Baal City is located due north of Moon City. This city is quite famous even in the entire Fantasy Alliance. Its prosperity and development are naturally far from those of small towns like Moon City. On a sunny day, under the blue sky
Below, you can see the dark buildings covering thousands of miles, and you can hear the roar of people in the city dozens of miles away. But what is more surprising is that in the past two days, several areas in Baal City have
But it has become quite quiet, and the merchants who usually greet them have become scattered and sparse. On the slightly empty streets, some city guards wearing armor and holding bright swords and guns can be seen everywhere.
"Driving" on the spacious street, a tall horse suddenly galloped up. The person on the horse's back whipping and galloping was a young general. This general was quite heroic. Judging from the clothes, he should be one of the guards.
The leader of the team.
"Everyone, listen, the Lord of the City has ordered us to find out the real culprit within three days, otherwise we will all be fired. So I want all of you to take action, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must do it for me.
Dig out the real culprit." The person shouted loudly while running quickly.
"What? Three days? Captain Moro is kidding, right?" a soldier muttered with a grimace.
"Shh, keep your voice down. It's not like you don't know when Captain Moro has ever joked? You want the captain to hear this, so be careful with your head." Another soldier quickly waved his hand to signal him to speak in a low voice.
"But this time is different from the past. Hundreds of people were killed overnight, and no clues were left about the murderer. It takes only a few years for us to detect such a strange incident?"
"Let's get to work. Even if we can't find the real culprit, we won't be the only ones unlucky. Besides, I heard that the Lord of the City has invited the most famous cadaver in the city to help us find the culprit."
"The corpse for burial? Is it the half-human living dead who only knows how to examine the corpse?"
"Yes, that's him. With his superb autopsy skills, he will definitely be able to find some clues."
"I don't think so. That boy only knows how to play with corpses all day long. It's better to ask him to take action than to have the Lord of the City do it himself. With the strength of the Lord of the City, the nine-star blood monk, he will definitely be able to capture the murderer in one fell swoop. Why bother to bring out the living dead?
"
"That's what I said, but there are no clues about the murderer at the moment. Even if the Lord of the City comes, who can he call? Besides, since the murderer can carry out such a large-scale massacre under the eyes of the Lord of the City without being noticed,
, I guess the murderer’s strength shouldn’t be much different.”
"That's right. You said that our Baal City didn't know what the evil was, but hundreds of people died overnight, and the deaths were unknown. This kind of strange thing is really...
Alas, we should be more careful." The person who spoke later shook his head and followed his companions to continue patrolling.
Baal City, City Lord's Mansion. City Lord Mok frowned and sat on a chair. Next to him, the maid stood respectfully, not even daring to take a breath for fear of disturbing the number one figure in Baal City.
Decades ago, Baal City was just like the former Moon City, with countless large and small forces. Because of the large population and vast area, various gangs fought and robberies and thefts occurred one after another. After Mok took office that year, with the help of
With super strength, he quickly subdued all the large and small forces in the city, wiped them out, and established a strict barrier led by the army. This kind of feat is not a small feat. Even if it is placed in the territory of the Fantasy Alliance today, it is absolutely impossible.
Most cities are actually ruled by some big forces, and there are very few people who can transfer power to military management like him. And it is precisely because of the scarcity that this Baal City is different.
His rule made him famous in the country.
The city is governed by the army, which is a major feature of Baal City. Under this kind of rule, Baal City is basically peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the economy develops rapidly. But who knows that under this calm, a sudden
The murder plunged the entire city into panic.
The incident originated from an area in the south of Baal City. In this area, there are hundreds of merchants living together. Because they are all residents with some money, most of these people also spend money to hire some strong guards to protect them. But it is such an area.
The area was strangely slaughtered overnight, and hundreds of people died overnight. When the army arrived, the area was lifeless and turned into a dead zone. What's more,
The strange thing is that there is only one cause of death for these people, and that is no cause of death. No matter whether they are men, women, old or young, there are no wounds on their bodies. The dead people all have the same expression, with their mouths open and their pupils filled with tears.
Horrified. Hundreds of people had the same death look. Even in broad daylight, it would give people who saw them for the first time a feeling of goosebumps all over their bodies.
When the army arrived, the residences of the deceased had been messed up. Judging from the situation, they should have committed theft, but after inspection, they found that nothing was missing. This situation is quite strange.
It stands to reason that since the murderer turned things around and scattered them, there should be something missing. But from the analysis of the situation at the scene, the murderer not only did not take an inch of gold, but also did not touch any of the rare jade and agate.
This kind of case is somewhat unusual. Moreover, if it was a theft, it wouldn't mean that everyone in the area would be massacred, right?
Realizing the strangeness of the incident, the guard on duty did not dare to hide anything and immediately reported the situation to the City Lord's Mansion. After receiving the news, City Lord Mok rushed to the area in person. After seeing the scene, he first suspected these.
A person died of internal injuries. As a result, he also ordered the body of a deceased person to be cut open. But surprisingly, the internal organs of the deceased were intact without any damage. Moreover, he did not find any remains left by the murderer at the scene.
Any clues.
Puzzled for a moment, the Lord of Mocheng only had his mind set on one person - the living dead!
The living dead is a person whose real name is no longer known. Everyone only knows that this person lives in a remote place and is good at burying corpses. He does not leave the house all day long and only studies the methods of autopsy in the house. Because of the dryness
This kind of business of working with the dead has been nicknamed "living dead".
It is this person that Mok is waiting for now. Perhaps only this person can solve the mystery.
As time ticked by, Mock felt a little uneasy. Although he did not yet know the cause of death of these people, but with many years of experience, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be an invisible blackness spreading to this peaceful land, and
The inexplicable deaths of hundreds of people may be just the beginning of the incident...
"Report, City Lord, the Lord of the Living Dead has arrived." Outside the hall, a soldier suddenly broke in and knelt on one knee to report.
"Quickly please" Hearing this name, Mok suddenly stood up. Now, perhaps only this person can solve the real mystery of these deaths.
"No need to invite me, I'm here by myself. It's my honor for City Lord Mok to think of me." As he finished speaking, a trembling old man walked from the door. The old man was extremely thin and exuded a corpse-like smell.
The smell was so bad. Seeing this, all the maids covered their noses, but Mok didn't shy away. He stepped forward and grabbed the old man's hand, which was as skinny as an eagle's talon.
"Old sir, please come and take a seat. Junior Mok has a difficult problem and is about to ask the old man for advice. Old sir, please take a seat." Mok said with a smile.
"It's better not to sit down. I've already heard about the matter. Let's rush to the scene." The living dead smiled, revealing a face that was even uglier than crying.
"Well, then, let's set off now, bring the people and prepare the horses." After hearing this, Lord Mok no longer showed humility and immediately ordered.
Cars and horses arrived at the scene in a short time. At this time, the scene was silent. Except for the patrolling soldiers, there was no one else. And there were hundreds of large and small bodies scattered on the ground.
A small dead body. The dead man's expression was always the same. His eyes were wide open and his mouth was wide open. The lifeless pupils were still full of panic.
"Old sir, please." City Lord Mok dismounted first, held the reins of the horse for the living dead, and said respectfully.
The living dead were not humble, so they allowed Mock to help him off his horse, and then walked over tremblingly, squatting on the ground and carefully inspecting the body. He inspected it very carefully, first opening the eyelids of the deceased and looking at it.
Then he opened his mouth, examined his nasal cavity carefully, and finally used his skinny palms to touch the deceased up and down. Seeing this, the soldiers also felt a spasm in their stomachs.
For them, who are bleeding from the head, they have all had the experience of killing someone. If they are asked to kill someone, they may not even blink an eyelid, but if they are allowed to get close to a dead body like this, it is difficult for them to bear it. Maybe they can only
Only a living dead who lives with dead bodies all day long can do this...
"Old sir, the dead were all stunned. Could it be that they died of strangulation?" City Lord Mok was also thinking about it. When he saw the living dead getting up, he asked quickly.
"No" the living dead shook his head decisively.
"Oh? Why is that?" City Lord Mok asked curiously.
"If he died of strangulation, the deceased would have bulging eyes, the tip of his tongue touching the upper jaw, and obvious strangulation marks on his neck. Although the deceased looked stunned, his eyes did not bulge, and there were no traces of strangulation on his neck.
, the tip of the tongue was placed in the mouth, so it was not caused by strangulation." When the autopsy was mentioned, the living dead immediately became eloquent.
"Could he have died of poisoning?" This time, it was the guard next to Lord Mok who asked the question.
"No. Generally speaking, people who die from poisoning will have a blue-black face due to the toxin entering the body, and most of them will have congestion in their noses. However, these people's faces are pale, and their noses are clean and bloodless, so they are not poisoned."
The dead man shook his head and categorically objected.
"Why is that?" City Lord Mok scratched his head and frowned...