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Chapter 351 The Great Detective Sildenas

Compared to the countless human-shaped balloons in the sky, there were almost no evil spirits on the ground in this city. The whole city was very quiet, and there were no strange traces around.

This seems to further confirm Xue's theory.

This city is the hunting ground of the dragon demons, so all the evil spirits here are humanoid balloons or other flying evil spirits. They hover in the sky all the time, waiting for the dragon demons to arrive.

Whenever the dragon demon appears, these humanoid balloons will rush forward desperately to fight it.

In the city where the little witch first lived, not all demons were flying; on the contrary, flying demons were relatively rare.

Perhaps it's because the demon in that city is a snake demon, or perhaps it's simply that demons haven't appeared for so long that the evil spirits there haven't evolved to deal with them.

Therefore, Xue Dinglu was determined to go to hell to see if it was really as he guessed, that there were no living people left in the world and that the only living people were in hell.

The end of this world is caused by the world's own stress response, which creates evil spirits to fight against demons. In the end, the world decides to simply destroy the demons, so it turns all the people in the world into evil spirits, which leads to the arrival of Doomsday.

Looking up at the sky, Ghost Eyes reported that numerous hot air balloons and pilots in flying squirrel suits had arrived not far above Xue Dinglu's head.

A voice kept coming from above: "Captain, my devices have malfunctioned. Damn it, they all stop working as soon as we get within a kilometer of that monster! Our consciousness will also be affected by that monster."

“There was a human with that monster. We can’t let our fellow human being be deceived by the monster. We came a kilometer away and used a loudspeaker to warn him. No matter what, we did our best.”

"Hey! You over there, get away from the monsters and hide in the shelter. There's food and water there. Or you could hide in the city hall; there are some supplies there."

"Run! Run! Don't be fooled by the monsters around you!"

In the sky, the loudspeaker on the hot air balloon kept speaking to Xue Lude and the little witch below.

In Ghost Eyes' view, this was not a long-abandoned ruin, but a city specifically built to support hot air balloon and flying squirrel suit pilots.

The streets below were lined with shops supplying hot air balloons, but the city was sparsely populated.

They were shocked when they saw Xue's Law, and then kept shouting, "Run! Run towards the shelter and the city hall! Don't talk to the monsters around you!"

Xue turned his head, and in the vision of his ghost eyes, the little witch was a female ghost with wet hair that completely covered her cheeks, and her witch clothes were beginning to rot.

The fear on those people's faces was undeniable. As for the locations of the city hall and the shelter, Xue's rule made the little witch stop.

In the little witch's view, Xue Dinglu arrived in front of a shop with its gaping maw, and after seemingly communicating with something, successfully obtained a local map.

Although there were some stains on the map, these stains did not obstruct the view. On the contrary, the center of the blood splatter was exactly where the city hall and shelter were located.

The bloodstains all seemed to point from their current location toward the distant city hall and shelter.

This proves that evil spirits are not without reason; on the contrary, they have their own unique way of life, and they are even like independent soul beings with a certain degree of sociality.

This is very intriguing.

"Let's go check out the shelter," Xue Dinglu said to the little witch beside him, putting away the map.

“Well, generally speaking, we shouldn’t take this risk. After all, I can’t handle many powerful evil spirits and monsters, and those of us who rush in without caring about anything are often the ones who die the most tragically…” the little witch said.

"Even those World Government personnel who command evil spirits wouldn't dare to communicate with them so recklessly, or go to the areas the evil spirits have indicated."

She kept muttering ghost stories to herself, but in the end she decided to go with Xue Lude to the area marked on the ghost map.

After all, if Xue Luding were to wait here for the dragon demon, it would take a considerable amount of time. She didn't know how many days it would take, and she certainly couldn't just start extraditing these humanoid balloon-like evil spirits.

Otherwise, they might attract Margaret again, as that giant walnut tree is currently beyond their ability to deal with.

So the little witch decided to follow Xue Lude to those places to investigate. She also wanted to know how her world had been destroyed, and whether it was caused by the giant walnut tree Margaret.

The two began their journey toward the shelter and the city hall. In the eyes of the God-Purifying Demon, along the way, they would occasionally see large gates with gaping maws and the figures of some evil spirits wandering around.

But these things were far too few compared to the human-shaped balloons in the sky, and didn't even stir much emotion in her heart.

The little witch has now gotten used to this apocalyptic homeland full of evil spirits. Originally, she would hardly see any evil spirits for months at a time, and every time she did, she was on high alert, going to great lengths to guide them to a pure land.

Now that the whole world is full of evil spirits, when you suddenly find that there are only two evil spirits on this street, you suddenly feel that there is nothing to be afraid of anymore.

After all, the world is already like this.

The little witch seemed to be thinking this, and followed behind Xue Dinglu.

The two arrived at the entrance of the shelter again through the portal. With Xue Dinglu's spatial slash, the door was easily opened, revealing the scene inside the shelter covered in black blood.

The same thing happened here: no remains of the dead. No one knows what humanity suffered here. The thick, black liquid basically covered the soles of shoes, and making a sticky "splat" sound when you walked into this shelter.

Not only the floor, but also the walls and ceiling are covered with such marks, as if they were evenly applied to every place and then evolved over a long period of time to create this scene.

What kind of disaster has this world encountered?
Xue's law didn't understand, but he was determined to find the answer eventually.

The three visions kept switching. At this time, the vision of the normal vision and the vision of the Divine Purification Demon Eye were basically the same, both showing a group of viscous black liquids. However, in the vision of the Demon Eye, those viscous black liquids turned into a pile of... oil?

The only word to describe Xue's Law is "law". The room was covered in dirty engine oil and filled with all sorts of miscellaneous parts, but now it's all abandoned.

In Ghost Eyes' view, this place looked like a large abandoned machine room and storage room, and it did indeed appear to contain a large amount of material, just as they had said.

However, Xue's Law was not looking for the substances shown in the ghost's eyes, but rather for the traces and information left behind here.

"It seems this place once sheltered a large number of people. Let me see, after the disaster, almost everyone in the vicinity ran here. Also, because this is near the city hall, most of the people who came were high-ranking officials of the city hall, as well as their families." Xue Dinglu began to analyze the scene at that time based on the situation of this place.

The little witch was stunned. She couldn't fathom how Xue Lude had managed to find traces and analyze the situation in a place filled with viscous black liquid.

Although she has come to a profound understanding of herself as a useless person after so much time, this is just too outrageous!
Xue Dinglu pointed directly to this spot and then said, "Because there are fewer traces here, it indicates that the population density in this area is low. However, the thickness of the black liquid in other places is two to three times that of this area, so we can roughly determine that this small area is the location of some high-ranking officials and their bodyguards."

"No, can you really tell so much just by the fact that this part is a little thinner?" The little witch instantly showed a disbelieving expression, her face so innocent at that moment.

It's as pure as a child who can talk to a snow leopard.

Xue pointed to the map and said calmly, "Since the city hall building is right across the street, we can just make bold assumptions without having to think too much about it."

The little witch was stunned for a moment by Xue's answer, but she just followed behind Xue, constantly observing the traces around her, but in the end she still couldn't find much information.

The entire shelter is filled with things like this, how am I supposed to analyze it? Could this kid be just guessing?
"It seems there was also a riot. Everyone wanted to attack the city hall officials and their families, but they were stopped by the bodyguards. While the riot was in progress, they all died instantly. The cause of death seems to be... an explosion from the inside out?" Xue Dinglu continued.

Little witch: "???"

No, how did you find this intelligence? Doesn't that make me look stupid? And how did you figure it out? Why would ordinary people attack officials? Why would they explode from the inside out?
“It’s no use explaining to you,” Xue said, but still simply told her why she came to this conclusion: “First, the entire wall and even the ceiling are covered in this liquid. I looked at it, and it matches the distribution of an explosion splash.”

"Then why couldn't it be caused by a bomb detonating inside?" The little witch immediately raised her hand.

Xue Dinglu immediately looked at the witch with the same expression he would give to Xiaolongniang, causing the girl to retract her outstretched hand.

"If it were an external explosive, there would definitely be a blast center, but do you think there is one here?" Xue's words were very calm, but the little witch continued to shrink her neck. She looked, and yes, there was absolutely no trace of an explosion center.

“As for why I said there was a riot…” Xue Dinglu walked to the back wall and pointed to the marks on it, saying, “Marks made by a hard object.”

Little Witch: "..."

Xue Lu looked at her with his Divine Purification Demon Eye and asked, "With such useful eyes, how did you manage to not detect anything? You must be one of the top users, using these eyes like a scanner."

"Stop cursing...stop cursing...I am Lung Mist, I am Lung Mist. From now on, just call me Lung Mist Susu, or Lung Mist Witch...I really didn't realize it..." She held her head, looking utterly hopeless.

Why does the Divine Purification Demon Eye have a completely different effect in Xue's hands, while in my own hands, apart from being able to see evil spirits, it's almost the same as Xue's ordinary eye?

She began to try using the Divine Purification Demon Eye, and sure enough, besides seeing evil spirits, the Divine Purification Demon Eye could see all the pits and craters in the entire area with the precision of a scanner. Based on these traces, she could deduce...

Yes, it seems so. A lot of items were thrown in this direction, which is why these marks were left...

The little witch was thinking and was about to squat down to continue examining the traces when...

Xue Dinglu stood up and said, "Let's go. There's no more information here. As for the food and water, they've long been contaminated and don't have much value."

"Oh, where to?"

"town Hall."

……

Xue Law then began searching through the chaotic city hall.

Meanwhile, the little witch followed behind him furtively, her senses clearly lurking.

"Brother..." she asked Xue Dinglu, who was currently searching for information.

“I’m here,” Xue replied casually.

"It's so quiet here, and there's no trace of any evil spirits, but why do I feel even more uneasy?" the little witch continued, uttering frightening words.

"It's just that you can't see the evil spirits here." Xue Luding casually made up a story. The Divine Purification Demon Eye could not see any information here, but in the Ghost Eye's vision, the entire distorted world was full of vitality and all things were thriving, except for the city hall, which exuded a corrupt aura as if it were soaking in the deep sea.

Upon entering the building, the Ghost Eye's feedback intensified. The entire city hall seemed to have been completely submerged in the deep sea and salvaged, making Xue Law feel as if he had entered a land-based building, rather than the Titanic.

Unfortunately, no one else noticed anything wrong with this place.

Xue covered his eyes, and after staring for a long time, the capillaries around the ghost eye ruptured slightly, and a little blood slowly seeped out.

He didn't know why the difference between the different eyes was so great, as if something was deliberately guiding him. Both the Divine Purification Demon Eye and the Ghost Eye seemed to have their own consciousness.

In fact, the two seem to be completely opposite forces.

"Interesting," Xue Luding murmured, taking out something that looked like a ball of wires.

In the Ghost Eye's vision, this spherical ball of wire resembled a large mass of pollutants from the deep sea, exuding an ominous aura.

"what is this?"

"Let me see... Brother, this thing looks like a communication device, kind of like the one in that Ultraman cartoon you showed me before," the little witch said, fiddling with it in her hands.
"But it must be broken, and it looks like it was deliberately sabotaged."

Xue Dinglu nodded and then began looking for other things.

“The Demon Extermination Plan?” Xue Dinglu suddenly noticed a book that was also covered in filth in his ghost eyes. He found the book on the overturned bookshelf, and it looked like the skin of some kind of echinoderm.

The foul odor emanating from the book itself was not from the book, but from a document tucked inside.

"What is this? Let me see, let me see..." The little witch became alert the moment she heard the name of the file.

The two of them squeezed onto the collapsed and dusty bookshelf and looked at the documents on it.

This is a document issued by the World Government to all cities, and the contents of the document are...

By signing a pact with a "true god," one gains the power to completely eradicate evil spirits, freeing everyone from their harassment...

In that instant, Xue Luding and the little witch exchanged a glance, the little girl's eyes widening like copper bells.

The document, personally issued by the World Government, requires every city to respond and sign a contract accordingly…

Every detail struck Xue as unusual. Even the witch, whose innocence rivaled that of the Little Dragon Girl, stared wide-eyed in disbelief and confusion.

"The true god... could it be Margaret?" The little witch immediately voiced her opinion.

After all, all the clergy relied on Margaret's power, so when the true god was mentioned, the first thing they thought of was the giant walnut tree.

To her, the only true god in this world was Margaret, the tree root covered with divine and demonic eyes. Although it looked a bit low on sanity, it was indeed a level 5 being.

In this world, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a true god.

However, Xue felt that it wasn't that simple, so he casually asked, "Look at the date, how much time has passed since then?"

"Let me see, it must have been more than half a year..." the little witch said, then suddenly realized something.

“I’m afraid this so-called true god is not Margaret,” Xue Dinglu said, looking at the world filled with demons in the distance. “Even if it really is Margaret, then this contract is precisely the reason why this world is full of demons.”

The little witch's head was buzzing. She looked at the document in her hand and vividly remembered how Margaret had suddenly stopped them when they were leading the evil spirits away, and how she had attacked them without warning.

Although she couldn't believe it, her hands were trembling for some reason at that moment.

Based on the available information and speculation, it is highly likely that Margaret destroyed the world and created a world inhabited only by demons.

In that case, what's the point of her being there?

If the god you believe in is your greatest enemy, do you really dare to take up arms against that god?

However, at this moment, she suddenly froze and saw Xue Dinglu bite his finger and sign a string of incomprehensible magical runes on it.

The little witch froze for a moment, then almost screamed in terror, "What are you doing!"

"Let's see who's on the other end of the contract," Xue said expressionlessly. "And the simplest and most direct way is naturally to sign the contract directly."

Not long after, the little witch heard a rustling sound. She looked out the window in alarm. The sky was completely dark. It wasn't nighttime yet; it was still afternoon.

But in the sky, countless human-shaped balloons filled the sky, blocking out the sun and seemingly enveloping the entire city's sunlight.

Above them, billions of human-shaped balloons stared intently at them.

(End of this chapter)