American comics: Damn it, I’m surrounded by those who worry about their fathers!.

Chapter 16: Prelude to Death

Two days later.

The lively town festival celebration is finally held.

The whole town was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Colorful flags were hung in every corner of the town, and people in the town were wearing special costumes for the festival.

In the square in the center of the town, agricultural products sold by the townspeople are displayed.

In the bustling crowd, there were noisy voices everywhere.

A-Zu followed behind Peter, his eyes were dazzled.

"Hey, Mr. Padraic."

Neil, dressed in festive attire, greeted Peter warmly.

Lana, who was standing next to him, wearing a light green dress and a wreath on her head, greeted Peter shyly.

"Uncle Padraic."

"Lana looks beautiful today."

Touching the wreath on Lana's head, Peter replied to Neil: "Just call me Peter."

Neil is tall and has long legs, with a mature style. She has a unique style when she dresses up.

Peter glanced towards Azu.

I originally thought that the other party would be like Clark, who would like to chase after little girls like Lana.

Unexpectedly, A-Zu's eyes were always secretly glancing at Neil.

Peter was very upset.

This kid really doesn't change his bad habits!
I'm reborn, but I'm still interested in mature women like in my previous life.

wrong!

Peter rubbed his chin in thought.

In this life, A-Zu still doesn't have a mother. Will this make him feel a lack of maternal love and thus awaken his desire for mature women?

Or I can find a mother for A-Zu to make up for his lack of maternal love.

Wonder Woman, Aquaman, or Catwoman?
These female superheroes that he was more familiar with entered his list of choices.

There was no way around it, there were only so many female superheroes he knew.

Normal people were not within his choice range, as he was afraid that A-Zu would crush them to death with a single exertion of force.

Night soon passed as he was in the midst of his self-inflicted troubles.

In the auditorium in the center of town, the townspeople began to watch the song and dance performance.

Before the performance began, Father Norma, who had not been seen for a long time, finally appeared and went on stage to give a speech.

Peter stared at this guy who had been missing in the metropolis for the past few days, and his eyes narrowed.

After speaking a few words, the old man hurried into the backstage.

After telling Neil beside him to help look after A-Zu, Peter immediately followed him out.

After leaving the auditorium, Norma rushed to her home.

Father Norma entered the basement of the study again, took out the book of black magic, and left in a hurry.

After he left, Peter slowly emerged from the shadows.

Standing in Father Norma's house, he entered the study, pushed open the study door, and went into the basement.

The basement was dark inside, and the canvas piled in the corners smelled of old paint.

The altar was placed in the middle of the room, with dim shadows standing around it like sentinels.

Peter's vision allows him to see everything clearly even in the dark world.

He walked slowly toward the altar.

Altars were set with candles and sacrificial skulls, bones gleaming like an amber lagoon.

His eyes turned to the yellowed calendar on the wall.

On the calendar, someone had vaguely drawn the outline of a shadow with a red pen.

Looking at everything around him, Peter frowned.

Is this old guy Norma practicing black magic?
He immediately linked the resurrected zombies to Norma.

In the auditorium, beneath the orange-yellow light spots was a soft dark light, as if the afterglow of the setting sun was burning like a flame.

Clark stood outside the dance floor, looking at the crowd inside.

"If you want to dance, Clark, you can ask a girl."

I don't know when A Zu stood behind Clark.

"I can't dance, Zu."

"I can't dance either. It's normal for children not to know how to dance, so you don't need to be envious. Hey, Lana."

Zu said as he turned around and greeted Lana.

"Hello you guys."

Lana greeted the two of them generously.

Clark blushed a little. He secretly glanced at Lana and thought that Lana's clothes today were very beautiful.

And Lana smelled like Avon soap and Juicy Cocoa gum, which made him a little nervous.

"Lana, I'm sorry we scared your horse last time."

Clark thought for a long time and finally found a reason to strike up a conversation.

"I have already forgotten."

Lana said she didn't mind, "It was Uncle Padraic who saved me, and Aunt Nell asked me to thank Uncle Padraic."

She had a good impression of Peter and thought that he was the standard knight in her mind.

If I were a princess, I would definitely let such a knight protect me.

But she soon became frustrated.

Aunt Nell said she was Cinderella.

Cinderella turned into an ugly duckling at midnight, which made her a little depressed.

Just as Lana was wondering why Cinderella's magic disappeared at midnight, she suddenly heard a scream.

She turned around in shock, and saw a scene that she would never forget.

The man, with a pale face, his face covered in sticky blood, and his mouth almost pulled to the back of his head, suddenly launched a mad attack on the audience in the auditorium.

"laugh!"

Blood instantly spurted out from the neck of the bitten spectator.

The monster let out a low growl from its throat, instantly causing the closest people to fall to the ground and die.

All this happened within a minute or two, no one understood what was happening, everyone was stunned.

Clark and A Zu also saw the scene before them, their mouths slightly open, staring in shock at the shocking scene before them.

Then there were screams, and the crowd made sounds of fear and began to flee in all directions.

Zu was the first to react, pulling Clark and Lana towards the door.

According to the escape knowledge Peter taught him, the first thing to do now is to escape from this closed environment.

When the Zu trio ran to the gate, they found that everyone had the same idea as them.

Countless spectators crowded near the gate, but the sturdy door was suddenly locked tightly.

No matter how hard the crowd pushed and banged on the door, the iron door did not move at all.

The first group of people who rushed over were squeezed to the point of being unable to breathe, and they cursed and cried out.

"Clark! Zu!"

Jonathan and Martha were separated by the crowd and were carried forward by the flow, shouting their names loudly.

Neil was extremely anxious at this time. Not only was her niece missing, but A-Zu, whom Peter asked her to take care of, also disappeared.

"Fire escape!"

A-Zu, who was almost suffocated by the pressure, immediately shouted to the two people: "Dad said that in the event of an accident, you can - escape through the fire escape."

As he spoke, he pushed forward with all his might, pushing aside the crowd that was blocking his way.

Clark counted them clearly, and in the middle, Zu slapped two boys and punched a screaming man in the eye.

(End of this chapter)