under hope

"This place is directly connected to the president's office?"

Opening the trap door at the end, the old man was stunned by the sight in front of him.

"This is where the president of the Holy Church has his office?"

The pioneer looked around curiously.

"In this way, his crime will be confirmed"

"Blake disappeared because he was used as a test subject by him"

"Poor Blake, he was just trying to stop that guy from getting at the kids!"

The old man hammered the wall angrily, trembling and sobbing softly.

At this time, the pioneer was attracted by the photo frame that was upside down on the table.

He put the photo frame up again. On it was a photo of a man and two women, which seemed to be a family portrait..

On the right side of the photo is a blond man with almost no stubble and a good complexion. On the left side of the photo is a woman with brown hair, shorter than the man, but her eyes are full of kindness.

Located in the middle of the photo The child should be their child, she is a cute girl.

However, this girl always feels familiar to the pioneers. The girl in the middle is holding a blooming white epiphyllum in her hand. She has a round face, big eyes, and small The mouth and the same brown hair as her mother.

In the impression of the pioneers, Ms. Ella also seemed to have brown hair?

Could this be the young Ella? Ella is... the daughter of the president of the Holy Church?

However, The encyclopedia said that because his wife died in the war in his early years, the church president had no children.

The pioneers found it increasingly strange.

"Why not go back and ask Ms. Ella."

He buried this problem in his heart for the time being.

He opened the drawer of his desk, hoping to find something, but there were just some messy documents inside.

The pioneer took a rough look and found that they were all papers on machinery.

But one of the articles is very interesting. The title is"About the Holy Blood", which seems to describe the development process of the vaccine.

"This should work."

He folded the paper and put it in his pocket

"Ding dong..."

When he closed the drawer, something seemed to fall out, and the pioneer looked towards the ground.

It was a small porcelain statue with a rather strange appearance, looking like a ball of swollen flesh with many tentacles. piece

"ah……"

My head suddenly hurt. Somehow, this porcelain statue had a strange attraction, prompting me to pick it up.

"Leave it to Ms. Ella as well."

So, the pioneer put the small porcelain statue into his pocket

"I go first."

Because of a headache, the pioneer had to leave here, and he had to go back to the clinic again.

The old man was still immersed in emotions, and it seemed that he did not hear his farewell, and the pioneer did not repeat it.

Walking out of the main entrance of the cathedral, he Another fork in the road was discovered.

Walking over curiously, the pioneers were surprised to find that this fork in the road actually connected to an alley at the second intersection.

"Why didn't I notice it before..."

The pioneer covered his head that was so painful that it was about to split, and murmured in a daze.

"Are there any more pills?"

The pioneer pushed open the door of the clinic and stumbled to sit on a chair nearby.

The female doctor did not reply, and there seemed to be no one in the room.

"Uh...ah...ha...ha..."

Intermittent moans came from behind the curtains in the house. The volume was very low, as if they were deliberately enduring.

Now his head didn't seem to hurt so much, and the pioneer calmed down. , then stood up and opened the curtain

"Ah...ah...I'm sorry...Pioneer, I...ugh~...can't...entertain you."

Behind the curtain, the female doctor was lying on the hospital bed, her limbs twisted together in an extremely uncoordinated manner, and her body was twitching from time to time.

"Hee hee hee...did you see it? That wonderful bug that's crawling inside my head...ah——"

The female doctor showed a contented and happy expression, and her twisted limbs looked like their bones were broken.

"Mmmmmmm...oh my god...He's dancing in my body, pioneer, do you see it? Ha...ha..."

The female doctor's eyes were already blank, and white and turbid blood like a monster gushes out of her mouth and nose.

The pioneer felt nauseated, so he closed the curtain and fled as fast as he could. Get out.

He ran to the workshop before stopping.

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

Opening the door, Miss Ella's gentle voice soothed his complicated emotions, and the headache seemed to have completely disappeared.

"Okay, where is the basement?"

The pioneers were also eager to hand over what they got to Ms. Ella.

"Come with me, pioneer."

Miss Ella took him to the backyard and guided him into the basement.

The grand scene in the basement shocked the pioneer. He had never thought that there was a military factory below the workshop.

Ella was in the deepest opening. Sitting in a room full of night-blooming night flowers, waiting for him

"You're back, pioneer."

Ms. Ella, who was sitting in a wheelchair, smiled at him.

"Tell me, pioneer, what secrets lie beneath the cathedral?"

Ms. Ella then asked.

Regarding this question, the pioneer decided to tell Ella the truth. Lies will only bring misfortune.

Moreover, Ella saved herself twice. No matter how cruel the truth is, he will stay with her.

"It's a corpse, Ella, ah...can I call it that?"

As soon as he spoke, the pioneer suddenly realized that his name for Ms. Ella had changed.

"It doesn't matter, pioneer, please keep talking."

Ella shook her head indifferently and motioned for him to continue.

"Okay, I found thousands of bodies underground and tons of vaccine syringes"

"The President of the Holy Church conducted large-scale human experiments, and I discovered this in his office."

The pioneer took the paper out of his pocket and unfolded it before handing it to Ella.

"Really...it's true, father...he's too paranoid..."

Looking at the familiar handwriting on the paper, Ella couldn't help showing a disappointed expression.

"Father..., Ella, are you really the daughter of the president of the Holy Church?"

The pioneer threw the question hidden in her heart to Ella.

Ella opened her mouth, then swallowed the words on her lips. She took out a notebook from her clothes and handed it to the pioneer.

The pioneer was puzzled. After taking the book, I turned it over and found that it was a diary.

The diary clearly recorded the entire process of Arthur, the president of the Holy Church, from the discovery to the implementation of the"Holy Blood"

——"Those orphans, ah, the children must have different outcomes"

——"Damn Blake! No one can stop 'Holy Blood'’！"

——"Those stupid old guys, they can only go to see the so-called Holy Emperor!"

As time goes by, the handwriting in the diary changes from neat to scrawled, and the author's mentality gradually becomes crazy.

"I tell you the truth, pioneer, that I am the only daughter of the President of the Holy Church, the child of a... criminal."

Ella buried her head deeply and her tone was very low.

"Would you... stay with... the child of a criminal?"

Ella asked again, her tone seemed to be pleading.

"You saved me twice, Ella, and besides, you didn't commit a crime, so the fault shouldn't be yours."

The pioneer reached out his hand and cupped Ella's face.

"People in the world don't think so. Once word spreads, even you will be implicated."

The corners of Ella's eyes seemed to be wet, and her eyes were full of disappointment and helplessness.

"I don't care, Ella, there's a lot people don't know and they always tell lies to hurt others."

"I'm tired of lies, Ella."

The pioneer squatted down, put his hands on his chest, and made the posture of the knights in the old days when they swore an oath to the monarch.

"I hate lies too, pioneer."

Ella smiled, but could no longer hold back her tears.

"By the way, I also discovered this."

The pioneer took the small porcelain statue out of his pocket.

"This is... a twisted statue that was written in my father's diary."

Ella picked up the small porcelain statue and suddenly thought of something in her head.

"By the way, it was written in the diary that the original prayer room of the cathedral was the place where the 'Holy Blood' was discovered."

Ella exclaimed

"Could the father be there?"

Said, Ella has already controlled the wheelchair, and she wants to go to the cathedral in person.

"Hey, wait for me. Miss Ella, please look after the door."The pioneers left Ella in a hurry and did not explain to Miss Ella.

"Understood, Mr. Pioneer, please take care of Ms. Ella."

Miss Ella bowed deeply towards the departing figures of the two people.

……

In the prayer room of the cathedral, under the statue of the Holy Emperor, there is a staircase leading downwards.

"This used to be the underground library of the church, but my father discovered the 'Holy Blood' here.’"

Ella controlled the wheelchair with a complicated expression and walked away first.

"Ella, please slow down..."

The pioneer never expected that the speed of the wheelchair could catch up with a new energy vehicle. He was very tired along the way.

"Oh my god, my father discovered such a place."

Ella's extremely shocked voice came from the front.

The pioneer moved breathlessly, and finally came to Ella's side.

This seemed to be a large cemetery, because there were many dried corpses kneeling on the ground. dead body

"Looks familiar?"

The pioneer turned on the electronic lantern, and through the light, he saw a total of six limbs on the mummy.

"They are exactly the same as the monsters on the ground."

Astonished, the pioneers used their lanterns to illuminate the surrounding area.

"what is that?"

The light seemed to illuminate a huge black object, and the pioneer uneasily turned the light a little brighter.

"Oh my god, Ella..."

The pioneer did not dare to make too much noise because the creature in front of him was snoring deeply.

"This is..."

Ella saw the epiphyllum brooch embedded in the monster's head, which was a gift she gave to her father.

"Father?"

Ella shouted loudly in an almost desperate tone.

"Eh? You said this monster is……"

The pioneer had no time to finish his question before he was forced to draw his weapon.

——The monster in front of me has awakened

"Oh no."

The fully standing monster has only one leg and is as tall as two and a half pioneers, not to mention the sharp claws that are taller than the pioneers.

"This is no monster we can handle, Ella."

The pioneer quickly grasped the handle of the wheelchair, took advantage of the monster's daze, and quickly pushed Ella to escape from here.

"I already knew...he became a monster...and so would my father.……"

Ella had lost her mind and kept mumbling desperately.

After returning to the workshop, Ella connected to the communication with the Empire, asked them for help, and also told them about the existence of the monster underground.

The empire sent a large number of troops carrying heavy weapons. They garrisoned the cathedral and fought fiercely with the monster for several days.

Eventually Imperial troops sealed off the entire cathedral, and the outcome of the battle was kept secret.

However, there are rumors that the Imperial soldiers involved in that operation have since disappeared.

Because the leader of the Theocracy could not be found, the head of the empire announced the merger with the Theocracy and began to arrange reconstruction work.

……

In the early morning, the pioneer woke up from the sofa on the first floor of the workshop. There was no one in the room except him.

"Ella? Miss Ella?"

He called out their names, but couldn't hear any response.

"Weird..."

The pioneer scratched his head in confusion and walked up to the second floor again.

"Miss Ella?!"

He found an old doll lying on the floor. After careful confirmation, it was indeed Miss Ella.

However, Miss Ella did not have any vitality at this time. She just lay there quietly, and there seemed to be a doll on her chest. Letter.

The pioneer opened the envelope and unfolded the folded note inside.

——This is the letter Ella left for herself.

The content is as follows:

——Pioneer, when you read this letter, I will have already boarded the ship to the Southland.

——I'm sorry that I didn't have time to say goodbye to you. I took the porcelain statue away. It must be related to this change.

——There are many religions in Nanlu. I think I can find the answer I want there.

——Maybe it's unreasonable, but please forget about me, I may not be able to return

——I reset Miss Ella's system, you can find the reset instructions on the back

——Please don't follow me. I know what I want to explore.

"Sincerely, Ella..."

After reading the last words, the pioneer couldn't believe it was true until he saw the dense instructions on the back of the letter.

The pioneer chose to stay and take care of the workshop. After entering the instructions, Miss Ella Also became active again

"Oh...poor guy...hehehehehe..."

The scarlet moon was hidden in the dazzling sunlight, mocking the lonely pioneer in a sinister way.