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

Chapter 25 Gathering Intelligence, An Unexpected Discovery

Humans are not good at fighting at night.

The bright moonlight tonight somewhat offset this disadvantage.

The people in the stronghold did not realize that these wandering black-haired ghouls were no longer a threat to their lives, but a resource that needed to be fought over!

Therefore, Chu Xiu wanted to seize this opportunity before everyone's strength reached a threshold that would motivate them to take risks.

Turning his gaze away, Chu Xiu stood up, walked to the "safe house" where everyone was, and knocked on the door.

"Guan Ke," he looked at the girl with a scar on her face, "do you have time to talk?"

Under the curious gazes of the others, Guan Ke stood up, frowned, and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Chu Xiu gestured for her to go outside to talk.

"Tsk," Guan Ke came out, "What's all the mystery about?"

By this time, it was completely dark, and roars could be heard from downstairs from time to time.

Chu Xiu led Guan Ke to the end of the corridor and lowered his voice: "Isn't your puppet always placed downstairs for surveillance? I want to ask you about the situation of the ghouls at night."

"Why are you asking this? Do you plan to hunt them down at night?" Guan Ke asked in surprise.

Chu Xiu took out 5 causal points and handed them over: "You don't need to worry about that."

"Tsk," Guan Ke glanced at Chu Xiu, seemingly quite displeased with his way of doing things.

However, he still accepted the causal points and said, "At night, their numbers increase significantly, almost three times that of the daytime, and both their perception and physical movement abilities are enhanced. I advise you not to have such unrealistic ideas."

"Could you elaborate? Did you monitor their hunting activities?" Chu Xiu inquired further.

Seeing that he was still persistent, Guan Ke clicked his tongue: "Of course I've seen it. At night, this city turns into a huge hunting ground. Do you remember the deer that Shen Zhuo and the others hunted back today?"

"what happened?"

"If you look into the distance in the middle of the night, you might be lucky enough to see large herds of deer running frantically toward the city center, as if they were attracted by something."

“I have a strange feeling that this city is like a living thing, constantly devouring the lives around it to sustain itself.”

Guan Ke's words surprised Chu Xiu. So that's how it is. No wonder food is so scarce here, yet they can still support so many corpses.

He thought of the description in the Bone Necklace; perhaps some astonishing secret was indeed hidden in the heart of this city.

However, these are not things he needs to consider right now.

"Since you've seen the deer being hunted, how much do those ghouls become stronger at night? Can you give a quantitative figure? Have any higher-level creatures appeared?" Chu Xiu pressed on.

"Tsk, what do you take me for, a human camera?" Guan Ke glanced at him unhappily. "I can only tell you that at night, those beasts go crazy like they're on stimulants, their strength increases by at least thirty percent!"

"As for higher-level creatures, although I haven't seen them, it doesn't mean they don't exist. After all, I only have four monitoring puppets, and the range they can monitor is very limited."

"But even ordinary ghouls are not something one person can handle. Imagine five or even ten of those incredibly strong guys rushing at you at the same time. Can your armor still protect you?"

Faced with Guan Ke's persuasion, Chu Xiu did not answer, but instead quickly began to think.

"If it's just a slight improvement in athletic ability, I can handle it! Thirty percent isn't outrageous!"

"There should be about fifteen black-haired ghouls in this apartment building during the day, at most twenty! If it's three times that, then there are sixty, which averages out to about two per floor!"

"Considering that we've killed quite a few in the past few days, this number will decrease further, and the ghouls should be more concentrated at the bottom."

"At this level, as long as we are well prepared, it's possible!"

"But that's on the premise that everything Guan Ke says is true!"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu looked thoughtfully at Guan Ke's face. Beside the hideous scar was a pair of beautiful, cat-like amber eyes.

"Tsk, is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."

Perhaps annoyed by Chu Xiu's stare, Guan Ke said something, and seeing that Chu Xiu didn't react, he clicked his tongue again and turned to leave.

Chu Xiu didn't speak, but looked at her departing figure with a strange expression, as well as the panel that appeared beside her.

【Name】Guan Ke 【Rank】Mortal Rank 3 (466/600)

[Constitution] 4.37
[Mental State] 3.98
[Energy Level] 21.99
[Equipment] Close-fitting clothing (normal), homemade folding short blade (normal)
【Skill】???,???,???
[Occupation] Mechanic (A)

[Talent] ? ? ? (S)

To ensure Guan Ke provided accurate information, he activated his Ghostly Eyes during their conversation to capture the other person's micro-expressions.

Unexpectedly, an additional discovery was made.

"This girl actually leveled up to Mortal Rank 3 without anyone noticing? Her experience points are even higher than Shen Zhuo's!"

"Moreover, even a level 3 mortal has an energy level as high as 21.99!"

This indicates that her initial energy level was extremely high!

"Even their physical and mental strength are quite high!"

Further down, all the skills are marked with question marks! And the professions are...
Mechanic (A)

Wait, where's the puppeteer (D) you were promised?

Even more terrifying is that his talent has reached S-level, and even the Demon Eye cannot detect what it is!
Chu Xiu thought of the extra hunting marks he had found in the apartment building earlier.

"Oh it's you."

Chu Xiu's lips twitched.

Unexpectedly, besides him, there was another cunning old fox hiding in this small stronghold.

He decided that when he had time in the future, he would scan each person in the stronghold with his Ghostly Eyes.

"But right now, upgrading is the priority."

As Chu Xiu pondered all his plans, he walked to the room where the corpses were stored.

The place is also filled with the stench of rotting corpses.

He reached out and pulled, and a huge black-haired ghoul corpse fell out of the cabinet.

He then opened two more cabinets, and two more ordinary ghoul corpses appeared.

Shen Zhuo severely underestimated the terrifying talent of Chu Xiu.

This resulted in Chu Xiu keeping two corpses even after successfully completing the refining process.

Then, he handed over the Bone Cleaver equipment that he had previously obtained from killing monsters, claiming it was one he had crafted himself, thus keeping another Black-haired Ghoul.

This black-haired ghoul was carefully selected by Chu Xiu; it was the best-preserved and freshest among the twelve corpses.

With a wave of his hand, the three corpses began to melt and eventually merged into the White Bone Blood Devouring Array.

As the three corpses were completely refined, the eight array flags simultaneously emitted an unsettling aura of yin energy.

"The formation has been successfully upgraded to +1."

"The range has been increased from a radius of five meters to seven meters, and the life-steal and slowing effects have also been enhanced by 10% to 30%!"

After checking the attributes of the array flags, Chu Xiu revealed a satisfied smile.

He put the array flag into his storage space, then flipped it out through the broken window, and with a light grab, he was hanging from the outer edge of the wall.

There are many protruding edges on the outside of the apartment building. When Chu Xiu first entered this world, he thought about moving outside the window.

However, he had to give up at the time because of his poor physical condition. Now, his strength, flexibility and reaction speed have undergone tremendous changes, so doing this is naturally a piece of cake.

Like a nimble black cat, he slid down the outer wall and soon reached about the twenty-first floor.

He did make some noise during that time, but because he moved very quickly, he quickly left the source of the sound and was lucky enough not to be discovered.

After entering the twenty-first floor, he quickly opened the door and walked straight to another room a dozen meters away. After entering, he raised his hand and waved it, and the White Bone Blood Devouring Array was set up!
This is the best hunting spot chosen by Chu Xiu.

The last three chapters were all setup chapters, which the author felt were quite necessary. However, this might be a bit inconvenient for readers who are following the story closely. Therefore, if there are many setup chapters in the future, there will be three updates a day. Please continue to read and support this story! Thank you!
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