Before long, they had arrived at St. Peter's Basilica.
The situation in the church was not optimistic.
There were still believers coming in and out of the church.
But most of them were convinced by the message from the Pope that the plague was a result of disloyalty to God, so they came here to confess in order to escape the torment of the plague.
In other words, those coming and going were all patients.
So at a glance, one could see quite a few faithful praying in the church, and then suddenly falling over dead.
This absurd yet tragic scene left the visitors from Florence speechless.
A priest noticed them, dragging his already severely ill body over slowly.
"May God bless you."
He made the sign of the cross over his chest and said with pity, "You must be merchants from elsewhere? This place has become Hell; leave quickly, or the misfortune will spread to you as well."
Upon finishing, he began to cough violently.