The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 282 Aurora Town

In the northern part of Snow Country, Aurora Town, it’s one o’clock in the morning.

The night sky is like a deep and rich black curtain. Below the curtain are the towering snow-capped mountains. At the foot of the mountains, hundreds of modern huts are lined up in rows, forming a closed town.

Snow was falling heavily, and the town was sleeping quietly. Except for the street lights on the main road and two bars, which were still on, the windows of other houses were dark.

Three figures walked hurriedly in the heavy snow, stepping on the half-meter-deep snow, making a "creep" sound.

They were all wearing long black down jackets, snow boots, and velvet winter hats. Their ears and faces were tightly wrapped, with only two eyes exposed.

Douhu walked at the front, his voice a bit complaining: "This is a terrible place, it actually snows in summer."

"It snows all year round in the northern part of the Snow Country." Qinglong's voice was low. He looked back at Wu Se, who was lagging slightly behind: "Is it okay?"

"No problem." There was a trace of disgust in the colorless and neutral voice, "I hate the cold."

Douhu patted the bulging pocket of his down jacket. Inside was a military flask and half a bottle of local liquor.

"Would you like to take a sip? I'll make sure you're warm from your feet to your head."

"Did I not make it clear?" Wu Color replied coldly: "I just hate the cold, it doesn't mean I'm cold now."

Douhu asked for trouble, shrugged and continued walking forward.

He patted the snow on his hat, looked up at the houses on both sides, and muttered: "No. 103, it's only the 31st, it looks like we still have to walk a while..."

Things go back to two days ago.

After the tripartite meeting of the Rat Gate ended, Qinglong, Douhu and Wuse immediately booked their tickets for the next night, which was also the fastest flight they could take to the Snow Country.

Based on the information currently available to the three of them—mainly the information obtained by the Qilin Union—all clues currently point to one place, Aurora Town in the north of the Snow Country.

This small town is Lilia's hometown and the birthplace of the Cang Mother Cult.

However, in Aurora Town, the Cangmu Sect has another name that is more familiar to the public, the Ji'an Sect.

The vast majority of Aurora Town residents believe in this local church.

The teachings of Ji'an Religion are: As long as people believe in the Lord, they can go to the other side of bliss after death, and be happy forever, without falling into reincarnation and suffering in the world.

It sounds very moderate, not much different from other mainstream churches.

But this is just the surface of the Ji'an Sect, just like the tip of the iceberg on the sea. Its true face, the Cangmu Sect, is the terrifying giant iceberg under the sea.

On the night Xuanwu was killed, Suzaku immediately interrogated Xuanwu's body.

Suzaku and Qinglong sorted out more than 20 questions, but because the body was seriously damaged and the interrogation lasted only more than a minute, they only got answers to half of the questions.

Based on the existing answers and their own understanding and improvement, the two restored the basic teachings of Cang Mu Sect.

To put it simply: the founder of the Cang Mother Sect, also known as the "Cang Goddess" among the believers, is a mysterious, noble, and powerful woman who never shows her true colors to others.

She declared: The ultimate Creator of the universe, the only true God, exists and has always existed.

He cannot be looked directly at, and his name cannot be recited.

The Cang Goddess claims to be the incarnation of a part of the god.

This part of divinity is: Mercy and Compassion.

She also claimed that the Cang Dao that everyone feels now is not the real Cang Dao, but the incarnation of part of the god's divinity.

This part of divinity is: majesty and ruthlessness.

Today's Cangdao is the divine punishment sent down by the gods on this world.Because all living things are contaminated by XX.

"XX" is two blank syllables. Xuanwu's corpse opened his mouth, but failed to pronounce these two words.

Because Xuanwu's lips and chin were severely deformed, Suzaku and Qinglong were unable to interpret the answer through lip reading.

There are two possibilities. One is that Xuanwu doesn't know about it, and the other is that these two words cannot be spoken because they are silenced by some invisible force.

In short, the current Cangdao will end one day, and that day will also be the end of the world.

And the Cang Goddess, as the incarnation of part of the god's divinity (mercy and compassion), is here to redeem those creatures who are worthy of redemption.

Be it humans, animals, or all living things, as long as you become a loyal believer of the Cang Goddess and give everything to her unconditionally, your polluted souls and blood will be purified.

Only in this way, when the Cang Dao declines and the end of the world comes, can believers follow the "Cang Goddess" to the other side of bliss.

And the Gate of Ending is the only way to the other side of bliss.

Once you become a true subject of God, you can enjoy eternal blessings.

On the contrary, all other living beings will disappear along with Cangdao on the day of the end of the world, becoming incomprehensible and unchangeable eternal silence and nothingness.

I have to say that this set of teachings is very well-written and indeed deceptive.

The first contact between Suzaku and Qinglong was also quite shocking.

However, according to the answer from Xuanwu's corpse, Xuanwu did not believe in the Cang Goddess wholeheartedly, but he did firmly believe that the world of mist would come to an end.

And the Goddess of Cang has a way to take him to another world. This is why Xuanwu is willing to join the Cang Mother Cult and be driven by her.

……

After a fourteen-hour flight, Qinglong, Douhu, and Wuse arrived at the Snow Country Airport on the morning of the third day after the meeting.

The three of them went non-stop and took a bus to Aurora Town, the northernmost town in the Snow Country - this was also the only "official way" to the town.

The three arrived in the evening, claiming to be foreign geographical photographers, and found a small hotel to stay.

In order to avoid being noticed, they stayed until early in the morning before quietly going out and heading to Lilia's mother's home.

Through investigation, the three learned that Lilia's only relative still alive was her mother, Sarah, who was currently 44 years old and living alone at No. 103, Aurora Town.

She was a loyal believer in Ji'an Cult, but later she went crazy for unknown reasons.

The three decided to start with this person.

Aurora Town is not big. Soon, the three of them arrived at the end of Aurora Town.

A frozen river lay in front of them. Across the river were a dozen dilapidated and depressed low wooden houses, which looked like buildings from the last century and were now uninhabited.

One of the wooden houses seemed to have been maintained. At least the roof had not collapsed, and the snow in front of the door showed signs of being swept away.Under the eaves were piles of freshly chopped firewood, covered with tarpaulin.

They walked towards the wooden house and saw clearly that there was indeed a house number: 103 hanging on the lintel of the dilapidated wooden door.

The three exchanged glances quickly.

Douhu stepped forward and knocked lightly on the wooden door.

"Boom, boom, boom."

(End of this chapter)