Chapter 35
"It's really a loss of sanity. What the hell is this thing?" Tong Le shouted.
The monster was huge. Although it didn't even have a head, countless skulls were hanging on its body, and black air was coming out of its empty eye sockets.
And around it, countless people in black were floating in the air, surrounding it.
"Now," Qiao Lang swallowed and said to Wei Zhirong beside him, "I really feel like I'm saving the world now. This is a very standard monster. Did you watch Ultraman when you were a kid?"
"There is no such monster in Ultraman." Wei Zhirong answered him after thinking for a moment.
"Tsk, metaphor, metaphor, do you understand?"
As the monster gradually approached, the few people stopped chatting and finally started talking about business.
"How do we fight?" Qiao Lang asked.
"I don't know." Wei Zhirong replied.
"His weakness must be somewhere. You guys go and distract those men in black, and I'll find his weakness." Liu Huaizhao said, and then warned, "Don't force yourself. If you can't win, run away."
Liu Huaizhao's figure shuttled between the huge skeletons, and the group of men in black did not stop him and rushed straight towards Qin Zunyue and others.
Apart from anything else, their escape skills were indeed very skilled, and Liu Huaizhao had also taught them some simple attack spells. As well as their years of tacit understanding, they actually had the upper hand in the fight for a while.
Although the men under Gongsun Xuan could transform into black mist, it was obvious that they had not received any training, and they were defeated in a short while.
Qin Zunyue captured one of them and brought him to the ground, wanting to ask him about their purpose, but the man resisted fiercely and the mask on his face slipped off during the fight.
He revealed a very ordinary face that Qin Zunyue could never forget.
"Captain!" Qin Zunyue cried out.
The next second, the man in black on the ground turned into a ball of black mist and tried to rush into his body.
Although the familiar face made Qin Zunyue a little dazed, the vigilance cultivated from years of hunting allowed him to react quickly.
After concentrating his spiritual power on his wrist, he raised his hand to resist the attack of the black mist. His lips moved slightly and he recited a few spells. The person who had turned into black mist regained his physical form.
This was what Liu Huaizhao had taught them. It could temporarily dispel the black fog. Unexpectedly, it was also effective against this group of men in black.
Qin Zunyue breathed a sigh of relief, restrained the person who couldn't transform back into black mist, and asked sternly, "Li Kun! You're not... How did you become Gongsun Xuan's subordinate!"
"Don't address Lord Gongsun by his name!" Li Kun shouted at Qin Zunyue, as if he were still the young boy in his team. "Lord Gongsun resurrected Li Yan! He can grant immortality! Zunyue! Come with me and follow Lord Gongsun!"
Li Kun's madness made Qin Zunyue feel unfamiliar. He stared at the crazy expression of the man in front of him, trying to find even a trace of the honest Captain Li in the past.
But he failed.
The person in front of me had a hideous face, completely different from before.
Qin Zunyue put away his disappointment and surprise, tore off a piece of cloth from his body, and tied his hands and feet tightly.
Without any more attachment or time to listen to his curses, Qin Zunyue flew back into the air to deal with other people.
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Liu Huaizhao was surrounded by thick and foul air. He shuttled through the huge headless skeleton, trying to find the monster's weaknesses while guarding against the black mist that would occasionally emerge from the cracks in its bones to attack him. He had no time to care about Qin Zunyue and the others.
It was unknown how many human bones this monster was made up of. There was no pattern, and it seemed to be just randomly pieced together. After taking a quick look at it, Liu Huaizhao sighed and gave up this method. He tapped his toes lightly and flew to the top.
He barely stood on the top bone, inserted the tip of the Lieyang Knife into the crack of the bone, and began to transmit fresh air into it.
Cold sweat gradually appeared on Liu Huaizhao's forehead as he held the knife. It was not an easy task to fill an environment full of turbid air with fresh air, but fortunately he still did it. Then, the burst of fresh air blew the entire monster apart. Liu Huaizhao found a few unique bones among the scattered bones. Several white lights rushed out of his body and shattered those bones.
Almost instantly, all the surrounding bones turned into nothing. Liu Huaizhao breathed a sigh of relief and flew back to Qin Zunyue.
The men in black were tied up and lined up neatly on the ground. Liu Huaizhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that none of them were injured.
It was gradually getting dark, and after a few people discussed it, they decided to stay here for the night. There happened to be a student dormitory here, so it was no problem to get by for one night.
Liu Huaizhao set up a simple formation to ensure that no wild beasts or foul demons would disturb them. Qin Zunyue, with the remaining few people, led the black-clad men who had stopped resisting into the teaching building.
Liu Huaizhao took a quick glance and saw the two men in black who had been captured by them earlier.
Eight people were caught this time, including men, women, young and old. The youngest one looked to be only in his teens, but there was no fear or ignorance in his eyes. Just like the adults around him, his eyes were fanatical, as if being caught by them was a great honor.
Zheng Shu and Qin Zunyue were in charge of the interrogation, while the others built a fire on the playground and simply heated up the dry food they brought.
After a while, Qin Zunyue came out rubbing his eyebrows. Zheng Shu's face was not very good either. He threw the things in his hand to the ground and sat down cross-legged.
"What is this?" Tong Le picked up the thing that Zheng Shu threw on the ground, and his face changed after seeing it carefully.
Qin Zunyue sat next to Liu Huaizhao. Liu Huaizhao reached out and touched him gently, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zheng Shu explained, "This was once the entry and exit card for Safe City. Back then, resources were scarce, and few dared to leave the city. So, when Safe City was first built, only Monster Hunters had this card. With this card, anyone could enter and exit freely. Later, as Safe City slowly developed, the rules and methods for entering and leaving the city were readjusted."
"Then where did he get this thing?"
"He used to be a monster hunter. He probably wants to use this thing to get back into the safe city." Qin Zunyue grabbed Liu Huaizhao's hands, which had been placed by his side, and held them tightly.
Liu Huaizhao recalled what Tong Le had told him about Qin Zunyue's past. Adding to the fact that something was indeed wrong with him tonight, he keenly sensed something and asked in a low voice, "Did you know him before?"
Qin Zunyue nodded and let out a breath, "But I haven't seen you for nearly ten years, and I don't have any feelings for you anymore."
Liu Huaizhao naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just squeezed his hand and circled his wrist.
Qin Zunyue didn't understand what he was doing, and squeezed his hand in response.
"In addition, we have also managed to find out their purpose this time. There is nothing special about it. Gongsun Xuan just wanted to test the effect of the newly created monster. Now that he sees that it can't deal with us, he probably won't use it again." Zheng Shu continued.
"But I'm afraid we can't hide the fact that we know magic." Qin Zunyue added.
"Why? These people have already been captured by us. We just need to make sure they can't go back." Qiao Lang said as he clicked his fingers and acted like a ferocious monster.
"He certainly won't rely solely on these few people to report back. He will definitely use other methods to monitor us." Qin Zunyue said, his tone somewhat hesitant. "And there is another question: what should be done with these people?"
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Qin Zunyue stopped talking.
The youngest of these people is only fifteen years old, and the oldest is almost sixty, not to mention that his once beloved elder brother is also among them.
But they must not be let go - during the brief interrogation just now, their proud words revealed the contributions they had made to "Lord Gongsun", all of which were horrifying. If this group of people were let go alive, it would be tantamount to letting a tiger return to the mountain.
Zheng Shu shared the same concerns. After briefly summarizing what the group had said, she said, "I just discussed this with Lao Qin. If there's a formation that can completely lock them up, we can hand them over to Commander Yan. If not, we'll have to kill them."
Qin Zunyue asked softly, "Huai Zhao, do you have a formation that can trap them?"
Liu Huaizhao nodded, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will clear all the foul air from their bodies before locking them up. However, the formation has a limited duration, so Yan Ming and the others must hurry."
Qin Zunyue took out a communicator from his bag and told Yan Ming what had happened.
Yan Ming on the other end was silent for a long time, then said, "Old Qin, unless there is an emergency or a necessary reason, I will not send people so far away from the safe city."
Qin Zunyue understood what she meant after listening to her. He agreed and hung up the phone.
The communicator was loud, and everyone else heard it. They looked at each other, and Tong Le asked, "Commander Yan, do you mean that we can't let them be taken back to the safe city? Then what should we do? Let them go..."
Qin Zunyue shook his head, stood up from the ground and said, "It's okay, I'll take care of it, you guys go and rest first."
"Old Qin!" Zheng Shu called him, "How about we think of another way?"
What else can we do?
This group of people must not be let go. They have been completely brainwashed by Gongsun Xuan. Even if their bad energy is removed now, there is no guarantee that they will not find other ways to contact Gongsun Xuan and continue to work for him.
They can't gamble. Only by completely eradicating the hidden dangers can people feel at ease.
Zheng Shu understood his decision, sighed, picked up Tong Le, who was still a little unresponsive, and took her and Yan Liao to a resting place.
Wei Zhirong pulled Qiao Lang up, covered his mouth as he was about to open it, and followed him away.
Liu Huaizhao ignored them and caught up with Qin Zunyue in a few steps.
"How about I do it?" Liu Huaizhao said.
Qin Zunyue stopped and smiled at him, "It's okay, it's not the first time I've killed someone."
He tidied Liu Huaizhao's hair and said softly, "You come over too, okay?"
"I don't want to."
Qin Zunyue smiled and shook his head: "Huai Zhao, don't do this kind of thing."
"Why? I..." Liu Huaizhao didn't continue speaking because Qin Zunyue gently stroked his face.
"Be good, okay? Go back and wait for me."
After Qin Zunyue said this, he turned around and went to the place where the men in black were imprisoned.
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