The mastermind behind this started by creating a strange story

"I pierced his head with my own hands, and left all his stuff over there. If you don't believe me, you can always come up the mountain with me to look for it!"

"This..." Although he still didn't quite believe it, in order to take care of Shaq's feelings, the bearded man had to nod, "Okay, I believe you."

"The most important thing right now is to get your father to the hospital. The zombies and the like can wait."

Hearing this, Shaq's impatient mood calmed down. That's right, the most important thing now is his dad, zombies and the like can be put aside.

Anyway, the zombies have been killed by him, and the traces at the scene cannot disappear.

After waiting here for more than ten minutes, an ambulance with flashing blue lights finally arrived.

Although they arrived slowly, the medical staff who came with him were not slow. In just a few minutes, they took Alexei, who was still in a coma, into the car.

As a family member of the injured, Shaq naturally got on the car as well, while Beard and the others stayed behind. They had already done their best, and it would be a bit too much to follow them.

While still in the ambulance, treatment for the injured had already begun, and Shaq took this time to use the phone in the ambulance to notify his mother.

His mother was still working in the city and did not come with him and his son to stay in the cabin for a few days.

Upon hearing that her husband was injured while hunting and had been admitted to the hospital, Ksenia, who was still working, hurriedly took a few days off and rushed over to take over from Shak to take care of Alexei.

Shaq naturally wanted this very much. Although he was also worried about his father, he had more important things to do now.

Zombies in the forest.

Who knows if there is only one zombie? This matter must be reported!

But simply reporting it to the nearby police station would definitely be considered a prank, as no one would believe it without any evidence.

In fact, there is a decisive piece of evidence here: the zombie's body is still in the forest.

Only by letting others see the zombies with their own eyes can people believe his words.

After figuring this out, Shaq rested for a night and returned to the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

But it is definitely not safe for a person to suddenly enter the mountains. He doesn't have any relatives or friends nearby. Even if he calls the police, they will probably just think he is here to cause trouble.

Shaq had no choice but to find the group of men who helped him yesterday again. After all, those men had heard what he said and at least didn't think he was joking.

In response to Shaq's request, a group of people led by the bearded man thought for a moment and then agreed to Shaq's request. Since there was nothing to do anyway, there was no problem in accompanying him up the mountain.

After taking the gun and axe, Shak gave repeated instructions before setting out on the familiar road, the road leading to the corpses of zombies.

half an hour.

"A dead body?!"

Looking at the messy battle scene with no corpses, Shaq was stunned.

The dagger and the backpack were still there, even the stab marks on the backpack were still there, which meant that everything really happened, but the most important thing was that the zombie body was missing!

"I say," said the bearded man who led the group of strong men, "maybe you really saw it wrong because you were too nervous?"

"If it's really the zombies you mentioned, there shouldn't be any animals taking them away. Judging from the situation, either you saw it wrong, or your memory is disordered."

“No! No way!” Shaq leaned against the tree in disbelief. “Obviously…Obviously there are zombies. I can’t be mistaken!”

Shaq, who was muttering to himself, suddenly squatted down, turned over his already tattered backpack, pointed at a black stain on it and said.

"Look, these are the traces left by the zombies, and the black blood over there is all evidence..."

Shaq was frantically looking for evidence to prove that he was not mistaken. Seeing him like this, the strong men who came to help looked at each other, shook their heads and said nothing more.

Chapter 287 Knights of Holy Light

Moscow, Danilov Monastery.

This is the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is the largest Orthodox autocephalous church in the world. Therefore, its headquarters, Moscow, is regarded as the religious center of the Orthodox Church.

In Russia, there are about 2000 million Orthodox believers.

Inside the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the seat of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Romanian Orthodox believers who fled from Romania are paying homage to the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill I.

Kirill, whose secular name is Vladimir Mikhailovich Gentyayev, is the current Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (the 16th), the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

And now, a Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is being held in secret.

The Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is the highest administrative body during the meetings of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, which are held only in two quarters each year, namely summer (March to August) and winter (September to February).

Therefore, this meeting is of great importance.

The highest authority of the Russian Orthodox Church has always been under the charge of the Holy Synod, which is usually convened only when necessary and takes a long time to prepare.

But the content of this meeting was very important, so important that this Holy Synod was hastily organized.

There was not even time to elect temporary members, so the permanent members had to be hastily convened and the meeting was opened by Patriarch Kirill.

Sitting in the seats of the conference room were archbishops from various regions of the Russian Orthodox Church, and any one of them was a well-known figure.

If everyone in this room were assassinated, the entire country of Lucia would surely fall into chaos and collapse, not to mention anything else.

Seated in the Romanian Orthodox Church area were the elected representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Although there were not many Romanian Orthodox believers coming to Lucia, not just anyone could enter this meeting.

Either they are indispensable characters, like Arthur and Melina, or they must be people of bishop-level status.

Therefore, the number of people in the Romanian Orthodox region is not large and can be counted on one’s fingers.

Just now, they revealed their identity as fugitives.

They escaped from the vampire country, the country where all churches were slaughtered. They are fugitives, but also avengers.

After revealing everything, they tactfully expressed their hope that the Russian Orthodox Church could support them, help them take back their country, and eliminate the dark creatures that had stolen their country.

Of course, they did not mean to send the Russian Orthodox Church to its death, and the missions of the owner of the Holy Light and the Lord were all revealed.

Now is definitely not the time to hide anything. They are seeking help, and whether they can get help depends on the Russian Orthodox Church's opinion.

If someone rejects them in order to protect themselves, they can do nothing about it.

After all, we are all human beings. Why should we risk our lives for a country occupied by vampires, even if their beliefs are the same?

Under the tense gaze of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill spoke.

The old man with a big white beard asked sharp questions that were totally inconsistent with his kind face.

"Since you said that destroying vampires is the Lord's mission, and there is also the matter of angels descending from the sky, then why didn't angels appear when your Kingdom Church was slaughtered?"

“Could it be that the Lord’s eyes are not on you at all?”

"This..." Everyone in Romania was suddenly speechless. They also wanted to know why the angel did not appear when that kind of thing happened!

"I think the Lord is watching us. That's why he didn't send a holy messenger to help us." Melina suddenly stood up and spoke.

"Oh?" A Metropolitan Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church asked curiously, "Why do you think so?"

"This is the mission given to us by the Lord. If we let the Holy Envoy help us, then why not let the Holy Envoy destroy those dark creatures from the beginning?"

“This is not only a test from the Lord to our Romanian Orthodox Church, but also a test from the Lord to all His believers!”

"It was because of some wrong decisions made by our Patriarch that this matter was concealed. Therefore, we paid an extremely painful price for this wrong decision. Our church was destroyed."

"Now, the painful price has brought us a painful realization. Standing on the blood and tears, we know the true meaning of the Lord."

"The dark creatures cannot be eliminated by the One Church alone. We must integrate the power of all believers, the power of Orthodox believers around the world, and turn our determination, our faith, and all our strength into one."

"Only that One can destroy the dark creatures entrenched in the world!"

“That’s how I see it. It’s because of what the Lord expects of us that He didn’t send a messenger to help us.”

"I believe that those companions who lost their lives in the struggle will eventually be led by the Lord to a paradise filled with beauty and glory!"

After expressing her opinion as if in a speech, Melina took a deep breath and slowly sat down. This was what she thought in her heart and also her truest opinion.

She believed that the Lord would not give up on them, and that the current suffering was a necessary ordeal, and only suffering would bring good results.

"Pa bang bang~"

After listening to Melina's words, Patriarch Kirill smiled and clapped his hands softly, saying, "Well said."

"I see the dazzling brilliance in you, that is your unyielding consciousness."

"We can help you. This is something we have already decided. Even if you didn't say that, we would still help you."

Hearing this, everyone in Romania couldn't help but reveal joy on their faces, and Melina was so excited that her face turned red.

"Thank you so much!"

"We will always remember the help you have given us."

"However, we also have a request." Looking at the Romanians immersed in joy, Patriarch Kirill suddenly spoke.

"Please tell us, sir. No matter what your request is, we will go through fire and water to complete it." The representative of the Romanian Orthodox Church said hastily. Since the other party was willing to help them, they naturally had to return the favor.

"Haha, it's not that serious. Or rather, my request is to help you." Patriarch Kirill kept the secret, and when everyone in Romania looked at him curiously, he continued.

"I want to form the Knights of Holy Light, just like the Knights Templar, one of the three famous knightly orders in the Middle Ages, except that the Knights Templar is a military organization of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages."

"And the Knights of Holy Light is the combat organization of our Orthodox Church today. It is a true Knights of Holy Light, the real Knights of Holy Light!"

Hearing the pause in Patriarch Kirill's words, the people of Romania instantly understood what he meant, but Patriarch Kirill had not stopped speaking.

"So, the two warriors of the Lord, I need to trouble you." Patriarch Kirill said kindly, "The historical origins between our Orthodox Church and Lucia are not something that outsiders can explain."

"As for this country in the far north that regards the Orthodox Church as its state religion, I believe that it is not as simple as it appears on the surface. This country... definitely has a mysterious past that has been lost in the long river of time."

Chapter 288 Holy Land

Moscow, Sergiyev Posad.

The Orthodox Church is the state religion of Russia. Its birthplace is in Sergiyev Posad, 70 kilometers outside Moscow. Before World War II, many churches in Russia were destroyed, but Sergiyev Posad retained some relatively intact churches.

"Without righteous people there can be no solution, without saints there can be no town." This is referring to the town of Sergiev Posad.

At this moment, Arthur and Melina, together with some bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, came to what can be said to be the center of the Russian Orthodox Church.

You know, more than half of Lucia’s history is related to the Orthodox Church. Therefore, although this small town is not big, it is a spiritual holy place for all church believers.

"You two, the Trinity Monastery of Saint Sergius is ahead." One of the Russian Orthodox Archbishops who led Arthur and his group said devoutly, "I studied in this monastery. This monastery is the largest men's monastery in our country."

In the city center of Sergiyev Posad, there were five archbishops leading Arthur and Melina on the surface, but secretly, no one knew how many people were protecting them.

Patriarch Kirill is different from Patriarch Danny. He is a decisive old man. When he decided to cooperate with the fugitives of the Romanian Orthodox Church, he immediately reported it to Emperor Lucia.

The Russian Orthodox Church and Lucia coexist directly, and they prosper and suffer together, so neither can do without the other.

This matter was jointly agreed upon by Kirill and some high-ranking church officials and had not been revealed to any outsiders. However, Emperor Lucia was not an outsider but the emperor respected by all of them.

Besides, their emperor happened to be in this city, so it didn't take much time at all.

After Emperor Lucia learned about this, even his calm face couldn't help but smile. This was definitely an opportunity given to them by God.

Although their current combat power is far less than that of more than 40 years ago, it is still not comparable to that of a small country like Romania. As long as they want, Romania can be destroyed at any time.

But...why should it be destroyed?

As those Romanian believers said, those vampires were a mission assigned to them by God, and they had to deal with them themselves.

Therefore, Emperor Lucia was not prepared to use firepower to directly eliminate vampires unless the vampires threatened them.

And apart from them, the remaining three have more or less shown their own extraordinary existence, but Lucia is like a piece of ice, cold and silent.

But now, the Romanian Orthodox believers who possessed the Holy Light actually came to ask for help from the church in their country. This was a God-given opportunity.

If we don't squeeze those two holy light owners... bah, win-win cooperation, then we are totally stupid.

Archbishop Kirill and Emperor Lucia thought the same thing.

The Knights of Holy Light must be established, but it cannot be done in the blink of an eye. It requires a long period of preparation.

It takes a long time just to select the knights, because not everyone can be a knight, but one must have a high level of combat power.

Not to mention cold weapons like hammers and broadswords, at least one must be proficient in guns, at least to the level of the Alpha Special Forces.

During the period of selecting knights, the two holy light owners cannot be left idle, and they must cooperate for mutual benefit as much as possible.

Even the Orthodox Church in Romania can perform miracles, so why can’t they appear in their kingdom?

There must be something wrong here. Maybe there is divine power in their country, but no one has discovered it, or maybe those divine powers have been worn away in history.

Now, a holy light owner who possesses divine power and can sense divine power has appeared, so it is natural to use it reasonably.

If nothing else, at least they must visit those famous religious holy sites and carefully sense whether there is any divine power in them.

Their Lucia has the largest land area in the world. It is impossible that there is nothing found after such a thorough search!