Chapter 227: The People's Savior
"Ugh... bleh..."
"I'm going to die! Someone save me!"
"My daughter... waah!"
Below the execution platform, people struggled painfully.
In their perception, just now was tantamount to being forced to drink the most evil poison in the world.
William came to the four people and untied them one by one.
"Wi... lliam! You maliciously smeared the Church! And poisoned civilians! I reprimand you in the name of a Church Messenger!" Wilton pointed at William's nose.
William raised his hand and brushed the other party aside, saying calmly: "Father Wilton, what I gave them to drink was all Holy Water. Where does the 'poisoning civilians' come from?"
"Moreover, in the hearts of these people, the Church was already a symbol of evil and filth, so the accusation of 'smearing' is even more nonsensical."
He gestured with the rope in his hand: "If I didn't do this, I couldn't have saved you."
Wilton was momentarily speechless: "You! You!"
He scoured his brain for words but found he couldn't refute.
"But... doing this will only increase these people's hostility towards us."
Betty's eyes were full of worry.
"Right now that monster hasn't appeared yet, and we are likely to be unable to move a single step here."
Lombane said: "Before coming in, Father William had thoroughly thought out the rescue plan. We'd better listen to his ideas."
After speaking, he looked at William, and the others also cast their gazes over.
William raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by this wizard's calmness.
"Before that, I am quite curious." He looked at everyone.
"You guys can't use your abilities from reality?"
Betty shook her head upon hearing this and stated her discovery.
She was actually very curious about how William could produce Holy Water and use those... rope abilities.
William rubbed his chin.
Betty and the others had also experienced similar nightmares previously, and only regained consciousness after arriving in Springwood, and this was not of their own volition.
And this was the difference between William and them.
He tried to let the few drink Holy Water.
Except for Winona who refused, Betty and Lombane both acquired the ability of "Dream Creation."
Wilton also refused at first, but seeing the way the two did as they pleased in the dream, and considering the injuries on his face.
Ultimately, he still yielded.
"In this way, even without using witchcraft, we can defeat that monster." Lombane looked at the flying ball floating beside him and said.
This was an illusion of "Witchcraft" he created.
But William shook his head, informing the few of the truth that Freddy dominated the dream.
"This... doesn't this mean we can never escape?" Lombane stood blankly on the spot.
Winona said: "Didn't you two apply the Awakening Potion! After the medicine takes effect, you can wake us up."
But William threw cold water on the other party.
"The passage of time in the real world and the dream world is not the same." He remembered a movie he had seen.
"It's very likely that one minute has passed in reality, while a month has already passed in the dream."
"Are you confident you can escape being hunted by the other party for so long."
At this, not only Winona, but the others present also fell silent.
Gail also walked onto the execution platform; she looked left and right for a moment and frowned.
"Excuse me... have you seen Mark?"
Winona said: "That guy researching modern witchcraft?"
Gail was stunned for a moment before realizing the other party was referring to those instruments and equipment, so she nodded: "That's... correct."
"Don't know." Winona shook her head. "Haven't seen him since coming here."
Hearing this, worry flashed in Gail's eyes.
"We'd better discuss how to deal with that monster first."
Lombane stepped forward again.
"At least we have to find that guy first; maybe we can find clues about Mr. Mark."
Henry gritted his teeth: "That cowardly guy, he already ran away when we woke up. Otherwise, I would definitely chop him down!"
"Father William, you haven't stated the plan yet." Pence whispered.
Henry glared at him but ultimately still looked at the priest.
William said: "My plan is to let the Church rule this place."
"What?"
Everyone expressed incomprehension.
William smiled slightly: "You will know soon."
After speaking, he looked down the stage.
Many people had already fainted due to excessive panic.
William raised the megaphone again.
"Ahem."
A burst of static sound rang out.
"The Church has already planted the seeds of 'Evil' inside your bodies, which will sprout in one day!"
"At that time, your flesh will become a hotbed for evil, and your souls will be permanently detained in this place."
"If you want to obtain salvation, you can only wait for a Savior. According to Church revelation, this person will also appear in one day."
As soon as these words came out, hope rekindled on people's faces.
But William sneered.
"Your hope is nothing but a bubble in a dream, and we!"
He gestured with his hand to the representatives of several different forces present.
"Will personally tear it apart!"
Henry, Betty, Wilton, and the others all felt uncomfortable all over.
It was their first time experiencing the feeling of being villains.
And the people below the stage were full of despair.
"Before the Church completely takes over Springwood, you will be allowed to return home. This is also your final moment of reunion."
William's eyes were cold.
"After that, you will become slaves of the Church forever!"
As soon as his voice fell, the grass ropes binding the people also automatically fell off.
"Taste your final freedom."
People's eyes were full of helplessness.
At first, only a few people retreated. Gradually, more people began to flee outward madly.
Before long, only William and the others were left in the square.
"Father William... who exactly is the Savior you mentioned?" Betty was interrupted as soon as she stepped out.
"Having peeped from the side for so long, are you really scared?" William looked at a corner.
From his perspective, a figure lurked there, and the vicinity was full of evil.
Hearing this, everyone else was startled.
They looked in the direction but found no anomaly.
"Hehe, you actually managed to discover my presence."
Soon, Freddy emerged from the ground, adjusting his round-brimmed felt hat.
"Compared to your escaping skills, your hiding ability indeed needs improvement." William sneered.
Freddy didn't waste words on this matter but continued: "I also didn't expect you to be so stupid."
"Your purpose in coming here was for that group of trapped humans, but just now, you personally drove those people away."
He smiled sinisterly: "Do the companions around you know about this?"
The few people present obviously only learned the truth now, and couldn't help looking at William.
William, however, looked natural: "Save your tricks of sowing discord."
"Those souls were already controlled by you. Before truly being released, they couldn't escape at all. So where does 'driving away' come from."
Freddy said: "Heh, you actually managed to discover even this. You indeed have some skills."
William looked thoughtful: "Oh~ so I didn't guess wrong."
Freddy was instantly speechless, only then realizing he had been tricked into talking.
He snorted coldly.
"Even so, what can you do."
Freddy's body suddenly split into hundreds, floating around, and speaking in unison:
"You cannot take them away, nor can even yourselves leave here. And the dream world will eventually swallow your consciousness again, making you slumber here forever."
William said: "Didn't I say, a Savior will come to help those people."
Freddy seemed to hear a joke, bending over and holding his stomach, and the sharp blades happened to cut open his skin.
For a time, hundreds of intestines fell out together, looking quite horrifying.
"Why waste words with him."
Henry drew his longsword: "You guy hiding your head and showing your tail, I've waited for you for a long time!"
He pushed hard off his feet, his body instantly soaring into the air.
Then Henry held the longsword upside down with both hands and shouted: "In the name of the Ancestors, bestow upon me the power of 'Loyalty'!"
As soon as his voice fell, a huge golden spirit body shadow appeared behind him.
"This is the power blessing of the knightly spirit." A strange look flashed in Lombane's eyes.
"Only knights who inherit the true legacy can use it."
Most people present had some understanding of knights, so they instantly understood what this represented.
"Hmph, only a guy of this strength would be sent out." Wilton snorted coldly.
On the other side.
The power surging around Henry became more and more violent, and that spirit body shadow also expanded several times.
"Bugs only fit to hide in dirty corners, go to hell!"
As soon as his voice fell, he thrust the longsword downwards.
In the next moment, terrifying golden electric light erupted from the tip of the sword.
The surrounding Freddys also revealed pained expressions.
In just a dozen seconds, over a thousand electric shocks flashed in mid-air.
After the dust settled, those Freddys had long turned into flying ash.
Henry landed on the ground, but his face wasn't relaxed at all.
He didn't believe the other party would be destroyed so easily.
Sure enough, Freddy's voice suddenly rang out around.
"Hehe, even your longsword exists in the form of a dream creation. Why do you think such a thing can hurt me?"
Bzz... Bzz...
Many golden electrical surges suddenly appeared in the air, but they were formed in Freddy's image.
Subsequently, the current instantly submerged Henry.
"Ugh... Ah!"
The latter collapsed on the ground.
"And you guys too!"
Freddy appeared on the execution platform in his classic image again.
"A bunch of hypocritical humans, actually trying to defeat me in a dream."
He laughed crazily.
Subsequently, the floor was suddenly lifted, seemingly as if something was about to pop out.
A pitch-black staff, equipment with detection functions, three large holy statues...
Without exception, the surfaces of these items had Freddy's head on them.
Especially that holy statue, it was entirely created in this guy's weird image.
In the next moment, these weapons launched attacks.
The staff whipped the two wizards forcefully; Gail was tied to the equipment table, and the instruments on it were planning to detect her; while the holy statues smashed fiercely towards the three clergy members from the Church.
Almost everyone present had no ability to resist.
Only William still maintained a calm face.
At this time, some holy artifacts were arranged around him, forming a barrier that blocked that holy statue.
He even had the mood to complain.
"A monster actually has copyright awareness..."
William looked at the classic features on those "weapons." "But as I said, your creation ability is indeed terrible."
"You are the monster!"
Unexpectedly, Freddy roared angrily.
William raised an eyebrow.
Being able to make the other party angry, this was a useful clue.
He wanted to probe again, but Freddy had regained his calmness.
"Now, how are you going to escape?" He smiled sinisterly.
"Your companions have already been imprisoned by me, and you..."
Freddy looked at William.
"Although it's unclear why you can use true power, how long can you hold on?"
"As long as the dream does not end, you will be trapped here forever, and power will eventually be exhausted."
William recalled the 30-year vintage holy artifacts he had arranged and shrugged: "Maybe."
His attitude made Freddy even more angry; no human had ever dared to be so calm in front of him.
"Hmph, even if you can hold on longer, what about those humans? You can't save them at all."
William said: "I said, a Savior will appear in one day."
Freddy's face suddenly appeared outside the barrier!
He stared intently at William, saying viciously: "Savior? Since that's the case, then see for yourself!"
As soon as his voice fell, Freddy clenched his sharp-bladed claw glove.
In the next moment, the space there suddenly became distorted.
Like a curtain.
Freddy pulled down the current space, and the surroundings also ushered in pitch blackness.
Immediately after, he slashed through the darkness with his sharp blades, sounding a burst of metal collision.
When the golden sparks disappeared, daylight returned here again.
Dream World—The Second Day.
At this time, the people in the town poured onto the streets.
Having experienced a day of mental torture, people spontaneously knelt on the streets, praying to the sky for the descent of the Savior.
Freddy's sharp blades brushed past a girl's chin.
But the latter's face was pale, her lips had long cracked, and she had no reaction to the ferocious weirdo in front of her.
"This is your 'Creativity'?" Freddy sneered. "And where is the Savior you spoke of?"
Betty, Lombane, and the others were also beaten black and blue.
Everyone looked at William upon hearing this, feeling a bit at a loss in their eyes.
But William smoothed his robe, walking straight out of the defense circle, looking completely unconcerned about being sneak attacked.
"Excuse me."
He patted Freddy's shoulder. The latter wrinkled his nose and demonstrated a bit, but eventually stepped aside.
Seeing William's face, a commotion instantly arose in the crowd.
Everyone scrambled to retreat, wanting to stay far away from this vicious priest.
William smiled slightly, raising his head to suck in the air.
"Mental and physical torture, the emotion of pain is still so delicious." He said in a greedy tone.
Coupled with his relaxed posture, people who didn't know would definitely think this was an utter villain.
Even Freddy aside looked like a sidekick.
He seemed to realize this, viciously adjusted his felt hat, and then also stood further away.
Lombane, Gail, and the others widened their eyes even more.
This scene really shook everyone—Could it be that William really harbored evil purposes from the very beginning?
Especially Wilton.
Looking at the Holy Clergy Members along the Mediterranean coast, which one of them wasn't elegant and decent, "Looking" like the Lord's messenger in the human world.
Where is there anyone like this guy, with not a single part looking like a good person all over.
At this time, even if William tore off his skin and turned into a demon face, Wilton wouldn't feel surprised.
William naturally didn't know the inner thoughts of his "Companions."
He licked his lips.
"Yesterday I said, a Savior would descend and deliver you from pain."
Upon hearing this, people slowly raised their heads.
William narrowed his eyes. He saw a pure white aura on these people; this was the manifestation of the "Sin of Hope."
But these emotional auras were only slight, wrapped in dark blue "Fear."
He continued: "Perhaps you are very curious who that person is."
Not only the people in front of him, but also Freddy, Betty, and the others, all had curious looks in their eyes.
"Signboards, statues, street signs... this person has always been right beside you."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more puzzled; they couldn't think of such an existence in their minds at all.
Seeing the time was ripe, William activated the ability of [Messenger of Sins]—[Emotional Guidance].
[Effect: Can distinguish the emotions of sins, and can to a certain extent make emotions change toward the guided direction.]
"He is your Savior—Freddy Krueger."
As soon as his voice fell, a line of text surfaced before William's eyes.
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