parentshiftbook Chapter 107 Mysterious Attack
Chapter 107 Mysterious Attack
Chapter 107 Mysterious Attack
"Brother Zhu, I wonder if you have broken through acupoints once?" Song Jing asked Zhu Rui with a smile.
"No!" Zhu Rui said with a hint of arrogance. "It's only missing one acupoint!"
"Impressive! Brother Zhu, you're so young, yet you're about to break through to the next acupoint. You're truly a young prodigy!" Song Jing's flattery made Zhu Rui even more arrogant.
"With Brother Zhu's strength and background, once he breaks through, he will probably have to take charge of a team. Don't forget your brothers then." As he spoke, Song Jing stepped forward, put his arm around his shoulder, and looked ingratiating.
A hint of embarrassment flashed in Zhu Rui's eyes. Being the captain of the law enforcement team was no easy task, but he still acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Brother Zhu, with you on night duty tonight, even if something strange appears, it should be a piece of cake to capture it!"
Weird?
Zhu Rui was also a little scared of this thing, but since he had just boasted about it, he couldn't afford to lose face.
"Of course! If that mere monster dares to show itself, I'll make sure it never returns!"
"Brother Zhu is awesome! With your words, I can finally rest assured!"
At night, Song Jing arranged the three of them to take turns on night duty. He and Zhao Tie took the first half of the night, while Zhu Rui was tricked into taking the second half by him.
In the village, there are also villagers who act as night watchmen to patrol. Once they discover a situation, they will sound the gong and the night watchman's bell, and everyone will come to help immediately.
early morning.
"Sir, the night was quiet and nothing happened," Song Jing reported.
Su Yu's expression remained calm and unchanged. "Have you sent people to inquire in the other villages?"
"Village Chief Wang sent villagers there, but they haven't returned yet."
As they were talking, the village chief hurriedly stepped over the threshold and came in. "Sir, something has happened in Wangjia Village!"
Song Jing's expression darkened, and he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Two families were attacked in the middle of the night by a strange entity."
"Let's go take a look!"
Su Yu immediately gave the order, and the group went outside the courtyard, mounted the black-scaled horses, and quickly headed towards Wangjia Village.
In less than half an hour, Su Yu and his group arrived at Wangjia Village.
Looking up, Wangjia Village was a desolate gray, with withered leaves and mud covering the village roads.
Several emaciated villagers squatted on the edge of the field, their eyes numb and lifeless. When they saw the officials arrive, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.
"Sir, Wangjia Village seems to have suffered a great loss of life, probably much more serious than Qingxi Village."
Su Yu nodded, only now realizing that the situation outside the city was more serious than he had imagined.
Having a village chief like Wang Yuezhi in Qingxi Village has indeed played a significant role.
"Go and ask if there's a village chief or an elder in charge of the clan."
After Su Yu gave the instructions, Song Jing immediately went into the village first.
A short while later, an old man with gray hair and a thin frame returned. "I am Wang Youquan, the elder of this village. I greet you all."
"Elder Wang, we are from the city's law enforcement team. Please tell us in detail about the strange events of last night!"
Wang You said tremblingly, "Sir, two families in Wangjia Village were afflicted last night and were only discovered this morning. One family was an old woman who lost her son early and her husband in middle age and had been living alone ever since."
"The other family was a family of three. Only an arm and a man's mangled corpse remained at the scene."
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"Lead the way." Su Yu didn't waste any words.
The first scene was a lonely thatched hut.
Pushing open the rotten wooden door, a musty smell mixed with the stench of blood assaulted my senses. There was a pool of dried, blackened blood on the floor, stretching out to the corner of the wall; otherwise, there was no one else there.
"The deceased was a lonely old woman," the clan elder sighed.
The situation inside was immediately clear. Su Yu glanced at it and said, "Song Jing, go and call the nearest family and ask if they heard anything."
"yes!"
A short while later, Song Jing led a man with yellow teeth over.
The man seemed very cold, wrapped in a tattered cotton-padded coat and a ragged cloak over it, covering his entire body completely.
Upon seeing the group, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "My lords, last night at home, I vaguely heard this old man shouting."
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"What are you shouting?"
The man with yellow teeth swallowed hard, mimicking the tone, his voice shrill and mournful: "My son—my son is back—son, how can you be so shameless—"
"Her son died many years ago, and the younger one thought she had gone mad again, so she didn't dare to pay attention. Later—"
—Then there was silence.
Just then, a cold wind blew by, and everyone in the room felt a chill run down their spines.
Zhu Rui covered his mouth and nose in disgust and retreated to the doorway, seemingly afraid of being tainted by the bad luck of the place.
"Let's go check out another place."
The second scene was even more horrific.
The family of three was reduced to a mangled, half-severed arm and a man's corpse that had been gnawed and mutilated.
Su Yu squatted down and carefully examined the severed arm.
The cuts were jagged, as if they had been torn off by some enormous force.
"Sir, the doors and windows were all tightly closed last night, we didn't hear anything!" A couple kneeling on the ground nearby said anxiously.
"strangeness."
Su Yu's doubts deepened.
What could be the reason behind this bizarre attack?
The same thing happened when that strange creature appeared in Qingxi Village before. It looked like it was feeding, but it would also discard the carcass.
If it's just about killing, they seem to possess some intelligence.
More and more questions arose, but there was no clue what to do.
The simplest way to resolve this is to kill or capture one of the monsters!
But that's the problem. This strange creature must have some kind of intelligence or other means to always avoid martial artists with strong qi and blood.
As a result, the previous law enforcement team had been investigating for many days, but to no avail.
"Tonight, we'll camp here in Wangjia Village," Su Yu ordered again.
"Yes, sir!"
Both Song Jing and Zhao Tie were completely obedient.
But Zhu Rui got furious as soon as he heard that. Staying in such a stinky place outside the city for even one more day made him feel nauseous.
"Lord Su, this wretched place has nowhere to even settle down, and it stinks to high heaven! Since we can't find anything, why don't we return to the city first and discuss this further?"
"Zhu Rui, if we don't achieve results this time, no one is allowed to go back!" Su Yu didn't have time to waste with him and gave the order directly.
Zhu Rui's face flushed red, speechless with shock. Looking at Su Yu's icy gaze, he finally chickened out, gritting his teeth as he walked to the side, daring not to utter another word.
You lackey! You peasant!
This strange matter is something that so many people can't solve. Do you think you're the only one who can?
Su Yu ignored him and found a relatively clean threshing ground in the village.
Now that he has the Black Stone Body Tempering Technique, which can accelerate the absorption of medicinal effects, and he has no shortage of good things such as pills, his daily martial arts training progress is advancing by leaps and bounds, and he can't afford to fall behind.
He took out a ginseng root from his pocket, chewed it, and swallowed it. Then he poured out a Black Scale Blood Aperture Pill and swallowed it.
"boom!"
Su Yu immediately got into a fighting stance.
"Black Prison God-Locking Stake!"
His pores closed, and his skin instantly took on a bluish-black metallic sheen. He moved slowly, as if pushing down a thousand mountains, his bones cracking as he frantically squeezed out every last drop of the medicinal power.
[Blackstone Body Tempering Skill Proficiency +10]
After completing one round of the Black Stone Body Tempering Technique, the style of his fist changed immediately.
"The white ape asks for directions!"
With the help of the powerful blood and qi catalyzed by the Black Stone Technique, his fist techniques became fierce and unparalleled. His spine was like a roaring ape, and every punch brought with it a whistling sound.
[White Ape Fist Proficiency +15]
Song Jing, standing to the side, watched this scene with a complex expression.
There was a time when he was just as diligent. But the barriers of talent and the harsh realities of life made him realize that he simply wasn't good enough!
But that desire to climb higher never died out; after all, if you can't do it yourself, you can always rely on someone else!
Lord Su is young and promising; he's definitely better than me!
On the other side, Zhao Tie also started practicing martial arts.
Zhu Rui leaned against a tree, watching this scene, and couldn't help but sneer: "Zhao Tie, what are you practicing, you idiot? You're just a useless beginner in martial arts; no matter how much you practice, you'll never break through a single acupoint!"
Zhao Tie didn't stop moving, he didn't even raise his head, he just kept throwing punches.
Zhu Rui looked at Su Yu again, wanting to make a few sarcastic remarks, but then he remembered that Su Yu was among the top five in the martial arts examination, had mastered acupoints once, and was even younger than him, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.