under hope

The pioneer left the clinic and took out the electronic map to check the location of the"King"

"Is it a cathedral?"

Ms. Ella opened the map permissions for him, and now he can see the floor plan of the entire city.

After viewing the entire floor plan, the pioneer made a very surprising discovery.

——Although the industrial area and the cathedral are adjacent, there is no road connecting them.

And the huge red dot kept flashing above the cathedral, just like the blood moon that kept whispering in the sky.

The pioneers found what appeared to be a shorter route on the map and set out for the cathedral.

The closer we get to the cathedral, the more monsters there are on the road, and the whispers of the red moon become more frequent.

The pioneer arrived at the second intersection before, and a large locked iron gate in front of him blocked his way.

"Locked?"

The pioneer pushed the door with all his strength, but the door did not move at all.

The pioneer scratched his head, took out the map and looked at it, and found that the route he took was the only passage.

"No way? How can I get there?"

The pioneers began to look around for a way through the gate.

"Hey, pioneer! What are you doing here?"

In the corner of the shadow, a man wearing a black top hat asked him.

The pioneer immediately drew his weapon and took a stance, but he quickly recognized the person in front of him.

"Is it you?"

The pioneers compared the features of future people with their previous memories, and the answers were undoubtedly consistent.

"It's me and you're going to the cathedral too?"

It's the old man from before. This time the old man is carrying an ax for killing.

"Yes, that bright red moon makes me feel bad and I want to end him."

The pioneer pointed at the moon in the sky with a disgusted expression.

"Haha, you don't have to lie."

The old man smiled heartily.

"No, I didn't lie, can't you see? That red moon."

As he spoke, the pioneer walked to the old man and pointed to the moon in the sky again.

"Sorry, I installed a locator on you"

"You went to the workshop, you were working for the girl."

The old man suddenly said something unintelligible, which made the pioneers confused for a moment.

"I know that girl... thirsts for the truth."

The old man shook his head helplessly.

"what are you talking about?"

The pioneer already had some answers in his mind, but he didn't dare to confirm it easily.

"Obviously I have asked her to leave, but she is also a stubborn person."

"You must have been favored by her, Ella, this child, is always so disobedient..."

The old man sighed and waved his head to signal the pioneer to go to the side road to talk.

Hearing the familiar name from the old man's mouth, the pioneer was very puzzled. , he didn’t know much about Ms. Ella’s past.

But he still followed the old man to a relatively hidden path nearby.

The old man lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then continued:

"I don't want her to be implicated, she's innocent"

"I wanted to take care of everything for her"

"But I didn't expect that she would ask you to be her helper."

The old man slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at the pioneers with determined eyes.

"She saved me, and I volunteered to work for her."

The pioneers finally understood something roughly and immediately stated their position.

"You do have some skills."

The old man smiled, but immediately turned into a serious expression.

"Pioneer, when you discover the truth, hide it from her."

The old man's tone was quite serious, and he seemed to attach great importance to the truth.

"Why?"

The pioneers asked

"She was still a child and not ready yet."

The old man murmured.

This made the pioneers even more puzzled.

A child? With Ms. Ella's ability, she can't be considered a child. She has the right to know the truth!

Just when the pioneers were about to refute the old man, from Suddenly a loud roar came from behind the big iron gate

"It's coming."

The old man waved the ax eagerly and walked towards the intersection.

"Is this the big one?"

The pioneer drew his weapon and quickly followed the old man.

"Aren't you and I here just to hunt it?"

"Poor child, I will set you free."

There was regret in the old man's tone, as if he knew the owner of that voice.

""Boom!"

A huge figure jumped out from behind the iron gate and landed heavily in front of them.

It was the same monster as the one on the street, but bigger than them. And it was covered with black hair.

This monster was still It has no eyes, but a pair of huge black horns grow out of its head.

"It's been too much for you, kid."

"He lied to us all!"

The old man yelled at the monster, switching from walking quickly to running.

The monster seemed to really recognize the old man. It covered its head with the long hand on its back, as if it was remembering something.

"Settlers, use your long sword status."

The old man spit out half of the cigarette in his mouth, took advantage of the monster's daze, and slashed its arm with the ax blade.

The pain pulled the monster out of its memories, and it roared angrily and hurled it at random. Waving his arms around.

Responding to the old man's instructions, the pioneer did not hesitate at all. After the old man finished cutting, he quickly whipped the whip towards the monster. The sharp blade only cut off a few furs and did not cause fatal damage to the monster.

The old man Already retreating to a safe position, he took out a few petrol bombs from his pocket

"use this."

The pioneer took the gasoline bomb thrown by the old man, pulled the bolt, and threw it towards the monster with all his strength. The flames soaring into the sky bloomed on the monster's body along with the explosion.

The flames burned the monster's fur and also angered the monster.

"Stay away from...'Holy Blood' for...much...longer..."

The murmur that never stopped in his mind suddenly turned into clearer words, and the pioneers hurriedly listened carefully.

"Far...away from...'Holy Blood', still...longer..."

The intermittent words and messy logic made it difficult for the pioneers to understand for a moment. The monster with its body covered in flames struggled to grab the long hand on its back. , while making a piercing scream

"This...what are you hiding? child? What makes you so desperate?"

The old man was extremely shocked by the monster's actions.

So, amid the shocked expressions of the two people, the monster pulled out the long hand from behind and held it in his hand as a weapon.

Only then did the pioneer understand what those words of confusing logic were. mean

"That voice is that of a monster? Longer refers to the attack range?"

White blood spurted out from the fracture. The monster held two long arms and smashed at the old man crazily.

"Follow me, pioneer."

The old man hurriedly dropped a word, then turned around and ran away.

"Oh oh..."

The pioneer did not dare to stay in place and quickly followed the old man.

"So big, is the heart still a weakness?"

While running, the pioneer asked the old man

"Yes, but it's okay, I brought the cannon."

The old man answered the pioneer's question while avoiding the monster's attack.

"Cannon?"

Before the pioneer could ask questions again, an armored vehicle appeared in front of him.

The moment the old man saw the armored vehicle, he accelerated suddenly and jumped into the cab quickly.

"Are you really an old man?"

After being shocked, the pioneer did not forget to complain. Fortunately, his speed was not too slow.

"I drive, and you hit it in the heart with a machine cannon."

Before the pioneers who had just got into the car could take a breath, the old man started the car and gave new instructions.

"clear."

The pioneer climbed onto the roof of the car and looked up. The monster was already close at hand.

He was frightened and pressed the fire button directly.

All fear comes from the lack of firepower.

This sentence is not unreasonable.

The monster is on the machine. It retreated steadily under the attack of the cannon, but its hard skin still could not stop the ammunition of this caliber.

With the roar of the engine, the armored vehicle also began to move, and the monster followed closely behind the vehicle.

Although the firepower of the machine gun was very fierce , but the monster has been deliberately protecting the heart

"I can't stop it."

The pioneers poured ammunition into other parts of the monster. Although it was scarred, the monster still pursued it.

"give it to me."

The sudden braking caused the pioneer to hit the back of his head. When he came to his senses, the old man had already run towards the monster.

"This old man's behavior is really brave."

The pioneer rubbed his head, held the handle of the machine gun tightly, and aimed at the monster with breathless concentration.

"You've endured too much, kid."

The old man stood there with tears in his eyes.

The monster's attention was all on the old man. When he saw that the human under him was motionless, he roared and threw away his arm.

"Woo——"

The monster howled at the red moon and raised its claws high towards the old man.

"Bang."

At the moment when the claws were about to hit, the pioneer pressed the fire button.

A few streaks of white blood burst out from the monster's chest, and its body swayed and fell in front of the old man.

"It worked."

The pioneers cheered in victory, got off the car and trotted all the way to the old man's side.

"You know, what did we find in the factory?"

The old man with tears in his eyes suddenly said

"ah?"

The pioneer was stunned. He didn't expect the old man to say this.

"It's a church research report"

"Under the deception of the president, the church sent all the children from the orphanage to the research laboratory."

The old man slowly walked towards the lifeless corpse of the monster, stretched out his hand to touch the scarred skin.

"He was also one of the orphans, and was later accepted as a student by the president"

"He has endured too much……"

The old man sobbed softly, and tears kept falling on the monster's body.

"he?"

The pioneers finally realized that the"child" refers to the monster in front of them, that is to say, soThe monster was once a human…

"That's why I can hear that sound…"

"The student of the leader of the Holy Church turned into something more terrifying than an ordinary monster."

The pioneer finally understood everything.

Even if the president's students turned into monsters, they were still guarding the road leading to the cathedral.

What did he want to hide? Or, what was he guarding?

What secrets did the cathedral hide ? , where did the president go?

A series of questions made the pioneer's head hurt again, and he had to give up thinking for the time being.

"Sorry, I lost my temper. Get in the car."

The old man had stopped sobbing and walked quickly to the armored vehicle.

"OK"

The pioneers also got into the car.

The engine roared again, and the armored vehicle started.

They drove all the way to the big iron gate. This time, the old man drove directly into the gate.

"There was a loud bang, and the iron door was dented, but there was still no intention to open it.

"Tsk..."

The old man smacked his lips, stepped on the accelerator again and hit the car.

""Bang!"

There was another sound, and the door was knocked out of the cracks, but it was still closed tightly.

"Is this door so hard?"

The old man didn't believe in evil. After one operation, he stepped on the accelerator again.

""Bang Dang" the crack in the gate became even bigger. Through the crack, the pioneers saw many huge rocks piled up behind the door.

"The road is blocked?"

The old man was a little surprised

"Where else can we get in? Our technicians detected a huge creature hiding under the church."

The old man hammered the seat irritably.

The pioneer also took out the electronic map and looked for other routes.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. He remembered that the structure of the factory was like a maze.

It was like deliberately going around. Stunning outsiders, making them unable to find their way to hide something deeper

"you say……"

The pioneer spoke.

"Um? What?"

The old man listened attentively, and the pioneer's next words completely shocked him.

——

"Could it be underground in the factory?"