Those who reincarnate must die.

"run!!"

With a shout, the two girls ran away in opposite directions!

Xiao Jing seemed to possess some kind of bestial ability, using all four limbs, her fingers sprouting sharp claws. Combined with her slender figure, she resembled a nimble cat, leaping back and forth across the walls, darting away at lightning speed.

Xiao Rui, on the other hand, used some kind of acceleration ability. With the blessing of wind element, her two legs were like the blades of an electric fan, and she ran faster than Xiao Jing.

Meanwhile, the hairy guy was already a bit dazed by the shattering of the shield, and seeing the two people running away in different directions, he seemed a little slow to react.

It looked left and right, then shook its head, bent down, and raised its arms.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Accompanied by an eerie rubbing sound, countless strands of black hair burst forth from the wide sleeves of the raincoat, and after being soaked by the rain, they resembled spilled ink, covering the entire alley!

Sensing the murderous aura behind them, the two women turned around and saw that the sky was filled with surging black hair, like a black hole about to swallow them up!

"Help!!"

Both of them exerted all their strength, but the strands of hair behind them continued to close in. What was originally a narrow alley of less than a hundred meters seemed to stretch for tens of kilometers, with no end in sight...

Hurry, hurry up, the exit is just ahead!

Xiao Jing ran at top speed using all four limbs. Her sharp claws were dulled by the brick walls and asphalt road. Finally, at the last moment, she rushed out of the alley!

Outside is the main street. Although it was already midnight, the buildings on both sides of the street were still brightly lit, and you could still see vehicles and pedestrians coming and going...

"Help..." Xiao Jing desperately wanted to rush into the street. To survive, she was even willing to expose her beastly form...

Just then, a strand of hair wrapped around her ankle, and Xiao Jing, who had just rushed out of the alley, was dragged back by an irresistible force.

Just a few meters ahead, a man was on the phone, but he was so busy apologizing to his wife for not coming home all night that he didn't notice the terrifying scene behind him...

With her mouth stuffed with wet, disgusting hair and her limbs bound, Xiao Jing tried everything she could, but she couldn't break free from the hair monster's grasp. In despair, she was dragged back into the alley...

Meanwhile, Xiao Rui on the other side had also been captured.

The two girls now deeply regretted their recklessness, but it was too late... As they were dragged into the darkness, they felt many hairs piercing their scalps, followed by an indescribable feeling of fatigue.

As if they hadn't slept for days, a feeling of utter exhaustion washed over them. The two girls couldn't even muster their fear; all they felt was their eyelids growing heavier and heavier...

I can't sleep, if I do, everything will be over...

Xiao Jing frantically reminded herself and secretly activated a skill called "Refresh," a rare ability that could restore her body to its state five seconds prior!

This ability, when used after suffering a sudden and severe injury, can almost bring someone back from the dead, but using it now can only prolong her unconsciousness by five seconds...

No, I'm going to become a walking corpse like everyone else...

With this despairing thought in mind, tears welled up in Xiaojing's eyes...

But just then, the hair that had been wriggling wildly suddenly stopped!

What happened?

Before Xiaojing could react, with a whoosh, the hair that had been wrapped around her suddenly snapped in two, turning into countless bubbles and dissipating. Xiaojing herself, having lost her support, fell to the ground, her bottom stinging.

Looking around, it was still that dimly lit alley, but now, in the middle of the alley stood a tall man wearing a raincoat…

"The midnight killer?" Xiaojing turned pale with fright, but upon closer inspection, the man was shorter and more muscular than the killer, and instead of a raincoat, he was wearing a long leather trench coat...

If not a monster, then could he be reinforcements from the organization, the one who repelled the midnight killer?

谷领

"But why do people like to wear so much in the middle of summer?"

Xiao Jing's gaze passed over the man and landed on her companion who was lying on the ground not far away.

"Xiao Rui!" Xiao Jing immediately ran over, helped Xiao Rui up, and found that she had fallen into a coma, but her breathing was even and she seemed to be alright.

"You'd better take her back to the Broken Sword." The man looked over. "Her mind has been invaded too deeply. Although she's not dead, when she wakes up, she'll be a mindless walking corpse... You'd better check her out too."

"Did you save us?" Xiao Jing stood up, holding Xiao Rui. "Are you the professional the organization mentioned? I've never seen you at headquarters."

The man didn't continue speaking, nor did he make any move; he vanished into the alley in a flash.

"Invisibility? Teleportation?" Xiao Jing looked around and suddenly remembered the midnight killer. She wondered if he had been killed or escaped. What if he came back?

Thinking of this, she shuddered, picked up Xiaorui, and ran out of the alley.

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"Where am I?"

Xiao Rui struggled to open her eyes, only to see a white ceiling. She tried to get up, but felt her body covered with wires from various instruments.

"Xiao Rui, you're awake?" Xiao Jing asked with concern beside the hospital bed.

"What happened to me? Where am I?"

"This is the headquarters' treatment room!" Xiaojing breathed a sigh of relief. "You've been unconscious for a day..."

As they were talking, a doctor-looking man walked in: "Very good, all your indicators are normal, you're just a little weak, you'll be fine after a little more rest."

"How did I become unconscious?" Xiao Rui's mind was still a little muddled.

"You forgot, we went together to investigate the midnight killer..."

Xiao Jing's words stirred up Xiao Rui's memories, and the terrifying scenes from last night returned to her mind.

"Ah!" Xiao Rui exclaimed, "What happened to that hair monster?"

"It?" Xiaojing gave a self-deprecating smile. "You can't imagine what almost killed us..."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and displayed a picture.

The picture shows an old comb with a large clump of dirty hair tangled in its teeth.

"What is this?" Xiao Rui asked, stunned. "Could it be the real form of the midnight killer?"

"That's right!" Xiao Jing nodded. "This comb was originally a unique piece of equipment; the hair on it belonged to its former owner. Later, the owner died, and for some special reason, this comb ended up in the main world, where it developed a rudimentary sense of self. It yearned for wisdom and true souls, so it began hunting humans, draining their spiritual energy to nourish its own..."

"So that's how it is?" Xiaorui rubbed her forehead. "How did you manage to make this monster reveal its true form in the end?"

"I don't have that ability!" Xiaojing shrugged. "A super-powerful hero came to our rescue and subdued that monster. If it weren't for him, our deaths would be on the evening news by now..."

"A super powerful hero?"

"His name is Hunter," the doctor explained. "He's not a member of the Broken Sword. It seems Mr. Ning found him through personal connections; he's a highly skilled individual who's rarely seen."

"A mysterious lone wolf expert...that sounds so cool!" Xiao Jing recalled Zhang Lang's appearance last night and felt a sense of longing.

"You'd better not get involved with him," the doctor warned. "I heard he seems to have a grudge against Lowe, the king of bounty hunters. Getting too close to him might invite Blood Gloves' retaliation..."

"Oh, I see... I understand!" Xiaojing nodded, but a question began to linger in her mind:

"The fact that a scumbag like Luo Wei hates you proves you're a messenger of justice, doesn't it?"