Atlas of Heaven and Man

Wu Dajin said with a worried frown, "When the incident happened yesterday, we were holding a sacrificial rite in the ancestral hall. That thing suddenly descended, and the people inside the hall started kowtowing to it as if they were possessed. No amount of persuasion could stop them, and the number of possessed people kept increasing.

Seeing that something was wrong, I immediately went out to evacuate the townspeople, but I was too slow. Out of the thousand or so people in town, at least three or four hundred have been affected.

I thought of rushing back in to kill that thing, but ended up losing more than a dozen brothers. There was really no other choice but to retreat."

Although he only had twenty-odd security team members left, it wouldn't be difficult to organize the evacuated townspeople and gather a hundred or so people. But the problem was that flying head was too difficult to deal with. Getting close to it could easily drive people crazy, making them kowtow to it, and some even blocked them with red eyes.

Which of those affected townspeople weren't their relatives? Even with weapons in hand, they couldn't bring themselves to use them, and could only retreat in a disheveled state.

After the people from the contractor company arrived, someone suggested calling in a few fire trucks to disperse the villagers, but Wu Dajin firmly disagreed. It was so cold that being hit by cold water would definitely cause people to get frostbite, not to mention that there were many elderly and children in the ancestral hall who couldn't withstand that.

Some of the contractor company's people didn't believe it and tried to charge in a few times without hurting anyone, but they all failed. One of the contractors even started kowtowing to those flying heads like the townspeople. Everyone was horrified, and no one dared to rush in without a way to deal with the flying heads.

At this moment, a leading contractor from one of the companies came up and asked Chen Chuan, "Contractor Chen, I heard someone say that once the flying head is eliminated, everyone will regain their senses?"

Wu Dajin also looked over with anticipation.

Chen Chuan replied, "That's right, but if we get close now, the nearby townspeople will definitely attack us, so if we go from the outside, we will inevitably clash with the townspeople."

The man immediately looked disappointed. If that was the case, this person could only play a role at the end or at a critical moment. How to rush in still depended on them finding a way.

Just then, everyone suddenly heard a sound like a bird or a child crying.

Chen Chuan looked up and saw a black dot like a bird flying in the distance. But he could see clearly that it wasn't a bird, but clearly a human head!

It was just that the human head's ears were spread out like bird wings, and the expression on its face was a half-smile. It circled above a building and then fell back down.

Wu Dajin's expression was ugly as he said, "Contractor Chen, that's the ancestral hall. This thing comes out to wander around once every hour."

Chen Chuan couldn't help but reveal a pensive look.

One of the contractors said impatiently, "Captain Wu, we sympathize with the Wu Family Town's plight, but we were hired to solve it. We can't just stand there. You want to avoid hurting anyone, but it's very difficult for us to do that.

But you have to know that if we don't complete the task, the Government Affairs Office might directly send the patrol team next time. They all carry guns and have a very rough style. They won't be as reasonable as we are."

Wu Dajin's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Contractor Chen, will it work?!"

Chen Chuan nodded to him and said to the people from the various contractor companies behind him, "It's just that when the flying head is attacked, those townspeople who have lost their minds may come out to stop us. Then we will have to trouble you all."

Upon hearing this, everyone from the contractor companies responded one after another, "Don't worry, Contractor Chen, leave this to us."

Chen Chuan knew very well that when the flying head came over, those townspeople wouldn't run around randomly, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to run as fast as it could fly. By the time they ran over, he might have already solved it.

But if he didn't do that, the other contractors would seem useless, which would definitely cause his evaluation to drop. By mentioning this, whether it was useful or not, at least there would be no problem with the evaluation.

He wasn't just giving these people face. There were quite a few contractors, and they had martial strength. The twenty-odd security team members couldn't stop them at all. If they really disregarded everything, the unarmed townspeople inside wouldn't be anything, but they were still concerned about the townspeople's bodies and didn't choose to force their way in. Because of this, he was willing to lend a hand.

He said to Wu Dajin, "Captain Wu, I need you to do some things and find some things."

"Contractor Chen, just tell me what you need, and I'll find it for you!" Wu Dajin quickly replied.

Chen Chuan said, "First, you are responsible for dispersing the irrelevant people watching around. When the flying head comes out later, they may be severely affected."

Someone from the contractor company said, "We brought barricade ropes this time, which should be able to help."

Wu Dajin said, "That's great." He grabbed a town security team member and instructed him to take people to help, and then asked Chen Chuan, "Contractor Chen, what else do you need?"

Chen Chuan told him what he needed, and Wu Dajin immediately summoned the townspeople and team members present to go out and find things. In less than half an hour, everything he needed was gathered.

As he instructed, the crowd used the dismantled bricks and stones to form a makeshift altar, and they even brought a sheep, knocked it unconscious, and placed it on top.

However, while offering sacrifices, someone needed to step forward and kowtow in order to complete the ritual.

Chen Chuan said to the two Zhen'an Security Team members who had been chosen and were somewhat apprehensive, "You don't need to worry. Even if you accidentally lose your mind, you can quickly recover after we deal with the flying head."

Seeing that the two people were still shrinking back, Wu Dajin went up and kicked each of them, then whipped them several times with his belt, "What the hell are you standing there for? Are you embarrassed? Are you embarrassed? Get up there!"

After being beaten and scolded by him, the two team members had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk up. After they knelt down, Wu Dajin, following Chen Chuan's instructions, personally went up and slit the sheep's throat, and a stream of blood spurted out, quickly gathering in the earthenware pot that had been placed below, releasing a strong bloody smell.

Wu Dajin shouted at the two team members who were still stunned, "What are you standing there for? Kowtow! Kowtow!"

The two people woke up as if from a dream and quickly kowtowed towards the altar.

The surrounding people also dispersed quickly, all waiting nervously and solemnly, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement around.

Just as everyone was suspecting that this method was useless, Chen Chuan suddenly saw signs of etherealization appearing on his "Second Self." He raised his head and said, "There."

Everyone present raised their heads and was shocked to see that the flying head had already flown above them at some point.

Chen Chuan then discerned that something was wrong, because this flying head was different from the one he had just seen; it was not the same one.

This situation was also beyond his expectations. Could there be two of them?

He quickly turned his thoughts. Regardless of whether this flying head in front of him was related to the one in the town, the townspeople were clearly not affected by this one, so he had to deal with the one in the town first.

So he reached into his pocket, flicked his hand, and several pebbles flew out. One of the pebbles hit the flying head, and it was immediately startled, letting out an unpleasant screech and flying away.

Wu Dajin was puzzled, "Delegate Chen, this…"

Chen Chuan said, "It's not this one. There are two flying heads. We can only deal with one at a time. Send a few people over to try to drive this flying head away, but don't get too close to avoid being affected."

One of the people from the commission company immediately interjected, "Delegate Chen, leave it to us." Saying that, he led a few people with prepared tools and followed after the flying head.

Not long after this flying head was driven away, an unpleasant screech came, and a black spot flew out from the town and came towards them.

Chen Chuan said, "Back up, everyone back up."

Everyone saw it and quickly retreated, leaving only him standing in front.

The flying head came directly to the altar and circled twice above it. At close range, everyone could see the skull tightly attached to the seemingly withered face, but it was full of wrinkles. At this moment, the face actually revealed a comfortable and hungry expression, and then it couldn't wait to fall down, plunging headfirst into the pool of blood.

At this time, apart from the two people who were still kowtowing, some of the security team members who were close by suddenly began to twitch and were immediately controlled by the people from the commission company. Further away, those who were watching behind the barrier ropes all started vomiting, and soon there were few who could stand properly.

Chen Chuan glanced at his "Second Self," which showed obvious signs of etherealization. He took a deep breath, stuck the Snow Sovereign Blade into the ground, held the hilt, and walked forward, slowly dragging the blade out.

He started by walking relatively slowly, but the flying head hadn't noticed and was gnawing on the sheep's body, making chewing sounds. However, as he approached, it seemed to become more vigilant and looked up.

Chen Chuan had been paying attention to its changes. Now, even though he hadn't reached the easiest distance to swing the blade, he couldn't wait any longer. His whole body suddenly crossed seven or eight meters, and then a flash of light swept past!

With a shrill screech, the flying head, even though it had dodged in time, still had a small piece of flesh and half an ear fly off. However, it didn't seem to affect its flight. The remaining part was still窜ing upwards, and it was about to escape the range of the blade's momentum. The people watching behind were all anxious.

Chen Chuan remained calm. At this time, he suddenly pulled out the halberd-gun from his waist and fired seven shots in a row at the top, creating blood holes on the surface of the head.

The flying head swayed a few times, and finally fell straight down from above with a thud, landing on the ground. At this moment, the etherealization of the "Second Self" suddenly deepened, as if some strong harm was being inflicted on him.

He remained unmoved, put down the gun, calmly walked up, and with one step, with a crack, the head was instantly crushed by him. Then he turned around calmly, looked at the stunned crowd, and said, "Captain Wu."

"Here, here," Wu Dajin woke up as if from a dream and hurried over, looking at him with some excitement and nervousness.

Chen Chuan said in a steady tone, "Please, Captain Wu, set up another altar and see if we can attract the other flying head over. Now that we've seen it, let's get rid of it together."

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