(This is Chapter 186) After entering Bellamy, Gu Li looked for an opportunity to avoid the crowd.

Night provided the best cover, and a dark shadow moved swiftly across the rough-hewn building, stopping at the spire of a church.

With its sky-blue eyes gazing quietly into the distance, Bellamy's main city is a small town, and it's hard to imagine how long it took for it to become comparable to Grantham.

Everything in sight exudes an ancient and charming atmosphere.

Unfortunately, a thin layer of black mist was floating above the city, and an ominous aura had already enveloped everyone.

She gazed at the scene quietly for a moment, then was jolted awake by screams coming from afar.

The city's secret cult is well protected; though it emanates its power from the highest point, it remains shrouded in mist, and the entire city is enveloped in pollution.

With a frown, Gu Li silently leaped off the rooftop, his figure concealed in the shadows as he quickly moved towards the direction from which the sound came. The streets, which had been bustling during the day, were now deserted.

Every household had its doors and windows tightly shut, and not a single light shone through.

Gu Li could only rely on the moonlight to look in the direction of the sound, and her pupils, hidden in the darkness, suddenly contracted.

In the dim moonlight, a woman in a black and white dress was dragged along the ground, her hands and feet severed, and a sweet, metallic smell permeated the entire street.

The winding tracks left on the bluestone pavement revealed a strange pattern.

The man pulling the woman was obscured by his face; his entire body was encased in airtight armor, with only a narrow window on his helmet offering a glimpse of his cruel brown eyes.

Gu Li's jaw was clenched; this was a ritual performed under the moon.

Goosebumps began to rise on my back. No wonder I could see the black mist even at night; it turned out that these people performed a small-scale ritual here every night.

The patterns that gradually disappeared on the bluestone slab were their magic array.

She followed silently, silently apologizing to the woman. The woman's wounds had been specially treated, and her life was temporarily out of danger.

She wanted to follow him and see where he was going.

As they passed the next alleyway, something unexpected suddenly happened.

Countless cold glints shot out from the shadows, aimed directly at the man's throat. The woman awoke from her semi-conscious state, let out a painful whimper, and looked at the newcomer with tearful eyes, pleading for help.

The armored man did not put down the person he was holding. After dodging the dense attack, he immediately led his men and ran at full speed, quickly breaking out of the crowd.

They had no will to fight.

The group was led by a woman, a strand of long, dark brown hair peeking out from under her concealing hood. She coldly ordered, "Chase them! I won't let a single one of the church's lackeys escape!"

The crowd that suddenly appeared also quickly dispersed after the running man.

The streets, where the brief skirmish had just taken place, quickly returned to silence.

Only a trail of blood remained on the ground.

Gu Li rolled down from the roof where he was hiding, leaving the trail of blood far behind him: "It's a little better than I thought. Sure enough, someone noticed something was wrong."

"A lackey of the church..."

She murmured to herself as she hurried along.

The man was indeed working for the mysterious church, and Gu Li quickened her pace, determined to intercept him before the others.

Unable to use her powers, she was fortunate that her physical abilities had been constantly honed and made her increasingly strong, moving swiftly through the darkness like a gust of wind.

The bloodstains stretched from the north of the city to the east. Gu Li's expression was somewhat subtle. How could he, with a grown man in his teens, run all the way to the east of the city while being chased by so many people?

It seems a bit unreasonable that they haven't shaken off their pursuers yet.

Could that person have deliberately lured the pursuers here?

Gu Li heard faint screams coming from ahead and knew something was wrong, so he quickened his pace.

Anneville was originally the daughter of a small tavern owner. Her father's fervent support for the suddenly appearing mysterious church made Anneville uneasy.

Sure enough, not long after, Bellamy's predecessor, the president, died.

There's not much to say about that; the former president is already very old.

To her astonishment, the next president was actually that gentleman from the mysterious church!

Ever since that man came to power, Anneville felt that Bellamy was changing; her father and many of the president's followers had all disappeared.

All the residents of Bellamy were forced to drink the potion bestowed by that being.

It is said that the pale red potion can cure all diseases, strengthen their bodies, cleanse their souls, and make them the most loyal believers of the Mother Goddess.

She was forced to drink the medicine, and her body, which had been weak since childhood, actually recovered. Everyone praised Mr. Stephen as a saint sent down by the Mother Goddess.

They have forgotten those who are gradually disappearing.

They were immersed in the beautiful dream that the president had woven for them.

Anneville never forgot her father, a useless man who always thought of her no matter what.

She secretly gathered a group of companions who shared the same doubts and hostility towards the mysterious church and the president, and they continued to search for traces of their loved ones in the increasingly crowded city.

Tears welled in Anneville's beautiful eyes as she gripped her longsword and charged toward the man.

He finally released the woman with severed limbs; her armor was covered in the blood of her companions. Anneville's mind went blank, and she had only one thought in her mind.

She's going to kill him!!!

Anneville's all-out attack was blocked by the man clad in heavy armor with one hand, his dark brown eyes fixed on her face through the black window.

A hoarse, dry voice, sounding inhuman, came from his throat: "Leave...leave here...Annie...giggle..."

Anne Vera's tear-filled pupils suddenly widened.

“...Those people are...the devils...leave..."

Leave here?

Anneville stared in horror at the demon, then suddenly cried out in her father's voice, his hands still stained with the blood of his companions!

She suddenly stood up and took several steps back, much to the astonishment of her companions.

"No, this isn't true, how could you be my father?"

Anneville, choking back tears, raised her longsword and thrust it at the man who stood frozen in place: "You're just a demon, you can't be my father!"

Some people couldn't bear it and closed their eyes.

"Annie! Wait a minute! Jeff and the others can still be saved... We can take that man back first!"

It's too late.

Anne Vera acted swiftly, while her victims stood obediently in place, awaiting their fate.

When Gu Li arrived, this was the scene that greeted him.

"bass--"

The longsword was deflected by a stone that flew from the side, and the immense force sent the sword flying out of her hand. Anneville looked to her right rear in astonishment.

"Please wait a moment, I have something I'd like to ask this gentleman."

Gu Li said this.