"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 competition for shadow hunter qualifications is not low. It is much more difficult than what I did..." Jem clicked his tongue. .
"Of course, you were 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, teased.
"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. I have learned more about Black Rain Villa at its peak. For example, there is a kind of black bait wood inside Black Rain Villa that can emit a strange fragrance.
It only takes a thumb-sized piece 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's 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 seven murders in total, all in the fourth district of Florence, where all the Happy Streets are. So two of the victims were prostitutes from Pleasure Street.
This mission is dangerous "A" level. Therefore, the site of the eucalyptus discovery is still preserved and guarded by soldiers from the security department. Ka Xiu decided to take a look first and contact the ghost man 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 plant.
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, he 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. But the interior of the warehouse was unusually dark and gloomy. The white walls were stained with black spots, and there seemed 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, giving it a dark yellow color. Next to the shelves are metal hooks hanging from the railings above, used to lift pieces of meat.
Card Xiu saw that there was a fenced-off area at the darkest end of the warehouse. Apparently, all the traces are there. He strode over and gradually smelled a disgusting strong odor. It's like the smell of crushed insects mixed with the smell of rotting meat.
Ka Xiu walked over without changing his expression. Suddenly he stopped and looked down. It was a footprint, a footprint sunk deep into the ground. The soles of the feet were twice as big as those of normal humans, and there were four claw-like toes on the front that were dug into the cement floor, and the depression was very obvious.
He walked around the footprints and looked forward. A half-ruined wooden workbench, which seemed to have been damaged by something huge. There is also a bent iron frame next to the workbench with scratch marks on it. It seemed to be caused by some kind of metal instrument or sharp scales. Ka Xiu looked at all the traces
, and finally his eyes shifted to the wall.
There was a large pool of blood, splattered around the edges. The color has turned dark brown and looks 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 rapid succession, and large swaths 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?"
Ka Xiu's eyes became serious. The spiral pattern in front of me is 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, until 12 noon.
Ka Xiu traveled to seven places and observed all the eucalyptus discovery sites.
There have been some discoveries in both, but the spiral pattern has disappeared.
Maybe it was a one-way tunnel of disaster. Dark creatures ran out of the disaster world, and then carried out a hunt and massacre.
According to the movement trajectory of the dark creature codenamed Ghoul, Card Xiu circled several areas on the map of the fourth area of Feilengcui. These are the locations where he thinks dark creatures are most likely to appear again, and there are three in total.
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 some information about the ghoul can be obtained from the other party's mouth.
The steps moved away and they had just walked about a block away. Card Xiu suddenly saw that a building in front was blocked, with guards in blue and black uniforms standing around. Evacuate all guests from the building.
One passenger had a frightened expression on his face and his face was as white as snow.
Apparently something terrible happened inside.
Cashu 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 away. 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 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 is one of the three areas that Ka Xiu circled before. The place where the ghoul is most likely to hide and strike again. Coupled with the description of the guard just now.
There were signs of eating on the body of the deceased, quite like the work of a ghoul.
I am afraid that 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 is not worried about how dangerous the mission target is. Not to mention it was an A-level mission, even if it was an S-level mission, Ka Xiu was not afraid. The only trouble is how to find the other party.
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 guarded. They glanced at Card Xiu's hunter mark, 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 outward 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 gone. The cross-section showed rough tear marks of brute force, and the sheets were stained red with blood. The head sitting on the chair was chopped 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 are quite shocking, and ordinary people would probably vomit on the spot. Ka 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. This room is already a closed space, filled with the strong smell of blood.
He looked at the pool of blood on the ground in the corner, slowly raised his head and looked at the ceiling. There was nothing different from usual, except that as he looked at it, a drop of blood fell out of thin air.
With a snap, it hit the ground.
Although the sound was very soft, it could 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, reaching a height of two meters.
The two arms are not thick, but slender. But at the end of the palm are three inward-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 clearly an enlarged version of a lizard's head, with wide eyes and huge eyes. There is an unspeakable feeling of horror.
"Kekeke..."
The lizard man made a strange cry and had 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 split open, revealing jagged teeth, with strands of flesh remaining between the teeth. The scarlet tongue protruded into the air, its surface covered with bumps and bumps like tumors. Ugly and smelly.
Ka Xiu looked at the other party quietly, which can be understood 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? Snack..." The lizard man's eyes were bloodshot, with a sense of madness. He said to himself as if he had a mental problem: "You hunters have the most delicious food! Far more delicious than ordinary humans! Let me do the math..."
"I ate two Bai Yao level hunters and a dozen black and bronze level hunters. It's a pity that I haven't eaten the dark gold level ones. I think it would be more delicious! Giggle... Giggle..." The lizard man laughed.
Then, he walked towards Kaxiu heavily step by step. It didn't do anything, but picked up the corpse next to it and slowly chewed it.
Blood overflowed from the 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?" Card 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 so in the past half month. The previous one 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 Vic's meat slaughterhouse. If your answer satisfies me, you may be able to live a little longer.
between. Ka Xiu gently pulled the curtain with his right hand and closed it completely.
"Kekeke! 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 sign of Ka Xiu in front of him. It lowered its head in astonishment and looked over its left shoulder. The entire arm and part of the 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 person 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. Tiny pieces of scarlet flesh fell like snowflakes.
"Answer my question, I don't want to say it a third time, reptile..."
