In fact, just as Fang Zheng thought, when the woman returned to her companions, it naturally caused a great shock. After all, everyone saw her transformation into a mad corpse with their own eyes, and the woman also apologized to everyone, saying that she did conceal the fact that she was bitten by the mad corpse because she wanted to give birth to her own child. Originally, the woman hoped to hold on for a while before giving birth, but unfortunately... she obviously did not hold on until that time. If Fang Zheng had not acted in time, I am afraid that it would have been a tragic case with one corpse and two lives.
However, now is not the time to worry about such trivial matters.
"Are you really okay now, Miss Naixin?"
Looking at the pregnant woman in front of her, the other girl asked worriedly, while the woman named Naixin showed a puzzled expression.
"Actually, I'm not sure, but that gentleman said that everything should be fine now..."
Hearing this, others also started talking.
"Who is that gentleman?"
"Didn't he shoot Naixin before? Will this cure the crazy corpse?"
"What a joke! If those warriors open fire, they will only kill the zombies!"
"but……"
For a moment, everyone was talking about Fang Zheng and the others. At the beginning, they didn't have any special feelings towards Fang Zheng and the others, and they were even a little afraid of them. After all, when they were fleeing, the other party killed several refugees who dared to rush forward without hesitation, including people they knew, so everyone was full of fear of Fang Zheng.
Moreover, unlike Sifang Chuanchangpu who usually interacted with the public, Fangzheng, Banjiu Shayue and Katima basically never left the carriage to go to other places, so people really didn't know much about them. Moreover, they didn't dare to get too close to Fangzheng and others.
And at this moment...
"This must be God's messenger!"
Soon, an old man spoke excitedly.
"It's the gods who heard our calls and sent us messengers!"
“Eh…? Is that so?”
Everyone seemed quite surprised by the old man's words. After all... isn't this too hard to imagine?
"Isn't it? Everyone, please look at this Juncheng. It is completely different from the other Junchengs. And you can also see that when those crazy corpses touch this Juncheng, they will be directly bounced away and destroyed. Have you ever seen such a thing before?! This must be the power of God!!!"
"this……"
Seeing the old man in front of them with a red face, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They had to admit that this statement was actually quite popular. After all, since the appearance of the crazy corpse, many people believed that the crazy corpse was the product of some kind of evil curse, and if Fang Zheng could really cure this curse, then he must be a messenger of God!
Well... you know what, sometimes feudal superstition is quite close to the truth.
Fang Zheng was naturally unaware of this, so when he opened the door of the carriage the next morning, he was frightened by the refugees kneeling on the ground in front of him.
"Oh my god, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Seeing a group of people kneeling and bowing their heads respectfully to him, Fang Zheng was completely confused - judging from the nature of the Japanese, you guys must have caused me some big trouble so you want to kowtow and apologize!
Don’t think that just apologizing is the end of it. If apologies are useful, why do we need the police?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's face turned cold and he stared at them.
"What do you want to do?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the old man in the lead suddenly raised his hands high, then prostrated himself before Fang Zheng again.
"Lord God's Messenger!"
"Lord God's Messenger!!"
As the old man started shouting, the others behind him also started shouting.
"Please bless us! Lord God!"
"Please protect us from the threat of crazy zombies!"
"…What happened?"
Hearing the noisy noise outside, Banjiu Shayue and Katima also came over. Seeing this scene, they were also stunned. Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and sighed helplessly.
"Maybe it's because I cured that woman's zombie transformation, so they now regard me as a messenger of God."
"Well……"
After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Banjiu Shayue was confused, while Katima smiled slightly.
"I understand, Mr. Kasugano. In fact, I have always regarded you as angels from heaven."
"Hey? Miss Katima, is this how you see us?"
"Yes, because according to the ancient prophecy passed down in our country, when the country faces life and death, there will be messengers descending from the sky to help us defeat the darkness and protect the kingdom... Isn't that what everyone thinks?"
"this……"
Looking at Katima, Banjiu Shayue was speechless for a moment, while Fangzheng just folded his arms and stared at the people in front of him. After they stopped, he spoke.
"I know what you're thinking, but I can only say that if any of you are bitten by a mad corpse, you can come to me for treatment. But I can't do anything for those who have already turned into mad corpses. Okay, now do whatever you need to do. Don't kneel here. It gives me a headache just looking at you."
"Yes, Lord God's Messenger..."
After hearing what Fang Zheng said, those people retreated obediently. Fang Zheng closed the door again and sighed helplessly.
"Is this okay, President? We are not messengers from some god, okay?"
"That depends on how you understand the angel of God."
Fang Zheng looked at Banjiu Shayue, spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.
"In fact, religion itself is like this. What matters is not whether you are a believer or not, but whether they think you are a believer or not. For example, for those guys outside, we have the power to easily kill off a large group of crazy zombies, and we can also heal the infected so that they will not turn into crazy zombies... For them, this is enough. The same goes for you and Katima. As long as you summon the Excalibur spirit in front of them, I guarantee that they will kowtow to you more than anyone else."
"I always feel...something's weird..."
Katima was okay, but Banjiu Shayue felt a little uncomfortable. After all, she came from modern society, and she felt uncomfortable at the thought of being worshipped like a god.
"It's okay. Anyway, these people don't worship us as gods for nothing. They worship us in the hope of getting protection and treatment after being bitten by crazy corpses. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't kowtow to you in vain. Of course, if I ask you, this is too cheap. They want us to do things for them just by saying a few nice words and kowtowing a few times. It's really wishful thinking."
Fang Zheng said this while curling his lips.
"But this is just fine."
"Just in time?"
"That's right. Nothing spreads faster than religion. If they want to spread it, let them spread it. As long as they don't use my name to cause trouble, I won't interfere."
Compared to rumors like "someone can cure the mad corpse", the rumor that "the messenger of God descended to purify the mad corpse" was easier to be accepted by ordinary people in this backward civilization. After all, no matter when, human beings would use their common sense to judge the authenticity of rumors. If someone said that someone could cure the mad corpse, then most of them would not believe it. After all, the doctors around them did not have this ability.
But if it is said that the messenger of God possesses this ability, most people would probably be skeptical - after all, the mad corpse itself is incomprehensible to many people, so it is more reasonable to use an equally unimaginable method to purify it.
This is just like in many supernatural horror movies, where people can understand why they see ghosts being sealed with rituals or killed with some magical artifact or spell.
But if you kill them with a grenade, they will refuse to accept it.
Because no one knows what the sealing ritual or spell artifact is, so it is acceptable. But as for the grenade, everyone knows the principle, so naturally no one thinks that this thing can kill a ghost... Or in other words, a ghost that can be killed by a grenade, is it still a ghost?
A truth.
That’s why many bad movies feature comments like “It’s too weak to be able to be killed by a gun” and “It’s so illogical that you can even knock it over with a metal rod”. This is why.
Unless your crowbar is enchanted +10, using it to beat Cthulhu to death will drive the audience crazy.
Fang Zheng also planned to pretend to be cool to the end. Since the other party thought he was a messenger of God, he might as well let them see the power of a messenger of God!
And the opportunity soon arrived.
"Lord Kasugano..."
Well, it was still Sifang Chuanchangpu who came to the door, but this time, her expression was a little uneasy.
"We are running out of food..."
"Oh, I see. There is a city ahead. Let's stop there."
"Eh? But... that post has been abandoned?"
Sifang Chuan Changpu was also shocked when she heard Fang Zheng's words. She knew of course that there was a city ahead, but that city had been breached by crazy zombies... At this moment, the city was full of crazy zombies. If they delivered themselves to the door like this, wouldn't it be the same as offering their lives?
"It's no big deal to abandon it, just clean up those crazy corpses, otherwise you can't let me make you hand-kneaded bread and five loaves and two fishes."
Although Fang Zheng is a mage, he is not an arcane mage.
"It's decided. We will enter the abandoned city and take enough food and supplies from the warehouse. As for those crazy zombies, don't worry. I will take care of them."
Seeing that Sifangchuan Acorus was about to say something, Fang Zheng waved his hand to stop her from speaking.
After all, this is not a difficult thing for me.