Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Qin Huanyu clearly sensed the villagers' disdain for her. She was somewhat annoyed, but she couldn't actually take out the Dragon-Slaying Mace to show its power in front of the villagers. She could only pretend to be invisible and let Cheng Hai have the chance to show off.

The villagers still held high hopes for the master from Shilin Temple, and they told him all the secrets that were "never told to outsiders."

As expected, Qingzhao Mountain has been the site of various legends about monsters eating people since ancient times, and even some of the village's elders disappeared deep within Qingzhao Mountain.

That's why the villagers, even though they know there are more valuable mountain products deep in Qingzhao Mountain, never go in and only collect from the outside. They also never spend the night in the mountains. They have always attached great importance to these rules left by their ancestors and believe them to be true.

In fact, the experience of our ancestors was indeed useful. Over the years, no one in the villages near Qingzhao Mountain has had any accidents, until that reckless live-streaming team went deep into the mountains.

Based on the information provided by the villagers, Team 11 was once again convinced of their previous hypothesis.

The fact that no one in the village has been in trouble for so many years suggests that the thing that attacked the live-streaming team has a fixed territory or area of ​​operation that it would not easily cross.

This perfectly matches the characteristics of a mountain monster.

Zero remained silent and offered no guidance, allowing the newcomers to improvise freely.

After resting in the village for about half an hour and finding that they could not obtain any more valuable information, Qin Huanyu and her group officially set off into the depths of Qingzhao Mountain.

The live-streaming team kept the broadcast running most of the time when they secretly entered Qingzhao Mountain. Now, based on the live-stream recording, Qin Huanyu and her team quickly found the path that those people took when they entered the mountain.

Objectively speaking, the live-streaming team did have extensive experience in wilderness survival. They even knew to wipe away footprints with leaves and spray some kind of medicine to eliminate their own scent in order to avoid being tracked by wild animals.

With live video recordings and drones scouting the route from the air, Qin Huanyu and her team easily followed the live-streaming team's route into the mountains. It took them about three hours to find the place where the live-streaming team had camped and prepared to spend the night.

There were many wild animals along the way, such as pheasants and rabbits, as well as more dangerous venomous snakes and wild boars, which was basically the same as what was shown in the live broadcast.

However, the entity capable of wiping out the entire livestreaming team left no trace.

The same applies inside the camp.

Judging from the audio from the live broadcast at the time, it was easy to tell that the live broadcast team used crossbows and other self-defense weapons to resist the attack.

Crossbows are very lethal to animals. The fact that the attacker could withstand crossbow attacks and wipe out the live broadcast team in two minutes indicates that the attacker must have been very large, as evidenced by the large hairy feet at the end.

It's rather strange that such a creature, which was estimated to weigh over a ton, left no trace of the camp or its surroundings.

The three members of Team 11 discussed it briefly and concluded that there were two possibilities.

The first possibility is that the target is extremely agile, able to move through the mountains and forests with a body weighing at least 1 ton without leaving any obvious traces.

The second possibility is that the target was highly intelligent. Just as the live-streaming team would use methods such as wiping footprints and spraying chemicals to remove traces, the target also cleaned up the scene afterward.

Qin Huanyu was more inclined to believe the second possibility.

Apart from a small amount of blood that was probably spilled during the battle, there was almost no trace of human tissue left in the camp, but all the live-streaming team's belongings were left behind.

Not only were tents and live-streaming equipment removed, but even the underwear worn by the live-streaming team members was stripped off and discarded in the camp; only their bodies disappeared.

Qin Huanyu and her team also checked the alarm devices set up by the live-streaming teams around the camp.

The principle behind these devices is simple: a fishing line is tied between two trees about 20 centimeters above the ground, and a bell is attached. If the fishing line is touched by something, the bell will ring to warn the people in the camp.

The live recording clearly shows that the bells did not ring before the camp was attacked by an unknown entity.

Fishing lines are very thin; even in broad daylight, they are not visible from a distance, let alone at night.

The fact that the attacker was able to precisely avoid all the fishing lines suggests that it likely also possessed very strong night vision or other ways of sensing obstacles, such as the sound waves of bats.

After inspecting the campsite left by the live-streaming team, they ruled out traces left by wild boars and other animals that later entered the camp to forage, but were unable to find any clues that could be used to track down the attackers.

Qin Huanyu then used the drone to conduct another aerial patrol around the camp, but failed to find anything suspicious.

Taking the victims' belongings back and then fabricating a reason unrelated to supernatural powers isn't too difficult; Qin Huanyu and Bai Ling already have several ideas.

But the Bureau of Investigation's mission also clearly stated that they needed to find and eliminate the real culprits who attacked the live-streaming team, which made things a bit tricky.

They weren't afraid of the enemy who resembled a monster; the problem was that they couldn't find where the enemy was.

With no other option, Qin Huanyu and the other two discussed the matter briefly and decided to adopt the most cumbersome solution.

Based on the experiences of the live-streaming team and the accounts of the villagers outside Qingzhao Mountain, it is not difficult to infer that the mysterious attacker most likely operates at night and possesses strong night combat capabilities.

Fighting attackers at night is undoubtedly more disadvantageous than during the day.

However, after several calculations, Qin Huanyu still believed that preparing for a night battle and being in the best possible condition to confront the enemy was more worthwhile than forcibly venturing deep into the mountains and forests for a large-scale search during the day.

The lack of favorable timing can be compensated for by favorable location. The fact that the alarm devices set up by the live broadcast team around the camp were ineffective against the attackers does not mean that Qin Huanyu and her team were also ineffective.

Chapter 56 Killing Monsters?

The time comes at night.

Qin Huan and his group had no intention of spending the night in the mountains, so they naturally wouldn't bring any camping equipment.

So they renovated and repaired the ruins of the camp left by that live-streaming team, barely managing to make two tents that looked like a campsite.

Not far from the tent was a campfire with an iron frame on it. On the frame was a clay pot with a soup base made from fresh wild mushrooms. Qin Huanyu was putting slices of freshly cut wild boar meat into the mushroom soup pot.

Of course, they weren't actually going to have a hot pot picnic here, but rather to recreate the situation when the live-streaming team was attacked that night as much as possible—just in case the attackers were attracted by the smell of hot pot.

Thin slices of wild boar meat simmered in the mushroom broth for a while, turning from red to white, their aroma wafting out and carried far away on the mountain breeze.

Bai Ling took out her phone, found a fast-paced popular song, and clicked play.

As a popular live streamer who often broadcasts outdoors, Bai Ling's phone is also a special model, with a speaker volume and sound quality that are higher than those of ordinary phones. Her clear and pleasant female voice, with its melodious and lyrical tone, resounds through the mountains and forests in the night.

Cheng Hai and Ling were doing their jobs as they claimed: one sat cross-legged on a large rock, chanting sutras while the other knelt on a soft cushion on the other side of the tent, praying to the moon.

The two voices, which usually sound rather dull, actually sounded somewhat pleasant when combined with the popular internet song played by Bai Ling.

Just as the wild mushrooms and wild boar meat simmering in the casserole were almost ready to eat, Bai Ling's expression suddenly turned serious:

"It's here. It's huge, and it's coming fast. It's 200 meters away at the 4 o'clock position!"

It's been raining for the past two days, and the humidity in the mountains is very high, especially at night. The tiny water droplets in the air are almost visible to the naked eye.

For Bai Ling, who is skilled in water magic, this environment is like a human radar; no matter how well-hidden a movement is, it cannot escape her perception.

This is why the three chose to fight at night; they were confident they wouldn't be ambushed.

And that was indeed the case. The attackers easily bypassed the warnings set up by the live-streaming team and were spotted by Bai Ling from 200 meters away.

Cheng Hai and Ling immediately stopped chanting and praying, and Qin Huanyu also picked up the shotgun on her back, cocked it, and prepared for battle.

pat.

The first thing to happen wasn't some kind of trap, but Qin Huanyu pressing a switch.

Before dark, eight outdoor lights placed on the surrounding trees were turned on simultaneously. Each light has 8 lumens, and their combined effect was enough to make the night forest, which is more than 1 meters long, instantly turn into daytime.

The person suspected of being the real culprit who attacked the live streaming team has finally revealed their true identity.

It wasn't the bear demon that Squad 11 had originally predicted; its appearance was more like that of an ape.

It was about three stories tall, slender, but with very long arms that could easily touch the ground when standing upright.

Its entire body is covered in thick black fur, and its feet are also very large, matching the large hairy feet seen at the end of the live stream video.

Its movements are very light, like a martial arts master in a wuxia drama or a ninja in an anime, moving almost silently and very fast.

Let alone experienced ordinary adventurers, even army field troops would likely suffer casualties if suddenly attacked by such a being in the mountains.

Fortunately, Qin Huanyu and her team had made preparations for the battle in advance.

"Suffocate me!"

Bai Ling was the first to make a move. She was slightly surprised that the enemy was not a bear demon, but since the enemy was clearly some kind of living creature that breathes with lungs, her attack method would not change.

A large number of mist-like water droplets instantly gathered towards the head of the black-haired monster ape. The black-haired monster ape, which was running and sprinting, had no time to resist and inhaled all the water droplets into its lungs.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

The rapid pace came to an abrupt halt. About 50 meters from the camp, the black-haired ape coughed violently, like a drowning person who had just come ashore, as if it were coughing up its lungs.

Taking advantage of its pause to kill it, Qin Huanyu did not hesitate, holding a shotgun and emptying the magazine of the black-haired monster ape with every shot hitting its target precisely.

The specially made incendiary bomb, known as the "Dragon's Breath Bomb," exploded into a fireball in the darkness. The high temperature generated by the thermite reaction ignited all the black fur on the black-haired monster ape within seconds, turning it into a fire ape.

The burning pain all over its body caused the strange ape to roar and scream in anger, its eyes turning blood red. It continued to charge towards the camp like a madman, seemingly intending to make a last-ditch effort.

"Hum!"

Cheng Hai stood on the outermost side, blocking the ladies, with his hands clasped together in a horse stance, and unleashed the Vajra Subduing Demon Roar, a Buddhist martial art.

A cone-shaped blast of air shot forward and collided with the charging monster ape, forcefully repelling the ape, which was engulfed in flames, with a muffled thud.

Qin Huanyu wasted no time. She had already reloaded the shotgun and fired six more shots at the strange ape.

The strange ape seemed to have no strength left to stand up, and rolled on the ground, howling in agony, its body ablaze.

A few minutes later, the strange ape gradually stopped moving. All the black fur on its body was burned off, and its skin was either charred or festering. The flames had also ignited many trees and were spreading.

"...Is it over?"

Seeing that the strange ape was no longer moving and that she could not detect its breathing or heartbeat, Qin Huanyu signaled to Bai Ling with her eyes to extinguish the fire with water magic to prevent it from causing a disaster.

"What kind of monster is this? It shouldn't be a demon, but it's definitely not a normal life form either. Could it really be the legendary savage?"

After the flames died down, Qin Huanyu, holding the Kanglong Mace, and Cheng Hai cautiously approached the strange ape's corpse from different directions, intending to study the ape's true form.

"This thing is an ogre."

Only at this point did Zero, who had been observing the entire process, finally speak, seemingly to clarify things for everyone, but more like a reminder:

"When the Demon King An Lushan rebelled, in order to improve the army's combat effectiveness, he forced some soldiers to eat human flesh raw and then used evil magic to refine them, creating an evil creature called the Cannibal."

"Later, the hero descended from another world and, with unparalleled fighting power, single-handedly broke through the Demon King's army and beheaded An Lushan. However, she could not possibly eliminate every one of the hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers. Many demon soldiers fled into the deep mountains and hid, including the cannibals."

"Ogres are evil creatures created using sorcery and made from human materials, so they naturally retain some human characteristics."

"For example, they know how to clean up the scene without leaving any trace after launching an attack, and they like to live and hunt together in groups, and can even reproduce naturally."

Chapter 57 Killing the Ogre!

'Cannibals? Evil creatures? Social beings? Naturally reproduced?'

Qin Huanyu's brain worked at high speed, and she instantly understood the implication in Ling's words. Her expression changed, and she quickly raised her voice to remind him:

"Be careful, monk! This monster is probably still alive!"

"Ling'er, be careful! There may be other monsters nearby!"

Whoosh!

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the cannibal, who had already stopped breathing and had no heartbeat, suddenly sprang up from the ground, waving his two arms whose skin was either charred or festering, and reached out to grab Cheng Hai and Qin Huanyu with his large hands.

On the other side, in the dark forest at the 7 o'clock position, another ogre of the same size rushed out and pounced on Bai Ling in the light.

At a crucial moment, the effectiveness of the team-building activity last night proved evident in Team 11, with the three members displaying remarkable teamwork.

"Hum!"

Cheng Hai roared and advanced instead of retreating. His skin shone like gold, and his bald head was as bright as a light bulb.

It is his most powerful Buddhist martial art, the Vajra Indestructible Body.

Once in this state, Cheng Hai's strength was astonishing. He easily tackled the cannibal, whose size and weight were several times his own, and proceeded to beat it mercilessly with punches and kicks.

On the other side, Qin Huanyu believed that Cheng Hai could help her block the sneak attack from the feigning dead cannibal. She ignored the grab, turned around, drew the plasma revolver from her waist, and fired six shots at the other cannibal that was rushing towards Bai Ling at a speed of almost 20 meters per second.

Since it's an evil object, it's highly likely to be weak to lightning.

Plasma bombs are certainly less effective against ogres than against pure spirit creatures, but they are still much more effective than hitting humans.

The ogre, who had been shot, shuddered several times as if struck by lightning, his speed noticeably slowed and his steps became unsteady.

Bai Ling, realizing what was happening, waved her hands and used her magic to throw all the water that was originally used to extinguish the fire at the second ogre.

Bai Ling's water magic wasn't strong enough to use water blades or water cannons, but her tactic of blocking the nose and mouth and pouring water into the lungs was very effective, causing the second ogre to cough incessantly.

The water that failed to enter the second ogre's mouth and nose ended up on its long black fur, making it more susceptible to electrical charge and reducing its lightning resistance.

Bang bang bang bang!

After quickly reloading, Qin Huanyu fired six more plasma projectiles, causing the second ogre to jump up and down as if having an epileptic seizure.

However, the ogres are not spirit-like monsters after all. They are weak to lightning but not that weak either. Moreover, they have long hair and large hands, so it is not difficult for them to completely block their mouths and noses if they are prepared.

Soon, the crazed second ogre covered its face with one hand and endured the electric shock as it charged forward, giving Qin Huanyu no time to reload a third round of bullets.

Bai Ling has some close-combat self-defense skills, but she is far inferior to Qin Huanyu and Cheng Hai, let alone compared to the cannibalistic monster who is three stories tall and 20 meters high with each step.

Without help, unless Ghost reveals her true form and fights to the death, there is absolutely no way she can get rid of the ogre in close combat.

Seeing this, Qin Huanyu had no choice but to stop loading plasma bombs, grab Bai Ling's arm, and dodge in a sorry state using her Mathematical Eyes, which could predict the ogre's movements.

The two circled the camp around the second ogre for about half a minute before realizing that they couldn't continue like this.