Chapter 45
She deduced that the two streams of black energy contained trace amounts of zombie virus.
Therefore, what affected this small world was the zombie virus!
Wen Wan felt she was getting close to the truth.
The presence of the zombie virus here—is it related to her arrival in this world? And why did she automatically absorb those two black streams carrying the zombie virus? Why couldn't the others see them?
After receiving a negative answer, I tried testing the next scarecrow, but the answer was still negative.
Perhaps, her coming here was truly a matter of fate.
She just couldn't understand why she was able to absorb those viruses.
As night was about to fall, all the residents of the village closed their doors and windows, turned off the lights, and fell silent. The entire village was plunged into darkness and deathly silence.
"My lord, are you really going to go out?"
The village chief lowered his voice and asked with concern.
Except for the priests, everyone must hide themselves when the "Heavenly Eye" appears, otherwise they will be completely corrupted by the filth the next day and turn into terrible monsters.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Perhaps this is my mission here." After reassuring the village chief, Wen Wan followed the priest to the rooftop.
Here you can see the "Sky Eye" more clearly.
A gigantic eye filled the sky, seemingly belonging to the entire world.
It stared intently at Wen Wan, observing everyone on the ground, exuding an oppressive aura.
The priest dared not move at all, standing straight with his scepter, cold sweat pouring down his back.
He dared not look directly at the sky, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of Wen Wan, who had come with him, her eyes fixed on the heavens.
He desperately wanted to speak up and remind them, but at that moment his vocal cords seemed to be tightly choked, and he couldn't make a sound.
The priest's eyelids caught a glimpse of an enormous and oppressive eye in the sky, while Wen Wan's eyes revealed a sky shrouded in countless black wisps.
In addition, she felt an unprecedented hunger.
At the same time, the spatial ring reacted violently, and she took out the culprit from inside.
It was a bone finger given to her by her senior brother Yan.
Could this be the token they spoke of? She had once thought it was the spoils of war that Senior Brother Yan obtained after defeating the Demon King and Demon General. Could it be His bone finger?
The moment Wen Wan pulled out the bone finger, the priest felt the pressure from the "Heavenly Eye" lessen. When he saw the bone finger in Wen Wan's hand, he could hardly believe it.
He was certain that this was part of His body, and why it was in the hands of the divine messenger.
This is impossible. It couldn't have been the divine messenger who killed Him. He must find out the truth.
If it's true, even if he's not her opponent, he'll still perish together with Wen Wan.
"My Lord, divine messenger." The priest perfectly concealed his murderous intent, feigning calmness, and asked with difficulty, "Where did you get the object in your hand?"
He didn't want to doubt Wen Wan; she was the village's only hope. Now that things had come to this point, he had to be cautious.
I hope the divine messenger will not disappoint him.
She couldn't feel any sense of oppression, nor did she know that the bone finger could reduce the oppressive feeling of the "Heavenly Eye" on the priest.
She casually played with the bone finger in her hand, which made the priest tremble with fear, afraid that she might accidentally drop it on the ground.
"This was a gift from one of my senior brothers, who said it would be useful for me on my journey to the burial ground." Wen Wan seemed to remember something and asked, her expression turning serious as she composed herself: "Is this the token you mentioned?"
All she knew was that this was a gift from her senior brother Yan. If it was truly a token, then its only purpose here was to grant her the identity of "Divine Messenger," so that she wouldn't be sacrificed to the heavens as an intruder by the villagers.
But for the priests and the villagers here, it has great significance.
"Yes." Hearing that it was a gift and that the divine messenger treated His items seriously, the priest breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon receiving a positive answer, Wenwan felt deeply apologetic for her earlier behavior and became even more cautious in her approach.
This bone finger might just be a remnant of His true form.
The power emanating from the bone finger was not spiritual energy, but demonic energy. After this experience, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the bone finger was also shrouded in some zombie virus.
It's really strange that this deity's true form is definitely linked to demons.
What role does He play here? And is the village's disaster related to Him?
"My Lord, have you discerned anything?" The priest was referring to the "Heavenly Eye" above.
Could she say that she couldn't see anything except for the thick black mist swirling in the sky?
The power emanating from the bone finger created a weak barrier for the priest, protecting him from the pressure of the Heavenly Eye. However, the priest himself had no barrier and was unaffected, which was also a strange point.
Also, what is hunger?
Suddenly, I really wanted to breathe in the air above.
Wait a minute, what is she thinking! The black mist swirling in the sky is clearly not a good thing. If she absorbs it, she might become the next Lin Zhu! Falling into demonic possession at such a young age, what if she's not so lucky and loses her mind, indiscriminately killing innocent people? That would be terrifying.
"I'm hungry, I'll go back and get something to eat first."
Priest: ...
The next day, Senior Brother Fan and Senior Brother Yu Liang had their bandages removed and were able to move freely.
Even though they had heard some information from Junior Sister Wen beforehand, the two were still taken aback when faced with the little flower surrounded by a bit of demonic energy, and then pretended not to know anything.
"Little Flower, where is your divine envoy?" Fan Kaiyu asked.
"Well, the High Priest said that the Divine Messenger was thinking about a solution until very, very late last night, and was so tired that he hasn't gotten up yet," Xiaohua replied earnestly.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately understood: they guessed that Junior Sister Wen was sleeping in again.
Aside from the divine messenger, this was the first time Xiao Hua had met outsiders who didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards them. Plus, Fan Kaiyu was quite talkative, so the two quickly became acquainted.
Xiao Hua eagerly pestered Fan Kaiyu, listening to him tell her about all the new things in the outside world, her eyes filled with longing.
Wen Wan came in and saw this scene. Seeing that the group was chatting happily, she went up and pinched Xiao Hua's cheek. It was chubby, soft, and cute. But why was she wrapped up so tightly today? It wasn't cold.
"Where's my brother? Why didn't he come today?" Wen Wan didn't ask why she was wrapped up so tightly, but since she didn't see Aheng, she mentioned it.
Xiao Hua's eyes darkened, her smile vanished, and she turned her head away with a hint of stubbornness, saying, "My brother is missing."
Wen Wan looked at the priest beside her, puzzled. The priest gestured for her to go outside and talk.
"Aheng went to Qicun."
Wen Wan frowned: "What's going on?"
"Aheng lost consciousness for the third time last night, and almost strangled Xiaohua to death..."
"So he went to Qicun on his own initiative?"
The priest nodded.
His power can help suppress it, but once it occurs more than three times, it will become uncontrollable.
Therefore, villagers who have not had the disease three times will stay in the village, while villagers who have had the disease for the third time or more have no choice but to go to Qi Village for the sake of the village's peace.
They had no choice. They had lived peacefully under the protection of the high priest for a long time and could no longer stay here to harm people and cause trouble for everyone.
Hearing this, Wen Wan felt a mix of emotions. She had originally thought that the villagers who went to Qi Village were sick and the villagers had no choice but to cruelly drive them away. Now she realized that everyone went there voluntarily, even though they knew that Qi Village was an extremely dangerous place.
Ah Heng is still so young, and Qicun is a place that devours people.
If these things are related to the zombie virus, those who are half-conscious may be turning into zombies, but the virus here is not strong enough, so it has not succeeded.
No, she has to go to Qicun to take a look.
They can't use their spiritual power right now. If Senior Sister Liu and the others are in Qi Village, then things will be terrible.
Without spiritual power, they can easily deal with ordinary people, but they would likely be at a disadvantage against zombies.
"Priest, time is of the essence. I need to get to Qi Village. Please show me the way."
Wen Wan took out her bone finger, her expression more solemn than ever before: "As a divine messenger, I command you to tell me the route to Qi Village."
The priest paused in his persuasion. Unable to disobey Him, he had no choice but to tell Wenwan everything he knew.
"Thanks. Remember to take good care of my two fellow disciples. They're just a hindrance now, so they should stay in the village. I'll treat you to a meal when I get back."
Wenwan patted the priest on the shoulder without any hesitation.
“Alright.” The priest’s voice was tinged with bitterness. “Then you must come back, or they will be in danger.”
Without the divine messenger's aura, given enough time, he couldn't guarantee that these two wouldn't be sacrificed as invaders once again.
Wen Wan understood, nodded, and left without looking back.
She vaguely felt that this little world was inextricably linked to her, and perhaps this trip would allow her to find the secret of her coming into this world.
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