Only I can make them stronger

"And last year on the night of the Black Moon, she launched a ritual that contaminated the entire Sunset Town, including herself, and made them all part of the hidden faith."

"When I tried to escape, I found that the door behind me was closed, and the light of the Li-Su lamp in my hand suddenly lost its brightness."

"Then... I lost consciousness, but when I woke up, I was thrown outside the church in Sunset Town, and the door of the church was tightly closed."

"And I have this pendant on me. It was something that the teacher always carried with her... and now it has become her last relic."

Having said that, Fitty pulled out a pendant from her collar with a black crescent on the front and a white crescent on the back. Her voice trembled with uncontrollable fear, and her gray eyes were filled with tears of grief as she looked at the pendant.

69. A Suspicious Encounter

"From that moment on, my mind began to whisper in a crazy voice, constantly telling me to close the door, lock myself in a dark room, keep silent, and refuse visitors."

"In this situation, being exposed to the outdoors would make people feel extremely panicked. I drove back to Highway Town as fast as I could and hid in the hotel run by my teacher. Only then did I feel a little better."

"After that...there's actually nothing special about it."

Fitty's narration finally came to an end.

"So, you were so irritable and angry before. On the one hand, you were using strong emotions to fight against the voices in your head. On the other hand, it was probably because you wanted to reject other people's [visits], right?"

"...Yes." Fiti didn't want to admit it, but when Xia Ye said it bluntly, she couldn't deny it.

To combat this, she would keep the hotel open, even sleeping with all the windows open.

But what followed was endless mental torture.

And she could feel that she was becoming more and more like a hidden believer.

When one day the door of Linqimi Hotel is completely closed and never reopened again, I'm afraid no one in this world will see her again.

"I have to go soon. My companions are still waiting for me to go back. I basically understand the situation you described." At this time, Xia Ye stood up.

Almost subconsciously, Fitty also stood up, looking reluctant to leave.

"What's wrong? You've fallen in love with me so quickly?" Seeing the other person's look, Xia Ye smiled helplessly and joked.

Of course, he also knew that his charm was not enough to conquer the other party in such a short time, but for Fiti, he was the only person who could really help her at the moment.

After several days of torture, Fitty, who felt sane for the first time, was naturally afraid of returning to that state.

But Xia Ye currently has no good solution for this.

Asking Fiti to follow him? This is obviously not realistic for the time being.

Staying here with him? That's even more unrealistic.

So instead of procrastinating, it is better to take action quickly and find a way to eliminate this spiritual pollution as soon as possible.

"No... nothing, just... thank you very much..." Fitty also understood this, so after hesitating for a few seconds, she lowered her eyes and said weakly.

"Don't worry, if I can find a solution, I won't forget you." Xia Ye patted Fiti's shoulder and said sincerely.

After all, this big gray-eyed beauty was one of his system-certified concubines, and he couldn't just ignore her.

Apart from the trivial matters of this trip to find An Ke and Canaanzi, he had to deal with them, whether from his own perspective or from the perspective of winning back his beloved wife.

However, Fiti didn't know what he was thinking. She just felt that the hand that had just healed her sanity on her shoulder gave her an inexplicable sense of security.

Just like when the teacher gently brought her back to the hotel and provided her with food and shelter.

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"I'm really sorry. This is a failure in our management. I promise you that we will severely punish this refugee." In a small security booth, a man in a military-like uniform apologized to Xia Ye.

In order not to cause trouble for Fitty, he dragged the bald man to the police station and handed him over to the local sheriff.

At first, the other party was not quite sure about what Xia Ye said, until he showed the other party his witty on-site recording, his doubts were dispelled and his attitude turned apologetic.

A lot of Highway Town's income comes from these travelers. As the sheriff, at least he cannot ruin Highway Town's reputation openly.

Moreover, the way Xia Ye dragged the refugee all the way here made him look like someone who was not someone to be trifled with.

"You guys can handle it yourselves." Xia Ye didn't have time to communicate too much with the other party. He just nodded and left the security booth.

He did this on purpose because he wanted to use this simple and easy-to-understand way to warn people like the bald man not to cause trouble for him.

There have been enough things to happen on this operation, and Xia Ye doesn't want to create any more complications.

"What a pity... I still haven't found a specific solution..." On the way back to Fat Jack's Hotel, Xia Ye put his hands in his pockets, thinking silently.

"If the instigator of the Sunset Town tragedy was the High Priest of Shenyue named Lori, then what was the place I encountered in the basement of the motel?"

"Are there other hidden believers living in the highway area?"

"It's obvious that the spider monster's words are basically consistent with what Fiti said... and according to Luo Qi and the others, a dark mysterious force field blocked them from the outside world... Everything matches up."

"But why are they underground? Could it be that those hidden believers are not satisfied with locking themselves up in their homes, and are digging tunnels every day?"

"There are two more monsters. The spider-like monster looks more like a mutated original resident, but the giant female monster is most likely man-made... What does this have to do with hiding?"

Xia Ye was sorting out all the information along the way and felt like his CPU was about to smoke.

"No, I can't think about it anymore!"

He slapped his face to pause his overheated thoughts.

The more important task at the moment is still to find Anko and Canaanzi. The rest of the things can be dealt with later.

"But then again..." However, soon, the thoughts that had just stopped started working again.

"According to Fat Jack, they also went to Sunset Town with the Mercury Merchants Group..."

"It seems that the one who attacked the Mercury Merchant Group on the night of the black moon was most likely High Priest Lori."

"What if they also become hidden believers and find a place to lock themselves up?"

"Fuck! Stop being so disgusting!"

A thought that made Xia Ye feel sick suddenly came to his mind.

Could it be possible that... his two beloved wives, whom he had never met, had turned into those spider-like monsters?

Xia Ye tried his best to drive this thought out of his mind and unknowingly returned to Fat Jack's Hotel. Just as he was about to go upstairs to his companion's room, a mature and hoarse voice came from the door of the hotel, attracting his attention.

"Is there any room available here? Answer me now!"

Xia Ye felt that the voice sounded particularly familiar. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a petite figure with blood all over her body standing at the door of the hotel.

Although her head and body were covered by thick protective clothing, the voice and figure, coupled with the pair of exposed amber eyes, still made Xia Ye remember the other person's name at the first time.

Genelle from Phoenix!?

Why is she here? What's with all the blood?

Also, why is she alone? Where is Karen?

70. Please accept my condolences.

At this time, everyone in the hotel lobby was looking at Jinelle with strange eyes, but they quickly glanced away when her anxious eyes swept over.

Jinniel's current appearance is indeed somewhat horrifying.

From the perspective of an uninformed person, if a person covered in a mysterious protective suit and covered in blood suddenly appears and asks for help, who would dare to help?

Gonglu Town is not a place where good people gather. There might be huge trouble behind this girl.

Only Fat Jack, after noticing the movement at the door, hesitated for a moment, but still went forward out of enthusiastic professionalism.

"Madam... may I ask what you are doing..."

"I need a clean, empty room, as soon as possible, price is not a concern!"

"But... in your case, I think you need to report to the Public Security Department first... If you need a room, I can reserve it for you..." Fat Jack said with some embarrassment.

He was also a little worried because of the appearance of the petite woman.

"I don't think there is anything to report about my current situation!" Jinelle became a little unhappy when she heard this. Just as she was about to get angry, Xia Ye's voice came from not far away.

"Fat Jack, this is my friend. I just came back from the sheriff. He is busy with another matter now, so I won't bother him."

After these words were spoken, both Jinelle and Fat Jack were stunned, the former's amber eyes slowly widened, while the latter turned around to look at the sound.

"You are... Oh! The companion of that generous mercenary lady!"

"Give her a room, and I'll take care of it if anything happens."

"With a team as wealthy as yours, I'm sure your friends won't be people who behave badly!" Fat Jack, who was in a dilemma, was overjoyed when he saw someone vouch for him, and he changed his tone:

"Since the distinguished guest has already spoken, then... welcome to Fat Jack's Inn. I will take you to your room now..."

"Wait, Xia Ye, come out with me, I can help you." Seeing that the matter was settled, Jinelle had no time to argue with Fat Jack, but pulled Xia Ye to the parking lot.

"This is... Shit! What's going on!?" Xia Ye was confused and hadn't had time to ask before he saw a makeshift stretcher slanted on the back seat of the vehicle with a sturdy body placed on it.

Karen was now unconscious with a pale face, and the wounds on his thighs and waist looked horrifying.

"Let's talk about it later. Take Karen to the room for treatment first!" Seeing Xia Ye there, Jinniel felt relieved.

She knew that Xia Ye possessed a very powerful treatment method, which saved her, a researcher who was not very proficient in medical skills, from risking Karen's disability by providing treatment.

"Well... find a piece of cloth to cover her... she looks really scary now..."

After a brief thought, Xia Ye made this suggestion.

Although covering the stretcher with a cloth was a bit unlucky, it was better than actually attracting the sheriff.

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"A total of... 16 bullets, no problem, thank you for staying..." Fat Jack collected the bullets paid by Giannielle, and glanced at the stretcher covered with blood-stained white cloth in the room as if inadvertently. After hesitating for a while, he said:

"Although I understand your feelings of paying for your friend's extra accommodation, please say that you are in deep sorrow... However, there is no special burial site in Highway Town, so if you want to bury your friend, the western defense line further west would be a good choice..."

Although Fat Jack is greedy for money, he doesn't really want to earn ill-gotten gains.

"Get out!" Jinelle pushed Fat Jack out and slammed the door.

Seeing this, Xia Ye, who had been unable to hold back any longer, finally burst out laughing.

"It's all your bad idea!" Jinelle turned around and rolled her eyes, then sighed angrily:

"Karen was almost killed by someone from your firm. Is it okay for you to treat him?"

Hearing this, the smile on Xia Ye's face suddenly froze.

"What? Say it again?"

"I say, Karen was nearly killed by a researcher named An Ke from your firm. You happen to be here, so you can come and treat her, okay?"

Jinniel repeated what she had just said word by word, and Xia Ye's expression suddenly became more expressive.

This works too! ?

If they had known this would happen, why would they have bothered looking for this?

"Why do you seem to become more dull after not seeing you for a while?" Jinelle had no idea of Xia Ye's extremely complicated inner thoughts at this moment. She just thought that he looked very stupid.

Karen's serious injury left her with little patience.

"Let's treat it first..." Xia Ye forced himself to suppress the many thoughts and doubts in his mind and turned his eyes to the stretcher.

After lifting the white cloth and taking a closer look, it was found that the muscle tissue in her thighs and buttocks had been almost completely destroyed, the exposed white bones were shattered, and the bones of her lumbar vertebrae had been dislocated in several places.

Only a Fighting Domain alien could survive for so long with such injuries. Anyone else would have died long ago.

"Wait a moment, I'll find some help." Xia Ye said as he stood up and quickly left the room, walking towards the room where his companions were.

He was not sure whether he had enough mental strength to deal with this level of serious injury.

Just in case, it would be better to find Luo Qi who can transmit physical energy in advance.

Soon, Jinniel saw Xia Ye returning to the room with a girl wearing a maid outfit, with a beautiful face and a hint of elegance and mystery.

She knew this person, her name was Luo Qi, she had been to Phoenix Office and had contact with Phoenix for a period of time. About half a year after leaving, she opened Qianshi Office in Xia City-State and served as the manager.

However, judging from Luo Qi's puzzled look, she seemed to have no impression of Karen and herself, who had just joined Phoenix not long ago.

"Luo Qi, I'll explain it slowly later. Right now I need to use my ability to heal this person, but the injury is too severe. I may need your [Power Sharing]."

"Ah! OK... OK... Mr. Xia Ye." Luo Qi followed Xia Ye's finger and was startled, but still responded in a daze.

"Okay, let's start..." Xia Ye squatted down holding Luo Qi's hand, and a large cluster of white flames surged in the palm of his other hand.