Chapter 297 Hope for Unity

Before letting the fox and his companions start fishing, Chen Xiao'er and his companions had already drawn up two plans.

Plan 1: If the other party is arrogant and forces people to join the cult, they will directly record the evidence and send them to the police station, and then post the video online.

In this case, the enemy's combat power may be very strong, so we will not conduct an in-depth investigation for the time being. We will wait for Sister Lan to finish her task and then meet up with the professionals to act together.

Option 2: If the missionaries are not strong on the surface or are even hiding their true intentions, take advantage of their eagerness to recruit people and sneak into the venue to conduct an investigation directly.

Chen Xiao'er and Xinnaya were responsible for disguising themselves as potential believers who were interested in the Church of One Hope, and using their sugar-coated tactics to attract people.

Ling and the fox siblings took the opportunity to sneak in and search places that ordinary believers could not go to, to confirm as soon as possible whether Xiaotong was there.

The reason why she chose to act with Xinnaya was not because this guy had a simple and deceptive face, but to limit Xinnaya's space for activities.

She didn't want to let go of the dog leash today and see the big news on TV tomorrow: "A perverted blonde woman acted suspiciously at the kindergarten gate and hit someone with her car after a disagreement."

Then add a mosaic interview photo with a big head that says "Chen Xiao'er, I love you~".

Due to time constraints, both plans were relatively simple and crude, so they arranged everything they needed to do before taking action.

Chen Xiao'er found a more reliable hotel online and used her ID to book a room for the three fox children.

She confirmed with several children time and again that they did not want to go home or contact their families for the time being, so she had to ask the store staff to help take care of them and call her if any child sneaked away.

As for Sister Lan, there is even less need to worry.

While she was resting in the hourly room, she had already spoken to Sister Lan and Lin Lang on the phone.

Lin Lang specifically pointed out that his father and his companions were highly capable bounty hunters who made their living by catching wanted criminals. So Chen Xiao'er introduced this group of professionals to Sister Lan.

According to the text messages, they rendezvoused with Sister Lan's team in the square around six this morning. Both teams were skilled at finding people and things, so they were sure to quickly locate the crucial warehouse where they hoped to meet.

After finalizing the implementation plan 2, Chen Xiao'er took Xinnaya's hand and walked towards the street, while Ling quietly went around behind the building and waited for an opportunity to sneak in.

As for the fox siblings, they had to wait until everyone else had gone in before they could set off.

They took the initiative to go towards the clerk.

The delicate woman with glasses shuddered all over, hunched her shoulders and said, "You, you guys, don't mess around!"

"You, don't eat me!"

"Don't worry, we're good people." Chen Xiao'er blushed after she said this, and quickly added, "Well, actually, we listened to you say so much, and I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

"Really? How does that make sense to you?"

The clerk's eyes lit up, and she instinctively realized that if she could gain the recognition of the adult in front of her, it would be of great help to the great existence behind her.

Chen Xiao'er smiled awkwardly, trying to find something to praise. But the doctrine of paying for a boat ticket seemed so outrageous...

She was silent for a few seconds, then said slowly, "I think it's great to yearn for a brave new world."

"Then you must approve of our God of Hope!" The woman's eyes became brighter and brighter, almost glowing with a thief's light.

Chen Xiao'er avoided her burning gaze and said softly, "Well, I've only heard some teachings, and I don't understand your God well enough. Do you have any activities where I can experience it in depth?"

Brother Fox had said before that these people were eager to preach and were going to hold a large event in a hotel in the city center to attract people.

When these two people were recruiting people just now, they also mentioned "extremely meaningful activities". This activity must be like a cocktail party held to promote insurance, which is very focused on the number of participants.

Sure enough, an embarrassed and complicated expression appeared on the woman's face.

"Yes, I'll take you in right away." She was unable to disobey Chen Xiao'er's words, so she lowered her head weakly and led them towards the building behind them that was suspected to be a hotel.

Things were going smoothly, but Chen Xiao'er felt something was wrong.

What am I worried about? Is there an ambush?

When she reached the door, she suddenly remembered: the clerk didn't even look at Xinaya, who had a stronger presence, nor did he try to recruit her. He was talking to me all the time.

No, that's not suspicious. Maybe he's afraid of that guy Xinaya.

Click.

Chen Xiao'er's toes bumped against the stairs while she was lost in thought. She immediately put away her chaotic thoughts and looked into the hall. She squeezed Xinnaya's hand, signaling her to pay attention to her surroundings.

Perhaps to save electricity, the hotel did not turn on the largest crystal chandelier in the middle in the early morning.

The indoor lighting was terrible, and the entire hall looked dark without the ceiling lights on.

There is a billboard on the left side of the hall, which reads [Welcome all believers to escape from the sea of suffering]

...It feels a bit out of place.

The plastic flower basket next to it is tattered. I don’t know how many shops it has been rented out to. It has the arrogance of a professional scammer.

Chen Xiao'er followed the clerk in front of her up the stairs and couldn't help asking, "What are the benefits of participating in your activities?"

The clerk lowered his head to look at his feet and said softly, "When ordinary people come to participate in the event, the bishop will give them a blessing. But with you participating...it will definitely be different."

There are special prizes?

Chen Xiao'er asked happily, "Really? Do you have any special gifts?"

The clerk suddenly stopped and turned around to look at her after a few seconds.

Her eyes behind the lenses were unusually serious, as if something profound was hidden deep within her pupils. She was looking at the figure outside the window through her irises.

Chen Xiao'er felt inexplicably nervous and couldn't help but tighten her fingers.

The young lady slowly spoke in the extremely oppressive atmosphere: "If you are willing to believe in our Lord, He will definitely give you grass eggs."

“If you are willing to acknowledge our Lord as the orthodox, He is willing to share His precious authority with you.”

Phew, grass eggs?

Chen Xiao'er almost laughed out loud, but she quickly tightened her face and bit her lip, and couldn't help but lower the danger level of this hopeful experience by half a level.

Giving someone eggs to teach them a lesson, haha.

.......

Black mist swirled in the room, and a total of 12 living people sat in a circle around the dim firelight.

They were of different genders and ages, and no heavy weapons were seen on them, but some of them had small strange objects and daggers hanging around their waists, and the alienated tissue had not been removed.

The protective suits of various shapes on them were mostly damaged. Judging from the badges or tattoos, it could be determined that there were both mercenaries who were doing well and wandering travelers among them. The most eye-catching one was a cadre from the Human Soul Front.

She was in her early 40s, with wrinkles and hideous scars covering most of her face, giving her a majestic aura.

This person was the only one wearing shackles among the crowd, and it was estimated that he had used his abilities to cause considerable trouble to the Society of Hope.

The group of people sat in a very relaxed posture, as if they were a group of good friends camping.

But whether it was the ritual array emitting a faint glow under their buttocks, or the archbishop of the Chaos God Sect sitting in the shadows sharpening the ritual knife, both indicated that a very ordinary sacrifice would take place next.

Cultists of Chaos is a general term for followers of the gods of the abyss, and the Archbishop of the Society of Hope who follows despair is no exception.

He was originally supposed to have an octopus-like body. After all, the cultists always wanted to get closer to their gods until they became one.

The state of deep alienation will quickly strip away their humanity and rationality. When more than 80% of a person's body is normalized and maintained in a non-human form, his life expectancy will be less than a month.

It turns out that the new archbishop is such an unlucky guy who claims to be lucky.

His qualifications were mediocre among the Chaos Cultists who could become bishops, so he was about to return to the embrace of God at such a young age.

Yet despair now had no choice.

He was seriously injured and for some reason had to maintain more than two strongholds before Chen Xiao'er arrived, so he chose this mediocre man and promoted him to archbishop.

Even more fortunately, due to the existence of multiple power rituals, the new archbishop was directly reborn - all his alienated organs changed under the power of the gods, and on the surface he looked no different from his captives except for the black robe.

With a crackling sound, the flames in the ritual formation grew brighter as he approached.

The archbishop took off his hood and walked calmly past the two captives to the center of the ritual circle, as if burning in flames.

"Believe in my Lord." His tone was the same as when he preached before, just a little more perfunctory.

Despair is completely different from the giant beast he once believed in. When the gods ask for faith from humans, who can resist?

The fire crackled and popped, like corn kernels tumbling rapidly in a microwave.

The texture of the flames seamlessly switches between waves and ripples, naturally stirring the spirits and souls of the sacrifices.

Invisible chains are tied to their hearts. Humans cannot gain any divine power from this connection. Instead, they will continuously transfer the energy in their bodies to the gods.

After draining most of their vitality, Despair will transform them into its own puppets and eyes, monitoring Chen Xiao'er's movements like the glorious Eye of God.

To strengthen the connection, He needed their faith.

Rumble, rumble, rumble... The earth is quiet and silent, but it is their bodies and souls that are trembling!

The people sitting around the fire began to twitch uncontrollably, their vision shook violently, and in a trance they felt a series of disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and wars.

All the things I cherished were shattered, and all the people I cared about were scattered.

At this moment, they had an illusion similar to the power of prophecy, as if they had experienced more than ten years of life in advance, and then the self who had experienced everything whispered in their ears with the most painful voice: "If you want to avoid all this, you must have faith..."

"Excuse me~"

The clear voice shattered the cracked sky and earth, the black fog was dispersed by the light, and the sealed iron door melted into an unlocked wooden door, which was gently pushed open.

Crackling.

The sacrificial fire collapsed into a spinning candle lamp, playing a ticking music.

The captives opened their eyes instantly, and their sanity, lifespan, and souls returned.

A black-haired girl stood by the door. She blinked and a peaceful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.