A thick fog engulfed everything.
When Fangzheng opened his eyes again, he and Maria had reappeared on the platform by the lake. Not far behind them, Irene was staring at them in surprise.
"Wait a minute, foreigner … .Why are you suddenly … .Miss Maria?!"
Irene's eyes widened in surprise when she saw Maria beside Fangzheng. Although her crow mask covered her expression, her panicked tone showed how shaken she was.
"Why are you here? What's …. "
"Hello, Irene. Long time no see …."
Hearing Irene's voice, Maria turned around and smiled at her. Fangzheng looked at the rocking chair beside Irene. At this moment, Master William was no longer on the rocking chair. Instead, there were dried clothes and a pile of what looked like ashes.
"What's going on?"
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng pricked up his brows and looked at Eirinn. He didn't think Irene killed Master William. After all, Irene had no grudge against Master William. Besides … even if she wanted to kill him, she wouldn't have waited until after he left.
"I don't know."
Irene shook her head in response to Fangzheng's question.
"Just now, Master William was still fine. Then, he suddenly laughed and said something like 'this is really unexpected' …. Then, his body suddenly caught on fire and became like this …."
"Ahhhhhh …!!"
However, as soon as Eirinn's voice sounded, a painful wail interrupted her. The three of them turned around and looked in the direction of the sound. In the middle of the lake, a huge spider was lifting its body up high. It looked up at the night sky and let out a cry that sounded like a human's.
"Woo woo woo … Woo woo woo …."
The weeping sound made one's hair stand on end, but one could feel the sorrow and pain in the spider's heart. Then, the three of them saw the spider turn around and look in their direction. Flames emerged from the spider's body, and in the blink of an eye, the spider disappeared from their sight.
Then, a bright red light slowly appeared.
A huge blood moon silently descended from the dark clouds. At the same time, everyone could vaguely hear the cries of a baby.
"Woah … Woah …"
"… Did you hear that?"
Maria frowned and looked at the two of them uneasily. Erin also nodded.
"I heard it, Madam Maria. It sounds like a baby crying.... What about you?"
"…"
However, Fangzheng didn't answer Eirinn's question. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the huge scarlet moon in front of him. Fangzheng didn't feel it before, but just now, when the spider was swallowed by the flames, Fangzheng felt the power that originally belonged to the spider fly into the sky as if it was attracted by something, and then it was swallowed by another existence.
And now, it seemed that he had finally found the culprit behind this nightmare.
"I see …"
After whispering to himself, Fangzheng turned around.
"Let's go back to the church first."
On the way back to the church, Erin couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked Maria all sorts of questions. After all, the main force of the church's Hunters disappeared overnight. This incident had a huge impact on the church, and it was a huge blow to the church. Not to mention, there was also Maria who had a high reputation in the Church of Healing. This was another reason why the Church of Healing collapsed in the later stages. It was because those senior and powerful people had either died, disappeared, or left the Church of Healing. They couldn't even find someone to cover for them.
For example, the current acting archbishop of the Church of Healing was actually Amelia, Lawrence's maid … This showed how understaffed the church was at that time.
Maria's return obviously excited Erin. Fangzheng could even feel that she seemed to have put down a heavy burden. Although it wasn't very nice to say it, in Erin's eyes, even if the sky fell, Maria would be there to hold it up. She didn't have to worry about those troublesome things anymore.
Facing Erin's enthusiastic words, Maria had a complicated expression. Because in the dream just now, she had learned about the history and truth of this world. If everything the outsider said was true, then what the Church of Healing had done could only be described as "stupid".
Humans were born in the Abyss. They left the Abyss because of their desire for fire, but they still actively sought to return …
But now …
Thinking of this, Maria also felt complicated. She once thought that she could only spend the rest of her life in that endless cycle of nightmares. Maria even thought of suicide, but she didn't expect that there would be a day when she could escape from that nightmare. Although the world she was currently in was not the real world, for Maria, just leaving the nightmare that had bound her for countless years was enough for her.
What should she do after this nightmare ended?
Maria couldn't help thinking about this question, but she couldn't find an answer. She had spent her whole life hunting, and the people she knew were either dead or missing. Who knew how many people were still alive in Yanan Town … When this nightmare ended, what would be left?
When Fangzheng returned to the church with Maria and Erin, he found that the situation there didn't seem to have changed much. Orianna was curled up in a chair in pain, as if she had no strength left, while Sophie was still sitting there motionless. It seemed that the sedative effect was still taking effect.
Seeing Fangzheng and the others return, the little girl shouted happily and ran over to hug Fangzheng.
"It's great that you're okay!"
"I'm fine."
Looking at the little girl in front of him, Fangzheng reached out to touch her head. At the same time, Dr. Youssevka came over. She first nodded at Fangzheng, then looked at Erin. But when she saw Maria behind Erin, she couldn't hide her shock.
"Ms. Maria? You're still alive? "
"Yes, Youssevka. I'm glad to see you here."
Maria's expression relaxed a lot when she saw Youssevka. Although time had passed and the woman in front of her was much older than the Youssevka in Maria's memory, Maria still felt comforted to see someone she knew and was familiar with here.
"I saw the blood moon rising … What should we do next?"
After greeting Maria, Youssevka looked at Fangzheng uneasily. She didn't know what Fangzheng had done, but it was obvious that the blood moon had risen, which marked the official end of the long night of hunting. But this obviously didn't mean that everyone was safe. On the contrary, judging from the current situation, they seemed to be in a more dangerous situation than during the night of hunting.
"I've found a way to get out of here."
But the next moment, Fangzheng's words lifted everyone's spirits.
"Really? Big brother? "
"Is it true?"
Irene and the little girl hurriedly asked after hearing Fangzheng's answer. Fangzheng also nodded.
"Yes, although it's a coincidence, I already know what's going on in this never-ending nightmare …"
"Do you need us to do anything?"
"No need."
Facing Maria's question, Fangzheng waved his hand.
"The Abyss is very dangerous. I don't recommend you to face it. Without any preparation, you'll be easily contaminated and bewitched by the Abyss. This time, I'll go alone, and you'll have to stay here and guard this church. You guys will have to stay here and guard this church. Although I don't think there will be any problems here … .who knows? "
"You're right."
Maria nodded after hearing Fangzheng's suggestion. After learning about Fangzheng's true identity and the history of this world, she would naturally make a wise choice. Although Maria also wished to face everything with Fangzheng if it was possible, she couldn't. But … she had a new mission now.
"I'll leave this place to you, Ms. Maria."
Looking at Maria in front of him, Fangzheng smiled, then closed his eyes.
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