Wasteland Echoer

"Yeah, it seems like I've been in there for a long time." Wulfya glanced at the mechanical watch and looked at the mottled wall behind her and said:

"Don't you remind me that I haven't noticed yet. Time has passed so long without realizing it. The thick fog here really affects our perception of time. I remember that he went in after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is already 9 o'clock now. It’s time to go find him.”

"Are you worried that I will follow you in, or are you worried about the mechanical chariot, or... these things?" Dak asked, pointing to Wulfya's half-erected tent and the fire that had not been completely extinguished.

"In the past, various bears and direwolves often appeared in the northern wilderness. Even in the old empire, people did not dare to camp in the wild easily, let alone leave their supplies alone and go to other places. But... "Wulfya held her chin and thought for a few seconds before continuing:

"After the fog formed, we saw a lot of fallen beasts attacking each other. At least we didn't see many of them in Mamo Constantine Village. If we call them 'unintentional people', they are slightly more sensitive to flames. But I prefer to be close to humans.

"As long as there are no mutated beasts, our supplies are very safe. And Dak, you must have experienced a hallucination in the car before. I'm not sure whether your mental strength has recovered. If Daniel is not in any danger Fortunately, once he is contaminated by any filth contaminated by extraordinary power, I will be worried about you.

"At least, I don't want anything to happen to you until I see Echoer and Pramini."

"Don't worry about me, Wulfya." Dak said, stood up directly and moved his body a few times to prove his health. "Look, don't I feel fine? Wulfya, why worry about me?" With time, we might have found Daniel.”

"Oh, okay, let me clean up briefly." Wulfya said.

Immediately afterwards, he put the aluminum pot, remaining food and empty cans into the trunk of the mechanical chariot and pulled the tent down again, but he didn't pay much attention to the fire.

After all, no matter how wild beasts mutate, the fear of fire engraved in their genes will not be completely eliminated. Presumably, as long as the blazing fire exists, even if the wild beasts can survive in the fog, they will still feel fear and will not be able to survive. Dare to get close.

Then, he took out a pack of "Anshen Inner Rolled Flower Cigarettes" and a box of matches, and put them into Duck's jacket pocket.

After walking on a pile of damp, cold bushes and muddy land for a long time, Wulfya took Dak along the wall to the entrance of the so-called main church.

There is a half-collapsed iron door covered with rust, blood, and dark, sticky filth. It doesn't take much effort. Even a big man like Wovya can easily enter by lowering his head slightly.

Standing at the door, Duck glanced around the environment of the main church and had a preliminary impression in his mind.

The place is indeed very dilapidated, with messy weeds growing almost up to the thighs. This church actually looks more like a private residence, perhaps a product built privately by nobles of the old empire to satisfy their religious beliefs.

There is a pool in the middle of the entrance. Dak remembered that when he was in Mayan City, some comrades who had been teachers told him that this kind of buildings usually have a fountain in the middle to add a bit of independence from Crusaders. Some Putua-esque softness outside of the tough culture.

The pool must have been a fountain before, but it was abandoned for a long time. The underground spring water has not dried up and is now covered with moss and algae.

To the left and right of where Duck is standing are two three-story Cruzeid-style rural buildings used for residence. In front of the side is a clock tower nearly ten meters high. At the top is a huge round clock, pointing at the moment. It was about 13:30, but it had stopped running long ago, and the second hand was drooping under the clock, precariously.

The building directly in front, connected to the bell tower, is the dome-style Kreuzt-style main church.

"Wulfya, look." Dak turned his gaze to the ground, took Wulfya's arm, pointed to the ground and said:

"These are all footprints, and they look very heavy. They should be Daniel's. If you look carefully, you can see that there are only those that went in, not those that came out. He must have never come out after entering the church. It's just..."

"The door in the middle of the church is closed, right, Dark. That's what you want to say." Wofya analyzed.

"Well, that's right." Dak nodded slightly and said:

"The main door of the main church is usually inlaid with part of gold, as well as countless rare gems, such as opal, lake, amethyst, etc., and most of them are made of heavy steel. Daniel just went in to worship the 'Forest God, there is no need to close such a heavy door so tightly.

"Look, Wovya, there are heavy closing marks on the ground at the door. The middle is lighter than the two sides. Obviously the door was open before we arrived."

"So..." Wofya said, taking out the "Northern Bear" brand pistol from his waist, holding it tightly in his hand, and looking around warily, "Not only did Daniel not come out after he went in, but... There are external forces preventing him from coming out.”

"It should be like this. Either someone deliberately took this opportunity to kidnap him, or the monsters used extraordinary powers such as magic power to seal this place, forming an energy space that trapped Daniel. Whether it is the first or the In the second case, Daniel cannot escape on his own." While analyzing, Dak surged up the magic power in his body, gradually filling it up, and then continued:

"Those people or monsters who kidnapped Daniel are probably peeping at us from above right now. They may be paying attention to our every move. As long as we show obvious flaws, they will take our lives in a short time. life."

"Really?" Wulfya snorted twice, closed his eyes and listened. Two seconds later, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I didn't hear the sound of snipers. If it were people from other legions who had a grudge against Daniel, or independent armed scum who tried to kidnap federal [soldiers] and extort ransom from the federation, snipers would definitely be sent.

"But I heard neither the slight heavy breathing nor the sound of pulling the barrel of a gun, which means that there are no other humans here. Moreover, if they enter here in a mechanical chariot like us, they will definitely stay Strong smell of gasoline.

"The road conditions on this road are so bad, their mechanical combat vehicles or pickup trucks will definitely be damaged."

"So, it's a monster?" Dak turned his head and looked at Wulfya, waiting for his affirmative answer.

"There's no need to be afraid of monsters." Wulfya smiled with fighting intent, strode forward, walked to the closed church door, and continued:

"Ordinary monsters and 'unintentional people' will always succumb to the pure power of human beings, and the more mysterious and mysterious 'alien', with your strength, it is only a matter of time before you fight and win." .

"But after all, there is a strong 'sorrow' and a maddening smell here. If you can't use the magic source power, I advise you to try not to use it first."

Dark was stunned for a second, perhaps because he did not understand Wulfya's profound meaning, or perhaps because the mist had a subtle impact on his thinking ability.

In short, when he came to his senses, Wulfya had already thrown the pistol into Duck's arms and stood in front of the heavy, dilapidated, dirt-filled, and sour smell of the high cathedral door.

"Dak, I want you to see the power that belongs only to humans. Although you superpowers usually think that you are evolved humans, and those complex and strange abilities have brought you power, but in fact , the power belonging to the human body itself is more pure.

"Only by using power that does not rely on the outside world or is restricted by external forces can we truly pursue a free future for mankind."

After Wulfya finished speaking, she took a horse stance like the Khitanlis.

Then, he pressed his hands on a relatively flat place above the church door that was free of gems and other decorations, and began to exert force.

Soon, the muscles in his upper body began to become completely tense. As he roared seemingly angrily, the heavy door began to dent slightly inward with his brute force.

"Wulfya, this door... Judging from the marks on the ground... it should open outwards..."

Before Dark could finish speaking, he was so shocked by Wulfya's powerful physical strength that he was completely speechless. He just moved his lips and watched with wide eyes as Wulfya continued to exert his human power.

As Wulfya continued to push forward, Dak discovered that the bluestone slab under Wulfya's feet had cracked, and the door continued to dent inward and began to become twisted. It seemed that it was difficult to keep the metal in the face of absolute pure force. solid nature.

About four or five seconds later, as the dent in the door reached an unbearable level, Duck heard several "clicks" of metal breaking.

The connection between the door and the wall was broken, and it collapsed straight forward.

The huge airflow blew over several rows of decayed tables and chairs near the door, and also stirred up strong choking dust.

When the dust cleared, Wofya had already taken back the "Northern Bear" brand pistol from Duck. As if he had done a warm-up exercise, without even taking a few breaths, he pulled Duck up quickly. In front of me, we walked to the center of the church.

Looking forward, Duck first discovered the broken murals on the top of the church about the Virgin Mary and the Lord, and then a row of saints and gods bending down to pay tribute to the Lord.

These literary and artistic works rich in religious meaning retain the original religious style of the old Crusad Empire to the greatest extent. They neither add the content of the ancient gods, such as twisted tentacles, dark and moist painting styles, nor abandon the golden color. Brilliant style.

But with the passage of time and the invasion of "unintentional people", they have long lost their former glory.

Under these literary and artistic works, standing on the small altar slightly higher than half a floor above the ground, is the wooden statue of the "God of the Forest" that Daniel has longed to worship. However, the style is different from the surroundings. The items looked out of place, more like debris that had been brought in temporarily and had nowhere to put them.

After staring at the statue for several seconds, Dak and Wulfya simultaneously discovered that there seemed to be a shaky figure behind it.

Seeing this, Wulfya raised the "Northern Bear" brand pistol and asked tentatively:

"Daniel? Is Daniel there?"