Chapter 94: Human Sacrifice
“The people in this house won’t be able to respond to you.”
“He then took out his phone and showed the other party the uploaded video.”
The owner of 1401, who was banging on the door, saw the other party take out his phone, and stopped banging, taking the phone handed to him to watch the video.
He had been banging for a while and was getting tired.
It was a good time to stop and rest.
Unexpectedly, when he saw the content of the video, he gasped.
Sky Lantern!
He could still see such punishments in this day and age.
He swallowed, and handed the phone back to the other party.
“Brother, do you know who did it?”
The other party shook his head, took back his phone, and left.
At the same time, he admonished the other party.
“Don’t make any more noise, unless you’re not worried about them coming to find you.”
After speaking, he directly locked the door.
It was clear he was afraid of getting into trouble.
On a night like this, no one wanted to stir up trouble.
And no one wanted to provoke such a ruthless madman.
It wasn’t until early the next morning that the video of Li Hua and her son being used as Sky Lanterns was sent to the main group chat.
And the person who forwarded it sent it anonymously.
No one knew exactly who sent it, but the people in Building 6 knew very well that it was one of the owners in their building.
Or rather, it was the murderer himself who sent it out, but no one seemed to pursue the matter.
They even acted as if they hadn’t seen the video posted in the group.
If there was anyone who truly hadn’t seen the video, it was probably Liang Yu.
After a night of rest.
He was now controlling Second Unit from the terminal, on its way to the university from last time.
The sky was still dim.
However, as Liang Yu passed a nearby village, he noticed bright flames there.
This place was only about 10 kilometers from the residential area.
Curious, he parked Second Unit nearby to observe.
He saw a young girl dressed in a white gauze dress tied to a stone platform.
The girl’s slightly open mouth and empty eyes indicated she had already given up struggling.
About 50 centimeters from the stone platform, several bonfires were piled up and lit, centered around the platform.
Only a single-person wide gap was left as the entrance to the stone platform.
The raging flames burned, not only dispelling darkness and cold.
But also reflecting the distorted faces of the surrounding people.
The eyes of these people revealed nothing but fanaticism and anticipation.
At this moment, they were still continuously singing praises to their faith.
Seeing this, how could Liang Yu not understand?
This was clearly the legendary human sacrifice.
He just couldn’t understand why, in this day and age, he could still see such a feudal custom as human sacrifice.
At this moment, he saw a Masked Man, dressed in a long priestly robe and wearing a strange bronze mask on his face.
He came out of a house, holding a tattered book in one hand and a dagger in the other.
The villagers on the side saw this and made way for him.
The Masked Man walked along the path to the entrance left by the bonfire.
The Masked Man turned to face these believers, opening his arms.
Holding the book in his left hand and the dagger in his right.
A posture as if embracing someone.
At this moment, everyone surrounding the bonfire knelt down and continuously kowtowed and saluted in the direction of the Masked Man.
Not a single person dared to look up.
After waiting for two or three minutes, the Masked Man finally walked towards the stone platform, while the crowd silently lowered their heads.
He arrived at the stone platform, and the Masked Man opened the book to a certain page and placed it above the girl’s head.
He held the dagger in his right hand, while his left hand was already wantonly exploring the girl’s body.
Finally, he untied the girl’s gauze dress, revealing her fair chest.
After untying the gauze dress, the Masked Man held up the sharp dagger and continuously recited scriptures from the book.
As the scriptures were recited, the dagger held high in his hand also continuously fell.
Finally, when the recitation stopped, it pierced into the other party’s heart.
At this point, the Masked Man also moved the dagger up and down, creating a larger wound.
As the wound expanded, the girl’s bright red blood flowed out, staining the white gauze dress.
At this moment, all the villagers felt as if the world had paused.
It was as if they could only hear the sound of the flames burning and the girl’s blood flowing.
At the end of the sacrifice, the Masked Man once again held up the book with both hands.
He raised it above his head and began to chant again.
Only this time, it was different from before.
When the Masked Man raised the book and began to chant the spell.
His body began to tremble slightly.
The greater the sound he uttered, the greater the tremor of his body.
Liang Yu watched from the side, feeling a sense of déjà vu, as if the other party was performing a shamanistic ritual.
“Ah ah ah!!”
As the Masked Man shouted, all those who had been bowing their heads in worship also raised their heads and respectfully looked at him.
At this moment, the Masked Man looked up at the sky, and red light surged out from the eyes, nose, and mouth of the mask, shooting into the sky.
Then Liang Yu heard a low voice from the location of the sacrificial stone platform.
“Sacrifice!!”
As the word ‘sacrifice’ fell, the bonfire next to the stone platform began to move closer to the stone platform.
When the bonfire merged with the stone platform, the red light on the Masked Man’s face also disappeared.
Those who had been looking up began to kneel and worship the burning bonfire again.
The entire sacrifice ended here.
Liang Yu watched until the end, suppressing his laughter throughout the whole process.
Perhaps it was because he viewed it from a god’s perspective, but the entire process seemed so absurd in his eyes.
Especially the final gathering of the bonfires, which, according to Second Unit’s analysis.
There were mechanisms operating underground, which gathered the bonfires together.
After Liang Yu finished watching this good show, he was about to make his move.
No, he had a good habit: he didn’t like to freeload on others.
The other party had invited him to watch a grand spectacle, and it was even the legendary human sacrifice.
How could he not pay for the ticket?
However, before he could make his grand entrance.
The Masked Man shouted towards another shadowy corner.
“Who’s there?!”
As the Masked Man’s words fell, the worshiping villagers all followed his gaze.
They actually discovered a group of young people who looked to be in their twenties.
Their clothing and appearance made them look like students.
Due to the distance, the exact number of people was not clear.
This group of discovered young people all stood out at this moment.
The leading young man pointed at the Masked Man and said.
“We mean no offense, it’s just that you took our friend.”
“As long as you safely return our friend, our group will leave immediately.”
When the other party said they were there to get someone, the villagers’ eyes immediately changed.
They became even fiercer than before.
If earlier it was a level where negotiation was possible, now all their eyes were red.
What were they trying to do?
They were here to steal the offerings for the sacrifice!!
Although the sacrifice was already completed, their intention was intolerable to them.
The Masked Man did not give any instructions, but the villagers instinctively began to move closer to them.