Chapter 78: Evil Statue
The Taotie system's appraisal of the bone-carved statues led to two preliminary conclusions.
First, the dried bone marrow inside the statue is a special food ingredient.
Secondly, the statue itself can assist meditation and improve the purity of the beastly bloodline, but its specific effects are unknown.
Obviously, this is a priceless treasure!
Alan stuffed the statue into his storage bag and accepted it with a smile.
“Cough cough… cough cough…”
The cult leader, curled up in the corner, was not dead yet.
He coughed and spit out blood, uttering weak and vicious curses.
"You despicable blasphemer! Ahem... the divine punishment of our Lord Squark... will surely... fall upon you..."
The cult leader who was about to die suddenly sat up as if he had a last breath of life.
Alan was secretly surprised.
Quickly put some distance between him and me.
Be prepared for battle.
“Uh uh uh… huh huh…”
The cult leader let out a strange roar and his face was distorted.
Masses of wriggling tumors appeared all over his body.
The tumors are crowded together and slightly swollen.
Like bunches of translucent red grapes.
BANG!!
Suddenly, all the tumors exploded at once!
The cult leader's body decomposed into countless pieces of flesh.
A ball of flesh and blood rolled on the ground, covered with gray dust.
Right before Alan's eyes, it turned into a bloody rat.
Every piece of minced meat is transformed into a mouse.
There are no less than a thousand of them in total, gathered in groups.
Every mouse has a black or white spot on its back.
All the scars gathered together to form a huge human face.
It vaguely resembles... the face of the cult leader when he was alive!
A trembling, blurred and furious face!
"What the hell?!"
The strange scene before him made Alan's scalp tingle.
Seeing the group of human-faced rats swarming towards them screaming.
Without thinking, he waved his hand and blasted out a circle of "thunder waves".
Thunder roared, shaking the closed basement.
Within five meters opposite Alan, dozens of strange rats were shocked to death on the spot.
The other strange rats were also stunned by the high-decibel noise.
Alan seized the opportunity, turned around and ran!
He didn't run far.
Then I heard a squeaking scream behind me.
A quick glance back showed that the rats were approaching rapidly!
Hound pace!
Alan teleported continuously and rushed out of the secret passage at the fastest speed.
"Rávé!"
Another "thunder wave" was thrown with the backhand.
The swarm of rats, whose fangs were about to bite his heels, were blasted back and tumbled like the receding tide.
By the time the rats reorganized their formation, Alan had already prepared the materials for casting spells.
A small bottle of distilled alcohol.
"Carir!"
Allen holds a bottle of alcohol and casts "water control magic" on the rats!
It's raining alcohol!
The rats were drenched.
"Die, monster!"
Alan gritted his teeth and threw the blasting bottle with all his might.
boom!!
A fireball exploded among the rats.
The flying flames ignited the alcohol.
The fire quickly spread to both sides of the stairs.
In the blink of an eye, the rats were engulfed.
Alan closed the iron door with his backhand.
Only then did he have time to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead.
A faint glow of fire shone through the keyhole, and the screams of the strange rats were heard.
There was also a harsh rustling sound .
Those were a group of rats eager to escape from the sea of fire, gnawing and scratching the iron gate frantically.
After a moment, silence returned on the other side of the iron gate.
A burning smell wafted through the keyhole.
There were footsteps outside the warehouse door.
Alan looked back.
I saw Andy, a red-haired man, walk in with a gloomy look on his face.
"What are you doing here?" Andy asked unkindly.
"I tracked down the cult leader and came here, and there was a fight."
Alan briefly recounted the battle.
As for the statue, not a word was mentioned.
Andy listened to him, his eyes flickering.
Seems to be observing his expression secretly.
Speculate whether he is lying.
After Alan finished speaking, Andy nodded at the iron gate.
Signaled Alan to open the door.
Alan showed no expression towards his domineering attitude and turned to open the iron gate.
Cigarette ash, along with a pungent burnt smell, wafted out.
Andy covered his mouth and nose, frowning.
Opposite the iron gate, looking down the stairs.
The ground was littered with charred rat carcasses.
"Go down and take a look." Andy gestured to Allen, "You explore the way ahead!"
Alan said nothing and walked down the stairs, stepping on the dead rats.
Andy followed behind him, eyes full of vigilance.
Underground temple.
There was nothing unusual at the scene except a pool of blood.
Andy raised his hand and snapped his fingers .
A ball of magical light emerged from his fingertips, illuminating the dim basement.
Holding the ball of light, he walked around the secret room and observed it carefully.
The room is small and there is nothing worth seeing.
Andy quickly stopped and stood in front of the empty alcove, muttering to himself:
“This is a secret church of a cult.”
“Only the core members of the church are qualified to worship here.”
Andy turned slowly and stared at Alan with sharp eyes.
"Since it's a church, there must be statues of gods. Take them out."
"What?"
Alan managed his facial expressions very well.
Confusion and bewilderment are expressed just right.
"Statue!" Andy suddenly raised his voice. "The evil statue that was originally placed in the niche was taken away by you, right?"
"What statue? I don't see it!" Allen said innocently, "Brother Andy, do you want to look somewhere else?"
"You'd better stop playing dumb," Andy said coldly, "Stop trying to test my patience."
"Brother Andy, I really don't know what you are talking about."
Alan smiled bitterly.
"When I came down, the alcove was empty."
"Perhaps they have been moved away in advance by the cultists."
"Or it was destroyed in the fire."
"I don't believe a single word of your excuses!"
Andy's eyes burned with anger as he slowly approached Alan.
"This is my last warning to you."
"Hand over the statue obediently, or I'll search you and cause discord."
"I don't really have any idols, but... body search?"
Alan's face also darkened, and his words became more tense.
"Brother Andy, what did I do wrong to deserve your disrespect for me?"
"Haha... who do you think you are?" Andy sneered, "You were born in the lower class, with trash blood, and you only got into the investigation team because you got close to Pansen and Tanya."
"What qualifications do you have to ask me to respect you? Do you deserve it?!"
Andy took a step forward.
The whole body emanates magical fluctuations that are as hot as flames.
He did not hide the murderous intent in his eyes.
"I might as well be frank. Killing a commoner like you, who has no background, is like killing a chicken. Don't ask for trouble!"
"Brother Andy, everyone has a temper. You'd better not make me lose my temper!"
Alan also had murderous intentions.
The statue of the evil god is not only a special food ingredient, but also related to his beastly bloodline.
There was no way Allen would give up.
Besides, he had already insisted that he did not take the statue.
Even if he gave in now and handed over the statue to Andy, it would be difficult to wash away the previous deception.
With Andy's domineering personality, how could he tolerate others deceiving him?
Even if we get the statue, we will never let him off easily!
It’s better to fight to the end and fight to the death!
Alan made up his mind.
Andy is two ranks higher than him, so he can't win if he plays normally.
If you don’t make a move, then don’t make a move at all. But once you make a move, you must use your strongest move!
Alan silently drew on his magic power, preparing to cast "Bone Burst" to kill with one strike!
Afterwards, the body was burned to destroy the evidence.
Let's say Andy was ambushed by the cult leader and both of them died...
At this critical moment, shouts were heard from outside the secret room.
"Andy! Alan! Where did you two go?"
It's Pamela.
"Captain! Brother Andy and I have discovered the cult's underground temple and are checking it out on the spot!"
Alan turned around and responded.
Andy's face changed slightly.
As if realizing that he had missed the opportunity to attack, he glared at Alan, turned and walked out of the secret room.
"Captain! I suspect Alan is hiding a cult idol!"
Andy complained to Pamela with an indignant look on his face.
"This kid is full of excuses and refuses to be searched. He must be guilty!"
"Huh?! Are you serious?"
Pamela turned her head sharply, her blue eyes fixed on Alan.
"Captain, Senior Brother Andy is just daydreaming! I didn't even see any evil god statue!"
Alan protested aggrievedly.
At this time, Angel and Duke also came over.
Angel looked at his three emotional teammates in confusion.
Duke sneered and watched the show with his arms folded.
Pamela stared at Alan with an unfriendly look.
She seemed to be hesitating whether to search him forcefully.
At this time, Ingres broke the silence.
"I have a question. What is the use of the evil statue you mentioned?"
Pamela and Andy looked at each other and said nothing.
"I'm also curious, if the evil god statue is so important, why didn't you make it clear in advance so that we can keep an eye out for it."
Alan took over Angel's words and continued to pretend to be aggrieved.
I don’t know if his acting skills have fooled other people.
Anyway, Ingres believed it.
Giving him a sympathetic look, Ingres went on to persuade Pamela to speak frankly.
"Since we are a team, we shouldn't hide anything. Otherwise, how can we trust each other?"
Pamela pursed her lips and answered evasively:
"The idols of evil cults are scattered among the people, corrupting people's hearts. They are not very important things..."
"Since it's not important, is it worth it to quibble over something like this and destroy unity?"
Angel questioned unhappily, leaving Pamela and Andy speechless.
At this moment, Duke, who was watching the show nearby, suddenly burst into laughter.
"You are too dishonest. Let me tell you something honest!"
"Worshiping the Beast Cult statue is said to have the effect of assisting meditation and improving the purity of the beast bloodline!"
"Good stuff like this, even if you can't use it yourself, you can still sell it for a good price!"
"Brother Andy, am I right?"
Andy glared at Duke, looking quite embarrassed.
“That’s enough!”
Pamela waved her hand impatiently and said decisively:
"We have a more important mission. Let's end this matter here and don't mention it again!"
After that, he led everyone out of the underground temple.
