I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 1170: Abandoned by God
The world is getting worse and worse...

Disasters have become a part of people's daily lives. Minor disasters are no longer reported on TV news, and people have become numb to accidents that do not cause many casualties. Human lives have begun to become empty numbers, and an indescribable sense of decline has spread in people's hearts.

But this does not include Lin Xiaotian who is in the disaster relief team.

Ever since he joined the disaster relief team despite the opposition of his brothers and sisters, he feels that his life is meaningful every day.

Although people were left homeless and the world collapsed in the disaster, people's hearts were not completely rotten, and sparks were gradually burning from deep within the withered rotten leaves.

Lin Xiaotian has been in this town for a week. After the disaster relief team heard that there was an unprecedented acid rain here, they hurriedly organized people and rushed over.

Although they were well prepared, the team members were still shocked by the scene in the town. This acid rain was truly "acid" pouring down from the sky.

An unknown corrosive liquid descended on this peaceful town. The liquid could even corrode solid concrete buildings. The ground was dissolved into pits of acid pools, emitting thick black smoke and a pungent smell.

There are hardly any people on the streets anymore. Looking at the scene, if they were really hit by the acid rain, there is a high possibility that no corpse would be left. If they hide in a building, they might still be able to survive.

After the rescue team arrived at the town, they began searching for survivors among the corroded and dilapidated buildings, and then transferred the survivors to a well-preserved church in the center of the town for resettlement.

It is strange that the buildings around the church have all become ruins, but this church remains standing in the acid rain. Perhaps it is because the building materials used are relatively special. Only the exterior of the building has turned a little black, but it has not suffered any greater damage.

This is also the reason why the disaster relief team chose this place as the resettlement point.

Because of his lack of experience, Lin Xiaotian was arranged by the team leader to manage the survivors in the church.

He originally thought that this would be a very troublesome job, as he had to allocate food resources, calm people's emotions, and coordinate cooperation among different personnel. However, he did not expect that the church members would mobilize spontaneously to help him share a lot of tasks, and the management work was carried out in an orderly manner.

Lin Xiaotian didn't even have to worry about the specific details, as the believers had already arranged everything clearly, and would report to him in detail, calling him "Captain Xiaolin," which made him feel flattered.

"Father Wang, our captain informed us that another group of survivors will be sent here. Is there any room in the church?"

"Yes, Captain Xiaolin, we have a small chapel on the side of the church. Because it has not been used for a long time, we have piled up miscellaneous items there. If you need space, just clear it out there..." Father Wang said, pointing to one side of the church.

"How about I take you over there to have a look? Captain Kobayashi."

"No need, just do your thing, I can go by myself."

Lin Xiaotian expressed his gratitude to Father Wang and walked alone towards the chapel. Along the way, the church members and survivors around him greeted him. He did not help in any way, but received excessive respect, which made him feel a little unworthy.

After finally reaching the side door, there were finally no people around and Lin Xiaotian breathed a long sigh of relief.

Passing through a side door, he walked into a dim corridor that was unusually quiet compared to the noise in the nave.

I reached the end of the corridor and passed through another door, and the surroundings finally became bright again.

The sun shone through the colorful glass windows, hitting the piled up debris. Dust slowly flew up along the beam of light and then disappeared into the hazy darkness. "This should be the chapel. It looks quite big. I wonder if it can accommodate the survivors..."

Lin Xiaotian looked around the chapel. Although it was filled with miscellaneous items, there was still a feeling of "emptiness", which might be related to the high top of the building.

These religious buildings always tend to create a sense of "grandness", and only this feeling can bring out the sense of sacredness.

There is no "holy" in narrow places.

Lin Xiaotian not only wanted to check whether the space here was sufficient, but also whether this place was safe. He walked to the side of the chapel and checked the condition of the building with the light coming through the glass windows...

"Not bad, we'll clear away the clutter later, and it should be able to accommodate a lot of people."

It’s just that the debris here is a bit troublesome to clean up. They are not easy to move things like tables and chairs, but various statues.

Maybe they were too obstructive in the church, so they were moved here at some point.

These statues are of different heights, some are wrapped in white cloth, and some are exposed. Perhaps because they are afraid that one will fall and hit another, these statues are separated by a certain distance and placed in the chapel in a messy manner, facing different directions, which looks quite creepy.

Lin Xiaotian is not a religious person, so of course he can't recognize the names of these statues. He just thinks they are all quite lifelike.

Because they were arranged too messily, these statues did not have much of a "sacred" feeling. Instead, because of the various twisted movements, they looked like "injured people". This reminded Lin Xiaotian of the mutilated injured people he saw when he first entered the town.

Parts of their bodies were corroded by acid rain, and they could only be wrapped in cloth. Their bodies were twisted and they let out painful howls from time to time. The cloth was very similar to the cloth on the statue.

It is quite ironic that when the heavy rain came, these "gods" hid in the church to avoid the rain, but it was humans themselves who rushed into the ruins to save people, stepping on acid pits and enduring poisonous gases.

Lin Xiaotian shook his head. Of course, God could not save mankind. Now God had to make room for mankind.

"You guys should go live outside the church first..." he said to the statue beside him.

Just as he finished speaking, the bronze bell on top of the church suddenly made a strange low ringing sound, and the whole church shook slightly. The beam of light in the glazed window was blown out like a candle, and then lit up again in an instant. The colorful glazed pieces lost all their colors and turned black and white like an old photo.

The statue of the Virgin Mary behind Lin Xiaotian suddenly fell forward and hit his back, but he didn't notice it at all and was still thinking about the reason for the vibration.

"Is it an earthquake?"

Just as the statue was about to hit the back of his head, a hand suddenly stretched out...

Lin Xiaotian felt the wind behind him and turned his head belatedly, only to find that a man was helping him hold up the statue that was about to fall.

(End of this chapter)