Blood therapy made Yanan famous. It was a treatment that could cure all kinds of diseases, so many patients with chronic illnesses came to Yanan, hoping to save their lives through blood therapy.
As a result, the city of Yanan became a veritable "home of blood therapy". Blood collection machines, blood transfusion clinics, and even pungent blood cocktails appeared.
Everything about Yanan was bound together with blood.
The wealth brought by blood therapy allowed Yanan to expand rapidly. Church Town and Orton Chapel were quickly built in the old city. The Church of Healing also gained a lot of reputation, wealth, and manpower, becoming the new ruler of Yanan.
However, blood therapy soon showed the same drawbacks as Byron Weiss' blood transfusion experiment. Those who received blood became heavily dependent on blood. They began to suffer from septicemia, coughing, necrosis of their lungs, and damage to their nerves. They degenerated into bloodthirsty monsters, wandering around and attacking humans for blood.
As a result, hunters appeared.
The number one hunter, German, was a good friend of Lawrence. He established a hunter workshop to create professional weapons, armor, and firearms to hunt monsters.
Every full moon, Yanan would welcome a "night of hunting". The residents would shut their doors and the hunters would take advantage of the darkness to eliminate the monsters in the city.
In order to prevent the beastification from destroying the whole of Yanan, the hunters continued to hunt, and the night of hunting became a tradition in Yanan.
After tirelessly exploring, Lawrence finally discovered the final secret of the birth of the ancient gods in the Sumerian capital of "Ihur".
"When the Crimson Moon hangs low, the blessed womb will give birth to the son of god."
The Crimson Moon was also known as "Pale Blood" or "Dim Blood" in Sumerian literature. This name described the greenish-gray sky when the Crimson Moon descended like a corpse that had been drained of blood.
However, to summon the Crimson Moon, a woman with pure Sumerian blood had to wear a white wedding dress and sign a marriage contract with an ancient god. No one knew where the pure Sumerian blood existed.
For Lawrence, the glory of the Church of Healing ushered in a terrible reversal.
The ritual to summon the Crimson Moon had stopped, and the spread of the beast plague had caused the Church of Healing to be doubted. Even Lawrence himself was suffering from septicemia because of the long-term intake of Orton's blood. He felt that his days were numbered.
In order to maintain the reputation of the Church of Healing, Lawrence was eager to use more powerful means to consolidate the rule he had established through blood therapy.
The original hunter groups were already having a hard time dealing with the increasing number of beasts, so Lawrence ordered Ludwig to form a group of church hunters and use the powerful weapons developed during the labyrinth exploration to "eradicate" the patients of Yanan.
The vigorous hunting activities allowed the Hunter Organization to develop rapidly, and different Hunter Sects were born.
During the hunt, a race called the Cain Hurst appeared in Yanan. Some of them joined the Hunter Organization.
According to legend, Cainghurst Castle was isolated on the sea and was only connected to the Yanan Highland by a large bridge. The gate was always closed, and Cain Hurst never married outside.
This hidden team had come to Yanan to find a special kind of blood, and then joined the hunt because of the flood of beasts.
Maria was a Cainhearst. She was as beautiful as a pure angel. She was passionate about helping the weak and hated the Cainhearst's traditional blood-based fighting style.
Maria became the disciple of the number one hunter, German, and fell in love with this powerful hunter.
At this time, a piece of news reignited Lawrence's hope. "The ancient god Coase will give birth to a child of god."
The field research team found a small fishing village in the bay near Yanan. The residents there worshiped an ancient god called "Coase." The fishermen believed that Coase was a god who lived in the deep sea, and the sea was connected to the universe.
According to the Sumeer records, most ancient gods were unique existences. They were unable to give birth to children, and could only use the Bloody Moon Ritual to give birth to a child of god through a human womb.
However, Coase was different. He could give birth to a child of god through his womb, which was equivalent to a metamorphosis. He shed his old body and welcomed a new childhood.
Thus, Lawrence immediately gathered the armed forces of the Church of Healing to attack the fishing village, seize Coase's child of god, and obtain the third umbilical cord that he dreamed of.
The residents of the fishing village were slaughtered, and Coase engaged in a desperate battle with the hunters. However, he was still hunted down in the end. The creature he gave birth to also died very quickly. This creature, known as "Coase's orphan," was taken away by the Church of Healing. Thus, Lawrence finally obtained the third umbilical cord that he dreamed of.
However, Lawrence did not usher in evolution. According to the Sumeer documents that were unearthed, if a human wanted to ascend to godhood and become a complete ancient god, he needed three umbilical cords.
This was also why almost all ancient gods had disappeared. It was because only one human could become a ruler after every three ancient gods.
Lawrence fell into despair once again, but it was obvious that his madness would not stop there. Through his research on Coase and the villagers of the fishing village, Lawrence discovered that he could inject Coase's parasites into the human brain to cultivate the brain fluid. This brain fluid would allow humans to communicate spiritually with the ancient gods.
A large number of patients from the Church of Healing were injected with this brain fluid. Their heads would swell, and dripping sounds could be heard. In the end, their heads would fall off, and they would die a miserable death.
However, there were some outstanding experimental subjects who had made progress. Thus, the Church of Healing was still confident that an emissary who could communicate with the ancient gods would appear.
Maria felt lost, sad, and lost during the hunting in the fishing village. She came to the Church of Healing to take care of the suffering patients. And these patients treated Maria as their only hope in their miserable lives.
Four failed creations were placed in the Bright Tree Garden. Although they did not achieve their goal, they already had the ability to summon the power of the universe. Lawrence firmly believed that he would soon find more ancient gods and become a ruler.
At this time, a casual thought changed the fate of the Church of Healing.
"Do the Cainhearst people who are isolated from the world maintain the ancient Sumeer bloodline?"
Under the guidance of this clue, Lawrence noticed the Yousafka sisters. These twin sisters were Cainhearst people who were adopted by the Church. The older sister assisted in the research of brain fluid, while the younger sister became a powerful hunter.
Thus, Lawrence secretly began the preparations for the first round of the Crimson Moon Ritual.
At this time, the plague of beasts in the lower city had caused the entire city to be on the verge of collapse. Even the hunters who were engaged in hunting were constantly falling into madness. A special group of people were separated from the Hunter Organization. They were all foreigners and had excellent resistance to septicemia. They became professional "hunters", including Irene the crow and the church's assassin, Brador.
Irene the crow was the "Sister Bird" who helped the foreign hunters many times. The church's assassin, Brador, used a unique weapon called the "Bloodletting Hammer".
The hunters were hunting wild beasts, while the hunters were hunting the crazy hunters. Large Gatling guns were set up on the rooftops. The lower city of Yanan was in chaos.
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