The person who came was none other than Father Phil, and his appearance was exactly the same as the previous priest who was dominated by sin.
But the expression on the face in front of him is not so cold and heartless.
At least one eye is still clear.
The other eye, with its viciousness and viciousness, was no different from the Father Phil that Lin Mo had seen before.
Obviously, the real Father Phil is not completely out of control yet.
He is still persisting.
But it was obvious that he couldn't hold on much longer.
Sin was constantly corroding his body, leaving only a small part of his body with normal skin color, while most of the rest of his body had turned livid.
Like a corpse.
However, as the most powerful being Lin Mo has ever seen in the third-level dreamland, Father Phil is indeed powerful.
At this moment, as his true form, the aura exuding from his whole body makes people shudder.
And the source of evil dragged behind it is even more huge and scary.
It's like a train, stretching backwards for who knows how long.
More like a terrifying humanoid centipede.
Father Phil glanced at Lin Mo and asked, "Did you read my notes?"
Lin Mo nodded.
Father Phil looked at the fragments on the ground again, shook his head and sighed.
"Sofia, I originally had high hopes for you and wanted you to be my successor, but you actually walked ahead of me."
Good guy, isn't this what Lin Mo had inferred before.
I really got it right.
However, from Father Phil's words, Lin Mo also heard that Sophia was indeed destroyed.
She died of her own regret.
Thinking about it, the essence of regret is that the hatred for oneself has reached the level of destruction. Sophia left her regret here before because she was afraid of backlash against herself.
But God is not as good as man, and in the end, regret still took its toll on Sophia.
The damage caused in that moment was far greater than the attack on Father Phil.
So even the powerful Sophia died immediately.
Father Phil also asked these questions, and Lin Mo told him the story.
For a moment, the priest was also filled with sadness.
But there is nothing you can do.
At this time, the sinful ghosts behind the priest began to make strange noises, cursing, screaming, crying, and laughing, as if they had arrived at a mental hospital with the highest level of danger in an instant.
"Hey, it's starting again!"
Father Phil's eyes changed, but his expression was still calm, but there was some deep helplessness.
It seems like this kind of thing happens to him often.
It’s no longer strange.
But soon Father Phil thought of something, his expression became a little serious, he looked back and said helplessly: "It just happens that at this time, we are in trouble."
It was obvious that Father Phil was in some trouble.
Lin Mo doesn't like trouble and doesn't want to cause trouble.
So he didn't ask anything.
Father Phil glanced at Lin Mo and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you curious?"
"What are you curious about?"
Lin Mo asked back.
"Didn't you hear what I just said?" Father Phil asked again.
"I heard you."
"Oh, I understand." This time Father Phil suddenly understood: "You are a smart man, not a passionate lunatic who wants to save the world when his head is hot, so the way I talk to you needs to change."
The next moment, Father Phil stretched out his hand.
A terrifying evil ghost immediately pounced on Lin Mo.
Lin Mo didn't hesitate, he just slashed with his sword.
The ghost shadow was cut into two pieces.
But this thing was like a black mist that suddenly wrapped around Lin Mo.
This is sin.
Lin Mo could feel it.
And this kind of sin is much greater than the sins he was plagued with before.
Suddenly it felt uncomfortable.
"What are you doing?" Lin Mo looked at Father Phil.
It stands to reason that if the other party wants to kill him, he can do it. After all, he is the top being in the third-level dream. Although he is also strong, he is only the top being in the second-level dream.
It's quite far away from others.
So Lin Mo was very curious about what Father Phil was going to do.
"Help me do something." Father Phil did not hide it.
He could see that when dealing with smart people like Lin Mo, you should not engage in false talk. It is best to say what you have to say, directly and without beating around the bush.
"You have something to say, why do you need to do this?" Lin Mo pointed at the evil power on his body.
"Hey, it's better to have some insurance. What should I do if you run away?"
Lin Mo could see that Father Phil was the same type of person as him.
"What's going on?" Lin Mo asked.
"Ring a bell for me!"
"What?"
"Ring the bell!"
Lin Mo stared at Father Phil, then pointed outside and made gestures with his hands.
"Yes, it's the one you think of."
"Isn't it your job to ring the bell?" Lin Mo frowned, thinking about the possible traps and conspiracies here. Yes, Father Phil is a good person, but a good person may not do bad things.
"I can't move now. I was a little excited when I saw Sophia's death just now. I didn't suppress the source of evil. Now they are making trouble. If you don't ring the bell, I will lose control. By then..."
The priest didn't say what he said next, but it had the same effect as if he had said it.
Lin Mo understood why the other party wanted to ghost him.
I'm so afraid of running away.
"Then if I ring the bell, will there be danger?" Lin Mo felt that he still had to ask clearly.
"Of course there is danger." Father Phil said matter-of-factly: "For ordinary people, it is a narrow escape. If you are lucky, you can survive."
"Then I won't go!" Lin Mo shook his head quickly. When he heard about the narrow escape, he knew that this was not a good job.
"If you don't go, you will be dead!" Father Phil smiled.
Just stared at Lin Mo.
The two looked at each other for three seconds.
"Helping others is the foundation of happiness. So you have to tell me how to knock, how many times, and what to use, right?" Lin Mo compromised.
If he doesn't compromise, he will be killed by Father Phil immediately.
This old boy is not a good person either.
"There's no time. You go now and I'll take you to the clock tower."
"Hey, wait a minute..."
Before Lin Mo could finish speaking, he was swallowed up by a mass of darkness. When the darkness dissipated, he was already inside the clock tower.
Lin Mo looked around.
This place is quite familiar.
The internal structure of the clock tower is basically the same as in the painting, with thick walls, narrow passages, and every brick and stone has traces of time.
Lin Mo could even guess which floor this was.
Since it has the same structure as the bell tower in the painting, Lin Mo knows that the device for ringing the bell should also be the same.
This way you will know how to knock.
Then hurry up, Father Phil is also very anxious.
It's just that ringing the bell means a narrow escape. Lin Mo still doesn't quite understand what the danger is.
He climbed all the way up and reached the top of the clock tower relatively easily.
This place is indeed the same as the clock tower in the painting world.
Even the Wall of Sin is the same.
Lin Mo knew how terrifying the Wall of Sin was, so he didn't even look at it this time.
So as not to cause other trouble.
Just ring the bell.
Because he looked at his pocket watch, it was indeed time to ring the bell.
Standing on the top of the tower and looking around, there is a mist, and you can vaguely see the outline of the buildings below, stretching to the end of the haze, as if they are chaotic and indistinguishable.
Lin Mo walked to the joystick at this moment, thinking that this was a strange thing.
Who would have thought that one day he would come here to ring the bell.
You must know that when you first come to the third level of dreamland, this bell represents absolute mystery and absolute strength, and is the most terrifying existence here.
But now, this bell actually needs to be ringed by oneself.
It actually feels like a great responsibility has been handed down from heaven.
Lin Mo thought about delaying time.
But he could feel the priest watching him. If he was lazy or acted cunningly, he would probably have to receive a lunch box soon.
Then shake it.
Lin Mo also focused his attention and began to swing the pendulum device.
One circle, two circles.
The huge bell still swung, and then the first bell rang.
Because the distance was very close, Lin Mo's ears were so shocked that it hurt.
But nothing happened.
No monsters, no attacks.
What about the promised escape from death?
Could it be that Father Phil was deliberately scaring himself?
Impossible, because there is absolutely no need for that.
Continue to shake the device, and the second bell rings.
Lin Mo could feel that at this moment, all the nightmares in the entire third-level dreamland, this foggy city shrouded in haze, were stirring.
You can even hear various roars and ghostly sounds.
The same goes for the sins that haunt me, but strangely enough, the emotional and physical burdens affected by sins have actually weakened.
It seems that the sound of bells does have the effect of suppressing sin.
That's why Father Phil insisted on doing this to keep himself from getting out of control.
Then Lin Mo discovered that the device that rings the bell is actually automatic.
In other words, the frequency of the bell and the number of times it is struck are all set, and someone only needs to start it.
Lin Mo was still nervous.
He is still waiting for the narrow escape from death that the priest said.
The bell was still ringing, and Lin Mo was ready.
But until the bell ended, Lin Mo was not attacked.
It's just weird.
Now Lin Mo thinks that Father Phil may have remembered it wrong, or that he is in a different situation. He is in danger by ringing the bell, but he is not.
I can only think so.
Lin Mo didn't go anywhere, just waiting for Father Phil here.
A few hours later, Father Phil arrived belatedly.
It can be seen that the other party is already showing great difficulty.
The guilt dragged behind me was like an inescapable burden.
After meeting, Lin Mo said that there was no danger. If he had known this, it would have been a matter of minutes to come over and ring the bell. As for coercion and inducement?
"The narrow escape I am talking about is not now." Father Phil said.
Lin Mo asked him to speak carefully quickly.
Time was tight before, but now there is plenty of time. Father Phil seemed to want to talk, so he started talking to Lin Mo.
First, let’s ring the bell.
"This clock is no ordinary clock!"
Lin Mo thought to himself, isn't this nonsense? An ordinary clock can make the city's nightmares the same as being injected with chicken blood?
Then Father Phil started from the beginning.
It is said that this clock was made in a church laboratory.
"And the big explosion must have been related to the church laboratory." Father Phil said.
Big bang, church laboratory, these words are very unfamiliar to Lin Mo.
But after Father Phil told an extremely long story, Lin Mo already had an idea.
The people here were once alive.
Living in the Great Eagle Country more than a hundred years ago.
This is the same as Lin Mo’s previous judgment.
Everything changed after the big explosion.
"That night, a loud noise pierced the sky, and the lights in the house went out in an instant. Then all of us arrived at this place. I know that we may have died long ago, and Dunkeng City may even no longer exist.
"
Father Phil said.
Lin Mo interrupted him and said that Dunkeng City was still there.
Father Phil didn't object.
Maybe this matter is no longer so important to him.
But things changed drastically from that day on.
This place seems to be isolated from the outside world.
The smog is getting worse, and there are too many scary monsters.
But things weren't completely out of control.
The personnel of the church laboratory are maintaining a certain balance and order.
"That group of people began to become mysterious. They usually hide in the laboratory and don't come out. I don't bother to care about them. The city is still running, and everyone is slowly adapting to life here, and I, too.
I became a bell ringer. Everything seems to have passed for a long time, so long that I have forgotten the time, but if I look back, it seems like it just happened, as if it was yesterday."
Father Phil describes a state of confusion.
The senses are lost and the memory is confused.
Even Father Phil didn't remember everything particularly well.
Especially after being entangled in sin, I feel like I'm drunk every day, my mind is cloudy, and I don't know how I got there most of the day.
The waking hours are getting shorter and shorter.
"First of all, after ringing the bell, you will be contaminated with something. People in the church laboratory said that it is a kind of beacon that will attract terrible things in the future, but it should be fine in a short time. Look at me, knock the bell.
It's been so long and nothing has happened, but I can't say what will happen in the future."
"And I can't last long in my current state. Sophia is dead. I need a new helper to end my life in the future and prevent the evil from continuing to spread."
Having said this, the priest looked at Lin Mo and said, "I've thought about it, I'll make do with it, it's your choice!"