Chen Lun frowned.
The description of the promotion task is somewhat vague and abstract, and extremely difficult to understand at first glance.
He thought for a moment.
'Designing two stages in different locations... means I have to create an impact in two to achieve the requirements of the mission. With escape as the premise and shock as the fuel... Is my goal to stage a chase scene? Success or failure may not be important, as long as it can shock the audience. '
"If that's the case..."
Chen Lun stroked his chin, and several plans suddenly came to his mind.
'I don't know if the inner city and outer city of Amber City are considered two locations... If you want to shock the audience in both locations at the same time, then the chase must be thrilling and exciting enough, and the speed must also be fast enough.'
He thought about it, but shook his head in denial.
'To be on the safe side, it is better to design the stage between the two cities, and the pursuit should also take place in the spirit world, so that the distance is far enough and the speed is fast enough. As for enough audiences, I can refer to the last promotion mission, and players may also be able to play this role.
Then who will be the pursuer? I can't possibly take the initiative to provoke a strong enemy...'
Chen Lun took out a pen and paper and started writing and drawing on the manuscript paper, listing many options.
He added and deleted as he thought, and then connected and designed.
After a moment.
Chen Lun drew a circle on the manuscript paper that was full of handwriting.
The nouns written in the circle are——
"Red Apple Church."
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Yellow Iron City.
The only tall building in the city center.
This is the seat of the city council. On top of the solemn building stands a clock tower. Around the mechanical clock is an abstract relief of the sun's flame.
Above these is a large metal bell.
It will ring automatically every time the hour comes.
At this moment, the hour hand pointed exactly at twelve o'clock.
when--!
when--!
when--!
Loud bells began to ring in the sky above the area.
After twelve rings rang out in succession, pedestrians on the street couldn't help but look at the sun in the sky. It was already noon and the weather was a little hot.
But then.
when--!
when--!!
The bells continued to ring.
Passersby gradually noticed something unusual and looked towards the top of the City Council building with confusion. On the clock tower, the big bell was shaking violently, making a deafening sound.
"What's going on? Is there something wrong with the clock tower?"
"The city council makes us pay so much tax every day, but they can't even do the daily maintenance of an old clock tower! I will report it tomorrow!"
"No, look, there seems to be a figure on the bell tower!"
Passers-by on the street stopped to talk.
Someone took off his hat to block the glaring sunlight, and looked towards the clock tower with his back to the light. There, a tiny black shadow could be vaguely seen standing next to the clock, and it seemed that this person was shaking the clock.
Suddenly.
The figure stopped moving, raised his hand and took out a strange sword.
The sword emitted a deep black and red light, which was extremely dazzling even in broad daylight.
Visible air ripples spread out from the sword, and the sky was covered with a faint blood-red light.
“Ah…Ahhh!!”
There was a scream from the side.
"Monster! There's a monster!!"
What followed was chaotic, panicked screams and the loud noise of carriages crashing around.
Cries for help, roars, and the whistles of police officers from the public security station mixed together.
The gentlemen and ladies who had just stopped by suddenly discovered that some people around them had begun to mutate strangely at some point. After holding their heads and howling in pain, their eyes began to bleed and they began to eat the living things around them without any warning.
They... no, they have become beasts. There is no humanity in their eyes, only endless appetite and desire!
The police officers who were maintaining order were shocked and went forward with batons to beat the "rioters", but it was useless and instead their throats were bitten by the rioters.
Bang!
Another police officer chose to open fire, but the "rioter" who was shot in the shoulder remained indifferent. Instead, his body tore itself apart, bursting into thick and disgusting flesh tentacles.
The police officer panicked and tried to reload his bullet, but it was too late. He was eventually rolled up by the tentacles and dragged into the monster's body alive.
A scream.
With a creepy chewing sound, it came to an abrupt end.
All that was left was a broken flintlock rifle that had fallen to the ground, and a pool of blood mixed with flesh that had seeped into the cracks in the floor.
Huangtie City was in complete chaos.
Such a scene happened in every corner of the city.
Affected by the invisible power in the sky, countless citizens mutated without warning and began to attack people and animals around them at will. Even the people they loved the most, or the pets they loved the most, were all regarded as food and swallowed into their stomachs.
A family of three eating together suddenly started eating each other. A customer in a shopping mall was chased and knocked down by a store clerk. There were even crowds that rushed over, overturned the carriage, and ate the horses.
Chaos is rampant and it is a hell on earth.
Countless players in the Huangtie City area were dumbfounded as they watched what was happening around them.
"——Amber City, Pyrite City, and Phosphorus City, isn't there no Red Apple Church near these three cities? How come these fallen believers suddenly appeared?!"
"——Someone took a photo of a strange man on the clock tower at the top of the City Council Building, releasing some terrifying power!"
"——I know! I zoomed in on the video and it looks very much like a boss that appeared during the internal test, Archbishop Rafa of the Red Apple Church! Jack from the circus once fought this guy!"
Posts about the "Red Disaster" continue to appear on gaming forums every day.
The unrest in Huangtie City did not attract much attention.
However, the top players in the circus such as Dongyang, which are the nearest Amber City, suddenly received reminders from their own guild.
They all began to pay attention to this matter and made an appointment to go to the lakeside cabin together to discuss it in detail.
On top of the bell tower.
Rafa's scarlet hair fluttered in the wind.
He looked down upon the chaos of the city and smiled.
In the crystal cup in his hand, extremely rich sinful blood began to condense, drop by drop, until a small layer seeped out from the bottom of the cup.
"More... This amount of sinful blood is not enough to revive Dolomypurnes, let alone for me to drink."
Rafa slowly glanced in the other direction.
He seemed to have seen something interesting and chuckled.
"People from the Yellow Iron City Shelter and the Church of the Sun? The Church of the Moon didn't come... they are still as indifferent as ever. But what use are these little characters?"
Rafa waved his hand, and the blood-red light of the Blasphemous Holy Sword was immediately projected downwards.
Waves of blazing flames, accompanied by explosions, suddenly appeared in his sight. All those official extraordinary people who came to rescue and stop him fell on the road.
At this moment, Rafa's smile suddenly froze.
He looked at the shadow of the blasphemous holy sword in his hand, and it began to distort and blur.
"What's going on... The power of the holy sword is fading..."
Rafa narrowed his eyes.
After a few breaths, the dark red sword of depth suddenly turned into a scarlet light spot with a bang and disappeared.
He had a bad premonition in his heart, and the next second, he closed his eyes and listened to the message from his true body.
"The real Blasphemous Holy Sword... disappeared...! Deep in the Scarlet Monastery, under the watchful eyes of the Ten Core High Commanders, it just disappeared out of thin air...?!"
Rafa was stunned and said nothing.
He lowered his head, his face was calm but his eyes were red.
"Ms. Dull..."
Rafa had never expected that when he came in person to negotiate with Lady Dusk and beg her to forgive his father for blaspheming Prince Ragnar, he not only failed, but also provoked this capricious god, who directly wiped out all traces of the blasphemous holy sword.
Now, not only did his father lose the chance of resurrection forever, but the Red Apple Church also lost an extremely important strategic artifact forever.
"I will be a sinner in the church..."
Rafa secretly hated it.
He suddenly disappeared from where he was.
The next second, a man in a red robe and red hair appeared in the most crowded street in Huangtie City. He walked slowly among the panicked crowd, and people spontaneously combusted wherever he passed.
The dark purple fire of the moon engulfed the people.
They didn't even have time to scream before they were burned to nothingness.
With Rafa as the center, the terrifying black and purple flames continued to spread, burning everything it touched.
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Chen Lun was arranging the team members and preparing to pack up and leave the manor.
He has already thought of a place to go.
The Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce generously donated several large carriages, enough to accommodate the entire circus. As for the luggage, it can be kept in the Blood Poetry Ring.
But while he was sitting on the sofa waiting, Connie came trotting over and said that there were guests.
"What guests?"
Chen Lun asked doubtfully.
Connie whispered a few words, and Chen Lun suddenly understood.
He walked out of the villa and came to the gate of the manor in person, where he saw Viscount Pompey's family, Mr. Siebert, Maledice and his granddaughter Rei.
"Welcome to Jack Manor, everyone, please come in."
Chen Lun gave a polite smile and welcomed everyone in.
"Mr. Jack, it's a bit presumptuous of you to visit me today without informing me in advance."
Viscount Pompey gave an apologetic look.
"It was my idea, Mr. Jack."
The gray-haired old man, wearing a very formal suit, touched his chest and nodded towards Chen Lun.
"You saved my granddaughter Rui Yi in Huangtie City without asking for anything in return... I misunderstood you and was not respectful enough in my words. I hope you can forgive me."
His expression was extremely serious.
Rui Yi, the brown-haired girl next to the old man, also smiled and said:
"Mr. Black Messenger, so your name is Mr. Jack... Thank you for your magic . Rui Yi will never forget your kindness!"
She lifted her skirt cutely and curtseyed.
Then she ran to Chen Lun and tried to hold his arm affectionately.
Chen Lun was slightly startled. Before he could say anything, Rebecca, who was beside Viscount Pompey, took the lead and held Chen Lun's arm.
She pushed Rui away a little with a slight push of her butt.
"Teacher Jack! Long time no see! You don't come to Pompeii Manor to see me... Rebecca misses you so much!"
Rebecca was dressed very brightly today. She "inadvertently" lifted her golden hair to her ears, revealing the silver snake earrings that Chen Lun had given her as a birthday gift.
Rui Yi, who was standing aside, pouted angrily, ran to the other side of Chen Lun and also took his arm.
The two girls looked at each other and saw the non-existent fire in each other's eyes.
"Mr. Jack, it seems that you are more popular with girls than I am."
At this time, Sibert made a teasing sound.
Viscount Pompey glanced at him calmly for a day and cursed inwardly.
"Please don't stand here, please follow me to the living room of the villa and sit down."
Chen Lun smiled.