booktalesy Chapter 63 Is it playing dirty tricks on us?
Chapter 63 Is it playing dirty tricks on us?
The White Bone Demon climbed back home through the window, closed it, took off her leather coat, and prepared to hibernate again.
"Don't be suspicious, White Bone Demon. You're very good at disguising yourself. Trust yourself."
I comforted myself, opened the drawer, and ate a few more strands of yangsi (a type of gluten).
I ran too fast just now, and the amount of exercise was a bit too much, so my Yang energy was used up a little too quickly.
Luckily I stocked up on enough, otherwise this winter would have been really tough.
Snapped
He slapped his skull hard: "I forgot to bring food when I was running away. That won't do. Food is more important."
After reflecting on my actions, I went back to sleep.
……
One night passed.
Public Security Bureau, meeting room.
"Team Leader Chen, Team Leaders Li and Li, based on previous testing and statistics, we can confirm that there are four strange creatures that have appeared this time."
The mosquito-man itself is dead, the creature in the river is likely injured, the zombie silk is preliminarily judged to be still alive, and the one in the sky is also probably injured.
The sixth-ranking official in charge of public security reported to the authorities.
Chen Youzhi frowned and said, "We went through all this trouble, delaying until today, and all we got was one mosquito-man?"
"We still had a great harvest. We collected thousands of mycelia on site, and each one was full of yang energy."
The Bodhisattva's voice rang out: "Although the zombie silk's original form is still alive, it is definitely weakened and will not cause any waves in the short term."
The red-clad phantom continued, "Even if the thing in the river isn't dead, it's crippled, and that thing in the sky should be about the same."
"Based on energy fluctuation detection, the monster in Xincheng Park is the same monster that escaped from the sky," said Xiao Liu, the security guard.
"Any clues? Can we track them down?" Chen Youzhi asked.
Police Chief Xiao Liu shook his head: "Unable to track it. According to the footage, the monster's speed initially slowed down, but after New City Park, it suddenly fled the New City District at an extremely fast speed, even faster than when it first appeared."
"Could it be that it stored yang energy in Xincheng Park? But that doesn't make sense either, yang energy takes time to digest. Could it have been a medium in the beginning?" Yanran asked, puzzled.
Chen Youzhi asked, "Qingyi, have you found anything?"
"No, by the time I arrived, there were no clues left in Xincheng Park, and the traces had been erased." Gu Qingyi shook her head and said, "The other party was very cautious."
"What about the uncertain ghosts?"
"The mystery is that the other party did not reveal itself, but hid in the darkness. There were only abnormal energy fluctuations, and it fled far away when the shells arrived."
These uncertainties should be addressed by understanding our weapons and taking preventative measures in advance.
"Based on the energy fluctuations when they left, they were heading out of the new city area," explained Xiao Liu, the security guard.
"That means there are at least three monsters in the new city area: the sky monster, the zombie silk monster, and the river monster."
Chen Youzhi tapped his fingers on the table: "The good news is that they're all injured now and can't cause any trouble for the time being."
"They certainly can't cause any trouble, but the other one is what we need to pay attention to." The red-clad phantom said solemnly, "Its level of danger far exceeds that of the mosquito-man's main body and the zombie silk's main body."
"That's right," both Bodhisattva and Yanran said at the same time.
"What?" The security guards' expressions changed drastically. "Which one?"
The Bodhisattva snapped his fingers, and a projected image appeared, very blurry. Fireworks burst forth, and only a blurry figure could be seen, leaping across the sky.
"This person appeared over District 7. If it weren't for the fireworks explosion that exposed him, even the drones probably wouldn't have been able to capture him."
The Bodhisattva said, "It didn't show any energy fluctuations. What's even more frightening is that our latest research on the strange radar malfunctioned when it tried to detect it."
Chen Youzhi frowned and asked, "Explain more clearly, what does this mean?"
"What does that mean? It means that it can interfere with monitoring equipment and block the latest weird radar without using any force."
Neither the mosquito-man itself, the appearance of the zombie silk, the strange creatures in the river and sky, nor those unpredictable strange creatures could do this.
Yanran exhaled a heavy puff of smoke: "To put it simply, it... is very likely capable of instantly killing both the zombie silk body and the mosquito body."
Chen Youzhi: "..."
Numerous law enforcement officials: "..."
Suddenly I don't want to stay in the new urban area anymore.
The police station isn't far from District 7, which means this ridiculously powerful guy is operating right under their noses.
And they were completely unaware.
Li Hongyi pondered for a moment and said, "Is this some kind of game of hiding the truth? Should we investigate in District 7?"
"Its appearance was caused by an accidental explosion of fireworks, which does not mean that it lived in District 7 and that the surveillance cameras did not capture it, nor does it mean that it came from there."
The Bodhisattva said calmly, "Besides, what's the use of finding it? Even if we add them all together, it probably wouldn't be enough for it to eat."
"We must find it! This monster is far too terrifying. We can always try again, but we absolutely cannot allow this danger to continue to grow!" Chen Youzhi slammed his hand on the table. "We wear these uniforms to protect society and the people!"
Yanran said, "Then hurry up and divide the yang silk. I want to die a full-bodied ghost."
The red-clad phantom and the Bodhisattva said, "That makes sense. It's better to be well-fed before you set off."
The police: "..."
I've never seen them like this before. Even the zombie silk and mosquito-man bodies have cried out before. If you give them enough yang energy, they can grow to the point of suppressing them.
But now, do you just want to be a well-fed ghost who dies of hunger?
Li Qingfeng coughed lightly and changed the subject, saying, "Alright, let's talk about the Gu Xiaojiao line. We've already made contact with the person behind Gu San."
"Have you found out the origin of the blood wine?" Chen Youzhi asked.
Li Qingfeng shook his head and said, "All I know is that they came from the neighboring province. They use blood wine to make people stronger as bait to develop a network of people, and then have those people develop their own networks to find blood sources."
Chen Youzhi exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't this a pyramid scheme?"
"That's it." Li Qingfeng shrugged. "This strange creature learned this move."
"I wonder if you can learn something good." Chen Youzhi sighed. "You continue to follow up, but don't rush back to the city. We're all familiar faces there, and many people know us. It's not good for us to get involved."
Li Qingfeng nodded slightly: "Don't worry, I will cooperate with Gu Xiaojiao to dig out this clue."
Chen Youzhi waved his hand: "Meeting adjourned. We should be able to have some peace for a while. I wish everyone a happy new year."
"We're on holiday!"
The group was overjoyed; they had been incredibly busy lately and were finally able to relax.
The New Year's Eve in the new urban area was both lively and peaceful.
The spectacular fireworks display lasted until 4 a.m. before finally stopping.
Guo Jin and Gu Xiaojiao invited Gu Qingyi to celebrate the New Year together.
They sent Gu Bai a message, but received no response.
"No, is he really hibernating? He hasn't replied to a single message." Gu Qingyi was a little unhappy.
"Ours didn't come back either," Gu Xiaojiao and Guo Jin said.
Gu Qingyi suggested, "Should we go find him? What's the point of him going alone?"
"I'm not going." Gu Xiaojiao shook his head. "I wouldn't dare to bother Brother Bai. He likes to stay at home, and people who stay at home hate being disturbed. Besides, don't you know what time it is?"
"Sigh, I feel so bored during the holidays." Gu Qingyi stretched and yawned. "Forget it, I'm going back to staying home too."
After seeing her out of the residential compound, Gu Xiaojiao winked and asked, "What's next?"
Guo Jin's eyes lit up: "Let's go, hurry up and go, or we won't be able to get a front seat. This time, watch carefully and learn well."
"Absolutely, I will definitely learn Wudang acupressure."