"The holy tree is up there, they are simply crazy." The Pope said with a rare gaffe.
"They have always been crazy." Lin said after hearing the Pope's words.
"No, I really didn't expect that they would actually do something to their own people." The Pope shook his head and quickly regained his composure. He thought carefully for a while, then frowned and said: "It's not for this now.
When we are shocked by the behavior of the madman, we need to know what they want to do by preparing so many blood stones."
"Maybe it's some kind of ritual?" Lin expressed her thoughts when she came back.
"What kind of ceremony requires such a huge blood stone? Even if it is really a ceremony, the scale of the ceremony that requires so many blood stones will definitely not be very small. Our people will notice it." The Pope shook his head and said.
"No matter what it is, I have to tell the king about it, and we must be prepared." The Pope said.
"By the way, since you have been exposed, then take a good rest and wait until you recover from your injuries." The Pope thought of something and looked at Lin and said.
"No need, my work may not be over yet." Lin shook her head and said.
"Huh?" The pope looked at Lin suspiciously, not knowing what she meant by this.
Without answering the Pope's doubts, Lin gradually disappeared into the shadows and said: "I will continue to investigate in secret, don't worry about me."
"..."
After a moment of silence, the Pope looked at the empty corridor, opened his mouth, and after a moment of hesitation said, "Okay, pay attention to safety."
His voice echoed in the quiet corridor, and he did not receive any reply. Only a wisp of breeze drifted past him, as if he heard his words.
Lin, who had already left the church, recalled her experience after comatose in the swamp...
...
"..."
In a room with almost no ventilation, the weak Lin opened her eyes, turned around and saw a man sitting on a table writing something.
She was very familiar with the appearance of that man. After all, he was also her "companion" who had "worked" with her for five years. However, she never thought that she would actually be rescued by him.
one day.
"Ahem!" She struggled to support her body, but it involved her severely injured lungs, and she couldn't help coughing violently.
The sound of coughing attracted the attention of the man who was working. No. 3 turned his head and saw Lin rolling to the ground due to struggle.
"Your injuries are not minor." No. 3 stood up helplessly and carried Lin back to the bed.
"Water." This was the first thing Lin said after returning to bed.
"Here." No. 3 picked up the water glass from the table and handed it to Linda.
"..." Without saying anything, Lin stubbornly raised her right hand. She held the water glass tightly with great effort. Seeing her like this, No. 3 hesitated to release her hand.
"Bah..." The water cup slipped from Lin's palm, and when she was about to fall to the ground, Miyoshi reached out to catch the falling water cup. Inevitably, part of the water in the water cup spilled on the ground.
superior.
"I'll do it." No. 3 refilled the water glass and then handed it to Lin's mouth.
Lin pursed her lips, and finally drank the water in the glass quietly. When No. 3 saw this, she couldn't help but chuckled twice, and said: "I didn't expect you to be so... quiet."
It’s time.”
"I just don't want to waste my energy." Lin raised her eyebrows, and then asked: "Tell me, why did you save me?"
Before No. 3 could speak, Lin took the lead and said: "You don't want to pretend to save me, and then gain my trust and get information from me. Let me tell you, that is impossible!
"
"Haha, I didn't expect you to be quite good at figuring things out." No. 3 was slightly stunned when he heard Lin's words, then sat aside and said, "Don't worry, I didn't plan to ask anything from you."
He took out a letter from his arms, then handed it to Lin and said: "Take it, let's take a look."
"This is..." Lin could tell at a glance that this was the letter that No. 2 had given him at that time. She hesitated for a while, then reached out to take the letter and read the content on it.
"this......."
Her pupils widened subconsciously, because the content in the letter seemed so shocking that she couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of the letter.
"You're not going to fool me with this kind of false information, are you." Resisting the shock in her heart, Lin looked at No. 3 with a straight face.
"I hope this is false." No. 3 shrugged helplessly, then sat on a chair nearby and said, "I know you are a spy of the kingdom, so I gave you this letter."
"Will this do you any good?" Lin asked, looking at No. 3 with some confusion.
"Haha, you may not believe it when I tell you. I joined the Guiji Sect in the first place because I believe it can really help all mankind." No. 3 smiled bitterly and explained:
"The energy of the void is extremely dangerous. The creatures in our world will be eroded by the void as long as they live. At first, we were just a small group, a group of poor people who were eroded by the void."
"We are trying to study the power of the void, hoping to find a way to cure the pollution of the void. In the process, our collective continues to expand, and our thoughts can't help but change."
"I don't know when one of us had an extra thought..." No. 3's eyes flashed with the light of memories, and said: "The power of the void is great, and all of us are children favored by the void.
,so we are lucky......"
"Indeed, the void can bring us great power. At that time, most people, including me, changed from how to treat the effects of the void."
"We began to further study the void and steal power from it. Some of our compatriots took the wrong path. They began to conduct human experiments, hoping to develop a method of accepting the void that would not be life-threatening."
"I can't stop them, and there are too many people I know well in the sect, so I'm reluctant to leave. Or, in other words, I was blinded by the power of the void."
"So you have found your conscience now?" Lin raised her eyebrows and said in a rather sarcastic tone.
Of course, No. 3 heard the sarcasm in Lin's words, and he replied: "I don't want to explain that I was just blinded by strength. In fact, I was not awakened by my conscience."
"It's just that the sect has changed so much that I can't adapt to it. I feel a little confused. I can't help but recall his original appearance, with some emotion and regret."
"But these are secondary. The thing that really makes me change my mind is in your hand." No. 3 pointed at the letter in Lin's hand.
"For the purpose of sight, even our compatriots have to take action. We have completely lost our original intention, so no matter what..."
