The residue at the bottom made the figure groan and pant slightly, as if he was avoiding something and listening to the outside world.
Rustling——
A weird crawling sound came from outside the trash can from far to near.
The figure in the darkness widened its eyes and covered its mouth, not making any sound. There was only the thumping sound of the heart in the small trash can.
Rustling - rustling -
The presence outside the trash can lingered for a while, then gradually faded away.
The figure waited quietly for another ten seconds, until there was no more sound outside the trash can, and then relaxed and breathed heavily.
Bang bang bang bang——
The heart beats harder.
After calming down his emotions and breathing, the figure slowly pushed open the lid of the trash can and peered outside through the narrow gap.
A tombstone stands behind a low fence. On the street outside the fence gate, six-legged monsters crawl past.
After confirming that it was difficult to find this side of the street, the figure looked towards the cemetery again. Several human head balloons were floating in front of many tombstones, occasionally bumping into each other, as if whispering to each other.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and the human-head balloons swayed with the wind, and one of them turned back slowly.
The figure quickly got back into the trash can, not daring to peek outside again.
After groping with his hands for a while, he leaned against the cold wall of the box and took out a notebook from his arms.
Chi chi, chi—
The struck match suddenly lit up, and the faint light of the match illuminated Oliver's blood-stained face.
The wet trash can walls reflected the watery light, and Oliver held the match and moved closer to the open notes.
There is a bookmark between the illuminated pages. This page shows a simple drawing of a building. The lines of the building represent that it is a stone building. The towering eaves and the angel sculpture on the top of the hat represent the identity of the building.
Oliver has seen it, or he will see it every time he follows the convoy - the church on the west side of Trio Street, closest to Shadow Swamp in Shadow Town.
laugh--
The match suddenly went out, and the water dripping from the top of his head passed through the match and fell on his fingertips.
Oliver took out another match and struck it. He looked up first to make sure it was not some monster's saliva and mucus, and then continued to read the content below the stick figure.
[We searched the town but couldn't find that bastard named Oliver. We even searched under the bed in the red lounge. Kirk said that the guy might be hiding in the basement of the church. How would outsiders know there? And that guy went there
What are you doing there? There is nothing inside except stone walls that are harder than a bank vault.]
[Anyway, it is indeed the last place we haven’t looked for, so let’s go check it out later, after Fran and Garcia come back from their investigation. 】
laugh--
The match went out just after Oliver finished reading the last line.
Without wasting any more matches, Oliver put away the matchbox and notes.
Shadow Town Church...that's where it is.
Thinking of all the rumors about the church basement, Oliver, who was running for his life, planned to use this place as his refuge until everything was over.
The lid of the trash can was pushed open a crack, and a pair of eyes peeked out from the dark interior.
The sky is still dark red, monsters are raging, and the end of everything is far from coming.
The human head balloons floating on the cemetery have not dispersed yet, and they seem to have no intention of leaving the cemetery for the time being.
Oliver gritted his teeth, widened the gap in the trash can while their backs were facing him, climbed out of the trash can, and landed on the ground.
Getting up on his hands and knees, Oliver hunched over and walked around to the main entrance of the church.
He tried to make his movements as silent as possible, and his body would not be higher than the low wall outside the church. His height had an advantage in this regard——
But what's worse is that a breeze suddenly blows from the corner and lifts the corners of Oliver's clothes.
The breeze passed through Oliver and blew towards the cemetery in his panic.
The human head balloons swayed with the wind, just like ordinary balloons blown by the wind. One of the balloons rotated, revealing an inflated, inflated, blood-stained human face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Oliver's body was almost frozen.
More smiling balloons with human heads turned towards Oliver, and they spotted him.
A layer of goosebumps appeared on Oliver's skin under his clothes. He used his peripheral vision to observe the balloons with human heads floating towards him, no longer hiding the sound of his footsteps, and ran quickly towards the church door.
The human-headed balloons accelerated towards Oliver, but a breeze slowed them down. Oliver took advantage of this time to rush into the half-open door of the church and turned around to close the door.
The last thing he saw was the crowd of balloons with human heads coming outside.
Bang——
The dull sound of closing the door echoed, and the door was completely closed.
Oliver held the door with both hands, swallowed the smear, stood upright and turned to face the church.
Abruptly, a ferocious and terrifying face pressed against his face. His breath hit it and bounced back with a cold and fishy smell.
…
"The church is surrounded by open space and there are no buildings. How can we get there?"
Beside the wooden crate, Fran said to Lu Li and Qiao Qiao who were surrounding the map.
The church is at the edge of Sanren Street, only a few hundred meters away from Shadow Swamp, and there are no buildings around it for a hundred meters. One is because many of the pioneers at that time believed in God, and the other is because the residents had to be buried around the church after they died.
In the cemetery.
This also shows on the map, the area around the church is very clean.
"Is there no secret passage?" Lu Li asked.
Qiaoqiao looked at him in surprise. What surprised her even more was Fran's answer: "There is indeed a secret passage..."
"Where."
"It leads to the Shadow Swamp. I don't know the details... I only know that there is a secret passage, but I don't know where it is."
"That is to say, if we take the tunnel, we have to go to Shadow Swamp first, and then go to the church through the Shadow Swamp tunnel." Qiao Qiao frowned. "This secret tunnel is of no use."
Lu Li did not answer. He searched on the map for the building closest to the church that would allow them to reach the church safely.
At this time, Fran suddenly became discouraged and said: "Lu Li, I think you may be right. There may be no living people left in the church... We may even be the only living people."
"You don't seem sad." Qiao Qiao suddenly asked.
Because the police station is a fake police officer, she is more wary of strangers.
Fran smiled and said: "My parents died more than ten years ago. They accidentally fell into the mire while picking fruits in the Shadow Swamp. When they were discovered by fellow townspeople, they were completely trapped. Let me know when they come back.
When he took me there again, he couldn't find the mire where they were buried."
"I'm sorry..." Qiaoqiao sounded apologetic.
"It's nothing, I almost forgot about them." Fran said nonchalantly, taking out a string of bracelets hanging around his neck. "It's been so long, I've forgotten what they look like... I only have memories of them.
Get this bracelet."
Wow——
Lu Li folded the map again to attract their attention.
