"One dark gold level hunter was seriously injured, and three white light level hunters died. Tsk, this time the difficulty of the first round of the shadow hunter qualification competition is not low. It is much more difficult than mine..." Jem clicked his tongue.
road.
"Of course, that was twenty years ago. In the past ten years, the activity of dark creatures in the entire empire has increased significantly. The emergence of dangerous individuals is almost 1.5 times that of before.
Twice. As the head of the branch, you should know very well. You won’t really retire after arriving at the branch and become the boss.”
Kames, who is quite familiar with Jem, joked.
"Hey, can't I enjoy my retirement? Besides, the Ford County branch I'm in charge of is really relatively peaceful. In recent years, the activity and danger of dark creatures are at most one or two levels higher than before..."
Jem defended himself.
Seeing that the topic was about to go off track, Kroger pointed to the task file and said.
"The last operation of the Hunter Association failed. The strength of this dark creature similar to a ghoul cannot be underestimated. It is quite dangerous even for dark gold level hunters. Of course, Bai Kui, you don't have to think about this problem. The difficulty of the mission is only
The question is how to find the dark creature hiding in Feileng Cui. It will be troublesome if it doesn’t show up for ten days..."
Ka Xiu nodded slightly, this is indeed worth noting.
However, he actually already has a solution. In the past half a month, Card Xiu and the Ghost Iron Knight have been in frequent contact in the world of disaster. He has learned more about the Black Rain Villa at its peak, such as
There is a kind of black bait wood inside Black Rain Villa that can emit a strange fragrance.
It only takes a piece the size of your thumb to attract dark creatures. Of course, the spread of aroma is not very wide and has limitations.
He planned to first find out the specific circumstances and address of the serial killer, and roughly deduce where the ghoul was.
Then use black bait wood to fish.
"I'm leaving." Card Xiu put on a hunter costume and left Herb's house. After asking for details at the Hunter Association, he got detailed information about the entire process of the mission. There were a total of seven murders.
, all in the fourth district of Felicity, where all the Happy Streets are. So two of the victims were prostitutes from Happy Street.
Since the mission level is dangerous "A" level, the location of the incident is still reserved and guarded by soldiers from the security department. Cardiff decided to take a look first and contact the ghost through special channels.
Leaving the Hunter Association, he got into a black carriage.
Twenty minutes later, the fourth area of Feilengcui.
Simpny Street, No. 114, this is a meat processing factory.
This is where the first serial murder occurred, which happened fifteen days ago.
In front of the light blue rectangular warehouse, four guards wearing alternating blue and black uniforms guarded the door. Seeing Ka Xiu approaching, they hurriedly greeted him.
Display the hunter badge and the investigation document issued by the Hunter Association.
He walked straight into the warehouse.
It's almost nine o'clock in the morning, and the sun is shining brightly. However, the interior of the warehouse is extremely dark and gloomy. The white walls are stained with black spots, and there seems to be solid dirt and green moss in the corners. The surface of the rows of shelves is covered with a layer of greasy grease.
, showing a dark yellow color. Next to the shelves are metal hooks hanging from the railing above, used to lift pieces of meat.
Cardiff saw that there was a fenced-in area at the darkest end of the warehouse. Obviously, all the traces were there. He strode over and gradually smelled a disgusting strong odor. It was like insects.
The smell of being crushed to death mixed with the smell of rotting meat.
Ka Xiu walked over without changing his expression. He suddenly stopped and looked down. This was a footprint, a footprint deeply sunk into the ground. It was twice as big as a normal human foot, and there were four claw-like claws in front of it.
My toes dug into the cement floor, and the dent was very obvious.
He walked around the footprints and looked up. A half-ruined wooden workbench seemed to have been damaged by something huge. There was also a bent iron frame next to the workbench with scratch marks on it. It seemed to be some kind of
Metal utensils, and it seems to be caused by sharp scales. Ka Xiu looked at all the traces
, and finally his eyes shifted to the wall.
There was a large pool of blood there, with sputtering shapes on the edges. The color had turned dark brown, and it looked like a large spot on the surface of the wall.
Ka Xiu stepped forward and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He slowly stretched out his arm and pressed it against the wall.
A buzzing sound...
Three or four rapid blows were made in succession, and a large piece of wall dust peeled off, along with dark brown blood. The thing underneath the filth was exposed, and it was a spiral pattern, like a conch shell.
The entire pattern is about the size of a wheel and is deeply engraved into the wall.
"Tunnel of Disaster?"
Card Xiu's eyes became serious. The spiral pattern in front of him was very similar to the ancient tree next to the Knight's Castle.
The only difference is that this pattern is too small and too rough.
"Dark creatures enter the surface world from the deep disaster world to hunt and eat?" He frowned slightly and left the warehouse.
The next few hours will last until 12 noon.
Ka Xiu traveled to seven places and observed all the eucalyptus discovery sites.
Some discoveries have been made in both, but the spiral pattern has disappeared.
Perhaps, it was a one-way tunnel of disaster. Dark creatures ran out of the world of disaster, and then carried out a hunt and massacre.
Based on the movement trajectory of the dark creature codenamed Ghoul, Cardiff circled several areas on the map of the fourth area of Feileng Cui. These were the locations where he believed the dark creature was most likely to appear again, a total of three locations.
After the investigation in the morning, Card Xiu stood at the end of a Happy Street and decided to go to the nursing home to ask about the seriously injured dark gold level hunter.
Maybe we can get some information about the ghoul from the other party's mouth.
He moved away and had just walked about a street. Card Xiu suddenly saw that a building in front of him was blocked. Guards in blue and black uniforms stood around and evacuated all the guests in the building.
A passenger had a frightened expression on his face and his face was as white as snow.
Apparently something terrible happened inside.
Ka Xiu walked over, showed the hunter's mark to the guard, and asked what happened. The young guard called for his commander.
This is a middle-aged man with a beard and a slightly plump build.
"Dear Mr. Hunter, a murder occurred on the second floor. A total of two adult males died. They looked miserable, with half of their bodies eaten. We have reported it to the Hunter Association for processing..."
"Which room is on the second floor? I'll go check it out."
Ka Xiu said expressionlessly.
"The last one in the corridor on the second floor." The guard captain answered truthfully.
Ka Xiu nodded and walked towards the hotel without any hesitation.
He vaguely felt that he might be lucky today, maybe the mission target knocked on the door by himself. Coincidentally, the location of this hotel was one of the three areas that Cardiff had circled before. The ghoul was most likely to hide and attack again.
place. Coupled with the description of the guard just now.
There were signs of eating on the body of the deceased, which looked like the work of a ghoul.
I'm afraid there is more than half a chance that it is the target that Card repairer is looking for.
Now that his strength has been restored, he doesn't worry about how dangerous the mission target is. Let alone an A-level mission, even if it is an S-level mission, Ka Xiu is not afraid. The only trouble is how to find the opponent.
He walked forward through the hotel lobby and up the stairs.
On the second floor, there was a faint smell of blood floating in the air. At the corner of the stairs, several guards stood upright and guarded. They glanced at Card Xiu's hunter logo, and then looked back without any movement.
Passing through the corridor, Ka Xiu felt that the smell of blood in the air was getting stronger and stronger.
Stopped in front of an open door.
He saw a pool of thick blood slowly flowing out on the ground.
As we walked in, a miserable scene came into view.
There were two corpses in total, one was lying on the bed and the other was sitting upright.
On the chair. The lower half of the body lying on the bed was missing. There were rough tear marks on the cross section, and blood stained the sheets red. The head sitting on the chair was cut off by claws, and half of the upper body was chewed clean.
The snow-white bones covered with tooth marks and a pile of internal organs inside were quite shocking, and an ordinary person would probably vomit on the spot. Card Xiu remained expressionless.
He checked the wounds and found that they were all killed with a single blow.
Ka Xiu narrowed his eyes, walked to the window, and slowly closed the curtains.
The light in the room was much dimmed, and the door was closed. The room was already a closed space, and the strong smell of blood filled it.
He looked at the pool of blood accumulated on the ground in the corner, slowly raised his head and looked at the ceiling. It was no different from usual, but as he looked, a drop of blood fell out of thin air.
With a snap, it hit the ground.
Although the sound is very soft, it can still be heard.
There was a crash, and something invisible seemed to move on the ceiling. Finally, it fell down, revealing its complete figure.
This is a dark creature that looks half human and half lizard. Its skin is dark green like moss, and its joints have a ring of horny bumps.
Its entire shape resembles an elongated version of a human being, fully two meters tall.
The two arms are not thick, but rather slender. But the palms at the end are three inwardly curved claws, with sharp tips connected to the flesh and skin membrane.
【In view of the general environment,
The head of the dark creature is an enlarged version of a lizard's head. The distance between the eyes is quite wide and the eyes are huge. It has an indescribable feeling of horror.
"Kekeke..."
The lizard man made a strange cry and showed a human expression on his face.
"It's such a pity that we were discovered. Why did you get a black and bronze snack? This is not enough to fit between your teeth!"
Its lizard-like mouth was split open, revealing jagged teeth, with shreds of flesh remaining between the teeth. Its scarlet tongue was stuck in the air, and its surface was covered with bumps and bumps like tumors. It was ugly and smelled bad.
Ka Xiu looked at the other party quietly, and he could tell from what he just said.
This dark creature once deliberately caused death and then attacked the secret hunting organization personnel at the discovery site. It was extremely skillful.
"Giggle...why aren't you scared? Snacks..." The lizard man's eyes were bloodshot, with a sense of madness. He said to himself as if he had a neurological problem: "You hunters are the most delicious."
Where’s the food? It’s far more delicious than ordinary humans! Let me do the math…”
"I ate two Bai Yao-level hunters and a dozen black-bronze level hunters. It's a pity that I haven't eaten dark gold-level hunters. I think it would be more delicious! Kick-kick... Kick-kick..."
The lizard man laughed.
Then, it walked towards Kaxiu step by step. It did not make a move, but picked up the corpse next to it and slowly chewed it.
Blood overflowed from his big mouth, as if he had swallowed a whole orange.
The lizard man looked at Card Xiu who had not moved in confusion, with a disappointed expression on his face: "Why are you not afraid at all? Show your despair! There is no difference between black and bronze level hunters in front of me and ordinary people.
It's food. What I like most is the smell of despair before death. This kind of food is the most delicious, the most delicious, and the sweetest..."
"So, are you the ghoul that has been wandering around the four areas of Feilengcui for half a month?" Ka Xiu looked at the lizard man, his breath unchanged.
"Ghoul?" The lizard man was stunned for a moment. Today is the second time it has done something in the past half month. The previous time was in a residential area. But if it can scare the hunter in front of him, the lizard man doesn't mind admitting it.
"Of course it's me, Giggle...so are you scared?"
It kept asking this question, extremely persistent and crazy.
"Since you are that ghoul, tell me now what is going on with the swirling pattern on the wall of the Vic Meat Slaughterhouse. If your answer satisfies me, you may be able to live a little longer.
Time." Ka Xiu gently pulled the curtain with his right hand and closed it completely.
"Giggle! Interesting hunter..."
"I decided to taste your brain!"
Hissed.
The corpse in the lizard man's hands was torn into two pieces by brute force, and the blood mist and internal organs exploded. The whole room was shaken, and a figure ran and jumped wildly.
Six ferocious and deformed hooked claws suddenly cut through the air!
This time, the speed was extremely fast, and he suddenly rushed towards Card Xiu's position.
There was a loud bang, and the entire wall on the second floor of the hotel shook.
The gravel powder exploded, and sunlight filtered through a hole the size of a person.
The lizard man appeared in the mist, but there was no trace of Ka Xiu in front of him. It lowered its head in astonishment and looked at its left shoulder. The entire arm and part of its body were torn off by a huge brute force.
A large pool of green blood formed a puddle on the ground.
"you!
!」
The lizard man suddenly turned his head and looked at another corner of the room.
There was a tall figure standing on the edge of the sun, holding a bloody limb in his hand. The whole figure was as expressionless as a statue.
He slowly stretched out his right hand forward, and the limbs of the lizard man he was holding upside down began to decompose. Small pieces of scarlet flesh fell like snowflakes.
"Answer my question, I don't want to say it a third time, reptile..."