Chapter 721 Apathy
When Duanmuhuai returned to Arkham City, everything was still in order.
The only thing I have to say is...
"Mistrina, who are those people outside?"
After Duanmuhuai returned to the city, the first thing he did was to find Mistrina and raise his questions.
When he returned to Arkham City, the first thing Duanmuhuai saw was the long queue outside the territory's gate, which made him quite puzzled. You must know that the world of Faerun is already a deep winter world. Aren't a group of people who came here out of boredom afraid of freezing to death?
"Ah, I was just about to report to you, Lord Inquisitor, that a curse called Asomnia is currently spreading throughout the North. Those... are all refugees. In fact, this is not the same as your Lord. You have something to do with it.”
"Aphansia? What is it? What does it have to do with me?"
Hearing Mistrina's inquiry, Duanmuhuai looked confused, and Mistrina quickly introduced the situation to Duanmuhuai.
It turns out that after Duanmu Huai killed the messenger and the base of the true God, he shared the matter with various churches in Arkham City. To put it bluntly, this is a bit like the police department reporting cases in their own jurisdiction. Please send the notice to all local police stations to pay attention to whether there are any similar cases in their own jurisdictions.
Let’s not talk about evil gods like Shar for the time being. Gods from the good camp like Tyr will naturally not ignore it. As a result, when everyone checked it out, they were shocked. They had always thought that this so-called Supreme True God might be a new cult that had just emerged. However, after careful investigation, they discovered that this sect had been lurking in the North for many years, and they had been spreading a cult called The Curse of Aphania.
To put it simply, people who are affected by this curse will become drowsy at first, and then they will seem to have lost their souls and be left with only an empty shell. Then they will disappear, and then when they are found again, they will be They all joined that cult and became loyal believers of that sect.
For example, Emilia and Cassim also investigated this matter, and then at a farm outside Baldur's Gate, they learned from the local farmer's wife that her husband had encountered these mysterious creatures. Guy, and then his whole person started to change, from a smart young man to an old man who looked like he had Alzheimer's disease, and then he just disappeared.
Then Emilia and others followed the clues and found a stronghold of the Supreme God nearby. What surprised them was that the missing farmer had turned into a complete fanatical believer there, and even became a disciple there. an important member of.
Of course, Emilia and her party then defeated the cult stronghold, captured the farmer and others, and escorted them to prison. However, no matter how they were interrogated, the farmer would only repeat over and over again that he believed in the only true God. It will eventually swallow the world and so on...
The reason why this symptom is called asoulism is because after examination by the priests and paladins, they were very surprised to find that these people did not have souls in their bodies, and their souls were completely missing!
This is very strange.
Logically speaking, if the soul is eliminated, the body must be dead. If the soul is lost but the body is still alive, then it must be an undead creature. However, these people are not undead creatures, nor do they have the characteristics of undead creatures. On the contrary, their behavior is almost the same as that of living people, except for the loss of souls and their fanatical belief in the so-called supreme true god.
"So what's going on with so many people outside?"
"Hey..."
Speaking of this, Mystrina sighed helplessly.
"I don't know why, but the investigation results were leaked. The result is that people everywhere are panicked. Many people are afraid of this terrible curse, and they think that they can avoid contracting this curse in this territory protected by the gods. That’s why we rush here..."
"Are there any patients suffering from aphansia in our territory?"
"No."
Mystrina shook her head.
"But we found several patients with apathy among the immigrants, and they have been isolated. They have been handed over to various temples to study treatment options."
"How are patients with Aphantasia discovered?"
"It seems that you can see through some kind of magic that detects souls... Sorry, I don't know much about magic in this world."
"Are they available everywhere?"
"Yes...According to reports, it seems that remote towns and villages appear more frequently. The infection mechanism of this curse is still unclear. I have ordered the Night Guard to maintain order, and it seems normal so far. ”
“What is the specific number of infected people?”
"The communication methods in this world are relatively backward. According to the verifiable information we have collected, at least 800 to 1,000 people are infected with this curse."
"It's not a small number in this world."
"Is this related to the Chaos Evil God you mentioned, Judge?"
"No, I don't think this is the work of those Chaos Evil Gods. This doesn't seem like their method."
Facing Mistrina's question, Duanmu Huai shook his head. This method was not something that the Chaos God would do, and the Fat Man would not engage in such a strange plague. He is more inclined to think that this is someone from the world of Faerûn who is causing trouble, but who it is... it's hard to say.
"What's the report from the Judgment Blade?"
"The Judgment Blade team destroyed several cult strongholds, but found nothing special."
"I know."
After listening to Mistrina's report, Duanmuhuai thought for a moment and nodded.
"I'm going to see those patients with lost souls first... By the way, call Mary here too."
"Yes, my lord."
Soon, Duanmu Huai came to the Church of Tell in Arkham City. Most of the previously discovered patients with apathy had been taken in by the Church of Tell, and Mary also joined Duan Muhuai. But......
"What's going on with her?"
Looking at Charlie standing not far behind, Duanmuhuai frowned, looked at Mary and asked, while the latter tilted her head in confusion.
"Charlie has been acting with me during this time, can't you?"
"It's not impossible, but... forget it."
Duanmuhuai looked at Charlie, who was standing not far away, and the latter saluted him respectfully. It's just that Duanmu Huai always feels that something is not quite right. How should I put it? He feels that the way Xia Li looks at him is not normal, a bit similar to the way a fanatical star-chaser looks at an idol star... ……
Maybe it's my own misunderstanding?
Thinking about it, how could anyone worship me so fanatically as I am? Think too much. Think too much.
Duanmuhuai looked back and didn't think much.
"Okay, let's go in."
"Yes."
After explaining the purpose of their visit, Tire's priest quickly took the two of them to the underground place where the lost souls were housed, and also introduced them to the conditions of these patients.
"Although it is said that they are suffering from apathy, their behavior is not abnormal, and they are even conscious. The only thing to say is that they are very fanatical about the so-called Supreme God..."
"Are you sure they haven't read too much of Cyril?"
Duanmu Huai joked, and the priest also looked strange.
"I'm sure... Mr. Grand Inquisitor, it shouldn't be."
The so-called Cyril Book is a book written by Cyric after he became a god. To put it bluntly, after he became a god, what he thought was that other gods were false gods, and Cyric was the only one who was the true god. So he specially found someone to write a book of Cyric. The content was nothing more than how great Cyric was, and how Cyric was the only true god in the world.
Of course, this is just for fun, but I don’t know if it’s because the person who wrote the book is too good at writing or for some reason. After the Bible was written, everyone who read the Bible really felt as if they had been brainwashed. Became Cyric's most loyal and crazy believer.
Then Cyric took a look and said, Huh? This book is really so useful, let me take a look.
And then...well, Cyric went crazy.
He reads his own autobiography, then worships himself crazily, and then becomes so narcissistic that he goes crazy. This is truly the first person in history and in the world.
The most ridiculous thing is that it is actually very simple to resist the power of this book, that is, read "The True Biography of Cyric" before reading this book. To put it simply, the difference between the two is basically "Three Kingdoms" and "Three Kingdoms" The difference between "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"... After you have read the "Official History", there will be no cognitive errors when you read "The Book of Virtues".
So in the final analysis, "The Sutra of Sirui" is a romance book. As a result, Sirik had a conflict with his own memory after reading it - Am I like that in the book? Am I not? Am I? No? Yeah? No?
Then went crazy.
This shows that there are dangers in blowing rainbow farts.
While talking, the three of them also came to the places where patients with lost souls were admitted.
From the outside, this place is a bit similar to the mental ward in Duanmu Huai's memory. Each room is independent, and there is a small window on the door. Tyr's paladins and guards stand on both sides of the corridor, and the door comes from time to time. There were angry roars and curses - well, it was like a combination of a mental hospital and a prison.
"You haven't found any solution?"
"No."
The priest shook his head.
"We are also very surprised. Although their souls have disappeared, their bodies are still living. They are not like undead creatures. They can shine in the sun and need food and water. If it were not for their fanatical worship of the Supreme True God and It is detected through divine magic that there is indeed no soul in their bodies, and I am afraid no one will think there is anything wrong with these people.”
"The Supreme True God is the only god!! You, the lackeys of false gods!"
"Let us out! If you treat us like this, when the Supreme God appears again, it will wipe out all of you...!!"
However, before the pastor had finished speaking, the shouts of those people soon came from the surrounding doors. They stuffed their faces in the windows and yelled loudly outside, scaring Mary to the point of being at a loss - - She had never seen anything like this.
"Hmph!"
Hearing these roars, Duanmu Huai's face darkened, and then he snorted coldly. The next moment, the light of fear spread instantly, and the screaming soulless people suddenly seemed to have their throats strangled, and they did not dare to happen again. .
"You should starve them for ten days and a half to see if they still dare to talk nonsense."
Duanmuhuai looked at the pastor, who shook his head.
"That's not the Thiel way."
"Okay, although I know that too."
Duanmuhuai complained, and then looked at the guards.
"Bring out these lost souls."
"Yes."
After hearing Duanmuhuai's order, the guards immediately opened the locked door, and then brought out the soulless people who were trembling under Duanmuhuai's fearful light. At this moment, these soulless people were still so scared that their legs were weak. , could only collapse on the ground. No matter how the guards tried to help, they seemed unable to get up from the ground.
"Over to you, Mary."
Duanmuhuai turned to look at Mary and said.
"Come and see how these people are doing."
"Ugh...I know, it may not be easy to describe..."
"Then do you want to do it again?"
After hearing Mary's answer, Duanmuhuai silently took out the pink book. When she saw Duanmuhuai's actions, Mary turned pale and shook her head desperately.
"No, no, no, no, no need!! I can express it with painting!!"
Recalling her previous experience, Mary really didn't dare to let Duanmu Huai use that trick again.
(End of chapter)