And now, upon hearing Gu Xinghe's explanation...
They learned that there was a clearly dug passage in the soil beneath the coffins where the bodies of their deceased relatives were kept.
But there was no sign of the ghouls they had expected, nor was there anything else.
Everyone present began to have doubts—
Could the one who stole the corpse from the coffin not be the legendary ghoul?
Or were they just "ordinary" tomb raiders, or cultists with a particular need for human corpses?
Otherwise, if the ghouls' lair really is located beneath the cemetery.
Why can't we find any trace of these monsters now?
Gu Xinghe felt that the speculation that everyone was based on "real-world needs" was rather unreasonable.
Because he didn't tell them—
The entire underground tunnel actually exists not only in the soil layer beneath the coffins containing the bodies of their loved ones.
It even connects to the bottom of almost every coffin in this cemetery.
However, in the other passages, some were simply connected to this one, and the bodies in the coffins had not yet been stolen.
Moreover, judging from the messages sent back by the ten spider clones of Red Spider who are still exploring underground...
Gu Xinghe then learned that—
The underground network of tunnels in Seto City doesn't just exist beneath the cemetery.
As the red spider's clones traveled along these passages, they discovered—
The underground network beneath this cemetery also connects to the city's entire sewer system.
According to Gu Xinghe's account.
Ghouls are a race that uses urban underground tunnels, sewers, and cemeteries as their lair.
And now, although there is still no trace of it, it is highly likely that there are ghouls in this city.
However, it also connects the sewers and the cemetery, and even subtly includes other underground areas.
Together, they formed a very complete and complex network of urban underground tunnels.
Therefore, it is clear that this is not something that can be done simply by human power.
After all, if, as everyone present is guessing, these underground tunnels were dug by tomb raiders or cultists.
It would have been absolutely impossible for such a vast and complex underground network to have formed.
Therefore, Gu Xinghe is now even more convinced that those missing corpses were also stolen by ghouls.
But the only puzzling thing is where these ghouls are hiding.
Theoretically, during the day, these ghouls should be hiding in the underground tunnels they dug for the city.
They only come out in groups at night.
At the same time, this network of underground tunnels, tightly connected by ghouls, is itself a ghoul's lair.
It exists like an underground kingdom of ants.
In such a complex network structure diagram.
Even if a ghoul is discovered or chased within the tunnels, the one with the advantage will most likely be the ghoul who is more familiar with the underground tunnels.
Even if someone unprepared were to stumble into such a complex and interconnected passageway, they might get lost within it.
However, nowadays, it's not just in this nest beneath the cemetery.
Even after the red spider tried to track the ghoul and came to the city's sewers, it still couldn't find the ghoul's presence.
They hunted for food at night, after stealing the corpse.
Where did these ghouls, who should have been hiding in their dens feeding and digesting during the day, go?
But at that moment, Gu Xinghe, still in the cemetery, noticed a common thread among the stolen corpses—
On each tombstone in the cemetery, the name and birth and death dates of the deceased are engraved.
The deaths of those whose bodies were stolen all occurred between three and two years ago.
Under normal circumstances, a body buried naturally in the ground will begin to decompose after 8 to 9 days.
It will completely decompose into bones in about two months.
In cold, dry places, the decomposition of such a corpse will be slower.
However, because the bodies in the cemetery are "protected" by coffins, and the temperature in the snow country is relatively cold.
Therefore, the time it takes for a body to decompose in a coffin is approximately between several months and several years.
The seemingly large time variable is actually a change caused by humidity and the degree of sealing of the coffin.
Recently, the bodies stolen from the city of Seth have all belonged to people who died two to three years ago.
Although ghouls can eat other foods besides corpses.
But what ghouls actually like most is still rotting corpses.
In other words, the corpses of people who died two to three years ago are the food that the ghouls choose to eat while they are at their "best before they die".
If this continues for a while, these corpses will completely decompose and turn into bones, no longer meeting the standards for food.
Thinking about this, Gu Xinghe understood why the ghouls targeted the corpses of his clients' relatives.
And why did we find that the passage we just saw was dug, but the body in the coffin wasn't stolen?
At this moment, everyone present saw that Gu Xinghe seemed to have found a way to continue the investigation.
Everyone present began to disperse, leaving only Gu Xinghe to continue his work.
Meanwhile, Semi looked at Gu Xinghe with some reluctance.
They wanted to stay by his side and watch how he worked, or even become his assistant.
However, after his protests proved ineffective, Semih was eventually taken away by his father, Hansen.
After everyone left, Gu Xinghe began his search throughout the entire city of Set.
Although on the surface it appears that they are continuing to search for clues within the city.
But in reality, Gu Xinghe was walking on the ground while secretly sensing the situation underground.
In the process, he discovered a very interesting phenomenon—
Apart from the tunnel space beneath the cemetery.
All the city’s sewers, and even those other underground tunnels that were clearly dug by ghouls in Set.
Gu Xinghe could perceive all of these underground areas using his mental power.
The area below the cemetery was a blank space for him.
Moreover, based on his observation of the construction marks of other tunnels dug by ghouls outside the cemetery.
These tunnels were clearly dug only recently.
This timing also clearly coincides with the time when the people of Set discovered that the bodies in the cemetery had disappeared.
In other words, it might be after the day the stars return to their proper positions.
This ghoul clan became active and began stealing corpses in the city of Set for food.
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