The villain's daily corpse collection

Chapter 182 Leaving the Underground

It is autumn in the mortal world. The scorching heat has faded and the whole world is filled with a bleak chill, as if entering another world. It is finally time for the residents living in the underground city to return to the surface.

The previous incident was caused by the monsters who prevented the residents from returning to the ground, trying to cast a god in the underground city to control the few remaining citizens. Wang Wei and his group accidentally broke the seal of the god, and the demonic energy around the statue dissipated at the last moment.

The evil spirit disappeared completely, and the entire underground Red Queen City was also released.

In the following days, Huo Feng and Jun Zhao interviewed all the survivors who had encountered the monsters and recorded all the new information they collected.

However, these people said very little, just some fragmented images, most of which have been forgotten.

The big dream turned into nothing, leaving only a few dark and unclear misty shadows.

Just like how everyone in Chihou City felt recently. Bai Tang felt fortunate that Du Ximiao and the others did not come. It was really uncomfortable to stay in a place without sunlight and moonlight. It was like having a serious illness and hoped to leave as soon as possible.

"Soon, the last sandstorm will be over, and you will be able to return to the ground. In the future, there will be rain everywhere, and it will not be so dry here, and you will be able to resume your normal life in spring and autumn." Huo Feng said to the residents of Chihou City.

"Am I dreaming? Is this real?"

“Thank God, thank you for helping us!”

"You're not lying to us, are you? We've been deceived by that monster you mentioned for so long!"

Huo Feng raised three fingers: "I swear, this is absolutely true. From now on, you will be able to walk freely in the sunshine."

Everyone cried for joy after hearing this. They hugged their families and ran home to share this happy event with the neighbors who were not present.

"Unfortunately, the monster finally turned into gas and escaped." After sending away the citizens, Jun Zhao looked worried.

After the City Lord's Mansion disappeared, the situation improved slightly. It seemed that all the monsters had disappeared. The bodies of the people who used to guard the city had turned into skeletons and were hidden under the Wutian Tower. The monsters devoured their bodies and took on their appearance to deceive the people here.

The purpose of the monsters is hard to figure out. Jun Zhao judged based on previous investigations: "Monsters want to infiltrate the mortal world, but they are godless and invisible, so they cannot directly learn habits and integrate into the world. Instead, they learn from the inside out. For example, they learn about human appearance by eating humans, but they cannot remember too much at one time, so they become very strange. I think this is the learning ability of monsters, which is different from what we know."

"According to what you said, the monsters in the City Lord's Mansion are all of relatively high rank. At least they have learned that human desires are endless, so they use desires to manipulate these people and try to occupy this place."

Huo Feng directly pointed out the crux of the problem. He sighed and said, "...Then, the worst scenario is that the monsters want to completely control the mortal world and truly cultivate the appearance of various species without revealing any flaws. It is only a matter of time. If they can grasp your inner nature, then they will be invincible in this world."

Jun Zhao nodded in agreement: "That's right, the Lord of God is wise and has revealed the secret. So there is no time. Finding the source of the monster is our top priority."

The two of them looked towards Wang Wei, who was sitting by the window of the inn. They had just talked a lot there. If it were in the past, Wang Wei would definitely stop Jun Zhao from spreading those words to "bewitch" her apprentice, but recently, no matter how much Jun Zhao said, Wang Wei did not respond.

She sat quietly, seemingly in a state of detachment, ignoring everyone. When Huo Feng came over, she would at most smile, then hold his hand, and then let it go.

This situation lasted for a few days. From the moment she came back from the Wutian Tower, the City Lord's Mansion, she didn't talk to anyone else except helping Huo Feng purify the demon power stored in his body. At first, Huo Feng and Jun Zhao asked Song Zuoru to inquire, after all, she was the only woman on this trip, and maybe she could be approached more easily than the two of them.

The effect was better, but the result was the same. Wang Wei still said nothing, just shook his head and told her that he would not delay the subsequent matters.

Song Zuoru quickly explained that she was not here to urge her, but just to care about her. Wang Wei nodded in understanding, and the topic was stopped there. Song Zuoru could only give a few more instructions and then left.

During the days when Wang Wei was not online, several other people took on the follow-up tasks.

As the strongest among the others, Bo Shangmiao went to the ground first to clear out the residents' homes occupied by the monsters. Those who forcibly occupied the homes would be executed on the spot.

Those wild monsters that were ambushing in the city were easily subdued by Bo Shangmiao. Some who were not convinced formed a group to fight him but were easily beaten to their knees and begged for mercy. What was thought to be a group of monsters beating one person turned out to be a situation where one person surrounded and beat a group of monsters.

Bo Shangmiao usually doesn't do this, but this time he did it without mercy in order to protect the mortals' residence.

When he came back, his confidence had been restored. This fight was very enjoyable, and it had been a long time since he felt so good. He wanted to bring this energy back to talk to his daughter, but he saw Wang Wei still sitting there in a depressed mood.

It is what it was when he left.

I thought Wang Wei had recovered, but I didn't expect her to still be distracted, wondering what she was thinking about. Bo Shangmiao suddenly felt a little timid, worried that if he disturbed her rashly at this time, it would cause more unnecessary trouble - after all, he was always disliked by his daughter.

He tentatively asked several other people, and everyone shook their heads to indicate that they knew nothing.

However, everyone understood that she was not depressed because she had not caught any monsters. But if she was in a bad mood, something big must have happened.

"Can we leave now?" Wang Wei finally spoke. She looked at everyone sitting in the inn room.

"Master, we can go now. How do you feel now?" Huo Feng walked forward.

"The people of Queen Chi have almost all evacuated, we can leave here." Jun Zhao added.

"There's no sun here. Although there's some light, it's uncomfortable to stay here for too long." Song Zuoru continued, "Let's leave here as soon as possible and go back to Wushe to rest. You've been suffering a lot lately."

Bai Tang didn't say anything, but he kept nodding. It was too boring here. During this time away, he unexpectedly missed Wushe's Xiaoyu and A Diao. He shook his head. It might be an illusion. He would not admit it...

Bo Shangmiao stepped forward and checked Wei's pulse without saying anything. The pulse was unexpectedly disordered and the heartbeat was different from usual, as if it had accelerated a bit.

Wang Wei realized it then, she pulled back her hand, stood up and said: "Let's go back to Wushe."

She has been feeling uneasy lately. She keeps seeing the dead god in a trance, the god who struggled to protect this city...