Creepy Pharmacist: All my patients are scary!

Chapter 318: Flesh Cult vs. Machine Cult

At the station.

Bai Yi sat trembling in the back seat of the hired car, eyes wide, arms wrapped tightly around himself.

Beside him, the Blood Doll stared at him with immense interest, her long tongue leaving trails of hungry slobber on him with slurping sounds.

"Miss... you wouldn't... you wouldn't want to eat me, would you?"

The Blood Doll giggled, licking the corner of her mouth, the bronze bell on her ankle tinkling, and said:

"The unscrupulous doctor isn't here anymore, hehehe, Big Brother, Doll is really so hungry, how about you let Doll take a bite? Don't worry, just a tiny bite~"

Bai Yi hugged his head in terror, turned to look out the window, feeling like he was about to crack open.

Big Brother, why did you leave so suddenly!! Leaving this evil ghost with your little brother, your little brother really has zero sense of security!!

"Big Brother!!"

...Dark World, Nightfall City.

In the blood-stained room, Lynn sat silently cross-legged on the floor. He lifted his head and looked out the window.

The pitch-black sky reflected in his eyes, a ferocious crimson hue filling them.

He knew.

He had been dragged back into this Dark World once again.

Dragged back into hell.

Zuo Zuo raised her hand worriedly, looking at Lynn and asking, "Brain, are you sad?"

She reached out and patted Lynn's head, trying to comfort him.

Lynn lifted his head, forced a bitter smile, and shook his head, saying, "Maybe a little... but I've already seen it. That place is, after all, just a parallel world. They have their own lives too, and my appearance only disturbed them."

He fell silent, knowing he had been far too impulsive.

But at that moment, holding back his emotions was something he knew he probably couldn't have managed.

Especially after learning that in that world, on that Earth, his parents still existed... he couldn't help but keep thinking about it...

But what about the parents in his own world...

He couldn't even imagine how much his mom and dad might have aged during these two years he'd been missing...

He rubbed his eyes, a young man's smile reappearing on his face.

He patted his butt and stood up.

"So be it. Even in this Dark World, I have to strive to live even harder. Maybe one day, I can truly return home."

"Truly return to the world that belongs to me."

He turned and strode out of the room, a damp smile on his face.

Because no matter what.

At the very least.

It's also a kind of unfulfilled hope.

Just hoping that day could come a little sooner.

A gentle breeze whistled in through the window, stirring the thin gauze curtains.

But faintly, it seemed he heard a low echo again, silently fading away by Lynn's ear.

[Ding! Your Recovery Rate 5%]

...

Half an hour later.

In the vast, dark underground hall of Nightfall City.

"I already know about the matter. I've been keeping an eye on your movements. Last night, I also sensed the summoning fluctuations. That is to say, you went to the world Bai Yi used to be from?"

The Bound Angel, tightly bound by chains, lifted her head. Her eyes reflected the face of Lynn sitting opposite her.

After being dragged back here, Lynn had immediately returned to this place because he had many questions he needed his Matriarch to verify.

"Yes, Matriarch." Lynn rubbed his temples, speaking seriously:

"A sworn brother of mine summoned me there. They were under attack by an organization called the Flesh and Blood Cult, and the evil god they worship should also be an entity belonging to the Dark World."

"They call it the [Flesh and Blood Dominator]."

When Lynn uttered that revered title, a faint golden glow emanated from the Bound Angel's eyes.

But her expression didn't reveal much surprise.

"I do know some things about it."

"In fact, for the past few decades, Bai Yi has also been investigating the traces of that evil god all over the Dark World. Because of some past events, he harbors extreme hatred for that evil god and its favored ones."

Lynn nodded, indicating he understood.

He had already learned from that script that Bai Yi, also known as Wang Tao, was actually originally from Earth.

It's just that he fell into this place much earlier.

And in his mother's notes, Lynn saw the appearance of the words [Flesh and Blood Dominator].

Clearly.

If you add Bai Yi's sacrificial incident to that, it's obvious this evil entity had already begun infiltrating that world a long time ago.

Lynn inquired, "Matriarch, what kind of existence is that Flesh and Blood Dominator, exactly?"

The Bound Angel spoke slowly, "My knowledge of it is also limited. Based on the information I have, I only know it is a Root born within the Dark World, an existence on the same level as my current self."

"You said you encountered the Flesh and Blood Cult on Earth. That indicates its infiltration of that world has probably already taken initial shape, because the Flesh and Blood Cult is also a massive force existing here."

Lynn's heart stirred immediately.

The Bound Angel continued, "And if we're talking about the Flesh and Blood Cult, then we must mention another sect that is diametrically opposed to them: the Mechanical Cult."

Lynn asked in surprise, "Mechanical Cult? Is it an organization similar to the Demonkin Association?"

Because when he infiltrated the Demonkin Association's headquarters, he had also seen extensive use of machinery.

Not to mention.

His teacher was an Elder of the Demonkin Association.

The Bound Angel shook her head, her lips parting slightly as she said, "No. If the Flesh and Blood Cult is an extreme flesh-and-blood supremacist organization, then the Mechanical Cult is an extreme machinery supremacist, extreme law-and-order organization. Any being wishing to join that organization must completely abandon their flesh-and-blood body and fully replace themselves with a purely mechanical structure."

"And precisely because of this extreme ideology, the Mechanical Cult can be considered one of the most xenophobic organizations in the Dark World. In their view, any flesh and blood is a form of defilement and pollution to them. Do you know what their ultimate goal in the Dark World is?"

Lynn hesitated, "Mechanical Ascension?"

The Bound Angel smiled faintly, "That could be considered part of it. But more importantly, it's another point: the complete extinction of all flesh-and-blood beings."

Lynn instinctively glanced down at his own robust body.

Got it.

Extreme xenophobia + machinery supremacy + hive mind.

If he encountered a follower of the Mechanical Cult, wouldn't he be squeezed dry from the roots up?

The Bound Angel said with closed eyes, "So, they can also be considered one of the most dangerous organizations in the Dark World. But you all don't need to worry too much either, because they and the Flesh and Blood Cult are practically mortal enemies locked in a fight to the death. Before annihilating the Flesh and Blood Cult, those machines probably won't proceed to exterminate the other living beings of the Dark World."