Red Moon Returns

The wait is finally here.

Lynch had been waiting for this day since he learned of the impending outbreak when he broke his leg more than a month ago.

This incident has been weighing on his mind and brought him huge psychological pressure.

If a large number of innocent people really died because of this disaster, even if it was only the hundreds of thousands of people who were initially expected to be infected, Lynch would feel guilty for the rest of his life. Because human life is not a cold number, nor is it an adjective that only exists in descriptions as many people imagine. It is a living life.

Hundreds of thousands, or millions, of people died because of a choice they made. Without personal experience, Lynch felt that he could be indifferent and treat it calmly, but until he faced the reality and woke up from the nightmare of the infected people roaring crazily every night, he realized that he was still not indifferent enough.

That's why he is so dedicated to these things. He doesn't want to live under this kind of pressure all his life. Maybe nothing can be changed in the end, but at least he must do his best, not for anyone, but to have an explanation for himself.

The day finally came, but when Lynch and the two ladies walked into the Passion Church under the leadership of a young emergency nun, he was startled. He had not passed here for several days, and the surroundings of the church had completely changed.

The originally clean and tidy white tower has become like a refugee camp. There are many bunks in the open space in front and behind, and many people with blood on their bodies are lying or sitting. No one speaks, no one moves, and everyone expresses their expressions. He stayed there with a gloomy expression and numbness. When he saw Lin Qi and his party approaching, these people did not react at all. Their eyes were dull and they allowed the group of people to pass between them.

Just like a group of people who have lost all hope and are quietly waiting for death to come, one or two moans and one or two cries occasionally sound in the crowd, but they soon subside, allowing the surroundings to return to a deathly depression.

Lynch followed the nun who led the way around these people. As they approached the entrance of the white tower, more and more people were lying on the ground with numb faces. At the entrance of the church in the distance, a large group of ordinary people in casual clothes were surrounding them. , there were faint sounds of crying.

"Let us in."

A burst of high-pitched crying broke the dead silence, and the crowded crowd began to commotion. Only the people lying around still looked numb, as if they had long been accustomed to the strange thing.

Inside the crowd is the entrance to the church. At this time, the entrance to the church has been set up with barricades and iron nets, and it is tightly blocked. Behind the defense line, more than a dozen fully armed soldiers are guarding there with expressionless faces, and there are five or six people beside them. A female priest in a white robe.

Outside Juma, four or five people with blood on their bodies were shouting to rush in. While rushing back, they shouted: "Don't block us, we have been bitten, let us go in for treatment quickly."

However, the soldiers blocked the door and refused to let anyone in, and the female priests even pushed those who were trying to rush in with blood on their bodies. For a moment, there were cries, shouts, and pushes, and the door of the church Chaos.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people outside, and why are the soldiers mobilized to stop them? What happened? The infected people are probably out of control."

Lin Qi couldn't bear it anymore and asked the little nun who was leading the way. They had been busy with matters related to the Light of Miracle these past two days. The three of them had never come to the Church of the Tribulation. Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for a few days, the place turned into chaos. so.

The little nun pursed her lips and looked like she was about to wipe away tears. After holding back for a long time, she said: "These are not infected people, these are people who were bitten. The number of infected people has been increasing recently, including those in surrounding villages and towns. The total number of infected people has exceeded 500. Even the Bishop and Ms. Nightingale are not sure whether they have any hope of recovery, but it is impossible to let them wander outside, so they can only be sent to the Hall of Order first. Temporarily detained in prison.”

"What about them?" Lin Qi frowned and gestured to the people around him, "They were just bitten? I don't think their injuries were serious. Why did they have to go in and were stopped?"

"Only those who have been injured to a certain extent are allowed to enter the tower. There are at least a thousand people crowded inside, and it is almost full. Those with minor injuries have been treated, or those who do not need treatment at all are not allowed to enter. Inside There is no room for them."

"Huh? No need to deal with it? Then why are they piled here?"

The three of them looked at the lifeless environment and then at the entrance where a conflict was about to break out, completely confused about the situation.

"It's been a while here recently. These bastards only think about their own safety. They don't care how much pressure this will put on the fellow believers. If they didn't make trouble and didn't talk about others, the fellow believers at the door could rest for a few more minutes. No need to waste my time loving you on these bastards.”

The little nun gritted her teeth and waved her fist, and finally sighed and explained:

“These people have all been bitten and are indeed not sick now, but the ladies said that when the disease becomes contagious, it cannot be ruled out that these people who were bitten will become infected in reverse time and then become sick and become new infections. They thought that theoretically it shouldn't happen, but no one dared to draw this conclusion. The safest way was to wait for the drug to be developed and give it to these people first to eliminate the hidden danger. As a result, this matter was leaked by someone, and it was published in the newspaper. It’s all posted.”

"Hey, so it caused a panic?"

Lynch has seen many similar situations in his previous works.

"Not yet. Everything is under control now. But some people who were bitten were driven out by their families and neighbors. They were afraid that they would suddenly go crazy. These people are quite pitiful. We found a hotel and arranged them there. As for these people... they are afraid that they will die after the disease. They think that if they stay here, they can receive treatment nearby if they get sick, and they can get the medicine as soon as possible after it comes out, so they are all blocked here. It's not enough to block the door. A group of people want to squeeze in every once in a while. Fortunately, the Duke sent people to block them outside and only allowed the seriously injured to go in for treatment. But the adults were afraid of provoking a civil uprising, so they couldn't drive them away directly. They could only let them make trouble here."

As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the door. While the people making trouble at the door hadn't reacted yet, the soldiers inside immediately broke through a path and let the group into the defense line.

The people at the door were immediately excited. They did not dare to attack the soldiers. They reached out to Lin Qi and others, obviously wanting to pull them out. They shouted while reaching out:

"Why can they go in? They are not seriously injured."

"It's not fair. Let them out!"

"Woo, woo, woo, let me in. I don't want to become a lunatic."

"Wow, I don't want to die."

Everything in front of him made Lin Qi feel complicated. He could only protect the little nun who led the way and quickly got into the defense line. He nodded and thanked the older nuns who greeted him. Seeing that the people outside were getting more and more excited, the little nun suddenly burst into tears.

"Who is not afraid of death, you bastards." The little nun lifted her sleeves to reveal her arms, which still had several unhealed bite marks on them. "How many people in the church have not been bitten? Are you the only ones who don't want to die? We are afraid too, wow~~"

For a moment, the noise at the door stopped abruptly, and only the crying of the little girl sounded heartbreaking.