An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 105 The Murderer
"Ye Junlin and the Dark Night King have clashed head-on?"

At the assembly point, Lin Wanyue stared in shock at the report before her.

Immediately, a look of urgency appeared in her beautiful eyes: "Quickly, bring me the detailed report!"

"Yes."

In front of her, a young man with long hair handed her a folded piece of paper.

Lin Wanyue took the document and quickly flipped through it. After seeing that Ye Junlin had failed to kill the boss, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Hmph, he recklessly took two people with him. It would be a miracle if he could even take down this wild boss."

However, after seeing the description of the Dark Night King's strength, her expression became serious again.

"His melee combat ability is stronger than Wei Shan's, and he is immune to mental attacks and ranged attacks. He also possesses excellent ranged attack methods and a life-draining domain skill?"

"Isn't this intensity a bit excessive?"

“Not only that,” the long-haired boy beside him added, “According to reliable information, there are at least twenty warrior-level combatants among the ghouls led by the Night King, and judging from the on-site investigation of the places it has hunted, it is still growing.”

“My suggestion is to join forces with the Ye family and the government. It will be very difficult for us to take down this boss on our own,” the long-haired man said.

Lin Wanyue thought for a moment and said decisively, "No, we can't let others lead us by the nose. I must take down this boss! Now go and think of feasible solutions, give me at least three, and then let me make a decision!"

The long-haired man was stunned, and said with some difficulty, "Miss Lin, this is not realistic."

Lin Wanyue admonished, "How do you know it's unrealistic before you've even done it? I'll judge whether it's realistic or not. You just need to focus on completing the tasks assigned to you."

"Set traps, ambush with high explosives, and so on—use your creativity!"

The long-haired boy was speechless for a moment, but after a long silence, he nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go prepare it right away."

He got up and walked to the door. As soon as he opened the door, he was somewhat surprised to find a man wearing a black robe and a mask standing there.

"You are."

"Chen Ce".

"Oh, please."

Before the long-haired young man could finish speaking, Lin Wanyue's displeased voice rang out: "Why are you only arriving now? Didn't I tell you to come on the first day?"

"Something happened," Chu Xiu said calmly as he walked in.

To avoid being recognized, he changed into the outfit he had worn when he met Lin Wanyue before. Although Chu Xiu was surrounded by the Shadow Demon Qi when he fought Ye Junlin, it was still hard to guarantee that some of his equipment features would be discovered.

However, he seemed to be overthinking it. Lin Wanyue just sneered, "Alright, do you think I don't know what you're planning? I have no objection if you want to gain more benefits in the abyss, but if you fail to complete the tasks assigned to you, don't blame me for turning against you."

"You should have heard how huge the Lin Group is. Don't lose sight of the bigger picture for a little bit of profit."

After a brief silence, Chu Xiu replied, "Yes."

Lin Wanyue didn't say anything more, and handed him a map: "Get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, follow this route into the central city and explore the detailed terrain of the area shown in the map, as well as what high-level creatures are there."

Chu Xiu was taken aback: "According to the government's plan, shouldn't we start exploring the central urban area the day after tomorrow?"

"Heh, one step behind means another step behind. The sooner we get into the city, the sooner we can seize any opportunities we may have. We don't have time to waste," Lin Wanyue said disdainfully.

Chu Xiu fell silent. The government's plan was formulated in advance in consultation with various major forces to prevent different forces from scheming against each other for resources and prematurely depleting their strength.

Lin Wanyue's actions can be described as breaking the agreed rules for personal gain, which may bring unexpected changes.

But Chu Xiu naturally wouldn't say anything more. He just wanted to complete his task. In fact, he had originally planned to enter the central city as soon as possible, since the resources in the outer areas had been almost exhausted.

“The city center is dangerous; we need to charge more,” he said.

"Two hundred causal points."

"Three hundred, I can explore a wider area."

Lin Wanyue glared at him, then drew a large circle outside the original area. Chu Xiu looked at it and nodded in agreement.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go now."

Lin Wanyue seemed to look down on Chu Xiu, a mercenary without any backing, and didn't want to have much to do with him.

Chu Xiu naturally wouldn't want to make a fool of himself, but before leaving, he asked, "By the way, Miss Lin, did you receive the reward for the Blood Moon Ritual?"

"Of course there is, why ask?"

Chu Xiu was overjoyed and asked directly, "I wonder what Miss Lin's reward is? I am willing to exchange it for other items of equal value."

"No way!" Lin Wanyue said in a very bad tone, then waved her hand impatiently: "If you have nothing better to do, go and complete your mission as soon as possible."

Lin Wanyue's attitude surprised Chu Xiu slightly, and he then revealed a thoughtful expression.

At this moment, the long-haired young man next to him tugged at his sleeve and led him outside.

The long-haired youth carefully closed the door and said helplessly, "Miss didn't actually receive the Blood Moon reward, but we can't tell anyone, otherwise it will affect morale. Miss's pride won't allow it either."

"I see." Chu Xiu had a headache. He had thought that Lin Wanyue was the only one in the gathering point who was capable of winning the Blood Moon Reward, but if it wasn't her, then who was it?

"My name is Mu Qing. I am an advisor employed by the Lin Group. You can come to me if you need anything in the future."

At this moment, the voice of the long-haired youth interrupted Chu Xiu's thoughts.

Chu Xiu glanced at him and asked, "How many warrior-level warriors have arrived at our gathering point?"

"Including you and the young lady, there are five of us. What's wrong?"

"Could you please pass on a message to the remaining three?"

"Of course, what's wrong?"

"Tell them that I've discovered a clue to a hidden quest, but it requires someone who has received the Blood Moon Reward to trigger the next step. If any of them have received the Blood Moon Reward, please contact me."

Chu Xiu simply stated his position directly. He wasn't worried about anyone having ulterior motives, since with his current strength, anyone who came would just be throwing their life away.

Upon hearing the words "hidden quest," Mu Qing couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "No wonder you asked Miss that question just now. What kind of hidden quest is it? Why don't you just tell us, we can help you."

"No need," Chu Xiu said decisively.

“Alright,” Mu Qing nodded, “I understand you don’t trust us. I will pass on your message.”

After giving his instructions, Chu Xiu went to the free canteen at the meeting point and had a big meal, eating more than ten kilograms of meat by himself.

It must be said that having powerful backers has its advantages; many logistical issues can be easily resolved.

Then he returned to his room, closed his eyes and dozed off to recover his strength while waiting for a reply.

However, even as midnight approached, no one came looking for him.

This made Chu Xiu frown.

"Could I be wrong? The location indicated by the tongue isn't the stronghold, but rather that the owner of the stomach happens to be nearby?"

"Or is it that the person was extremely cautious and didn't take the bait easily?"

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, already considering whether he should find an opportunity to call out those three warriors one by one and eliminate them.

But the problem is, there's another possibility: the person who received the Blood Moon reward might have concealed their strength, or perhaps they simply didn't participate in the advancement trial. This would infinitely broaden the pool of candidates; he couldn't very well slaughter the entire Lin Wanyue stronghold, could he?

That would mean seamlessly joining the "Yakuza".

"Forget it, it seems I'll just have to waste today's stealth attempts."

"Why don't we just ask the tongue if it has any more information?"

Just as Chu Xiu was thinking this, a crumpled piece of paper was suddenly thrown in through the window.

Chu Xiu opened it and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

The message was simple: someone received his message and invited him to meet up outside.

Chu Xiu pushed open the door and went out. At this time, most of the awakened ones were already asleep, and at the end of the corridor, a humanoid puppet stood quietly.

This puppet is extremely well-made, especially the expression on its face, which is so lifelike that it looks like a living person sealed inside a piece of wood, making people shudder when they look at it.

Upon seeing Chu Xiu emerge, the doll made a "please" gesture and then skipped and hopped downstairs.

Chu Xiu followed, and the man and the puppet quickly left the stronghold. The puppet was fast, and in no time they had walked a full five kilometers to an abandoned parking lot.

Chu Xiu looked around, his smile widening.

This is a perfect spot for an ambush.
The thought had barely formed in his mind when a voice, neither male nor female, rang out nearby:

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to actually come."

Chu Xiu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man with a bare upper body, wearing only tight denim shorts and exaggerated makeup standing on top of a bus, smiling at him.

“You don’t seem to be one of the people in the stronghold,” Chu Xiu said calmly.

“Yes, yes,” the man fiddled with a small knife in his hand, turned around and rummaged behind him for a while, and pulled out a bloody human head!
Chu Xiu's eyelids twitched slightly. He had seen this head in the information Lin Wanyue had given him; it was one of the three warrior-level beings!

When he turned around, Chu Xiu noticed a clear six-pointed star pattern on the strange man's back!
"I really have a connection with 'Yakuza'," Chu Xiu couldn't help but think to himself.

At this point, the man chuckled again and continued, "He told me about you when I was playing with him."

"I heard you're looking for a stomach."

"You have?"

"Of course! I just ate quite a lot, *burp*"

The man gave a mock burp.

Chu Xiu realized that communicating with the man in front of him was pointless, so he simply flipped his wrist and drew out the bone spear.

"Getting impatient? Hehe, you're so impatient, but I'm not lying to you!"

The man stuck two fingers into his mouth and stirred them around for a while. Then, with a "vomit" sound, he actually spat out a grayish-yellow lump!

He then pointed the object at Chu Xiu and laughed, "What do you want my stomach for? Do you want to go inside and play?"

Chu Xiu: "."

He wasn't going to waste any more words and strode forward, but just then, more "laughter" rang out, and one by one, the puppets emerged from behind the abandoned cars.

The expressions on the faces of these dolls are all incredibly lifelike, but their bodies have been fitted with various killing weapons. One hand has been cut off and replaced with a long knife, some have their chests ripped open and a cannon barrel installed inside, and some have their entire arms replaced with chainsaws, which are now emitting a chilling buzzing sound.

On the faces of these dolls, Chu Xiu even saw several familiar faces—his classmates from the class next door.

Chu Xiu understood.

"So you're that serial killer."

"What murderer?" the man retorted angrily. "I'm the head of the household!"

“I collected their souls and gave them more beautiful bodies. They were all very grateful to me and treated me like family!”

As the man spoke, the puppets approached Chu Xiu with hostile expressions. There were quite a few of them, about thirty or forty in number, and under the scan of the Nether Demon Eye, each of them was at least level 6 of the Mortal Realm!

Chu Xiu couldn't help but facepalm: "Ha, those guys from the yakuza are really crazy."

The man shouted excitedly, "What do you know? You have no idea about the power of family! No matter how strong one person is, can they beat dozens of people?"

"Come on, stop resisting, come and join my family!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the puppets let out a shriek and pounced on Chu Xiu!

The man, however, looked expectant, staring intently at Chu Xiu, as if trying to see a look of panic on his face.

However, the puppets had only taken one step when a large number of ghosts suddenly appeared in the field! These ghosts not only far outnumbered the puppets, but each of them exuded a powerful aura far exceeding that of the puppets!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With a series of crisp sounds, in just an instant, all the puppets in the room were smashed into pieces!

"?"

The murderer's crazed expression froze on his face, and his eyes instantly regained their clarity.

Without saying a word, he turned and ran.

"So you still have some sense after all." Chu Xiu found it amusing. With a thought, he cast a dozen earth-binding spells on the murderer, instantly pinning him to the spot, unable to move even a finger.

"Dark King! You are the Dark King! The Dark King is actually an Awakened One!!!"

At this moment, his mad expression vanished, replaced by a look of utter disbelief and terror as he screamed.

Chu Xiu felt like he was a miracle doctor, having cured a mental patient so easily.

He naturally didn't bother arguing with him; the Heavenly Demon Hand appeared behind him, about to strike.

At that moment, the killer's body suddenly shattered into pieces, and his true form mysteriously appeared dozens of meters away! He fled madly to a greater distance.

However, before he could escape more than a few steps, he was horrified to discover that a vicious ghost had blocked his path!

Chu Xiu followed behind him at a leisurely pace. Having been outmaneuvered by Ji Dao last time, Chu Xiu was naturally not foolish enough to be caught off guard this time.

Moreover, it was fortunate that this person deliberately chose an open and deserted place to kill him, so that he could be spotted at a glance no matter where he fled. If he were in a dense cluster of buildings, he could disappear dozens of meters in an instant, and even if Chu Xiu was prepared in advance, it would not be easy to catch him.

"Here you go, I'll give you everything I have, please let me go! I'm willing to be your slave!" The man fawned, throwing out the grayish-yellow object in his hand and prostrating himself on the ground.

The demonic hand reached out and grabbed the grayish-yellow object, and a panel appeared before Chu Xiu's eyes.

[Monk Rasputin’s stomach]

"You actually have one?"

Chu Xiu was somewhat surprised, but upon further reflection, it seemed that this kind of murderous madman did indeed have a greater chance of obtaining the Blood Moon Reward than Lin Wanyue.

He looked at the prostrate man and said, "I have a few questions for you."

"First of all, what exactly is the relationship between your Extreme Path and the extraterrestrial demons? What is their purpose in bestowing blessings upon you?"

(End of this chapter)