The firelight flickered, and the stench was overwhelming. Even the most prepared man was so shocked by the scene before him that he vomited uncontrollably. The coroner who came to examine the body was also trembling.

Wang Yangzhi, the head constable of Qingmang City, also looked very grim. As the inspector on duty in Sanniu Town, he was embarrassed by what had happened. But looking closely at the horrific scene, he felt a deep sense of pressure.

"Village Chief Zhang, have you heard anything from the village heads and headmen?"

This is not the first case of disappearance in Niugang Village. Starting with the disappearance of a hunter's wife and children two weeks ago, there have been twelve such cases in Niugang Village.

Today's case did catch a clue: screams came from the landlord's house in Niugang Village, attracting the attention of the villagers. When they arrived, they discovered a murder!

"I can assure you that this was not done by the villagers, because those bullies and hooligans disappeared long ago."

Indeed, no one in the village had that opportunity, because after the disappearances, the village chief led people to bring back all those who lived alone to the village.

Other families maintained contact with each other through the village head and the head of the household to ensure their safety. Only this landlord's family, because they had servants and warriors, thought they were safe and sound. But what happened?

When they arrived, many of the servants outside were dead, mostly mummified corpses that had been gnawed to pieces! The martial artist was nowhere to be seen! And the landlord's family? Except for the children who had disappeared, they were all neatly arranged in this blood-soaked house!

What kind of terrible situation was it?

The landlord's greasy, yellow skin was torn open and nailed to the beams and pillars, making him look like a fat bird with its flesh and feathers spread wide! His intestines hung down his neck, and his internal organs were dug out by his bare hands!

And his wives and beautiful concubines? One was lucky enough to have a complete corpse, while the others had pieces of their faces gnawed off by some wild beast, their bodies covered in cracks and signs of being eaten, and their genitals contained an unknown white and yellow liquid mixed with their blood.

One by one, twisted infants crawled out from their bellies, which had been forcibly ripped open by bare hands. What were they? They were monstrous offspring, resembling both dogs and humans!

The village chief felt a chill run through his body, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would burst out of his chest. Such evil deeds and such a monstrous person could only be done by a legendary demon!

"Inspector Wang, you absolutely must catch this demon!"

This left Wang Yangzhi speechless. He had thought he could handle the situation as a second-level martial artist, but now he couldn't handle it at all. Just looking at how small those monstrous offspring were, it was clear that they couldn't have developed in just one or two months. This ability to stimulate flesh and blood was something that a mere brute like him could never achieve!

These are turbulent times! These are turbulent times!

"Don't worry, I definitely won't stand idly by. When I return to the city this time, I'll ask the head constable of the yamen to resolve this matter!"

Wang Yangzhi dared not look at the bloody scene any longer. Instead, he decided to leave quickly, fearing that the perpetrator might return and he might lose his life there!

After the coroner finished examining the scene, the mangled corpses were hastily prepared to be taken to the mortuary. After Wang Yangzhi left with the other constables and police, the village chief decided that the remaining villagers should hide in the ancestral hall for a while and go out to avoid danger at dawn.

However, after everyone had brought their families to the ancestral hall, a cold wind came at midnight and extinguished the flames in the hall. Then the doors were closed in the darkness.

"Ughhhh!"

"You beast! You beast!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

...

Screams, pleas for mercy, wails—a variety of sounds rang out in the village, and a thick stench of blood permeated the air. Finally, under the moonlight, four people approached the village.

"Zhang Erhe, I know you're in there. Good riddance! Last time you tricked me with your fake body, now I'll lock you in this cage and see how you run away!"

The moonlight illuminated the face of the newcomer, Liao Tianming, who had once missed his chance to inherit the legacy at Woniu Mountain. At this moment, his insect-like transformation was even more prominent, with dark green exoskeletons covering half of his face.

"Run? Why would I run? If I really run, I'm afraid you'll call in a martial arts master or report my existence to the authorities without hesitation!"

“This place should have been noticed by the government or the other two families long ago, but you kept it a secret for the sake of the bloodline inheritance in my body.”

"I smell it! Blood Thread Gu, Blood Bee Gu, Blood Puppet Gu, and Brain-Eating Gu... I never thought someone would actually eat their own brain and replace it with an insect. You're ruthless! You're really ruthless!"

The sound of chewing echoed in the ancestral hall. A man opened the door and emerged, carrying a thick, almost foggy aura of blood. His face was deathly pale, speckled with purple, blood-like spots, and his movements were somewhat stiff. The water beneath his feet was viscous like mud. Behind him were many hunting dogs with bloodshot eyes. Unlike traditional hunting dogs, their bodies resembled those of humans.

"These are your underlings, right? To be honest, they don't taste good at all; they're all fishy, ​​foul-smelling juice when you bite into them."

Throwing out the head of a man with a mutated mouth that resembled a straw, the former hunter Zhang Erhe was no longer afraid of the scions of the powerful families before him.

"Eighteen days, just eighteen days, and you, a hunter who is nothing, can kill a second-level martial artist. This Blood Path True Inheritance is truly amazing."

Insects take in their environment through their compound eyes, and Liao Tianming also sensed that his free-range prey was gradually slipping out of his control.

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