Xia Tianqiong sat on a bench, her arms, legs and head being pulled in a spread-eagle position by a dark force.
It felt a bit like being torn apart by five horses.
If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't last two seconds before their body was torn apart. Fortunately, he is a ghost hunter.
He immediately invoked the Netherworld power of the Contract Ghost, attaching it to his entire body, and then with a gentle tremor, dispersed the Netherworld power that was wrapped around him.
"That was fucking close!"
Although the crisis was easily resolved, Xia Tianqiong was still taken aback.
If you react slowly, you might be torn to pieces on the spot.
On the other side, Akita Shun and his companions were also entangled by the ghostly power emanating from the animal skin painting, but they all managed to overcome the crisis.
Only the severely injured and unconscious teammate, unable to resist, had a leg torn off.
Although this is a hospital, no one is here to stop his bleeding; he probably won't survive.
At the same time, several screams came from upstairs again, followed by the sight of blood-dripping arms, legs, heads, and other body parts flying down the stairwell.
They gathered around the animal skin painting and assembled themselves into a Frankenstein's monster.
Everyone present, including Xia Tianqiong, was somewhat surprised.
This stitched monster is the shape of the first pattern painted on the animal skin, and it is also one of the two monsters that Akita Shun and his group destroyed.
This leads to a guess.
Even if you kill the Stitches, it will reassemble itself after fifteen minutes.
It seems that they are still assembling the pieces one by one from left to right, following the order shown in the pattern.
As long as there are people in this building, this assembly will not end until all six patterns are completed.
As for what will happen after all six are completed, it is still unknown.
Xia Tianqiong subconsciously thought of a solution.
If we kill all the humans in the building, will this strange event end?
He wasn't the only one with this idea.
"Captain, what's next? Should we continue killing the monsters?"
The team members all looked at Akita Shun, waiting for his decision.
They merely sighed at the critically injured team member who was about to bleed to death, and then paid no further attention.
The casualties among the Tricksters have always been high, and this team was only temporarily formed in the last few days, so there wasn't much of a bond between them.
"I can think of two solutions right now."
Akita Shun's expression was solemn. After a moment's thought, he spoke, "First, continue hunting these monsters to continuously deplete their Netherworld Power. Once we've exhausted it, we'll win."
But it's uncertain whether we can hold out until then; we might just run out of energy first.
The second method is to kill everyone in the building, thus depriving it of the conditions to assemble the monster, which might end this strange event.
But as you also know, the Administration won't allow us to kill innocent people unless absolutely necessary.
The Bureau of Mysterious Affairs has a rule.
When dealing with strange events, if the mission requires it or the situation is critical, the Ghost Hunter can sacrifice civilians to ensure the safety of the Ghost Hunter himself.
However, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation and causing unnecessary killings, every ghost hunter must wear a police body camera on their chest when on a mission to record their behavior.
If it is discovered that a Ghost Hunter intentionally causes a large number of casualties, they will be investigated, points will be deducted, and they may even be banned from accepting missions.
Therefore, no ghost hunter would kill indiscriminately unless absolutely necessary.
Xia Tianqiong was also wearing a recording device.
This not only serves a supervisory role, but also acts as a basis for calculating scores later on.
"Captain, why don't we ask that person? Maybe he has a solution."
A tall, thin team member raised his chin and pointed to Xia Tianqiong not far away.
Akita Shun frowned, somewhat displeased. "This is our mission. If we ask him, wouldn't that be giving the mission to him?"
"We have no way to resolve this mission either."
"Try the first method first. If it doesn't work, try the second one. If it still doesn't work, then give the task to Xia Tianqiong. He'll be the one to clean up our mess."
Akita Shun sneered, suddenly feeling a bit smug.
Next, they took action and killed the Stitches again.
Fifteen minutes later, another Frankenstein's monster appeared, and it was killed as well.
During the break in the middle, Akita Shun led his men upstairs and made everyone move to the first floor.
This is to prepare for the second method: gathering people together makes it easier to kill them.
Of course, no one wanted to go down to the first floor; the closer one got to the animal skin painting, the more dangerous it was.
Akita Shun and his gang, relying on their positions within the Bureau and their respective skills in trickery, used a combination of deception and threats to drive all the survivors in the building to the first floor.
At a glance, there were at least four or five hundred people, most of whom were there for medical treatment, and a small number of whom were medical staff.
Many people recognized Xia Tianqiong and came to him for protection, hoping he could save them.
Xia Tianqiong simply smiled and shook her head, offering no reply.
Akita Shun and his team killed the Stitches four times in a row, until the fifth time, when they had to stop.
They discovered a terrible truth.
Every time the Frankenstein monster is killed, it becomes stronger when it is reassembled.
Its skin hardens, its speed increases, and it becomes as strong as an ox.
It was easy to kill at first, but by the fourth time, even the golden toad could hardly defeat it.
The Golden Toad is a vicious monster; if even it can't defeat it, then Akita Shun's team will be in danger.
"We can't kill any more, otherwise the next monster that appears will threaten our safety."
Akita Shun finally ordered the first method to be stopped.
Someone whispered, "How about we go with the second option? Kill everyone?"
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