Chapter 221 Chapter 220. The walking corpse on pilgrimage
Speaking of this issue, Helena sounded confident, "Helena has simulated leaving the shelter countless times. In order to solve the problem of data loss, the data storage function has been integrated into the encapsulated gauntlet."
After saying this, Su Hong opened the gauntlet and saw a small data disk embedded in the card slot.
The outer shell of the data disk is pure white anti-corrosion ceramic, and the inner layer seems to be a hard alloy.
Helena: "The super alloy hard drive developed by the Alliance Computer Center has a design capacity of 1000t, sacrificing storage capacity in exchange for higher security performance."
"The super alloy hard drive has a melting point of one thousand degrees and is protected by magic. It can protect data even in boiling magma."
"Good guy, what kind of alien technology is this?" Su Hong couldn't help but said.
He found that the technological legacy left by the alliance was so advanced that he could hardly understand it. How could anyone ten years ago have imagined that a small hard drive could evolve to this extent.
Helena: "If the manager is in danger, he can open the mechanical buckle and take out the hard drive. If the hard drive is not damaged, Helena can remember everything."
"I see."
Su Hong finished drawing the magic circle and called Xiao Hong and the corpse ghosts over.
"You stand under the magic circle and pray with me."
He clasped his hands together and closed his eyes.
The corpse ghost next to him saw this and started imitating it in a decent manner, but Xiaohong looked on with a confused look on his face.
It doesn’t have hands either, so does it need to use its legs?
Confused, it raised its forelimbs.
Su Hong solemnly said: "Please be aware that the place we are going to enter later is very dangerous. Remember to act carefully and obey my orders."
"Yes." Oleg hummed, and the other corpses nodded vigorously.
Su Hong recalled the prayer left by Anna in his mind and silently recited: "The Great Redeemer."
"The Great Redeemer." The corpses sang in unison.
"I am a sinner walking in the world. Please forgive my sins, send salvation, and open the door to the kingdom of God."
“Send salvation and open the door to the Kingdom of God.”
Su Hong stopped praying and opened his eyes. The echoes of prayers came back from all directions. Even if they continued to speak, the sounds of prayers continued.
Gradually, his and the corpse's voices became more and more sacred and transcendent, as if the sins of the mortal world had faded away.
The holy light enveloped the earth, and the darkness faded away. In the twisted light, Su Hong saw a golden river flowing down from the sky, leaving bright golden stars in the illusory sky.
The dark and dead Auroville City changes, the flat street stone tiles change into irregular floor tiles, the modern style buildings turn into medieval style low houses, the towering sky wall melts the frost and extends to the east and west sides of the world, with no end in sight.
Su Hong was shocked in his heart and looked up ahead. At the end of the Golden River, the Golden Palace was built on a high mountain, surrounded by white clouds along with a number of snow-capped mountains.
Like the legendary palace of the sun god, the sun rises from here, bringing light to the kingdom.
"Is this the Holy City of Jinxi?"
Su Hong felt that compared to the dead world outside, this holy city was more like a place full of hope.
Of course, this place may be more suitable for disaster monsters to survive.
He looked down at the Golden Palace and saw an ant-sized giant standing on the mountainside, cutting down tall trees.
He could clearly see the giant from such a distant place, and one could imagine how huge his body must be.
Helena: "Reminder, there is a threat of disaster in nearby towns."
After Helena's reminder, Su Hong finally came back to his senses and observed his surroundings.
The place where they appeared was in the black forest next to a quarry, with a town behind them penetrated by the black forest. It seemed that a long time ago, the black forest invaded the town and people had to escape.
Su Hong looked forward. At the foot of the mountain, there was a "new" town. It was surrounded by black vines. Fallen leaves were piled on the roofs of the houses, covering the stone tiles. There was a dilapidated scene everywhere.
However, under the gaze of the Eye of the Holy Candle, the entire town was surrounded by the aura of disaster, and it was obviously more lively than he thought.
Helena: "Manager, do you want to avoid this town?" "No, Helena, maybe these indigenous people know the news about the resistance, and we need to figure out our location."
Su Hong waved his hand, jumped down from the forest, stepped on the abandoned stones, and fled towards the town.
"hiss!"
Xiaohong climbed down, and the corpse fell on all fours, running towards the town like a giant wolf.
"Uh uh..."
As Su Hong approached the town, a zombie with a withered body approached him with longing eyes.
He glanced at this walking corpse. It was dressed as an ordinary resident and should be a disaster monster from long ago.
The shadow pushed the zombie away, Su Hong landed and entered the town.
The streets were overgrown with weeds, which survived tenaciously in the gaps between the stone bricks. The surrounding houses were dilapidated. Behind the dilapidated wooden doors, he felt a lot of prying eyes.
Scanning the eyes of the Holy Candle, Su Hong saw dry and rotten zombies hiding behind the door to spy on him like ordinary people who were afraid.
"Are these guys smart?" Su Hong's mind moved, and he was about to catch a walking corpse and come out to ask for directions.
"Boom!"
The bell on the tower in the distance rang at this moment, and the black crows on the eaves flew away, screaming like a baby.
"Dong...dong..."
As the bells rang one after another, a strange scene happened, and the expression of the zombie hiding behind the door became more and more fanatical.
"Redemption...the day of redemption has come."
They ignored Su Hong and other intruders, ran out from behind the door, passed by Su Hong, and ran towards the tower.
Su Hong even saw a zombie tripping over weeds and falling to the ground. His fragile body was immediately broken in half. Even so, it had to crawl over with both hands.
"Salvation...salvation..." The zombie crawled a few meters with only half of its body left. The enthusiasm on its face gradually solidified, and its outstretched arm froze, completely losing its vitality.
"The Day of Redemption? What is this?" Su Hong asked doubtfully.
Helena: "It may be some kind of religious festival, related to the Dawn Order."
"Just go and take a look and you'll find out."
Su Hong calmed down and followed the walking corpse to the center of the town.
The road to the center of the town was like a pilgrimage road, gathering zombies from all directions. They sang enthusiastically, and the boiling voices gave the dead town a false sense of prosperity.
Their destination was the square in the center of the town, where hundreds of zombies had gathered.
In the center of the square, on the decaying guillotine, a fat executioner whose body was impaled by thorns and covered in oil shouted loudly.
"Fools!"
"The day of redemption has come, and the evil heretics must be judged!"
"Kill him!"
"Cut your head off!"
The zombie shouted fiercely.
The executioner laughed and raised his fat arms. In his big hands, a human was tied up and held upside down by his thighs.
It was a middle-aged uncle, wearing a modern tactical uniform. He struggled and shouted: "Damn fat pig, the oil on your hands dripped onto my pants!"
Under the guillotine, Su Hong looked surprised when he heard this familiar voice.
"Wei Qiang?"
(End of chapter)