After instructing Shais to keep an eye on his cryogenic chamber, Chen Chen picked up a set of local clothing and left Shais's mansion. He went outside the castle.
Everywhere he looked, he saw a stretch of low-rise houses.
The name of the city was simple. It was named after Shais Quentin. It was called Quentin City.
Although it was called a city, what Chen Chen saw was a lost civilization. The so-called houses were built with stone mixed with some kind of mud. Unless the owner was rich, most of the houses were only one story. There were rarely any two-story buildings.
The streets were filthy and messy. The water and excrement of every household was dumped directly in front of the door and then dried by the sun and wind.
There was no drainage system, no greenery, and no signs of shopping malls or entertainment.
At this time, Chen Chen stood alone on the widest road in the city. Although it was early in the morning, there were only a few emaciated natives in ragged clothes on the road. These people walked past him with numb expressions on their faces. Most of them were black people of mixed blood while some of them were Middle Eastern like Shais.
Although Chen Chen's Asian appearance attracted a lot of curious gazes, they only glanced at him briefly before turning away.
Chen Chen's appearance was not too eye-catching. Chen Chen had asked Shais about it before. Although Asians were rare in the Empire, there were still some of them.
Chen Chen was not surprised by this. Due to the previous international situation, there were many Asians working in Africa. If there were problems with human civilization in the future, these Asians who came to Africa to make money could not return home and could only reproduce locally.
Most of the residents in the city were emaciated. Occasionally, there were some who were plump and muscular but they also looked fierce. They stood in groups of three to five, naked to the waist, and looked at the people on the street with malicious intent.
The ordinary people took a detour when they saw this group of people.
Chen Chen even saw many emaciated homeless people. These people were emaciated and there was a hint of death in their eyes. It was obvious that they did not have long to live.
In the alleys on both sides of the road, there was occasionally a thin figure lying in the corner. These people were stripped naked, not even their underwear was spared.
The level of this city couldn't even be compared to the human medieval civilization.
As he walked, Chen Chen finally saw a camel shed and a two-story building next to it just as he was about to leave the city. It seemed to be a courier station.
This station was probably the only restaurant in Koont City. The door of the restaurant was wide open, and one could see the rows of seats and the scattered diners inside.
Outside the restaurant, there was a well that had long been rusted. As long as the handle of the water intake device was pressed, a trace of underground water would be drawn out.
This was probably the closest tool to modern civilization in the entire city.
Chen Chen did not enter the restaurant but continued to walk forward. The journey took less than five minutes and he arrived at the city gate.
The city wall in front of him was about ten meters tall, built entirely out of stone. The city wall was not thick, and it was more like a slightly taller fence. There were wooden ladders and narrow paths built on the fence, which seemed to allow people to climb up. At this time, in front of the city gate, which was also made of wood, there were a few soldiers dressed in rough armor standing lazily.
As Chen Chen walked over, these soldiers immediately approached him, eyeing him menacingly. However, Chen Chen directly took out a metal badge from his pocket.
After seeing this badge, the soldiers were dumbfounded and silently watched Chen Chen walk out of the city gate.
Outside the city was a desolate desert, but it was not the kind of yellow sand that stretched as far as the eye could see. Instead, it was a Gobi landscape that was a mixture of loess and sand. Occasionally, small plants could be seen stubbornly surviving in the desert.
Chen Chen took out the map and looked at it. His current location was roughly the Tenere Desert in Niger, which was the location where he built the teleportation hall.
Indeed, the teleportation hall that Chen Chen built was not located in Namibia. After all, it could only be accessed by using the Gantz black sphere, so Chen Chen simply built it in Niger.
This way, even if there were any accidents in the future, his Eco Science City could be prepared in advance.
The direction Chen Chen was heading toward was a city called Laman two hundred kilometers away. Unlike the small baronial city of Shais, Laman was a city of a duke with a population of more than thirty thousand. At the same time, Chen Chen's destination was also located in this city – the Divine Fusion Church.
The purpose of Chen Chen's trip was to investigate whether the so-called "God" was the Consciousness Stealer and what the true nature of the Stigmata was.
"Two hundred kilometers, huh?"
Chen Chen said casually. He walked to a place far away from the city and checked his direction. At the same time, he took two small steps forward and shot into the distance like a cannonball...
Three minutes later, Chen Chen's speed reached three times the speed of sound. A pitch-black city appeared at the end of his vision. This city stood in the oasis at the end of the desert. It was more than ten times larger than the city of Shais. Even the city walls were much thicker. It gave off the vibe of a medieval European city-state.
However, Chen Chen did not stop. He accelerated again and with a loud sonic boom, he came directly to the center of the city, above a huge building that looked like a church.
"Boom!"
The residents of the city only heard a thunderous sound coming from the sky. They looked up in surprise, only to find that a human was standing in the sky above the city, looking down at the ground with a pair of cold eyes.
"What's that?"
Countless people exclaimed in surprise. They looked up and whispered to each other. Some even fell to their knees on the spot, thinking that this was a miracle.
"Buzz —!"
Chen Chen's Field swept across the church beneath his feet. After that, he was blocked by an inexplicable force. It was a special kind of radiation. The radiation did not have strong penetrative power and only covered a small part of the church.
This energy was very familiar. It was the psionic energy of the Consciousness Stealer.
In addition, Chen Chen also sensed that there were a hundred paladins stationed at the back of the church. The paladins were all wearing gray iron armor with the same symbol as the one above the church. They were the garrison of the church.
Shais once mentioned that the Divine Fusion Empire adopted a system of divine monarchy. In addition, there were also forces of the Vatican stationed in the cities of nobles above the rank of count. This meant that although the city belonged to the nobles, it was jointly managed by both sides and kept each other in check.
There were also many clergymen in the church who possessed psionic powers. Although they were not very powerful, they were still a force that the nobles had to pay attention to.
At this time, Chen Chen's movement had alerted many people. The troops stationed in the church quickly rushed out. Then, a man wrapped in a black robe came out.
This black-robed man seemed to be very old. He leaned on a cane and looked up at Chen Chen with a solemn expression. In an instant, their eyes met.
Huh?
At once, Chen Chen felt a faint wave of psionic energy coming from the body of the black-robed man. This energy was intended to be an attack and a test. However, before it could reach Chen Chen, it was quickly dissolved by the Field.
The black-robed man felt his attempt to test Chen Chen's strength go nowhere. He raised his right hand and pointed to the sky. Suddenly, a thin, rotten arm appeared in front of Chen Chen.
"That's the blasphemer!"
The black-robed man let out a hoarse and strange roar. At once, some of the holy knights immediately took out the bows and arrows on their backs and prepared to attack Chen Chen.
"That's it?"
The corner of Chen Chen's mouth curled up into a cold smirk. His Field instantly erupted and an invisible shockwave swept across the area. The group of holy knights, including the black-robed man, were instantly sent flying!
"Boom!"
Chen Chen swooped down like a god and landed on the roof of the church. The solid walls of the church could not withstand the force of Chen Chen's fall and immediately crumbled, revealing the vast space inside and a group of people who were fleeing in all directions.
"Blasphemer!"
However, a fat man dressed like an aristocrat suddenly emerged from the crowd and stared at the slowly descending Chen Chen with a solemn expression. "God will punish you..."
"Pfft!"
Chen Chen did not even look at him. The man flew out as if he had been hit by a heavy blow and slammed hard into the podium at the front of the church. Due to the tremendous impact, the man's body was immediately torn apart!
There were several people who were also dressed in black robes and seemed to be psionicists also prepared to attack, but before they could do anything, their bodies were also torn apart without warning. Blood and internal organs flowed all over the ground!
Chen Chen rushed into the church like an ancient vicious beast. Anyone who tried to stop him was torn apart.
"This is it!"
The closer he got to the center of the church, the more powerful radiation force had swept out. It seemed to be trying to resist the power of Chen Chen's Field energy, but the force was still too weak.
Chen Chen walked to the position of the radiation, only to find that it was empty and the power was coming from underground.
With that, the ground in front of Chen Chen shattered with a loud bang, revealing a large, deep hole. Inside the hole, a bright red object that looked like a heart appeared in front of Chen Chen!
With a wave of his hand, the bright red substance appeared in Chen Chen's palm. This was a piece of flesh the size of a human head. It was still pulsating and emitting rings of radiation invisible to the naked eye. The longer one was exposed to this radiation, the more one's body would fester. At the same time, it could also modify human DNA, allowing humans to produce the so-called psionic powers.
"It's the Consciousness Stealer..."
Chen Chen narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he was sure that this piece of meat exuded the same energy as the Consciousness Stealer.
However, at this time, Chen Chen was no longer afraid of the so-called consciousness contagion. Previously, he had defeated the consciousness of the Consciousness Stealer in the consciousness battlefield, so it was as if he had gained immunity. This consciousness contagion that could destroy most humans no longer had any effect on him.
Chen Chen even obtained a part of the Consciousness Stealer's power, but he did not know how to use it.
"Blasphemer, how dare you steal the Child of God!"
At this moment, the group of holy knights who were previously blasted away had rushed into the church. When they saw the meat ball in Chen Chen's hand, the black-robed man suddenly became furious. He screamed loudly, "Kill him, take back the Child of God!"
In fact, there was no need for him to speak, the group of holy knights immediately rushed forward. However, Chen Chen only frowned. He waved one hand and several transparent, extremely thin square poker cards appeared in the palm of his hand. Then, Chen Chen immediately swung them!
"Swish swish swish swish swish!!!"
The group of holy knights who were rushing forward did not have time to realize what was happening to them. Their bodies were torn apart in the middle of their charge!
"No —!"
The black-cloaked figure let out an angry roar. After which, he looked on helplessly as streaks of formless light streaked past the paladins and flew towards him. A formless energy erupted, and the nano poker cards were actually forcibly repelled.
Seeing this, only then did Chen Chen tilt his head and at the same time, he took a step forward!
"Boom!"
Chen Chen smashed through the psionic barrier of the black-robed man like a cannonball and smashed the black-robed man into pieces!
When no one was around to disturb him, he continued to use his Field to analyze the piece of meat in front of him. This so-called "God's Child" was like a clone of the Consciousness Stealer. He had no idea how the Consciousness Stealer managed to obtain it.
Could it be that after the Consciousness Stealer borrowed the consciousness of humans and successfully resurrected, it used humans as its kin? Otherwise, there was no other explanation for why humans did not go extinct but left behind this kind of meat that could give humans psionic powers.
Originally, Chen Chen planned to capture a few senior members of the church to ask about the situation. However, the holy knights and the black-robed man looked like fanatics and there was no room for communication. Therefore, Chen Chen did not force them and directly erased them from the life plane.
Since they were willing to serve the Consciousness Stealer as a servant, it was better for them to die.
With this in mind, Chen Chen suddenly exerted force and the piece of meat in his hand exploded like a watermelon. Pieces of flesh splattered all over the ground.
As this piece of meat shattered, the constantly emitting radiation began to quickly disappear.
When a large number of city guards came to the church to provide support, everyone saw only broken limbs on the ground. The previous intruder was long gone.
...
"What did you say? The bishop and the holy knights in the church were all wiped out? "
In a tall building that was comparable to a church, a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression and a large patch of rotting skin on his face was shocked when he heard the report from the soldier in front of him. "What happened? Why did this happen?"
"Sir Duke, it's a high-level psionicist!"
The soldier knelt in front of the man and lowered his head in panic. "We saw a figure appear in the sky above the church and then a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. By the time we arrived at the church to provide support, the situation had become like this..."
"Useless!"
The man cursed. It was unclear whether he was cursing the church or the city guards. "Continue to investigate, we must find out who this psionicist is!"
Watching his trusted soldier stumble out of the room, the man's expression became even more gloomy. The loss of the holy knights in the church was secondary, the death of the bishop sent a chill down his spine.
What kind of joke was this? The black-robed archbishop who had been fighting with him for many years was killed so easily?
Although he had always hoped that the old man would die quickly, even if the old man was going to die, he should have died of old age first. Now that he was easily killed, did it not mean that the psionicist also had the ability to kill him easily?
This was secondary. The key was that when the Vatican noticed the old man's death, they would inevitably send a priest here. At that time, he would also be implicated. After all, the old man was killed in front of everyone in his city...
Thinking of this, the man only felt his scalp go numb. Even he did not want to face the lunatics of the Vatican.
"Click..."
However, just as the man lowered his head in contemplation, he suddenly heard the sound of feet landing on the ground behind him.
The man's breath stagnated and he slowly turned his head...
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