Fangzheng opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep.
The church in front of him was no different from when he fell asleep. Even the shadow cast by the fiery red glow of the setting sun was in its original position. This made Fangzheng a little puzzled. It seemed that there was something wrong with the flow of time in this world …. Or rather, in this world, night never came at all.
"Whew …."
Fangzheng stood up and realized that there were two swords, one long and one short, lying silently by his side. He reached out to pick up the swords in his hands. Just as Fangzheng grabbed the hilt, he saw a cyan and a purple circular emblem appear on the back of both his hands at the same time.
Then, flames emerged from the swords and quickly spread along Fangzheng's arms to cover his whole body.
Although he was covered by the raging flames, Fangzheng did not feel the slightest bit of heat. On the contrary, he felt as if his whole body was soaked in a hot spring. It was comfortable and pleasant. The fatigue from the previous battle was swept away. At the same time, Fangzheng also saw the rotten wound on his chest. The original dark colour seemed to have faded a lot under the burning of the flames.
Not only that, under the burning of the flames, the clothes that Fangzheng was wearing were gradually burned to ashes.
When the flames disappeared again, Fangzheng walked out of it. He was wearing a triangular top hat and a silver-white light armour. A bright red cloak covered the lower half of Fangzheng's face, revealing only his eyes ….
As expected, this suit is more suitable for me.
Looking at the armour he was wearing, Fangzheng nodded in satisfaction. He raised his right hand and opened the Dimensional Codex system. Although the system in front of Fangzheng was still black and white, the prompt had changed from [System offline] to [System offline …. Repairing (progress 3%)].
Finally, I found a way to repair it.
Fangzheng let out a sigh of relief after reading the system prompt. He shouldered the greatsword and hung the Hunter's Relic on his waist. Then, he strode toward the entrance of the church.
Just as Fangzheng was about to leave the church, the old man who was kneeling on the ground called out to him again.
"Huntress … please … save those who haven't been lost on the night of the hunt …"
"If I see him, I will save him."
Upon hearing the old man's request, Fangzheng waved his hand and looked at the old man beside him.
"But I have to correct one thing. I am not a hunter."
"… So, foreigner, you are …"
"I am …"
Looking at the old man in front of him, Fangzheng smiled.
"I'm the Abyss Watcher from the Undead Squad of Fran."
With that said, Fangzheng nodded at the elder and turned to leave. The old man stared at Fangzheng's back for a long time without saying a word …
After leaving the church, Fangzheng was surprised to find that everything seemed to have returned to its original state after he fell asleep. It was just like how monsters in online games would respawn. In this world, the monsters he had just eliminated had started a new round of fighting and killing.
Unfortunately, the Hunter Fangzheng killed before did not resurrect, and the corpse of his wife was still there … It seemed that except for the cursed people mentioned by the old man in the church, the others did not seem to have the ability to resurrect. As for why the Hunter did not resurrect again …
Fangzheng suspected that it might have something to do with the power he absorbed when he killed the Hunter.
After obtaining the Farran Greatsword, Fangzheng threw away the sword cane. Although the sword cane's ability to transform was quite cool, Fangzheng was still better at using the weapon he was used to. On the way back, Fangzheng killed the monsters one by one as if he was cutting melons and vegetables. This time, Fangzheng observed carefully and found that after he killed the monsters, they would also "burst" out a fog-like energy. However, it was unknown if it was because their strength was too weak that Fangzheng did not have the time to absorb them before they returned to the ground and vanished from this world.
Well, maybe they were waiting for the next "respawn".
There was obviously something wrong with this world.
Whether it was the fact that time did not seem to elapse at all, or that the monsters would respawn after they were killed, it was obviously not real. The feeling Fangzheng got was that this town called Yanan seemed to be in the gap between a dream and reality. Some people really existed, so they died, but some people were already attracted by the dream. However, some people had already been attracted by the dream. They had entered a nightmare that they could never leave, and they would feel eternal pain in it.
But now …
"Sigh …."
The thought of bringing bad news to the girl made Fangzheng a little depressed. He did not want to be the bad messenger, but it seemed that there was no one else who could do it except him … No, wait, there was someone else?
Fangzheng clearly remembered that among the people before, apart from the girl, there was also an old man who was willing to talk to him and asked Fangzheng to find a safe place for him. It seemed that the chapel was indeed very safe. If it was there, there shouldn't be any problems. If that was the case, then … Fangzheng had an idea.
"Knock knock knock."
Soon, Fangzheng returned to the old man's house and knocked on the door. Then, the old man's slightly impatient voice came from inside.
"What's the matter? Hunter? Have you found a safe place? "
"Yes, madam."
Upon hearing the elder's question, Fangzheng nodded.
"The Orton Chapel is a very safe place. Those monsters won't enter it. If you're sure you want to go …."
"Yes, of course I want to go!"
But as soon as Fangzheng finished his words, the old man suddenly shouted.
"I've had enough of this damn place! I'll go there now. Alright, hunter, go do what you need to do! Don't bother with an old woman like me! "
"… I told you I'm not a hunter …."
Fangzheng rolled his eyes at the old man's answer, but he still reached out and knocked on the door again. This time, the old man's impatient voice came from the door again.
"What's the matter? Is there anything else? "
"It's like this, madam …."
Fangzheng hesitated for a moment.
"Before I came here just now, I spoke to a little girl. Her mother left the little girl alone to look for her husband, so the little girl asked me to help look for her parents …."
"I haven't seen anyone here except you!"
"I know that …. What I mean is …. Well, although I did find the little girl's parents, they're already …. So now, the child is alone. I don't think it's safe for her to stay in the house alone. If possible, can you come with me to look for her and bring her to the chapel? "
"…."
This time, the elder didn't say a word. After a while, he saw the tightly shut door in front of Fangzheng open a crack. Following that, an elder wearing a white hat stared at him from the crack.
"Who? A little girl? Who are you talking about? Who are her parents? "
"This is all I can bring back …."
As he spoke, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and showed the brooch in his hand to the old man. Seeing the brooch, the old man's eyes widened.
"Oh my god …. It's Father Gascoigne and his wife …. Sigh …. That child must be Cecilia …."
The old man was silent for a moment, then she looked at Fangzheng again.
"Alright, wait for me here, foreigner. I'll go pack my things."
After saying that, the old man closed the door again. But this time, Fangzheng did not wait too long. After a few minutes, the old man came out with a lamp. She looked at Fangzheng carefully, then nodded.
"Alright, foreigner, let's go."
Perhaps it was because of the change in Fangzheng's attire, or maybe it was because of Fangzheng's request, the old man's attitude towards Fangzheng was not as fierce as before. On the contrary, she began to act like an ordinary old man, nagging as they walked.
"I know Father Gascoigne. He's a good man. He loves his wife and daughter very much …. Sigh, but he doesn't have a good relationship with his eldest daughter. To be honest, when I knew he was going to participate in the hunt, I wanted to stop him. But who would listen to a lonely old woman? Hunt, hunt, what's the point of all this? "
"… Oh, foreigner, you're kind-hearted. But why did you come to Yanan? This place has gone mad, it's done for. An old man like me can only wait here, struggling at death's door with it …. "
"About Yanan? You must have heard of Yanan's blood treatment. Legend has it that the blood of Yanan can cure all diseases. Most of the foreigners came here because of that. Many of them are seriously ill and are eager to get treatment here. But what's the use of that? Blood treatment is not the end of the nightmare, but the beginning of the disaster. Many of those who have been injected with the blood have gone mad. They have become madmen and beasts, wandering around, killing, and creating a foul atmosphere in the town. The church has organized hunting teams to hunt these monsters, but it's meaningless. In the end, Yanan still became what it is now …. "
Although the old woman nagged along the way, it was a good thing for Fangzheng. At least he learned the history of the town from the old woman. According to the old woman, Yanan had a special kind of blood that could cure all diseases as long as it was injected into the human body (it sounded like an old military doctor's advertisement). Because of this, people from all over the world with incurable diseases came here to "ask for blood". They all received blood treatment and were cured of their diseases.
But blood treatment was not without side effects. Those who received blood treatment were addicted to it and could not extricate themselves. Some of them turned into beasts because they had exceeded their limits, while the rest became more or less insane. So far, almost everyone had either become monsters or madmen. Only a few people who had not received blood treatment could remain clear-headed ….
Speaking of which, Fangzheng really wanted to complain. Is it really okay to transfuse blood without even checking the blood type in this day and age? Not to mention the unhygienic environment, do you guys only use type O blood for blood treatment?
At that moment, Fangzheng saw a lantern in front of him.
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