The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 654 - 652: Train of Terror

’Fertility Guanyin’ just sat there on the table,

Catherine also temporarily put down her phone, seriously observing the peculiar divine statue in front of her.

"William, it’s you after all~ No matter what, you have to get what you set your eyes on, aren’t you afraid that those two detectives will report our incident on the train to the law enforcement officers at the next station?"

"The probability is they won’t, after all, they were the ones who personally put us on the train, and even bought our train tickets.

If this matter leaks out, not only will they lose their identity as detectives, but they might even face additional charges.

The detective with the ’Character’ face is quite casual, he will probably just let it go.

Of course, we need to be vigilant. If any suspicious plainclothes officers board the train at the next station, Fangfang will temporarily detain them while we quickly leave the train.

If not, then it means there’s no problem."

After experiencing the breaking of tentacles, Catherine had become quite cautious,

"Let’s do fewer things like this in the future; it really wouldn’t be worth it if we actually died here! Speaking of which, what is this yellow paper and why can it prevent the divine statue from exhibiting its traits?"

William explained based on the memory Yi Chen left in his mind:

"This yellow paper seems to have an exorcism effect when corresponding symbols are drawn on it."

"Exorcism, so are we ’evil’?"

"Maybe we are."

William was also very curious and wanted to touch the yellow paper to see if it would have any effect on his body.

At this moment, Fangfang, who rarely spoke, suddenly said:

"Don’t touch it! If the talisman is accidentally removed, the seal on the divine statue will be lifted. Not just us, but everyone in the whole train car will be affected, since this is a consecrated divine statue.

Our actions are already considered ’highly disrespectful,’ and it’s likely that the entity associated with this divine statue has already taken notice of us."

Catherine, now fully intrigued, showed a clown-like professional smile, "Sister Fangfang, could you explain the divine statue in detail? And what exactly does it mean to be consecrated?"

Fangfang spoke seriously, "I don’t know precisely what the divine statue represents; as far as I can remember, almost every family in the neighborhood worshipped a divine statue.

However, most people’s divine statues were either purchased online, or they are defective products or replicas bought from local grocery stores or street stalls. My family used to have a Guanyin statue that my dad got from a coworker.

While these ordinary, replica statues didn’t seem to have much effect, indeed, there have been people who received ’blessings’ and gained the government’s attention.

Therefore, daily devout worship is essential.

As for being ’consecrated,’ it refers to having genuine divinity, the orthodox divine statues that are not replicas~ Because I won the provincial championship, the government rewarded me with a genuine divine statue.

My parents were so happy they didn’t sleep all night, and relatives called every day to congratulate, even some I had never met before came to give gifts."

At this point, William interjected, "So, what you’re saying is, the rights to the genuine divine statues with divinity are held by the state?"

"That should be the case. Apart from special skills-based awards like mine, as long as you perform well enough, you can be rewarded with a divine statue by winning national competitions."

William continued with another question, "Then, there should be differences between consecrated divine statues, even differences in power, right? Like those detectives mentioned ’Forbidden Images’ which should be a very high level of divine statue."

Fangfang pressed her temples with her fingers, pondering seriously, "There should be differences, but I don’t know the specifics."

"Then between your family’s divine statue and this one, which do you feel is more powerful?"

"They’re different types, so I can’t really say, but both are very powerful.

If I were to point out a difference, my family’s divine statue is very gentle; every time I encountered a difficult problem, all I needed to do was to kneel earnestly in front of the statue, and the impurities in my brain would be swept away, allowing many insoluble questions to be resolved.

This divine statue, however, emits a strong evil aura, making me uncomfortable."

"Put it away for now~ Once we reach the next city, we’ll find a place to study it properly."

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Fangfang carefully put the divine statue wrapped in yellow paper back into her backpack and placed it on the shelf.

The train was running normally on the tracks.

Catherine was initially quite excited as she watched the scenery outside the window, but her interest faded in less than ten minutes, and she retreated back under the covers to watch videos, even specially instructing to have instant noodles, that delicacy, later on.

William sat cross-legged on the bed, hands folded over his abdomen, trying his best to sense the abyss within his belly and to sense the illness he once had.

After lunch,

Fangfang, being still in her growth and development phase, fell into a deep sleep on the upper bunk before long.

Catherine, who had binge-watched several episodes of a TV series, finally put down her phone and said, "Hey~ William, you must have some plans in mind, right? Although staying in this new world is interesting, it’s not without its dangers, and there are quite a few of them.

Perhaps we should think about the issue of returning? My tentacles also need some repair."

With that, Catherine extended the broken tentacle from her body and licked the surface of the wound like a gossiping woman with her tongue.

Obviously, Catherine prioritized her safety, or perhaps, she feared death.

William, who had been meditating, opened his eyes and handed the train ticket directly to Catherine.

’Elmfield to Linghai City’

"I specifically had them buy tickets for a coastal city. We’ll stroll along the seaside when we get there to see if there’s a chance to help you restore your Nightmare Ability, and maybe then we can go back.

Just a small county town is enough to pose a threat to us; we indeed need to consider returning."

Catherine propped her head with one hand and continued to ask, "But what if I still can’t awaken the Nightmare Attribute after coming into contact with the seawater?"

"The situation in the coastal city should be the same as inland, with every household worshiping a divine statue. Catherine, you could try to devote yourself to a deity related to the sea, perhaps it could indirectly awaken your Nightmare Trait.

Plus, you’re the one who invited me to visit the Clown House this time, isn’t it because you wanted to improve yourself?"

"Hmm~ You do think of others, how rare.

But well~ your idea is indeed good. If I can indeed acquire a non-plague-related superpower from this world, I’ll surely repay you well.

By the way, aren’t you going to look for that ’Murderer’? Or is that Murderer inside your brain?"

Catherine had absorbed William’s memories; in her view, Yi Chen was another personality within William.

"It’s not as simple as you think... Yi Chen is not within me at the moment. Let’s focus on the issue of returning. If we really encounter Yi Chen here, we might well die on the spot."

The journey to Linghai City would take 32 hours, and everyone needed to spend another night in the carriage.

Time passed quickly, and it soon turned to evening.

Having passed several stations without any police coming to their door, everyone started to feel at ease.

In the early hours of the morning, in the adjacent soft-sleeper carriage,

a couple along with the wife’s parents were staying together. The wife’s belly was slightly swollen, with the last month left before her due date, and the whole family was on their way back to their hometown in Linghai City for the final stages of pregnancy and childbirth.

During the night,

the woman dreamed of a kind-faced Fertility Guanyin descending into the carriage, as if wanting to bless her unborn child. She did not resist and willingly lifted her clothes to expose her swollen belly.

As soon as Fertility Guanyin’s palm touched her belly, she was struck by a sharp pain!

The woman woke up abruptly to see her waters had broken!

The entire family also woke up, and as they were about to rush to find the conductor, the crying sound coming from within the woman’s womb halted her husband’s actions,

and then a bloody baby crawled out on its own, biting off the umbilical cord with its monstrous teeth like a creature.

Using the opening provided by the husband’s ajar door, the monstrous infant quickly crawled out and headed toward the adjacent carriage.

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