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Chapter 364: People know that ghosts are scary, ghosts know that people are vicious (asking for monthly votes)
[You killed all the chickens, ducks, fish and dogs in the village, leaving no one alive.]

[But, did you really silence them all? ]

[Obviously, this is just your guess. You are not sure whether there are still honey holes or basements where people are hiding.]

[“Could there be any remnants?” You immediately became interested and went out to search again. This time you scraped the ground three feet deep, split the earthworms in half, and the mosquitoes that fly very slowly in winter were no exception. However, you did not find any living animals, so you had to give up.]

[…You beast, you still dare to say you are not from the Extermination Society! ]

[“Killing living things and killing cultivators are two different things.” You are confident and act quickly, but even so, because the workload is really large, after a sweep, the sky still darkens.]

[The sun is about to set, and today’s journey will come to a successful end...]

[You took your time to clean yourself up, found a secluded corner at the entrance of the village, and waited quietly.]

[At 5:58 pm, Shi Haitao, who had gone to the timber factory to check, finally returned home, belatedly...]

[When he left, the whole village saw him off. When he came back, everything had changed. Seeing the deserted village, Shi Haitao's expression gradually became frightened. He once again felt like he wanted to escape, but couldn't.]

[Because you have appeared, blocking his way, and a powerful aura gushed out, making him both terrified at your resurrection from the dead and afraid of your powerful pressure.]

[“How is that possible? You are clearly dead… Sir, please spare me… Forget it, I will fight you to the death!” Shi Haitao struggled with this for a long time. In the end, he decided that there was no chance of survival. He simply gave up and tried to fight you to the death.]

[You stroked your chin and said, "Don't rush to die. I'll give you one last chance. What's going on here? Are you from the Slaanesh Cult? Has this village been occupied by you? Has the corpse of the Demon Tomb Master been stolen?"]

[“Hmm?” After your series of questions, Shi Haitao’s eyes lit up, and he found that he still had a glimmer of hope.]

[After rolling his cunning eyes back and forth for a few times, Shi Haitao came up with an idea and spoke hastily, with ups and downs, quite seductively: "Sir, you don't know, there is actually an astonishing secret hidden here. Only Lao Wang and I know this secret. Even our director, guess what? Haha, even she..."]

[Before he could finish his words, you suddenly frowned and looked at your watch.]

[Then, you raised your hand to stop him, and said in almost the same tone as he just said: "...Forget it, you speak too slowly. You should just die first."]

【“???” Shi Haitao’s eyes widened in haste, “No, sir, let me make it short. There are still many secrets here. Please listen to me——”

[“No time to explain.” Without saying anything, you pulled your waist and hips in, elbowing him hard several times.]

[Before his death, Shi Haitao erupted with astonishing strength, and burst out with the strongest highlight of his life. He managed to shout out his last words, proving that his speaking speed was not slow: "No, you can't do this. You are not worthy of being a strong man if you don't keep your promise. You can't do this~"]

【Click! 】

[The screams suddenly stopped. You finished your work and took out a bottle of "Self-severing Meridians" brand mineral water at the last moment of sunset. You unscrewed the lid, gulped it down, and vomited it, asking for death.]

[You actually used this method to force yourself to die in order to increase your reward level. You are indeed a talent. ]

[Under the effect of "Self-severing Meridians (Epic)", your body instantly collapsed, and this time you really died. ]

[In the moment before death when your consciousness fades, you suddenly hear a gentle sigh from a voice not far away:]

[“Alas~”]

[The sun sets, all living things leave, you die at the last moment of sunset, this journey ends, settlement in progress...]

[Evaluation: It is not easy to kill everyone, you are invincible in the village! ]

[You, the invincible one, are lost again, and have failed to discover the truth hidden in this small border village. ]

[But so what? Although you didn't find out the secret, you killed all the participants. Isn't this a perfect ending? Look at it in a positive way. Who are you? Maybe this secret is not important to you at all?]

[You get the item: Mortal Kombat (Excellent)]

[Mortal Kombat (Excellent): This is a pair of very exquisite boxing gloves. If you only look at the appearance, you might even think they are a pair of human heads. When you put them on, you gain the "Fist of the Heart", and your punching speed will reach the limit - 1 punches per second! Every punch makes you old! ]

[Number of times opened today: 1/3]

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Wow!

With a bang, another brand new blue quality item was put into the bag. The fog in front of Xu Shu's eyes dissipated, and the revolving lantern disappeared.

He left the future vision and suddenly returned to the present, his mind a little dazed - it was eight o'clock in the morning on December 12th, and he was standing at the entrance of the underground passage, surrounded by staff members who were screaming and running for their lives.

Everything that happened before is still vivid in my mind, making me feel an irresistible sense of time and space confusion.

Fortunately, Xu Shu had already overcome this feeling of being on the wrong path.

The reason for his trance was the faint female sigh he heard at the end of the journey.

"Are there any masters?"

"Who is it?"

"Could it be the thief who stole Felicity's body?"

"Or has the local director, 'Bo Zao Zi', arrived at the scene?"

"There is too little information. This is possible~"

Xu Shu touched his chin and stopped.

Based on the information obtained from these two expeditions, he initially judged that there was indeed something strange about this small town of Yinli.

Including the "Potato Sister" in this underground laboratory, she is most likely from Yangshe Village, because she is exactly the same as those monsters created through special means.

In other words, her power is the strongest among them.

Because Xu Shu had just killed all the mutants, the quality of the curse crystals he obtained varied, but the best was only one or two blue ones, and the rest were green and white curse crystals, which were quite entry-level monsters.

"No wonder those researchers want to get secrets from Sister Potato."

"However, the garrison under the command of the director here is actually in cahoots with the secret cult, using living people for experiments and artificially catalyzing the birth of the 'devil man'. This is simply insane!"

"Speaking of which, this operation seems a little familiar to me..."

"Ah, now I remember, wasn't it this process that happened to Principal Yang Chong and his daughter Yang Manman? That's how his daughter was turned into an unclean being of the Slaanesh lineage!"

"Yang Chong's last name is Yang. Yangshe Village knows that there are many people with the last name Yang. What a coincidence. Could it be that Yang Chong left from here?"

"That seems possible. After the catastrophe, ordinary people like them are unable to migrate across the safe zone. But if it was before the catastrophe, it was still possible."

"There is only one chance left today. With my current strength, as long as I can control myself and not mess around, these cultists and demons won't be able to do anything to me. I can be bolder and explore further~"

After some thought, Xu Shu decided to try again, being cautious.

Apart from anything else, the Slaanesh Cult entrenched in Yangshe Village must be destroyed, and those victims who have been transformed into half-human, half-ghost must also be eliminated.

This is out of a sense of justice and is definitely not for those mere 21 tiny curse crystals.

After all, it's not worth much money, not even as much as a hair from Potato Sister!

"By the way, the mysterious woman who appeared at the end might have been lured out because I wiped out the entire Yangshe Village?"

"If I act earlier, is there a hope that I can lure her out in advance and see how strong she is during the expedition?"

"Well, it's a good time to try it!"

"If that woman is the local director, then I will withdraw immediately. The director of Penglai District is at the middle stage of the third rank and should not be underestimated!"

With this in mind, Xu Shu no longer hesitated, opened the Taichu Volume again, and entered fiercely:
[Detecting the current status...][Detection completed! ]

[Your situation is not good, but you are a reckless man, so you decide to find out the truth about the mysterious woman and fight her.]

【You'd better explore the bottom normally. 】

[You grabbed a red scarf and covered your face, then rushed into the underground laboratory again. You saw the violent killing tree demon, three researchers in danger, and the cold-blooded Gothic girl, Potato Sister.]

[Your arrival startled everyone. After a brief pause, the three researchers immediately shouted to you, Great Sage, “Come and help us!”]

[You sneered and cursed, "A bunch of scum, using living people as vessels to summon demons, how cruel and insane, they deserve to die!"]

[Before you finished speaking, you grabbed three researchers and crushed them to death. They wanted to beg for mercy before they died, but it was too late. You acted too quickly.]

[This sudden scene shocked the tree demon greatly. It stared at your back and asked cautiously: "One of us?"]

[Hearing this, you looked at it with contempt: "A treacherous servant who turned against his master and killed humans. It is true that those who are not of my race must have different hearts! Who are you to be my friend?"]

[You slapped it, and this late-stage second-order monster became as weak as a chicken in front of you and turned into powder.]

[“Ah?” Sweet Potato sister opened her mouth wide, her face full of intimidation and shock. In just two sentences, all the enemies and allies were killed, which made her completely understand the gap between her and you.]

[While she was still hesitating about how to escape from your hands, you had already arrived in front of her, grabbed her chest, and suddenly chanted:——]

[“I already know about the suffering and torture you experienced in your life. Now I need you to cooperate with me to investigate the truth behind the scenes. In return, I will give justice to all the people of Yang Village!”]

[“Hey…you want to help me?” Sweet Potato Sister was stunned at first, then her eyes rolled around and she began to think evilly.]

[Seeing this, you urged your domineering aura, using your pressure to frighten her, and shouted domineeringly: "Of course! I am the Conqueror King Yu Mingluan, I save the suffering and the distressed, reward the good and punish the evil! All the evil in the world will be brought to justice by me!"]

[After you finished speaking, Sister Yangyu was completely shocked by you. The malice in her eyes faded slightly, and the last bit of humanity that remained began to emerge. Her eyes became moist, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.]

[Seeing this, you smiled slightly, having already known this situation clearly - all the contaminated people will be dominated by the behavior and evil thoughts of monsters, but they still retain some of their memories before they died.

[Through some method, this part of memory can be awakened briefly and temporarily take the lead until it is exhausted. During this period, they will show the last light of humanity! ]

[Obviously, under the pressure of your majestic and righteous aura, Sister Potato fell into your trap, and her humanity was awakened.]

[Quack? Is this you? This is the righteous Penglai law enforcement officer! ]

[You are so great and glorious, your dazzling light makes people dare not look directly at you! ]

[But please take your claws away from her milky white snow first. ]

[“My Lord, I…” Sister Potato looked around at the sea of ​​blood and the mountain of corpses, with a horrified expression, like a frightened little rabbit.]

[“Don’t be afraid, tell me slowly.” You hold her in your arms and walk out of the laboratory, listening to her sobbing and confiding as you walk.]

[It turns out that the sperm-eating ghost Yangyu's sister is named Yang Yu, a villager of Yangshe Village. She was originally a senior high school student at the local welfare school. She was 28 years old, young and beautiful, with both parents, and her life was quite comfortable.]

[The nightmare began a month and a half ago, when Yang Yu finished a week of schoolwork and returned to his home in the countryside.]

[Originally thought to be a warm family reunion, but her parents suddenly seemed to have changed into different people, showing an almost insane piety towards the foreign man who came to preach, and even worshipped a strange statue. ]

[From then on, Yang Yu had nightmares all night long. She couldn't fall asleep. Whenever she closed her eyes, she would see the scene of her parents being affectionate and loving.]

[Yes, what she saw was a glued-together picture of her parents, with every detail and every movement just right, as if they were filming the wildest love story.]

[At the end of each climax of the story, she would hear a woman whispering to her in a gentle voice, which she could not understand at all.]

[In just two days, Yang Yu's mental state was tortured to an extremely bad state. She wanted to leave this place and go back to school in town.]

【However, it was too late. 】

[That night, she saw her parents in heat again, and the malice in her heart suddenly swelled, prompting her to pounce on her parents like a vampire and suck their blood, just like when she was in her cradle and was fed with breast milk.]

[She lost all her rationality and ate with big mouthfuls, until she suddenly woke up and found that her parents, who were originally in their prime, had been completely sucked dry by her and turned into two old, shrunken corpses.]

[A group of hooded men walked in with torches in their hands, laughing and talking happily, and said excitedly: "It's done, this is the most perfect work of this time, it's finally done, we are one step closer to God's footsteps——"]

“Do these people look like this?”

While asking questions, Xu Shu appropriately described the appearance characteristics of Shi Haitao and his other subordinates, focusing mainly on their clothing.

[“It’s not him. You are talking about the town guardian. I know him, but they are latecomers.” Yang Yu said.]

[It turns out that these hooded cultists are quite mysterious. They brought a kind of evil magic and taught it to Shi Haitao. They also gave him three beautiful women to seduce him to join the cult.]

[Shi Haitao failed to resist the temptation. Of course, it was not just the beauty that prompted him to join, but the evil method taught to him by the cultists was a special method of refining evil servants, which could improve the grade of his evil servants.]

[According to the propaganda of the believers, this secret method can allow his strange servant to advance to the same level as the master of the Demon Tomb - that is a third-level peak strongman! ]

[This is an irresistible temptation to become stronger. Shi Haitao succumbed to his desire, eliminated dissidents, persuaded others to join the church, and used Yangshe Village as a base. ]

[Through the cultists' worship of the corpse of the demon tomb owner, they constantly use its bones to make soup, feed it to the children in the village, and perform rituals day and night, and a higher quality 'demon' can be born.]

[This seems to rely on the life and flesh of the other party's biological parents as nourishment. Every demon who is born will eventually lose their parents. ]

[But it doesn't matter. The villagers have been brainwashed by the cultists. They are willing to do it even at the cost of their lives. It seems that as long as they do this, they can enter the so-called kingdom of God, be redeemed, and wash away the sins of this life.]

[As the quality of the demons produced became better and better, Shi Haitao clearly felt that his ghost servants were improving, his strength was increasing, and he was one step closer to the third realm.]

[Everything was going smoothly and the future was very bright. However, just when he was about to enjoy the fruits of his labor, an accident occurred.]

[More than a week ago, the cult members suddenly committed suicide one after another. Some drowned themselves in washbasins, some suffocated themselves with plastic bags, and some cut open their esophagus and took out their internal organs to feed wild animals. There were all kinds of strange deaths.]

[At the same time, the even worse news is that the corpse of the Demon Tomb Master, the most crucial thing in the whole plan, suddenly disappeared! ]

[And what Yang Yu said next is almost what you already know.]

[Although the believers who caused the incident committed suicide for unknown reasons, Shi Haitao and others, who had already tasted the sweetness of the plan, were unwilling to give up this plan.]

[They continued to maintain their original pace, secretly refining demons and improving the strength of their servants. ]

[Yang Yu was brought here by Wang Quanxing, one of the masters of this plan. After successfully improving the strength of his strange servant, the Tree Demon, Wang Quanxing seemed to have learned some secrets and immediately wanted to interrogate Yang Yu about the whereabouts of the Demon Tomb's corpse.]

[This is also the reason why the researchers here have been trying to torture her. ]

[But the result was obviously out of control. After the tree demon advanced, its strength increased greatly and it turned against its master. ]

[“So, why can the strange servant go out of control? How did you make this tree demon advance?” you asked. ]

[“Are you talking about Brother Huaishu?”]

【"right."】

[“I don’t know, I really don’t know… I only know that when they were shocking me, the monster in my body made a strange sound. It said, it said…”]

[Yang Yu muttered to herself. Suddenly, she trembled several times. Her face became gloomy and the corners of her mouth raised an evil arc. It was as if she had become a different person. Her voice was hoarse and she said maliciously:]

[“Because glory to the Lord! The Lord is the embodiment of sexy beauty, the first honor of pride, and the bottom prison of indulgence…”]

[Instantly, the lights in the entire passage flickered, then turned blue-green. It seemed like something had descended. It was deep and terrifying! ]

(End of this chapter)