Chapter 91: The Hunt Has Only Just Begun
Chapter 91: Chapter 91: The Hunt Has Only Just Begun
"Captain Tang, another report just came in. Two Demon Hunters... have been killed!"
Inside the Martial Arts Police Station.
An officer hurried over, his expression grim as he spoke.
Hearing this, Tang Zhan was clearly starting to lose his composure.
Meanwhile, Chu Zhengxiong, sitting next to him, had a cigarette between his fingers and his legs crossed.
He glanced at Tang Zhan. "See? These are the consequences!"
"As the captain of the Martial Arts Police Station, how could you make such a rookie mistake?
Failing to delete those videos immediately!
And instead, you let them leak!
All these demons have come into the city. I reckon they’ve started retaliating indiscriminately. They’ll kill any Demon Hunter they see..."
After speaking, Chu Zhengxiong took another drag from his cigarette.
Tang Zhan nodded. "So what do we do now?"
"These demons are pouring into the city in droves. They’re killing people everywhere like a pack of mad dogs!
If this situation isn’t brought under control soon..."
"What? Worried about your job now? What were you thinking before?"
Chu Zhengxiong shot him a contemptuous glance.
In truth, he and Tang Zhan had known each other for a long time.
A few years ago, they were even comrades who fought side-by-side.
They had battled ferocious beasts and alien creatures together in the Restricted Area.
But later, Tang Zhan made some mistakes and was demoted to the Old District to serve as the captain of the Martial Arts Police Station.
Ever since, Tang Zhan had been unable to recover from the setback.
He had become utterly dispirited.
When it came to his work, he would slack off whenever he could.
He even pushed some cases off onto the Demon Hunting Institute, letting them issue missions to civilian Demon Hunters.
This time, however, the mistake he’d made was a bit too big.
He hadn’t taken down the video of the Demon Hunter slaying the demon in time, and as a result, it had spread across the internet.
This had triggered tonight’s situation.
In the command room, they could clearly see the demons killing indiscriminately through the city-wide video feeds.
They didn’t care if their victims were Demon Hunters or ordinary citizens.
They even killed the homeless and Scavengers—anyone they came across.
Moreover, the situation had developed to a point where it was completely out of control.
Some demons were no longer satisfied with hunting "prey" on the streets.
They were even forcibly breaking into people’s homes.
"What do we do? What else can we do?"
"I’m going to have to clean up your mess, obviously!"
"And you shouldn’t just stand around, either. If you don’t want to be demoted again, take the station’s men out there and kill some demons yourself.
At the very least, let the Martial Arts Alliance see your resolve..."
After saying his piece, Chu Zhengxiong stubbed out his cigarette butt.
He tossed it into an ashtray, then stood up and walked out.
A few moments later, he had gathered all the members of the Demon Hunting Squad.
"I don’t need to explain the situation outside, do I?"
"Those beasts have entered the city and are slaughtering innocents. We can’t just stand by and watch. Moreover, I suspect the people from Blood Drop are pulling the strings from behind the scenes!
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many demons entering the city, let alone killing indiscriminately!
We still don’t know what those Blood Drop people are after, but we can’t worry about that now. Let’s clear out these demons first!"
When Chu Zhengxiong finished speaking,
Zhan Kai, Sun Lang, and Mo Yanfeng and Yin Xiaoyu, who hadn’t appeared last time, all nodded.
"Understood..."
"Then let’s begin. It’s time for some Demon Hunting. Tonight, you can kill to your heart’s content!"
Chu Zhengxiong finished with a shout.
The other members of the squad looked incredibly excited.
Having spent so long in the New District, it was rare for a situation like this to occur.
Public order in the New District was far better than in the Old District.
The city at night was bustling and prosperous. People living in the New District didn’t need to hurry home after dark.
They lived lives no different from before.
The bars, nightclubs, karaoke bars, and night markets were all bustling with activity.
It was a stark contrast to the Old District.
As members of the Demon Hunting Squad, the only place they could hunt ferocious beasts and alien creatures was in the Restricted Area.
They rarely had such opportunities in the New District.
Tonight, the demons had entered the city and were slaughtering innocents.
Ironically, this had given them exactly what they craved.
As the group left the Martial Arts Police Station and plunged into the night,
the hunt... had only just begun.
...
「The city outskirts.」
A bonfire burned in a deserted, open field.
Around the bonfire stood three pillars.
A person was tied to each one.
There was a girl who looked to be just in high school, a powerfully built middle-aged man, and a young man in his early twenties.
Tears streamed down all their faces.
The high school student, in particular, had eyes filled with terror.
Behind them were several demons.
They let out chilling laughter, toying with the three humans as if they were prey.
"Please... let me go, let me go..."
the girl sobbed.
As her words faded, a demon walked toward her.
It came closer and looked the girl up and down a few times.
Then it moved in greedily, sniffing her before extending a crimson tongue to lick her clothes...
This act undoubtedly terrified the girl out of her wits.
She trembled all over and shut her eyes.
Tears streamed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.
At this moment, she was too frightened to even speak.
Just as the Dog Demon was about to take things a step further,
the middle-aged man tied to a pillar diagonally across from her
roared, "You damn beasts! If you’ve got any guts, come at me! What’s so tough about picking on a girl?"
"Come on, come at me...!"
His furious roar caught the attention of the other demons.
They all turned to look at the middle-aged man.
Then they started walking toward him.
The lead demon was, surprisingly, a bull.
It wore armor-like clothing, and at first glance, it truly resembled a Minotaur Warrior.
It walked up to the man, its eyes filled with killing intent.
It spoke coldly, "You damned Demon Hunters. You deserve to die, all of you..."
The next moment, it reached out and grabbed the man’s throat.
As the man’s expression twisted in pain,
the Minotaur Warrior grew even more excited.
They seemed to enjoy this moment before the kill, toying with their prey at will.
They savored the helpless struggles.
The other demons around them let out strange laughs.
Just as the middle-aged man was about to pass out.
The next instant.
WHOOSH—
A stone struck the Minotaur Warrior’s arm with pinpoint accuracy.
With a soft CRACK, the Minotaur Warrior instinctively let go of the man.
It looked furiously into the distance. "Who—"
The word had barely left its mouth when a person in a clown mask emerged from the darkness.
As he walked, he said, "Weren’t you looking for me?"
"You... the Clown Demon Hunter?"
"You’ve finally shown yourself..."
"Kill... kill him, and we can go back and claim our reward..."
Seeing the clown-masked Demon Hunter appear,
the other demons grew agitated.
But before they could react,
Lin Yi vanished on the spot.
The demons were stunned. Just as they were about to search for Lin Yi’s figure,
the next moment, Lin Yi reappeared as if he had burst from the ground,
right in front of one of the demons.
SHLICK—
His long blade flashed, severing the demon’s head.
Even in death, it didn’t understand how its own head had come off.
With one demon dead, the others reacted in terror.
Just as they were about to counterattack Lin Yi,
the long blade in his hand moved like a life-reaping weapon.
Showers of blood rained down from the night sky.
Severed heads flew through the air.
In the blink of an eye, all the demons were cut down, one by one.
Not a single one survived.
The three people who had been tied to the pillars were completely dumbfounded.
These demons were all Rank 3 or Rank 4.
When they had faced these demons earlier, they hadn’t even had a chance to resist.
They were captured instantly.
Even the middle-aged man, who was at a Rank 4 cultivation level,
had been captured after fighting the demons for only a short while.
But this clown-masked Demon Hunter before them...
with a single blade, he slaughtered the demons as if he were slicing vegetables.
’Did he just dispatch them all with ease, without even using his full strength?
Is he that Clown Demon Hunter who went viral online?’
Lin Yi walked over to them and cut their ropes, one by one.
"Go home. It’s not safe out here. Stop wandering around!"
After saying this, Lin Yi turned and left.
He didn’t give them a chance to reply.
But before he left, Lin Yi didn’t forget to pack up the demons and take them with him.
Not until his figure had merged completely with the night,
did the middle-aged man say urgently, "Let’s go, quickly! We’ll be in trouble if more demons show up!"
The other two nodded in agreement.
Right now, they were like frightened birds, ready to flee at the slightest sound.
The very mention of the word "demon" would fill their hearts with an inexplicable fear.
What happened tonight
would likely become a shadow they could never erase for the rest of their lives.
...
The hunt began.
Demon Hunters everywhere joined the slaughter.
The demons hunted them, and they, in turn, hunted the demons.
The entirety of Xinghai City descended into a bloody massacre.
Some citizens, too terrified to sleep,
stood at their windows, secretly peering outside.
From time to time, a demon would be seen, hunted down by a group of Demon Hunters.
Just as often, a demon could be seen hunting a lone Demon Hunter.
The city had fallen into utter chaos.
Many civilians hid in their homes, praying for the night to pass quickly.
Just as Lin Yi finished slaying those demons
and was preparing to return to the city to search for more,
a sudden sense of danger washed over him.
Lin Yi’s expression changed. As the premonition of danger grew stronger,
he quickly dodged to the side.
SHING—
A black shadow flashed past behind him.
The moment the shadow stopped, it slowly turned its head.
By the faint moonlight, Lin Yi got a good look at it.
’Heh! And here I was wondering what it could be. So the people from Blood Drop have come out to join the fun...’