The monster's crimson eyes stared intently at him, the putrid smell was inches away, fangs dripping with viscous liquid, spreading a nauseating and oppressive aura.
However, the next moment, it suddenly looked up towards the door, and in a flash, it slammed through the door and streaked out.
Xu Shuo reacted quickly and scrambled to his feet, but only saw the monster's shadow disappearing rapidly at the entrance of the ancestral hall.
Fuck! At least give him a chance!
The monster moved incredibly fast, and by the time Xu Shuo got outside, the quiet village square was devoid of any figures, and no traces were left on the ground.
Xu Shuo remembered something and turned to run towards Old Zhang's house.
But as soon as he got to Old Zhang's doorstep, an extremely piercing scream sounded from somewhere else!
That creature didn't make a sound when it seized people, like Elder Huang last night, dead without a whisper, leaving such a large pool of blood in the house without a sound leaking out.
Xu Shuo paused for a moment, then turned and walked towards that direction but unexpectedly bumped into the sneaky female reporter.
The two exchanged a glance and tacitly remained silent, looking towards the direction from which the scream had come.
From there, a familiar "gurgling" sound could be faintly heard, followed by a panic-stricken figure crawling and scrambling out from a nearby corner.
The person was covered in filthy blood, falling with every step, not due to injury, but purely from jelly legs.
It was an ordinary villager, Old Li.
At that moment, seeing the two figures standing nearby, Old Li immediately threw himself towards them, and upon recognizing Xu Shuo, he became even more overjoyed.
"Chief! Chief! There's a monster!" Old Li clung to Xu Shuo, crying out in sorrow.
"What monster?" Xu Shuo feigned confusion.
At this moment, Old Li was filled with panic, completely unaware of why the village chief was out so late at night, pointed behind him, tremblingly saying, "I... I don't know, it's a monster with many mouths, it tore Old Zhang apart and devoured him! It was terrifying!"
Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes, "Old Zhang was at your place?"
"Yes, yes! I was startled awake, then I saw that monster jump in through the window and ripped Old Zhang in half!" Old Li trembled with every question answered.
"And then you ran out?"
"Yes, yes, Chief, you should go take a look... no, call the police! Those officers haven't left yet today!"
Old Li was already babbling incoherently, the village chief's presence had given him a bit of security, but only a smidge caused by seeing someone familiar, and upon remembering the police, he dashed past Xu Shuo hastily heading outside.
Luckily, they ignored her.
However, the reporter then quickly remembered that this time the monster didn't drag anyone away to eat elsewhere but stayed right there. If it didn't catch the village chief, it might come back.
And then she would be alone here.
Therefore, the female reporter also turned and ran, not daring to follow right behind. She chose to take a longer detour.
...
The village path was dark and silent, the moon in the cloudy sky casting a hazy glow.
After running a few steps, Xu Shuo saw six figures ahead. Old Li, who had run out before, hung back far behind, not daring to come any closer.
"Comrade, hurry and attack the monster!"
Xu Shuo waved his hands frantically and yelled, then in the next moment he swiftly dodged to the side. The monster behind him missed its pounce and, maintaining its forward momentum, tumbled across the ground several times.
The four policemen who ran over and saw the dark mass were initially puzzled, but the artist who had been following behind them was already terrified and turned to run.
She simply couldn't refrain from coming outside but had been spotted by the police in the square, so she ended up following behind them.
The girl ran behind a house and, gripping the wall, cautiously peered out.
The four policemen were seeing such a thing for the first time, a body covered in tumor-like organs, limbs haphazardly attached, mouths split open in various parts of the body, and sharp fangs on the stomach mixed with chunks of flesh.
More importantly, the sight of this monster elicited an uncontrollable sense of fear and nausea in them!
"Ugh..." someone couldn't help but vomit.
"What the hell is this thing?!"
"It's moving, it's moving!"
"Quick, quick, get your weapons!"
The others, regaining their composure, frantically took out their batons, and the one who was retching could no longer mind the feeling of disgust.
Meanwhile, the leading officer had already raised his pistol, uncontrollable fear making his hands tremble, and then he pulled the trigger without hesitation at the throbbing mass of monster!
"Bang!"
The loud gunshot shattered the tranquility of the night, like a spark exploding in the Dark Abyss.