Chapter 313: Plan to sneak into the temple
"Go this way." After asking the other party's identity, Crane asked the others to go the way they came before.
The enemies here have been cleared by them, and there won't be any zombies coming for a while.
We need to change places so we can talk slowly. Now Kelan and the others have a lot of questions in their minds.
Wang Qionglin nodded and saw Crane's intention. If these people were not attacked by zombies, they should indeed collect intelligence from them.
Moreover, these people just said that they are new believers and do not have to face fanatic believers, so it is even better to use clichés.
Changing to a safe position, Crane asked: "How did you join the Void Cult?"
As soon as he said this, the middle-aged uncle told Crane what happened to them with a look of complaint.
They are all ordinary people living in the old city, and they have no special status such as police, firefighters, or officials.
The Halland City Games opens with great fanfare, but it has nothing to do with these poor bastards.
They have long been locked down in the old city and struggling to survive. Occasionally listening to government broadcasts can only make them more angry at the irresponsible prevarications of the Z.
Although they escaped the most dangerous moment in the early stages of the outbreak, life for these people was not easy after that.
There is still electricity in the entire city of Harlan, and there is no problem with the water supply system. But after the food at home is eaten, they must face those monsters and get out of the locked door.
And these new believers basically met each other at that time.
Not everyone has the courage and ability to deal with those zombies.
However, with mutual help and through lures and other methods, they achieved zero kills and zero casualties, and successfully survived until now.
Afterwards, they found a radio station that could send and receive radios and tried to contact the outside world for rescue.
As a result, they contacted the Void Sect first.
When the Void Cult heard that the other party was a survivor, they showed great enthusiasm and immediately said that they had food and drink there and would not be harassed or attacked by zombies. It was the largest survivor camp in the old city.
But if you want to go to them, you must believe in the Void Sect.
The Void Cult did not deceive the survivors and made the conditions clear from the beginning.
At first, these survivors were not willing to change their beliefs, and they did not know whether what the other party said was true or false, so they did not agree.
The people of the Void Sect were professionals and did not continue to promote their religion. Instead, they asked the other party if there was anything they needed help with.
The Void Sect has collected a large amount of resources, and naturally has the confidence to help the other party without any effort.
This makes the survivors dependent on the Void Cult. If they can get enough food every day without taking risks, why should they go out in fear?
Therefore, when they walked on the street again, they had already lost their original vigor and were easily scared away by the zombies.
Seeing that the time was ripe, the Void Sect began to use various reasons to express that they could no longer provide help. In the end, the pressure of survival forced the survivors to agree to join the Void Sect.
Then the Void Cult sent the priest, asked them to convert to the Void Cult on the spot, and took them away.
Then there was the matter of Luo Guang abducting the priest.
"You mean converting on the spot? Doesn't this usually require going to a church or some other place?"
Crane was a little strange and asked them to explain the situation in detail.
According to the other party's account, it was only after he converted to the Void Cult that he was not attacked by zombies.
This made it difficult for him to believe that it was impossible for those zombies to be followers of the Void Sect.
Wang Qionglin nodded. This turning point should provide clues to prevent them from being attacked by zombies.
The middle-aged uncle felt a little thirsty as he spoke, so he took out a kettle and took a sip of water, then motioned to the young man behind him to continue.
There is no hierarchical relationship between them, but it's really hard to let the uncle finish everything, otherwise what if the two fierce people in front of them feel that the others are of no use value.
The young man behind him stood up and said, "We converted on the spot. The girl you see is named Nicole. The incense burner in her hand was brought by the priest."
The priest's duties are similar to those of a priest.
"What's burning in that?" Wang Qionglin pointed at the incense burner and asked.
The young man shook his head and said that he didn't know what it was, and then continued to tell the other person the situation at that time: "The initiation ceremony was very simple. A group of us sat up around the incense burner, and then the priest kept chanting incantations. When we came to our senses, he said we had become religious.”
"Wait a minute, what do you mean by coming to your senses?" Crane caught the key words in the other party's words.
"It feels like a dream. We dreamed of the Haran Temple. Anyway, we were in a trance." Another person behind him interjected.
The others also answered in a variety of ways, and then they were surprised to find that they all dreamed of the same place.
Crane looked at Wang Qionglin. This ability seemed to be related to the Holy Mother.
Wang Qionglin nodded. She had the same idea as Crane, then turned to look at the incense burner and said, "What I say next may be a little offensive, but are you hallucinating because of inhaling the blue smoke? "
In fact, she was hinting that they were taking Dupin.
"No, we are not addicted at all, and what market is there for such a unique product that does not make people happy?" The middle-aged uncle seemed very knowledgeable.
The Nicole girl defended Lan Wu: "This is not that kind of thing. Without this, we would have been bitten to death by those zombies."
"That means you were not attacked by zombies because of the blue mist?" Crane confirmed.
"This blue mist can indeed protect us from zombie attacks, but even if we leave the range of the blue mist, those who have joined the religion will not be attacked by zombies."
The reason why they still move around Lan Wu is for peace of mind.
After hearing this, Crane and the others basically figured out that it was the blue mist that prevented zombies from attacking these survivors.
As for why you won't be attacked even if you leave, it's naturally because there is blue mist in your body.
Thinking about it this way, the composition of this blue mist is very suspicious.
It may be a derivative of Harlan virus, or it may be something else.
But Wang Qionglin felt that the former was very likely, which made her suspect that the enemy spreading the virus in Harlan City was the Void Sect.
The motivation is also easy to understand. The Void Sect can attract more believers and expand its power.
If the Harlan virus spreads around the world, many people will definitely choose to inhale this blue mist that has no shelf life in order to save their lives.
If after a period of time, the inhaled blue mist will be expelled by human body metabolism, then believers or others will have to rely on the blue mist provided by the Void Sect to survive.
Wang Qionglin was thinking about whether she could take this opportunity to investigate the spread of things in Harlan City.
At the very least, it is necessary to confirm that the Void Cult is not the culprit of spreading the virus, which will greatly improve her mission evaluation.
With this in mind, she asked: "There is only one condition for joining the Void Cult? Inhale those blue smoke? Are there any requirements for believers?"
"We don't know the specifics." After the young man finished speaking, the others nodded to express that they really didn't know.
"Lin, are you planning to join the Void Cult? That Blue Mist may not be a good thing." Crane asked. If his girlfriend really thought so, then he would naturally support her to the end.
Hearing this, Wang Qionglin was a little unsure. If she didn't do this well, both of her would be buried in the Void Sect. No matter how good the evaluation was, it would be meaningless to the dead.
So she didn't answer Crane immediately.
"If you want to join, it's best to contact the Void Religion to send someone over." The middle-aged uncle said: "We also need a new Void Religion priest to lead us."
The uncle wanted Crane, the two men with guns, to escort them to the temple.
Although it is not attacked by zombies now, zombies are not the only ones who are dangerous in the old city.
"Let's go directly to the temple. But now it's better to find a place to rest." Wang Qionglin felt that it was not necessary and would instead ask the Void Sect to prepare in advance.
With the guns in their hands, the new believers naturally followed each other.
Amir, who was following them, saw all this scene, but he didn't know what the other party talked about. He only knew that the other party gathered together and then found a place to rest.
Therefore, he found a nearby place to spend the night. There was no information, so he did not think about Crane's next plan and planned to act according to the situation.
In the temporary overnight stay, Crane and the others rested on both sides of the room separately from the believers.
The incense burner also extinguished the blue mist at the request of Crane and the others before entering the room, because Wang Qionglin was worried that she would be infected with the Harlan virus after inhaling the blue mist.
"Speaking of which, what does the kidnapped priest look like?" Both sides remained silent, making the atmosphere a bit awkward, so Crane asked a question.
"We didn't even see what that person looked like, we were all scared to death." The middle-aged uncle sighed and continued: "He was followed by a lot of zombies, and he was shouting loudly, and he was not afraid of attracting more of zombies.”
"What did he yell?"
"Let us run quickly. We don't know how that reckless guy is still alive today." The young man looked angry, feeling that the guy had caused them misery.
That young girl Nicole is her girlfriend. Because she peed before, her girlfriend is still in a vacuum state.
And he was scared away by zombies, which made his girlfriend think he was unreliable, and now she is angry with him.
Crane thought thoughtfully and said, "Did that person do it on purpose? Otherwise, he could have survived to this day in the old city. He shouldn't have been so reckless, and he couldn't have known that zombies are very sensitive to sounds."
The middle-aged uncle immediately replied: "That bastard must have done it on purpose!"
Then he felt that his voice was a bit loud, so he lowered his voice and said: "That guy took the priest away without hesitation, but ignored us. It must be a conspiracy against the Void Sect, and he may be here to rob believers."
The young man immediately catered to the uncle's words and accused the man of being inhumane.
Wang Qionglin whispered to Crane: "There is something wrong with that person."
Crane nodded and whispered in Wang Qionglin's ear: "Which force do you think it is? Could it be someone from the F.B.C.?"
"Or maybe he's an agent from another organization." There weren't many clues, and Wang Qionglin had nothing to guess.
"The forces in Harlan City are mixed." Crane nodded and sighed: "If possible, it would be better for us to leave here quickly."
Wang Qionglin knew that Kelan was implying that he did not want to get involved in the Void Sect.
She was still struggling in her mind. It would be great if she had a strengthening agent. Even if she was surrounded by enemies, she could easily break out of the siege.
"But no matter what, if we want to go to the research institute, we still have to go to the Void Sect headquarters."
But the temple is now occupied, which is the troublesome point now, so Clan added.
And the Void Cult certainly does not only deploy personnel in the temple. With the ability to avoid zombie attacks, the surrounding areas are likely to be under the control of the cult.
Those new believers were also whispering, secretly glancing at Clan and the others from time to time, as if they were planning something.
Although Clan and the others were whispering, they were always paying attention to the believers and took the initiative to ask: "What are you talking about?"
Knowing that they were seen by the other party, the believers asked cautiously: "Can we change places to rest? Just by ourselves."
Obviously they were afraid to be in the same room with Clan and the others.
Those believers saw that Clan and the others did not seem to be hostile to them, so they boldly said this.
After discussing for a few words, Kelan and Wang Qionglin said, "That won't do."
When the believers heard this, they looked scared. Their temporary leader, a middle-aged uncle, said, "What are you going to do? We have just joined the Void Church. It's useless for you to take us hostages."
This involves what Kelan and the others had just discussed.
It is not necessary to join the Void Church, but if you can use the other party's identity to sneak into the territory of the Void Church, it would be a good plan.
As long as they enter the research institute, the things that follow will naturally come naturally. Clean up the clues and evidence of the research institute, and then use the key to open the secret passage and evacuate.
But if they are discovered when they enter the research institute, it is very likely that the research institute will be exposed, so they must be cautious.
And these people are all new believers, and there is no loyalty to the Void Church. After all, they don't really believe in the sun god, they just want to survive.
If they are rescued by F.B.C. or other anti-biochemical organizations, it is hard to say whether these people will become Void Church believers in the future.
"We don't need you to do anything, just take us to the temple."
"But you haven't inhaled the blue mist, so you will be attacked by zombies."
After the middle-aged uncle finished speaking, the young man followed up and said: "And you are not believers of the Void Church, so they may not let you enter the temple."
"What's wrong? The temple is a famous tourist attraction in Harlan City, and it does not belong to any organization."
Cran did not correct the mistake in the other party's words. He and Wang Qionglin did not need to enter the temple.
"This..." The young man was speechless for a moment, and said stubbornly: "That's what I said, but now is not the usual time. If others say they won't let you in, what else can you do?"
Wang Qionglin patted the M16 assault rifle in her hand, and the meaning was self-evident.
"If you use force, we will be expelled from the Void Church!" Nicole said nervously.
Cran glanced at the other party and said: "In this case, you should cooperate with us obediently and don't be discovered by the other party."
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