Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 3 Believers
Late at night in the riverside city, in the civilian area, in a small two-story house.
On the second floor, in a chaotic room, thick steam wafted out of the room.
In the room, a young girl was lying on the bed, moaning constantly. Her skin was sallow and she looked lifeless.
But his open eyes looked very bright.
"Father..." she whispered, "Am I dying?"
A big man sitting beside the bed, holding back the urge to cry, grabbed his daughter's hands tightly:
"Lyle, don't worry, I have found a way to save you."
"You're going to be fine. Everything's going to be alright."
There was a third person in the room, also a very young girl, whose clothes showed that she came from a very ordinary family. She also sat by the bed, looking at the seriously ill Lyle.
"Thank you, Sinni." Gru said softly, "Thank you for helping to take care of Lyle when I was away."
"This is what I should do, Mr. Gru." Xinni showed a sad look: "Lyle is my best friend."
"It's my responsibility to take care of her. But her body..."
Having said this, she turned her face away, as if she couldn't bear to look at Lyle anymore.
This is Gru's house. As a low-level adventurer who has worked hard in River Beach City for most of his life, it is not easy for Gru to buy such a house in the civilian area.
Tonight, Baron Marvin of the White River Valley gave him the book and told him that the Masked Man of the Twin Blades would come to his home to find him.
This made him ecstatic.
His daughter finally had some hope. Even if the hope was slim, he would still give it a try.
Steaming the room is an ancient form of treatment that increases the temperature and humidity in the room and is said to be effective for a variety of ailments.
Gru also invited many doctors, but they were all helpless against Lyle's condition and could only use these measures which were better than nothing.
…
"Since you are back, I will go back first."
After sitting for a while, Xinni, who was awakened by the sudden return in the middle of the night, said this.
Gru nodded.
He was just about to send his daughter's friend out, but at this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside the door!
"You can't leave yet!"
Bang!
A machete was pulled out and placed on Sinni's neck.
"What are you doing!? " Gru was shocked and angry.
Xinni began to scream loudly - but before she could even make a sound, Marvin covered her mouth with his hands.
Anyway, he was wearing the [scary gloves], so even if the girl bit him, he wouldn't feel anything.
"What am I doing?"
"Maybe you should ask her what she did?"
Marvin sneered and tore off Xinni's coat!
On her neck, a strange mark appeared, like a half-finished tattoo.
"I don't understand what you mean. Sinnie is Lyle's good friend."
Gru said in a deep voice: "Mr. Masked Man with Double Blades, please let her go."
"Open the book in your hand. On page 670, you can see an illustration."
Marvin said coldly.
At the same time, Xinni's body began to tremble violently.
There was a hint of fear in her eyes.
She began to try to struggle, but although Marvin's strength was average, it was still easy for him to subdue a little girl.
Under the threat of the machete, she stopped struggling in fear.
…
Gru hurriedly took out the book and turned to the page Marvin mentioned.
In an instant, his expression changed!
"Are you a believer of the God of Plague!?"
"What's going on? Xini?"
Gru was completely stunned!
This book was found in Baron Marvin's study. It was an ancient book passed down from his grandfather, which recorded some secrets of the cultists.
This naturally includes some records of the god of plague.
Gru was not blind, he saw at a glance that the tattoo on Sinni's neck, once completed, would be exactly the same as the mark in the book!
That represents the believers of the God of Plague!
They are a group of hateful humans. They believe in plague and spread it everywhere, but they themselves are immune to all poisons under the protection of the God of Plague.
This kind of person is the most hateful.
Lying on the bed, Lyle had no idea what was going on. She anxiously tried to get up: "What are you doing?"
"Father, please don't let this weirdo hurt Xinni."
Marvin remained unmoved and struck Xinni on the back of the head with a knife.
The latter fainted.
"You lunatic!" Lyle said angrily, with a strange blush on her face.
"Shut up!" Gru shouted gloomily.
Lyle was completely stunned. As far as she could remember, her father had never spoken to her in this tone before.
"It was Sinnie who did it!"
Gru said with a look of surprise: "Your illness was caused by Xinni."
"What? This is impossible?" Lyle shook her head. Who knew that at this moment, she suddenly showed a very painful look!
She covered her heart with her left hand, tears streaming down her face. She grabbed the bed sheet with her right hand and tore it apart!
It can be seen how serious this pain is!
Gru hurriedly hugged Lyle and looked at Marvin for help.
Marvin took a deep breath and said to Gru, "If you want her to live, do what I say."
Gru nodded vigorously.
At this point, he could only obey the arrangements of the Double-Sword Mask.
…
The steam furnace in the house had been removed, leaving only a huge brazier.
A strange plant was burning in the brazier. This plant was called [Purple Stone Bud], a slightly bitter grass with little nutritional value. Only the poorest people would use it to feed livestock.
When the purple stone buds burn, they will form a very choking purple smoke, but Marvin ordered Gru to close all the doors and windows.
Then Lyle's limbs were tied tightly to the bed.
"Now, you can go out."
"Because you don't want to see what's coming next."
Marven said calmly: “If you want to stay, you must promise me that no matter what I do to your daughter, you can’t stop me!”
"Father, don't leave me! I don't want to be in the same room with this madman!"
Lyle shouted at the top of his lungs.
Gru showed a painful look.
There was no reason for the Masked Man to harm himself. He gritted his teeth and came to Lyle's bedside: "Dear, believe me, although this gentleman is a little unkind, he really came to save you."
"You have to believe me. I love you, darling."
After that, he kissed Lyle on the forehead, looked deeply at Marvin, and left the room.
…
Marvin and Lyle, who was sobbing alone, were the only ones left in the room .
"You are a stupid woman."
"But you wouldn't be so stupid as to not notice that your best friend attacked you, right?"
Marvin said calmly as he pulled out the emerald dagger from the void conch.
At this time, the purple smoke had spread throughout the room, and Lyle was even choked.
She was silent for a while, then shook her head and said, "Impossible, Xinni has no reason to do this."
“People are willing to do anything to stay alive.”
Marvin came up to Lyle and whispered, "Your father loves you very much."
Lyle looked at Marvin painfully: "How exactly do you want to save me?"
Snapped!
Before she could finish her words, Marvin cut her clothes with a knife!
"Ah!" A scream came from the room.
Gru, standing outside the door, gritted his teeth, trying to resist the urge, but he finally managed to hold back.
It took a full hour, and all kinds of screams from Lyle were heard from inside.
Later her voice even became hoarse.
The veins on Gru's forehead were throbbing, and he almost couldn't hold back and broke into the room many times.
If the Twin Blade Mask really did something to his own daughter...
He couldn't imagine what would happen to him .
At this moment, the door creaked and opened from the inside.
The masked man with two swords walked out, carrying a person.
"I'm taking this woman away."
"Your daughter is fine now."
"She is at most a little frightened. You just need to comfort her. I think she needs to change her environment. River Beach City has not been peaceful recently. She is hanging out with those messy people all day long. It is inevitable that she will be in danger. What do you think, Mr. Gru?"
Gru stared blankly at Lyle who had fallen asleep on the bed. Although she still looked haggard, she was sleeping peacefully.
You know, she has never had a good night's sleep in the past period of time!
"What do you mean, Mr. Masked Man with Twin Swords?" Gru suddenly came to his senses.
Marvin carried Xinni and walked down the stairs quickly: "White River Valley is a good choice."
“The air there is nice and the people are nice too.”
Gru bowed deeply to Marvin and said:
"I see what you mean."
…
As the night deepens, in an abandoned warehouse.
Crash!
A basin of water hit Xinni's face.
"Tell me where you usually preach or hold meetings."
Marvin said coldly.
