Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 64 Licker Relief Society
Just looking at the function of the 'Bloody Thorn Branches', this inlay item is indeed extremely valuable.

Not only can it improve the score or quality of melee weapons by attaching and inlaying, it can also actively enhance the strength of the holder and the power of the weapon, and this item even has the potential for promotion.

Of course, the props also have flaws. First, the so-called special knot seems to be very complicated. At least Li Nanke tried several times but failed to form an effective knot with the thorns. He should find an opportunity to acquire relevant knowledge in order to correctly realize the value of this prop.

Secondly, this item has a very serious masochistic tendency, exchanging pain for power, which is obviously a way of expressing the grace of pain. I guess few normal people can stand it, although this method is very consistent with Li Nanke's synchronization rate sensory amplification...

Li Nanke put away the prop for the time being. Since this item was not a node reward, he could only carry it with him for the time being.

The stone bridge he was on now was very close to Soros Village. After successfully evading pursuit, he could cross the river with his own 'Breath of the Lake' and 'Deep Sea', thus skipping the bridge and not fighting with the Punishment Army on it.

But Li Nanke was not going to let them go...

Under your feet is the rushing river, and the dim afterglow of the setting sun paints the river surface into the colors of an oil painting.

Li Nanke used his hands and feet to quietly climb up to the back of the bridge along the bridge pier, and then... the sharp scream of the chainsaw sword and the roar of the stun rifle resounded throughout the bridge!

The Punishment Army had never expected the sneak attack from the rear, and the drowned heretic could actually make a comeback.

The saw teeth tore into the metal armor, tearing the flesh and sawing through the bones, and blood sprayed like ink!
The Punishment Army lost several lives when they were attacked from the rear, but they quickly realized that madness and pain were the source of their power.

With the blessing of the God of Pain, the strength of every soldier of the Punishment Army should not be underestimated. Moreover, they seem to have extraordinary ability to recover from injuries, and can quickly heal wounds on their bodies and stop bleeding.

This made the Punishment Army very difficult to deal with. If it weren't for the protection of the armor, Li Nanke would have been injured long ago.

The deacon held up his scepter, chanted a prayer with strange syllables, and looked coldly at the heretics who were fighting.

Then it suddenly leaned its scepter, and a cluster of dim yellow flames ignited under the feet of the heretic.

Li Nanke was fighting with all his might and had no time to be distracted. The flames rushed up along the soles of his feet, and in a blink of an eye, the raging fire burned all over his body.

The outer layer of the power protective armor is made of high-strength alloy, which is resistant to high temperature, corrosion, and impact, and has excellent protective capabilities. However, this flame is obviously an extraordinary power, which causes the outside of the armor to be burned red, and the power energy is consumed in large quantities like a floodgate being opened.

Li Nanke's eyes were fierce. He ignored the cross swords coming from all directions and rushed out of the encirclement despite the enemy's attacks.

He pounced on the deacon like a tiger, and fell into the river with his enemy in his arms!

The soldiers of the Punishment Army suddenly became anxious and jumped into the river one after another without even having time to take off their armor.

However, underwater is Li Nanke's home ground.

The bright red blood soon floated to the surface of the river, drifting farther and farther with the rapid current...

When Li Nanke surfaced again, the 15-man punitive army team had been completely wiped out!
[Main Element: Blood Moon]

[Level: Level 1 (79%) → Level 2 (3%)]

There were scattered crazy believers on the road to Soros Village, some of whom still maintained their human form, while others had transformed into monsters. However, these guys could not pose any threat to Li Nanke.

The buildings in Soros Village are low, old and dilapidated. The village seems to have been hit by a terrible plague. Villagers covered in black robes with most of their faces covered can be seen everywhere.

When the wind occasionally lifted a corner of the hood, half of the horrible uneven face would be revealed, covered with papules, sores, and tumors of varying sizes...

Those infected with the plague were covered in black robes and had bells hanging on their bodies. The tinkling sound they made when they walked distinguished them from ordinary people.

Li Nanke soon found the so-called Lickers Relief Society. This church building was the most eye-catching building in the village.

As you push the door open and enter the church, the pungent smell of herbal ointment mixed with the stench of decay hits you in the face. Looking around, you can see infected villagers lying on the ground groaning, while religious staff in gray robes are treating them.

Their treatment method is very special. Those church members called Lickers will bend down and lick the wounds of the patients to clean them. After being licked, the patients' tense bodies will gradually relax due to the pain, while the Lickers will frown as if they are enduring the pain.

After relieving pain in this way, apply ointment to the patient... [Nightmare, you have completed key node one! ]

[Node Reward: 'Healing Holy Ointment' (to be claimed)]

[Key Node 2: Break through the Punishment Army blockade of Soros Village and eliminate the Punishment Army leader! ]

"Edward? You're still alive?"

As the synchronous prompt sounded, a surprised voice was heard beside me.

Li Nanke turned around and saw a member of the Relief Society who was also wearing a gray robe, but the young face looked somewhat familiar.

According to memory, Robert was also a member of the Society of Mourning and participated in the battle against the Holy Society of Penance. However, this guy was mediocre in strength and was usually timid. Obviously, he was not a reliable person.

The Mourning Charity adhered to the belief of fighting to the death and did not retreat until the last person died. According to common sense, Robert had no chance of survival.

Li Nanke said: "The grace of the God of Pain brought me back to life from the dead, is it the same for you?"

Robert was stunned, and nodded with an awkward look, but he obviously didn't quite believe in the God's grace that allowed him to be resurrected from the dead. Instead, he thought that both of them were deserters.

Because in recent years, the grace of the God of Pain has descended less and less frequently, and even when it descends on believers, it is no longer in the form of blessings and grace, but rather in the form of terrible guilt and twisted mutations.

Then Robert pulled him to a corner and said nervously, "Edward, I'm glad to see you're still alive, but I'm afraid we're going to be in big trouble."

"The Punishment Army has completely blocked off Soros Village. The Holy Society of Repentance will probably soon declare the villagers and the Relief Society as heretics."

"By then, this village will no longer exist... We have to find a way to escape."

Robert managed to survive as a deserter and joined the relief society to cover up his identity, but the relief society was destroyed within a few days.

The plague that swept through Soros Village was similar to leprosy. Infected patients would develop plaque lesions on their skin, and in severe cases nodules would form on their faces. Those plaques could merge into large, uneven areas, causing facial disfigurement and limb deformities.

In the early stages of the disease, there will be a feeling of ants crawling on the body, until the disease becomes serious, the pain will be completely lost.

The last point is the most fatal. The Congregation of the Penitents’ belief in suffering has reached an extremely distorted level. The fact that the infected will eventually lose their sense of pain means that they will have nothing to do with physical pain. This is an absolute heresy.

The president of the Licker Relief Society, Edel, ignored the ban of the Holy Society and insisted on rescuing the patients, which was also regarded as a rebellion against the Holy Society of Repentance.

At this moment, the roads leading to the outside world from Soros Village have been blocked by the Punishment Army and monsters.

According to Robert's description, there are still several powerful knights in the Licker Relief Society, and the number of blockading punitive troops is not too large, but it is definitely impossible to protect the village and the relief society with only a few knights.

Once the Holy King who leads the Holy Society of Confession issues the order, this village and the relief society will cease to exist.

Li Nanke thought for a moment and said to Robert: "Indeed, it is too dangerous to stay here any longer. We need to find a way to escape..."

"But before that, I want to meet with Edel, the president of the Relief Society."

The second key point is to break through the blockade of the Punishment Army and eliminate the leader of the Punishment Army.

Just dealing with a monster like the Corrosive Bell Ringer required Li Nanke to use all his skills, and the commander of the Punishment Army knew without even thinking that this was definitely an extremely terrifying and powerful enemy.

Robert's strength is too low, and he can only be a cannon fodder at best. Obviously, he cannot provide much help to Li Nanke, but the Relief Association may be able to.

Robert took him to the back hall of the church. When Li Nanke passed by an unconscious patient, he took a box of glittering ointment from his robe.

(End of this chapter)