"Master Li, I'm afraid this is not that easy to do, because we have also encountered those cloth monsters before, and found that they all look almost exactly the same in appearance. It is difficult to tell which ones have been bred based on their external characteristics. of the sub-bodies, which are the original sources.
And as far as we know, both the source monster and the offspring have the ability to reproduce. Even if we can really get rid of the original source, I'm afraid it will be of little use. "
When talking about the weird cases that he is good at, Zhong Cheng once again became organized.
He had obviously read the secret files from forty years ago, because this incident happened in Yelu City, and the local Baihu Office had kept the files. Even before the incident, the officials from the Demon Suppression Department stationed here had Have studied it carefully.
"You mean, they not only inherited the characteristics of those shadow demons forty years ago, but also eliminated the weakness of needing to eat, making them more difficult to deal with?"
"Yes, they no longer need to eat, they can continue to reproduce just by relying on those clothes and other items.
The only good thing is that the independent movement range of those cloth monsters is not far. As long as no one deliberately attracts them, they will not be led to other places. "
"Then how did the first cloth demon come into the city?"
Li Ao asked him a thoughtful question.
"This..." Zhong Cheng looked a little frightened and fell silent.
He had obviously thought about this problem, but the content contained in it was so despairing that he didn't even dare to study it in detail.
"Okay, you don't need to think too much about this matter. I will find a way to verify it."
Seeing him like this, Li Fan knew that the other party had no good solution, so he comforted him.
"Only weirdness can fight against weirdness. If there are some things that are difficult to solve by relying on ordinary methods, then you might as well change your thinking and consider other things.
We are aliens. Although most of the time we have to stick to our human nature and bottom line, sometimes we really cannot do without these inhuman forces.
Speaking of which, I haven't seen the details of those cloth demons with my own eyes. Now that the hidden dangers in the city have been almost dealt with, it's time to go in there and take a look.
From now on, I will try to solve it in my own way. "
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Amid Zhong Cheng's surprise, Li Fan rejected the proposal to send more helpers to escort him into the blockade area, and came to the street in the west of the city alone.
In fact, what he said was mysterious, and the specific method was just to use his own true-seeing eyes to take a look at the cloth monsters in person.
Only by understanding those evil spirits can we deal with them better.
At this point, his ability to see the truth is extremely advantageous, and it is useless if it is not used.
At this time, the parts of the city that have not been affected by the cloth demons are brightly lit. Although every household has a curfew, they light lanterns and bonfires on the streets, ready to deal with the evil night attacks.
However, on the west side of the city, it was completely dark, like a ghost town.
Many people here have fled, and those who couldn't escape were killed by the evil spirits on the spot.
The number of troops in the city was limited, and apart from clearing out a street as a isolation zone, the rest of the city basically remained as it was.
Someone set fire to the house in desperation, and the fire spread everywhere, creating large areas of ruins.
And even more men, women, and children fell dead on the street, with all their clothes peeled off, turning into monsters and chasing other living people away.
Because it had been many days since the incident, the corpses that had not yet been disposed of had begun to rot and stink.
This adds a bit of terror to the deserted streets.
Li Ao held a torch and walked slowly on the dimly lit street. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel horrified.
Although he has become a stranger, his body and spirit are constantly affected by strange forces and gradually become different from the past, but the feeling of rejection that arises after seeing the same kind of corpse is still engraved in his heart like an instinct.
But in comparison, he was still more confused at the moment.
"Where have those cloth monsters gone?"
Logically speaking, they should be wandering around.
If there is a cloth demon nearby, even if it is hidden in the dark and is not discovered in time, it will automatically pounce out and try to strangle him to death.
They cannot have the patience to hide and observe carefully to judge the strength of their opponents.
So far, the only demon with intelligence he has seen is Emperor Delon, and that is a special case among special cases.
In the past, Li Fan might still feel a little constrained and helpless, but after the night of recovery, his ability to see the truth has also been greatly strengthened. In addition to being able to control opening and closing nearly freely, he can also see the strange atmosphere. The ability also brings more convenience.
Since he couldn't find the true form of those cloth monsters for the time being, he simply turned his attention to the ground.
Sure enough, in the field of vision seen by the Peeping True Dharma Eye, some mixed smells like smoke were intertwined.
They look like long dragons in the dark shadows, and like long hair with thousands of threads, as if they carry a kind of evil attraction, tempting people to move forward.
Li Fan didn't see any writing on it, but there was a faint white light emerging on its surface, like a bright light in the darkness, guiding its way forward.
Following such strange traces, Li Fan passed through streets one after another, and finally came to a large cloth shop in the west of the city.
"Is this a fish that slipped through the net?"
Although he had not been here long, after hearing the reports from Zhong Cheng and others, he probably guessed that it was impossible for the other party to control all the cloth shops and dyeing houses in the city in such a short period of time.
What was a bit unexpected was that those cloth demons would actually gather in such an unusual gathering in the dead of night.
Before he even walked inside, Li Fan felt strong and strange aura coming one after another.
Suddenly, more than a dozen swaying figures appeared in sight.
It was a hollow body, like clothes worn by an invisible monster. It looked like ordinary commoners' clothes, followed by a group of trousers, crotches, and even sheets and pillowcases.
The writing formed by pale firelight appeared on it.
Demon (cloth demon)
"An artificial fabric that possesses the power of reproduction due to the presence of strange power."
"The cloth demon has the characteristic of infinite reproduction"
"The cloth demon is afraid of fire and swords, and will lose its strange power due to the tearing of the carrier."
"The cloth demon feeds on 'value' and needs to absorb the power of 'value'"
"The brighter the color of the cloth, the more complex the pattern, the higher the grade and value it has in the human world, and the stronger the transformed cloth demon will be."
"Cloth demons tend to reproduce with higher value and will not actively chase cheap cloth."
