Chapter 228 High-level Monster
The passenger ship docked, and the bartender Sapir carried his brother Joey, who was so thin that he was just a bag of bones, carefully off the ship.
In addition to their sister-in-law Lisa, the Sapir brothers also got off the boat with their accompanying pastor, Kun Bert.
Before leaving, Lisa ran to the church, hoping to get a letter of introduction issued by the church - she was worried that the church in Innadri would misunderstand that her husband Joey's disease was contagious. In order to ensure that her husband could get help as soon as possible, she had to avoid all the trouble that would waste time as much as possible.
To Lisa's surprise, when the Moses Harbor Church heard that their family was going to take Joey to Innadri for help, they decided to send a pastor to accompany them after some discussion, and helped them solve the problem of having difficulty renting a boat during the winter festival.
The day-and-night voyage left the four of them feeling a little tired, especially Joey, who was so weak that he had to be carried on his brother's back. The cold wind on the dock made his face paler.
Lisa took out a cloak from her luggage bag and covered Joey, who was lying on Sapir's back, with a distressed look on her face. She then turned to Pastor Bert and said, "Pastor Bert, should we rent a car and go into the city right now, or should we rest for a night first?"
Pastor Bert frowned and glanced at the listless patient Joey, and said, "Let's get into the city as soon as possible."
The porter at the dock noticed the group of people with the patient and kindly came over to remind them: "Gentlemen, are you going to the city? You don't need to rent a car to enter the city now. You can go to the platform at the town gate and wait for a while. A public carriage will come."
"Public carriage? When did the town of Newin have public carriages?" Sapir asked in surprise.
Their mother was from Newing, and the brothers had been to Newing when they were young, but they had never heard of a public carriage here.
The porter smiled innocently and said, "It was built not long ago, sir. You can go along this road and you will see the platform at the end."
Sapir and his companions thanked the enthusiastic porters and hurried to the town gate of Newin.
The platform at the town gate is actually just a rain shelter made of wooden boards, with a row of simple seats nailed inside the shed using wooden boards and wooden stakes.
When Sapir found a place with his brother on his back, sweating profusely, the people waiting in the shed saw him carrying a patient and kindly gave up their seats.
An old lady who was also waiting for the bus saw Lisa wiping the patient's sweat with a clean cotton cloth and anxiously looking at the end of the empty road. She said soothingly: "Don't worry, the public carriage will come every hour, and you will definitely be able to enter the city before dark."
Hearing this, Sapir and the other two who came from the big city looked at each other in surprise.
Of course, there are public horse-drawn carriages in Moses Port, and the fares are much cheaper than renting a car, but these public horse-drawn carriages only run on more popular routes and do not run on routes with few passengers.
How many people can take the bus in a small town like Newin every day? If there are no passengers, wouldn't it be a loss?
When a never-before-seen iron carriage appeared at the end of the road, Sapir, Lisa, and Pastor Bert, who were anxiously waiting for the carriage, had no reaction.
The public carriages in Moses Port are all old covered wagons. These large carriages, with iron bodies and pulled by two one-horned gray horses, do not look like public carriages open to the general public.
The people from the three big cities were unmoved, but the locals waiting for the bus all picked up their luggage and stood up...
The old lady who had comforted them before kindly reminded them: "Hurry up and get ready to get on the bus."
Lisa, a resident of Moses Port who had never been to Innadri, looked at Sapir, who was half Innadri, in surprise.
Sapir was also confused...
When the iron carriage stopped in front of the platform, not only Sapir, but also Pastor Bert, who had seen more, was a little stunned.
This iron-shell carriage is more than twice as wide as an ordinary carriage. Its body takes up almost half of the road and its length is also quite exaggerated, longer than the city police's box carriage. The tires are particularly large and thick, and the carriage, roof, doors, and even the chassis about 40 centimeters above the ground are all made of solid steel. The windows are also equipped with excellent glass that is smooth and has no bubbles at all.
What’s even more outrageous is… there is a driver’s seat at the front of the vehicle and a special cockpit!
The driver, who was sitting safely in the cabin that was sheltered from the wind and rain and looked quite warm, peeked out of the small window at the old woman carrying the basket and Sapir carrying the patient, then knocked on the wall of the carriage and shouted to the passengers: "There are elderly people and patients who want to get on the carriage, make room for two seats!"
Sapir, confused, carried his brother on his back to the carriage and discovered that... this iron-shell carriage, which he had never seen before, not only did not look like it was for ordinary people from the outside, but the inside was also completely unlike a public carriage: even the seats were covered with leather and were padded!
The bus was already full before the passengers from Newin Station boarded, and now the seats and aisles were packed with people. This bus did not go to the next station, but went straight along the road into the city.
Sapir put his brother in the seat vacated by the passenger, and he and Lisa squeezed into the aisle.
Those who didn't want to sit on the ground could stand against the wall... The iron-hulled carriage was very high, so an adult man could stand inside without having to lower his head or bend over.
The carriage, which had to strictly follow the regulations of the Transport Department, was actually seriously overloaded. After driving for more than 40 minutes, it entered the city from the north gate.
After getting off the bus, even Reverend Bert had to praise: "Innadri's public carriage is good, it's not that uncomfortable to sit in. "
There is shock absorption, the interior space is large enough and the air circulation is good enough. The riding experience is certainly different from that of a closed and narrow carriage...
There were also short-distance public carriages in the city, and the fare was cheaper than that of carriages out of the city, only one copper coin per person. Several people got off the car and got on again, and soon they were taken to the middle of St. Joseph's Street, in front of the Gold Coin Church.
Pastor Kun Bert asked the three to wait in the lobby while he went to visit Bishop Lee Gene with a letter handwritten by the Bishop of Moses Port.
Bishop Jean held the letter from the Bishop of Moses Port in his hands and remained silent for a long, long time...
Bishop Gene completely ignored the Nightmare Butcher's suggestion to release the undead to resolve unresolved incidents in other dioceses.
It is one thing to ignore the existence of the undead in his own territory, but it is another thing to step forward and guarantee that those guys can run away. If those undead go crazy a little more and make a mess that is difficult to clean up, he will never be able to enter the holy land in his lifetime!
But it was obvious that other people could not understand Bishop Gene's painstaking efforts. When they heard that all the unresolved cases in Innadri had been cleared, the colleagues in the neighboring diocese were tempted...
The letter in Bishop Gene's hand only mentioned one sentence about Joey Rachel, the poor young man who was cursed by an unknown curse. The rest were all roundabout questions about the safety and controllability of the Tarantan undead, and also explicitly and implicitly reminded Bishop Gene not to eat alone.
Bishop Gene almost wanted to smear the Nightmare Butcher on the face of the old man who wrote this letter - you told me that being forced to live in the same city with this lunatic who may go crazy at any time is called eating alone? !
All those spellcasters who could run have run away!
But even if you really want to move the Nightmare Butcher to the next parish, it is impossible.
At least in the limited number of contacts, Bishop Gene has never taken the lead in dealing with this guy... That guy almost has arrogance written on his face. The possibility of making the Nightmare Butcher act according to someone else's will is too low.
Bishop Gene naturally couldn't say these things in front of a young priest like Quin Bert.
After folding the letter and putting it in his pocket, Bishop Gene decided to ignore the contents except for Joy Rachel, and said calmly: "Bring the poor little guy in first so I can see him."
When Bishop Gene saw the cursed Joey Rachel with his own eyes, he instantly smelled something ominous.
Then, veins slowly appeared on the forehead of this high-ranking priest who was over a hundred years old...
"Lord, Your Excellency the Bishop?" Joey's wife Lisa's voice trembled when she saw the bad situation. "Can my husband be saved?"
"Please calm down, ma'am. I'm watching." Bishop Gene nodded gently to Lisa soothingly. "Bert, let this lady and their brother rest for a while."
Pastor Bert understood that Bishop Gene was asking the family members to stay away, and immediately took the nervous Lisa and Sapir out of the prayer room.
After clearing out the idle people, Bishop Gene turned around and took out a thick book with an ancient cover from the bookshelf, and spread it out in front of Joey, who was slumped weakly on the sofa.
The pages of the book turned quickly by themselves until all the pages were turned, and then the cover closed automatically.
Bishop Gene stared at the closed book, and the veins on his forehead became more obvious...
The Church of the Gold Coin is an ancient church that has existed for more than two centuries. Before the Rhine Kingdom was established, the people of this land believed in the Lady of the Gold Coin.
When it comes to understanding of mysterious sects, the Gold Coin Church is not inferior to the Blazing Sun Church and the Storm Church.
In other words – when the unscrupulous colleagues at Port Moses claim that they can’t judge what Joy Rachel is experiencing, it’s simply bullshit!
Those guys simply thought that this civilian couldn't come up with more donations, and that this guy wouldn't cause much trouble, so they didn't want to bother with him!
Joy Rachel was not cursed at all, but was corrupted by a monster!
On the other hand, those unscrupulous colleagues in Moses Port used this unfortunate guy as a cover to target those undead spirits!
Bishop Gene refused to let those guys achieve their goal. He put the books back on the shelf and turned around to get a bottle of holy water from the cabinet.
After praying and sprinkling holy water on the dying young man, the dull-looking Joey Rachel trembled all over and her eyes regained their vitality.
"Tell me, child, what happened to you?" Bishop Gene said in a deep voice.
Joey groaned slightly in his throat. Realizing that he could actually make a sound, he became more alert and hurriedly and desperately uttered, "Help... help me... I... met... a vampire..."
Bishop Gene frowned, dipped his finger in some holy water and rubbed it on Joey's neck, and two small circular marks slowly appeared.
"——As expected." Bishop Gene looked grim.
There is a faint smell of demonic creatures on Joey Rachel, and vampires are ancient demons and are also old rivals of the church.
Unlike what most people think, that vampires live in seclusion and invade human homes at night, in fact, vampires are advanced monsters that are extremely good at hiding and disguising themselves, and are good at blending in with the crowd.
Vampires are not like low-level monsters that cause mass casualties at will. This kind of abominable monster often regards human society as a "blood farm" and harvests blood from humans quietly like crops in the field without alerting the church or even letting humans themselves know.
Joey Rachel's situation was obviously that he was spotted by a vampire hiding in the crowd, who tried to recruit him as a "follower", but his resistance made the other party angry and sucked a large amount of blood from his body, and injected special vampire magic to temporarily maintain his life, making him look like he died of illness and quietly.
If Joey Rachel's family had not tried their best to use alchemical potions to save his life, he would have been "dead of illness" for several days now.
Victims of similar situations are not uncommon. There will always be one or two like this in any larger city every few years. However, most of them are dead before any abnormality is even discovered - such as Joey Rachel, who was attacked that day and managed to return home. He only had time to say a few words to his wife before he collapsed.
Joey Rachel has special magic injected by vampires in his body. Forced exorcism will accelerate his death. In order to free this young man from the threat of death, the vampire injected with special magic must be eliminated.
"Find the vampire hiding in the crowd..." Bishop Gene murmured with toothache.
This is a very troublesome job. Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, but the vampire's counterattack will also cause heavy casualties on our side - after all, this thing is a high-level monster.
As for the undead, they are the perfect candidates to deal with vampires...
