Lin Yuan did not panic upon hearing footsteps, but calmly put away his binoculars. Estimating the time, just as the person below emerged from the corner, he fired a shot at the head.
He rushed down and fired three more shots to finish them off.
He also grabbed the body that was about to fall. He gently placed it on the ground.
Looting commenced.
Three keys and a bottle of white wine.
The white wine was found on the person named Dylan. It seemed he went down not only to add clothes but also to take wine for warmth.
The three keys were of different shapes, likely their own house keys.
The map did not mark the names of any of the three. They were probably not familiar with Cui Siter and the others before.
He decided to leave this dangerous place first. Three people were dead, and they would surely be discovered.
After getting off the wall, Lin Yuan sprayed alcohol on the parts of his body that might have "pheromones."
Only then did he set off to explore deeper into the town.
He did not linger near the wall, but headed directly to a remote area in the central part of the town. This area had a wall, but no one was guarding it.
The terrain outside the wall here did not seem traversable by humans, which was probably taken into consideration.
Compared to the previous area, the central part was much more prosperous. Cui Siter's former home was also in the central part, and Lin Yuan's first goal was to check out their house.
By now, the people inside should have received news that someone had broken in.
To avoid a direct confrontation with the people from the Eternal Life Cult who had charged in, Lin Yuan did not rush. He waited for the opportune moment when everyone's attention was drawn to the entrance wall, which would be his chance to sneak in.
As expected, the quiet town exploded with a bang, as if receiving a signal.
Piercing alarms blared in every household. Most of the people inside their homes rushed out, responding to the call of a woman dressed in a nun's habit.
Lin Yuan, not far away, saw all of this clearly through his binoculars.
With a smirk, he grabbed his gear and ran towards Cui Siter's old house.
Before climbing in through the back window, Lin Yuan listened to the situation inside. The house was pitch black, so quiet that only the sound of wind and snow hitting the walls could be heard.
This place was about 300 meters away from the church.
No one lived here?
How could that be?
This was a house very close to their sacred place. Would a group of brainwashed people abandon it?
Although he didn't know why, Lin Yuan still climbed in.
As soon as he landed, a musty smell hit him, so strong that his gas mask couldn't block it.
"How long has this godforsaken place been uninhabited?" He turned on the tactical flashlight on his vector and carefully searched the house for anything useful.
He didn't hold out much hope, as Cui Siter and the others had made preparations when they moved, leaving little behind.
The flashlight beam fell on the front door. A line of text had been carved into the reddish-brown door with a sharp object.
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In such a bizarre environment, a naive and innocent little girl suddenly appeared and called you "brother." Anyone else might have been scared to death.
"Stop right there! If you come any closer, I'll shoot!"
Hearing that Lin Yuan had a gun, the little girl took a few steps back, her face showing a hint of fear.
"Is this the gun Mom talked about? Mom said they are the devil's weapons. Are you an emissary from hell, big brother?"
The little girl's words were still full of innocence. She was like a blank piece of paper, with all the pictures determined by her parents' drawings.
It didn't seem like she was from the Eternal Life Cult. His intuition, which was sometimes right and sometimes wrong, didn't sound any alarms. Should he let her go?
Lin Yuan lowered his gun slightly and asked, "Do you like fire?"
The little girl first shook her head subconsciously, then nodded.
"I don't hate it, nor do I like it. My mother said it represents death, but I think it's an artwork of death and rebirth."