First, a quick correction to p3 of the ch227 posts: Hellsing dude never needs to mention Rome for Modri to think that's where he needs to go. It's the demon who realizes what group this guy must be with, and it mentions the group by name. Of course Modri assumes the group is headquartered in Rome. 🤦🏻♀️ Duh. 🙄
So, Modri and that Hellsing dude are now in Rome... and headed somewhere, wordlessly.
With that dude leading the way, they walk right past famous and popular tourist attractions, like the Pantheon, Fontana del Pantheon (the nearby fountain in Piazza Della Rotonda), and even St. Peter's Basilica (apparently still the largest church in the world). Eventually, they make their way down into some catacombs.
I have reason to think these might be the original "catacombs" (the ones where that term originated), which would be the Catacombs of San Sabastiano. More on that after I post part 5.
At the end of one of those underground tunnels, Modri sees what he came for: other members of this order, called the Roman Curia Exorcists. (I've done a two page spread on them, since that's how it is in the publication.) I don't know how many there are, in total, but 8 of them are just hanging out down there. Hellsing dude and Modri make ten.
Sadly, we never really meet these other 8 characters; we don't even learn Hellsing dude's name.
Major edit: This next page had been skipped for screenshots while I was finally reading it in English. So, after Modri shows up with Hellsing dude, Modri has to go through an initiation ritual with multiple steps. Well, at least two, as far as I can tell. First, there is a pentagram within a circle -- that's a pentacle. There has been some talk about the irony of them using it, since it's also used by Modri's demon and Sebastian (if they are not the same, which I have a feeling they are not). But the pentacle has different meanings and uses based on the inscriptions and other symbols used with it. In this case, it's probably for protection, balance, and harmony. There's also some confusion about the offering (or whatever it's for) that appears to be some kind of organ. To me, it looks like the large intestines of some livestock animal. Then there are lit candles. And the visibly oldest member reads out an oath that Modri has to swear by. I find it interesting that he's being called a hound. It's too much like our earl being a watchdog, as well as Sebastian being named after a dog and sometimes referred to as one. Lastly, he gets a mark of membership, and that's the intricate tattoo on his right wrist area. I really don't know when or under what circumstances he gets the neck tattoos, etc. The only scenario I can think of is in honor of fallen comrades. 🤷🏻♀️
Afterwards, it's all about their battles. One by one, the unnamed comrades each die horribly from (or during) battles against various demons. Some of them die in Modri's arms, including Hellsing dude.
Eventually, Modri might be the only one left, but he keeps going. In the right hand panel below, this could be a demon with a very different form than the one that killed Anna and the others, or it could be human... who has been transformed through possession? Idk. But every time I see that panel, I just get this stuck in my head. (I have the album that it's from on vinyl. Yes, I am old.) But he really does seem to have a stride going. I'm not sure exactly how he or any of the others know where to go or how/when to get there in time, but he fights demon after demon, hoping to eventually find the same one who killed Anna, her family, and their local doctor. That same one who ruined the life he had.
And...eventually, this loyalty gets him seriously injured, and there doesn't seem to be anyone else around to help. The fight itself seems to be over, and he's trying to recover his strength. He's panting, coughing up blood, and generally weakened by his recent efforts.
Major edit: I've read a recent comment (from @fwippysays ) suggesting his left leg has been ripped off. That might be the case. His left foot and part of that leg do seem to be missing, and there's a wide trail of blood as he drags himself.
He's so determined to meet again and destroy that demon from his past, he drags himself forward. Probably trying to simply get back to headquarters or something. He needs medical attention. Also rest, water, food, recovery. Then onto the next battle, if that's possible.
