Darkness has shrouded the earth. During this time when all humans should be sleeping peacefully in their beds, it is a time for most beasts to be energetic. Perhaps for them as hunters, night is the only time. It's the beginning of the day. (, watch the latest updates of this book)
Maybe this is the difference between humans and beasts, but at this moment when all normal humans should fall asleep, there are a small number of people who are completely unable to sleep peacefully
Ibisi works as a nun in a monastery in this city. In addition to listening to the confessions of citizens, she only does cleaning work - although the one who listens to confessions should be her superior. that is, the job of the priest here, but this responsibility has been pushed to himself by the other party's reason: "Sooner or later, you will inherit this monastery, and you must adapt to this job early!"
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curse in secret, how could anyone be happy to inherit such a bad property? The annual allocation received at the temple headquarters is pitifully small, and occasionally it is not received at all. I wonder if the guys at the headquarters have forgotten that there is such a dilapidated branch in this city. ?
And as a monastery, this place not only houses most of the orphans, but it is also a large cemetery in the back hill. Almost all the dead citizens in the city are buried there - including her sister named Stuka. , but even though she was also an orphan here, her sister obviously had less luck than she who became a nun here
It has already died early. Since it has died, of course it cannot be regarded as good luck!
But at this time, her luck was not good, and her boss at this time, that is, in addition to her other staff member in this somewhat dilapidated monastery-Father Engels, although the name was the same as a certain The famous revolutionary fighters are somewhat similar, but according to research, they are not the same person.
"Ibisi" A pair of calloused hands tightly grasped her palm. It was the hand of Father Engels. It seemed that before he started working, all matters, big and small, were handled by this old priest. This seems to be true Ibisi thought so, and while confirming, she clenched the old wrist in her hand.
However, the condition of the owner of this wrist was not very good at this time. His body had been stained with blood, and even the white beard had completely turned into a red beard. After some preliminary calculations, Ibis found that the blood stains this time were Really, because of the current difficult financial situation, even if all the money is taken away, this old bastard will not be able to make so much ketchup!
Not to mention that his left hand has disappeared
"Fatherwhat are you?" Ibis, who was woken up from bed by him in the middle of the night and saw this bloody guy when she opened her eyes, finally realized that the matter was not simple and asked.
But after hearing this, the old priest, who was obviously still dying, suddenly became energetic. After a long sigh, he said: "It's a long story It was a huge black dragon as high as a city wall. It was destroyed with just one breath. A whole city guard, and I got this injury from fighting against it.¡±
However, looking at the serious look on the blood-stained old priest in front of her, Ibis helplessly covered her forehead and said angrily: "Be serious! Isn't this the black dragon that destroyed your original monastery? And then you were exiled from the headquarters to this shabby place, and had to live here for the rest of your life? You have said this many times!"
"Oh? Really?" Engels said in a daze. It was unimaginable that he was still so energetic without an arm. Could it be that this inconspicuous old priest was also an unknown and peerless strongman? He continued: "Here's what happened. I just went out to pick up the courier, and suddenly a monster as tall as two people jumped out from the side and killed the courier. I was also injured!"
"Strangemonster?" Ibis said in confusion. At this time, she had begun to wonder if the old guy had planned something to defraud her of this month's salary - how could there be any monster in a nice city? ? Although this is not an important fortress, it is impossible to be invaded by monsters without knowing it!
"Well, the whole body seems to be covered with metal armor. Just by looking at it, it seems that the defense is extremely high! But I can't tell what kind of monster it is" Engels said as if recalling, but then he thought of something else. His body collapsed to the ground, and he slowly stretched out his hand and touched Yibisi's cheek. //.com novel network//
"That's a very powerful monster. If you face it next time, Ibis, you have to be careful! And I'm afraid I won't be able to survive such a serious injury. Remember, after I die, I will The body was buried inThe location in the mountain cemetery with the best feng shuiif you bury me there, all my descendants will be prosperous. "He stretched out his hand tremblingly, held Yibisi's wrist, and said feebly like a twilight old man.
"Also, its weakness" Then he continued to murmur, and suddenly his eyes widened as if reflecting on the light, and he said loudly and clearly: "It's the heart!!"
Then he took his last breath
Ibis was left with a weird look on her face, and she said in a somewhat dumbfounded way: "It's just a broken handit can't kill anyone, Father?! And when did you have any descendants?!"
"No, don't mention this matter again. Father Engels is dead! Remember to help me pay back the debt to the pub at the corner of the street." But Father Engels, who should have fallen to the ground and breathed his last breath, suddenly opened his eyes. He replied with a wink.
"Don't jump to conclusions so early!!" Yibisi said helplessly. How long has it been and this guy is still thinking about asking her to help him pay back the money But it seems like this guy is injured. It doesn't look too heavy.
"Are you eager to hand over this mess to me? Then you can get a death certificate for someone who died in the line of duty, get a fake ID like your long-lost brother, and hide away with the pension to enjoy your old age, right? "Ibisi said dissatisfiedly, but asked uneasily: "Then Father, what should we do now?"
Hearing this, Father Engels, who had failed to pretend to be dead, stretched out his remaining right hand and touched his chin, and said cautiously: "Indeed, when I left, the monster was still chewing on the corpse of the express deliveryman, but since If you call it ribs, then the meat will probably be eaten up very quickly. Now it should have finished eating the ribs and is hitting the outer barrier of the monastery!"
At this time, it seemed to confirm the priest's guess that the sound of something heavy hitting the barrier had been heard from the direction of the monastery door - but because this dilapidated monastery is located in a relatively remote location in the city Because of the relationship, the movement here could not attract the attention of the guards on night patrol.
As if he saw the worry of the young nun in front of him, the experienced priest said with a wise light in his eyes: "Now we need one, there are seven scars on the chest"
At this time, he seemed to have transformed into the legendary old village chief who was the savior at the end of the century
"This meme has been used to death!" Ibis said unbearably.
"Since there is no savior, then we can only pray." Father Engels said, and after thinking for a while, he continued: "Well you will wake up all the orphans here in a while and bring them to the auditorium, right? There is the highest-level defensive barrier in the entire monastery. As long as we can hold on until dawn, the city guards will probably discover it and come to the rescue."
Hearing this, Ibisi finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that no matter how unreliable this guy was, he was still the priest here after all Then he remembered something again and asked: "But apart from what we have here, Are there no weapons to defend against enemies outside the defensive barrier?"
"Hmph, because Athena hates weapons, the young saints can only fight with their bodies. As a priest, don't you even know this?" But such a question attracted the bloody priest opposite. A scoff.
""
However, although this monastery appears to be extremely dilapidated, there are quite a lot of orphans it takes in. Perhaps this is also related to the fact that Ibis has often been taken care of by this monastery, so it took a long time to gather all the orphans sheltered here. She worked hard, but fortunately, the "Warcraft" didn't seem to have broken through the outermost defensive barrier, so there were no casualties yet.
"Father, all the orphans in the monastery have been brought here." Ibis wiped the sweat from her head and said to Father Engels, who had been waiting in the auditorium early.
"Yeah!" Father Engels nodded casually, and then a peanut was popped into his mouth following his movements - at this time, he was lying on a prayer bench, looking extremely leisurely. , but the empty left arm showed that he was a seriously injured person at this time.
Therefore, it seems extremely strange Although you have suffered such serious injuries, you can't see any pain?
"But speaking of itFather, why do you act like you're fine even if you have a broken arm?" Ibisi finally asked the question that had been bothering her since before after she had calmed down.
After hearing this, Father Engels stopped eating peanuts and turned to look at him: "Oh? Didn't I tell you? My left hand was originally a prosthetic leg? I accidentally did it when I was playing alchemy with others. Lost your left hand? It¡¯s covered in the blood of the guy who delivered the courier.??¡±
¡°¡¡± Yibisi fell silent after hearing this.
After a while, he finally couldn¡¯t hold it any longer: ¡°If that¡¯s the case, don¡¯t continue to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead!!¡±
?¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
As a small branch of the temple located in every city, the monastery will of course be equipped with various defensive measures like the headquarters of the temple. It can be said that the monastery is the last line to rescue the victims after an accident in a city. Barrier, so under this setting, some of the defensive barriers placed in the monastery are naturally unlikely to be breached in a short time.
Even though this monastery has been in disrepair and looks extremely dilapidated, and even the headquarters may have forgotten that there is such a branch in this city, the defensive barrier here will not be weakened in any way. ¡ª¡ªBut even so, the "Warcraft" that Father Engels said still appeared in front of Ibisi and the others
It is indeed as Engels said that it has a body as tall as two people, and its long and sharp forearms seem to be its most powerful weapons, but its head is not like other monsters with sharp fangs and a bloody mouth. It is somewhat similar to some knights' helmets, it looks smooth and has sharp corners.
There was even a long tassel on the back of the head. At this time, Ibis finally understood why Father Engels said that this creature was not a monster, because the mouthparts of this creature, which are the most important part of the monster for eating, were not conspicuous, and even quite different. More like a weird artificial creature than a World of Warcraft?
But this creature seems to possess a powerful attack power that artificial creatures generally do not possess. With its attack, the light of the final defensive barrier that encompasses the entire auditorium has become dimmer and appears to be shaky. Perhaps next time Maybe it will break immediately if hit?
"GodFather, what should we do now?" Seeing the unknown creatures in front of her constantly attacking the barrier, the orphans in the auditorium had begun to cry, and under the crying all around, Ibis also began to feel a little uneasy. , couldn't help but ask in a low voice to Father Engels on the side.
The priest glanced at the unknown creature in front of him who was still "working tirelessly", touched his chin, and then spoke with some helplessness and reluctance: "Actually, there is an escape tunnel under the cross. After a while, it became clear No, let¡¯s run away from there!¡±
"Underground?" Ibis was stunned when she heard this. She really couldn't imagine why a serious place like the auditorium would have such a dirty thing as an tunnel. She didn't think that this kind of setting would belong to the monastery itself. part of the architectural plan.
"Actually, I dug it secretly last year." The priest said reluctantly: "Because I borrowed a loan shark at a high interest rate, and those guys threatened that if I didn't pay off the debt within three months, they would come here to pour fire on me while I was sleeping in the middle of the night. Water, but I really couldn¡¯t find the money, so I finally had to prepare this tunnel for my escape.¡±
"Huh?" Ibis asked in disbelief. This was even more shocking to her than the secret tunnel under the auditorium. Why would this guy as a clergyman be doused with fire and blood by loan sharks? ?
"But soon, the allocation from the headquarters also came down, so after paying off the debt, this tunnel was not used. But I didn't expect that it would be used today? I am simply a genius!" Mingming announced it before The priest who had done this bad thing seemed a little reluctant, but when he said this, his expression became a little complacent.
"Ibis! What are you waiting for?! Let's run now! When the monster finally breaks through the barrier, we will have disappeared without a trace!" Then he said proudly to Ibis beside him.
And Ibisi nodded excitedly with a look of hopelessness, and hurriedly opened the secret compartment under the huge cross in the auditorium. Looking at the locked wooden board exposed underneath, she showed a surprised smile. , for a moment I couldn't help but feel a little admiration for this priest-superior who was usually not very reliable.
¡°At least the chain was not dropped at the critical moment
"Father, where is the key? The escape route seems to be locked!" Ibis said with a smile to Father Engels, who still looked complacent, and at the same time stretched out her open palm.
"What key?" Father Engels replied with a smile.
""
"" The two people who looked at each other fell silent for a while, and then the smiles on their faces slowly disappeared, and their expressions slowly became stiff.
At this moment, the surrounding holy light curtain dimmed and then completely dissipated - heavy footsteps sounded, and the unknown creature in front finally stepped into the auditorium where Ibisi and the others were the final defensive result. The world has exhausted its energy and failed under its attack!
After the annoying light curtain that had been blocking it finally disappeared, the unknown creature immediately pounced on Ibis and Father Engels who were closest to it. At such a close distance, Ibis even You could smell the strong smell of blood coming from the monster's body that was stained with the blood of the courier guy.
She showed a horrified expression. At this moment, she wished that Father Engels next to her would suddenly stop in front of her and say lightly, "I'm sorry for hiding it from you for so long. In fact, I was" and then said this with great power. A monster is defeated!
But unfortunately, what she saw in the corner of her eye was that this guy was trembling more exaggeratedly than herself?
However, I don¡¯t know if this is a prayer hall, and it is indeed particularly effective for prayer. The gods seemed to have granted Ibisi¡¯s wish, and a voice suddenly blocked her face - in her position, she could What he saw was a head of orange flowing long hair.
It was a girl younger than her, holding a sword-like shape in her hand, but the blade was a weird weapon with three surrounding blades, which looked almost cone-shaped and the other party's clothes were a bit disheveled. There was even a corner of the colorful collar of her pajamas exposed from inside her clothes, obviously she came here in a hurry.
But that¡¯s not what she cares about. All she cares about is¡ªit seems like she doesn¡¯t have to die this time? !
"Has it been completely eroded by that man-made Stone of Truth?" The girl who suddenly appeared said solemnly, waving her sword to fend off the unknown creature that was attacking. Although she said it with a frown, she didn't see much. To his great surprise, he seemed to recognize the creature in front of him.
"Sure enough, after losing your mind, the more familiar people and places are, the more likely you will attack first." He continued to say slowly.
"You meana familiar person?" Upon hearing this, Ibisi made an unexpected sound, because she really couldn't remember where she had seen this creature.
"Well, but that's not important." Rorona nodded and answered casually, obviously not answering the other party's thoughts carefully.
"The important thing is I'm here to fulfill my promise to kill him when he can't restrain himself." He continued.