Chapter 114 Church Stronghold

Looking up along the winding mountain road, the folded mountain walls and randomly growing trees block the view, making it impossible to see the church directly.

 Yi Chen quickly sorted out the doubtful points of the incident in his mind.

　　1. Even after killing the village chief and cooperating with the chickens to search every corner of the village, including the underground river, the missing gentleman team was still not found.

“In the memory of the village chief, the memory about the church is blurred. It may also contain information about the missing team. There is a high probability that they will all be arrested and taken to the church. I hope they are still alive. 』

  2. The true purpose of the Reborn Church is still unknown, and only a few keywords can be obtained: [fertility], [holy fetus], and [umbilical cord].

So far, I have not seen a single church member in person.

Currently, Yi Chen, who is located at the edge of the hillside, feels like he is standing on the "dividing line".

The 'combination disease' between villages has stopped spreading here. Whether it is the colorful spores that permeate the air or the various weird animal combinations, they all remain at the foot of the mountain.

“I conjecture that the Church intended to restrict this native disease to the villages, and to use it only for the procreation of the Holy Conception, and that the disease itself would have no effect on them.

It can even be assumed that the fundamental reason why the New Church chose the village of Shebolt was the local fertility-related diseases.

They want to use this disease of procreation and union to achieve a certain project between churches, or even their ultimate goal of founding a church.

 The sick people within the church correspond to another completely different type of special illness related to new life.

 Even through the medium of "umbilical cord", "new life" can be given to others.

Once an individual uses the umbilical cord, it is estimated that he will appear like the village chief [hanging like], and the physical injuries and even the damaged pathogens can be recovered in a short period of time.

But selfish individuals like the sick are by no means just giving and sharing.

 Individuals who receive the umbilical cord and enjoy "new life" must eventually pay a certain price.

I even suspect that even if the village chief is not killed by me, he will still be reduced to some kind of sacrifice in the end..."

This is not Yi Chen’s random guess.

Recalling the village chief’s almost ‘cheating’ regeneration ability when using the umbilical cord, even his damaged pathogenic heart was repaired in a short time. Judging from the efficacy alone, it is too exaggerated.

When using the umbilical cord, the village chief appeared to be in a state of hanging. It can be said that "the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck Nuchal-Cord", which is directly related to the death of the newborn.

 It is very inconsistent no matter how you think about using an act that symbolizes death to give new life.

Yi Chen also made a guess because of this,

Does this mean that while accepting the gift of new life, you need to sacrifice your own life to repay it?

 Ending the short thoughts,

　　Arranging the tie in one hand and walking up the hillside with the suitcase in the other.

Little Grape has also become more serious than ever. Sometimes it emerges from the shoulder, sometimes half of the body moves out from between the cuffs, and sometimes an eye pops out of the trouser leg to ensure safety.

However,

The mountaineering journey was still quiet. Not only was there no attack from any church personnel, there was not even a sense of peeping.

 Paired with what the village chief once said, "You're late," Yi Chen quickened his pace.

On the top of the hillside stands the [Church] built by the villagers for the church a few months ago. It is more like a special classical building than a church.

 The gate, the gabled corridor and the domed rotunda connected to the end.

The cold wind blew at the bare twisted tree trunks, church-like buildings and the only living thing on the top of the mountain - Yi Chen.

Crunch~

 Push open the unlocked church door,

 In the spacious colonnade passage, whether it is the new candles burning in the equally spaced niches or the cleaned gold-inlaid red carpet,

They all seemed to be telling Yi Chen that there was something inside waiting for his arrival, waiting for his participation, and once he got deep, he could not exit.

Even so, Yi Chen's eyes did not change at all, and he stepped into it resolutely and walked towards the deepest part of the colonnade.

Ta!

The leather shoes stepped off the end of the red carpet and stepped on the cold marble floor.

 The sound echoed in the hall with a huge dome structure,

The upper dome is covered with square concave caissons, which gradually decrease as the height rises, reducing the weight and decoration of the dome.

 A circular candle lantern hangs from the top, with 108 candles lit on it to illuminate the entire rotunda.

 A statue of the "Mother of the New Life" that can be seen everywhere in the village stands in the center.

 The size of this statue is several times larger than the small sculptures at the door of every house in the village, about four meters high.

The mother, whose face is full of holes, holds her newborn baby in her arms. The baby is buried in the mother's arms, with no face visible.

The umbilical cord connection is still maintained between the two.

The square stone pier at the lower end of the statue is engraved with a line of words - "Those who offer blood and essence can receive new life."

Yichen didn't even get close to the statue, but he could already feel the breath of new life emanating from inside.

  Carefully approach the statue and reach out to touch the words on the surface.

　　唰!

 The umbilical cord connecting the mother and the baby suddenly activates and is suddenly pulled out between the baby's navel.

The top of the umbilical cord showed a round-toothed mouth full of fangs, biting towards Yi Chen's abdomen.

　　Seems like he wants to draw the so-called ‘blood essence’ from his navel.

Just as I was about to get closer, wah! The silver light fell.

The ax that Yi Chen has been carrying behind his back is guarding against this moment.

　　When I cut off the umbilical cord that was struggling on the ground and was still trying to swim away, my leather shoe stepped on it...pop!

 When Yi Chen raised his head again,

The mother who discovered the statue and the child in her arms actually turned their heads and stared at themselves with faces full of holes. Although it had no mental impact, such gaze made people very uncomfortable.

 Continuing to put his hand against the base of the statue, he could vaguely feel something supplying energy to the statue from the lower end.

 “Down there?”

Yi Chen raised his foot and kicked it away, but the statue didn't move at all.

 Such heaviness and hardness can also indirectly prove that there may really be something hidden under the statue.

 Back,

Yi Chen retreated to the front of the colonnade, close to the church door.

Lean down and make a starting motion similar to that of a sprinter,

 Under Yi Chen's control, the plants in the body concentrated on the right shoulder and arm.

 Get started!

 Yi Chen, whose physique has been upgraded to [4], with the support of the temporary heart, accelerates to run faster than before.

When he rushed into the dome rotunda, he immediately turned his body to the side and turned his completely tensed right arm sideways in front of him, making a collision posture!

 Maybe it’s to feel the subject’s will,

 Gentlemen's clothing has also undergone adaptive changes, increasing the thickness of the fabric on the right arm to increase the buffering time during a collision.

　　Boom!

 A loud noise resounded in the rotunda,

The base of the statue was completely smashed, and various stones and flesh were scattered everywhere... Yi Chen felt right. The inside of the sculpture was filled with highly compressed flesh, and the lower end was connected to a meat strip that transported nutrients.

 A secret passage leading to the depths appears in front of you.

When Yi Chen stared into the depths, his mind felt a strange pulling feeling, and he even felt like he was being strangled on his neck.

 Shaked his head violently, quickly dispelling the intrusion in his thoughts,

 Subconsciously, I touched my neck, and actually felt a clear mark of strangulation...as if I had been freed from a hanging state.

 (End of this chapter)