Chapter 1487
Father Yang's cheeks were tight, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously pursed into a straight line. The blue veins in his hands under the table were protruding because of the force.
Was it finally coming?
Although he had a premonition before he decided to go to the United States, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the proposal to activate the seal with his own ears.
Not only him, but the other gray-robed men had also suffered a mental impact. They exchanged meaningful glances with complicated expressions.
Fortunately, everyone present was very cultured and full of unshakeable faith in the Father. If it were ordinary people, they would have probably been whispering to each other.
Father yang was delayed because of some private matters. He came the latest and did not have time to change his clothes. He seemed a little different among the gray-robed people, but he and they did not care. Clothes were just a formality. The most important thing was the faith in the heart, as well as the cross hidden under the suit shirt or hanging on the chest of the gray robe.
They came from all over the world, including Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, South Africa, and China. The oldest had been living in San Francisco. This was not differentiated by their nationality, but by the location where they were responsible for preaching. After they joined the Association, they were brothers regardless of nationality.
They rarely gathered together like this, but thanks to modern technology, they had regular video conferences, so they were no strangers to each other.
On the other hand, since they were gathered together today, it also meant that the situation had become serious to a certain extent.
The elder man in gray expected that this suggestion would definitely shock everyone, so he stood up without sitting down after he finished speaking, his hands crossed in front of his lower abdomen.
A moment later, after everyone had digested some of the spiritual shock, he continued,""I know that sacred objects can't be touched lightly, but the current situation is contrary to the logic of nature. The animals are panicking, and the Coyotes, who usually don't attack people, have been frequently injuring people. If we continue to sit back and watch, the situation may deteriorate to an irredeemable point."
"But we still can't confirm that these incidents are related to supernatural evil forces," another gray-robed man said."If we rashly use the sacred object, Vatican ..."
"If we really care about Vatican's opinion, we wouldn't be sitting here today, would we?" the elder man in gray interrupted.
This rhetorical question, which was obviously contemptuous, did not surprise anyone.
"Next, let's hear Chris's opinion. He has experienced similar events before, so perhaps his opinion can be an important reference for us." The elder gray-robed man nodded to father yang.
Father yang stood up."Not long ago, there was an animal anomaly in Binhai city, where I live. Some of you have heard of it, but some of you have not. In short, the incident originated from cat abuse and spread throughout China with an unusual trend. Many people claimed that they were confused by a suspicious bronze cat statue and had the urge to abuse cats ... This is strange enough, but what's even stranger is that the incident later went to the other extreme. The abused stray cats seemed to have formed some kind of Alliance and United against the cat abuser. "
The grey-robed men had been indifferent to the criticism of Vatican, but their expressions changed drastically when they heard this. They exclaimed,""A bronze cat statue, could it be ... No! This was impossible! We've already used the power of the Saints and sacred relics to expel it 800 years ago, why ..."
Father yang nodded heavily."Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, a series of signs show that our old enemy has returned. He reincarnated on another Holy Cat statue and once again wreaked havoc in modern society 800 years later."
A few other gray-robed men who knew the details said,""Is this the reason why you suggested using the sacred relic? But why did you stop the plan in the end?"
Father Yang's firm eyes suddenly showed confusion,"because ... The Holy Cat statue and the series of vicious events caused by it were about to reach an irredeemable point, but they suddenly stopped and completely disappeared. I still can't understand the reason for this ..."
The gray-robed man was silent.
After a long while, someone said,"perhaps something else is stopping it. You all know that even though we believe in the heaven Lord wholeheartedly, there are all sorts of other believers in this world. And they also have their own sacred objects ..."
"Hmph! It's just a heresy!"
"Heresy is still a belief. If the Germans hadn't believed in heresy 800 years ago, how could the Holy Cat statue have come alive?"
The gray-robed men argued with each other.
The elder man in a gray robe patted the table."Everyone, let's put the past aside first. What we're going to discuss today is whether we should remove the seal of the sacred object here and let the glory of the Saint bathe this cursed city, so that the Holy faith can purify all the evil here."
"Let's vote,"someone suggested.
The elder man in gray nodded and raised a hand."I think it's time. This city is no longer worthy of its sacred name. There are tramps and beggars everywhere, demonic animals are doing evil everywhere, those in power are dead, and criminals are rampant. It's time to put an end to all of this."
Some of the gray-robed men raised their hands, some of them were still hesitant, and some of them thought that the time was not right.
Four of the eight gray-robed men raised their hands.
Everyone's eyes fell on father yang. Although he was not wearing a gray robe, he was still one of them.
Father yang slowly and firmly raised his hand.
"Good, the votes are more than half." The elder man in gray heaved a sigh of relief. Those who did not raise their hands were not against it, but they were inclined to act cautiously. However, the time was fleeting, and blindly being cautious was not a good thing, at least in his opinion.
He pressed a button hidden under the table, and with a creak, the wall on one side of the Round Table split apart along the sliding rails, revealing a dark room.
Everyone stood up, pressed the cross on their chest, and bowed their heads in the direction of the dark room.
A musty smell wafted out of the dark room.
There was nothing else in the dark room, only a statue ... No, two statues, a human and an animal.
The man was wearing a simple robe and was barefooted. He looked down at the animal lovingly, his hand on its head, and his lips were slightly open as if he was preaching to it.
The animal, or the beast, seemed to have been convinced by the man. Its eyes lost the ruthlessness of a beast. It looked up at the man devoutly and perked up its ears, as if it was listening attentively.
One man and one beast, their expressions were lifelike, enough to show the exquisite craftsmanship.