Chapter 144 - 141: Three O’clock Sharp

Chapter 144: Chapter 141: Three O’clock Sharp

Changlong Mall.

Everyone had fled to the first floor.

Some people, after rushing downstairs, were lost. They crouched where they stood, clutching their heads in terror.

Others tried to push open the mall’s doors.

But the main entrance was sealed as if it had been welded shut; there was no getting out.

A group of people surrounded the information desk, staring intently at Zhong Shu as if he were their savior.

Zhong Shu looked back at them with a complicated expression.

Many people had already died in the mall.

They weren’t killed by Lucifer, but had been trampled and crushed to death by the other survivors.

Zhong Shu asked himself a question.

’Do these survivors count as criminals?’

’No, they aren’t survivors at all!’

’Because, up until now, no one should have died!’

Someone pleaded,

"Please, save us."

Someone else asked expectantly,

"Are you a Daoist? Can you kill that monster?"

A nouveau riche man wearing a gold watch and a fur coat held up a thick wad of cash.

"Save me! I’m rich, save me first!"

The moment the man said this, the entire crowd erupted in anger.

They feared that because the man was rich, this supposed savior might be tempted to rescue him first for the money.

"So what if you’re rich!"

"Don’t you understand that all people are equal?"

"Fuck you! You still want special treatment at a time like this!"

The crowd grew more and more agitated. Their words became more heated, and they looked ready to resort to violence.

Zhong Shu watched this scene unfold in horror.

’Are these people idiots?!’

Seeing that the wealthy man was about to be torn apart, Zhong Shu quickly grabbed the microphone and roared,

"Everyone, calm down! Calm down! Don’t move!

Listen to me! As long as you don’t use your hands to do anything, you will be safe for now."

Before Zhong Shu could finish, someone reached out to grab the wealthy man’s shoulder.

The instant his hand touched the man’s shoulder, a Dwarf Demon noticed.

"AHH!!"

The Dwarf Demon severed the man’s hand.

Zhong Shu shouted in frustration,

"All of you, fucking behave!"

Only then did the crowd fall silent.

A burly man asked humbly,

"Young man... no, Master."

"Just tell us how to get out of here. I’ll do whatever you say."

Another woman said through her tears,

"I’m supposed to get married tomorrow! You have to save me!"

An old man pleaded,

"I can’t die here.

My son passed away early. If I die, there will be no one to look after my grandson.

Master, please, do something!"

Zhong Shu frowned.

’Listening to them, you’d think I was the villain here, the one keeping them from living.’

Zhong Shu shook all the chaotic thoughts from his head.

He said in a calm tone,

"Whatever that monster wants us to do, we just have to do it."

The crowd fell silent for three seconds, then immediately burst into an uproar again.

"Are you saying that if we listen to that monster, we won’t die?"

"But it’s going to toy with us until we’re dead sooner or later!"

"And here I thought you were a Master! I thought you had the power to subdue that monster!"

Voices of disappointment echoed through the crowd.

Just then, a kindly-looking older woman walked behind the information desk.

Her face was grim as she said,

"I am a nun from Suroya Cathedral.

I am a member of the clergy, certified by the Vatican!

These monsters are actually Demons from Hell.

As long as we silently pray to our Lord God in our hearts, God will protect us!"

Zhong Shu stared blankly back at the woman.

’How the fuck is there a religious nut here too?!’

Zhong Shu glared at the devout-looking woman.

"That’s impossible!

The horror of these Taboo Items is beyond your imagination.

Praying to Tathagata Buddha himself wouldn’t do you any good!"

The woman glanced up at the swarm of malicious Dwarf Demons in the air.

Her eyes were filled with fear, but she finally made some kind of decision.

She actually reached out her hand to pull something from her shoulder bag!

As she fumbled around inside it, she muttered,

"May my Lord protect your devout lamb, protect me from harm by these Demons."

If this were a story from the Bible, the woman’s actions would surely have worked.

But this Lucifer was obviously not the Lucifer from the Bible!

Zhong Shu’s face was a mask of horror. He rushed to stop her.

"No! Don’t use your hands!"

Several Dwarf Demons instantly locked onto the woman and zipped toward her.

The woman pulled a Bible and a Cross from her bag.

Her eyes were resolute as she faced the Demons, continuously chanting her prayers.

Everyone stared nervously at the woman.

If the Cross worked, they could immediately rush to the jewelry store on the second floor and grab all the cross pendants.

The key question was, would it actually work?

The Dwarf Demons drew closer and closer to the woman. The fear in her eyes intensified, and the sound of her chanting grew louder.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The Demons flying through the air began to plummet from the sky, twitching faintly.

Lucifer, too, froze mid-air.

After three seconds of silence, the crowd erupted in a deafening cheer.

They either gazed at the woman with worshipful eyes or began muttering prayers just as she had.

Zhong Shu was completely stunned.

’How is this possible?’

Suddenly, a thought struck Zhong Shu. He quickly looked at the clock.

Four o’clock.

It was past three.

Zhong Shu murmured,

"It wasn’t the Bible that worked. Three o’clock passed, so the Demons’ party is over."

Li Xinyuan walked up next to Zhong Shu and said,

"Three in the afternoon and three in the morning. Only at those two times will the Demons become active again."

Zhong Shu’s eyes lit up.

"We can use this time to take down that clock and get it to the South Sea!"

Li Xinyuan glanced toward the entrance.

"Unfortunately, the Barrier is still up. No one can get out."

Zhong Shu felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him.

He glanced at the floor, which was now littered with Dwarf Demons.