Pollution throughout the territory - #292 - Chapter 288 Sabbat: Church under the Starlight

The old man led Yu Chen to a wardrobe in the corner of the house. The wardrobe was as old as the other furniture in the house and was covered with carved patterns.

He took out three cloaks with hoods, put on one of them himself, and handed the other two to Yu Chen and the old lady in front of the spinning wheel respectively.

Xia Ren watched silently until the three of them left the house and went to the street outside.

Before leaving, Yu Chen turned to look at his father-in-law. Xia Ren nodded, saying there was no need to worry about him.

The old man only warned him not to participate in the ceremony, but he didn’t seem to be too wary of him. Of course, maybe he was not afraid of any trouble caused by this outsider.

In short, no one is looking at Xia Ren now. He can do whatever he wants, including attending the ceremony or even setting the house on fire.

Of course, it was unrealistic to search the house. This kind of behavior was too desperate after all. The wardrobe was not locked. He walked over and took out a cloak from inside and put it on.

Different from the stale smell that permeated the house, there should be sachets in the closet. Xia Ren smelled the faint fragrance of the cloak on his body, which was not full of strange smell as expected.

He didn’t rush out. Instead, he lay on the window and observed the scene outside.

The pale moonlight and the shimmer reflected by the scattered snow on the ground made the whole town seem much cooler, like a scene inside the Wuji Icefield, desolate and lonely, like a corner forgotten by the world.

People wearing the same style of cloak came out of the houses one by one. They didn’t talk to each other, they just kept silent and walked along the main road towards the church at the top of the town.

Xia Ren breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could avoid talking, his risk of exposure would be much smaller.

Pulling down the brim of the cloak, his face was immediately hidden in the shadows. No one could see this handsome face unless he took off the cloak and took a look.

Pushing open the door, Xia Ren walked calmly, imitating the appearance of the others, and naturally blended into the crowd.

Along the way, he saw that the lights in the houses on the roadside were extinguished one by one. In the darkness, people wearing cloaks came out of every house, and their faces were covered, so that no one could see anyone clearly.

The whole town seemed to finally exude its unique vitality in this cold and windy midnight. Xia Ren guessed that the residents of the town had poor neighborly relations, otherwise they wouldn’t say a word to each other when they met on the road.

He quietly quickened his pace and recognized Yu Chen and the old man’s back in the crowd, but he did not dare to get too close, otherwise if he was recognized, the consequences might be serious.

Xia Ren focused most of his attention on Yu Chen, so he was a little neglectful of those around him.

His shoulder accidentally touched the person next to him, but fortunately the other person didn’t care and kept moving forward without even turning his head to look at him.

Xia Ren broke out in a cold sweat. The moment he touched her, he felt that the other person’s body was extremely soft, like rotten fruit. This was not a human touch at all.

He finally realized that the following ritual might not only be about finding clues to the old gods, but more likely a direct sacrifice to the old gods!

these people,

No,

The residents of this entire town are not human beings!

Thinking back carefully, the old man’s eyes had never moved since he entered the room tonight, his head movements were as stiff as a puppet, and the skin on his face also showed a waxy texture under the dim candlelight.

And why is he mute?

Why does the old lady never speak?

Why don’t everyone on the street talk to each other?

Countless details that are horrifying to contemplate magnify in Xia Ren’s mind.

Perhaps, at this moment, the scene on the street was not as quiet as what he saw with his naked eyes.

Perhaps the creatures under the cloaks were talking and greeting each other cordially, and the atmosphere in the whole street was lively.

I just can’t hear it myself,

Only you can’t notice it,

Among them, I am the biggest alien!

Xia Ren couldn’t stop these thoughts from appearing in his mind, and fear surged into his heart uncontrollably. His face was hidden under the brim of his hat, his teeth were chattering, his legs were uncontrollable, and he wanted to retreat several times.

This body is still too weak.

He relied on his strong willpower to suppress his fear and tried hard to control himself not to show any abnormality.

Although, they may have spotted him and not care.

Xia Ren felt that his surroundings were tightly wrapped in malice, and the strong sense of suffocation was like a big invisible hand strangling his throat.

Fortunately, the town is not big and the streets are not long.

Following the flow of people, he unknowingly reached his destination.

Looking up, everyone on the street was gathering in one direction. In front of the crowd stood the church that Xia Ren had seen from a distance before entering the town.

This is a majestic white church. Behind several huge columns that can only be hugged by three or four people, the heavy door slowly opens. Behind the door is an endless darkness, like a terrifying abyss, waiting for ignorant people to walk in. despair.

At the top of the spire at the top of the church, a bright star twinkled in the sky. The position was just right, but it looked extremely weird. Xia Ren felt a chill that could freeze his limbs from the bottom of his heart.

This star seems to be cooperating with tonight’s ceremony, and it is also like tonight’s ceremony. Waiting for this star to cooperate, Xia Ren can’t help but recall some of the legends that he has been exposed to since he was a child.

According to legend, evil sacrifices always need to shine with the stars in the sky.

“When the stars are in the right place…”

“clang—-“

The melodious bells interrupted Xia Ren’s thinking, and the crowd began to enter the church door one by one.

He stood there, suddenly forgetting what he was about to do.

Fortunately, his body moved involuntarily and followed the crowd, so he was not exposed.

The snowstorm in the evening continued to rage until eight or nine o’clock in the evening, so the streets and the door of the church were all covered with snow. Before walking in, Xia Ren looked back and looked outside.

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

There were obviously so many creatures walking by, but whether it was on the street or at the door of the church, there were only two solitary footprints extending through the snow.

One is Xia Ren’s own, and the other is probably Yu Chen’s.

He didn’t dare to think about it carefully, otherwise his sanity would inevitably decline again.

The church was darker than outside, but fortunately, a few rays of moonlight came in from the surrounding windows, preventing Xia Ren from being completely disoriented.

He blended in with the crowd and walked with them through the seats on both sides. At the pulpit in front, the darkness was even deeper. After the crowd got there, they seemed to be swallowed up by the darkness, and they didn’t know where they went.

Xia Ren suddenly realized that there might be a secret entrance under the pulpit.

Sure enough, when he got closer, he saw the team in front of him lining up, silently entering a circular entrance one by one.

So many people can be so organized without having to communicate.

Xia Ren can be sure,

Unable to detect it, the creatures under these cloaks were talking in their own unique way.

Xia Ren also walked into the entrance.

The surroundings were dark and damp, without any breath of life.