He just broke up with his girlfriend and is already living with the devilish rich girl.

night.

Old Town District, Ninghai City.

In the alley, several emaciated stray dogs were frantically rummaging through a rusty trash can.

I hope to find some food to fill my stomach.

"Get the hell out! All of you, get the hell out!"

A drunk man staggered over and kicked over a trash can.

Rotten vegetable leaves and greasy soup were spilled all over the ground.

The stray dogs, terrified, tucked their tails between their legs and whimpered as they scattered and fled.

"A bunch of bastards! You dare block my way!"

The man cursed and plopped down on the ground.

He pulled out a bottle of cheap liquor from his pocket and took a big gulp.

"Damn it...the business failed...we sold everything we could at home..."

His eyes were filled with resentment as he stared intently at the wine bottle in his hand.

"If that bitch hadn't run off with my money, would I be in this mess today?!"

"You left me with nothing but a burden! A money-losing brat!"

"Damn it, she's a slut just like her mother!"

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and suddenly smashed the bottle on the ground with a loud bang.

A wicked thought arose in his mind.

"Sell her! Sell that little bitch tomorrow! We can get some money for drinks!"

Just then.

He heard a rustling sound behind him.

He turned around and saw a dark figure lying in the overturned pile of garbage, gnawing on something.

"Damn it, all the other dogs know to run, but you fucking didn't! You're just unlucky!"

The man thought it was some bold stray dog ​​that had returned, and he could take his anger out on it.

He stood up unsteadily and picked up a brick from the corner of the wall.

He walked towards the dark figure.

But as soon as he walked over, he froze.

The thing slowly changed from a prone position to a squatting position.

Then, it stood up.

That wasn't a dog at all...

Its limbs are disproportionately long and thin, with joints that bend backward, like some kind of arthropod.

Its head resembled that of a skinned, vicious dog, with no eyes, only a gaping, blood-red maw stretched to its ears.

Sparse, long hair hung down from its bald scalp, obscuring half of its face.

Even with his back hunched, he is still nearly three meters tall.

"Ah...ah..."

The brick in the man's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

He was trembling violently, and it felt like something was blocking his throat, so he couldn't say a word.

The monster tilted its head, seemingly sizing up the tiny creature.

The next second, it suddenly opened its mouth wide and bit the man's upper body, picking him up like a radish.

"Snap!"

The sound of bones cracking.

Blood flowed down the monster's mouth like a waterfall.

The man's lower body fell to the ground, his legs still twitching nervously.

The monster began to devour the man's corpse, making horrifying chewing sounds.

Finally, it carried the carcass, which had been gnawed down to just scraps of flesh, to a cardboard box deep in the alley.

There were several abandoned puppies huddled in the shadows, shivering.

The monster placed the scraps of flesh in front of them and nudged them with its nose.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the alley.

The monster suddenly raised its head, bared its teeth, and let out a low growl towards the alley entrance.

Then the figure vanished silently into the thick shadows.

Subsequently, several Special Administration agents in black uniforms arrived at the scene.

Their faces were grave as they looked at the corpses and entrails scattered on the ground.

There were also two newborn puppies instinctively munching on bits of meat on the ground.

One of the operators picked up a walkie-talkie.

"Command, this is the third squad of the Demon Slayer Team."

"We arrived too late and failed to catch the predator."

"One civilian has died at the scene, identity is being confirmed... Repeat, one civilian has died."

After ending the call, he shook his head at his companion beside him.

"Let's go back."

...

...

Ninghai City, Special Administration Bureau Branch, Conference Room.

The meeting was chaired by Zou Rong, the newly appointed director of the Ninghai Special Industrial Park Administration Bureau.

Since former Deputy Minister Chen Guodong was detained on charges of treason.

The entire Ninghai Special Administration Bureau underwent a major reshuffle.

Basically, apart from him, who was parachuted in from headquarters as the director, all the heads of other departments were replaced.

"Everyone."

Zou Rong tapped on the table, and the conference room instantly fell silent.

"This meeting is mainly aimed at a troublesome anomaly that has been troubling our Ninghai branch for nearly ten years."

On the screen behind him, a blurry screenshot from a surveillance camera appeared—it was the monster from the alleyway he had just seen.

"Tentative name: Predator"

"Indiscriminate attacks on humans, with extremely cruel methods."

"Because there is no effective data or information, the headquarters can only temporarily classify it as a level B threat, which is a level of extreme threat to the general public."

Zou Rong looked at the head of the intelligence department who was giving a report.

"Old Li, it's been ten years, and we still don't have any valid data or information about it?"

Li Jianguo, the head of the intelligence department, is a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and balding hair.

He pushed up his glasses and shook his head.

"Chief, it's not that we haven't tried. It's just that we've never actually caught it, we don't even have a valid record of engaging it."

"This thing... seems to have a very good understanding of how our Special Administration operates."

"You know us very well...?"

Zou Rong frowned.

"Then let's leave this matter to Fu Yang's team."

"Director Zou."

One of the cadres stood up.

"This afternoon, we received a message from the Overseas Special Administration of the Blood Church."

"One of their exorcism teams hopes to take on this mission."

"Why are they here to join in the fun?" Zou Rong asked, puzzled.

"Because... they detected a trace of sulfur in the monster's saliva remaining on the deceased."

"They believe this may be related to demons, so they hope that professional clergy members like themselves can get involved."

Zou Rong pondered for a moment.

"Fine, let them go if they want to."

"This case has been pending for ten years anyway. If they can't handle it, we'll take it on again. In short, we must close this case this year!"

"yes!"

...

...

Supermarket, cashier counter.

Bai Ziheng stared at the person in front of him with a blank expression.

No, it should be viewed from above.

Because of the petite and adorable girl in front of him, dressed in a black nun's habit that looked like a cosplay outfit.

She was standing with her arms crossed, seriously asking him to get her a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes.

"..."

Bai Ziheng stared at her with dead fish eyes.

I feel like my brain isn't working properly.

The girl tilted her head, her bright green eyes filled with confusion.

"What's wrong? Isn't my Mandarin pretty standard? I said, give me a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes."

Bai Ziheng raised his hand and pointed to the slogan posted next to the counter.

"The sale of tobacco and alcohol to minors is prohibited."