I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 176 Underground World

Everyone followed the crowd, and the priest began to introduce the sacred mission and the origin of the city. At the same time, the children on both sides kept sprinkling holy water. Alpha seemed to smell an unusual smell, "The holy water is problematic, try not to inhale it." He reminded Darwin. Darwin instantly understood the reason, "This is a hallucinogen. It's okay to get addicted once or twice, but if you take it too much, you will become possessed and control your mind."

During the ceremony, they need to swear to believe in the Holy See, abide by its teachings, and work hard for its cause. Alpha does not believe in God, and follows everyone just to see what kind of changes this will bring and what tricks the Holy See wants to play.

After the ceremony, Alpha felt an unprecedented strength, and he felt more resolute and brave. These were all illusions. They were taken to a place to stay, and Alpha communicated with others to learn more about the city and the Holy See.

In the inn where Alpha and others were staying, an old man told them about the history and legendary figures of the ancient city of Ross: the city lord Arias. He was a great leader who had led the people of the ancient city of Ross to defeat the invasion of Cross, the city of desire, and protected the safety and prosperity of the city. In this city, everyone was praising him. Alpha could not get any useful information, so he could only go back to rest and talk about it later.

"Lord Alpha, why did you stay up all night?" Liv got up lazily, with fatigue and afterglow remaining on her face, as if she had just experienced a fierce battle.

"It's okay, you rest first, I'll come later." Alpha stroked her soft back, motioning her to rest early.

"Yes, sir." Liv was very tired, and after being comforted by Alpha, she fell asleep peacefully.

Alpha waited until Meiyi returned, then called Darwin, Monkey, and Gunn together to discuss the matter.

"This city is very strange. Almost everyone is controlled by the city lord. I have explored many places, but have not found a single person who is not controlled." Meiyi explored dark places, taverns, brothels and even the backyards of officials, but did not find any clues.

"They use hallucinogens to control the people, making them addicted and dependent, and then use so-called miracles to confuse people and make them believe in them, thus achieving the purpose of controlling their minds." Darwin was knowledgeable and saw through the tricks at a glance.

"What should we do? Should we stand by and watch, or expose all this?" Everyone looked at Alpha, after all, he was the decision maker.

Alpha fell into deep thought. He realized that hallucinogens were so harmful that they could control other people's thoughts. If they were allowed to spread, the people would never have peace, and it would be fatal to anyone.

"Monkey, go collect the opinions of the people in the city and ask them if they are willing to live a controlled life."

"Okay, sir." The monkey is very active and he will focus on this in the next few days.

"Lord Alpha, the citizens don't want to be controlled. They yearn for freedom and a normal life." Gun was once one of the people who were controlled. Fortunately, he met Alpha and joined the fight for freedom. Even without any investigation, Gun understood that feeling.

"Yeah, I think so too." Alpha nodded in agreement.

"We can't ignore the people in this city. We have to uncover the dark side of this city and liberate all those who are controlled." Darwin knew what Alpha meant and took the lead in expressing his opinion.

"Yes, our journey cannot come to a halt because of some difficulties. We must achieve our goals and complete the tasks assigned to us by the Lord God." Alpha affirmed Darwin's idea, and everyone became more clear about the next direction of action.

"Meiyi will be responsible for finding the survivors who are not controlled. Gun and Darwin will come with me to see what these people want to do." Alpha began to assign tasks.

Alpha looked at his companions on the journey and was deeply moved. When he lost contact, it was these companions who did not give up on him and kept looking for his whereabouts. When he encountered danger, it was they who stood in front of him and did not let him get hurt at all.

"Okay, let's go to the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow morning. I want to ask the City Lord about his attitude and position on this matter."

"it is good".

The next morning, Alpha and his party arrived at the city lord's mansion on time, but were blocked outside by several guards for "trespassing". The guards might not know Alpha, but they certainly knew Monkey, because Monkey had already become familiar with these people.

After negotiations, Alpha and his companions still could not meet the city lord. They could only stare at the tall and majestic gate tower, helpless.

Alpha frowned, the city lord's actions seemed to be suppressing people's freedom. Monkey stood beside Alpha and could clearly feel Alpha's displeasure, and he was also anxious.

"So, are you guys doing okay? Are you seeing any unusual behavior?" Seeing that the negotiations had failed, Darwin began to ask questions.

Hearing this, one of the guards hesitated to speak. Darwin noticed the guard's abnormality and continued to ask, "Don't be afraid, we can protect you, maybe you have something to hide."

The guard looked up at Alpha, clenched his fists, and said as if he had made up his mind, "A few days ago, we saw a mysterious person leaving the city lord's mansion, so the city lord left here yesterday." After saying all this, the guard was obviously relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

"Maybe he is lying, Lord Alpha, should we catch up with him immediately?" The monkey heard the conversation and guessed that they might have been deceived.

"No," Alpha rejected the monkey's suggestion, "We want to meet this mysterious big man."

So, Alpha and others went to the city to gather information. If it had nothing to do with the city lord, everyone would act as usual without showing any restraint or fear.

During this time, they indeed noticed something strange and uncovered the identity of the mysterious man, who was quite influential, accused of manipulating everyone's thoughts and trying to prevent Alpha and others from revealing the truth.

"Lord Alpha, look at what the people are doing? They are all moving in the same direction." Liv looked at the situation downstairs and asked worriedly.

"It's okay, just go to sleep at night, don't worry about anything." Alpha comforted Liv and handed her a pistol for self-defense, while arranging guards in the rooms on both sides. After Alpha finished dressing, he called everyone to go out and investigate the situation.

Alpha and his companions observed the procession and were surprised to find that it was a large group of people, including not only ordinary people but also many soldiers in armor. These people seemed to be driven by some kind of power and were all heading towards the center of the city.

Alpha used his mind's eye to sense this group of people carrying spiritual power, which were filled with emotions such as anger, sadness, and fear. However, their bodies were honestly moving in the same direction. Alpha could not feel their expectations or joy for the future of the city at all.

Alpha was in a heavy mood with doubts. Everyone followed the crowd and walked down the spiral staircase. The lights around were blood red, and it was obvious that they were not good people, but these people seemed to be unaware of this weird atmosphere.

The underground space was filled with a rotten and foul smell, and the walls were flickering with strange lights. A sinister voice echoed around, as if it was a call from the netherworld. However, the crowd continued to move forward as if they were bewitched and hypnotized.

Alpha and the others looked around vigilantly. They realized that there was a mysterious force in the underground space, which controlled people's thoughts and actions. The soldiers' eyes were empty, as if they had lost their souls, and they just followed the people in front of them woodenly.

The further we walked in, the more depressing and dreary the atmosphere became. On both sides of the long and narrow passage, there were all kinds of strange objects, exuding an unsettling atmosphere. Alpha tried to talk to a soldier, but the other party did not respond, as if he was restrained by an invisible force.

At the end of the passage, they finally discovered a vast underground world. In the center of the space, there stood a huge dark church, and on the spire of the church was a mysterious sphere emitting a blazing light. Surrounding the sphere was a group of people in black robes, who chanted spells in a low voice and controlled the power of the sphere.

Alpha suddenly felt that the situation was not good, and he tried to stop the group of people, but the mysterious power was too strong, making it difficult for them to move forward. At this time, a mysterious voice sounded in their ears: "There are aliens, but you can't stop the arrival of fate. This city will sink in darkness..."

"Alpha, they are vampires, don't let them bite you." The knowledgeable Darwin warned loudly.

"There is a barrier they have set up here, and only dark creatures can move freely." Even Darwin's movements were greatly restricted.

"We must break the barrier now, otherwise we won't be able to exert our combat power at all." Alpha knew it very well, so he could only concentrate and observe.

Alpha knew that it would take time and patience to break the barrier, so he concentrated and carefully observed the surroundings, trying to find the weakness of the barrier.

While thinking calmly, Alpha noticed some subtle changes. He found that when the black-robed man chanted the spell, the light of the barrier would fluctuate briefly. He realized that this might be the key to breaking the barrier.

Alpha quietly signaled his teammates to stay alert, while he focused on the movements of the man in black robes. When the light fluctuated again, he quickly shot a special bullet towards the location of the light fluctuation.

The high-speed bullet collided with the barrier, creating a dazzling light, and a crack appeared in the barrier instantly. However, the effect was not obvious, so he had to continue shooting.

"Pagans, kill them for me." The black-robed vampire in the sky roared angrily as he looked at the cracked barrier.

Those controlled humans actually turned into the enemy's executioners and attacked Yun Yi.