The monster''s crimson eyes stared intently at him, the putrid smell was inches away, fangs dripping with viscous liquid, spreading a nauseating and oppressive aura.


    However, the next moment, it suddenly looked up towards the door, and in a sh, it mmed through the door and streaked out.


    Xu Shuo reacted quickly and scrambled to his feet, but only saw the monster''s shadow disappearing rapidly at the entrance of the ancestral hall.


    Fuck! At least give him a chance!


    The monster moved incredibly fast, and by the time Xu Shuo got outside, the quiet vige square was devoid of any figures, and no traces were left on the ground.


    Xu Shuo remembered something and turned to run towards Old Zhang''s house.


    But as soon as he got to Old Zhang''s doorstep, an extremely piercing scream sounded from somewhere else!


    That creature didn''t make a sound when it seized people, like Elder Huangst night, dead without a whisper, leaving such arge pool of blood in the house without a sound leaking out.


    Xu Shuo paused for a moment, then turned and walked towards that direction but unexpectedly bumped into the sneaky female reporter.


    The two exchanged a nce and tacitly remained silent, looking towards the direction from which the scream hade.


    From there, a familiar "gurgling" sound could be faintly heard, followed by a panic-stricken figure crawling and scrambling out from a nearby corner.


    The person was covered in filthy blood, falling with every step, not due to injury, but purely from jelly legs.


    It was an ordinary viger, Old Li.


    At that moment, seeing the two figures standing nearby, Old Li immediately threw himself towards them, and upon recognizing Xu Shuo, he became even more overjoyed.


    "Chief! Chief! There''s a monster!" Old Li clung to Xu Shuo, crying out in sorrow.


    "What monster?" Xu Shuo feigned confusion.


    At this moment, Old Li was filled with panic,pletely unaware of why the vige chief was out sote at night, pointed behind him, tremblingly saying, "I... I don''t know, it''s a monster with many mouths, it tore Old Zhang apart and devoured him! It was terrifying!"


    Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes, "Old Zhang was at your ce?"


    "Yes, yes! I was startled awake, then I saw that monster jump in through the window and ripped Old Zhang in half!" Old Li trembled with every question answered.


    "And then you ran out?"


    "Yes, yes, Chief, you should go take a look... no, call the police! Those officers haven''t left yet today!"


    Old Li was already babbling incoherently, the vige chief''s presence had given him a bit of security, but only a smidge caused by seeing someone familiar, and upon remembering the police, he dashed past Xu Shuo hastily heading outside.


    Xu Shuo paid him no heed, withdrew his gaze, and stepped towards where the monster was.


    The female reporter hesitated but still cautiously followed behind, the "gurgling" sound grating on her ears.


    As she leaned against the wall of a house, peering through the pitch-ck window, she suddenly realized something – with such a loud scream just now, howe nobody else in the vige reacted?


    ...


    Xu Shuo arrived at the doorstep of Old Li''s house and gently pushed the door open, stepping inside to be greeted by a strong smell of blood.


    In the bedroom, the monster leaned against the wall, its tumor-like organs pulsing with each breath, the mouth on its belly chewing on chunks of flesh, while the floor was bare except for arge pool of blood.


    However, there was a cleaver lying askew on the disheveled bed.


    Xu Shuo looked around the bedroom, his mind reenacting the events that had just transpired.


    Old Zhang hadn''t stayed in his own house but had sneaked into Old Li''s house in the middle of the night, probably nning to kill Old Li like Elder Huang the night before and then pin it on "Green-Faced Fangs."


    Given the acting vige chief''s character, the vige''s internal matters would certainly be hushed up, and he wouldn''t have to pay with his life, but he hadn''t expected the monster to act at the same time.


    Now he didn''t need to frame anyone, because it was indeed "Green-Faced Fangs" at work, only the victim had changed.


    The monster curled up in the corner, oblivious to the person who walked in, and focused on chewing its food.


    Xu Shuo picked up the kitchen knife that had fallen on the bed, then hurled it directly at the monster.


    Plop~


    The knife hit the monster with a soft, squelchy sound, and the trembling monster stilled, the "gurgle gurgle" noises stopping altogether.


    ...


    "Bang!"


    The door mmed against the wall with a tremendous noise, startling the female reporter who was stealthily inching toward Old Li''s house along the wall.


    She instinctively stayed pressed against the wall, motionless, and in a sh, she saw a figure tumble out of the door. It was the vige chief who had just gone in, and without looking back, he bolted away into the distance.


    The next moment, another pitch-ck shadow chased out swiftly, bringing a gust of foul, rank wind!


    Female reporter: "..."


    She remained still against the wall, the brick already in her hand, and watched as one person and one monster left one after the other without paying any attention to her.


    Luckily, they ignored her.


    However, the reporter then quickly remembered that this time the monster didn''t drag anyone away to eat elsewhere but stayed right there. If it didn''t catch the vige chief, it mighte back.


    And then she would be alone here.


    Therefore, the female reporter also turned and ran, not daring to follow right behind. She chose to take a longer detour.


    ...


    The vige path was dark and silent, the moon in the cloudy sky casting a hazy glow.


    After running a few steps, Xu Shuo saw six figures ahead. Old Li, who had run out before, hung back far behind, not daring toe any closer.


    "Comrade, hurry and attack the monster!"


    Xu Shuo waved his hands frantically and yelled, then in the next moment he swiftly dodged to the side. The monster behind him missed its pounce and, maintaining its forward momentum, tumbled across the ground several times.


    The four policemen who ran over and saw the dark mass were initially puzzled, but the artist who had been following behind them was already terrified and turned to run.


    She simply couldn''t refrain froming outside but had been spotted by the police in the square, so she ended up following behind them.


    The girl ran behind a house and, gripping the wall, cautiously peered out.


    The four policemen were seeing such a thing for the first time, a body covered in tumor-like organs, limbs haphazardly attached, mouths split open in various parts of the body, and sharp fangs on the stomach mixed with chunks of flesh.


    More importantly, the sight of this monster elicited an uncontroble sense of fear and nausea in them!


    "Ugh..." someone couldn''t help but vomit.


    "What the hell is this thing?!"


    "It''s moving, it''s moving!"


    "Quick, quick, get your weapons!"


    The others, regaining theirposure, frantically took out their batons, and the one who was retching could no longer mind the feeling of disgust.


    Meanwhile, the leading officer had already raised his pistol, uncontroble fear making his hands tremble, and then he pulled the trigger without hesitation at the throbbing mass of monster!


    "Bang!"


    The loud gunshot shattered the tranquility of the night, like a spark exploding in the Dark Abyss.