Chapter 165 Clues

Nick continued with a serious look: "Although the tunnel inside is not complicated and there are not many forks, it is also not spacious and it is difficult for people to go down.

Judging from the flight path of the strange object, the passage leads to a certain location in the town."

Jason frowned slightly: "The murderer is hiding among the townspeople, and this person has a bunch of monster subordinates? This means that the clues are broken again."

"That's about it," Nick nodded and continued:

"Maybe we can try the dumbest method and search all the residents' homes. Maybe we can get something."

Clown pursed his lips. This was indeed the dumbest way. If the patrol team was used to search, it would be a test with the lives of ordinary people, and they might not find anything. They had to do it themselves.

The act of large-scale search itself sends a signal to the outside world that lurking enemies can leave calmly, and in the end, it is likely that nothing will be accomplished and the mission will be considered a failure.

They couldn't stay in this town forever. As long as the perpetrator was not caught on the spot, the enemy could just wait for them to leave and come back.

He thought for a moment and asked, "How far did the strange object fly just now? Can you calculate it?"

"No need to calculate, it is displayed on the strange object."

Nick took the metal dragonfly in his hand, sensed it for a while and said, "It just flew for three minutes and twenty-six seconds, explored a 1,200-meter passage, and then found a threat and returned."

"So magical? How do you communicate with it? Can I see?"

Crown felt that the world had suddenly entered the intelligent age from the steam age, but when he looked at the sword in his hand, he suddenly felt an extremely unreal feeling.

"I'm afraid not."

Nick shook his head gently and explained:

"I communicate with the strange object through spiritual touch. I am the only one who has this authority, and it only recognizes my spiritual frequency. The purpose of doing this is to prevent the strange object from falling into the hands of the enemy and being used by the enemy."

There is also an encryption function. Crown shook his head helplessly. Everyone's spiritual frequency is unique. Although this world has not developed fingerprint and face recognition, this spiritual frequency cannot be faked.

Nick carefully put the strange object into the box, turned around and asked, "James, how many households are there in the town now?"

"There are about 600 households in the old town, and there are said to be more than 800 outsider families in the periphery. I'm not sure about the exact statistics."

"We need to search at least 600 households. If we search carefully, it will take at least half an hour to search one house." Jason curled his lips. "If we search alone, even if we find something unusual, the enemy will have already fled."

"But this is the only way at the moment," Nick ordered.

"Maybe we can change our thinking," Crown said with a smile, "We can use fire attack."

"What fire attack?"

"To be precise, we use smoke. We dig a tunnel, light something that easily produces thick smoke, and then seal the hole. Then the smoke can only go inside. If the smoke is generated enough and fast enough, it will definitely come out from other exits.

Even if the other exits are sealed well, the monsters inside won't have an easy time. We'll just wait here and wait for them to rush out."

Crown knew that the most deadly smoke in a fire could cause suffocation. From the dissection just now, it can be seen that the physiological structure of those monsters is not afraid of thick smoke, but their eyes still function as visual organs and are also afraid of thick smoke.

"That's a good idea," Jason grinned.

This method would save them from a fruitless search.

"I think that's feasible," Del agreed.

Nick thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's try this method first. James, go back and notify the sheriff to send people to dig a passage and collect burning materials that produce thick smoke."

"It would be best to get another big blower," Crown added.

After arriving in Rhine City, he found that the blacksmith shop no longer used bellows, but used blowers. If a large blower could be found here, it would be easier to transport the smoke into the tunnel.

"Yes, sir!"

James stood at attention and saluted, then turned and trotted away.

"I want to go take a look inside the house, let's go together," Crown said, still thinking about the several hundred pounds of iron fence inside.

No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat. He estimated that those things were worth more than a hundred gold shields.

The reason why Jason was called was that in case of any unexpected events, the two second-level extraordinary people would be able to take care of each other.

"Okay, I'm just going to go smoke a cigarette to add a little bit of fireworks to this house," Jason took out a cigar.

Nick said, "Then let's go together, and we'll try not to be separated. What are you going to do?"

"I have some use for the metal on the second floor."

Use? Aren't they all corroded? The priest was puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions.

He picked up his shield and walked in front in a defensive posture, and several people entered the house together.

The furnishings in the room remained the same, no different from when they left.

Arriving on the second floor, everyone went into the hunting display room.

"Something was here," Nick said softly, taking a few steps forward.

After entering the house, Crown took a quick look and found that the flesh and blood of the monsters he had killed had disappeared, leaving only a few pools of blood on the ground.

He smelled it carefully, but did not detect any other smell, as if it had evaporated into thin air.

"Let's search again later." He no longer paid attention to these things. The evil spirits could do these things silently. There was an evil spirit that escaped here.

Crown reached out and grasped the iron bars in front of the window, releasing the gold-eating ability of the Fire Cube.

The second-level spirit-controlling ability did not disappoint him. Through comparison, he felt that the efficiency of gold-devouring had more than doubled.

It only took him ten minutes to completely devour the iron window, leaving only a pile of debris on the ground.

Jason leaned against the window, puffing a cigarette. He watched his teammates' actions thoughtfully, and no one knew what he was thinking.

It took another half an hour for Crown to devour the essence of all the ironware and several copper trays in the house.

The iron essence obtained was equivalent to swallowing two hundred pounds of fine iron ingots, which was more than he estimated.

"Let's go and search again," Klauen nodded with satisfaction. He planned to devour everything that could be swallowed by the essence during the search.

The group searched the rooms one by one. Everywhere he passed, the doors had no handles. In front of the attic, Crown shouted, "Be careful, I was the last one to leave this room. After I came out, I didn't close the door."

"Got it," Nick responded, holding his shield in front of him and turning the door handle.

The door was opened easily, the human skins inside disappeared, and the words left on the wall became blurred.

"It was cleaned so well," Jason sneered.

"Let's go to the first floor. The patrolmen will probably be here soon," Nick waved his hand expressionlessly. "We'll see if we can get anything after we create smoke and blow it into the tunnel."

There really was no better way for their team to deal with the enemy who was playing hide-and-seek.

Several people went down to the first floor, and Crown swallowed all the iron essence in the cooking utensils in the kitchen, leaving no iron anywhere he passed.

. . . .

At the entrance of the tunnel, more than 20 police officers took turns digging with shovels. There was also a large blower half a person's height and several large iron barrels in the yard.

With nothing to do, Crown went aside to practice the rock breathing technique.

Elijah is also here, and he takes James' report very seriously.

He immediately mobilized half of the police force to participate in this matter.

If there is anyone who most wants to catch the culprit of the disappearances as soon as possible, it must be him.

He had been suffering from insomnia for several days. After the investigators arrived, he thought he could get a few good nights of sleep, but the situation became even more serious.

He was now lying on the bed, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt someone standing beside him. If this continued, he felt that he would go crazy soon.

Ilia pointed at Clown and said, "This officer is really hardworking and makes good use of all his time. Looking at his movements, is he practicing the Rock Breathing Technique?"

Nick was slightly stunned: "How did you know that?"

"Because my main breathing method is also this breathing method," Ilea said with nostalgia.

When he chose the breathing method, his cautious personality prompted him to choose this breathing method. At that time, many people laughed at him, saying that he was so insecure when he chose the defensive type of breathing method.

Most of those who laughed at him are no longer alive, but he is still alive and well.

Seeing that a young investigator had chosen the same breathing method as him, he felt quite recognized.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Jason sneered, "Why didn't you choose an offensive ability for your main breathing technique? Are you afraid of death?!"

"Why are you afraid of death?"

Elijah's face flushed slightly. His little secret was revealed, which made him feel a little embarrassed. "Didn't this young commander also choose the Rock Breathing Technique?"

In his opinion, Crown was very young, just in his early twenties. When he was training, his skin gave people a visual feeling of warm stone.

He guessed that the other party's breathing method should have reached the second level. Although he had not become a second-level transcendent, he still had some eyesight.

Such a young second-level transcendent should not have the energy to practice multiple breathing techniques.

Jason laughed and said mockingly, "Yes, Clown also chose the Rock Breathing Method. But his main breathing method is not this one."

Elijah felt his face getting redder, and the heat made him uncomfortable.

However, after all, he was a veteran who had been in the world for many years, so he quickly adjusted his mindset: "It is normal for people to be afraid of death."

Nick was worried about embarrassing the sheriff, so he interrupted, "You are free to choose any breathing method. I think we have dug enough. Let's get started and prepare to light the fire."

As he gave the order, Elijah shouted, "Boys, throw down what you brought and get ready to light the fire!"

The patrolmen brought the large iron barrel down and pried open the lid.

Nick saw red powder inside: "What is this?"

"Sir, this is red phosphorus. When burned, it can produce a large amount of toxic phosphorus smoke."

Elijah said proudly, "This smoke is enough for those monsters to enjoy."

The patrolmen piled red phosphorus powder at the entrance of the tunnel and brought in a blower.

A long cylindrical, bottomless thick cloth bag was sewn at the outlet of the blower. They used the bag to block the passage and started the blower.

Ilia explained: "The purpose of doing this is to disperse the red phosphorus to avoid violent combustion and explosion, and it can also send the red phosphorus to deeper parts of the cave."

The patrolmen blew three barrels of red phosphorus into the tunnel and poured another barrel of vegetable oil into it.

Then they took out rags, firewood and other miscellaneous items to fill a long section of the tunnel.

They also deliberately soaked the firewood in water, as wet firewood can produce more smoke.

Finally, Elijah personally picked up a small wooden barrel and sprinkled a barrel of gunpowder at the entrance of the tunnel.

After the sheriff climbed out, the patrolmen sealed the excavation site with wooden boards and covered it with a thick layer of soil.

There is a round hole as thick as a bucket on one of the wooden boards, which is the reserved air supply channel for the blower.

The steam engine driving the blower roared, and James lit a torch and handed it to his uncle.

Elijah took the torch and threw it through the hole in the planks into the tunnel.

After seeing the gunpowder ignite, he immediately stood up and said, "Quick, put the bag in."

The patrolman was smart enough to stuff the pocket on the blower into the hole in the wooden board.

"Now, we just need to wait and see where the enemy reveals a weakness," said Elijah excitedly but nervously.

"James, take your men to patrol the town. If you see any smoke, come and report immediately."

"Yes, Sheriff!"

James waved to the patrolmen: "Follow me."

Crown heard what they said, ended his training, and summoned the golden wall.

[Rock Breathing Method: 238/5000; Level 2]

After nearly an hour of training, my proficiency increased by 11 points.

He took a sip of the holy water and sat in the shadow of the house to meditate on the Golden Light Mantra in order to quickly recover the strength he had just consumed in training.

The old sheriff was very loud when he introduced it just now. He didn't expect that this old man could produce so much red phosphorus.

Using such a sinister thing will definitely not be easy for those monsters even if they have no respiratory system. The battle may happen at any time, and he needs to maintain his condition.

About ten minutes later, sporadic gunshots were heard in the town, startling everyone.

Jason grinned and said, "I think our method is working. There must be a monster that has escaped."

His words were soon verified, and James came hurriedly on horseback: "Help! Help!"

Crown opened his eyes and saw a deformed two-headed hound following behind his horse.

Nick threw out his shield and hit the monster that was flying towards him.

One of the monster's heads was smashed and its body was knocked back seven or eight meters.

I saw it rolling on the ground a few times, standing up again, and still pouncing on me ferociously.

Jason rushed forward with a grim smile, and in a flash of cold light, he and the monster passed each other.

The monster hound's body was broken into two pieces when it landed on the ground, and its only internal organ was neatly cut in half.

James got off his horse in shock. He bowed to Jason first, then turned and said, "Sheriff, officers, some monsters appeared in this town. They bit and killed many people. Bullets have no effect on those monsters."

Elijah was secretly delighted, this method was really useful!

"Sir, what do you think we should do now?" The old man kicked the ball away.

Nick asked, "Are there many monsters? Where do they come from?"

"I rode all the way here and saw a lot of monsters. There were three places with white smoke."

"Let's go and see if there's another exit," Nick said with a smile, "Keep the blower running here."

(End of this chapter)