mesbooks Chapter 143, 3:00 AM
Chapter 143, 3:00 AM
There's always a story waiting for you to uncover.
Chimelong Shopping Mall.
Everyone ran down to the first floor.
Some people rushed downstairs and then stood there bewildered, crouching in place, covering their heads in fear.
Some people went to push open the mall doors.
However, the mall's doors seemed to be welded shut, and they couldn't get out at all.
A group of people surrounded the service counter, staring intently at Zhongshu as if he were a savior.
Zhongshu was also looking at them with a complicated expression.
Many people have died in the mall.
These people were not killed by Lucifer, but were trampled and pushed to death by the survivors.
Zhongshu was asking himself this question.
Are these survivors criminals?
No, they are not survivors at all!
Because, so far, no one should have died!
Someone pleaded:
Please save us.
Someone asked with great anticipation:
"Are you a Taoist priest? Can you kill that monster?"
A nouveau riche wearing a gold watch and a mink coat holds up a wad of cash:
"Help me! I have money, save me first!"
The moment the tycoon uttered those words, everyone in the room was outraged.
Because the tycoon is rich, the savior in front of him might prioritize saving the tycoon for the sake of money.
"Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can be superior!"
"Do you understand the concept of equality for all?"
"Damn it, you still want special treatment at a time like this!"
The crowd grew increasingly agitated, their words becoming more and more impassioned, and they were about to take action.
Zhongshu stared in horror at the scene.
Are these people idiots?!
Seeing that the tycoon was about to be torn to pieces, Zhongshu quickly shouted into the microphone:
"Don't panic! Don't panic! Everyone stay still!"
Listen to me, everyone. As long as you don't do anything with your hands, you're safe for now.
Before Zhongshu could finish speaking, someone reached out and grabbed the tycoon's shoulder.
The moment the man's hand touched the rich man's shoulder, a dwarf demon immediately noticed.
"ah!!"
The man's hand was severed by the dwarf demon.
Zhongshu shouted irritably:
"All of you, all of you, shut the fuck up!"
The crowd then quieted down.
A man humbly asked:
"Young man, no, master."
Tell us how we can get out, and I'll do whatever you say.
Another woman cried and sobbed:
"I'm getting married tomorrow, you have to save me!"
An old man pleaded:
"I can't die."
My son died young, and if I die, there will be no one to take care of my grandson.
Master, please have mercy!
Zhongshu frowned.
Why does this sound like I'm the sinner who's preventing everyone from surviving?
Zhongshu banished all the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
He said in a calm tone:
"Whatever that monster tells us to do, we'll do it."
The crowd fell silent for three seconds, then immediately resumed its noisy chatter.
"You mean, if we listen to that monster, we won't die?"
"But that monster will kill us sooner or later!"
"I thought you were a master, that you could subdue that monster!"
Disappointment could be heard from the crowd.
Just then, a kind-looking middle-aged woman walked into the service counter.
With a serious expression, she said:
"I am a nun from the Cathedral of Solomon."
He is a clergy member certified by the Vatican!
These monsters are actually demons from hell.
As long as we silently pray to our Lord God, God will protect us!
Zhongshu turned around and stared blankly at the old woman.
How the hell are there charlatans here?!
Zhongshu stared at the pious-looking old woman:
"That's impossible!"
The horror of forbidden things is beyond your imagination.
"Your chanting of Buddha's name won't help!"
The old woman glanced at the group of dwarf demons in the sky, their faces full of malice.
Her eyes were filled with fear, but she finally made a decision.
She actually reached into her handbag and took something out!
While groping around, he muttered to himself:
"My Lord, protect you, the devout lamb, and keep me from the harm of evil."
In the Bible story, the old lady's actions would definitely have been effective.
But Lucifer is clearly not the Lucifer in the Bible!
Zhongshu was horrified and quickly stopped him:
"No, you can't use your hands!"
Several dwarf demons quickly locked onto the old woman and sped towards her.
The woman took out a Bible and a crucifix from her handbag.
With a determined look in her eyes, she continued to recite prayers to the demons.
Everyone stared nervously at the older woman.
If the crosses work, they can immediately rush to the second-floor jewelry store and take all the cross pendants.
The key question is, does it really work?
The dwarf demons drew closer and closer to the old woman, the fear in her eyes intensified, and her chanting grew louder.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
The demons flying in the sky fell from the sky one after another, motionless.
Lucifer also froze in mid-air.
After three seconds of silence, the crowd erupted in deafening cheers.
They either looked at the old lady with admiration or imitated her muttering incantations.
When someone discovers they can use both hands without being severed by the demon, it instantly...
Zhongshu was utterly shocked.
How is that possible?
Zhongshu suddenly remembered something and quickly looked at the clock.
"It wasn't the Bible that worked; it was just that the devil's party ended at three o'clock."
Li Xinyuan walked to Zhongshu's side and said:
"The demons only resume their activities at 3 PM and 3 AM."
Zhongshu's eyes lit up:
"Now's the time to take that bell down and send it to the South China Sea!"
Li Xinyuan looked at the location of the door:
"Unfortunately, the barrier is still in place, and no one can get out."
Zhongshu felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
He glanced at the dwarf demons scattered on the ground:
"Then let's clean up Lucifer's henchmen first."
Zhongshu snatched the microphone from the older woman's hand:
"Some of you try burning those little devils first! Then a group of you come upstairs with me; I'll figure out how to deal with the bell!"
After Zhongshu finished speaking, he led Li Xinyuan upstairs.
But no one followed Zhongshu upstairs.
They trusted the older woman more.
Even without the older women, they might not be willing to be the ones carrying firewood for everyone.
......
The resentful gazes of the crowd were fixed on the little devils.
The little demons trembled, but lost their ability to move.
While you are sick, I will kill you!
Someone immediately took a piece of clothing from a nearby clothing stall, pulled out a lighter, and lit it.
He wasn't afraid of someone reporting him to the police for damaging other people's property.
The law here is practically useless.
A small fire quickly appeared on the floor tiles.
Someone boldly grabbed a little devil and pretended to throw it into the fire.
"Stop! You can't!"
The older woman jumped over the service counter and stopped them.
The crowd looked at the woman in confusion.
Now, this older woman enjoys a high level of respect among the public.
After all, he was a master who had defeated all demons.
The older woman looked at the dwarf demon with pity and said:
"These are all sheep that have gone astray."
We can purify them by influencing them with love.
Let them return to God's embrace.
She felt that she had just defeated all the demons with the power of God.
The devotion to God now is unprecedented and unparalleled; the faith is terrifyingly steadfast.
Someone angrily questioned:
"They're all fucking devils, what's the point of trying to reform them?!"
The older woman looked at him calmly:
"God's love is all-encompassing."
"I just saved you with God's power, shouldn't you reciprocate by having faith in God?"
After the old woman finished speaking, she stood in front of the little devil and prayed devoutly.
No one dared to offend the old lady.
Some went upstairs to look for crosses in the jewelry store.
Some planned to find a safe place to hide in the mall and wait for the sheriff to rescue them.
Many people also chose to follow the older women and try to reform those little devils.
As for those wounded who lost hands, most of them died in the trampling of the crowd.
.......
Zhongshu and Li Xinyuan have reached the top floor.
Li Xinyuan gathered his strength in his legs and shot his body toward the Blasphemous Bell.
"Hold!"
Li Xinyuan felt like he had run into a wall.
There's a barrier here!
The moment Li Xinyuan touched the barrier, he fell into a state of dizziness.
As Li Xinyuan fell from the sky, Zhong Shu reacted quickly and grabbed Li Xinyuan's trouser leg.
Zhongshu's face turned bright red as he strained to keep Li Xinyuan from falling.
In his novel, Li Xinyuan possesses ancient martial arts skills, but his body remains that of an ordinary human.
Falling from such a height, without using one's inner energy, would result in serious injury or even death.
After a few seconds, Li Xinyuan recovered, used his inner energy, and flashed back to Zhongshu's side.
Zhongshu sat on the ground, panting heavily, frowning as he looked at the Blasphemous Bell:
"Could it be that only demons can approach the Bell of Blasphemy?"
He had clearly seen a dwarf demon standing on the pendulum earlier.
Li Xinyuan sat cross-legged on the ground and began to speak:
"Things are starting to look wrong."
Zhongshu turned his head:
"How so?"
Li Xinyuan said quietly:
"People were dying before Lucifer even started killing anyone."
I just saw a group of people beat the owner of a jewelry store half to death, just to steal a few useless cross ornaments.
Zhongshu's eyes widened:
"How could they do this?!"
Li Xinyuan glanced at Zhongshu:
"Some people are fighting for crosses for their families, while others are trying to survive to take care of their daughters in the hospital."
Many of them may have been kind people originally, but now they are not considered innocent.
Zhongshu was speechless for a long time.
Li Xinyuan patted Zhongshu's head:
"Zhongshu wants to help good people unconditionally."
But can you really distinguish between the concepts of good and evil?
Zhongshu was stunned.
Everything that happened today shattered his understanding.
He was just an ordinary person; where had he ever seen such humanity?
"I can't tell the difference now."
Zhongshu stood up, his eyes filled with disappointment, doubt, and helplessness:
"I just don't want any more people to die."
"Take that bell down and let this farce end quickly."
Li Xinyuan also stood up:
"I'll stay with you."
Li Xinyuan stared at the bell:
"Maybe if I bump into it a few more times, I can squeeze into the barrier."
Tie a rope around my waist; my life is in your hands.
......
Time passed slowly, and it was already dark.
"Sister, have some water."
A middle-aged man fawned over an elderly woman who was praying for the little devil.
The older woman shook her head and said with a smile:
"Food is scarce right now, so please eat."
Give me a little more time, and I will redeem these demons.
The older woman pointed at the little devil, whose convulsions were becoming increasingly violent, and said:
"Look, it is receiving God's teachings."
Once I've won them over, they'll become our friends.
"By then, we'll be able to leave this shopping mall."
The person sitting behind the older woman looked at her with reverence.
During those ten hours, they all became devotees of the middle-aged woman.
"when!"
"when!"
"when!"
The hour, minute, and second hands of the Blasphemous Clock have returned to three o'clock.
A dwarf demon suddenly opened its malevolent eyes.
The older woman paused for a moment, then said:
"Have you ever felt love?"
The dwarf demon let out a shriek and lunged at the old woman.
Time returns to three o'clock, and Lucifer's previous rule is null and void.
All dwarf demons can begin indiscriminate attacks.
The woman stared wide-eyed in horror.
What happened?
Why won't it listen?
Seeing that the dwarf demon had rushed in front of her, the old woman quickly pushed one of her believers back towards the dwarf demon.
The man looked at the older woman with shock and anger:
"My mom!!"
The dwarf demon was starving; its claws instantly tore open the man's neck, greedily devouring flesh and blood.
The woman was terrified and ran away as fast as she could.
The believers were bewildered.
Before they could react, the dwarf demon had already pounced on them.
On their deathbed, they suddenly realized something.
It turns out these demons weren't actually subdued by the old lady.
Zhongshu is right.
They simply lost their ability to move because it was past three o'clock.
Lucifer's voice came from the sky:
"God said that He gave mankind conscience so that they could understand what love is."
Hehehe, I really love exposing his lies.
As soon as the words were spoken, the center of the mall floor began to collapse.
Deep within the collapse, a red glow emanated, radiating an intense heat.
Inside, there was flowing magma, just like a boiling cauldron.
Lucifer's voice continued to come:
"Next, every thirty-three minutes, you will push thirty-three people into the hellfire."
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P.S.: Thank you to 1666 for the donation from "No Wings But Want to Fly to the Sky".
P.S.: I've been trying to write while taking care of my mom lately. The hospital environment is really terrible, and I can't concentrate at all.
I'm really sorry for the late updates.
The pace is a bit slow; I'll speed it up.
Because I wasn't feeling well while writing this in the hospital, it's a bit longer than usual. I would like to ask for everyone's forgiveness.
When I get back, I'll update like crazy and polish the plot.