In the evening.

In the back alley of a bar.

Dirty water flows everywhere and garbage is everywhere.

Flies dance with cockroaches, wild cats and mice live in peace, they are fat and strong, and those who don’t know think that some pigs have come out and are emitting a bloody light in the shadows - the food here is too rich for cats and mice, and there is no need to kill each other.

A leather boot stepped into it coldly, splashing some sewage.

"This is the last place we want to check, right?"

Guangta's tone was slightly low, and he was at the forefront of the team.

Asuka Tono said, “Yes.”

They worked hard for most of the day and checked all the suspicious places one by one.

But, unfortunately, the previous location either had no clues or was simply a case conducted by other prisoners.

The group also arrested a murderer and two cultists, but failed to make any progress in the suspected existence of [ghoul].

However, everyone was not too discouraged.

This is the norm in the investigation process. For example, the suspect can be caught immediately with one move, but it is a minority among the few.

If this mission could be solved so easily, the Guard Department would not have summoned the three of them to take action separately.

Looking at the dirty alley in front of me, Guangta didn't have much hope in his heart, but he still endured the smell and walked forward.

【Core photocentric method】

As the light core rotates in the body, a ball of light gradually takes shape in Guangtai's hand, emitting sharp light towards the surroundings.

Just like ice and snow meet sunlight, the filthy air and dirty water in the alley are purified, and weak cockroaches and other types directly ignite and melt.

After screaming, the wild cat and mouse fled in panic.

Anle was amazed at the sight: ‘This ability is very useful for hygiene!’

When the light disappears, even though there is still a rotten odor, it is much better than before.

"Hmm? The smell of blood..."

Anle sniffed gently with the tip of his nose. As a [Blood Warlock (14)], he was already quite sensitive to the breath of blood. After the stench gradually dissipated, he immediately noticed a strange smell.

Guangta turned his head and asked, "Have you noticed it?"

“On here.”

Anle walked to a corner of the alley and came to a piled trash can.

The source of the rotten blood odor is nearby, but in sight, it is just a blue-black, dirty ground.

At this time, other members of the group, including Xia Bingxin, scattered and searched the entire alley.

At least no valuable thing can be found within the range that can be seen in the sight.

So, everyone focused on Anle.

"Everyone is getting out of the way."

Anle said to them that under this stone slab, there might be something they are looking for.

Guangta and others naturally did it.

Xia Bingxin had no expression on her face, but she was a little surprised: "Why does he feel... his prestige in the group is higher than Guangta?"

The power of the shadows surged, and it was easy to find the right angle and pry the ground open.

A broken corpse was presented to everyone.

But the moment they saw it, the faces of the team members became less beautiful.

It can be seen from the shape of the corpse that the deceased is a male.

The blue-black patches were rotting on his only remaining skin, with fat maggots squirming.

The reason why it is said to be "only remaining" is because most of the skin on the corpse is gone, and it is not stripped, burned, torn, but...

Being gnawed away.

The evidence is that there are countless traces of teeth biting and cutting on the remaining muscles and bones of the corpse.

It is by no means a mark that human teeth can leave, but like some kind of ferocious canine.

If someone has ever seen the bones of antelope eaten by hyenas on the African savanna, he can understand how terrifying the teeth marks on the bones are.

The man's face was left with only one eye socket intact.

A little shredded meat was implicated in the facial bones, which had already rotted.

The particularly fat maggots were active in his dark eyes.

If you look closely at the skull of the corpse, you will find that there is a small hole on the Tianling cover, and all his brain tissue is completely absorbed.

Even Guangta and others, who have always been used to bloody scenes, were still a little difficult to accept the tragic situation of this corpse.

"This...dream-"

Chen Ye's performance was the most unbearable, and he turned his head and started to retching.

Dongno Asuka and Mitsuta were not much better, their faces turned pale and they couldn't bear to look at them anymore.

Wu Yong closed his eyes and murmured softly: "Have you eaten?"

It should be praying for the dead.

Even Xia Bingxin, who had been expressionless, changed her face slightly.

Even though they had known for a long time that this was a suspected case related to ghouls, knowing and witnessing it with their own eyes has always been different.

It’s like someone knows that using a knife can cut a tiger’s abdomen, but when he really meets a tiger, it can only be a delicious meal.

The only thing that is as calm as before is happiness.

He realized at the right time: ‘Are I afraid too now?’

But when you realize it, it will be a bit too deliberate.

Anle simply pretended that nothing had happened and planned to use shadows to turn over the body to see if there were any new discoveries.

At this moment, a warning suddenly appeared in Anle's heart.

Unlike the usual sense of life and death crisis, this warning sign is even more mysterious and has an indescribable characteristic.

He shouted immediately: "Back!"

Before he finished speaking, several black shadows jumped out from under the corpse and rushed towards the nearby people at a speed that was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.

Even Anle can vaguely see their red eyes and sharp teeth after being alienated.

Clam! Clam! Clam! Clam!

Fortunately, the warning of peace once again played a role.

Without exception, the black shadows all collided with the shadows like shields, making a sound of metal and stone intertwining.

Anle wrapped them with shadows, trapped them, and could see the appearance of the black shadows.

"Is this...a mouse?"

Guangtai was the first to come back to his senses and said in surprise.

The creatures bound by shadows, from the appearance, are undoubtedly familiar mice.

However, their size is two to three times that of ordinary mice.

The weird thing is that these mice have no hair, their gray-black skin has a nauseating texture like oil, and are covered with dirty fungus moss. The forelimbs are even bigger and their mouths look like some kind of canine.

It's like a hybrid product of a mouse and a dog, chaotic and dirty.

They use their teeth and claws to attack the shadows, trying to eat them all, which is extremely cruel and aggressive.

Anle frowned slightly.

He was not surprised by the appearance of these mice, but felt a sense of incongruity.

These little things are very threatening to ordinary extraordinary people, right, but for Anle...that's it?

This is not very consistent with the strong warning sign.

‘Is there an enemy hidden where?’

Anle carefully observed the surroundings, especially under the corpse, but found nothing.

'strangeness……'

For the time being, Anle was about to crush all the mice to death.

But I heard Xia Bingxin say, "Don't do it first!"

"These mice may have been contaminated by the target, so they became like this," she explained.

"It is very likely that there will be certain relevant biological tissues that may be retained, and this may be used to locate the target."
To be continued...