Chapter 198: Divine Prison (Part 1)

After the deal ended, before the church arrived, Truman, in high spirits, asked his secretary to bring two portions of snacks and continued chatting with Sizar. With no further conflicts of interest, both of them relaxed and stopped scheming against each other.

Truman felt Sizar was a promising talent with a bright future, so he spoke enthusiastically, hoping to build a closer relationship. Sizar had nothing better to do and was very willing to listen to the senior’s stories about the world. Though they were exaggerated, they were still helpful.

Compared to the well-informed Truman, Sizar was like a rookie who just left the beginner’s village, with a huge gap in experience. However, he was an outstanding student in Necrology, proficient in both Undead and Plague. He also studied under Snow and Tata Mors, so he could talk endlessly and impress Truman so much that Truman’s pupils kept widening. Truman wondered if he should plan to become an undead after death.

About an hour later, around 10:30 at night, the church finally came to take Sizar away.

At first, the priest, who was praying, dismissed the female operator’s words. But soon, calls for help came from all over the city, and the police stations in White Hall were all dispatched. Then the priest realized it matched what Sizar had described. By that time, the death toll in White Hall had already risen to double digits, with countless injured.

So many deaths in one night was serious, and it involved the military, biochemical weapons, and the Demonic Virus. The priest made a quick decision, went to the basement to wake an Angel, then drove to the Zero Ring branch, intending to seize Sizar by force. But as soon as he entered, he was ushered to the twentieth floor by a staff member.

“Are you Sizar?” Before the black-robed priest could speak, a handsome bald man in a leather jacket stepped forward and asked.

The man was over 1.8 meters tall, handsome with a high nose bridge, and his green eyes showed no emotion. Though he had no hair, he didn’t look funny but gave off a unique cold vibe. His most striking feature was his sickly pale skin, as if molded from dough, reminding Sizar of the Angel statue.

“You’re an Angel!” Though there were no wings on his back, Sizar was completely sure this guy was an Angel! It was his first time seeing a real one, and he felt a little excited! He heard Angels have no gender, but this guy clearly looked male—flat chest, visible Adam’s apple—though he wasn’t sure if he had a little thing down there.

While Sizar’s mind wandered, the bald Angel nodded and admitted, “Correct, come with us.”

Then he glanced at Truman. The bearded man stepped back, spread his hands, showing he was just a bystander with no intention of interfering. So the bald guy turned and left, incredibly cool.

“Follow us!” Seeing Sizar standing there confused and unsure, the old priest smiled wryly and waved to Sizar. If not for the urgency, he would have woken another superior! This one seemed newly born and didn’t understand human interactions.

“Oh! Coming!” Picking up his suitcase and holding the bread box, Sizar quickly followed, catching up to the old priest, and said playfully, “Old sir, I’m Sizar, nice to meet you, please take care of me! Um, I really didn’t mean it this time, it’s all the military’s fault! Also, I truly regret it, can I get a lighter sentence?”

The old priest turned back and said kindly, “Don’t worry, child, the church won’t wrong any innocent person! You just need to rest peacefully. We’ll decide everything after we investigate.”

“Goodbye, young Sizar!” Seeing Sizar leave, Truman waved, trying to leave a good impression with the church. He had learned during their chat that Sizar falsely accused Zero Ring of kidnapping.

“You’re a good person, uncle!” Sizar turned back and waved.

“You’re not bad either, looking forward to our next cooperation! By the time you get out, I’ll probably be transferred back to headquarters, we’ll contact then!” Truman said, not forgetting to drag Sizar down with him. Since they cooperated, they were obviously in the same boat.

“Goodbye!” Sizar replied with a dark expression.

“Kid, you said on the phone earlier that Zero Ring kidnapped you? Why is it different now?” The old priest turned back, looking at Sizar with a teasing smile.

“Ha! It was a misunderstanding. Though Zero Ring isn’t good, they’re not too bad either. After all, they’re a big organization, a big company, they care about their reputation. They did kidnap me—well, more like ‘forcefully invited’ me. As for the purpose, they wanted the key with the Celestial Seal and the method to cultivate the vaccine to suppress the Virus, aiming to make a profit and damage the military’s reputation to compete for that ancient mech.” Sizar lied without blinking.

“Really? You know quite a bit.” The priest smiled and didn’t ask further.

“Ha, just a little, just a little!” Sizar scratched his head, acting naive and silly.

Getting into the church’s car, Sizar sat in the back with the priest, while the bald Angel sat in the passenger seat.

The priest stopped talking, and the curious teenager looked up, observing the bald guy in front. The Angel kept a stern face, or rather, he had few expressions, but his eyes curiously watched the driver, noting every move—clutch, gas pedal, gear shift, steering—never getting bored but making the driver sweat profusely.

A newborn Angel being curious is understandable, but a powerful Angel staring relentlessly at an ordinary driver the whole way? The driver uncle couldn’t take it!

After Sizar took his items and entered the church, the sweating driver uncle said nothing, let out a long sigh, rolled his eyes, and fainted neatly.

By the time Sizar entered the room arranged by the church, it was 11 PM. Neither the priest nor the bald Angel intended to interrogate or abuse a minor; they let him take a bath and sleep peacefully.

“Meow, these people seem pretty nice!” Camilla appeared out of thin air, landing on Sizar’s head, and spoke.

“You think the church is like the ones in novels?! This is a divine, benevolent organization passed down since ancient times, losing money every year to do charity—how could there be any dark dealings?” Sizar relaxed and lay down, squishing Camilla under his head. He turned his head, found a comfortable position, took a deep breath, and the fragrance filled his nose, refreshing his mind. Truly a perky, aromatic cat!

“What next?”

“Find a way to join the Extermination Agency, train a bit, then use the official title to bully others! Good thing Truman and I hit it off, we coordinated our stories, so no worries about slipping up.” Sizar said, looking at the ceiling.

“Royal Pineapple is in trouble! They lost a key and have to take the blame for you.” Camilla, squished under his head, giggled slyly.

“Serves them right for putting a bounty on me, making me miss watching the match with my sister!” Sizar said angrily.

“Tch, without Dorothy, you still have me!” Camilla said unhappily.

“Yeah, you’re the best. Come, let me give you a kiss.” Sizar turned over, grabbed Camilla, and started playing with the cat.

In the early morning, the second wave of the Zombie crisis erupted again. Though there were fewer pedestrians at night, many innocent people were attacked in their sleep without resistance. Also, the police stations were understaffed, and Zombies didn’t care about day or night, running excitedly through the streets… In short, it was much worse than the first wave.

The phones at Heaven’s Retribution Church were overwhelmed again! The priest originally planned to wake Sizar, but Zero Ring called first, claiming they had a way to suppress the Zombies and were preparing a vaccine, eventually earning praise. As for Sizar, with Zero Ring taking the lead, he was completely useless and continued sleeping…

Overnight, the number of Zombies increased rapidly. The military urgently summoned mech units from other areas; the church contacted headquarters to activate a magic array; the Association issued a mobilization order, urgently calling Ability Users who were sleeping.

By dawn, the Royal Pineapple division finally assembled and began suppressing the Zombies. The Ability Users from the Association near White Hall also arrived late and joined the extermination force.