Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Mo was chatting comfortably with 416.

On the dark road, their car was the only one moving fast, like a streak of light slowly sliding through the darkness.

Lin Mo told 416 not to be too obsessed with whether or not he had parents.

"Some people are born without parents. Didn't I just tell you the story of the Monkey King? The Monkey King had no parents, but he was born and raised by nature. Didn't he also succeed and live a good life?"

When it comes to comforting people, Lin Mo is not an expert, he can only say whatever comes to his mind.

416 didn't say anything, and it was unclear whether he heard it or not.

"No one has given you a birthday present before, but there will be one in the future. At least I will, and so will your other friends. When I take you home next time, you will get to know more friends, and not only will you get presents, you will also have to give them presents."

Speaking of this, 416 finally came to life.

Then he asked about the home called Lvyuan Community, his face full of longing.

Lin Moxin said that little girls are easy to coax, so isn’t she coaxed now?

"By the way, you have to call the cat you're going to pick up this time Sister Cat. She's also a member of our Green Garden community."

"What's she like?"

"He likes to play, and sometimes he's not very serious, but he's a very nice person."

"I quite like this character. I also like to play."

"I think you two will become very good friends."

Just as Lin Mo finished speaking, something appeared on the road ahead. Fortunately, the 416 reacted very quickly and handled the situation very well. With an emergency lane change, the tires rubbed against the ground with a sharp sound, and then it crashed into the tree next to it with a bang.

Fortunately, Lin Mo and the others were wearing seat belts, and under inertia, they were tightly tied to their seats by the seat belts, otherwise they would both fly out and have a hard landing.

Lin Mo took a deep breath and finally let out a roar.

"pain!"

416 was fine, so she looked sideways at a dark shadow on the road and said, "It's a deer!"

Since the nightmare began, human activities have been reduced by more than half, and the environment in the wild has immediately improved. Many places are covered with trees and weeds, and the wild animals that were almost extinct are slowly recovering.

There are wild deer here.

At first I thought there was only one, but after a while, a group of them came running over there, including a few fawns.

The deer looked curiously at the person in the smoking, deformed car, and when he saw the other person trying to climb out, he immediately threw away in fear.

"Is everything okay?" Lin Mo rubbed his shoulders and asked.

416 said that her body functions and strength are two to three times that of a normal adult male. Based on this calculation, even if you were killed, I would probably only be slightly injured.

Lin Mo was speechless for a while.

Now the car is broken and we are in the wilderness, so we can only walk.

Fortunately, they had already walked most of the way, and there was not much distance left. With the help of the moonlight, they could see the sparkling lights of the big city in the distance.

We walked until late at night before we entered this once great city.

Before the nightmare came, this place was considered a world-famous big city. Of course, this bigness does not refer to the area, but to the large population and high density.

One city concentrates one-fifth of their country's population, which is obviously an exaggeration.

After entering the city, you can see some scattered lights.

Most of the places were dark.

In this special period, various resources are in short supply, especially energy, so it is already good enough to be able to maintain the electricity supply.

Walking on the messy and garbage-filled streets, you can tell from the billboards and turned-off neon lights on both sides of the road that this place was once quite prosperous.

One can imagine it, with bright lights, bustling crowds of people, and the forefront of fashion, full of vitality; but now, it is pitch black and silent, and even horror movie set designers would call it professional.

In a place like this, you might think there's no one here.

Actually, it’s not.

From the moment Lin Mo and 416 entered the city, they saw people, and there were a lot of them.

Some were walking aimlessly on the streets.

Some of them sat on the ground in a daze, or muttered something that others could not understand.

There are even more people hiding in the buildings, the number of which is unimaginable.

Lin Mo was very curious. This was the capital of the neighboring country and the most economically developed place. Why didn't everyone go to the safe zone? If you don't go to the safe zone, you can't sleep safely and it's hard for your body to rest.

But people here seem to have gotten used to it.

Some people walk back and forth on the road to prevent themselves from falling asleep, but this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

No matter how sleepy you are, you will still fall asleep. This is a physiological reason and you cannot resist it by willpower alone.

The more I observed, the more I felt something was wrong.

Lin Mo has been to many safe zones, and even to the White Eagle Country, where he had come into contact with the situation, but it was all different from here.

There is an indescribable weirdness everywhere here.

But if Lin Mo was asked to explain what was wrong, he couldn't tell him right away.

Just at this moment, the two men were stopped by an old woman.

The other person was dressed quite decently, with his hair combed meticulously, and carrying a cloth bag in his hand. At this moment, he nodded and greeted Lin Mo and 416.

Quite kind.

Then the other party took out a flyer and handed it over.

Distributing flyers? Is the employment pressure in neighboring countries so great that even the elderly are out distributing flyers? Fortunately, the other party did not mention fitness and swimming.

Lin Mo took the flyer and started reading it. 416 next to her probably felt that the flyer was only given to Lin Mo and not to her, and felt neglected, so she reached out to the old woman for it.

The other party nodded with a smile and handed over another one.

Lin Mo and 416 started watching together.

Only after taking a look did I realize that it was not a swimming exercise, but a missionary leaflet.

It says: The Redemption Society, saving all living things. Only by joining the Redemption Society can you get shelter and survive this great catastrophe.

There are many words like this, and they are very misleading.

416 next to him showed disdain and was about to speak, but was pulled back by Lin Mo.

She was also smart and swallowed back what she was about to say.

Lin Mo asked 416 to tell the other party that they were willing to join the Redemption Society and obtain asylum.

416, with an expression that said "you are still good at having fun", began to talk to the old woman in fluent neighboring language, and soon the conversation became heated.

The old woman was very happy when she saw that she had successfully recruited people. She guessed that this was just like recruiting members for a gym, where she would get a commission for every member she recruited.

How can I not be happy?

Since you want to join the club, you must go to their place, follow the process and go through the formalities.

The old woman said that their base was not far away, and she chatted with 416 in a low voice along the way and they had a very happy chat.

What the other party said was right. It was indeed not far. After walking a few hundred meters at most, we arrived at an old place.

The building has three floors. All other windows and doors are sealed. There is only one entrance, and there are several people sitting at the door.

Seeing the old woman, these people made way for her and gave Lin Mo and 416 friendly smiles.

When going upstairs, 416 whispered to Lin Mo that many people here have joined the Redemption Society, and only by joining the Redemption Society can they get shelter in the nightmare world.

However, even within the Redemption Society, there are many branches. The old woman told her that the one they believe in is the 'Meng Tianshen' in the Redemption Society.

Of course, Lin Mo had never heard of this, but he had learned from Xiao Rourou before that there were countless "gods" created by the Redemption Society.

So it's not surprising at all.

There are many people in the small building.

Judging from some of the text decorations on the walls inside, this place may have been a cram school with classrooms in the past.

But at this moment the classroom is full of people.

These people sat on the ground, men and women, old and young.

With eyes closed, he swayed his body at the same frequency and muttered something at the same time.

Lin Mo didn't understand and glanced at 416. The latter said that these people were chanting something similar to a spell, and seemed to be praising the God Meng Tian.

There is also a painting hanging on the wall of that classroom.

There are incense and candles offerings around.

The painting shows an old woman with a dignified face.

I guess this is the God Meng Tian.

But Lin Mo felt that the Meng Tianshen in the painting looked a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

I remember it!

"Fuck, isn't this my godmother?"

Lin Mo was stunned.

It's her. It's her.

Lin Mo had met the other person in the diner restaurant on the Silence. At that time, this horrible nightmare particularly liked Doudou and wanted to adopt Doudou as his grandson.

Doudou is a smart and filial child.

It knew that if it didn't agree, it would be bad for Lin Mo, so the child agreed and even instigated Lin Mo to become its godson.

It’s just that after Aunt Meng took Doudou away that time, there was no news of her anymore. Apart from the fact that she said she was in District 11, there were no other clues.

Lin Mo also searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

I didn't expect to see this 'godmother' in this place.

"God Meng, Granny Meng, they're on the same page, right?"

Lin Mo's heart was pounding at this moment. He didn't expect that after searching for a long time, he would finally find it without any effort. He actually met it here by chance.

Hey, wait a minute.

If the godmother I recognize is in the capital of the neighboring country, then doesn't that mean this is District 11?

Lin Mo immediately asked 416 to ask the old woman if she had heard of District 11.

416 went to ask, and then came back to tell Lin Mo.

“The other party hasn’t heard of it.”

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes.

Locals don’t know?

Never mind.

Since they have met by chance, they should solve the problem at once this time. He must bring Doudou back.

Of course, this matter needs to be planned carefully, at least we need to understand the situation here first.

For example, is Meng Tianshen the grandmother that Doudou recognizes? Another example is, is this District 11?

If so, then Maomao and the others lost contact and were trapped here. Do they have any connection with the Redemption Society and District 11? Suddenly, Lin Mo was lost in thought.

The old woman over there took them to a room and started registering.

Just let 416 make up a fake name to fool people. It's just a formality.

You also have to pay membership dues.

This was not a problem for 416. They got some currency from neighboring countries on the way. In Lin Mo's eyes, these things were just like waste paper, so he gave them all away without any regret.

Finally, there is the actual initiation ceremony.

"This needs to be done in the nightmare world."

The old woman spoke.

Took the two of them to a very special room.

This room is not big.

At most eight or nine square meters.

There are a lot of colorful ribbons hanging from the ceiling, and many of them are hanging down like willow branches.

The room was empty, no one was there.

The old woman said that as long as they fell asleep inside, the initiation ceremony would automatically proceed.

Lin Mo wanted to find out whether this Meng Tianshen was his cheap godmother, so he had to enter her dream to take a look. 416 had no objection to this, and she did whatever Lin Mo did.

Just obey without thinking.

The two sat down as requested. At this time, a few more people came in and stood beside them. The old woman said that they were here to watch the ceremony and not to worry about them.

Unfortunately, Lin Mo didn't believe these words at all.

It is estimated that this is for insurance purposes. If you resist the ceremony or are unwilling, it is estimated that these people are used to force you to perform the ceremony.

Basically, once you enter this house, you have to become one of them, otherwise you will never be able to get out.

Lin Mo would not break off relations with them now.

With 418 around, if these people make any attacking moves after he and 416 enter the dream, 418 will send them directly to see their God Meng Tian.

Lin Mo doesn't have to worry about this at all.

Close your eyes and fall asleep.

Very smooth.

He and 416 went to the dark side of the house.

Looking again, this house is much scarier than in the real world.

The main scare is that there is a big bug lying on the ceiling.

They are maggots that are bigger than a human being.

This was the first time 416 had seen this, and he immediately exclaimed in excitement.

It's like a kid going to the zoo for the first time, everything seems new to him.

The next moment, several tentacles stretched out from the big maggot's head and reached towards Lin Mo and 416's mouths.

"What do you want to do?"

Lin Mo reached out and grabbed a few tentacles, pulled the large maggots off them, and beat them violently.

He realized that the other party was planning to implant something in his body.

It can be understood as parasitism.

Get some larvae to parasitize the human body.

How could Lin Mo agree to such a thing? Beating him was the least of his worries. If he hadn't considered that this was his godmother's men, Lin Mo would have chopped this big maggot into pieces.

After being beaten, the big maggot was obviously much more obedient than before. It crawled over and rubbed Lin Mo's leg with its body.

It feels like saying, brothers, we've already fought, I was wrong, let's just forget about it.

Lin Mo is not the kind of person who holds grudges. Since the other party has admitted his mistake and has not suffered any loss, he will just let it go.

At this moment, the big maggot seemed to smell something.

It sniffed at Lin Mo.

Then it shivered, and the fat on its body twisted rapidly. The next moment, it made a click and stopped moving.

Lin Mo went over to take a look.

"It seems he is dead!"

"How did he die? Did he die of suffocation?" 416 asked curiously.

Lin Mo rolled his eyes at 416. This little guy is so unlearned. He always learns the right words to insult others.

They all learned it without any teacher.

"Don't touch it, it died on its own, it has nothing to do with us." Lin Mo directly shirked responsibility.

He really didn't know how this big maggot died. Maybe it really had some disease.

After staying for a while, Lin Mo felt that the time was about right, so he ate the beans and left.

It was still the same room. Seeing Lin Mo and the other person wake up, the old woman came over to congratulate them and said that from today on, they were all a family.

What could Lin Mo and 416 say? Just smile and nod.

As for why the other party thinks they are a family, it is probably because they believe that anyone who falls asleep in this house will be 100% attacked and parasitized by the giant maggot.

Anyone who is parasitized is their family.

So Lin Mo and 416 not only had a meal here, but also received a "church certificate" each.

The old woman told them that with this, as long as they were in the city, no matter what happened, they could ask their brothers and sisters in the same association for help.

Lin Mo took the opportunity to let 416 ask a few questions.

One is whether the other party has seen Meng Tianshen, and what is the big bug in the nightmare world.

The old woman said that not everyone can see Meng Tianshen if they want to, it requires good fortune; as for the big insect, it is not called a big insect, it is called a messenger.

In other words, it is similar to an angel.

Lin Mo almost laughed. The angels from other families were all very beautiful, but yours was different. You got a big worm, and this big worm died of a heart attack. It was so funny.

No, no, I can’t think about it anymore. I’ll start laughing if I think about it again.

Lin Mo immediately looked up at the sky, thinking about some horrible, bloody and scary things, and carefully managed his expression.

He can manage it, 416 can't.

This guy just laughed out loud.

"What's wrong?" The old woman was stunned, somewhat confused.

Lin Mo secretly poked 416 to make her collapse, and then said seriously: "We couldn't help but laugh when we thought that we could live safely here under the protection of God Meng Tian in the future."

With superb acting skills, he easily fooled the old woman.

However, as long as the other person enters a dream and takes a look in that room, he will find the corpse of the giant insect.

So I didn't stay here for long.

When the old woman heard that Lin Mo and the other man were leaving, she did not try to keep them. Perhaps she felt that since they were already family, it didn't matter where they went.

Delivered downstairs.

"May God Meng bless you." said the old woman.

It came out.

The two of them quickened their pace and left.

I just chatted with the old woman and learned a lot about the situation here.

There is actually no so-called 'safe zone' in this place.

There are no huge walls and no strict isolation measures. If you want to survive here, you must join the Redemption Society and be protected by the "God" in the Redemption Society.

Otherwise, you will be attacked by nightmares after entering the dream.

Of course, not everyone is willing to join the Redemption Society.

There are still some people who are unwilling to do so and struggle to survive here, choosing another life.

For example, some officials from neighboring countries have established a number of "safe houses" relying on local nightmare response agencies. Of course, their security is much weaker.

The old woman looked disdainful when she talked about this, thinking that if she just joined the Redemption Society, all problems would be solved, so why was she so stubborn.

She couldn't figure it out.

Lin Mo knew why. For example, if you believed in the God Meng Tian, ​​you had to let the big meat worm angel parasitize you in order to be considered one of them.

The problem is that some people are not happy about the weird parasites.

In short, the forces here are very complicated, and there are many of them. It is said that there are more than a dozen branches of the Redemption Society alone. In the past, they competed for growth, but now they compete for existing resources. Add to that the official forces that hate the Redemption Society, and this place is simply a mess.

Lin Mo didn't care about that.

His goal is clear.

Find the cat and the scientists and take them away.

Find Doudou, talk to godmother, and take him away.

If the other party disagrees.

Then turn against each other!

This time Lin Mo has become more confident. If he is not convinced, then he will do it.

I found a hotel that was also controlled by the Redemption Society, showed the "church certificate", and was able to stay there smoothly.

The hotel owner was very welcoming to them and obviously treated them as his own.

With a place to stay, Lin Mo and 416 fell asleep. Then he took out a paper crane with the cat's name written on it, blew on it, and the crane flew out swayingly.

(End of this chapter)