The next day, morning.

The sun rises, darkness and evil recede, and light returns to the earth.

The returning corpses that had been wreaking havoc all night retreated into the sewers or other dark and cramped corners.

Licking wounds or savoring the aftertaste of last night's hunt, waiting for the next dark night to fall.

Chen Gou left the jewelry store where he had been huddled all night and came to the checkpoint on the border between Red Hook and Manhattan.

Due to the fall of Red Hook, the New York Safety Committee sealed off the entire area, and everyone who wanted to go out needed to undergo strict screening.

The screening method is not complicated and the results can be obtained within a few seconds.

Just use a medical ultraviolet lamp to scan the skin surface. If there are no crawling strips of worms, it proves that you are not infected yet.

Otherwise, they will be caught on the spot, isolated, or even humanely destroyed.

Chen Gou quickly passed safely.

Compared to Red Hook, Manhattan, which is still under human control, is obviously much more prosperous.

The rich still live in feasting and drunkenness.

It seems that all human beings have one thing in common: they will not shed tears without seeing the coffin.

Chen Gou inquired all the way and soon arrived at St. Benedict's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Of course he didn't remember the name of this church. There were many churches in Manhattan, but this was the only one with a cardinal presiding over it.

The red archbishop Paul inside knows the whereabouts of the "Fallen Light".

St. Benedict's Cathedral was built in the 19th century. It is a 1.5-square-foot neo-Gothic classic building that looks like a castle. This shows that the archbishop is doing quite well.

Chen Gou walked into the door, directly handed over a gold ring that he had plundered from a jewelry store last night to the priest in charge of reception, and asked to see the archbishop.

This proves that the law that money can make money work is applicable everywhere.

It has been proven effective in practice, and Chen Gou secretly named it "Chen's First Law".

Chen Gou was quickly led into the archbishop's study and saw the archbishop with a red hat on his head, a black robe and a long red belt around his waist.

The archbishop raised his head from behind the desk, glanced at the young-looking Chen Gou, then lowered his head and wrote something: "Child, if you want to repent, then start now. I only have five minutes to give you."

"If confession is useful, why are the evil spirits outside raging so far without seeing the holy light of God?" Chen Gou sat down on the chair opposite and said with a smile.

English is the official language of the Canglan World Covenant Holy See, so there is no obstacle to communication between Chen Gou and the archbishop.

The archbishop raised his head again, looked at him this time and said: "It seems that you are not here to confess, so tell me your real purpose."

"I need the 'Falling Light'." Chen Gou tapped his fingers lightly on the smooth mahogany tabletop.

"The Fallen Light is an extremely precious cultural relic. With all due respect, you don't seem to have enough funds to exchange for it." The Archbishop glanced sideways and pursed his lips.

"May I ask how much 'enough' your Excellency, the Bishop, means?"

"Five million dollars worth of gold."

Chen Gou smiled and said, "I have something more precious than five million dollars in gold."

"for example?"

"Follow God's will and use the 'Falling Light' to destroy the vampires outside."

"I have not received such a will from God... Please come back, sir. The mayor wants me to speak a few words at tonight's charity dinner. I still have a speech to write."

Without further ado, the cardinal sent the guests off directly.

Chen Gou stood up and left. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Your Excellency, do you still fear God?"

The archbishop looked ugly and did not answer.

Chen Gou didn't expect his answer and left.

Is he worth five million dollars in gold?

No.

So Chen Gou either went to rob a certain treasury or the red archbishop.

But he didn't plan to choose either.

robbery?

That's what only rough guys do.

Crime is also an art, especially legal crime.

He wants this sanctimonious stickman to offer the "Light of Fallen" on his own initiative!

Chen Gou spent the entire day in a coffee shop that was still open.

In the evening, the archbishop left the church by car to attend a charity gala hosted by the mayor.

In the dead of night, Chen Gou quietly climbed over the wall from the back door of the church and slipped in.

He brought a gift to the archbishop, a blood worm in a sealed glass bottle.

He brought this specially from the Red Hook area. The guards at the checkpoint strictly checked the people who passed the customs, but they could not search the luggage carefully one by one.

From the beginning, Chen Gou expected that the archbishop would not cooperate.

The church does not have professional security or guards, and its defenses are extremely lax. There is only one night watchman who is responsible for keeping watch at night.

With Chen Gou's attributes, he didn't waste much effort to lure the night watchman away from the mountain and into the church by throwing stones.

And in front of another desk in the archbishop's study on the second floor, he found the priest who fell asleep on the table because he was too sleepy.

That is, the one who accepted his money during the day and agreed to introduce him to the archbishop.

Chen Gou poured the blood worms out of the glass bottle and landed on the back of the priest's hand.

The blood worms sensed the blood flowing under the skin, immediately recovered from the "weak" state, squirmed excitedly, and penetrated into the skin...

After blood worms are parasitic, they will cause "abnormal" growth of the human body.

Until it finally turns into a soul-returning corpse.

This process can be long or short, depending on the person, but usually within a week.

Chen Gou quietly paid attention to the priest's situation every day.

I found that starting from the third day, he stopped showing up and stayed behind closed doors on the excuse of illness.

He obviously realized that he might have been infected. After all, there were overwhelming reports in newspapers and TV every day, and the symptoms on his body were clear when he compared them.

But he didn't dare to speak out or ask for help from outsiders.

He knew very well what would happen to those infected once they were discovered.

He would rather hide in his room alone and pray to God and repent than be locked up as a monster.

Then he was tied to the hospital bed, his body was filled with various medical devices, and he became a test subject until he was dissected after losing his research value...

As for there being so many people in the Holy See, why did Chen Gou choose him?

It's very simple, you have to do things after receiving the money!

Three nights later, Cardinal Paul was praying under the statue of Jesus crucified in the church.

Suddenly, a young priest who had just joined the priest limped and ran out of the side door in a panic, with a look of horror on his face.

"The bishop is not good, Father Ino, he, he..."

"What's wrong with Father Ino? Is he recovered?" the bishop asked while comforting him.

The thin young priest swallowed his saliva and said: "No, he... he was infected and just killed Noonan with a disgusting tongue..."

The cardinal opened his eyes wide: "Impossible, Ino has never been to an infected area, how could he be infected..."

He stopped before he finished speaking, because Father Ino, who had turned into a resurrected corpse, appeared from the side door and rushed over with what looked like a staggering but actually ferocious pace.

"Bishop, what should we do? Ino has gone crazy!"

The young priest wanted to continue running away, but it was too late. He had injured his leg while running away, and his retreat speed was not as fast as that of the old cardinal.

The thick and long fleshy tongue unique to the resurrected corpse ejected from Father Ino's open mouthparts and pierced his throat like lightning. The sting pierced in and he immediately rolled his eyes and fell weakly.

"Lord, save us, we are perishing!"

"Lord, save us..."

At the critical moment, the only thing the helpless archbishop could do was to turn around and pray to the statue of Jesus.

This is what he is best at and the only thing he has learned in life.

When he prayed, he was already in despair.

Having served in the Holy See for decades, although he feared God in his heart, he had never seen God perform a miracle.

At this time, it was just a case of emergency medical treatment.

However, this time the Lord actually “appeared”!

“Sinner, what you did in the past, do you qualify for the Lord’s forgiveness and redemption?”

From behind the statue of Jesus, a majestic, hoarse voice came.
Chapter completed!