under hope

"Ms. Ella, there are new discoveries in the vegetable garden."

Miss Ella, who was taking care of vegetables, walked up the stairs and reported to Ms. Ella, who was resting on the bed.

"What is it?"

Ms. Ella is still very weak, and the machine at the bedside is continuously delivering nutrients to her.

"A cellar."

Miss Ella said

"cellar?"

Ms. Ella struggled to sit up. Seeing this, Ms. Ella quickly walked over to help.

"I don’t remember that there was a cellar here before. My father must have built it newly."

Ms. Ella turned off the machine and went to the vegetable garden with the help of Miss Ella. At Ms.

Ella's signal, Miss Ella opened the trap door of the cellar.

"What could the father be hiding?"

Ms. Ella thought so, she pressed her body closely against Miss Ella, and walked down step by step.

……

The pioneer and the old man have arrived in front of the factory, all thanks to the pioneer's previous guess

——"Could it be underground in the factory?"

"Your idea is not untenable"

"The factory and the cathedral are adjacent and there may indeed be connections underground."

The old man smoked a cigarette and looked at the electronic map in the hands of the pioneers.

"The direction is right, you just need to find the door to the underground."

The pioneer put away the map and walked into the factory with the old man.

"Tsk, I haven't been here much before. The president hides many secrets here."

The old man put out his cigarette butts and walked slowly behind the pioneers.

"But why do you look so familiar?"

The old man couldn't help but feel strange about the pioneers who were decisively passing through the doorways in front.

"There is a mark, a red palm print."

The pioneer said, pointing to the wall around him.

But in the old man's field of vision, there was nothing on the surrounding walls except white tiles.

"Forget it, just go with your kid."

The old man didn't pay much attention, thinking that Ella was secretly helping the pioneers because she was so smart.

Following these marks, the pioneers came to an iron gate locked with four codes.

"It must be here."

The pioneers stopped.

"With such tight security, this must be the place."

The old man nodded and then asked:

"Do you know the password?"

"I don't know..."

In the pioneer's field of vision, there was a bug lying on each of the four locks.

"But I think this will definitely do."

The pioneers pulled out their weapons and killed the bugs one by one with their blades.

""Chi...chi" the insects screamed and burst into red blood, and the iron door opened accordingly.

"……"

The old man didn't know what to say. From his perspective, the pioneer just scratched the door lock with the blade of his knife.

The pioneers pushed open the iron door, and there was a long staircase going down inside.

"Let's go."

The pioneer put away his weapon and walked in first.

After a long silence, the old man followed.

Walking on the stairs that seemed to have no end, the pioneer took out the map to confirm the location.

They were indeed gradually approaching the red point, and the closer he got, the louder the murmur in his head became.

"It's so annoying. The doctor seems to want me to see her again?"

Remembering what happened in the clinic before, the pioneer shook his head again.

"Forget it, it's almost over."

The pioneer thought so, and at this time, lights also appeared at the end of the stairs.

"It's over!"

The pioneer waved to the old man behind him, then drew his weapon and walked into the light vigilantly.

In the old man's field of vision, the pioneer froze in front. Although he had a bad feeling in his heart, he walked quickly. Go

"What's wrong?"

The old man rushed over and patted the pioneer on the shoulder, but found that the young man was shaking.

He pushed the pioneer who was blocking the door frame forward in confusion.

"This..."

What appeared in front of the old man was a huge space, and... the scenery of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Many syringes of the 'Holy Blood' vaccine were discarded in the blood on the ground.

The mountains of bloody flesh contained not only There were only dead animals and even human ones.

He finally found the children from the orphanage

——Those small monsters crawling among the corpses still have their clothes on their bodies

——The emblem of the Holy Church is drawn on the torn cloth

"Ah...save us...the great Holy Emperor...save us……"

He heard human groans and looked along the sound. It turned out to be a two-faced monster coming from the center of the area.

The monster was covered in blood, with many syringes stuck on its body. Half of its head was covered with fangs, and the other half still had a human face.

The Holy Cross ceremonial sword that the Pope used to canonize knights penetrated deeply into its body.

"You are... the last knight..."

The old man recognized something from the blood-stained face.

"Ah...save us...the great...Holy Emperor……"

It was lying on the ground, its fangs making a pitiful cry, and the electronic map also responded at this time.

——It is the"king" of monsters"

"Is this the truth? The Holy Church exchanged the lives of countless creatures for 'holy blood'’？！" cried the pioneer in a trembling voice

"Ah...who are you? …don’t…hurt them!"

The monster in the center found the pioneer and the old man, and the side of its fangs flashed red.

"Ah...ah!……"

The monster opened its big mouth full of fangs and rushed towards the pioneers.

The pioneer didn't have time to wipe the tears from his eyes before he pulled out the rivet gun and pulled the trigger.

The old man also swung his ax and struck at the monster that had been shot.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

The monster's human face screamed heartbreakingly, and its fangs bit the old man crazily.

"Woo...woo" seemed to have heard the monster's cry, and those small monsters also rushed towards the pioneers. The old man who knew the true identity of the little monsters did not dare to make a fatal move, so he had to avoid the attacks of the little monsters again and again.

But the Pioneer was different. He was tired of the little monsters that kept biting his legs.

Because this made him miss the opportunity to attack the two-faced monsters.

"Annoying..."

The pioneer distanced himself from the two-faced monster, lured several small monsters into a pile, and then pressed the transformation button

"No!...don't hurt them...I was wrong...I dare not...confront you again……"

As soon as he saw the little monsters coming here, the two-faced monster immediately knelt down in front of the pioneers.

"Don't hurt...those children..." The two-faced monster stretched out its deformed palm towards the pile of little monsters, but it was still a step too late.

The pioneer's knife whip tore those little monsters apart, along with the deformed palm stretched out by the double-faced monster.

"No! …No!"

One side of the human face cried out in despair.

The two-faced monster ignored the broken palm and used its remaining hands to pile the broken corpses together.

The old man had long been thrown to the ground by other little monsters, and the old man was unwilling to resist. , now covered with bruises.

The pioneer took advantage of the two-faced monster's cry and jumped onto the monster's back.

"Sorry, I can only end this by killing you."

The pioneer grasped the hilt of the sword on the monster's back, kicked the monster and pulled hard, and a large piece of the monster's back was cut off.

""Clang"

The heavy ceremonial sword fell to the ground, and the monster was kicked to the ground by the pioneers.

"it's over."

The pioneer had already seen the internal organs exposed from the flesh and blood. He did not hesitate, raised his sword and stabbed. The ceremonial sword suddenly bloomed with a dazzling golden light, and his vision was blocked. The pioneer took several steps back.

"Ah...it turns out you have always been with me..."

The monster's human face looked at the ceremonial sword with pious eyes, and slowly stretched out his hand.

——Great Holy Emperor…

——That holy light that has been guiding me...

The monster stood up from the ground, and the ceremonial sword shining with the holy light was tightly held in its deformed hand.

——Here, in the name of Holy Knight Black, I

——Swear to the Holy Emperor to protect children.

The fangs have lost their vitality, and the bloody face is no longer ugly.

The twisted legs supported the mutated body, and the brilliance of the ceremonial sword made the blood on the ground become extremely clear.

The dilated pupils became more determined, and the remaining little monsters also climbed on top of him.

Blake swung the blunt sword with great force and heavy force, and the pioneers could only retreat continuously.

——That heavy sword edge cannot be resisted by his flesh and blood.

"Holy light..."

Blake raised his ceremonial sword high, and the holy flames gathered on the sword.

"Give me the strength to repel my enemies!"

The sword blade surrounding the holy flame chopped down with great force. The pioneer's legs became weak and he could not get up again.

"What are you doing?"

After being slapped hard on the face, and holding his hot cheek, the pioneer found that in front of him was an old man covered in blood.

"You just hit it hard, but you keep jumping around far away from it"

The old man pointed at Blake, who was slashing at him with his sword.

"No, he has a sword, I can't beat him..."

The pioneer has lost all courage and huddled up helplessly.

"What sword? It just lay on the ground moaning."

The old man's hand has already passed through Black's body, and the sword blade wrapped in the holy flame has also slashed over.

"It’s over! I can't kill him, I'm sorry..."

The pioneer closed his eyes and welcomed death peacefully.

In the old man's field of vision, the pioneer put down the groaning monster and suddenly started talking nonsense like crazy.

The old man He left the pioneers in surprise and chopped off the exposed heart of the two-faced monster with an axe.

"Ah...my heart……"

Blake, who continued to kill the pioneers, suddenly covered his chest and howled in pain.

"Holy Emperor... I'm sorry... I... broke my oath..."

Black stood on the ground with his sword, and fell to the ground after saying the last prayer.

"Ha ha……"

After Blake fell, the pioneers regained some sanity.

——It's the pill, it's the so-called"extra eyes""！

"It doesn't matter to you."

The old man stretched out his hand and pulled him up from the ground.

"It's okay. Is there a door there?"

The pioneer pointed to the iron plate that was mostly stained with blood.

"Let me see..."

The old man walked over and lifted his leg and kicked it

"Indeed, there is a road behind, leading up."

The old man went on to say

"That should be the entrance to the cathedral."

The pioneer walked quickly to where the old man was, and his complexion had recovered a lot.

As the pioneer said, this is indeed the inside of the cathedral.

"This is the president's office. I've been here before." said the old man looking around.

"The president's office leads directly to a place like that?"

The pioneer felt incredible, but he seemed to have discovered something even more surprising.

It was a standing photo frame, with a man and two women in the photo. One of the girls was quite similar to Ms. Ella.

——"When you find out the truth, please hide it from her."

The old man's words were vivid in his mind. The pioneer finally understood, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

——Is Ella really ready to learn the truth?

She wanted to know the secret beneath the cathedral, but that secret was evidence of her father's crime.

Perhaps all this should be buried, and the government has its own means to explain this change.

Without staying any longer, the pioneer said goodbye to the old man, and soon he returned to the workshop.

……

"Welcome back, pioneer, Ms. Ella is waiting for you in the basement."

As soon as the door was opened, Miss Ella came forward.

The pioneer heard keenly that there was a"ticking" sound in the room.

"What is that sound? asked the pioneer

"It's a bomb developed by Ms. Ella, but it hasn't been used yet."

Miss Ella explained

"Oh, where is the basement?"

The pioneer didn't ask any more questions about the voice, but turned around and started looking for the trap door.

"plz follow me."

Under the guidance of Miss Ella, the pioneers came to Ms. Ella in the basement.

"You're back, pioneer."

Ms. Ella smiled at him

"Now, tell me, what lies beneath the cathedral?"

Ms. Ella asked immediately.

He lied. The pioneers concealed Ella's father's affairs and only told her about killing the monster"King"

"Oh, really, haven’t I found my father after all?"

Ms. Ella's eyes dimmed, but she quickly cheered up again.

"Thank you for your hard work, Pioneer."

"I have contacted the Empire and they will come to support us soon."

"Without the 'King', it is only a matter of time before those monsters are eliminated."

Ms. Ella's expression was very strange. Although she was smiling, she didn't look happy at all.

"You can go, Pioneer, the car is right outside the door."

Ms. Ella took out a car key and handed it to the shocked pioneer.

"What? Walk?"

The pioneers couldn't believe it.

But also, being cursed by the red moon can only bring a burden to Ms. Ella. Maybe leaving is the only way to protect her.

"I will always keep it a secret."

The pioneer held the car keys tightly and thought in his heart.

……

The next morning, the pioneer drove away from the workshop under the watchful eye of Miss Ella.

As soon as he drove out of the city, he heard the sound of gunfire, which must have been the arrival of reinforcements.

Everything he experienced in this city was like a dream. Yesterday he was still fighting monsters, and today he came out in a daze.

"So dreamy." said the pioneer to himself

"Tick...tick..."

A subtle countdown sound came from the bottom of the car.

One minute later, a flame flower bloomed on the outskirts of the city. In front of the window, Ms. Ella was sitting in a wheelchair.

A crystal clear tear fell from her cheek. , dripping on her trembling hands

"Pioneer, why... betray me? I don't need protection anymore."

Ms. Ella stood up, supported the window sill with both hands, and looked at the blood-red moon in the sky.

"Sorry, pioneers, the best way to keep a secret is……"

The strangeness in her throat prevented her from continuing to speak, and tears kept falling on the windowsill.

Ella wanted to smile, but she couldn't bring up the corners of her lips, so she had no choice but to hold them with her fingers.

Under the scarlet moonlight, Ella's expression looked very strange

"Hee hee hee..."

The nearby Blood Moon let out a crazy laugh, mercilessly mocking Ella's funny and weird face.