Chapter 102: Can’t Hunt Any Fiendish Beasts, Going Empty-Handed Tonight?
Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Can’t Hunt Any Fiendish Beasts, Going Empty-Handed Tonight?
Daytime.
Lin Yi’s routine was the same as always.
He went to the Martial Arts Hall to train.
Quenching, spearmanship, and fist techniques—he trained them all to their absolute limits.
The record in the Quenching Room was broken yet again.
Highest record holder: Lin Yi.
Maximum quenching duration: 2:23:55.
Looking at the ever-increasing record time, the students of the Martial Arts Hall were no longer shocked.
They treated it as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world; nothing to be surprised about anymore.
To them, as long as Lin Yi was still at the Martial Arts Hall, the quenching record would continue to be broken.
And it would only get higher and higher...
Once night fell, Lin Yi would traverse Xinghai City.
He searched for demonic beasts that couldn’t bear the loneliness and had secretly snuck into the city.
Tonight, dark clouds shrouded the sky.
A light, drizzling rain washed away the sins of the city.
Wearing a raincoat, Lin Yi sat on the rooftop of a tall building.
He didn’t know when, but he had grown accustomed to the feeling of looking down on all of Xinghai City.
’Fucking hell... it’s been a whole week. Where have all the demonic beasts hidden themselves?’
Lin Yi wore a look of melancholy.
For the past week, he had been searching everywhere for any sign of demonic beasts.
But ever since that night, it was as if they had all evaporated. Not a single one could be found.
The city had gradually returned to its former liveliness.
It was as if everyone had completely forgotten about the existence of the demonic beasts.
No demonic beasts to kill meant no business.
And Lin Yi hadn’t had any business for over a week.
If he didn’t get to kill a demonic beast or two soon...
After a long while, Lin Yi stood up from the rooftop.
"Sigh, looks like I’m coming up empty again today!" Lin Yi sighed and shook his head.
Then, with a single leap, he vanished from the rooftop.
After Lin Yi landed, he chose a direction and ran into a dark, secluded alley.
Based on his Demon Hunting experience, those demonic beasts couldn’t stand the light.
They didn’t dare to appear brazenly under the streetlights.
They much preferred to pick secluded paths to hunt humans.
Or, they would select a lone human nearby and drag them into an alley to kill them.
Therefore, to find demonic beasts, his only option was to try his luck in places like this.
The muddy ground in the alley formed small puddles of varying depths.
His feet made a SPLAT SPLAT sound as he stepped on the ground.
The rain grew heavier, and the sound of raindrops falling on the rooftops became clearer.
Thick, dark clouds pressed down from above, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.
After searching a dozen alleys and finding nothing, Lin Yi decided to just go home and sleep...
But just as he walked out of the alley and onto the main road, he saw a brown van parked in a dark area by the roadside up ahead.
The side of the van was facing the mouth of another alley.
At that moment, several furtive figures were moving something into the vehicle.
Lin Yi frowned slightly but wasn’t surprised.
Things like this happened often in the Old District.
Every night, it was either demonic beasts coming out to hunt humans, or them being killed by Demon Hunters.
Otherwise, it was criminals who came out to commit crimes under the cover of darkness.
Things like theft were already a common sight.
Every night, many residents would have their homes burglarized.
Some homeowners even watched helplessly as thieves entered their homes and carried things away, not daring to make a sound.
They could only chalk it up to bad luck, grateful to at least keep their lives...
Lin Yi leaned against a utility pole by the road, letting the rain tap against the crown of his head.
He watched with great interest as the ’thieves’ loaded something into the van.
But gradually, he realized something wasn’t right.
The talent entries that appeared above the heads of those ’thieves’ were the same as those of the Blood Drop Believers.
[2-star Martial Artist Certification]
[Zealot (Blue): A crazed believer who has lost their sense of self, fully devoted to their religion.]
[Bloodthirsty (Purple): Supermale syndrome. Please stay away from people like this.]
’They’re all Blood Drop Believers?’
Lin Yi saw the talent entries above their heads.
He focused his gaze again, trying to see what they were moving.
Although the sky was dark and the rain was getting heavier, obscuring his vision, if you looked closely, you could see that the object they were carrying was long and rectangular.
It was wrapped in something as they shoved it into the van...
And it wasn’t just one. In that short time, they had already loaded at least three identical objects.
’The demonic beasts aren’t coming out, so have these Blood Drop Believers come out to stir up trouble instead?’
Lin Yi said with a faint smile.
Soon, after the Blood Drop Believers had loaded the fourth object, a person walked out of the alley.
He was also wearing a black raincoat, with a crimson blood drop pattern printed on the back.
After whispering a few words to the other believers, they all got into the van.
Someone stomped on the gas, and the van sped off.
Seeing them leave, Lin Yi’s eyes sharpened.
’If I can’t hunt demonic beasts, killing a few Blood Drop Believers will do!’
He then executed his Body Technique, tailing the van.
The van didn’t stop along the way.
Instead, it drove from the city center toward the suburbs.
Over forty minutes later,
The van stopped outside a dilapidated ruin slated for demolition.
Lin Yi, who was on the roof of the van, quickly slipped into the darkness, as if he had merged with it.
Then, the van doors opened.
Several Blood Drop Believers got out, one by one.
The believer who had seemed to be the leader took out a phone and dialed a number.
After whispering a few words, it wasn’t long before a dozen or so people hurried out from the ruins.
They were all dressed identically.
Every single one of them wore a black raincoat with a large blood drop pattern on the back.
They even had a small blood drop printed on their chests, just like a logo.
When the Blood Drop Believers from the ruins approached the van, they exchanged a few words with each other.
Then, they were seen carrying the people from inside the van out, one by one.
Lin Yi watched their every move.
They carried a total of five people out of the van and walked into the ruins together.
Only then did Lin Yi realize it.
He seemed to have inadvertently stumbled upon an incredible clue.
All these Blood Drop Believers were hiding in this demolition ruin.
If not for someone leading the way, it would be truly difficult to find them.
However, Lin Yi didn’t let the heat of the moment get to his head and act rashly.
If this was really their hiding spot, or a transfer point, then there were definitely more than just a couple of Blood Drop Believers inside.
If he rushed in recklessly, he would be outnumbered and easily at a disadvantage.
Thus, after the Blood Drop Believers had walked further away, Lin Yi took out his phone and dialed a number.
After a long moment, a middle-aged man’s gruff voice came from the phone.
"Hello? What’s up? Something wrong?"
On the other end of the line was Chu Zhengxiong’s voice.
Lin Yi lowered his voice, his eyes fixed on the receding figures of the Blood Drop Believers.
He said softly, "Brother Chu, I’m giving you a chance to earn some merit. I’ve found one of the Blood Drop’s hiding spots!"
The moment his words fell, Chu Zhengxiong’s volume on the other end shot up.
"What? A Blood Drop hiding spot?"
"Where is it? Tell me, quick! My legs are about to get run thin from searching for them all this time..."
Chu Zhengxiong sounded extremely excited.
Lin Yi continued in a hushed voice, "I’ll send you the address."
"Okay, okay, okay, hurry up and send the address over!"
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi scanned his surroundings again.
The group of Blood Drop Believers had already disappeared.
However, Lin Yi wasn’t in a hurry. It was enough to know that they were hiding nearby.
Besides, the van hadn’t left yet, and the engine was still running. There had to be more Blood Drop members inside.
Lin Yi planned to go over and question them directly.
After sending the address, Lin Yi put his phone away and quietly approached the van.
Lin Yi’s guess was correct; the van’s engine was still on.
There were two more believers in the vehicle, one in the driver’s seat and one in the passenger’s seat.
While the two were waiting patiently, a dark figure suddenly appeared outside the passenger-side window.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
The abrupt sound of knocking startled both of them.
They turned to look and saw a person outside, dressed in a black raincoat just like them.
The person raised a hand, signaling for them to roll down the window, and made the motion of flicking a lighter.
Seeing this, the two believers lowered their guard.
Just as they thought he was asking for a light for a cigarette and rolled down the window, the passenger saw a face under the raincoat wearing a clown mask.
He was about to speak in terror when a hand suddenly grabbed his head and slammed it down hard.
With a soft THUD, the passenger’s head hit the car door heavily, and he passed out.
Before the driver could react, still in a daze, the person had already disappeared.
By the time he came to his senses and frantically looked around for the person, he only heard the CRACK of shattering glass.
A fist slammed directly into the driver’s head.
The poor driver didn’t even make a peep before he met the same fate as his accomplice.
’Shit, I hit him too hard...’