This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Among the pile of corpses, clergymen in red robes with black backgrounds were walking back and forth.

They held a copper kettle in one hand and a straw brush in the other, which they dipped in the kettle and then shook onto the corpses on the ground, sprinkling some kind of liquid medicine along the way.

The strange smell that Ye Yiyi smelled should come from this.

"What is this potion for? An antiseptic? Or a disinfectant?"

After the liquid medicine is sprinkled, the corpses will be lifted up by the Eagle Claw Knights in the factory and thrown into the cart on the side.

Then the knights pushed the cart full of corpses into the gate on the right side of the factory.

"This is such unskilled, physically demanding work, and yet the knights are doing it themselves?"

Ye Yiyi was startled and then looked towards the door.

Inside the gate was what appeared to be a ramp leading underground, with firelight illuminating the walls.

The knights went in and out from the right and left, and when they came out, the carts were empty.

"Is there a passage underground? Why did they carry the bodies down there?"

Ye Yiyi looked around and suddenly found that there was a U-shaped corridor around the dome above his head.

The corridor is surrounded by half-person-high railings, and you can see many rooms above.

Clergymen dressed in red robes with black backgrounds came and went, delivering various items into the room.

"That should be the room where the relics are stored." Ye Yiyi's eyes lit up.

As he had guessed, after the death of a hemophilic patient, his belongings would be destroyed by the cult in the name of "transmission risk."

But in reality, these items do not spread bloodlust at all, and the cult does not destroy them, but preserves them.

This is a business that doesn't even require paying taxes, and is a profitable one with no investment!

"Corpses are a breeding ground for the Blood Pearls, and relics are additional income. These clergy are truly ruthless, squeezing out every last bit of value..."

Ye Yiyi shook her head in her heart.

"Hey! That knight over there!"

A clergyman seemed to notice Ye Yiyi, and seeing him standing there doing nothing, he shouted at him:

"If you have nothing to do, come and help. We'll be done once we've transported these bodies. It won't delay your work."

The tone was polite, not an order.

Ye Yi nodded slightly, then walked over and followed the knights' example, moving the corpse onto the cart.

"Ouch, my waist..."

A knight beside him stood up while pounding his waist and sighing.

"Oh, I'm old and my health is not good."

A knight nearby laughed at him, "I think you're feeling weak. Last night I saw you on Red Street, hugging two bitches and bragging about your skills in bed. Now you can't pretend anymore?"

Not only the knights, but even some clergymen laughed.

"Oh my god, you know nothing... Hey, thanks, brother. Please help me push the car down. I'll treat you to a good time on Red Street tonight."

Ye Yiyi was pushing the cart and about to leave when he suddenly heard the knight talking to him. He turned around and smiled at him awkwardly, but suddenly remembered that he was wearing a helmet, so he shook his head.

Seeing Ye Yiyi shaking his head, another knight next to him interrupted.

"Don't even think about going out for fun. Curfew starts today," the knight said, looking at the clergyman beside him. "I heard that your Holy Blood Knights will be taking over the Eagle Can patrol. Is that true?"

"Yes," the clergyman replied, "I heard that the Archduke was assassinated, but the attempt was unsuccessful. The principal perpetrator was caught red-handed, but an accomplice is still at large."

"How dare someone try to assassinate the Grand Duke?" A knight shook his head. "How daring!"

"Yeah, it's a serious commotion. Even the main gate has been sealed. The Hawk Cans are searching the entire city right now."

"Who is the main culprit? Why is he so desperate?"

"I heard he was a stranger. There's no record of him at the bridge, and I don't know how he got into the capital."

"So fierce? What are the higher-ups planning to do about it?"

"He'll be executed at noon tomorrow. He's already been taken to the Plasma Prison. As soon as the time comes tomorrow, he'll be taken out and hanged!"

"Plasma Prison? Isn't that right next to Red Street? Haha, there's something exciting to watch."

"Who says it's not..."

As the conversation between the knights and clergymen gradually faded, Ye Yiyi, who was pushing the cart, also went deeper into the downward slope.

"Plasma Prison, Red Street... I didn't expect there would be such a pleasant surprise on this trip."

Ye Yiyi remembered the two names firmly and followed the knight in front of him. Soon he reached the end of the slope.

In front of them was a huge, deep trough. The knight pushed the cart here, dumped the body into it, and walked back from the other side.

Soon it was Ye Yiyi's turn. He looked into the deep trough and his eyes widened.

"What the hell is this monster?"

Chapter 68 Kill! ! !

In the deep pit before him, a large number of human corpses were piled up.

And above these corpses, a huge soft-bodied creature was swallowing these corpses one by one.

It was a deep red, translucent creature, its body looking like jelly or gel. Through its skin, one could see strange organs deep inside and a large number of human corpses.

"Is this... a slug?"

After the initial shock, he quickly recognized the monster.

This is a giant slug that is over ten meters long and two or three meters wide.

With the help of the lights on the wall, Ye Yiyi could clearly see that after the giant slug ate the corpses, the corpses would be transported along the digestive tract and into the body for digestion and decomposition.

The scene of digesting the corpse was so horrifying that even Ye Yiyi felt a little physically uncomfortable.

The indigestible clothes, relics and blood beads will be excreted by the slug.

The clergymen waiting in the corners of the pit would come forward with wooden buckets and collect the items one by one.

The slugs digested quickly, and by the time Ye Yi came, a full wooden barrel was just lifted up by the hook.

The clergy above took out the relics from the wooden barrel, sorted them into different categories, and then took them back to the upper level through another door.

Ye Yiyi looked at this horrible scene and felt a little dizzy.

All those bloodthirsty patients who died were actually used to feed the slugs! ?

No wonder they won’t return the ashes of the deceased to their families.

With the slug's digestive ability, once the corpse is swallowed, not even bone residue will be left.

In this case, where are the ashes?

"Hey! It's just a dead body! Can you hurry up?"

Perhaps it was because Ye Yi had been in a daze for too long, and the knights lined up behind him became a little impatient.

"Why are you in such a hurry? This guy must be here for the first time. He might be frightened by the scene and has no strength left." The knight behind laughed cheerfully.

"Hey! Buddy! If you run out of energy, just tell us and we'll give you a hand."

"It's okay, don't be afraid, just throw the body down." The clergyman on the side also spoke.

"Isn't this... the place where corpses are cremated? Why..." Ye Yiyi looked at the clergyman.

"Why do we need to use blood slugs to deal with corpses, right?" The clergyman was not surprised at all and explained with a smile.

“That would be too much trouble. Once the blood-thirsty disease breaks out, the victims will no longer be human, but monsters.

"Besides, using fire might burn the blood beads, which are extremely important items. We can't afford any mistakes."

It seemed that this was not the first time that the clergy had explained it this way, and it also seemed that this was not the first time that the knights behind him had witnessed such a scene.

They joked about how they had behaved when they first came here, and then told about the embarrassing time when someone wet their pants, and then burst into laughter.

In the gloomy underground, the flickering firelight, the monster in the deep pit silently devouring the "monster", and the knights' nonchalant chatting and laughing, it seemed as if the air was filled with happy emotions.

"Huh..." Ye Yiyi let out a long breath.

"But..." he suddenly said.

The surrounding environment suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Ye Yiyi, and the smile in every pair of eyes disappeared.

They stared at him closely, like wild animals watching their prey, waiting for his next words.

Ye Yiyi ignored the looks cast at him and spoke in an extremely calm tone.

"But... one of my colleagues guarding the main gate told me that his mother's body was also brought here three days ago..."

"So what?" The clergyman looked at Ye Yiyi in confusion.

"Humans who have contracted hemophilia are no longer human beings," he patiently explained again.

“No matter how prominent or noble this person was in his lifetime, he is no longer a human being.

"As a hotbed for cultivating blood beads, he has only one mission..."

"that……"

The clergyman behind him frowned and seemed to want to interrupt him, but he stopped him with his hand.

"Let him speak." One of the knights spoke.

The knight's voice was emotionless, colder than the clashing of metal gears.

"After all, this is how we all got here."

The clergyman smiled and nodded to the knight, then looked at Ye Yiyi and spoke kindly amid the sound of the knights drawing their swords.

“Hemophilic patients are a breeding ground for blood beads. From the moment they contract hemophilic disease, their lives enter their final countdown, and all their vitality is used to cultivate blood beads.

"And the Blood Pearl is a great invention of the Archbishop!"

The clergyman's voice suddenly became fanatical, and he stretched out his hand, and someone immediately placed a wet blood-stained bead in his hand.

He showed the bead to Ye Yiyi with a crazy smile on his face.

"This bead! It contains the divine power of the Lord of Holy Blood! With it, we can harness the divine power to gain endless life! Powerful strength!

"Become a noble being that transcends humanity!!"

The clergyman smiled at Ye Yiyi.

"Young knight, now that you know this secret, you should understand how lucky your colleague's mother is to have become a hotbed of hemophilia.

"Those lowly and despicable humans used their insignificant lives to create our noble bloodline!

"Please extend your hand and accept the blessing of this great god together with us!"

Behind Ye Yiyi, several knights' long swords fell on his neck.

Even through the helmet, Ye Yiyi could still feel the cold murderous intent and crazy fanaticism on the sword.

"Accept Him." A knight spoke up.

"Yes, accept Him, lucky one."

"Endless life! Great power! Right before your eyes!"

"You can accomplish all this just by reaching out your hand, so what are you still hesitating about?

"Spit on us! Understand us!! Become us!!!"

"May the light of the gods shine forever on this land!!"

"Please extend your hand," the clergyman said kindly at last.

"Haha, so that's how it is..." Ye Yiyi laughed softly.

"It turns out that my colleague's mother is so lucky."

He looked the clergyman straight in the eyes and extended his hand forward.

"Hahahaha~"

The knights behind him, the clergy in front of him, and the knights and clergy who came from the outside world after hearing the sound.