Chapter 273

Previously, when 'White Forest Town' was mentioned, most people didn't react much.

But now, upon seeing this young girl, as well as the taverns and supermarkets in White Forest Town, many tourists who had visited White Forest Town immediately shared their experiences and began providing information in the live chat.

Judging from their words, the town's reputation... doesn't seem to be very good.

Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 299 Rose, the Town's 'Saintess'

Aurora found a survivor named Rose, a lovely girl with brown curly hair and freckles.

She claimed to be a resident of the town and a member of the town's church, the True God Church.

According to Rose, they were praying in church when the disaster struck, and suddenly they heard screams outside. They later learned that people had turned into monsters.

However, because they were inside the church at the time, and for some reason the monsters didn't attack the church, there were still many survivors near the church.

Rose was one of them.

"This must be the divine power of the 'True God' protecting us. The True God is holy and sacred, which is why those monsters dare not invade the church."

Rose said earnestly on the way.

She sincerely praised the so-called 'True God'.

Aurora disagreed. Although she had been baptized by the Orthodox Church in the Americas District, she was not religious herself and therefore could not truly agree with Rose's words.

She thought that perhaps there was something special about the church that kept the monsters away, or perhaps... there was something wrong with the church itself.

That's why Aurora decided to visit the church.

As for Luna, she seems to have found a few survivors on the other side of the town and is preparing to escort them out, so she won't be able to meet up with Aurora.

"My sister must be an angel sent by True God to save me."

On the way, Rose looked at Aurora with sparkling eyes.

She clearly saw Aurora as a messenger of God.

Aurora was speechless. She didn't believe in any 'True God,' but Aurora wouldn't argue with Rose at this time, since she still needed Rose to lead the way.

So she quickly changed the subject and asked Rose:

"If the church is safe, then why are you outside?"

"Because the church doesn't have much food." Rose walked lightly on the bricks along the side of the road, stretching out her arms as if walking on a balance beam, and explained to Aurora:

"It was Sunday, and there were probably fifty or sixty people at church. With so many people, the food in the church was all eaten up that night, so we had no choice but to come out and look for food."

Are you alone?

"Um...and Uncle Bob, Aunt Jerris ..." Rose counted several names on her fingers, then smiled sheepishly and said, "Actually, I wasn't originally part of the food-hunting team, but...I wanted to help, so...I snuck out..."

"..."

The town is full of monsters now, and she still dares to sneak out... This girl named Rose is very brave.

Aurora sighed inwardly.

Rose then added, "I hid it very well, but... but when I was getting the food, I accidentally dropped a jar, which attracted the monsters nearby... If it weren't for the angel..."

"... Just call me Aurora."

Aurora couldn't stand being called an 'angel,' it gave her goosebumps, so she quickly told Rose to change it.

Rose smiled, jumped down from the edge of the road, and naturally took Aurora's arm, grinning as she said:

"Then I'll call you Sister Aurora?"

"... Can."

Although Rose is a bit older Aurora in terms of height and age, Aurora didn't say much about it; it was just a matter of how she addressed her.

As long as you don't call her an angel, everything will be fine!

"Sister Aurora, look! We've arrived at our church!"

Led by Rose, they walked along a side path, avoiding the monsters along the way, and finally stood in front of a church.

Outside the church are various tombstones, with a path leading to the church through the middle of the tombstones. The church doors are closed, and on the cross above, the crucified saints look down and gaze out, as if scrutinizing everyone who enters the church.

Aurora carefully observed the area around the church.

Indeed, there were no strange people wandering around, not even soldiers in sight, as if the church had been isolated from the world.

It was just as Aurora stepped into the church grounds that Kelly's reminder Aurora her ears:

"Aurora, be careful, I have a feeling something's not right here."

"Um."

Even without Kelly saying anything, Aurora would be careful.

The very idea of a safe zone appearing in a town teeming with monsters, where monsters won't invade, is problematic in itself.

(... Why is only this church unharmed?)

(Could there really be some kind of 'True God'...?)

(I believe there's a Magical Girls hidden inside more than True God.)

(Indeed, the speculation that there are Magical Girls in it is more reliable than the speculation that there are True God.)

(Speaking of which, I always felt there was something strange about Rose's words... She said she went out with an expedition team searching for food... But... did Little Red see the expedition team along the way?)

(No)

(No)

(... That's really strange.)

A town teeming with monsters, a mysterious girl who claims to worship True God and is suspected to be a saintess of the True God Church, and... a special church that is immune to monster attacks.

All of this gives people a bad feeling.

Xiao Bai remembered a movie she had seen in her past life called "Silent Ridge," whose setting was basically similar to Aurora's current experience.

It's a small town, monsters appear in the same town, and there's a safe church where monsters won't attack.

Because he thought of this movie, Xiao Bai had a bad feeling.

Could it be that the church here... is also bad?

Aurora found the church, but Fang Ming had already infiltrated the military.

It didn't seem too difficult for Fang Ming to infiltrate.

He could simply knock out a random soldier, put on his clothes, and then use a mask to change his body shape and appearance, thus successfully blending into the ranks of soldiers.

Although there were still passwords and other loopholes, with Youyou's help, Fang Ming successfully slipped through the cracks and arrived at the military command vehicle.

As Fang Ming approached the truck, he heard a general roar from inside:

"What does it mean to not let us in?! They say there's danger here and it needs to be controlled, but they won't give us any other information!"

"Do you know what we encountered last night?! A monster!! A monster that could withstand bullets with its skin! It killed twenty-one of our soldiers before being killed by a rocket launcher!"

"I have reason to suspect that there are more monsters in this town! That's why we need to go in and investigate, but now you... won't let us in?!"

"Colonel Hunter, this is an order. You only need to control the town and prevent anyone from entering or leaving. Everything else... you don't need to worry about anything else."

"Then I have the right to know what kind of 'infectious disease' this is!!"

"Sorry, you do not have that permission."

"F**K!!"

Snap!!

Hunter threw something to the ground; it was initially estimated to be a communications device.

Because the woman who was just talking to Hunter had her voice coming from this communication device.

Fang Ming was very close and could hear Hunter's roar, so he could roughly guess why this army was stationed here.

In short, even Colonel Hunter was unaware of what happened in White Forest Town.

He was simply following orders from above to seal off the entire town, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Hunter was supposed to be following orders, but last night... or perhaps this morning, Hunter's soldiers encountered a monster that came out of the town.

The soldiers fought the monsters, and after losing twenty-one lives, the monsters were defeated by the military's heavy firepower. Hunter, realizing that more monsters might appear in the town, planned to ask for help from his superiors and requested to enter the town to investigate the situation.

However, the request was rejected by those above.

That's roughly how it happened.

Fang Ming mentally went through the process, his eyes narrowing slightly. From this perspective, the status of Aurora Society's 'collaborators' within the Federation is probably higher than he had imagined.

"It seems things are more complicated than we thought."

Youyou, Telepathy came through.

Fang Ming nodded slightly, and said to Youyou, "Prepare a soundproof barrier."

"Hey? Do you want to go in?"

"Yes, there are some things I'd like to confirm myself."

Fang Ming originally thought that the highest-ranking military officer stationed here might know something, but he didn't expect that even the highest-ranking officer here seemed to be just a worker who followed orders.

Even so, Fang Ming still planned to go in and ask about the specifics of the matter.

At the very least, we need to find out what orders Hunter received.

Click.

The tightly locked doors of the command vehicle were easily opened by Youyou's magic.

The opening of the door made Hunter, who was alone in the car, immediately turn around. When he saw the soldiers behind him, he frowned and asked:

"Which team are you on? How did you get in?!"

As Hunter spoke, he kept his hand on his waist, where the officer's pistol was placed.

His gaze was fixed on Fang Ming, as if he would immediately draw his gun and fire if Fang Ming made any unusual move.

Fang Ming remained calm. He removed his military cap, revealing his disguise, and said to Hunter:

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm."

As soon as Fang Ming finished speaking, Hunter was suddenly startled.

Just now, the pistol that was on his waist suddenly floated in front of him for some reason, with the muzzle pointed directly at his forehead!

What's going on?!

Witchcraft? Magic? Superpowers?!

Hunter's pupils contracted, and his hands instinctively rose in a gesture of surrender.

But Hunter did not beg for mercy; instead, he maintained the air of a military officer and questioned in a deep voice:

"This doesn't seem like the 'no malicious intent' you claimed to have. Who exactly are you?!"

"Just an ordinary passerby who wanted to find out the truth about the town."

Fang Ming responded calmly, then walked to the officer's side and picked up the documents the officer had placed there to read.

Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 300 - Are the Cultists the Masterminds?

[Ordinary passerby?]

Hunter didn't believe Fang Ming was just an ordinary passerby; at least an ordinary passerby wouldn't let a pistol float up and point it at its former owner.

Ordinary passersby would never dare to get so close to me, as if they weren't worried at all that I might resist.

Who exactly is this guy?

Hunter was puzzled, but his expression remained unchanged. He tentatively asked Fang Ming:

Do you know what happened in town?

"I don't know, that's why I came to ask you, but now it seems... you don't know either."

Fang Ming glanced at the file, and after confirming that there was no useful information on it, he tossed it onto the table.

Hunter frowned and said:

"My orders are to be stationed here, seal off the town, and prevent anyone from entering or leaving. So if you're hoping to learn about the town's situation from me, you're in for a disappointment."