"grown ups."
"You're lying to me, right?"
"There is no God in this world."
"It didn't happen before, it doesn't happen now, and it won't happen in the future."
"No matter what, no matter what you are. As long as you can give me strength, I can do anything."
"Even if I sell my soul."
A long moment of silence.
Lin An looked at Angus who had gone to extremes and had given up everything. He was silent for a long time before slowly speaking.
"Maybe."
"There will be more in the future."
