"Quick, follow up."
The clear smell of blood made the armed police realize that something was wrong.
When they got closer, the scene they saw shocked everyone.
Zhao Guoan looked stunned, "How could this happen?"
Everywhere you look are corpses. Blood is flowing on the ground, almost forming a stream. The ground is a mess.
There is almost no intact place around. There are collapsed walls and broken rocks everywhere, leaving deep marks on them. It is not clear how they were caused.
In addition, there were thunder and lightning scorched, and vegetation burned by fire. Those who didn't know it thought that a world war had occurred here, and all kinds of pictures were full of weirdness.
However, based on their rich experience, these marks do not seem to be caused by weapons.
"It's really weird. Could it be that a group of people came here before this?"
Everyone can say that it is incredible.
Zhao Guoan ignored his surprise and quickly ordered: "Hurry and see if there are any survivors."
He has to figure out what's going on here!
No wonder the auction house was in darkness and there was no sound. Their operation was unexpectedly smooth. It turned out that all these people were dead.
Judging from the clothes of these people, they are all thugs or mercenaries from the auction house.
Why did they die suddenly? Was there internal turmoil? Or maybe other forces acted before them and wanted to take advantage of them?
Many questions came to Zhao Guoan's mind.
"Captain! There is still one alive here."
Sun Haonan's voice brought Zhao Guoan's thoughts back to reality, and he hurried over to check.
The man lying on the ground had bloodstains on his face, scratched by something sharp and there were bullet marks on his arms.
Zhao Guoan suddenly became suspicious, "What exactly happened here?"
This man is a poisonous snake. At this moment, his eyes are frightened, and his facial features have become extremely distorted. He is no longer as sinister and vicious as before. He grabbed Zhao Guoan's hands tightly and said angrily:
"monster!"
"Yes, a monster attacked us!"
After hearing this, everyone showed expressions of disbelief, thinking that they had heard an illusion.
monster?
However, when Zhao Guoan still wanted to ask, Viper seemed to have exhausted all his strength and lowered his hands. His pupils gradually expanded and his eyes became gray.
The viper was seriously injured, but he just regained consciousness and managed to hold on for a breath.
Sun Haonan checked his breathing, shook his head and said, "The captain is out of breath."
The expression on the Viper's face before his death was extremely frightened, and he didn't know what he had experienced during his lifetime.
No one took what he just said to heart. What age is this? How could there be monsters? Maybe this person was stimulated, so he talked nonsense.
But there was a slight doubt in their hearts. If it was nonsense, why did he say such words, and what was his intention?
Zhao Guoan and the others checked around and found no survivors, but they found a few strange things.
"Some people had gunshot wounds, which were caused by their own bullets. They should have been accidentally injured during the melee."
Zhao Guoan pondered for a moment and said, "Is there an internal turmoil among them?"
Sun Haonan observed the corpses on the ground, "Most of them have strange wounds."
I saw traces of being burned by fire, water stains, and even traces of being struck by lightning on these people's bodies. It can be said that they are so diverse that it is difficult to determine what kind of weapon caused them.
It is exactly the same as the traces left on the wall and boulders before.
Zhao Guoan glanced out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly squatted down as if he had discovered something.
"What's wrong, Captain?"
Zhao Guoan pointed to the ground, "Look here."
Following his gaze, I saw a lot of messy animal footprints on the ground, some large and some small. The largest footprint was even bigger than an adult's hand. It should be some kind of large beast.
A lot of animal hair was also found on the ground. Zhao Guoan carefully twirled a tuft of golden hair on the ground, his eyes full of doubts.
"It's really weird. First there were these weird wounds, and then we found traces of wild beasts. Could it be possible that a group of animals really came here before?"
He couldn't help but think of the poisonous snake's words before his death.
Monster attack?
But this sounds too far-fetched.
If the animal really attacked them, why did it attack this group of people for no reason.
Logically speaking, if they were really attacked, there should be scratches and bite marks on their bodies, but the wounds on these people were really strange, not like they could be caused by animals at all.
The most important thing is that these people still have guns in their hands. However, apart from the bodies of these people, not even an animal body can be found on the ground.
This group of mercenaries is well-trained, and although they are perfect with every shot, it is impossible that they cannot even kill an animal.
All in all, judging from the information obtained so far, everything is abnormal.
The armed police continued their search and found many precious cultural relics in the auction house's warehouse. In addition to those illegally obtained by the auction house itself, there were also items from other forces. Several large boxes were piled dazzlingly.
Previously, Zhao Guoan suspected that it was internal turmoil or gangsters, so this group of people would suffer unexpected and unknown attacks. But now, not a single precious cultural relic has been lost, which is enough to prove that this mysterious force is not targeting cultural relics. Come.
"First carry these things back and count them, and also take these corpses back."
After cleaning up the scene, the sky had turned pale. A touch of blue dispelled the original darkness, finally lifting the haze that shrouded the head, letting the light shine down.
As the morning breeze blew, the smell of blood in the air almost disappeared. After the corpses were taken away, there was no sign that there had been a battle here.
For this operation, Zhao Guoan had already prepared for casualties, but he did not expect it to be completed so easily and quickly, and even returned with a full load, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
The overseas cultural relics smuggling group's largest base in East Asia was wiped out in one fell swoop, and many of the cultural relics they obtained were confiscated. It was a complete victory without any effort.
Zhao Guoan immediately reported the good news to the Domestic Fog City Police District.
"You did a good job this time. Not only did you deal a heavy blow to this overseas cultural relics organization, but you also recovered a lot of cultural relics."
Through the phone, he could feel the excitement and excitement of the superiors, but he did not see the awkward looks on the other end of the phone from Zhao Guoan and others.
"lead--"
Hearing Zhao Guoan's hesitant words, the leader on the other end of the phone was obviously confused.
"Is there anything else?"
"Actually, this operation has nothing to do with us. When we rushed over, the matter was already over. We just wrapped up and picked up the leaks."
There was a long silence on the phone.
If it wasn't for the call display, Zhao Guoan would have thought there was no one there.
After a moment, the leader's confused voice came over, "Tell me more specifically."
Zhao Guoan briefly and comprehensively described what happened at the scene, and at the same time passed back photos and scenes from the scene.
"In short, we don't know what happened. Our preliminary judgment is that there was another mysterious force before us that took over the auction house. Based on the current clues, it is impossible to know who did it."
After the upper management saw the information he sent back, it caused quite a shock. They immediately launched an analysis and launched an investigation into various forces in Myanmar, but there were no clues.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Guoan has been thinking about this issue.
All this is thanks to another mysterious organization, which is the beast that caused the death of these people. To put it bluntly, Zhao Guoan and the others just missed it.
The strange injuries on the corpse, the traces left by the animals at the scene, and the words spoken by the poisonous snake kept floating in Zhao Guoan's ears.
What's the connection between all this?
Except for the person involved, I am afraid no one knows what happened that night. Unfortunately, no one present survived, and Zhao Guoan and the others could not get any more useful clues.
Sun Haonan next to him seemed to have discovered something, and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "There can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Seeing him staring at the phone screen, Zhao Guoan couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
Sun Haonan handed over the phone, "I just came across a very interesting piece of online news."
The news mentioned that some netizens discovered a group of strange animals near Nan Province. The largest beast turned out to be a tiger, and there were also many small animals inside. This combination attracted the attention of many passers-by.
After all, tigers are solitary animals and cannot get along with their own kind, let alone other animals.
According to the last eyewitness account, this strange group finally disappeared at the border of Nan Province and Burma District, and no one saw their shadow again.
"Captain, are you saying that the footprints we saw at the auction house were left by this group of animals?"
The appearance of this strange group of animals was just too coincidental, as it happened to be shortly before their action.
And judging from the footprints at the scene, some were large and some were small, but they were in line with what was described in the news.
The last words left by the poisonous snake were that they were attacked by some kind of animal or monster. At first they didn't care about it, but now it seems to be thought-provoking.
Was it really an animal that killed them?
But what about those weird wounds on the corpse? It's not like animals could do it.
Although Zhao Guoan and the others did not believe the poisonous snake's statement before his death, judging from the current clues, the whole matter was shrouded in a layer of suspicion called "Monster Attack".
Since the murderer could not be found in the end, and the task was completed, the matter was dropped. Anyway, the people who died were all heinous people.
On the other hand, in the Burma area, a story began to spread that that night, a group of monsters broke into the auction house and started killing people.
The news also spread back to Daxia, including Sun Zhenbang, who had been paying close attention to this matter.
After all, he was the one who followed up on this case before, and he was also the first to discover the smuggling group's base in Myanmar. Therefore, he was rewarded for his merits and credited with great merit.
"Animal attacks? Monster kills?"
Hearing the director's words, Sun Zhenbang's face was full of fantasy.
The director's face was also flushed. After all, he had received praise from his superiors for this matter. "According to the information reported by the armed police force, when they felt it, almost all the people in the auction house were dead."
After hearing the detailed story of the incident, Sun Zhenbang's expression changed from the previous shock to complicated, and finally a look of understanding flashed deep in his eyes.
"All in all, this overseas cultural relics group can be said to have been severely damaged. After our heavy damage, it is estimated that it will not dare to come back to Daxia for a long time."
The director said a few more words of praise, but Sun Zhenbang had no intention of listening any more.
Others didn't know who the murderer was, but Sun Zhenbang had a vague suspicion that this matter might have something to do with the man on Longyuan Mountain.
Apart from the mountain god, who else has such a great ability?
Sun Zhenbang had heard from the village chief that the animals in the mountains were acting strangely, and now he thought that the people who were killing everyone at the auction house were probably the men of the mountain god.
Who told those people to disturb Hu Xiaocao again and again, and even wanted to kidnap Hu Xiaocao before? They were simply audacious. If you think about it this way, it seems that everything can be connected.
No matter what the mountain god's reasons were, he invisibly did Sun Zhenbang and the others a big favor.
…
At this moment, the Siberian tigers are already on their way back, and they can be said to be in high spirits after having done a big job.
On the way back, passing by the highway, I was inevitably captured by passers-by. When this picture was posted online again, it inevitably aroused some discussion.
"It's so strange, it's been so long and this group hasn't broken up, and not a single animal is missing."
"They seemed to have disappeared to the Burma area before, but have they returned now? I bet they are traveling abroad."
"I didn't expect that they could live in harmony with each other for so long. Is this an interracial friendship?"
"Can any zoologist explain their behavior? It feels like these animals are not acting on a whim, but rather premeditated."
Because of the strange behavior of these animals, many netizens have focused their attention on them again.
It was eventually discovered that the animals had entered the Fog Province.
Because the foggy city is mountainous and the vast mountains are endless, I don’t know where they went in the end, leaving endless daydreams.
At the same time, the military also saw this news event. They had previously conducted a detailed investigation based on the information brought back by Zhao Guoan and others, as well as the last words of the poisonous snake. In the end, they found nothing. But at this juncture, this happened news.
"Could it be that an animal really attacked the auction house?"
"How can animals have such great abilities? Could it be that someone is playing tricks on them?"
"It can't really be a monster, right?"
There was a lot of discussion in the military, but there was no concrete result after the discussion. It was naturally impossible to believe that there were real monsters, but all the strange things could not be explained. In the end, the case could only be put aside. No matter what force it was, it was obviously friendly to Daxia.
…
Ye Qin didn't know about the turmoil caused by the Siberian tigers in the outside world. At this moment, he was still refining magic weapons in the mountains.
The raging fire has been burning for several days and nights, and the surrounding temperature has been getting higher and higher. The surrounding flowers, plants and trees have lost a lot of moisture, and their leaves have become a little curled.
Refining the magic weapon took longer than Ye Qin imagined. It may also be because it was the first time to refine the magic weapon and he was not very proficient.
But hard work paid off. Under Ye Qin's careful polishing, the shapeless embryo finally gradually took shape. This was a good start.
Ye Qin increased the output of his mental power and was careful, as if dealing with fragile glass. If he failed, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Gentle power enveloped the embryo, and there seemed to be a pair of invisible hands in the air that were constantly carving. The golden elixir in Ye Qin's body slowly circulated, spreading out golden threads and sketching them on the embryo.
The mass of objects gradually turned into an oval shape, and its rough outline could be vaguely glimpsed.
The ink-colored body is like fine obsidian, exuding an inexplicable luster. It is supported by three legs, and the tripod has two ears. The ancient tripod has been forged by flames.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it finally glows with new vitality. The fire gradually becomes smaller, and its full picture can be seen more clearly.
On the dark cauldron wall, various ancient and mysterious creatures are depicted, including strange-looking three-legged birds, dragons flying in the clouds, thick and coiled ancient vines, and strangely blooming magical flowers.
The small tripod body is all-encompassing and endless, and seems to have the meaning of endless life. In its majesty, it also reveals a little breath of life and contains the essence of strength.
Every time Ye Qin forges it, he will inject the energy of heaven and earth into it, so the body of the tripod is constantly emitting spiritual energy from the inside out, which can be said to be extremely full.
"Only the last bit left."
Ye Qin's eyes shone brightly, and his snake pupils suddenly bloomed with several rays of divine energy. The aura around the small tripod was almost able to form a substance. All of it was absorbed, and his whole body emitted a dazzling light.
"Zheng——"
As it was completely condensed and formed, a vague buzzing sound came from the void, like a whisper from the avenue, and an ancient and simple breath came oncoming.
The patterns on the body of the tripod seem to come alive. Birds are circling, auspicious clouds are coming, ancient vines are covering the sky and the sun is covered, and gorgeous and complex flowers are blooming among them, spreading slowly like a vivid picture scroll.
The small black cauldron floats in the mid-air, existing like stars over the moon, showing its supreme mystery.
In an instant, the wind stopped and the clouds stopped, seeming to make way for its emergence.
Ye Qin looked at the cauldron in front of him, which was completely different from what he felt before. If it was just a tool that he could use lightly before, now his spirit has been invisibly connected with the cauldron, and he can feel the strong power coming from it.
"It seems that the results of the first refining are not bad."
The small cauldron slowly fell next to Ye Qin, and his mind moved as he pleased. If Ye Qin refined the elixir now, the effect would definitely be better than before, and today's cauldron is not only used for refining elixirs.
The animals watching not far away also clapped and celebrated Ye Qin's final refining success with their chirping.
Just as Ye Qin was admiring the newly forged magic weapon, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. Not only him, but also the animals around him felt the abnormality.
The originally peaceful animals suddenly became a little agitated and kept chirping there.
"What happened?"
Ye Qin suddenly felt an uneasy premonition in his heart. His eyes fell in the distance and saw trees swaying and countless birds being frightened and hovering in the air.
He quickly released his mental power and felt the vague and non-existent fluctuations coming from underground.
Although the power of this fluctuation is very small, it is spreading towards the ground at a rapid speed, and the scope of the fluctuation is also rapidly expanding.
A solemn look flashed across Ye Qin's pupils.
"This is an earthquake!" (End of Chapter)
