Chapter 360
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Chapter 360: Virus and Angel Statue
Looking at the nun standing quietly in front of him, Chu Jiang pointed to the Rolex watch on his right wrist. The nun followed the instruction and gracefully entered the watch’s dial, appearing as a translucent illusion on the dial.
"Keep moving forward." Chu Jiang looked towards the church. Instead of recklessly covering it with his Ghost Domain, he only enveloped himself and Jade, taking slow steps towards the church.
Jade felt angry about Chu Jiang’s "false accusations". She had never seen such messy stuff before, but now was not the time to talk about it. She could only follow behind and enter together.
Terrell Church was quiet and empty, with marble tiles covering the ground. The dome was high and there were tall pillars and colorful stained glass windows on both sides.
As soon as they entered, Chu Jiang heard the voice of the little girl again, "Wait, you can’t just walk over."
Chu Jiang was surprised. They were now inside the Ghost Domain, and the voice of the little girl could be heard? This proved that there was some kind of supernatural power supporting her, allowing her to break through the Ghost Domain’s blockade.
"Why can’t we just go over?"
"I don’t know how to say it. There is danger ahead of you, and if you go over, you will get sick." The little girl’s tone also revealed confusion. She probably knew what it was, but didn’t know how to express it.
"Get sick?" Chu Jiang looked puzzled, "Is it a deadly germ?"
"It’s a bit like that, but not exactly. It’s something that can make both humans and computers sick…" The little girl’s voice grew deeper.
Chu Jiang’s gaze sharpened. Could it be a virus? A computer virus.
Wow, this false god is getting more and more strange. It has created a virtual electronic world, brainwashing chips, and now even computer viruses. It seems like it can infect humans, computers, and even ghosts.
In Chu Jiang’s perception, he didn’t notice any problems with the corridor leading to the main hall. But he didn’t want to rashly cover it with the Ghost Domain, what if this virus could infect his physical body through the Ghost Domain?
At this moment, Jade saw Chu Jiang stop his "self-talk" and asked cautiously, "Is that girl talking to you? I didn’t hear it, be careful with her."
"You’ll only know if what she says is true or false by trying it." When he spoke, Chu Jiang originally wanted the nun to go and investigate the situation.
But then he thought, the nun could freely enter and leave the church, so the virus might not affect it.
So Chu Jiang took out the Ghost Diary, turned to the second-to-last page, and reached into the diary with his right hand, forcibly pulling out the recently sealed Hanged Ghost.
Needless to say, the Hanged Ghost still had a chain of underworld iron behind it, but as long as Chu Jiang didn’t attempt to cut the chain, the Ghost Diary wouldn’t attack its owner.
Chu Jiang’s approach was simple and rough. He grabbed the still dormant vengeful spirit and, using his power to interfere with reality, forcefully threw it to the end of the corridor.
This caused the underworld iron chain to be forcibly lengthened, and as Chu Jiang pulled back his hand, the chain snapped back like a retractable tape measure at its maximum length.
The Hanging Ghost also got pulled back, but before the ghost was returned inside the diary, Chu Jiang forcefully caught the end of the chain and observed the ghost’s condition.
The Hanging Ghost looked like a dried-up dead body, and it still looked that way.
However, after observing for a few minutes, Chu Jiang suddenly saw the Hanging Ghost struggling, and its body gradually transformed into a stream of blue data!
Ghost Diary couldn’t stand this and quickly increased its force, swallowing the Hanging Ghost back, almost catching Chu Jiang off guard.
As the Hanging Ghost transformed back into the Painting Ghost, its abnormal data-like appearance immediately disappeared.
"Wow, it even has antivirus built-in." Chu Jiang rare praised it, not knowing if the Ghost Diary had this function before sealing a hundred ghosts.
This attempt proved that the little girl’s warning was correct; there was indeed a trap ahead, whether the false god left it intentionally or unintentionally.
And once infected, individuals would become digitized. Chu Jiang speculated that after digitization, the Hanging Ghost might be transferred to the electronic world.
Ghost Diary couldn’t tolerate someone stealing its prey, so it quickly and urgently brought back the Hanging Ghost.
But with that, Chu Jiang was a little confused. Did the little girl keep helping himself and others to gain their trust, or was she really kind-hearted?
Although Jade couldn’t hear the girl’s words, she could hear Chu Jiang and see his attempts. She was equally puzzled.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Jiang said, "Are you still in the sewer? If you are, please guide us to a safe route. We’ll go there first to rescue you."
The little girl replied with a hoarse voice, "I can’t move right now. I’m still in that dark and cold place. I’m not sure if it’s the sewer."
"If you want to come down, you can bypass the room with many chairs in front and go to the room on the right side of the fortress. There is a passage there that leads underground."
"But be careful, there are angels in the rooms on both sides of the fortress, angels created by God…"
Chu Jiang vividly remembered the map of the church in his mind. What the little girl referred to should be the chapels on both sides of the cross-shaped church.
So let’s avoid the main hall and go to the chapel on the right to take a look.
As for the angels mentioned by the little girl, Chu Jiang guessed that they were probably the people from BRPD, the angel statues he had encountered before.
According to the information he had seen before, these stone statues unexpectedly had different abilities, just like Ghost Master.
Combining with the fact that the nuns dragged the dead body of Ghost Master back to the church, and the false god also had the power of sealing… Chu Jiang was very suspicious that the statues contained real ghosts!
This could also explain why Chu Jiang had not seen any trace of those cultists until now. Perhaps their own belief in the god took them as materials to make the statues.
In this organization, there were not only ordinary people who had obtained some of the powers of the false god, but also the true Ghost Masters. And those who were able to escape and come back to El Paso City were the strongest Ghost Masters among them.
It is unknown how desperate these people were before they died, only to be "wasted" by their own boss when they returned to their hideout.
Thinking of this, Chu Jiang mentioned his speculation and asked Jade’s opinion.
Jade responded seriously, "This is the fate of those who believe in evil gods. If they believed in our Lord, they would not have fallen so low."
Although he already expected what the other person would roughly say, Chu Jiang still shook his head and said, "I hope you can say the same when your worthless god exploits you."
Unexpectedly, Jade spoke earnestly, "If that day truly comes, I would willingly do so out of my own will, unlike those brainwashed cultists."
"Because you wanted to?" Chu Jiang smiled mischievously. "Maybe, but Belfast definitely isn’t. She’s too rational and yet so passionate, it’s extraordinary."
Generally speaking, it doesn’t mean that people who are rational and calm cannot have strong beliefs. It’s just that they often don’t show excessive enthusiasm while holding on to their beliefs. They tend to silently stick to that kind of temperament.
Chu Jiang’s words puzzled Jade for a moment. She knew her godmother better than Chu Jiang did. She had noticed this lack of harmony a long time ago but never thought it was a problem.
After all, they have faith in that existence. Isn’t it normal to be a little fanatical?
But now, with Chu Jiang saying it like that, Jade suddenly felt the sense of disharmony highlighted. The more she thought about it, the more it gave her a headache.
"Okay, let’s continue moving forward." Chu Jiang led the way to the right earthen path.
Jade simply frowned and silently followed.
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Along the way, guided by the little girl, Chu Jiang and the others mostly avoided the main path, preferring to walk on areas that were not covered in rubble.
After passing through a small garden in front of the church, they finally arrived near the right side of the transept.
Actually, Chu Jiang and the others didn’t have to come here to go into the sewer. They could enter from other places where no one would help them clear the mines.
As for whether the little girl herself was the biggest threat, to be honest, Chu Jiang actually hoped she could lead them to the false god.
At the entrance of the transept, there were two standing stone statues. They were dressed in ancient Greek armor, had wings on their backs, one holding a spear and the other holding a sword. Like real statues, they stood still in their original positions.
But as Chu Jiang’s Ghost Domain spread over them, they immediately "came alive".
To be honest, Chu Jiang wasn’t afraid of these stone statues; he was afraid of the unknown, so he was cautious when facing the nun.
But the statues were different. The people from BRPD had sent back some information about them, so Chu Jiang had a basic understanding.
These statues were like loyal soldiers without emotions, fear, and were almost impossible to kill. However, individually, their combat abilities were not particularly high, and their behavior was quite rigid.
Perhaps using a tactic like overwhelming numbers could wear out many Ghost Masters, but definitely not including Chu Jiang.
Chu Jiang was more interested in the mechanism of the stone statue. He wondered why the false god chose to seal the ghosts inside the statue instead of controlling them like the possessed nun.
It should be noted that this way of doing things is definitely not as flexible as the nun’s mode.
Chu Jiang even suspected that the sealed ghosts should be dormant, just like the ghosts in the Ghost Diary.
So, it’s not the internal ghosts controlling the stone statue, but the false god giving remote commands. The ghosts are more like a power source for the statue.
Is it because it’s difficult to make those nanochips and they consume too much energy? Or maybe the false god has just recently developed this method, so it’s not yet proficient.
After all, the angel statue is very likely a creation before it became an electronic deity; and besides, the presence of the nun was completely unknown to the BRPD before.
