Chapter 92 – A Strange Man

“Little Light, compare the subtle changes in the environment within your field of vision and make annotations.”

“Little Light received.”

Su Hao looked back again.

“Comparison successful.”

Four locations within his field of vision were marked with red circles by Little Light, varying in size, extending from a distance to the nearest tree.

Su Hao glanced at the tree’s position out of the corner of his eye and immediately spotted a strange person, arms crossed, hanging upside down like a bat from a small tree branch, hidden by many leaves and gently swaying with the branch.

If not for Little Light’s subtle comparison, Su Hao would have certainly failed to discover the strange person hidden in the tree.

Although it was just a glance, with Little Light’s help, Su Hao still clearly saw the other party’s appearance.

It appeared humanoid but was very different from the Zhu Huo People. Its large, prominent ears were covered in black hair, making them look very big. Its upturned nose had a small fleshy growth on the tip, and two sharp fangs protruded from its upper jaw, resting on its lower lip. Its crossed arms had a thin membrane of flesh that extended all the way to its knees, making it look like a humanoid bat.

“What is this thing?” Su Hao walked with his head down, bypassing his hiding spot and heading in another direction.

There were few people around, and the other party didn’t seem in a hurry to attack, likely waiting for nightfall to completely descend.

Su Hao judged that the strange night in Silin City must be related to this strange person, but one thing Su Hao couldn’t figure out was why this strange person was targeting him.

If it wanted to eat, wouldn’t it pick a fatter one? He was just a three-year-old child, not enough to eat at all!

Could it be that this strange person was so weak that it had resorted to specifically hunting defenseless children?

Su Hao found a corner, leaned against the wall, and slowly sat down, curling himself up as if to sleep.

In reality, his half-closed eyes observed the strange person’s every move, his Short Spear at the ready to deliver a fatal blow.

The strange person liked to hang upside down from high places, like a pendant, blending into the darkness, making it difficult to spot.

Half an hour later, the sky had completely darkened. The strange person moved, releasing his feet and beginning to fall freely. He then spread his thin wing membranes, flapped them gently, and glided towards Su Hao, completely silently.

When the strange person was within three meters, Su Hao suddenly opened his eyes and sprang forward.

In the darkness, they saw each other’s eyes.

They passed each other.

“Screech!”

“Clink-“

“Bang!”

The faint red glow on Su Hao’s body dimmed. The Short Spear had disappeared from his hand and reappeared at the strange person’s neck, piercing it completely and severing the cervical spine.

The moment the Short Spear pierced its cervical spine, the strange person lost consciousness, but its body continued to twitch uncontrollably for a moment before finally becoming still.

In the instant they crossed paths, he had blocked the opponent’s claw attack with ‘Barrier’ and thrust the Short Spear into the opponent’s throat, delivering a fatal blow.

The elite Blood Qi on his body was actually only enough to draw one Rune.

But this one Rune was enough!

Su Hao slowly approached the strange person, carefully observing its peculiar body structure. Calling it a strange person was inaccurate; it had deviated from human form, resembling a bat more than anything.

He didn’t know if there were other strange people in the darkness and needed to leave this place as soon as possible.

Su Hao stepped forward, pulled out his Short Spear, wiped the blood off on the strange person’s body, and was about to leave.

“Huh?” Su Hao stopped, reached out, and took a package from the strange person, shaking it casually.

“Jingle~”

It was the sound of coins clinking. Opening it, he found a bag full of Zhu Coins, at least two hundred Zhu.

A question mark appeared in Su Hao’s mind. Did strange people use money too?

Regardless, the money was his now.

“Let’s get out of here!” Su Hao turned to the corner, put away his belongings, and then quietly left along the wall.

However, before he could get far, he heard rustling footsteps behind him, which were incredibly clear in the quiet night.

Su Hao instinctively looked back, his pupils dilating in the darkness to allow him to see what was happening behind him.

Just then, many seemingly normal people quietly emerged from all corners. They all wore masks, their faces obscured, revealing only their eyes, mouths, and sharp teeth, clearly prepared.

They slowly approached the Bat Freak.

Then, a horrifying thing happened.

These people began to crouch down, open their mouths, revealing a row of sharp teeth, and bit fiercely into the monster’s body. They tore off a piece of bloody flesh, swallowed it whole without chewing, and directly into their stomachs.

Then, they eagerly took another bite!

Seven or eight people surrounded the monster’s corpse in this manner, taking bites and devouring it.

“…” Su Hao watched from a distance, horrified.

“This world is not normal!!!”

Su Hao felt a chill run down his spine. He was a person who had existed for an unknown amount of time and had seen countless things.

But he had never seen anything like this. The outwardly beautiful and exquisite Zhu Huo People became so bloody and violent at night?

Moreover, the sound of footsteps was constantly approaching from a distance, indicating that more people were on their way.

It was estimated that it wouldn’t be long before the monster’s corpse was gnawed down to just bones.

Then Su Hao remembered the large wooden barrel full of skeletons. Almost every morning, he saw a large wooden barrel full of skeletons being pushed out of the City by a person on a cart!

Su Hao suddenly understood. So that’s how it was. He instantly figured out many things.

But new questions arose: why did the Zhu Huo People devour this monster alive?

Was it a necessary life activity, or was there another hidden reason?

Su Hao’s curiosity was about to explode, but his reason told him that this place was extremely dangerous and he needed to leave as soon as possible.

After advancing to the Grandmaster level, he would definitely uncover the secrets hidden in the Silin City night!

Su Hao no longer paid attention to the gruesome scene behind him. He turned and left quickly, and after confirming no one was around, he slipped into his hiding place.

He blocked the cave entrance!

Safe!

Su Hao, having completely calmed down, began to reflect on what he had seen and heard in Silin City over the past month.

During the day, it seemed relatively normal, with the structure of an old-fashioned city. It covered a large area, but there were no special landmark buildings, such as a City Lord’s mansion or other specialized administrative buildings.

There was only a much more luxurious five-story building, said to be the base of the “Shanghe Association.”

The biggest difference between this city and the previous life was the absence of a City Wall!

Old society city, no City Wall?

This is what made Su Hao think a lot. The most likely reason is that outside the city, there were no powerful threats that could endanger this scattered city.

In conclusion, the biggest threat to this city is not from outside, but from within.

If this guess is correct, then it doesn’t matter if there is a City Wall or not.

“No war?” Su Hao was a bit surprised for a moment. Cities without City Walls are very common in modern society, but rare in ancient times.

What is hidden in this Silin City?

As soon as night falls, the atmosphere of the whole city changes. The scene Su Hao saw tonight is very likely to happen every night, and not just once. The large wooden barrels seen every morning are proof.

Su Hao could not get much information from Yuan’s body. He only knew that once night came, he had to hide well and not run around.

“Last question, what is that strange person, and why did it attack me?”

There had been no similar attacks before, but it happened today. It is not ruled out that it has something to do with some of his actions today.

Su Hao quickly filtered them.

Finally, he summarized three points. First, perhaps this area is more chaotic, with strange people randomly attacking citizens. Second, he spent money to buy some things today and was targeted. Third, he beat up six children today and was targeted, and the strange person specifically attacked those with strong abilities.

Of course, it is not ruled out that he was retaliated against, but this possibility is relatively small. Those children looked like Wandering children. It is impossible for them to hire a strange person to retaliate for them.

“It’s useless to think so much now. Danger may come at any time. The top priority is to replenish the elite Blood Qi as soon as possible and advance to Grandmaster.” Su Hao sat cross-legged in the small space, discarding the messy thoughts in his mind, and quickly entered the Trance Meditation state, slowly refining and converting Blood Qi.

(End of Chapter)