After Roy cleaned up all the cultists around the area, he took a completely stunned Zoey into the cathedral.
The scene of Roy's massacre just now was way too shocking, leaving Zoey in a daze for a good while. She was pretty much just being dragged along by Roy as they walked.
Compared to the heavily guarded exterior of the church, the inside felt like it had no defenses at all. Roy walked for several minutes without seeing anyone.
Could it be that the higher-ups of the Follower sect had all skipped town?
Just as he was thinking this, the two of them arrived at the chapel.
The chapel is usually the biggest room in a church, typically where believers gather for worship.
And here, Roy finally saw someone – a young man with long, shoulder-length blonde hair.
"You finally made it! I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Sullivan stood calmly in front of a blood pool, holding a book in one hand and a scepter with a huge ruby embedded at the top in the other.
Roy watched Sullivan warily. He'd been burned by this guy before and didn't want a repeat performance.
"You were waiting for me?"
"Yes! Thanks to you, I can finally achieve the ideal I've always wanted to!"
Sullivan's expression suddenly turned incredibly fanatical. He started waving the scepter and the book around wildly, like a horny, albino baboon in heat.
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Roy thought back to the story of the game Silent Hill: The Room. Sullivan's dream seemed to be just meeting his mother.
In Silent Hill, Sullivan was a relatively tragic villain. He was abandoned at the doorstep of Room 302 in an apartment building right after birth and never knew his parents.
Then, he was taken in by the Follower sect's orphanage and brainwashed by the cult from a young age.
There was one person who had a particularly big influence on Sullivan: the current Archbishop of the Follower sect, Dahlia Gillespie.
When Sullivan was very young, Gillespie planted an idea in his head: since the mother who gave birth to him didn't want him, why not worship the Holy Mother of the sect?
Yeah, for better proselytization, many of the Follower sect's doctrines and religious forms were very close to Christianity.
For example, an all-knowing, all-powerful Red God, a Holy Maiden who descended to earth to suffer (Jennifer), and a Holy Mother who gave birth to the Holy Maiden.
As a result, Sullivan began to personify the image of his mother as the Holy Mother and regarded Room 302 as one of the Holy Mother's incarnations. His lifelong wish was to complete the sacred Holy Mother's descent ritual in Room 302.
Of course, that was the plot of the game. Things were definitely a bit different in this world, but Sullivan's desire to summon the Holy Mother was definitely the same.
He couldn't let Sullivan summon the Holy Mother. Who knew what kind of thing the Holy Mother of this world would be!
So, Roy immediately rushed towards Sullivan, preparing to take him out quickly.
But at this moment, a huge spider-like monster suddenly burst out from who knows where and pounced on Roy.
Looking closely, it was actually a massive monster made up of human heads and limbs!
(This is the Mannequin Spider from the movie Silent Hill 2)
However, compared to its size in the movie, this one was clearly several times larger, about the size of a heavy truck.
Roy quickly pushed off the ground in the opposite direction, successfully dodging the Mannequin Spider's attack.
This kind of difficult maneuver could only be done with the Ghost Wolf form combined with Selina Kyle's athletic skills.
"It's no use! You and the girl you brought will both become sacrifices for the Holy Mother's descent! Hahaha..."
Sullivan let out a burst of maniacal laughter.
This guy probably didn't see how Roy squashed Pyramid Head back at the hotel, otherwise, he wouldn't have said something like that.
Roy had just been caught off guard for a second, which is why he dodged.
After all, even if this thing got lucky, it still wouldn't be able to do anything to Roy, let alone a monster the size of a heavy truck but definitely much lighter.
After its wild charge failed, the Mannequin Spider circled around and continued to rush towards Roy.
"Get outta here, you!"
Roy kicked the Mannequin Spider, sending it flying. Then, he used his Cursed Hair to wrap around it, pulled it back, and kicked it again, just like playing with a yo-yo.
In less than a minute, the Mannequin Spider was kicked to pieces by Roy and lay on the ground, black blood oozing from its body.
[Ding! Obtained the Mannequin Spider's Fate Treasure Chest! Open it?]
Another Fate Treasure Chest in hand made Roy, who had been feeling a bit annoyed, smile.
"Is this your backup plan, Walter Sullivan?"
Seeing the stunned Sullivan come back to his senses, Roy watched as an incredulous expression spread across his face.
"How do you know my name?!"
"Not only do I know your name, but I also know you're about to die by my hand!"
Using the Ghost Wolf's super explosive power, Roy appeared in front of Sullivan almost like a flash, using his Touch of Darkness to wrap around the other man's neck and lift him up.
"Say goodbye to this world!"
Sullivan's eyes showed no joy or sorrow, as if he had just accepted reality.
With a snap, Roy directly used his Touch of Darkness to break Sullivan's neck, ending his sinful life just like that.
Huh? No treasure chest?
Pyramid Head and the Mannequin Spider both dropped treasure chests!
To make sure Sullivan wasn't still alive, Roy took out his chainsaw sword, dismembered Sullivan, and kicked the pieces into the blood pool. Still no treasure chest.
Looks like there wasn't going to be a treasure chest after all. Probably this guy wasn't popular enough, so he wasn't considered a special character.
The scepter and book in Sullivan's hands fell to the ground. Roy picked up the two pieces of loot.
The book was actually the Follower sect's scripture. Roy casually flipped through a couple of pages before tossing it into the blood pool. This thing was worthless.
The scepter, on the other hand, which was inlaid with a huge ruby, exuded a faint aura of evil. It should be some kind of magical item.
And with a ruby this big, it should be worth quite a bit of money even if he just sold it.
"Roy, are you okay?"
Zoey only walked over after the fight was over. She had been crouching in the corner, just observing.
"Ha! How could I not be okay? Let's go, we should search this church."
With Roy's current stats, ordinary monsters were no match for him at all. Only high-ranking demons or angels with eight wings or more could possibly pose a threat.
Just as he was about to take Zoey to check out the backyard of the church, he suddenly heard some strange noises, like the sound of liquid boiling.
"Roy, is that some kind of weird noise?"
"It is making noise, that's for sure."
The only place in the area that could possibly be making the sound of liquid boiling was the blood pool in the center of the chapel.
Roy and Zoey turned around and saw a huge white figure crawling out of the blood pool.
What the...?
He had only thrown Sullivan's body and a book into the blood pool. Where did such a big commotion come from?
Looking up, a huge monster with decaying white skin appeared in the air above the chapel. Its appearance somewhat resembled Sullivan, and it was being pulled by something similar to an umbilical cord.
(Sullivan's Summon)
The dome of the chapel was usually very high. The dome of New Centralia was about thirty meters high, just enough for the white monster to reach.
This size was just too enormous!
Zoey looked at the huge white monster in disbelief, her body starting to tremble.
"Is... is that what that guy called the Holy Mother?"
Roy shielded Zoey behind him, frowning slightly.
"Heh! Holy Mother? If the King of Fury really had a Holy Mother, it could only be Lilith. I think this thing is what Sullivan summoned after his ritual failed, a manifestation of his inner self."
Many monsters in Silent Hill are actually part of the protagonist's inner world, so the games don't recommend players kill too many monsters. Killing too many can even lead to a bad ending.
The huge white monster roared at Roy, its pale face full of hatred.
Clearly, this thing did possess Sullivan's memories, so it hated Roy for causing his failure.
"Zoey, step back!"
Just as Roy was about to transform, he suddenly heard a cold, clear female voice coming from the entrance of the chapel.
"God said: Let all that is impure be cast into the eternal abyss!"
As soon as the voice fell, the blood pool beneath the white monster turned into a bottomless pit of burning flames. More than a dozen metal chains stretched out from within, binding the white monster and pulling it downwards.
The white monster struggled desperately, but it couldn't resist the power of the metal chains. After struggling for a few minutes, it was pulled down.
Wait, who's this showing up to steal the kill?
Roy looked towards the entrance of the chapel and sure enough, he saw a woman wearing a form-fitting white nun's habit with a black cloth covering her eyes.
"Ms. Iris."
Iris nodded slightly at Roy, then glanced at Zoey beside him.
The Angel of Wisdom could tell at a glance that Zoey was a witch, but she didn't say anything.
After all, Iris had let Roy, a half-demon, off the hook, let alone a little witch.
"I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Black."
"Me neither."
Iris looked around, not finding the person who had been dueling with her earlier, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Mr. Black, have all the sinners here been dealt with by you?"
"No, I think the cult leader probably escaped to a place called Silent Hill."
"That's impossible! The FEA has this place locked down. There's no way that guy could have left!"
"Ms. Iris, the Silent Hill I'm talking about is an alternate dimension that doesn't exist in the real world. I think there should be a passage to that dimension here, and I'm currently looking for it."
Once Roy said that, Iris understood.
"I see. In that case, allow me to find that passage."
As she spoke, Iris's eyes began to emit a faint glow.
Zoey behind Roy was very curious about Iris's identity because she rarely saw Roy speak so politely to someone. So, she tugged on the corner of Roy's clothes.
"Roy, who is she?"
"Sister Iris, the human form of Uriel."
Roy explained in a low voice, instantly shattering Zoey's worldview.
Zoey definitely knew of Uriel, one of the famous four archangels.
It had to be said that Zoey's worldview had been shattered over and over again today, and she felt like she wouldn't be able to put it back together.
"R-Roy, aren't angels going to cause you trouble?"
Zoey stammered as she asked Roy because she had seen Roy's demon form before and was a little worried that Roy would be punished by Uriel.
"Don't worry! I've got connections upstairs!"
As soon as these words came out, Zoey immediately looked at Roy with an expression of admiration.
At this time, Iris had finished observing the past and future through the Eyes of God.
"Mr. Black, I have already found that passage. Please follow me."
Having Iris around was convenient. If Roy had to find it himself, he probably would have taken a long time.
The Angel of Wisdom led Roy into the backyard and into an office.
There was a locked side door in this office. Iris stopped in front of this side door.
"This is the door."
"This door? Does it need a key to open?"
Iris shook her head.
"This door can only be opened by the evil power of the King of Fury. That power is in your hands."
In his hands?
At this moment, Roy was holding Zoey's hand with one hand and Sullivan's ruby scepter with the other. Could it be this scepter?
Holding the scepter, he walked towards the side door. The ruby at the top of the scepter indeed emitted a faint red light.
Roy tapped the side door with the scepter, and the door opened automatically.
Behind the door was the Silent Hill world, shrouded in endless fog and ash.
On the other side, Gillespie, sitting on the bishop's throne in the old church in Silent Hill, opened her eyes.
"Has Sullivan already failed? Was it the angel? I didn't expect it to be so fast!"
Gillespie looked at the high dome of the church, lost in thought for a moment.
Earlier, when returning to Silent Hill, Gillespie had already changed the location of the spatial passage, so Roy and the others wouldn't appear in the old church right away. Instead, they would appear in another corner of the city, closer to Silent Hill Hospital.
That was also where Gillespie's daughter, Alessa, was hiding.
"It seems time is running out. Should I use that backup plan?"
Gillespie hesitated.
Although Carrie's talent and bloodline were very good, she wasn't Gillespie's daughter after all, and their powers couldn't be perfectly compatible.
While she was pondering, Gillespie suddenly felt that the trap magic she had set up had been triggered. She couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
In the old church, there was only one person with the guts to do this.
"Wolfe, have you really made this choice?"
In the underground prison, Leonard Wolfe was sweating profusely as he tried to break the magic set by Gillespie. His mastery of magic was far inferior to Gillespie's, otherwise, he wouldn't have lost in the internal power struggle within the sect back then.
Fortunately, there was a powerful witch in the prison, Wendy, a witch who had died three hundred years ago and recently been resurrected.
Wendy had managed to escape from the Supreme Witch Ophélina so many times, so her strength couldn't be underestimated. She might be a bit weaker than Gillespie, but she was definitely stronger than Wolfe.
Gillespie herself had strength close to that of a Supreme Witch, and with some divine power from the King of Fury, she was almost at the peak of combat power in the human world.
Finally, under Wendy's guidance, Wolfe broke the magic set by Gillespie and opened the prison door.